mess, shutting it down. we will check in with captain roy taylor with the latest. >> this is southbound i-83 just south of acute 34th street bridge. there was an entrapment at this location. it did not appear that the individuals in the vehicles were seriously hurt, but they were taken to a local hospital. people are turning around, going northbound in the southbound lane while city police clean up the accident scene. hopefully they will be done within the next 10 or 15 minutes. i am captain roy taylor. >> baltimore city police have arrested a second suspect in the videotaped beating of a visitor at the st. patrick's day weekend downtown. >> shayona davis is being held on $750,000 bond. david collins sat in on the bail hearing and joins us now live from the newsroom. >> she stood in court wearing a

pink jumpsuit and answered each of the judge's questions politely and then a loud voice. what is most interesting about the cases that she is charged with armed robbery. she is accused of beating the victim with a high-heeled shoe. a police and prosecutors consider her shoe a weapon. >> 20-year-old shayona davis remains in a -- in jail on $750,000 bond. the court judge considered davis a substantial an extreme risk to the public. she faces four charges, including armed robbery. video that went viral on youtube captured her being a victim with her high-heeled shoe. police and prosecutors declared steven chu a weapon. >> -- declared her high-heeled shoe a weapon. >> court testimony indicates davis has a 1-year-old daughter,

she is unemployed, and lives with her grandmother and two sisters. someone in the crowd announces "let's get his car keys." >> when he walks away, he gets punched in the face and falls back against the sidewalk. police credit a break in the case to public outrage and citizen input. >> we are just relieved that people have stepped forward and given police intelligence that we were able to transform into an arrest warrant. >> according to the arrest warrant, davis goes to a local high school and is expected to graduate in may. the judge ordered that davis had no contact with the victim and ordered a medical evaluation of the defendant. the case is not closed. police are looking for two other suspects. >> we are really asking for public assistance yet again. the case was broken by public

assistance. people saw at regis -- people saw out eight ridges that video was -- people saw how outrageous that video was. >> court records indicate davis has been arrested at least twice before. we'll have more on that 6:00. >> travers johnson, one of the two brothers recently acquitted of animal cruelty charges in the burning of a pitbull, pleaded guilty to an incident back in 2010 in which johnson reportedly fired three shots at a man standing just a couple of feet away. the victim did survive the shooting. travers johnson is expected to receive about 14 months credit for the time he has already served. >> to schoolchildren and their driver being treated at bayview medical center after an afternoon collision with a box truck. skyteam 11 was over the scene around 3:00 on liberty parkway

in dundalk. police said the truck ran through a stop sign, crashing into the school bus from dundalk middle school. there were 15 kids on the bus, but we are told that all the injuries or minor. investigation -- the injuries are minor. >> as many as nine -- as many as 90 firefighters battled the blaze. lisa robinson is live tonight. i understand there are some chemical concerns there. >> still no word on what caused the fire. arson investigators were out here earlier today as well as members of the maryland department of the environment. right now there is still a lot of concern over possible chemicals inside the warehouse. this three-alarm warehouse fire sunday night for residents to evacuate. heavy claims produced a thick smoke and fumes. >> there are a lot of fumes and there was a lot of black smoke.

the wind was blowing out for the water so it was very difficult to see. >> after about two hours, the fire was under control, but firefighters had more to worry about, chemicals inside the warehouse. >> as soon as you see the sign that says plating company, you know you will be dealing with various perot 6, because that is just the nature of that business. -- with various chemicals. >> we do have acids on site. do have some corrosive material also on site. we have an air monitoring parameter set up. all those results have been negative. we are monitoring the water. >> some of my neighbors have newborns, and they were all concerned about if the smoke was

dangerous. we have been assured so far that everything is ok. >> some homeowners worry about fumes, and ask the fire department to come into their houses and run test. >> we were requested into some of the adjacent willie's by homeowners because they smelled a chemical odor -- some of the adjacent dwellings. we have monitored the inside of the dwellings we have been requested to, and all those results are negative also. >> the biggest concern now is the structural integrity of the building create that will then be able to assess the chemicals that remain at the scene. >> right now you are looking at members of the fire department trying to demolish that warehouse building could once they can tear that down, it will be safe for the firefighters to go in there and bring out whatever hazardous material, with their. you do have a hazmat crew standing by and they are putting water on any embers that are down there.

i am told that it could take a day or two before they are actually able to get in there and get this job taking care of once and for all. lisa robinson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> tonight, george zimmerman, the florida man accused of the death of the teenager trayvon martin, is out of prison after posting $150,000 bond overnight. he is being tracked with an electronic monitoring device. >> george zimmerman walked out of jail round midnight, but cannot walk away from the controversy over trayvon martin is death. his attorneys says he is aware of safety concerns that follow the safety concerns that follow his client. -- safety concerns that followed his client. >> another key factor, the

police chief permanently announce his resignation. so vocal before zimmerman arrest, trayvon martins parents have been silent since his bond hearing. >> the family is emotional. this is one of the things where they would rather the killer of their child still be in jail, but they accept a rule of law. >> zimmerman left the jail with a brown paper bag and a tps monitoring system that provides real-time information on where he is. -- a gps monitoring system. >> there is still a lot of emotional depth the realm the case, and we are worried that some of those emotions are still negative, and that may play out against george. >> as zimmerman walks out of jail, but back into hiding out. conditions of his release include that gps monitoring bracelet, he will have a curfew, and will be retired -- required to talk with a

probation officer every three days. >> we have an update tonight in the trial of two brothers accused of beating a black teenager while they were on neighborhood watch right here in baltimore. a judge will hear motions tomorrow in the case of the light and avi werdesheim. -- eli and avi werdesheim. they say they are acting in self-defense when they attacked a 15-year-old while patrolling their orthodox jewish neighborhood. the victim suffered a laceration to his head and a broken rib. we spoke briefly to the brothers off-camera and they say they have no comment but will be at the hearing tomorrow. we may not have seen much of it this winter, but over the past 24 hours, the mountains of western maryland have seen more snow. they are in a geographic position to really get hit hard. 7 feet of heavy wet snow as part

of a nor'easter are possible. you can see at mckinley, snow is being added to trees that have already started blooming, making those branches much heavier than usual. tom tasselmyer, some areas have a winter storm warning in effect until tonight creston arthrex indeed they do. allegheny county, a winter weather advisory. 5-6 inches already, and reports of a foot in the lower highlands of southwest pennsylvania. it all started with that heavy rain maker coming up the coast as a nor'easter. welcome rain up and down the eastern seaboard, but as the cold air wrapped in behind it, the rain has change to snow. that's no falling in western pennsylvania, western maryland -- it that snow falling. it is possible around here you

will see a little wet snow mixed in with the scattered rain showers as they trekked through. parts of west virginia and allegheny county, southwestern pennsylvania still looking at the possibility of some significance no overnight. running just about 20 degrees below normal here and it is only around freezing around oakland. in garrett county, expect freezing conditions out there. >> one more reason to kick your smoking habit to the curb. >> the surprising correlation between crones disease and tobacco. good news if you are ready to make a change. >> a two-car crash shut down i- 83 as crews are working to clean it up. 11 news will stay over the scene throughout the hour and let you know when things will be clearing up.

>> plus, a state civil rights leader arrested for allegedly smoking and possessing pot.

>> a civil rights leader is part of the current movement against

john leopold. he is now facing -- carl snowden is now facing charges of his own. he was said to have marijuana in his possession. lowell melser has the latest. >> snowden and his passenger, anthony hill, who is a registered sex offender and have snowden's age, have both been charged with possession of marijuana. they were spotted thursday evening allegedly smoking in snowden's car. carl snowden, well known civil rights leader and civil rights head from -- for the maryland attorney general's office, busted with pot in druid hill park, according to police. charging documents say last thursday around 5:00 and evening, two detectives said they noticed a 2010 honda pilot parked inside the park with all for windows down and a strong odor of what they believe was marijuana coming from inside. the two detectives approached the vehicle and said they noticed a brown cigar paper and

green plant material, suspected marijuana, and plain view inside of a cup holder. police say the driver identified himself as 57-year-old carl snowden and his passenger as 28- year-old anthony hill. both were removed from the vehicle and arrested. police said they found additional marijuana in hill's pocket. records indicate hill is a registered sex offender that was convicted in 2002 of a third degree sex crime. court documents also show that in february of 2011, snowden was convicted of dui -- dwi and given a suspended sentence. snowden recently announced he was taking a sabbatical to pursue a lawsuit against anne arundel county executive john leopold. leopold was indicted in march emmerich -- misconduct in office. with the maryland attorney general in chicago, represented

in his office say snowden took a paid leave of absence and referred questions to his attorney. the attorney told us over the phone sunday that snowden would be found not guilty in the case. phone calls monday were not returned. we paid a visit to snowden's annapolis home, but no one answered the door. it is unclear if this arrest will affect snowden's lawsuit against leopold or if his eli charges or sentence in that case, -- it is dui charges will affect that case. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> one and five children with epilepsy have seizures that do not stop with medication. this is a real problem, but dealt -- now is, but -- now there is a new treatment that is less risky than traditional

surgery. it uses mri scans to guide the neurosurgeon to burn away problem areas with a laser. they make a tiny opening in the skull. it lowers the risk of tumor recurrence our growth, and most importantly, helps reduce seizures. crone's disease is one of the autoimmune diseases in which the body begins attacking itself and happens in the gastrointestinal tract, causing inflammation of the intestines, pain, and diarrhea. what does it have to do with smoking? >> stephanie was diagnosed with chronic disease when she was only 17 years old. -- with crone's disease. >> for years i had terrible stomach pain. i did not want the eat and i got sick. >> she had never heard of crumbs disease, and then she began

doing something now thought to make the disease worse. >> i smote, really when i -- i smoked when i went to college. >> mercy medical center doctor says smokers are twice as likely as nonsmokers to develop d's.in' >> because recurrence of disease after you have surgery. >> the theory is is a nicotine effect, more from smoke byproducts. there is good news for those who quit. >> if you quit smoking, about a year after you quit, it puts you back into categories if you never smoke before. in terms of disease recurrence in various diseases. >> her first major flare was when she was 25 and smoking. she had to be hospitalized for four days. >> quitting smoking -- it is not

good for anybody to smoke, especially if you are a crone's patient. >> for smokers, quitting could be just as good or almost as taking medicine. quitters have a 55 bridgette -- if you got% lower risk of flareups. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> the storm that moved up the eastern seaboard is spreading over southeastern new york state and we are still feeling the effects of it. a mixed bag of rain and snow still working its way through the mid-atlantic and part of the southeast. showers all the way down to north carolina at this hour. the white in there is this no mixing in, primarily in the higher elevations and starting to taper off at the southern end. if you are heading westbound through the mounds, be on the lookout for wintery conditions. the snow is not sticking to the roads out that way.

the tree branches are heavy with the snow and it causes power outages with broken tree limbs. five or 6 inches of snow reported in garrett county. you can see the snow is still coming down at some of those areas. around here we still see some scattered light rain showers at times may be mixed with a wet snowflakes. the rain did help with the dry ground conditions and lost almost all the pollen out of the atmosphere. no grass are we pollen and the weekend was really low compared to what we have been suffering through the past several weeks. it will likely bounce back but for now the rain has helped out for allergy sufferers. 47 degrees in downtown baltimore right now. the normal high as about 20 degrees higher than that. 44 in manchester, around 50 right on the eastern shore. 51 down at ocean city, but 32

degrees, freezing this afternoon at oakland and garrett county. a winter storm warning continuing until 2:00 a.m. in garrett county. winter weather advisor is in allegheny county. as you drive up into the higher elevations, the rain changes over into snow and we will get a few more inches tonight. tonight some of that snow could stick to the road out there so be very careful for out west. a couple of sprinkles and may be passing snowflake early tonight. partly cloudy toward morning and that will let the temperature dropped into the 30's in the suburbs. the west wins at 10-20 and gusting up to 30 miles an hour. the wind chill was back here in late april. the centered just to the north of new york city. rain and snow shower working their way up into new england and the colder air comes in behind it. look at all that dry weather covering the central part of the nation into the ohio valley down to the gulf coast.

a milder, drier weather pattern will develop once it moves out. 81 degrees in bismarck, north dakota right now. 100 degrees right now in phoenix while it is freezing and snowing in western maryland. a huge temperature contrast, a battle between the season's going on. tomorrow we are still on the windy, khalilzad of things. partly cloudy skies returned -- partly cloudy skies. 55-60 tomorrow, bused to 30 miles an hour. a slight chance for isolated showers and a small craft advisory on the bay. the seven-day forecast, 58 tomorrow with a sprinkle possible, 65 with sunshine wednesday. a 40% chance of rain on thursday and in breezy conditions again on friday. >> once a candidate for the oval office, john edwards is now facing the trial of his life.

>> controversy already involving two witnesses for the prosecution. >> of big international soccer game coming to m&t bank stadium. game coming to m&t bank stadium. i have details on how youet id[

x it is your chance to see two of england's biggest soccer teams played for the first time on u.s. soil. >> another kind of football, a big preseason game this summer, and tickets are now on sale. kim dacey has the details. >> m&t bank stadium has played host european soccer teams before, but there is a match this summer that is sure to be like nothing america has ever seen. >> it is the first time we have had to english premier league playing -- two english premier league playing here. >> tottenham and liverpool would be in town for preseason game saturday, july 28.

it is the second game tottenham will play in the u.s. and there will be real grass laid down on the field for this epic match up. >> we will be bringing all our best players over. it should be a real good clash. >> fans will enjoy of fun, exciting atmosphere. he says there is a growing fan base for soccer in the united states, but the game will be entertaining even for people who never seen a professional soccer game before. >> you can to get seen from the fans. getink -- you teend to singing from the fans. >> kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> there will be singing, but will we know the songs? >> probably not. >> 16 secret service agents have

lost their jobs in the prostitution scandal in colombia. congressional investigators said that number could double. that number could double.

>> live, local, late-breaking. you are watching wbal-tv 11 news at 5:00 in hd with dan stovall, donna hamilton, your forecast with tom tasselmyer. 11 news at 5:00 in hd continues now. >> it has been 15 months since a two-alarm fire leveled a patio to the gap predicted the ground, sparked by a kitchen grease. >> -- level the patio to the

ground. >> behind me is a beautiful site, people sitting at the bar having a cool one. the pub is open again. the word was out, the trolls village club is open again. pub is charles village clu open again. >> we actually have customers coming in. it is great. >> although is the same old pub, it is also lot different. >> i get a chance to walk around and everybody in show them is not the old controls village pub -- charles village pub. what they were used to is completely different. it is amazing. >> it was 15 months ago when the kitchen fire burned the pub. the customers say it is great to

have it open again. >> i am friends with a lot of people that work here, so it brings back at home feeling. >> for the older employees, they are also back. it has been a long 15 months. -- for the old employees. >> is a holy place. it does not feel like the same place, but it does -- it is a whole new place. >> the formal grand opening will come in about a month. rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> here is a look at some of our other top stories at this hour. this is some good news. the southbound lanes of the j.f.x. that were closed at the top of the hour are back open. we'll take you live to skyteam 11 in captain roy taylor. things are moving a little better, anyway. >> as you can see, the cars are now gone from the accident

scene. we have video to show you what it look like during the actual rescue that they were dealing with here. the accident happened at around 4:30, and shut down all three lanes. traffic was backed up all the way to the baltimore county line. as we come back alive, you can see that there is some stop and go traffic. the reason being all that track that was stopped north of the accident scene has not gotten bottleneck down were the construction don -- has now gotten bottle neck down to the construction zone -- bottleneck ed down to the construction zone. >> 20-year-old shayona davis is being held on $750,000 bond. the district court judge calls davis a substantial an extreme risk to the public.

davis faces four charges, including armed robbery. she used her high sheikh -- high-heeled shoe as a weapon. 22-year-old travers' johnson, acquitted of -- accused of animal cruelty in the burning of a pitbull. johnson pleaded guilty today to an incident back in october 2010 where he reportedly fired three shots at a man standing just a couple of feet away. johnson is expected to receive about 14 months credit for the time he already served. >> white house lawyers have concluded that no staff members were engaged in improper conduct in the columbia prostitution scandal involving secret service agents and military personnel -- in the columbia prostitution scandal. -- colombia prostitution scandal.

>> of colombia prostitution scandal has already cost six secret service agents their job. the chairman of the house homeland security committee predicts there will be more. secret service director mark sullivan has been sent a list of 50 questions they want answered. >> did any of the foreign nationals have access at any time to any u.s. data, any information of any type that could compromise the president of the united states? >> the committee wants to know if anyone house advance team members were involved in the scandal. the white house says that has already been investigated. >> there is no indication that any member of the white house advance team engaged in any improper conduct or behavior. >> as defense secretary leon panetta went on an unrelated visit to colombia monday, the pentagon said at least a dozen personnel were involved in the scandal and their security clearances have been suspended.

>> it is a key concern for me. >> congressional investigators want names of the prostitutes and a timeline, and whether any other secrets service members solicit prostitutes in the last few years. >> this will be shown to be an aberration and prove to be an isolated incident. >> as many as 21 women were brought to a hotel ahead of the president's able to 11 visit. whatever the outcome, this will be a quick investigation. members of congress want their questions answered by the head of the secret service by april 27. jennifer johnson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> of virginia teacher is in hot water tonight, accused of lining of the students and firing blanks at them. >> when we come back, why he has not yet been far from his position. >> the obama -- the romney

campaign is gearing up for the vice presidential vetting process. we'll take a look at who may be on that list.

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>> some breaking news right now from sanford florida in the trayvon martin case. commissioners there have rejected the resignation of the city police chief who was partially criticized for his handling of the case in a 3-2 vote in the past hour. the resignation was not accepted. we'll have more on the story tonight on 11 news at 6:00. >> we know that by this time tomorrow whether maryland legislators will hold a special session to repair the state budget. governor o'malley is scheduled to meet with the presiding officers there. the meeting is scheduled for tomorrow, considering whether to hold a special session after lawmakers failed to pass the revenue package earlier this year. o'malley says he wants to meet only after the house and senate reach a consensus on the revenue

package, which include income tax increases for people who make more than $100,000 a year. >> covering the nation tonight, the trial of former senator and vice presidential candidate john edwards begins today in north carolina. he's charged with using campaign funds to hide his mistress from the public eye. he faces 30 years in federal prison. prosecutors say two wealthy supporters paid nearly a million dollars to support a woman during his presidential campaign. according to defense attorneys, edward might have committed a sin, but not a crime. >> not even someone as sophisticated as john edwards can ever know that money from third parties to his mistress was a federal came -- federal campaign law violation. >> andrew young, who managed the million dollar cover-up, has claimed he was the father of and was shot for a while, but the

judge disclosed that young improperly contacted other witnesses in the state. >> parents and oneself west virginia town are demanding tight as reports surfaced that a teacher fired a blank gun in the classroom. it happened in abingdon at the vocational school earlier this month. charges were not filed until late last week. the teacher is facing felony charges for brandishing a firearm on school property. he has been removed from the classroom but not fire. it is a realistic looking gun that does not actually shoot bullets. police say they are investigating how and why it happened. >> he displayed the weapon and discharged the weapon in the direction of the students. >> police say between four and 10 shots were fired at the

students. thankfully, no one was hurt, but the students were understandably very frightened. >> raising new concerns about caring for an aging population. >> when it comes to the economy, one industry is booming, and it may surprise you. auto sales. we will break down why and what it could mean for the future. >> hd doppler picking up on rain and snow across the mid- atlantic, pretty heavy snow up in the mountains. we'll see how long the chilly weather is going to last. temperatures in the

coming up it 6:00, the investigation continues into what caused a fire in canton last night. it forced many to evacuate, but it was not just the flames that cause concern. another arrest tonight on the st. patrick's day beating of a tourist. we'll have details on the charges. the makeover is complete for a popular towson hang out. these stories and more for you these stories and more for you straightly

>> a japanese boy says a soccer ball that washed up and alaska is his only surviving possession after last year's tsunami. the ball was discovered thousands of miles away. the 16-year-old said the ball

really holds a lot of meaning for him. a radar technician founded while beachcombing on alaskas middleton island, more than 3,100 miles across the pacific ocean. they will return the ball to him. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> the big, heavy rains over the weekend moved away but we are still dealing with some scattered lighter showers. you can see if you spent -- sprinkles of rain on the west side of baltimore. -- you can see a few sprinkles. in some of the higher hills and carroll county, they are certainly susceptible for some wet snow. temperatures only in the 40's. in western maryland, where temperatures have been stuck near freezing most of the day, accumulating snow, especially in garrett county. a roundabout way right now, 47 in pikesville. mid-forties in pikesville.

it is chilies all the way down to the eastern shore. -- chilly all the way down to the eastern shore. westminster,ol in 39, almost freezing in frostburg and right at the freezing point in oakland, where a winter storm warning is in effect. a couple of additional inches of snow tonight, already five or 6 inches on the ground. the roadways might start to pick up some snow in western maryland tonight after sunset. we can see some sprinkles passing by early tonight, and partly cloudy around baltimore. gradually winding down in western maryland overnight towards morning. 35 in the suburbs, 43 downtown, and if you factor in the wind gusting to 40 miles an hour, the wind chill to contend with tonight all because of the storm that has welled up over the northeast to nine. a nor'easter still producing the rain and snow showers, but then dry and warm just west of the

storm. 80 in the dakotas, 100 degrees in phoenix out west. summerlike conditions out west wall wintery conditions in the east are being produced. partly cloudy skies returning tomorrow into wednesday with a slight chance for a sprinkle tomorrow. we should get a good deal of sunshine wednesday. the next storm system arrives with a chance for rain on thursday. 55-60 tomorrow, a little bit milder. not quite as cold as today, but the winds are still brisk. a small craft advisory on the day with gusts to 25 knots and 3-foot waves. 42 degrees in the mountains tomorrow and up to 50 with a couple of sprinkles on wednesday. on the eastern shore we will see the storm pulling away. 20% chance of a sprinkle and and 65 on wednesday. crown ocean city, skies clearing and the temperatures slowly warming back into the low 50's.

over 50's and windy to mall, a chance for rain again on thursday followed by reconditions on friday and may be another storm coming our way of the weekend with showers possible loss saturday and sunday -- over 50's and windy tomorrow. >> a new report from the federal government reveals the life span of the social security program is now shorter by three years. the trustees who oversee the program say it will run out by 2233 -- by 2033. the government says the bad economy and higher into prices are to blame. congress should address the issue as soon as possible. it is likely no action will be taken before the november election. average retail prices in baltimore have fallen nearly 8 cents a gallon in the past week. right now, most people are

paying are around $3.86 for a gallon of regular, compared to the national average of $3.85. gas prices around the country continue to slowly drop. analysts of say that on wednesday, the national average will be more than what it was on the same day in 2011. even though we are looking at some good news of a gallon, gas prices are certainly a stress in today's economy. analysts are surprised to report that although sales are actually booming. we take a look at why cars are selling at record highs. >> for car dealers, one word sums up the bottle market. >> one more, phenomenal. the industry is going at levels we thought were not going to happen and are happening right now. the auto industry is phenomenal. >> while gas prices are on the minds of many, on an expert gary

rigell says that is not the biggest factor. dexia average car on the highways more than 10 years old. with the fuel efficiency of the cars out there that are available -- >>, the average car on the highways is more than 10 years old. >> car sales are up 20%. truck sales are up 7%, telling analysts like riddles and gas prices are -- tell analysts like riddles that gas prices are not on the minds of people buying new cars. -- analyst like reynolds. >> people are saying if i have to cut back somewhere else, i am going to drive what i want to drive. >> people in getting more from -- for their trade ins, helping push buyers from skeptical to sold.

>> it will be surprised how affordable and fuel-efficient cars are. if you have a trading, you will be really surprised initially. >> of really a market for buyers and sellers as those in the market putting rubber to the road. >> another record-breaking note for you, americans are buying the highest number of hybrid and electric cars ever. more new models are arriving in showrooms and consumers are apparently responding. >> as mitt romney campaigns in pennsylvania, another big names joins a list of possible vice- presidential candidates hitting the trail. we take a currently -- the current look at the vice- presidential short list, coming at new at 6:00. >> running, jumping on cars, hollering about dogs. >> witnesses say there was an amazing rescue, and it is all

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>> this video shows to dogs aggressively going after children, who literally of on cars to avoid being bitten. >> do you believe the dogs were going to hurt those kids? >> yes. >> but they did not, because andre hawthorne intervene, and ended up getting attacked. both arms and hands are bandaged because of serious bite marks. >> i have six holes and the meat was coming out. >> it happen friday night in northeast d.c. hawthorne said he was just returning home when he saw all the chase began. -- when he saw the chase began. >> before he knew it, both dogs were attacking him. >> i fell down and both dogs came at me. i was trying to protect my face

and my neck. >> all born and his face were able to injured the dog -- all born and his son were able to enter the dogs. -- hawthorne and his son. >> he says there were about a dozen kids being menaced by the two dogs. he is thankful none were seriously injured. >> do you regret doing this and getting hurt? >> no, not at all. i would do it again. >> that is all for us at 5:00. >> here is a look and what is coming at new at 6:00. >> the fire may be out, but the concern continues over hazardous chemicals. i am lisa robyn en route -- lisa robinson and i will have a full report it 6:00. >> since when is a high-heeled shoe considered a weapon? details, straight ahead. >> i am sally kidd in

washington. the romney campaign is gearing up for as vice-presidential vetting process. we will take a look at who might be on the list. >> live, local, late-breaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6:00. >> good evening, everyone. fire officials in baltimore county are not exactly sure what caused a three-alarm house fire overnight. >> the fire was so intense that a forced evacuation and brought as many as 90 firefighters out to the scene. lisa robinson as live tonight. we understand there are still some chemical concerns tonight. >> that is correct. let me just say that all the people who were evacuated were allowed to go back into their homes early this morning. arson investigators are out here trying to figure out the cause of the fire. that still remains unknown, but there are still concerns over chemicals inside that building. >> it was frightening. everything is so close around here. here.