events. but now 16-year-old victim took the stand. the prosecution hoped to tell his story about what happened back on november 19, 2010. but there were problems. the dictum for the most part of the morning testimony was an audible. judge pamela white constantly had to tell them to raise his voice and speak into the microphone, but he would only bowed his head and mumble and sometimes wipe away tears. the defense attorney expressed frustration over this to the judge. >> we cannot do our job unless we can hear what the witnesses to accurately cross-examine in know what the testimony is. what the testimony is. >> there was also a problem with

the grandfather. the judge asked him to leave the court. on his way out he went up to the witness and told him to speak up. the judge was furious. this once again let the defense frustrated. >> it is important to preserve the reliability of the testimony that people not to give signals to witnesses or communicate with them during their testimony. >> an afternoon testimony, more drama as the victim was called back to the stand and refuses to testify. the judge ordered him to testify and finally spoke up, saying i do not want to go through this. in my heart, i do not want to testify, i just want to drop the charges. did end upre judge excusing the victim from the

case. we are expecting more witness testimony in this case throughout the next couple of days, which will continue some time tomorrow morning. live outside of mitchell courthouse, wbal-tv 11 news. >> today a military judge refused to throw at charges against bradley manning. he is been accused of the biggest week of the country's secrets in the army history. he denied the defense motion to deny all 22 charges against manning. he is accused of sending hundreds of thousands of sensitive documents to wikileaks. manning has not entered a plea. >> 11 news is following a developing story out of eastern baltimore county. police are on the shooting of a late that afternoon at barbershops shooting this is at

the 600 block of south maryland ave. we understand there are two men on the run. >> there sure are. they have been described as black men between ages of 18 and 25. even though the victim is expected to survive, people who live in the area are shaken up by what happened. everything unfolded right behind me at this barbershop behind me. police were here at 4:30 for a reported shooting on south marlyn avenue. the employee, 39, was shot and was dressed to the hospital for his injuries. no other injuries reported. the search continues for the gunman. nearby schools were placed on alert. coming of new at 6:00, we will hear from neighbors who live in

the area and get their thoughts about the shooting. >> now an update to an investigation which first broke yesterday on wbal-tv.com. city police officer suspended for the way he can build another jurisdiction search for a missing child. we're getting to the bottom of a strange situation. >> this investigation is not just about a father's attempt to find his daughter. we have now learned it involves an allegation of assault against people who live in this apartment complex, unauthorized use of the city resources, and the question, how far does it go? this is the flyer calling attention to the case of the daughter of daniel nicholson. she was reported missing on friday because of the circumstances, an argument with

her dad, and age 15, she was considered a run away. daniel nicholson is a baltimore city detective. he is suspended for organizing an unauthorized attempt at using city resources to track down his daughter. >> [inaudible] >> among the obligations, he used his police powers to force his way into a northeast baltimore apartment sunday night, believing that is where his daughter was staying. someone inside the apartment filed a complaint of an assault. this has been flagged by internal affairs a. the flier itself is part of the investigation. the director of public affairs today called the distribution inappropriate. this investigation focuses on the unauthorized trades, and the use of the pdepartment

technology to tracdown the boyfriend's cell phone. only daniel nicholson has been suspended, but sources said they are looking at actions of other officers who helped him in the unauthorized trade. the big question, who may have signed off on what he was doing? hot in november, daniel nicholson was accused of leading his daughter by having her pull her pants down in hitting her with a collapax cable. daughter has been located following her disappearance from her home on friday. baltimore county police tell us the circumstances of that have been turned over to social services. jane miller, wbal-tv 11 news. >> city police have arrested their fourth and final suspect

in the robbery that was all caught on video. she was arrested just after midnight. she is heard in the video saying let's take the car keys. and he woke up in the hotel room with a black eye, a miching missing watch and keys. >> tonight the baltimore woman who repeatedly stabbed her baby during a visit has been charged with murder. doctors take the baby should be ok. -- say the baby should be ok. >> 20 9-year-old kenosha thomas is facing murder charges. -- 29-year-old. >> it is one of those cases that

mixes all want to call home and check on our families. >> a mother is now behind bars for stabbing her eight-month-old daughter named pretty diamond during a one-hour supervised visit at office. >> during the course of the visit the mother became irate and grabbed a knife that she was able to sneak into the facility. she stabbed her infant daughter, multiple times in the face area and neck. >> they screamed for help in several workers came to her aid. the statement said he heard the mother state she was quick to kill the baby to prevent the suspect from causing any more harm to the victim he struck the suspect with a chair. it goes on to say the same man was bitten on the hand by thomas as she held -- as he held her down and tell the police got there. police did a lot of credit to

the social services workers. >> they notified authorities immediately. they stopped the mother from hurting the daughter further. numerous witnesses helped and they will be helpful in this case goes for prosecution. >> another witness said that she said lock me up, if i cannot have her come and no one will. police say she mentioned she was not happy with the care pretty diamond was receiving, and that is the only information they have about why she attacked her baby. she was charged with multiple offenses, including attempted murder, child abuse, and the salt. >> the baby is listed as their condition at the john hopkins children's center. >> thank you. an investigation under way tonight into a two-alarm fire

anarundlearound the coua home i county. bge was on the scene to shut off the gas line. no one was hurt. >> hope you had a chance to enjoy the spring weather outside today with sunshine and fairly typical temperatures for this time of year. upper 60s to around 70. temperatures still in the '60s all around the baltimore area. even in western maryland a little bit milder today. enjoy it now, because there is rain approaching us. already showing up on radar in the ohio valley. details on that in just a couple of minutes. >> city officials are laying out their plan it the doomsday

budget stands. the plan includes eliminating 92 positions from the baltimore police department. at the board of estimates meeting, the city director said he is confident this will restore the money needed to restore the cuts, they do have a plan in place. that looks to make up for $3 million loss. >> we need more assistance. we're dealing with the new normal. that means we certainly cannot fund everything we did when we were having a year of surplus. we have to do things differently. instead of stating the obvious that we would like to have more money for recreational and other things, we have to figure out how we will get there. >> the limitations would also include city prosecutor positions funded by state money. >> a case of mad cow disease is detected in the united states. now officials are asking should

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>> new details on the fiery crash that killed three teenagers in chevy chase. they have charged the sole survivor with car theft. he was in the passenger seat back on march 23 when they try to pull it over because it was reported stolen. the car sped off along connecticut avenue, crashed into a tree and burst into flames. the passengers in the back seat died at the scene. the driver died days later. no word on how the car was stolen. >> it looks like the nation's air quality is approving according to the american lung association latest report, that says air quality in the most polluted city is the clean is it has been in more than a decade. we still have a pollution problem. 0% live in a city where the

air quality is not good. the supply is safe, despite a recent case of mad cow disease. the first case of mad cow since 2006 has been identified in a dairy cow in central california. it is a neurological disease who can be passed on to humans who eat the meat. more than 100 people died after an outbreak of the disease. it tests showed this strain is a spontaneous mutation, not the kind acquired from infected feed. >> our consumers should not be concerned about this case, it just like they should not be concerned about the previous case in the u.s.. an the usda is planning to test

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plus forecast with tom tasselmire. >> spring in the mid-atlantic can be gorgeous. another beautiful day today. a chill in the atmosphere for sure. a touch of frost in some locations. and the chilly air went all the way down to richmond, virginia. 36 in pittsburgh. 39 in charleston, west virginia. below freezing in northern michigan. a little cool in parts. the pollen count had to be factored in today. back into the high range. the total count went back over 200. now with the rain gone, the pollen count is inching back up words this week. 71 degrees in downtown baltimore. a few more hours of this beautiful spring weather pattern to enjoy this evening, with mostly clear skies tonight and increasingly cloudy as we get

past midnight. the rain chance will come back in, especially into the morning. bright, white clouds to the west of us. rain developing in the ohio valley. temperatures on this side of the weather pattern in the 50's and 80's on the other side of the system. the low-pressure system loves the temperature contrast. it will drop south and east and bring you this unsettled weather into the mid-atlantic states tomorrow. this should bring us are rain right through the mid-atlantic tomorrow afternoon. this could be some thunder come up there right now looking mostly like chile rain around baltimore and points north. tomorrow evening the warmer air will plunge north.

friday another nice day. breezy and cool. over the weekend, another system arrives. more snow with this one up and southern pennsylvania. another chilly rain for us on saturday. a little more wintry mix with the system. a chilly, wet saturday coming our way. rain tomorrow. chance of a thunderstorm cell. fifties' north of baltimore to almost 70 degrees out of town where some of the thunderstorms may break out. starting out in the southeast. thunderstorm chance is pretty high and the moms tomorrow. gusty winds on friday. more rain to start the weekend. a cold rain for the first part of the weekend. scattered showers and storms, especially the lower eastern shore tomorrow. ocean city is the best chance

for a shower. windy and cool weather friday. rain tomorrow. gusty winds and dry but lots of sunshine friday. i was start to the weekend, but should move out sunday with afternoon clearing. -- a wet start to the weekend, but should move out sunday with afternoon clearing's. >> what she plans to do with the money, and how you could be the next winner coming up. >> students at the park school get an opportunity to do something that most lawyers have neveye

>> the result is controversial arizona law is under scrutiny today. >> this allows a person to be questioned by police if they are at all questions if they are

in the country illegally. >> the justice get extra time to make their arguments. >> the question before the supreme court centers around the extent of the state role in federal immigration policy. the most controversial provision of the arizona law, having police officers check the immigration status of anyone who they think may be in the country illegally. >> what arizona was experiencing as far as the cost element in education and health care and incarceration. >> the attorney argued the state law mirrors federal law and does not authorize police to do something they cannot do otherwise. >> this is not the case about profiling or the fourth amendment, it is really about the preemption and relationship between the federal law and state law. >> the obama administration solicitor general argued

that states would be allowed to engage in a massive incarceration of undocumented immigrants. the government acknowledged it is not about racial profiling. opponents say the law would allow it. >> the demonstrators crowded the high court, including this undocumented arizona resident. to go back home our community is in fear, my family is in fear. i am in fear of driving in going to work every day. >> are ruling is expected by the time this session ends in late june. >> it has been a heated battle for nearly two years now between the city of baltimore and the community. >> uploading from not.

new tonight, a settlement. we will tell you who is paying for a change in construction coming up here y. >>

>> live, local, late breaking, you are watching wbal-tv 11 news at 5:00 in hd. your insta-weather-plus forecast with tom tasselmire. 11 news at 5:00 in hd continues now. >> new tonight, or public schools shortchange by $12 million? the state says yes, but who will have to pay up and when? the school systems have been

planning -- complaining for months but the county executive has been holding money back the should of been earmarked for the children. if >> tonight the state board of education is siding with the students. >> by law, local governments must help pay for the cost of education based on every single child. right now government and education are not seeing eye to eye. >> a tug of war over $12 million, roughly $162 per student. the school systems as it did not get from the county government. in one year, but two.o they get it this year? >> we do think if the council does not do the right thing and

correct this, we do believe the comptroller will return the money to the public schools anyway. >> all along the county executive has refused to budge on the issue and has now prepared to pass the buck. >> it is all of to the council as to how they want to proceed. >> the school system has had to increase class sizes. meameantime, the ongoing feud does not appear to be over. >> the county executive is more interested in trying to run the school system from afar, to control what we can and cannot do and limit our ability to make decisions based on the best interest of children. >> this is still business as usual as it is being sorted out.

no word the county will write the $12 million check. >> here is a look at some of our other top stories at this hour -- a surprise twist in the story of neighborhood watch volunteers accused of beating an african- american baltimore teenager. the victim took the stand, but refused to testify and asked the court to drop charges. the judge at one point through the victim's grandfather out of the court room. lawyers argued were to go from here. baltimore county police continue to search for two men they believe were in a barbershop shooting this afternoon. this happened at the 600 block of saouth marlyn ave. nearby schools were placed on alert as a precaution. >> kenesah thompson is now

behind bars for stabbing her eight-month-old girl named pretty diamond. before the stabbing, she told the social worker she felt she could do a better job of taking care of her daughter in the foster family, and said if she could not have her, nobody would. she underwent a psychiatric evaluation and was charged with attempted murder, child abuse, and assault. we are learning more tonight about the suspension of a baltimore city detective in mishandling of the search for his own missing daughter. daniel nicholson is accused of authorizing city resources to track down the 15-year-old, and at one. forcing his way into a baltimore city home. the investigation is now widening and may involve other officers and commanders that may have helped during the raid. >> it has been nearly five years since madeleine mccain went

missing from her parents vacation home and portugal. >> we see a naked guy running. we are like, no way. police in one michigan town ends up in a heated pursuit with the naked man. why he did it up next. >> a big honor for the park school. students win a statewide competition. details are next. details are next.

>> it may not be $280 million, but all baltimore woman is celebrating her $1 million prize. mary barnes hit the jackpot in the plot that rewards drawing. what does she plan to do with the money? >> what is the first thing on your agenda? >> pay off my house. then divvy it up. >> the top prize drawings take

place more than 182 days after the last claim date. they have to mail their scratched off ticket to the lottery officials and notified through the telephone or mail. >> covering the nation. today on capitol hill, the homeland of -- the head of homeland security update it goes on to the secret service scandal. she says after examining almost 14,000 other secret service trips, there is no evidence of similar misconduct, but senators are alarmed by this quote from an agent. >> of course it has happened before. this is only the first time it is blown up because the u.s. embassy was alerted.

>> eight secret service agents are out. three more face administrative punishment. >> tonight it looks like the u.s. postal service will be able to file immediate bankruptcy. under the measure, it will get a cash infusion, while delaying decisions on closing post offices and ending saturday delivery. the issue now goes to the house to consider another bill. >> it looks as though newt gingrich will suspend his campaign next week, ending his campaign presidency -- campaign for the presidency. mitt romney won the big victories in all five primaries on tuesday, including delaware where he campaigned heavily in pinned his hopes on a victory. a former house speaker acknowledged that he thought he was the better candidate, but

the voters did not agree. >> fast approaching the five- year disappearance anniversary mcccain.ine she disappeared while on a trip to portugal with her family. she would be nine-years-old today. the image was prepared in close collaboration with the mccain's. >> police in one michigan town have an unusual investigation on their hands. a man running down a heavily- travelled street naked. investigators say he was high on mess. he did have on socks. police were in high pursuit. the suspect had to be taser to control. ht under

police covered him up while he sat on the curb. >> all morning to night. -- warning tonight. a scam that is targeting local homeowners' leaving them high and dry. we will have what police say to look out for. >> it is big business. it is booming. how to keep your kids identity say coming up. >> more rain on hd doppler sliding in this direction. get set for the wet weather to come back. right now, blue skies. my old 71 degrees

>> coming up of 11 news at 6:00, more details emerging after a city police officer was suspended for his actions in the search for his own daughter who has since been found. our road block and the brothers accused of beating the baltimore teenager. the star witness refused to testify. looking into claims the county owns the district $12 million. these stories and muchie

>> now to an update between the city of baltimore and a

neighborhood. but the argument about who to pay for the avalon. it will split the $1 million price tag. this is been a hot topic since 2010 when the city decided they wanted something more permanent here dent. >> it was for a mock trial competition, and the park school won big. >> what is the contents of the set of complaints? to go there either the next attorneys or hollywood actors. the mock trial club state champions two years in a row, something that has never been done before. >> it is incredible. there are not simple words for it, other than we play a lot of

really tough teams. it is a tremendous challenge. after we won it state last year, we decided anything else was gravy. >> the students won in the finals after they had to argue a case with the real judge presiding. they beat team after team. hearing both sides, we have to come up with a legal argument and then prepare witnesses and directs and crosses. >> you cannot really anticipate what the other team is going to do. as a we do have some things we have prepared in advance, but ultimately you are responding to what the other team does in a moment. >> the case evolves as you go through it. as i learned how someone could

do this by accident, i did not think i was guilty and the more. it got easier and easier to come up with answers. >> who wins is ultimately up to performance, and park pulled it out. >> it is definitely stressful in preparation. >> the preparation coach and assistant coach are thrilled it paid off knowing these kids have learned more than just about the law, but a slew of life skills. >> you are trying to get kids to think about both points of view and quickly on their feet. >> students with the mock trial club are pretty excited to see what they can do next year. >> now, your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with cheachief meteorologist tom tasselmire. and >> pretty average afternoon

temperatures, but the morning was chilly. 69 for the afternoon hike. 68 is normal peer yen the morning was chilly. 38 degrees. 94 degrees the record high in 1960. that was in the midst of a scorching hot key way. three days with temperatures in the '90s. the last one was the 25th of april when it hit 94 degrees. trace of snow again on this day. the study goes all the way back to 1919. -- this goes all the way back to 1919. in the meantime, beautiful outside. but these in the mountains. 70's not too far away from here. central and southeastern virginia. 63 in hancock.

bonds has clouds and cool weather coming in. the rain chance late tonight heading towards early tomorrow morning. 45 in the suburbs. the sun does not go down until six minutes before 8:00 this evening. a couple of hours to enjoy a really nice april weather pattern. this is sitting on the boundary between spring and summer. 90 in kansas city. in between is the front that separates the air masses. this is likely heading south and east, of bringing clouds and showers associated with it right through the mid-atlantic. the heaviest of the showers will be south of baltimore, but likely to have some rain for the morning rush hour. maybe an afternoon thunderstorm in spots. friday another beautiful day, kind of like today.

lots of sunshine for friday. saturday looks like the complete opposite. a chilly rain spreading across the region. and if the storm stays on this track, heavy rain will go across southern maryland in the lower part of the day. this will depend on the exact track of the storm. thunderstorms self. fifties in the northern suburbs for highs. small craft advisory on the bay. the seven-day forecast, wet weather on thursday. cool on friday. when it again on saturday. the rain will end again sunday morning. beautiful conditions monday- wednesday. in tonight's consumer alert, warn youies want to when yo

about a home improvement scam. from mid-march to mid-april, 3 reports of scams. the suspects stopped by homes and offers to seal the driveway at a discounted price with leftover sealant from a job. the person is charged for-five times the cost of a typical job. police say they are looking for a blue sports utility truck. be wary if the suspect tells you they cannot take credit cards as payment but will take cash and checks. >> if you have friends with small children or have small children, one of the hottest areas for identity theft right now is the theft of identification of young children. identity theft experts say as much as 10% of all tilden -- children have had their identity stolen. >> a child is an excellent

target, because there is an 18- year window of opportunity to use the information without it normally going detected. finally, a debate tonight in california that could impact your rights if you write your home. year-old. iff, a 90- she claims break -- a bank of america broke federal law when they tried to evict her from her rental property. her husband passed away and sold the property a few years later. the new owner and negotiated a new lease, but the house went into foreclosure. >> tenants have a senior interest in the banks cannot just take them out. new owners cannot just kick them out.

>> the exact what is called the protecting tenants up foreclosure act of 2009. a judge is currently reviewing the case, but a reminder to all of us you should know your rights as a tenant and owner. you can head to our web site wbaltv.com for the specific laws in maryland. >> may be a precursor to preakness or marking the one- year anniversary of the royal wedding. you can see 100 hats worn on the stage. a jolly holiday with mary poplins. it is landing the umbrella in baltimore for the next few weeks. taking on the title role is free to wallace. she says the magic of mary poplins is the most exciting part of the show. you can expect some surprising twists. >> i will say that mary has a competitor of sorts. she is not only nanny you meet

in this story. >> interesting. there is actually an umbrella that weighs 800 pounds, believe it or not. the show runs through may 6. 11 news remains on the scene in eastern baltimore county. a shooting at a barbershop. the search continues for two suspects. >> single stream at recycling for all baltimore city schools. that story coming up. that story coming up.

>> baltimore city schools are going green. the city announced it will take part in this city streets -- single stream recycling. >> it is official, all baltimore city schools are going green. this middle school has been doing single stream at recycling for the past year, and according to the school principal, it has been a big success. >> they learn math, science. the children are excited about being still words of what goes on on the earth, and they understand if they do not take care of it, there will be problems later. >> today the principal announced

the entire school system will be recycling, and the program has already shown results. take of the city school system set up a recycling bin with weekly pickups at every school in the district. listen to this, because i aghast when i saw this coming in the first two weeks the department of public works collected 9 tons of recyclables from our schools. [applause] >> 100% of city schools are equipped to recycle, we can begin making baltimore a cleaner and more sustainable city. >> teaching kids a young age the importance of protecting our environment and how recycling can do that is all part of the recycling program in city schools. >> if we do not recycle, the trash will go down in the

gutter and trap animals. >> i like recycling because it saves up the earth. >> i like to recycle, because it helps the earth. >> that is all for us at 5:00. here's a look at what is coming up and it was 6:00 -- -- what is coming up new at 6:00 -- >> a police detective that allegedly misused city resources to track down his daughter. >> problems in an assault case after the lead witness decides not to testify. a live report. >> i am a cotillion at the white house were a top administration official is question and the secret service scandal. details coming up in a live report. -- nichole killion. >> live, local, late breaking,

this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6:00. >> a police detective suspended for the way he handled a search for his missing daughter. >> jane miller is learning more about the police investigation into the detective's actions. >> sources say daniel nicholson and five other officers forced their way into this apartment in northeast baltimore, assaulted at least one person, and then fled out the door and split into two groups of three. it is the key allegation an ongoing investigation to give the detectives daughter's case the kind of attention others would not get. >> this is a flyer calling attention to the case of the daughter of daniel nicholson. she had been reported missing to