others, it is the president patting himself on the back, making the bin laden rate part of his re-election effort to correct the president undertaking this victory lap and using this somehow to say that he is better than romney is really mistaken. >> mitt romney was in new york taking a pizza 2 9/11 first responders and firefighters with former mayor rudy guiliani. >> the president, who authorized that attacked to the intelligence community that worked on it for so many years. >> romney did complain about the obama campaign ad that questions if romney would have okayed the raid. >> i think politicizing extent and trying to draw a distinction between himself and myself was an inappropriate use of the very important event that brought

america together . >> half a world away, president obama drove home to america that he is the one who ordered the counterattack the world is celebrating today. steve handelsman, wbal-tv 11 news. >> we have learned within the last 10 minutes or so that the president did indeed sign that 10-year security pact with the afghan government. afghan president karzai warned that pact signed in afghanistan. it secures the u.s. commitment as the war winds down. >> an investigation is underway in cleveland, ohio, where police say five men plotted to blow up a bridge. undercover fbi agents have been monitoring the suspect since october. the men were planning to take down of four-lane state highway bridge over part of a national park. they are now arrested and charged with conspiracy. has been learned that some of

the suspects had attended the occupied cleveland event. >> is supposed to be the most high-profile organized national occupy rally since the encampment came down months ago. protesters are calling it the may day march. it might call some types in downtown baltimore. you are looking at live video from skyteam 11 in the past 50 minutes or so. demonstrators have been gathering and they plan to start at the post office on fayette street and to other locations. the bikers began at the monument. skyteam 11 will stay over the scene and monitoring traffic delays and problems you might run into. we will have more details on the march itself coming up at 5:30. here's a look and what some of the demonstrations look like across the country. perry workers in san francisco state to rally, including --

very service was shut down today but is expected to resume later -- ferry service was shut down. in manhattan, organizers are calling for protesters to block several bridges or tunnels connecting manhattan to new jersey and other parts of the city. >> within the last couple of hours, city officials have confirmed they do plan to completely shut down the j.f.x. this week to make emergency repairs. the closures will be overnight, but still significant. rob roblin joins us live from northwest baltimore with more on what can expect. >> let me first of all clarify exactly what will be closed down and when it will start. northbound jones falls expressway will be closed beginning on thursday from 10:00 p.m. until 4:00 a.m. since april 13, one lane in each direction of the j.f.x. has been

closed for emergency repairs. now the city says to get the repairs done, they have to close down all the lanes in the northbound direction. it starts thursday night and it will be every night. the reason is there is going to be drilling on the traffic lanes to inject the route, which is basically concrete -- which is basically concrete. glaxo beginning thursday between 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m., during the closure, northbound traffic will be detoured onto north avenue 28 street exit, then to the 28th street ramp. back to the northbound jones falls expressway. >> there will be southbound closures as well. on thursday night, there will be a second lane closure on the >> while the city knows it willg

be an inconvenience to motorists, they say the additional lane closures are necessary to get the repairs done. >> the excavation that is just starting in the left lane, but the grounding will be in the middle and right lane, so all three lanes will be affected by this grouting process. >> city officials tell me this job will take about a month. in that time, there will probably be a lot of changes. closures one way for one week, another way for another week. you need to stay tuned. >> sounds like it is going to be interesting. marc train passengers had a difficult time getting to work this morning because of an early-morning train accident. a train was traveling southbound in rosedale when it struck and killed a pedestrian. the accident happened just after 7:00, but the delays lasted for hours after that. passengers had to be transferred to another train as the

investigation continued. we are still waiting on the identity of the victim. >> a political consultant pushed his argument today that he is being put on trial for the robocalls in the 2010 election because he worked for the wrong political side. jayne miller is live at the mitchell court house tonight with more. >> julius henson defense lean heavily on the political angle. his argument, democrats will in maryland, and he's being singled out because he works on the other side. lawyer today's described him as jumping over the line in the 2010 governor's race. he went to work for bob ehrlich on the eve infamous robocalls. prosecutors said the call used

fraud to suppress votes by suggesting the election is over. julius henson says not true. >> the call the not they don't vote. the call did not say the election is over. -- the call did not say don't go. >> prosecutors say cuyahoga center offered a strategy that ehrlich rejected to keep black voters at home -- prosecutors say julius henson offered a strategy that early projected to keep black voters at home. >> for example, we need additional i.d. that is suppression. what are campaign did was simply trying to get your votes to the poll. >> paul schurick was convicted in december in the robocalls case. henson is trying to convince jurors he is not criminally culpable because he was only an adviser to the campaign and had no decision making authority.

he also argues he got left holding back -- holding bacthe . >> an aide to bob ehrlich said he did not know if hanson had been paid or not. he said they use reverse psychology to motivate voters to get to the polls. one witness testified that he thought the robocalls was a motivator to get him to go vote. >> we have some late breaking word in the werdesheim assault case. the state has rested its case. lowell melser has more from the mitchell courthouse. >> after more than a week of testimony from about a dozen witnesses, the state finally rested its case in the werdesheim beating trial, and there were some very interesting moments this morning as things got under way.

shortly after testimony began monday morning, some tense moments after a woman watching the werdesheim trial, who art critic who we are not identifying, collapse. avi werdesheim, a trainee in tea, jumped out of his chair and went to render aid. -- a trained emt. >> a witness took the stand saying that the light werdesheim told him that he felt the victim pinned him against the car before the incident occurred -- eli werdesheim said he felt the victim pentamidine's the car. a walkie-talkie and two radios were identified there were found in the werdesheim home. the defense highlighted errors in the detective's report, proving through photos that the victim had sustained head injuries prior to the alleged assault. judge panel white denied motions

by the defense attorneys to drop all charges -- judge pamela white denied motions to drop all charges. tomorrow will be the defense was the chance to try to prove that eli and avi werdesheim did not do what they are accused of. it will be up to a judge, not a jury, to decide their fate. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a warm day here to start the month of may. temperatures above normal again, and 80's. usually that will bring a couple of isolated showers and perhaps a thunderstorm. severe storms rumbling through southern virginia and across the north carolina border. looks like we will get by with essentially dry weather. there are some clouds and patchy fog that may form as we get through the overnight. more storms out in the ohio valley rumbling this way. a potential for some unsettled weather as we head into the middle of the week. more on that with the forecast

and a couple of minutes. >> football fans in new england and new orleans are throwing a red flag tonight at reagan's head coach john harbaugh. >> it is all because of some comments he made on the radio this morning -- at raven's head coach john harbaugh. >> her parents were told she would never hear and never learned to speak. they refused to accept that diagnosis, in tonight "medical alert." alert." >> i am tim [ male announcer ] if you stash tissues

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he said i totally believe that the patriots and st. coaches and players earned those championships. he has also reached out to coach bill belichick to clarify. >> nothing like clarification. talk about getting healthy. a baltimore elementary school welcomes a new salad bar to the school cafeteria. they also welcome some big names in politics. governor martin o'malley joined representatives from hbo and the whole kids foundation. elementary schools will receive quality salad bars from the program. and they talk to students not only about the benefits of exercise, but also about eating healthy. >> when you eat healthy in school you are going to be able to concentrate. you'll be able to focus, you feel better, you don't get

bored, and you are able to bring home grades that are high. >> official screened at the hbo documentary. hbo officials and their partners are pledging to put in salad bars in public city schools by this coming september. baltimore county executives announced to make changes in baltimore county's dental program, a program that serves children from birth until they turn 21. senior citizens 60 and over, and pregnant women. it is now medicaid provider. it will also upgrade to digital x-ray equipment that will reduce radiation as well as the cost of extra supplies. a hand-held wire device goes into the patient's mouth and collects the ticket next to a laptop. >> a little girl's ear canal and our earp were constructed.

doctors thought she would never be able to hear and speak. outer ear.al and albert fourie doctors at the california institute pioneered surgery to construct the ear canal and ear in justuter fourie 110-hour outpatient surgery. -- in just one 10-hour surgery. >> the safety and the outcome are more important. >> the outcome is nearly perfect. her new year's are built out of surgical plastic and her own skin -- her new ears. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> a little bit of rain went through the area late last night and early this morning. it was perfectly timed.

the pollen count is taken in the morning, so if you get a little bit of rain overnight, it might be able to wash felt some of the pollen so you get a lower count. the showers going through in the early morning, off the coast in afternoon. storms moving into the ohio valley will have to keep an eye on. we will see this pattern for the next couple of days. intervals of showers and storms tracking from the ohio valley east through the mid atlantic. at times we will be in between them and we will get some sunshine, and other times will have to deal with the unsettled weather. the early morning showers today are now off the coast and leaving us. one of the lower pollen counts we have seen in a while, 38, just in the moderate range. once the clouds and showers move out and the sun came back, combine that with a west wind blowing down off the mountains, temperatures above normal for this first day of may. 84 in downtown, frederick at 81 degrees.

georgetown, southern delaware, salisbury, ocean city all in the low 80's. western maryland a little cooler, around 70. we will stay mile tonight. maybe some patchy fog in the picture. 58-67, a relatively mild overnight. our first 8:00 sunset since last august. the days are slowly stretching out and you get the chance to enjoys a nice spring weather through the evening. this warm air will be pushed a little farther to the cell. it is like summertime now. memphis 89, atlanta 87. 61 in cleveland. some of that cool air will follow this front and settle into our region tomorrow. it will be cooler, since we expect a little cloud cover. the east when it will bring moisture of the ocean and the bay. all that will conspire to keep the temperatures down a bit

tomorrow. thursday morning, some clouds and fog indicated on our computer models here. in the afternoon, the sun will break through the cloud cover and will be worn again for thursday, friday, and most likely for saturday. the humid weather will continue to generate an occasional that -- an occasional shower or thunderstorm. 67-74 and a 20-30% chance that an isolated shower or thunderstorm tracking through. waves running about 1 foot, they water temperatures of around 60 already. a couple of showers or thunderstorms in the mountains tomorrow. isolated activity on thursday. the eastern shore locations have that risk of a shower tomorrow, about a 30% chance, but it will be cooler, and then start to warm up again as we get into thursday and friday. eastern shore locations along the coast, is significant seabury's expected in the next couple of days. the highs around ocean city only in the upper 60's and a chance

of isolated showers. back into the warm weather thursday, friday, and saturday. kind of like summertime pattern. it turns a little bit cooler, back into the 7's come up toward the end of the weekend. >> it is a to say that the u.s. secret service has a black eye from the columbia prostitution scandal. >> 100 agents are about to learn about ethics from professors at johns hopkins. details on that just ahead. >> the maryland attorney general bytes for the collection of dna samples.

>> after two weeks of disturbing revelations about a prostitution scandal, the secret service is looking to get back on track with professors at johns hopkins. they will be going through ethics training in prince

george's county. the trading was previously east of the fortress 20 agents, but they expanded the program after allegations of prostitutes being hired in cartagena, colombia days before the president's visit there. it was another important and at times contentious day north carolina as testimony continued in the john edwards trial. >> defense attorneys got their turn with the woman who has been described as the key to the money trail in this high-profile case. jay gray has the latest on today's testimony. >> sherry young returned to the witness stand, sharing what she described as families heartache and unwavering loyalty to john edwards. >> when she broke down, that showed another human element to this drama. she showed that young family was very much affected by what happened. >> she outlined an intricate plan is money from wealthy

donors and cover-up the president's affair with real hunter. paint a picture of the former presidential candidate and his mistress as we littlest -- as manipulative, greedy lawyers. >> she wanted to take the focus of her husband and put it back on the defendant, john edwards. >> looking to ship that focus during cross-examination, the defense pointed to inconsistencies in her testimony and question her motivation and memory. young pushed back saying "mr. edwards did not come forward and tell the truth." what the defense will try to do is highlight the fact that the youngs have admitted they kept the majority of the money intended to hide the affair. sherry young and answer for that as well. >> her reason was in essence, there is no amount of money that

could have made up for what john edwards put her and her family through. a series of events that have been described like a soap opera have played out in the courtroom here. >> while the attention has been focused on the salacious part of the cover-up of the affair, the harder the case is whether it john edwards knowingly broke campaign finance laws. >> it was another important -- we just did that story. the marathon is just a few days away. after four years of success, they have set a new goal for this year. >> organizers are getting quite ambitious. we will tell you how they plan on topping $1 million. it involves a stuffed dog. here is a view from skyteam 11 over the occupy wall street

protests. we'll have a live report from downtown, just ahead. >> it is a new way of thinking when it comes to weight loss. i am kerry cavanaugh, and i will take you to boot camp. >> drugs, dating, violence, and gambling are just a few of the hot topics in the student hot topics in the student athlete conference i should be arrested for crimes against potted plant-kind. [ clang ] my house is where plants came to die. ♪ but, it turns out all i was missing was miracle-gro potting mix. it's got what a plant needs. even plant food that feeds them for up to 6 months. you get bigger, more beautiful plants. guaranteed. who's got two green thumbs thanks to miracle-gro? uh, this gal. boom! everyone grows with miracle-gro.

>> 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 continues now.

>> hundreds of area high school athletes got some straight talk on drugs, dating, and decision making, all part of our program to keep the students grounded. >> tim tooten is live in the newsroom with more on that story. >> it is called powered by me. it started out as a small workshop to keep students away from drugs and alcohol. it has gone to a yearly conference focused on more serious issues. they showed up in droves. high school athletes from more than 60 public and private high schools. in one place for one message, how to play sports save, fair, and sober. >> we have looked at role models and other athletes. we want to learn by people's mistakes so we do not make the same ones. >> mike gimbel, a recovering addict and drug experts, has been the face of this campaign aimed at student athletes. >> it is not like just steroids

and drugs and alcohol abuse. there are other issues about dating, eating properly, about gambling, things we do not normally think about with student athletes. >> an international soccer star and recovering addict talked to students about how he went from success to drugs, and now to a life of second chances. >> anytime you can relate to a young guy that has been through it, that is why i get really excited about this. they can put themselves in my shoes. >> what was it he said that really touched you? >> he said how hard he works, how badly he wanted it, which makes me want to work harder. >> second chances are possible. >> a message echoed by congressman elijah cummings. >> as you go throughout life,

you make as few mistakes as possible, because there are some mistakes that can affect you for the rest of your life. >> he says that is why it is important to reach teens now, rather than later. tim tooten, wbal-tv 11 news. >> here is a look at some of our other top stories at this hour. during a surprise and top secret trip to afghanistan, holt -- president obama has signed an important agreement with afghan president hamid karzai, submitted the u.s. commitment to afghanistan -- cementing the u.s. commitment to afghanistan after the war ends in 2014. the president will address the nation tonight. opening arguments kicked off in the trial of julius henson,

charged in connection with the 2010 robocalls scandal. his defense is leaning heavily on the political angle, saying democrats rule in maryland and he was out of line by working for republican. he argues the robocalls used reverse psychology to actually motivate people to vote. one voter testified today, saying the call was a motivating factor in his decision to go to the polls. or issues with the j.f.x. tonight. transportation officials will be closing a portion of the jones falls expressway for emergency repairs. transportation officials announced all close predict all northbound lanes will be closed from 10:00 p.m. until 4:00 a.m. beginning this thursday night. the overnight closures will continue nightly through monday morning. crews will be repairing drainage pipes located underneath the j.f.x., which the city has called a significant washout. northbound traffic will be detoured at the north avenue exit during the closure. we have a full list of the

detours you should know about on our website, wbaltv.com. >> just four months left before the second annual baltimore ground three. -- second annual baltimore grand prix. >> the new trend is growing faster than ever, fathers using to reject father's choosing kids over careers. fathers choosing kids over os

>> a nationwide protest is making its way through baltimore tonight. the occupy movement is using worldwide mayday institutions to rally against major financial institutions. >> the post office and the washington monument work to locations. the plan was for an array of labor, emmerich, homeless, and civil-rights activist to speak at the rally.

>> protesters have gathered with their signs and banners, preparing for this may day rally that is scheduled to begin in just a couple of minutes. occupy baltimore has joined into the nationwide demonstration. skyteam 11 flew over 3 rally that started with them last couple of hours. one is that a post office, and there were two others. mayday is international worker'' day. protest organizers in cities across the country say their intention is to show the 1% what life without the 99% would look like. they encourage workers and students to take a day off and solidarity against income inequality. civil-rights activists are scheduled to speak at the rally. it looks like it is just getting started. protesters will continue their demonstration at war memorial plaza. kai reed, wbal-tv 11 news.

>> just think of it as a couple of caution laps for the baltimore grand prix. indycar series continues to look for new group of owners to host the labor day event, just four months out from when the green flag is supposed to drop. it will take over direct management of the race if needed. the group picked by city officials has not started to market the event or even sell tickets. own calls to indycar representatives were not returned to 11 news. baltimore city police are giving high school students a behind- the-scenes look at the inner operations of the police department. today hosted 75 students were police orientation day. their goal is to educate students on what it takes to be a police officer, detective, or investigator. it will give 20 students a chance to become a baltimore police cadet.

it is that the 600 block of fayette street. >> a british parliamentary committee today issued a scathing report on rupert murdoch and the phone hacking scandal of news international. it blamed the culture of the critics lay the blame squarely at murdoch's the. it accused rupert and his son james murdock of willful blindness. murdoch has blamed the scandal on the editor of the news of the world at the time. >> 2000 people will be lacing up their sneakers this sunday to take part in maryland's half marathon. >> organizers hope to topple milestone with donations. coming up, they will tell us how they plan to raise more than a million dollars. >> scattered showers and thunderstorms around the mid atlantic. we will see if any of that wet weather is heading to baltimore in the forecast, coming up.

a beautiful spring day, 81 degrees at the airport, 84 downtown.

>> here is a look at what we are working on for 11 news at 6:00. the decision that put a halt to be in a collection of four people charged with violent crimes. what the maryland attorney general is doing to try to get that reversed. we'll have details on changes in how it will affect drivers. maryland failed to make the

grade in a recent clean air report. why state officials say that is unlikely to change anytime soon. we'll have these stories and

>> 2000 people are expected to run in the maryland half marathon sunday in howard county. organizers say they are hoping to top of milestone with donations of more than $1 million. organizers tell us one way that plan to duet, anyone who donates $50 will get one of the stuffed animals. he has become the unofficial mascot of the race. >> he ran the last 8 miles of the race.

>> the race starts sunday at 8:00 a.m. in howard county. officials say the event has been crucial in developing breakthrough treatment for breast cancer and a large group of other diseases. you can donate to the cancer center or sign up to run in the race on line. >> we have been monitoring the progress made on the baltimore basilica since last summer's earthquake. structural engineers and architects have been going over what needs to be done and bids are going out for repairs. parish officials say once the work starts in a few weeks, everything should be completed by ash wednesday of next year. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> april 2012 turned out to be a little bit warmer than normal and a little bit drier than

normal. all winter long and out into the spring, you will see the official stats in the computer. 55.3 degrees for the average temperature this month. the normal is 53.7. that is the 15th consecutive month at the airport with warmer than normal temperatures. last time we had a cooler than normal month was january 2011. it has been awhile. we fell short of the rainfall totals that we normally get in april. we only had 1.99 inches and we are supposed to have over 3 inches for the month. 90 degrees was the warmest day back on a 16th, and 32 degrees on the third day of april. we did have a little bit of rain to start the month of may. you see that on the satellite radar composite. the showers moving off the mid- atlantic coast. mixed with a little bit of wet snow to the northeast as they crossed the adirondacks and move into the mountains of northern -- of western maine.

almost 0.2 inch downtown. a warmer than normal start to the new month of may. there was a trace of snow on the first of may in 1963. early may slope far east -- early may slosnow flurries. lower 7's in the mountains, but we will stay warm tonight. the normal high is 70. we are barely below that for the load tonight. tomorrow we will be behind a broad, so it will be a mild night tonight. this front will change things tomorrow as it moves through. an east wind will bring some clouds and a cool breeze coming across the area. there may be some scattered storms tracking across that

ronald boundary, turning south to the mid atlantic. to the west of us in the mounds, the area of a slight risk for thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon and evening. overall, clouds and cooler temperatures will prevent the storms from getting too strong. sunrise tomorrow morning at 6:06. light winds on the bay, waves about a foot. the same scenario of an amount. they will have warmer temperatures there. the east wind does not impact them as much as it does areas around the bay and down to the coast. 71 tomorrow, then back into the 80's on thursday. the seven-day forecast, one day we will cool off and then we are right back into that surge of warm, may air. isolated afternoon thunderstorms, and it will turned sunni and cooler on sunday, with a high near 75.

>> the baltimore city council has approved a measure sponsored by mayor stephanie rawlings- blake to reduce the city property tax rate by 20 cents by the year 2020. kallman said that $200,000 would see an annual tax reduction of $40 in 2013, and it would grow by $400 by 2020. it would be paid for by reduced see spending and revenue generated by it in future slots locations. donnan pet foods is recalling a type of dry dog food because of salmonella concerns. here is what you need to look for pick it is called diamond puppy formula dry dog food, and is sold in 12 states, including maryland. the plant where it was manufactured is the same one that made mold contaminated food that did killed dozens of dogs back in 2005. so far no canine illnesses have

been reported from this particular product. for more information, head to our website, wbaltv.com, and click on consumer alert. across the u.s., lending to small businesses fell considerably in the month of march compared to december, the index dropped by 12%. analysts attributed to many companies being hesitant to borrow since the recession because they are uncertain about the economy. there is one ray of hope, we are still faring better than we did this time last year. one part of the economy is increasing, and that is workers putting more money into their 401k plants. fidelity investments, the country's largest 401k administrator, said the average balance was $74,600 at the end of march, that is up from the same month last year. about 80% of that growth was from market performance and the

rest was contributions by workers and employers. >> there is an emerging trend in child care that has families across the country making some different decisions. stay at home dads. 32% of men with a working wife stayed home at least one day a week in 2010, up from 26% 10 years ago. when of the reasons, the rising cost of day care, combined with slow wage growth since the recession. since 2004, two times more men have lost their jobs as women. women are starting to earn more than their husbands. state officials are on the offensive tonight battling a recent court ruling that prohibits law enforcement from collecting dna core recent crimes. now the attorney general says he will take all the way to the supreme court if he has to. details on that coming at new at 6:00. [ male announcer ] new unisom natural nights.

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news. >> it looks like they are feeling the burn and getting some great results. there are a number of boot camps that meade and outdoors. -- that meet outdoors. that i all for us at 5:00. here is a look at what is coming at new at 6:00. >> the maryland attorney general about to go to the u.s. supreme court, is the state's highest court does not change its ruling on collecting dna samples. >> i am jane miller live at the mitchell courthouse. he claims he is being singled out for the switching political sides. >> live, local, late-breaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6:00. >> are big story at 6:00, the state's highest court recently struck down the collection of

dna samples to help determine if someone has committed a number of violent crimes. >> the state is fighting against that ruling, calling dna an incredibly powerful tool. the attorney general says he will take to the supreme court, if necessary. barry simms is live in the newsroom details. >> the attorney-general file his appeal, after doing a national search to make sure no other state had a similar case pending before the supreme court. >> for police, the ramifications are clear. how do you solve all the lingering cases the cannot rely on the major tool, the collection of dna samples at the time of arrest of suspects charged with certain violent crimes? >> it is incredible to have dna available to us, we can solve pending cases. >> the court's decision, going inside someone's mouth and ro