off two hours of questioning. in the hot seat, the head of the secret service publicly addressing the now 0-interest scandal in april when a dozen agents brought women back to a hotel where they were staying. >> these individuals did some really dumb things. >> some senators worried about security issues. if the woman was involved with drug cartels or intelligence agencies. >> it is ironic weekend be relieved that the woman for the most part were simply prostitutes. >> he insisted that vietor is not the norm. >> it is my opinion that the overwhelming majority are part of a great culture. the thing that makes an organization what it is is our culture. >> several wanted to know about an article published today which cited employees describing the secret circus atmosphere.

>> if we ignore or downplay what happened here, it can be like a cancer. it can spread. >> the h earing is -- hearing is adjourned. >> how deep does the bad peterborough? -- behavior go? >> tw >> two agents are fighting for their jobs and eight people have left. >> does it appear the political players are confident in the leadership of the direction of the secret service? >> it does at this point. no one is asking for him to step down. senators, even the white house expressed their support for how he is handling all this. >> in other news tonight.

taken into custody accused of impersonating an officer. police were called to the wild swings parking lot. he drove to some vehicles and displayed a badge planning to be undercover. he had one person performing sobriety tests. >> a warning for people who are planning to shop on craigslist. this after reports of a series of attacks of buyers. they were lured to meet and robbed at gunpoint. >> police say this is part of a growing national trend. it seems the best have caught on. fifth -- of the thieves have caught on. an increase in thieves using ads to get the buyer to a lightly

populated residential area and they pulled a gun on them. >> they've robbed them of cash and valuables and putting them in significant danger. >> they got away with $2,000. at least four cases in baltimore are connected and they are checking into whether the same man could be responsible for more. they were all done in the same location. >> the foot traffic has picked up and you can tell it is people who did not live in the neighborhood. people need to educate themselves about how people can do harm to you. >> police have tips about buying on-line. meet in a well populated area. get the person's name and check on them online. tell them you're paying with a certified check. that will prevent you from walking around with a lot of cash. in one case, the suspect fired

the gun but luckily, no one has been hurt during one of these encounters yet. >> the police are not taking any chances. these are individuals who are on and they pose significant danger. we want everyone in the city to know what is going on. >> police say they have several good leads on who the suspect is and i hope to have him in custody soon. >> people are mistaken for other people all the time. not uncommon. what if you are confused with someone who is a criminal? >> this can be frustrating, to say the least. >> how would you like to be on a wanted list and have no idea you are wanted? it happened to a maryland man and is making his life living hell. david and becky levin like to travel. they are staying in the united states. it is because of their experience try to return after a trip to canada.

>> i woke up because i am in the passenger seat. i see officers running out. i looked at him and said, something is going down. >> i said they're coming after me. >> i looked and they are surrounding our car. >> i will tell you about the mixup that has david letterman on the wanted list and what he has done to try to -- david levin on the wanted list and what he has done to try to clear his name. >> the city owned hilton hotel continues to show losses. jane charges live with more down on the story. >> baltimore is lagging behind on attracting the business that fills hotels. the city hotel has shown losses since it opened in 2008. the development director said the losses are only on paper.

>> the hilton baltimore convention center hotel is making a profit and has not cost the citizens of baltimore one penny. >> the hotel lost $11 million in 2010 and 11.5 million in 2011. the losses are due to items like depreciation and not real losses. >> they're not real losses, cash losses or losses that come back to the citizens and say the hotel is running in the red and we have to raise the property tax. >> the revenues were down in 2011 and it was forced to dip into a reserve account to make a payment on the bonds that were sold to build the hotel. >> we hope not to do it again. >> the rep is are falling short of the projections used to sell the project. he blames the recession but acknowledged post-recession, baltimore hotels overall have not return to brest occupancy levels. the city's consultant knows

hotels are doing their best. >> they are sitting -- seeing other cities doing better than baltimore. we know that from them. we need collectively to work harder. >> delegate kiefer mitchell was not a fan. he says the city has no choice but to improve performance. >> we have to pledge to make this work. we as city residents and taxpayers will be on the hook. we cannot afford that. >> when his agency does the accounting, it will show a net profit of $350,000 for the hotel since 2008. i am jim miller, wbal tv news. >> @ change of fortune as mitt romney holds the lead over president obama in florida.

a 47 to 41% split. the president held a seven-point lead in march. rubio senator mark morabico increased points. 44% believe the president deserves a second term. >> you are the first class in nine years who will graduate into a year when there are no americans fighting in iraq. thanks to your force personnel who did their part, osama bin laden is no longer a threat to our country. >> he expressed the need for these men and women to be [no audio]

>> bullying was part of his message to the kids. he is an all star forward w ith the memphis grizzlies. >> at some point, everyone has been part of it are seen at happen. you have to let kids know you want to treat them how you want to be treated. as much as i can do to see that and tell my experiences, try to help them with that. >> the season is over, he is back at home. he played his high school ball at archbishop spalding high school. who >> jacqueline williams is the new director at poly.

she is a poly alum and a former teacher and the interim director until last night. >> i am elated about being a director of this institution. i am still on cloud nine whether this is really true. i am truly grateful for being given the opportunity. >> jacqueline williams younkers daughter is also a student. her oldest daughter is a math teacher at paterson park high school. some baltimore resident may want to prepare themselves for a rumble on friday. >> dead fish in an anne arundel county water way. why there are chances of seeing more of this this summer. >> the opportunity they had against boston. see if the orioles make the most of a rare chance. >> showers and thunderstorms

across the area. we will see of the weather will linger as we get closer to the memorial day weekend. memorial day weekend.

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>> tens of thousands of fish are killed. officials believe the fish suffocated due to a lack of oxygen from an algae bloom. due to runoff in the water. >> the area incorporates the

drainage which is the baltimore harbor and down to the mouth of river-- of the chester and to the western shore down to south reinsurer. it is thick on the western shore now. across the bay bridge will be able to see it. >> the stench is incredible. residents in northeast baltimore had better get ready to rumble starting friday. we reported about a sore line project between -- a sewer line project. crews will continue to blast through bedrock, making a go noises. you will hear a siren go off but there is no reason for concern. >> some scattered showers and

storms are developing. there is a cool front trying to push through but it is stalled. that is the focus for the showers and storms. they're working their way across the bay into central and western maryland. a clockwise flow because of this system. we will see the storms try to cross the cooler waters of the bay. it will impact the baltimore area. some storms as a result crossing i-83. some storms developed in northern virginia where flood warnings have been issued. some heavy downpours are possible. officially so far, none of those storms have crossed the rain gauge. a trace of precipitation today, nothing measurable at the inner harbor. temperatures are warmer than normal. lower 80's at the airport and

the inner harbor. 80 degrees around the inner harbor at this hour. temperatures are warm as you get away from the cooler water of the bay. some five randallstown -- 75 in randallstown. cool sea breeze has ocean city in the '60s. the numerous showers we see are dying down to a mostly cloudy sky for thursday morning. some patchy fog. temperatures from 60 to 68. light east winds and the sun set at 8:21 p.m. clearing things out nicely for cleveland and chicago. out across parts of indiana and western kentucky, the front has stalled here. we have to deal with a couple of days. a chance for a storm along that

front. high pressure will strengthen and build toward the weekend. on friday, we will see only isolated storms are in the area during the afternoon. saturday after some early march -- early morning fog burns off, more sunshine. leading to a warninwarming tren. on the chesapeake, 1 foot waves and southeast winds at 5 to 10 knots. when storms across the bay, it turns things up and waves and winds will be higher. down friday and starts to warm up. temperatures in the mountains likely to hit the low 80's. maybe near 90 over the weekend. at ocean city, the showers and thunderstorms chances diminishing from 40% to 20%. it looks like a nice saturday

through monday. keep in mind these afternoon highs are brief. they hit the 70's and the air warms up and the cool air comes in from the ocean. temperatures in the city -- in the 60's at ocean city. 80 around friday in baltimore. close to 94 saturday, sunday, and monday. the thunderstorms are those pop- up thunderstorms. a better chance for a thunderstorm on tuesday. >> forget the 14 straight losing season. they had an opportunity looking to win the fourth straight series from the red sox. the wait continues. boston takes the day with a 65- -- with a 6-5 win.

the first of the two home runs. 2-1, o's in front. rips one down left field. a double for middlebrooks. taking the one hop relay. out with the tag. they could not keep boston in the yard. getting the four base tour. darren o'day on the mound. a solo home run, turning into the winning run as boston beat see orioles and take the series with a 6-5 win. >> as up and down as today was, i feel like we still had a great chance to win the ballgame. it is a matter of making one or

two pitches and keeping the runner off the board. keep grinding, battling. we're looking forward to this of day and recharge and getting ready for kc. >> kc serrie starts on friday. -- series starts on friday. no shortage of new names and faces on the practice field. that is jacoby jones. courtney upshaw has prompted coaches to praise not only his talent but his football iq. john fielded a potential question. he does not live in the past and does not deal with many hangovers. >> i would probably not use that

term. take two aspirin, that is what you usually do, right? is that what you do? i do not think we have that problem. i do not think it is an issue. you go back to work right is a new season. >> i thought it was a raw egg and orange juice. >> you are still taking aspirin? >> people take aspirin for other reasons. >> back in a moment with a seven-day forecast.

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>> things starting to heat up here. >> low 80's tomorrow and friday. that continues the chance for afternoon thunderstorms. some isolated late date storms on sunday and monday. dry and warm, temperatures in the late 90's. it will not cool off until the middle of next week. thanks for joining us. we will see you here at 11. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--