tried to stop him from operating the vehicle and he proceeded to collide with another car. >> they believe the suspect driver blew through a red light and collided with a car that had been crashed in another car. he was arrested finally on this curve. police later caught him and found illegal drugs. inside the victim's car was 22- year-old jordasha rawlins, an infant, and her mother. she would die and her infant s uffering minor injuries. she was so good. >> attempts to reach the family were unsuccessful. there was some question as to whether police broke the a no- chase policy which may have caused the accident. police officials insist there was no chase in the situation

and the suspect fled when they try to pull him over. >> i personally listened to the broadcast. "this is not a police chase." you can hear the police officer indicate he was pulling the car over and seconds later he was asking for an ambulance unit because the car collided. at this point, they have not released the suspect's name because he has not been formally charged. we understand that will probably hand -- happen later this evening or tomorrow morning. the person will be charged with a number of traffic violations. also a number of drug violations. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the person of interest in a hit and run involving an anne arundel county police officer is now officially charged. he is charged with numerous trichet -- traffic-related offenses saying carroll was

involved in a chain reaction of crashes. he is now being treated for serious injuries at shock trauma. aerifying crime, the murder of a 12-year-old sitting on his porch watching television. three murder suspects are in custody following a year-long investigation. these three men are charged in the fatal shooting of 12-year- old shawn johnson. they have more on their arrests tonight. >> technology helped police but so did multiple police in the area of a cliff the avenue where the quadruple shooting happened. >> get them off the streets before they kill someone else. >> after one dozen streets rang out, family, neighbors, and friends of sean johnson urged investigators to find his killers. now the police announced the

arrest of these suspects -- danyae robinson, derrick brown, and antwan mosley. >> he was sitting on the porch of his home and was shot multiple times. >> johnson died after being shot four times. the other victims are still recovering from their injuries. during the vigil came the call to, once again, and the violence. >> somebody knows what happened. justice will be served. this should not have happened to sean or nobody's child. >> this has to stop. it has to. three other children have been shot. this just needs to stop. >> police interviewed multiple witnesses to positively identified mosley, robinson, and

brown in the shooting and phone records were also used to charge them. robinson pled guilty to second- degree murder and gun charges in 2001 and drug charges in 2000 9. mosley was found guilty of drug possession in 2001 and is given for trial on the possession and distribution charges may 23rd. they have not given a reason or possible motive for the gunfire that killed sean johnson and wounded three others. barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news. >> they were investigating two homicide that happened within one hour of each other in liberty heights. a 34-year-old man was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds around 9:40. it is taken into a hospital and

pronounced dead. 30 minutes before that, police tell us they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds that was taken to hopkins and pronounced dead a short time later. police have not yet released details on motive or a suspect. >> firefighters are on the scene of a fire along the 200 block of fox matter later. date is countered heavy rain -- heavy flames that quickly spread to the adjoining town homes. no word yet on what may have sparked the flames. 11 people are looking for another place to sleep tonight after another three-alarm fire in glen burnie. this is the view just before 3:30 a.m. initial reports indicate the flames started in ground level apartment and spread quickly to adjacent departments. fire officials say while the cause remained under investigation that they want

people to keep an eye on brushfires. >> anne arundel county has been facing a rash of brushfires. we want to make sure [unintelligible] >> still no word on damage estimates. the big question -- when will we seem rained? a big question for tom tasselmyer. >> we may see little bit of rain over the next few days, donna. a little bit of a system passing south of us with a chance for a few showers tomorrow. primarily to the south and east, but sprinkles in western maryland, virginia, and eastern ohio. at least we have some hope that some of the showers will brush past us tomorrow. further south of munich is there is a lot of sharks activity and we are seeing some more stormy weather beginning to develop so

even though there is a slight chance passing by tomorrow, and even better chance for heavier rain coming our way over the weekend. will that be in time to alleviate some of the dry conditions? sheldon dutes is live at in anne arundel county with how to cut down on the risk of forest and brush fires that pop up in the dry weather. sheldon. county, in anne arundel and the conditions out here have been pretty dry. we are set up in miller's bill and you can see where the vegetation is just brown, crackling, and dry. officials have issued an open burn than for the foreseeable future. clucks brush fires are normally not caused naturally year in many cases it. it is human error or humid fact that causes the brush fires. >> there's still trying to determine what sparked the outdoor fire near the holiday point marina but it appears that dry weather is part of the blame. they have burned acres upon

acres including these in this area. as the progressive beeper outdoor fires. "there's a lot of dead vegetation left over from the springtime. all the components of come together and it is really ripe for brushfires. >> it was recently under a drought watch of the rest of the state is very dry. according to meteorologist ava marie, rain levels are below normal for this time of year. >> 5 inches below normal, as we would need a big storm to catch up. we have some great chances in the seven-day forecast, but nothing to really make this a drought-ending right. "these are also having an impact on local farmers and gardeners. >> farmers may have to irrigate earlier and that is tough. as far as individuals, and do not think it is too bad a long as they can get out and water once or twice a week pretty well.

>> they have already issued an open berndt bands and county officials are urging people to take other precautions. >> we have suspended open burning in any of the open outdoor fireplaces and any recreational purposes. we also want people to keep matches, lighters, things of that nature out of the hands of children. >> officials are urging people to be very mindful about lighting cigarettes and not just tossed out the window. reporting live in anne arundel county, sheldon dutes come wbal- tv 11 news. >> a smoother commit this morning on the jfx. and also depends on what time you were driving. it appears many commuters chose to use alternate routes. one man in both directions north and southbound will be closed for at least six weeks because of emergency road work. >> much better than yesterday. >> no question.

>> how you get to the hospital? it could make all the difference. . >> comparing helicopter buzzes ground transportation. >> a lousy d +./ by this year's crazy weather is partially to blame for the second lowest rate ever recorded. next three generations of this family are participating in a run this weekend to benefit the johns hopkins children's hospital. i have tal

>> heavy rain and a hot summer hurt the health of chesapeake bay last year. the center for environmental science and gave the bay a d + on the state of the bay, the second lowest since the assessments began, and the worst year was 2003. they said a heavy spring and fall rain washed pollution and sentiment in the bay and a hot, dry summer spurred algae bloom lowering the oxygen level. >> we had eight the usual -- we had an unusual season of event, the hurrican irene and tropical

storm lee. there were down from the year before. this is the first drop in four years. >> some big news for cancer patients. university of maryland school of medicine has begun construction on a $200 million proton's center that will bring the very latest in cancer treatment to maryland. av. martin o'malley joined in special groundbreaking at the facility that will offer forms of cancer therapy to target tumors and reduce damage to other organs. >> this will be particularly beneficial in patients who have tumors that are surrounded by critical organs, such as the long, heart, or brain. >> this is expected to be completed in 2014 and will offer treatment to as many as 2000

cancer patients per day. it is ever a serious injury, you may be better getting to a hospital by helicopter instead of an ambulance. researchers at university of maryland school of medicine compare the effectiveness of a helicopter to grant emergency services. if they were given a helicopter ride to a top-level trauma center were more likely to survive and this included more than two under 23,000 trauma patients and those were blown to the hospital had a 16% higher survival rate. the number of a acl injuries has grown over 400% in just the last 10 years. the problem is that today's youth athletes are overdoing it especially if they are playing one sport year round. that causes repetitive trauma to the muscles being used over and over again. is deal industries are even more serious for younger patients because of the issues with the growth plate. they suggest children and

teenagers to give the muscles a break. the non-profit kids helping hopkins is helping -- having the kids helping hopkins. for this family, this is understandably close to their hearts. kim deasy has the story. what she is a healthy, active mama three kids. when she was two, they told her she had a hole in her heart. four years later, she had open heart surgery to fix it. "i remember them taking me to the operating room. i was on a gurney and i remember putting my current before i went in. >> she credits hopkins children's hospital with saving her life. they were impressed with the care and treatment she got. what they told us what to expect so it would not be such a shock.

they helped that a little bit. it was wonderful. but that is why three generations are the dissipating in the second annual kilometers for kids event. they can choose to walk or run either a five or 2k. this will all go to the new bloomberg children's hospital. >> it will provide games, clothing, activities for the children who were there for a long time to make them feel more at home, more comfortable since they're there for such unfortunate circumstances. >> her kids are excited to be participating alongside their parents and grandparents. . what is important to give back -- they know it is important to give back 3 >> they help other kids be happy when they are sick. it makes me feel good.

>> former reformation come you can find the link on our website, wbaltv.com. kim deasy, wbal-tv 11 news. >> breaking medical news out of omaha where billionaire warren buffett has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. that news came down with in the last 10 minutes or so. he said it is not debilitating or life-threatening. we will continue to monitor the story and bring you more information as we get it. alcohol consumption can make people think they are smarter than they really are. it could be partially true. men were better able to solve creed brainteasers after downing a beer. tom is laughing. the also performed a cognitive testing of faster than of non- drinkers in the study. >> your 11 insta-weather +

forecast with g meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> do not let my college-aged kids hear that. that is the last thing they need to hear. do not do that before an exam. >> the pollen count is even higher today. we moved it up by a few hundred more on the total count. yesterday, there was a weed pollens factored in and now look at tree pollen -- 2261. there is a tree pollen all over the place. a total count of the 2411. the mold account in the low range. allergy sufferers are really feeling it now. 90 degrees yesterday, some 80's still showing up on the lower eastern shore and in southern delaware. the warmth is being slowly pushed off of the coast and cooler air is coming in now. 50's in western maryland. in the great lakes region, temperatures holding in the low 50's.

mostly cloudy skies and we should gradually see temperatures dropping a little further going into tomorrow. the front is taking the heat of the mid-atlantic coast and continue to push away and used for developing to the south. it will be passing stop the bus tomorrow. a series of storms coming in from the is epic northwest dropping to the southeast will bring rain chances in the weekend. we are running 5 inches below normal in rainfall. this storm passing south, at least we have a range chance in the forecast -- not a guarantee, but at least the chance. in the past 24 hours, there has been soaking rain from the deep south, mississippi, and even tennessee getting a decent amount. the bulk of that will be passing to the south and east tomorrow. everybody east of hagerstown at least had the chance to reduce scattered showers and it may be more significant down in st. mary's county, dorchester

county, and we have the shower chance here. county and possibly passing sprinkle or two. then a few scattered sprinkle of the shenandoah valley pushing in the baltimore. tomorrow afternoon. with the clouds and showers chance, it will be cooler. when the variable in direction at 5-10 miles per hour. small craft advisory firm went out of the north gusting at 20 knots. a water temperatures ranging from 59-62. 20% chance of showers, so the further north and west, the less your chances. sunny and dry weather returns with a high of 62. the rain chance here tomorrow, about 40% or so. from cambridge east and south and temperatures in the mid 60's with partially cloudy skies. best chance for rain tomorrow? around princess anne. the rain will taper off thursday morning.

the insta-weather + seven-day. a few more dry days thursday and friday. saturday morning may be ok, cloudy and mild, but a 40% chance of showers and then depending on the position and development of the storm, it could be moderate and heavy. it may washup the second part of the weekend and this right will slowly to -- taper off monday morning. >> tax filing deadline date. lawmakers are putting wasteful spending of tax dollars into the microscope. >> at issue tonight, money blown on luxury suites and travel. they are releasing their annual book on wasteful giveaways. a closer look when we come back. >> how many is it too many? , right in the middle of a neighborhood?

>> washington lawmakers are demanding answers from the

general service administration's over the top spending. >> extended stays that luxury resorts and overspending, some of the abuses uncovered in an investigation that is getting more difficult to believe. brian mooar has the details. >> as americans pay their due on tax day 2012, officials and the general services administration are counting for a scandalous waste of tax dollars. >> i apologize to the american people. as the agency had, i am responsible. i will mourn for the rest of my life a loss of my appointment. >> martha johnson and other officials facing the second day of hearings. >> i hope you had a good breakfast because we have a long time to go through these. >> resort trips, lavish parties, and even outright theft. >> we turned over every stone and every time we did we found 50 more. cook the man at the center of

the controversy was a new show. >> i guess the only way we get to see him is on a video in a hot tub. >> they were under the microscope and spending watchdogs delivered their annual report on wasteful spending by congress. >> there are no earmarks for museums, opera theaters, bridges to know where. >> it was mercifully short this year, but that does not mean that washington pork is not finding new ways to speed up your money. to get an idea where this is headed, the agency's party planner was urged to leave today's hearing to get an attorney. brian mooar, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the olympics are headed your way. >> wimbledon will take center stage. >> first, 500 state jobs paying in the balance of this bill to replace hundreds of millions of

dollars in spending cuts for these so-called doomsday budget. why did they say this they can survive an

[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- cracks were much in wbal-tv 11 news at 5:00 with stan stovall, donna hamilton, tom tasselmyer. 11 news at 5 continues now. what's the cost of. to reach a compromise. if state legislators do not act before july 1st, the doomsday budget will cut millions of dollars from public schools, law enforcement, and services

maryland uses everyday. they say the state can survive the spending plan and that a special session to fix the plan to raise taxes is not necessary. >> gop members say while they believe that budget plan and appropriately increases spending that it does not require lawmakers to return to annapolis. lawmakers failed to reach a compromise to replace $512 million in spending cuts with a package including tax hikes and all the net savings. it is widely expected governor o'malley will call them back in an attempt to rectify the situation which would eliminate some 500 state jobs. the special session is not cheap. when the reconvened in 2007, it cost $20,000 per day and that lasted several weeks. >> it is an extraordinary expense. people around here seem not care about the expenditures of the citizens of maryland. >> this is not the budget i introduced.

happy is not the word i would use to describe it. the budget that we ended up agreeing upon was better than the huge cuts to public safety and public indication and affordable college. >> governor o'malley says there is no sense calling its session unless there is an agreement that is controlled largely by the speaker of the house and senate president. the governors' meeting with him this afternoon. >> president obama's as speculators are driving up the price and demand congress approves his new plan to crack down. steve and altman as tonight commitment 2012 update. >> an election-year move to take the side of the nation's suffering drivers. fuel prices are not dropping a bit but still averaged close to $4. republicans are still blaming the president. today, the president in part blamed illegal price speculator is.

>> they artificially manipulate markets by buying up oil, creating the perception of a shortage, and driving prices higher only to flip it for a quick profit. >> he wants tupper penalties, more cops on the beat and more ways to track to prizes and demanded congress go along. >> the motion is not agreed to. >> three years -- three weeks ago, republicans refused to cut taxpayer subsidies to big oil companies. >> here's a chance to make amends. >> john boehner accused the president of looking for a scapegoat. heat today endorsed mitt romney. >> i think romney has a set of economic policies that can put americans back to work. >> romney said new environmental rules are driving down domestic energy production. >> he wants oil, coal, gas, nuclear, and as you point out, he makes it harder and harder to

take advantage of the resources that are actually below the ground. >> the president says he wants to make it harder for speculative to take advantage of u.s. drivers. the white house insists there's nothing the white house can do. it began goldman, wbal-tv 11 news. -- steve handlesman, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a suspect being appalled by police crashed into a woman's vehicle and she was killed. the baby was injured and is in stable condition. it happened around 11:30 p.m. on popular grove street. they claim they were not chasing the suspect. the woman's vehicle was struck by another car and she died from her injuries. the suspect attempted to flee but was later apprehended. three people have been arrested in connection with a quadruple

shooting that killed a 12-year- old boy. derrick brown, antwan mosley, and danyae robinson are all chareged. several witnesses as well as phone records helped the police identified the men. fire officials of the early morning battling a three-alarm apartment fire in glen burnie. we are told that broke out along the 100 block of state would avenue. initial reports indicate the fire started in a ground level apartment and spread quickly to adjacent apartment. the cause remained under investigation but they are asking people to keep an eye out for brush fires which have been popping up due to the dry weather conditions. >> when you make decisions on line, watch what you put on facebook. >> questionable post's on-line and what got him in trouble is just ahead when we cover the nation.

>> at dulles international airport, the space shuttle discovery makes its final journey. we show you its spectacular fly over of the nation's capital and its permanent new home.

what's the bodies of an american couple killed when the costa concordia capsized have been identified. the couple from minnesota were among the five up recovered from the cruise liner last month. it took that long to officially identify them. the number of the unidentified victims has risen to 30 and two more to be found. the death toll to 32. george zimmerman is attorney is asking the judge to step down. it has to the circuit judge to

recused herself from the case. the judge's husband works with the attorney providing legal counsel on the case for a cable news network. zimmerman has pleaded not guilty. the bp oil giant is trying to reassure the gulf coast have not forgotten. the chief operating officer took part of a fly over two years after the most devastating environmental disaster the gulf coast as ever seen. what they found it? no more tar balls. it looks relatively nice. what is worrying officials now is what could be lurking underneath the surface. put >> we know we're going to have to go out there to complete the cleanup.

the impact is still a heartfelt reaction. >> designed to demonstrate that they are one and the same. "we are still here, "says bp. >> police arrested a man after he posted on facebook after writing. he had been on the run since two foot chase is on april 5th which posted about on facebook. authorities found him after being told he was hiding in the home. he has been convicted of five felonies and was wanted for not checking in with his community corrections officer. here is an incredible video of now socially active solar flares. nasa.m no, it's not. football.

the nfl will release this season's schedule. the only game we know about is the opener on sept. fit the where the giants will take on the dallas cowboys. this year, the opener will be on the wednesday so it will not conflict with the president's speech to the democratic the convention and now on to a solar flares. >> here is the actual video of the solar prominence reported monday, april 16th. boom. it is a large feature that extends outward from the sun's surface. they say such eruptions are often as soon as you did with the solar flares. a medium-sized player it occurred at the same time captured from the left side by a nasa satellite for the solar dynamics observatory. >> beautiful video. >> that is how it looks in my kitchen.

>> u.s. homebuilders are reaching an fortin economic milestone requesting the most building permits for single- family homes in three years. what this means for you and the economy ahead. >> the celebrity appearance to lift spirits in the midwest. the former defense of coordinator becomes one family's hero. >> the hd doppler showing decent rain to the south. will any of that much-needed moisture make its way to maryland? another good chance for rain over the weekend. sunshine in baltimore. 75 at the airport, 77 downtown.

>> a speeding vehicle fleeing police led to the tragic death of a mother inside her car with her young child. the young child was injured and we have the latest. dry conditions have many concerned about its impact on the environment. a peacock predicament as neighbors complain about the birds and they are considering expanding the law to allow more animals. that is

>> the former defensive coordinator for the new orleans saints stepped up to help. he was punished for the "bounty

o this family,ti thi he will always be a saint. >> he stopped by with a truck, a chain saw, and an offer to help. >> we made the cracked that it would be funny if someone could just help with a chainsaw. five minutes later, it showed up with a few gentlemen. they stepped out and ask that we needed help. >> they started clearing away debris, cutting down fallen trees and dragging them to the curb not realizing one of the men was greg williams, the former saints defensive coordinator suspended indefinitely by the nfl for running a bounty program designed to injure other players. >> being a dallas fans, we instantly had words. >> this is the same coach at the center of one of the largest

scandals in nfl history. they did not put it together until greg williams made a joke about it. >> do not be say anything about my do program and me having to lead. >> their rights and to me that i had not caught on. -- they had to point it out to me. >> for him, he's a godo guy when he needed help. >> he was helping a community he didn't live in. >> an offer of help from someone he will always consider a st. the matter with the nfl has to say. -- consider a saint. >> he helped before having to leave to catch a fight. williams remains suspended for at least this season and will be allowed to apply for

reinstatement next year. >> your 11 insta-weather + forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> instead of setting records around 90 degrees, the high was in the mid to upper 70's. 78 at bwi marshall. the most remarkable thing today is the morning low temperatures. this is a summertime low temperature. the normal high is only 65. some cooler air will come in. also remarkable, on this day, a trace of snow. zero in the precipitation column again. a look like the dry weather will continue although there are rain

chances at least for the next couple of days. he had a foot of snow in northern minnesota. it is gradually making its way into the mid atlantic. still 80 in ocean city. the clouds demille now are not producing a lot of rain. these sprinkles are really making it to the ground. the more substantial patches moving to the south. this will pass to ourselves. it may bring a few showers as far north, but most of it will mess us to the south. these storms will be moving

their way south and east and carving out a big storm that brings the most promising chance for rain we have had in a while. tomorrow's system mainly in the lower eastern shore. temperatures will be held down and sprinkle is possible in the morning. it 40% chance. it will appeal will chillier to mark compared to where we have been, but the wind will be brisk out of the north. western maryland, a minimum 20% chance and then some these guys on thursday. the rain chances, but little bit. then it will dry up on thursday. temperatures there in the low 60's in the rain may even

lender. in the seven-day, dry weather as temperatures begin to climb again. the main rain threat is in the afternoon and evening. we could get some decent rain here followed by breezy weather in clearing skies. >> along the 1300 block of green mountain avenue was plagued with homes but will soon be the location for a new 74-unit apartment complex part of the new vacant to value project and will be equally friendly to create affordable living for residents. -- will be eco-friendly. >> home construction is slowing down. according to the commerce department, builders began work on your homes in march, a

seasonally adjusted pace that is down nearly 6% from from worry. building permits raise 4.5% to seasonally adjusted rate that is the highest since a timber 2008. if your family cell phone bill is putting a dent in your wallet, there are some useful hints. delay getting a phoen for your kids, but if you cant, block texting during the day, get unlimited texting, or get alerts. avoid streaming content that eats up bandwidth. "titanic" has passed another milestone. it has earned more than $2 billion, second to pass the

mark. the other is "avatar," also directed by -- you got it -- james cameron. >> one county law is really ruffling feathers. this is an exclusive coming up 6:00. wimbledon will be something that has never been done before -- posted to be japan that olympics. what is being done to get ready? -- post a happy ship and a look.

>> tennis fans are in for a real treat as wimbledon as polling a double duty. >> deirdre fitzpatrick is already in training to pull off an olympic first. [applause] >> djovak ! >> it is the most famous patch of grass on the planet. >> this is the center court. >> it will take center stage during the month in 2012 games. >> championships first and then

the olympics street dr. word. stumpy burns is not. the 23-year vetern needs this paint job to last. >>hwe have three weeks between the end of this and the olympics. >> they have to find a way to bring the grass back to life. >> 20 days to get the courts ideally to the condition when we start the championship. >>the blades are stimulated every day. >> they have been practicingfor years and have perfected seed

germination techniques. >> after that, god will. it's up to mother nature. crosseds -- fingers before someoen says, "tennis, anyone?" >> but it's "olympics, everyone." this is only the second time it has hosted tennis. it was added as an olympic sport in 1948. >> there is a look at what is coming of human 6:00. >> is suspect fleeing from police crashes his car into another killing a woman. now there are questions on whether or not he was being chased by police. >> high temperatures and low humidity. explaindon dutes and by

why straight ahead. >> cannot sleep? i bet it is not for the reason in the story coming up next. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6. >> the law says i can put anything in my yard that i want to accept a chicken. >> free as a peacock? maybe. but what this was your neighbor? it is the big story tonight, an unusual neighborhood dispute on what is allowed in your backyard. >> ruffling feathers in a community of the county council is considering expanding the law. jayne miller joins us live with that story. >> quality of life issues comes in all shapes and sizes, even species. >> those are not grass is