-- it puts the responsibility on the owner pre >> those words from the father of a boy who was attacked by pitbull. he is responding to a maryland court decision to rule pitbull dangerous so when filing a claim, it did not -- you do not have to prove the dog his already vicious. solesky said he was trying to -- his son was trying to help another boy was being attacked by the dog. texted drive him around alley until he stopped moving. >> dominic almost bled to death, but dr. save him. he has a number of terrible scars to remind him of that attack. >> everyone is relieved that dominique is okay today, but there is another side to the pitbull dilemma, whether --

>> and most shelters fear being inundated with unwanted dogs. >> the decision has some widespread implications. shelter directors are preparing for an influx of pitbull while landlords and renters could soon have to make some tough decisions. mitzi is just one of hundreds of pitbull top dogs barcs in baltimore. 95 percent of the dogs there are pitbull. that is why the executive director worries that the recent ruling by the state's highest court categorizing the docks as inherently dangerous will mean fewer pitbull adoptions and more people giving the dogs up. >> we do expect that is going to happen, and all of the shelters are thinking that way. we are all inundated already. the last thing we want to do is

taken more dogs. >> the maryland court of appeals ruling means that just being a pitbull top dog is enough for a claim. second, stiff penalties for pitbull owners and landlords allow the dogs to stay in their buildings. >> the liability remains with the landlord. >> attorney catherine howard represent property managers and landlords throughout the maryland area. credit is a terrible position for the property manager to be put in. they will have to implement a policy. they may find themselves in the unenviable position of making their tenants choose. >> what is the choice, give up your family pet, or move out of the state of maryland? that is a sad choice. >> a le flore generally cannot change or shorten it believes it before the term expires -- a le

flore generally cannot change or shorten a lease before the term expires. -- a landlord acrylicannot chanr shorten a least three >> two suspects were reportedly involved in a triple stabbing outside an elks lodge in annapolis. the incident happened early saturday morning. all three victims were taken to shock trauma and are listed in stable condition. police said just before the incident, a private party had been broken up inside the lodge. it was with information is asked to call anne arundel county police. amends university of maryland basketball player cases disorderly conduct tonight. police said the charges involve a fight inside a college park restaurant just before 3:00 a.m. we are told that howard was not involved directly in the brawl, but investigators he was seen taunting the people involved.

he is now awaiting a court date and was issued a citation. >> authorities hope a sketch will help them solve a half- dozen sexual assault along a hiking trail. authorities are using anyone who uses the northwest branch hiker- biker trail to use caution after the latest attack on april 20. a victim said she was walking with an armed man forced her into the woods. the attacks have happened over the past few months, starting in january. >> community activists are calling for the badges of five baltimore city police officers. they said have video that proves the police went too far when arresting a man at a jobs protests. kerry cavanaugh joins us live at police headquarters with the latest to >> the rest was captured in the video that was posted to youtube, and the footage is polarizing. the police department's stance behind what you are about to see, but the man who was arrested calls the police brutality. >> the youtube video shows

police taking action at a demonstration near johns hopkins university last month. police said they blocked traffic. >> you have a large crowd, it is very easy for a situation to get out of control. you want to be sure you take the individuals who are being a distraction into police custody and get them out of their for their safety and the safety of other individuals. >> i guess i did not get to the sidewalk fast enough. there were a lot of people. i am on my way to the sidewalk and i got attack. >> they sprayed mace in his eyes as they get him to the ground. the camera angle does not allow you to see his face. >> he was about to spray me and i kept covering my face. i was not resisting arrest, i was just landing, and he kept on spraying me. >> the two senior officers are

seen on the video. he said he stands behind action taken. >> the tape is not all that alarming to me. i saw people in the street, and officers arrived to try to get them settled down and onto the sidewalk. >> he believes the officer should be the one to answer for what happened here. he says he plans to file an internal affairs complaints against those police officers. a group called justice for trayvon martin committee in backing him. they are forming what they call an assembly to talk about other allegations of police misconduct this summer. >> a former aide to former governor bob ehrlich has started been convicted for the 2010 election day robocalls. today jurors were selected for the trial of julius henson, the self admitted author of the robocalls, which prosecutors say were intended to keep black folks home.

>> he has been talking for 18 months. we get a chance to talk some now. i think the jurors and the judge will find that the call was made, it was a good call. it was not my decision to put a tag on the call. >> hanson's lawyer says he intends to argue the case as is much about politics than anything else. prosecutors hope to limit what it is can say about the political context to the jury. opening statements are expected to begin tomorrow. >> tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary since osama bin laden was killed on a secret mission in pakistan. >> it was a moment that brought the nation together, but one year later it has become highly politicized. kate amara has denied commitment 2012 update. -- has tonight's commitment 2012 update. >> huge crowds and from the white house and i that unify the

nation. osama bin laden was dead. one year later, has become a matter of the moment in presidential politics to correct a said that i would go after bin laden if we had a clear shot at him, and i did. >> those comments come on heels of a new obama campaign video about bin laden's death, questioning if presumptive republican nominee mitt romney would have done the same thing. campaigning in new hampshire today, romney said absolutely. the romney campaign now accusing president obama of using the anniversary it a partisan political attack through cracks if there are others who have said one thing and now suggest that would do something else, then i would go ahead and let them explain. >> but the economy remains issue number one in this race. the union members today, the president blamed the gop for killing bills to create jobs. >> rebuilding our infrastructure is common sense. an investment in tomorrow that

we need to make today. ronald reagan said that, that great socialist, ronald reagan. >> mitt romney meanwhile on a swing state stop, a fishing pier in portsmouth, new hampshire, where he vowed to remove regulatory hurdles for small business. >> if i become president of the united states, i will be a pro small-business president and fought for the rights of small business people. >> he has successfully called for his party's nomination after rick santorum dropped out earlier this month. newt gingrich is expected to end his bid on wednesday. i am kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> one year after bin laden was killed, a chance to go inside the situation room during those harrowing hours when many lives were on the line. brian williams takes us on an exclusive bind the scenes look at that story tonight. >> when you look at it, what

does it conjure up inside you? >> that is the way i usually look when i has been dragged me to an action movie. what it conjures up is all the -- when my husband drags me to an action movie. every other person in that small group, it was just an extraordinary experience and a great privilege to be part of. >> you can catch the full hour, behind-the-scenes conversation on wednesday at 9:00. >> the baltimore city council approved a measure to reduce the property tax rate by 20 cents by the year 2020. under the measure, an owner occupied home assessed at $200,000 would see an annual tax reduction of $40 in 2013, and that would grow to 400 dollars but 2020. supporters said the program will be paid for through reduced city spending as well as revenue generated by the city's futures lot location. a new road closure and our future. mayor like casino plans to move

forward with construction of a new casino near arundel mills. the state highway administration will brief the public tomorrow on what to expect. it is reported that southwest bwi parkway and change will close for one month. we will fill you in on what else you need to dig up -- what does she need to know, including possible the tours. backstabbing some cash for bge customers always sounds good. this year, how much and why -- >> saving some cash for be the customer's always sounds good. >> customers are not quite sure about the proposed savings of the new smart meters. >> hd doppler shows made may begin with a little bit of rain, and a warming trend is headed our way. right now is the relatively mild for the last day of may, 63q

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>> some good news tonight for bge customers. residential customers will likely see their bills decrease, at least some. they will save an estimated $54 a year, coming on the heels of a onetime credit following the bge merger. it is the result of bidding that happens twice your whole cell providers. bge is about to replace all residential gas and electric meters with so-called smart meters. that will supposedly better let you manage your energy usage and save some money. >> some customers are very leery whether the new technology could be bad for your health. >> this is a smart leader. how smart is it? it basically read this self and send your energy uses wirelessly back to be deep.

-- it basically reads itself. >> you will be able to see in real time, 24 are delayed, your energy usage . >> not everyone is looking forward to smart vietor technology. >> i am a little bit nervous about -- too smart meter technology. >> she said she suffers from electromagnetic sensitivity. >> at my worst, i was so sensitive i could not touch things with electricity without feeling pain. i could not watch tv because the radiation from the screen. >> she says headaches, fatigue, even earaches forced her to take a leave of absence from work. >> this doctor has been studying electromagnetic sensitivity 3%- 5% of the population suffers severe symptoms.

>> there are so many sources of this radiation. smart meters are just one additional source. we have a lot of items in our home, we live near cellphone and tennis. what seems to happen is that once the smart meters go in, people seem to be fine, and a few of them become really quite ill. >> the doctor questions wifi in schools and fills not enough studies have been done on the effects of radio frequency radiation. >> essex -- it disturbs me greatly because the levels are going higher and higher. it is almost as if the government has its head in the sand and just does not want to know what the outcome is likely to be. >> is not correct to say there have not been many studies, because there really have been an avalanche of studies. >> it works closely with the edison electric institute, a utility company association predicts scientists have concluded that there may be a

psychological component that if somebody knows there is a radio wave signal their, that they feel symptoms and so forth, which may be very real for them. however, those studies have shown that that kind of phenomenon really is not based on the actual presence or absence of the radio waves. >> the doctor says is all about where the radiation falls on the electromagnetic spectrum. and the high in, gamma rays that can break apart molecules. on the low-end, smart leaders and cell phones. >> there really are not damaging to biological immelt -- molecules. dextre who has labeled them a possible carcinogen -- there are some commonplace items on the list, like coffee. pickled vegetables, even the concern over the possible health effects of the smart meters.

aside from health issues, he is concerned about privacy. the bill never made it out of committee. this canal up to the public service commission to decide if opt out should be an option. >> should customers be able to opt out if they want to? >> we really do not have an opinion on that. the state of california allows its power customers to opt out, but they have to pay for. they are charged a one time fee of $75 and an additional $12 a month. she says she now has hurt electro sensitivity and control and is feeling much better and is back to work. she does not welcome the idea of more radio waves in her home. >> the public service commission's hearing on the opt out option is scheduled for may 22. it will take two years to get all million-plus bge customers switched over. to find out more about smart

meters and when your area is scheduled for installation, check out the link on our website, wbaltv.com. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> the month of april is just about done. another day with a high pollen count, but not the astronomical levels we saw for a while with the total count was over 500. today it is a little more manageable at 277. and i'd straight day of color than normal temperatures. the normal 72. the low today of 47 is right on target, but when you factor in the cool afternoon high temperature, it turns out to be another cooler than normal day. it looks like the mud will average out a little over a degree above normal for the entire month. changes are on the way. there is warmer air coming in ahead of the showers. they are being pushed along by it right and head of the front, southwesterly flow of air will

be developing for morning. we will see some of the rain cutting across our area, especially during the first part of the day tomorrow. probably a weaker version of that line of storms and showers is out across the mountains. temperatures have not cooled very much. the highest ever in the low 60's. many areas are still in the low 60's. even western maryland is mild. the futurecast, here comes the shares across the mountains tomorrow morning. we could hear little morning thunder. heading toward lunch time, it looks like this guy start to turn partly cloudy and the front will work its way down south of ocean city by late afternoon, allowing the skies to clear. accommodation of some sunshine tomorrow afternoon and a west wind coming down off the eastern slope of the mountains will warm things up. the first day of may will be milder than the last day of april. southwest winds at 5-10 and son up at 6:07.

there is a warm front just to that south, that will allow that warm, summary erik downes bought -- that warm summary air to flow in. duceppe partly cloudy skies wednesday afternoon. shares of an ounce to the west. i think it will be dry around here on wednesday. bashar in the morning in a clearing in the afternoon. 79-84 degrees 8:00 in the evening for the sunset, the first time we have had an 8:00 sunset since last august. out on the bay, waves around 1 foot. out in the mountains, a couple of thunderstorms tomorrow and probably a few showers lingering into wednesday. on the eastern for the charge will go through tomorrow midday or early afternoon. the skies are clear and partly cloudy on wednesday. down at the coast the storm's arrival little later in the day and then move through tomorrow

night. when they should be partly cloudy and cool. low a's for may 1, 75 degrees on wednesday. warm on thursday, friday and saturday with the chance for a thunderstorm friday afternoon. >> see how one played and the smallest margin of error separates the winners from losers tonight at yankee stadium. that is next in sports. >> the maryland lottery, let yourself play. tonight's jackpot has an estimated annuity of $600,000. 14-8-31-24-16-25.

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>> the orioles open the of the stretch of the season with a close play the difference in a loss to the yankees tonight. they got their only run of the game in the secondary chris davis at the plate, adam jones on third. davis sends one to left field but it will not find its way out of the park. does bring adam jones then, 1-0 orioles. here comes the end of controversy. mark teixeira hopes the ball down the first baseline. it is where the ball goes over the base, not where it lands, that counts. the umpire says it is fair. but showalter did not agree and he had a good point. two batters later, it was the difference. a two-run homer,2-1.

burberry did not flinch. a double play ended. the yankees went in new york tonight. the boston bruins in the first round of the playoffs, the capital serve notice that wilma let the rangers intimidate them either. game to come around to. -- game 2, round 2. the rangers answer with a pair of goals. brian callahan, power play critic comes down to the stretch. the capitals beat the rangers, 3-to create the capitals' lead in the best of seven series with one game apiece.

the terps suspended southerland for one-year today for violating the student athlete code of conduct. officials will not say the exact infraction, but only two infractions in the code called specifically for a one-year suspension, a dui or third violation of the school's drug policy. the sophomore guard has submitted his name for eligibility in the nba draft. loyola coach charlie to meet would trade the award he won today to have a perfect record. they beat dallas of the week in an overtime but today he was recognized as coach of the year. he led the greyhounds' to a 12-1 season mark. stick around, tom with what

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>> not too bad that we are going into may already. >> a third of the year, and here comes may with a warming trend. 82 degrees tomorrow, a couple of showers and thunderstorms rolling through. still little drier than normal. back into the 8's to round of the work week and a couple of thunderstorms possible saturday evening. it will feel a lot different by tomorrow afternoon. >> may day celebrations tomorrow. >> are you going around the maypole? >> i will not be doing the may poll. >> thanks for joining us.ni

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