>> people are running and coming out screaming. >> and eight-month old baby girl was stabbed in such as social services office on vettel street in east baltimore. >> the police escorted them. >> police said the stabbing happened about 10:00 a.m. this morning. the dss office, the foster care office for the city. it is where biological parents had supervised visits with their children in foster care. >> the baby's mother was visiting with the baby at the social workers location. at some point she became irate and pulled out a kitchen knife and began stabbing the baby in the neck and body. >> police say she is expected to survive. her mother is in custody. the department has metal detectors. a security review is underway to figure out how she got in there

with out the knife being seen. >> how did a child get stabbed when she's supposed to be protected? >> the mother is in custody undergoing a psychiatric evaluation. police say criminal charges are pending. >> thank you. another developing story uncovered by the 11 news i-team and first reported on wbal tv.com. daniel michaelson is a 17-year veteran of the city police department and he is accused of using his police powers to raid homes in east baltimore as he searched for his daughter. city police internal investigators say they became aware of the detective's actions when people targeted in the raids complained about how they

were treated. he has been a lead investigator in the case of the north carolina a teenager who disappeared here in baltimore in 2010. before her body was found last year in an excess candor -- the susquehanna river. >> late this afternoon, 18-year- old suspect the angela carter became the first person in the past week and a half to be brought in by police in connection with a brutal video assault that when viral on youtube. police credit the video for sparking outrage in the case and helping with the investigation. another was taken into custody yesterday and another suspect turned himself in about 10 days ago. there's still one more suspect on the run tonight. police are asking for anyone with information about her whereabouts to come forward. and finally, five people dead tonight from carbon monoxide poisoning in a home in prince

george's county. it concerned family member discovered the bodies of two men outside the single-family home this morning. when authorities are right on the scene, they found three more inside the home. the victims are described as three men in europe -- in their 30's, a woman in her 40's and a woman in her 60's. >> a massive fuel spill shut down interstate 83 for a 4 mile stretch. it is not cleaned up. this is near exit four on 83 north. it happened in pennsylvania, but traffic was backed up to the maryland border. traffic was urged to get off the highway at old 39 and take it north at. no one was hurt. the drought could get underway sooner than expected in the case of two brothers who are accused of beating a black teenager while on neighborhood watch in 2010.

lowell melser third joined us live from downtown baltimore with the latest. >> we actually thought this case might get off the ground today as defense attorneys told the court they would request a bench trial if there motion for a venue change was denied. at this hour, they are still arguing over that venue change. the rest of the day was spent dealing with many other emotions in this case. >> i think we represent every person in this city every single day. >> supporters of the 15-year-old african-american victim expressed their opinion on the steps of the mitchell courthouse tuesday. it is claimed that in november of 2010, two jewish brothers beat the victim, breaking his arm. but they say it was in self- defense. most of tuesday the court spent

dealing with a number of motions, including whether to allow 911 tapes, changes in venue, and whether to allow the victim to testify about a photo lineup that brought a brief appearance by the victim to court, who spoke very quietly at times wall on the stand and seemed a very uncomfortable. the state also tried to get an article written by the baltimore jewish * admitted into evidence in which both suspects admitted to the crime -- we will have the latest on that request for a venue change. >> we will see you at 6:00 p.m. the army private accused in the biggest leak of government secrets in u.s. history is asking a judge to dismiss all charges against him. private bradley manning and his defense attorneys arrived at their pretrial hearing this

morning claiming that prosecutors failed to hand over documents potentially helpful to the defense. rather than start the discovery process again as they did two years ago, the defense says the case should be dismissed. the judge said she will rule tomorrow on the road -- the motion to dismiss all charges. >> the temperatures are still on the cool side, a little below normal for this time of year. highs in the upper 60's. loh 60's in most areas. a little cooler in the suburbs. temperatures are kind of cool underneath those clouds to the north and west of us. 50's and even 40's in western maryland mountains. a noticeable change from yesterday when it was near freezing. now we have some scattered, like sprinkles of rain. most areas will stay dry.

behind this is a beautiful spring day in our forecast for tomorrow. but then more stormy weather for the end of the week. details in the seven-day forecast in a minute. >> the budget do over is still in the air tonight. the governors' meeting regarding a special session failed to reach a consensus. david has more. >> how about two special sessions? the governor claims board -- budget gridlock for failing to come up with a game plan. he said he is open to having special sessions, one inmate and another in august. -- one in may, and another in august. they arrive separately and lift the same way. and without reaching -- and left the same way. and without reaching an accord. >> the important thing for me as

speaker of the house is to bring back the leadership and find out where their sentiments lie. and then we will come back and restructure the budget that we had before the end of the session with the revenue package we had. >> center mike miller did seem of little more optimistic. >> we agreed to come together and have a special session. we will hammer this out in mid may. >> he agreed that a special session should be called in mid may to adjust spending plans. that is also when, under the new states in error, the government will begin making budget cutting recommendations. >> the starting point has to be what we, in essence, -- what both houses had agreed to. but certainly, there must be some tweaking. they also left some $60 million unaccounted for. >> the senate president laid out a framework for a special

session, suggesting increasing the the income tax rate on people who earn $75,000 or more. they agreed to raise taxes on those making $100,000 or more. gov. o'malley blames the gridlock on trying to rationalize state spending with the state's spending plan. he refused to comment. >> the governor says it sometime this week, the staff will meet with a small group of budget conferees to hash out a budget compromise. coming up at 6:00 p.m., more on what the governor has to state about convening a special session. >> i think that is what you call having a door closed in your face. >> he is such a well-liked guy in annapolis. >> new advances in modern medicine could be a major game changes for patients undergoing

chemotherapy. >> a new procedure could make losing your hair a thing of the past. but first, but -- >> but first, but firefighters say caused the evacuation of an entire block. >> the senate moves to reform government spending on conferences on

>> and breaking news out of northeast baltimore where police tell us a person has fallen off a ravine near falls road. captain roy taylor, what is going on? >> what is going to be a stokes rescue. the baltimore city fire department is saying this is right next to falls road, underneath the ramp from northbound jones falls expressway. because of the steepness of the incline it cannot get the guy out. rescue is going to put the gentleman in a stokes basket and then used ropes to get him up the falls road and taken to the hospital. we will follow this. >> captain roy, thank you. meanwhile, bp crews are working to restore gas service in west baltimore. this after a gas line was struck this morning, prompting the

entire block to be evacuated. b g and fire crews were on much of -- or on seen much of the day dealing with the issue. we are told everyone is back inside tonight and no injuries have been reported. there is a push in congress right now to crack down on excessive spending at conferences by federal agencies. it will look at wasteful spending by the general services administration -- the move comes after a discovery of wasteful spending by the general services administration at a conference in las vegas. >> the senate voted on a package of reforms this afternoon, a move that reportedly saves taxpayers some $65 million a year. >> the gsa scandal is only the latest scandal of out-of-control spending, conferences, at junkets by federal agencies.

one federal agency attended hundreds of conferences at plush resorts in hawaii, las vegas, an orlando. of those expenditures, $5 meatballs and $16 muffins. there will require a detailed list of each conference along with a justification to be posted online. >> this is simple good government transparency, where we put it on a website what they're doing and why they're doing it. >> will we have a conference telling the government -- we have a conference held by the government, there should be common sense. >> they will institute a cap and spending at $200,000 per conference. and they will cut expenditures

for travel by 50%. >> most of these conferences are for a valid purpose. federal employees get additional training in a chance to network. >> while the measure passed the senate it now goes to the house. >> in tonight's medical alert, if you ride on d.c. metro, you'll want to hear this. one of their bus drivers has been diagnosed with viral meningitis. the driver worked last friday from 7:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. on the 14th street bus line. that bus has been removed until it can be fully sterilize. and we are told all the buses will be disinfected.

viral meningitis is generally less serious than bacterial and goes away without treatment. and 81-year-old warren buffett should never have learned that he had prostate cancer. experts at the university of chicago said guidelines recommend against the screening test in that men over the age of 75. it shows it has no benefit for them men in this age group and it may be harmful. most of the men have a slow- growing tumor and will die from something else before the cancer becomes an issue. and hair loss have traditionally been an inevitable part of chemotherapy for cancer patients, but now there is a new therapy called the cold cap therapy that can help them keep their hair. a -17 degrees cap they keep on their head for several hours.

it keeps the heat of the chemicals from damaging their hair follicles. >> women love their hair. >> annon colleges say from a medical standpoint, they're not worried about the procedure -- and on ecologists say from a medical standpoint, they're not worried about the procedure being a threat. >> the chilly rain of the week and lost nearly all of the polland out of the atmosphere yesterday. -- all of the pollen out of the atmosphere yesterday. yesterday it was just at 3. today the polley count is 151. a total pollen count of 74. you can see some clouds and even some sprinkles in those clouds trying to track through western

maryland. temperatures are not quite as cold as yesterday, but still below normal. 43 in oakland, whereas yesterday they were at 32 degrees with snow falling. 60 in baltimore now. 57 down at the coast. and temperatures starting to slowly return to normal levels. westminster a cool 57. 37 degrees out in prospered in western maryland. -- in frostburg in western maryland. as the skies begin to clear toward morning, the western sections may have traces of snow left behind from yesterday's slump dorm. -- yesterday's storm. there is a freeze warming -- warning tonight in allegany accounting. sun said this evening is at 7:53 p.m. under mostly cloudy skies.

the weekend storm is now in eastern canada. but we will watch next is the warm front and high-pressure tracking along behind it. can the city almost up to 90 degrees. 87 in denver. -- kansas city almost up to 90 degrees. 87 in denver. the summer heat out west. it looks like this clipper will arrive here on thursday. tomorrow, a nice looking day. mostly sunny skies and temperatures normal. tomorrow night, but clouds moved in and thursday, rain is likely. rain in the morning and may be an afternoon thunderstorm on thursday. then some -- then it will clear up for friday. the potential is there for more wet weather over the weekend.

sunshine tomorrow, a mild day, 64 degrees. beautiful weather returns to the mid-atlantic tomorrow. the gusts at 25 knots. sunshine and 53 in the mountains tomorrow. eastern shore locations, back to 68, maybe 70 degrees away from the day before a round of showers arrives on thursday. lower eastern shore, beautiful wednesday. some wet weather arriving thursday with highs around 70. the seven-day forecast, upper 60's tomorrow. mittal 60's with normal temperatures on thursday. friday, 64 degrees. some wet weather may be getting out here sunday afternoon, but for now, just plan on unsettled weather again with high temperatures in the low 60's. >> investigators say they have now talked to all the women they

believe were involved in the secret service scandal in colombia. >> and the numbers have changed once again. >> i'm rob roblin. in cleaning up the

>> this program is being used as a teaching tool and a joint effort between bio-habitats and moving classrooms. rob roblin has more. gregg's this device behind me -- >> this device behind me could be one of the answers to clean the water in inner harbor. these two have what you call quite a side project. the two sixth graders have billed -- have built this scrubber. >> if it works, we could make the heart but clean by 2020. >> we can up with the idea

because we saw that the harbor was not clean and we also needed a way to clean it. >> water from the harbor is poured into this shallow screen trough. on the screen that covers the bottom of the trough, algae grows. it puts -- takes nutrients out of the water and put oxygen back in. it is a way to clean the harbor. >> just by the very fact that algae is growing to might removes nutrients. it is adding water -- oxygen to the water by virtue of what it does. we know it increases water quality. we do not know to what extent. >> the project is modeled after this 350 ft scrubber being used as a test by dr. peter may. >> we will be using this algae for a benefit. then we harvest is on a weekly basis. we are moving the nutrients

effectively from the harbor and we are doing a number of things with it. we have created a one-to-one for gasoline. we've also got organic nutrients. people have extracted omega 3's out of it as a dietary supplement. but the idea is to use something that grows naturally to clean the water. >> we are letting the sound of the natural energies do the work to solve the problem with the chesapeake bay and the baltimore harbor. >> $6 million, that is how much a new solar installation at the back river wastewater treatment plant is expected to save the city. it expected over its life span, which started today. it is a system capable of generating 1,000 kilowatts of electricity per hour. by producing electricity at low cost, they are able to free valuable dollars for a jew --

valuable budget dollars for other projects. they are planting the equivalent of 245,000 trees. >> still ahead, voters in five states are casting ballots today with gop candidates mitt romney expected to win most of the state. >> and newt gingrich is hoping to win delaware, but if he does not, that could change things. >> it is a changing of the guard at the top

>> you are watching wbal tv 11 news at 5:00 p.m. in hd with stan stovall, donna hamilton, your insta-weather + forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. 11 news at 5:00 p.m. in hd continues now. >> new tonight at 5:30 p.m., she is said to leave the -- to lead the no. 1 school district in the nation. today, she showed up on the job two months early. >> only to meet her soon-to-be staff and board of education. tyvon to -- tim tooten is live in the newsroom with more. >> they signed a new four-year contract, which means she has officially taken a job to run at maryland schools. the governor came to baltimore to show off the news state schools superintendent.

>> i am privileged and honor to be here. thank you to the board for giving me this opportunity to serve the state of maryland. >> lowry says she was not job hunting, but could not pass up the chance to work in a state that such a -- an impressive resume. >> i love the baltimore area. it is kind of like coming back to myspace. >> a space she hopes to expand by doing her homework. come july, she plans to get the visiting schools close to the same. >> it keeps us focused and reminds us of why we come here each day, to give the taxpayers a return on their investments. >> she said she will use people already in place. >> i like talent. that is one of the reasons i'm

excited about being here. but i believe talent needs to be unleashed. >> lowry has also worked in nearby virginia and indiana. marilyn's teacher of the year is heading home from the white house today. baltimore county's: joshua parker spent time with the other -- baltimore county's alan joshua parker spent time with other winners. he said he spent time learning for himself and his students. >> the greatest room in the world is room for improvement. there's always more to do. there is always the better i can be and the more i can give. i go back to maryland and steube malt -- baltimore ready to improve myself and the children. >> he got $9,000 in cash awards, tijee technologies, a brand-new car, and a visit with

the president. -- teaching technologies, a brand new car and a visit with the president. >> here's a look at the other top stories at this hour. a mother is in police custody after stabbing her 8-month-old baby daughter during a supervisors -- unsupervised visit at the social worker's office. police were called to the dss offices on biddle street in east baltimore. she stabbed her child in the neck with a kitchen knife she somehow smuggled in. the baby is in stable condition. and baltimore police have arrested a third suspect in the beating of a tourist in baltimore and st. patrick's day. schubert -- one was brought into custody yesterday and another suspect turned himself in about 10 days ago. there's still one more suspect on the run. police are asking anyone with information to come forward. and arguments continue at this

hour in a pretrial motions in the two area brothers accused of beating a young black teenager in 2010. they are accused of beating the. while one neighborhood watch. they claim it was in self- defense. >> break the news right now from skyteam 11. we are told an investigation is underway in a carjacking and possible production. >> 2200 block of west coast bring rain. it is just east of park heights. a woman is telling them that she worked in timonium. [no audio] >> we will try to get back to

captain roy here in just a bit. mitt romney hopes to lock up the republican nomination. >> meanwhile, he and president obama are laying bare ground work for the fall campaign and both of them are reaching out to what may be a critical block of voters, college students. >> mitt romney has all but locked up his nomination. now he and president obama are battling for the white house. primary voters headed to the polls today in connecticut, delaware, pennsylvania and rhode island. president obama was in north carolina. he was reaching out to the young voters he needs for reelection, and speaking their language. he was using twitter shorthand, urging college students to help him keep interest rates on student loans from doubling. the president is trying to close

his enthusiasm? -- enthusiasm gap with young voters. >> i believe in your future and in the effort you are making. >> the lack of use enthusiasm is now under attack by mid romney. -- mitt romney. >> i think people are questioning the support they gave three knapp years ago. >> he says what students really want is jobs to pay off those loans. while romney is focusing on the president, he is looking to put away newt gingrich, who is looking to make a last stand in delaware. on a day with five states and 231 delegates up for grabs, mitt romney is hoping this is the last turn on his road to the nomination. the latest polls show president obama has an edge with his younger voters. but his challenge now is getting them excited enough to

actually vote. >> we will send it back out to captain roy taylor. we're still in northwest baltimore for a carjacking and possible abduction. >> from what we've understand, the lady here works in timonium. the gentleman approached her with a gun and put the gun to the back cover had an mader drive down here to the 22 under block of west cold spring where she was just pushed out of the vehicle. police are checking carries for any description of the suspect that they might have. they are canvassing the area for her vehicle. >> it looks like we will bring you more information as we get it. there is a new high out there that many parents fear is a new low. >> that is terrible.

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>> the new details on the secret service employees and the possible prostitution scandal. a republican lawmakers as three security service employees are being forced out of the agency and others have been cleared of serious misconduct. a representative said he was told by a top official that the five remaining cases are being disposed of. all told, the secret service investigates 12 people in connection with the colombian incident. 50-year-old kirk makes of katy, texas is a former bp engineer and is charged with the leading evidence. it was a string of 200 text messages with a supervisor at bp

that involved internal information about how efforts to cap the well were failing. he also faces two counts of obstruction of justice. >> a trending disturbing trend unplanned teenagers -- a truly disturbing trend among teenagers has caused parents to become alert. and sanitizer to become intoxicated, and it has landed most of them in the emergency room in the last few months. >> a person has never had alcohol before, they can get drunk from those containers. it is very dangerous. >> all hands and a tight there is more difficult for teams to distill. -- foam hand sanitizer is more difficult for the teenagers to distill. parents should my tip -- monetary and sanitizer like they do the liquor in their home. >> in our consumer alert, where

most of the money is going. >> a few sprinkles showi the car on the left was filled up with low detergent gasoline.

while the car on the right was filled up with bp gasoline with invigorate. which helps clean and protect its engine so it can get a few more miles per tank than the car on the left. go a little farther with bp gasoline with invigorate. >> coming up at 6:00 p.m., a baby was stabbed a number of times in the social services office. who was involved and the questions posed involving security. and more arrests in the st. patrick's day beating in baltimore city. and the governor is looking tooled two special sessions, one to balance the budget and the other involving

>> back in town for the first time in two weeks, taking on a different burk. gerry sandusky joins us live at camden yards where the action is about to get started. >> a beautiful night to get things started here in camden yards. as you can see, and dressed with a bit of a heavier jacket. by the time they finish tonight, it will not feel like baseball weather. temperatures will dip down into the 40's. but the o's are hot enough right now that they think they might keep things pretty warm here at camden yards. i know this is early to put this out, but the orioles are on

track to win a 91 run season. this is a team that has not had a winning season in 15 years. if they could just win nine out of every 16 games, baltimore becomes a baseball town again. manager buck showalter showed up for his pre-game press conference today and before he could -- before the reporters could ask him any questions, he asked them a question. what days the nfl draft and what it -- and who was the raiders' going to take? with's tonight will start some serious concerns about the health of their closer. more on that at 6:00 p.m. >> it was not as cold as yesterday around here today, the temperatures were still a little below normal.

the normal high continues to inch up with each passing day. 62 degrees is the typical high. we hit 62 officially at b.w.i. marshall. 65 at the inner harbor. 93 what was the record in 1960. in 2003, there was a trace of snow in -- and there was a trace of snow late in april 1930. the satellite radar composite shows this last disturbance rotating amount -- around the main storm system in eastern canada. some sprinkles are trying to track their way through parts of central and northern maryland. maybe a sprinkle of rain in the early evening and then after that the skies will start clearing out. some nice weather tomorrow. not a lot of rain hundred need

these clouds. -- underneath these clouds. temperatures will be cold enough for freezing conditions. some of the early vegetation is under a couple of inches of snow in western maryland. dangerous conditions for farmers out that way and into parts of allegany and garrett counties tonight. 44 downtown tonight with partly cloudy skies. this line of low pressure will pass through a news to the clearing skies around cleveland to detroit. it is not so much that is warm front is going to come here. 113 in las vegas today. that is a new april record for them in southern california. that he will stay out west, but an area of low pressure will develop on this boundary between cool wintry weather in the

northeast and summary weather in the middle of the country -- and summer-like weather in the middle of the country. it may generate some severe thunderstorms in parts of the ohio valley, illinois, indiana, and kentucky -- possible severe storms tomorrow. partly this and these guys -- partly to sunny skies. maybe a chance of rain on thursday at -- as the corporate comes through. tomorrow, a sunny and mild day with high temperatures of 64-69. showers thursday. partly cloudy on friday and then another storm approaches with a chance of rain on saturday and sunday. >> in tonight's consumer alert, the largest insurer the united states will pay over life-

insurance allegations, met life has agreed to pay more than $30 million to settle with states that accused it of not paying up. the investigation revealed it had information about the death -- had information about the beneficiaries, but did not pay out. some students are about to get help paying for college. president obama is promoting a plan aimed at keeping costs of loans soaring for maryland students. some of it involves freezing interest rates for poor and middle-class students. he said he and the first lady no first hand what it is like to zero student loans because neither of them came from wealthy families.

the latest numbers out of the standard imports case chiller home price index show home prices dropped in february in just about every u.s. city. that is the sixth straight month of decline. the housing market remains far from healthy, despite the best winter for sales in five years. meeting this afternoon at the world trade center downtown, gov. martin o'malley was on hand with 60 business leaders from maryland and india. back in december cut state leaders met with indian chambers of commerce to talk about ways to trade and bring investment. >> we believe the relationship between people of india and the people of the u.s. will be the defining relationship of our times. and in maryland, we want to lead in that relationship. >> there are 3000 businesses in

the state of maryland owned by indian americans. our trade with the nation of india has grown by 70% in the last seven years. >> a big day in the race for the white house today. mitt romney is expected to sweep five presidential primaries, which would solidify the status as they presumptive nominee. >> this 2-year-old and her family have had a tough year, but have gotten some support from a center in towson. details coming up. the car on the left was filled up with

low detergent gasoline.

while the car on the right was filled up with bp gasoline with invigorate. which helps clean and protect its engine so it can get a few more miles per tank than the car on the left. go a little farther with bp gasoline with invigorate.

>> it offers resources for families and children going through treatment for cancer. the cool kids campaign is looking to reach out to more families in the baltimore area. kmbc has details. -- kim basie has details. >> avery is a darling little girl about to turn 3. you would never know she's been through months of intensive chemotherapy since her diagnosis with leukemia in october. >> we could not go to the library at story hour or the museum's we used to go to our music class or any of the activities that she loved because it was too great a risk to be around other kids who might be sick and get her sick.

>> by molly shut down one place they could go. it's the cool kids campaign -- but her mother, alicia, found one place they could go. it's the cool kids campaign center. they have class's there every week. alicia can bond with other moms and every can play with kids going through the same thing. >> this has become a place where she can, and it does not have to be a patient. >> the learning center is not just for young kids. they also have a teenage club for survivors of the cancers and for those who are newly diagnosed. >> that they do not know what to expect, sortiing club, they step in and help guide them -- so our teenage love, they step in and help guide them through the journey. >> they also help them keep up with their school work during the treatments. the steinbergs could not be

happier to have found a learning center. soon michael be back to normal, but cool kids will be -- soon life will be back to normal, but cool kids will always be part of their lives. for more information, go to the lead at wbaltv.com. >> she is a little angel, for sure. we wish them the best of luck. here's what is coming up at 6:00 p.m. >> how could it happen? police say a mother with a butcher knife and stabbed her baby inside a foster care office. >> and new developments in the case concerning two never watch personnel accused of being a teenager. isgovernor o'malley said he prepared to look to those at special sessions -- two special

sessions. >> live, local, late breaking, this is wbal tv 11 news at 6:00 p.m. >> the governor said he is open to looking two special sessions. the governor's breakfast meeting regarding a special session failed to reach a consensus. >> but he is offering a solution, but one that will cost taxpayers more money. dave joined us live with what is next. >> the governor is now talking about the possibility of holding two special sessions. he said when you tie gaming spending to a state spending plan, it makes it difficult to have a consensus. he's calling for a special session in may and then another in august. >> governor o'malley said he is open to all in two special sessions, the first dealing with sessions, the first dealing with