after guest smelled a strange odor in the 600 block of martial lee drive. >> they saw there were chemicals and side. >> officers arrested five men in connection to the possible lab. the man came from various states. >> it is our understanding they are traveling contractors and were in town for work. apparently that is their drug of choice and when they could not find it a decided to make some themselves in their hotel room. >> it was unbelievable. there were apparatus spread over a year and a police vehicle staging. if we were invaded. -- it is as if we were invaded. >> this was money -- one of the

many guests that were evacuated. guests were able to return to their rooms a few hours later. they could not have busted these men without the help of a vigilant bystander. >> we're dependent upon members of our community to let us know when something does not seem quite right. that was essential last night because it led to these arrests. >> they also found heroin and a handgun in that hotel room. we're live in howard county. quex >> this is not the average

handguns. we have a 9 mm, a glock. this is not someone who was just selling on the corner. there is a high level of illegal activity. >> they tell us they have successfully taken a violent person off the streets. >> the man who was left blind. after an attack by a cataclysm suspect he said the was planning on meeting him as well. the attorney came forward saying he is convinced the suspect was planning on cutting

open his body and consuming his organs. what may have prevented it, two other residences -- residents following a trail of blood. the statements came from poilce that the witnesses saw the attack but did not mention the knife. the victim was taken to a hospital. no word on her condition or motive. it has been a deadly 24 hours. four people murdered in three separate shootings. michael sullivan was the owner of sully's seafood. investigators believe it was the result of a robbery gone awry. they have no suspects or a person of interest.

anyone who may know something called metro. police say three people were shot. one of them killed. it happened before 9:30 a.m.. the victim died overnight. the search is still on for the gunman. police are looking for whoever shot and killed two men late last night in baltimore. authorities arrived to find a man dead on the porch. the victims have not yet been identified. >> the day after baltimore teenager was released, there is still a lot of cases -- questions as to how she got there in the first place. a girl was handcuffed in the middle of her graduation practice for crime she did not commit. there is more on the story. >> defense attorneys say the case highlights some frightening

aspect when it comes to court commissioners that basically someone's word can land you in jail. a tearful reunion outside of central booking. tiara brown embraces her parents. >> i was real upset. i prayed to go and read my bible. the best thing to do is come home. >> the honors student was locked up on attempted murder charges connected to the stabbing at the half mile track nightclub. what appears to be the victim's daughter filled out a complaint and submitted it to a commissioner at the courthouse claiming that brown stabbed her mother six times and threatened her as well. the commissioner issued a warrant for her arrest but to add to the confusion, police had

charged a woman named britney johnson. >> it was negligence. it is terrible that can put -- they can pick a person out. they took her for graduation. -- from graduation. >> brown had already spent the weekend in jail unable to attend your graduation. how does something like this happen? >> it happens far too often. it happens because the commissioner is allowed to issue a warrant based on a written complaint by an individual. >> warren brown speaking as a legal expert says brown's case illustrates a huge flaw in the system. any civilian can go to a court commissioner and file a complaint on another person and

without an investigation, the commissioner can issue an arrest warrant. >> and not to be some investigation before a person is arrested. especially if the charge carries life in prison. >> it is because of a rubber stamping of no bail that starts with the commissioner and trickles dowto the judge. >> so now this person is being held for god knows how long on no bail. because the commissioner issued a warrant based on a civilian's allegation of an accusation which was never investigated. it ends up being served. >> her family may be out of block when it comes to a lawsuit. commissioners are virtually immune from being sued. quex has been a struggle to clib

out of 60's. kotter cover al northerly breezes keeping the temperature down. so far has been a dry day. there are a few scattered chores on the map. low pressure will continue to produce as northerly breeze and bring down the clouds. this weather pattern will hold for another day or two and then some big changes, a summer-like weather coming your way. the seven-day forecast in a few minutes. >> you may remember some angry union demonstrations. the issue has come to a head in a recall election and the outcome could predict how the presidential race might grow. >> they lined up to vote in

wisconsin in a recall election. >> it is difficult. my father was a teacher. we are divided. >> protests were sparked when teachers and other public employees in wisconsin were forced to pay more for medical care and pensions. scott walker said the state was going broke. he is hoping to save his job today. >> independentit will tell us wr not wisconsin as part of a rebound for republicans in the industrial midwest. >> barack obama never helped the challenger. he was with bill clinton raising money in nyc.

>> it is good to be back on the broadway. >> with the beautiful people who backed his plan to cut spending. >> folks who can afford it like the two of us will pay a little bit more and some of youtube, sutta not chuckle. >> -- some of you, too, so don't chuckl. e. >> , calling at the second most important election of 2012. >> the star spangled celebration is officially here.

this morning marked the event of the bicentennial of the war of 1812. you can expect to see festivities like this all through next week. a spectacular visual extravaganza with more than 40 tall ships and a special air show. it is an event that celebrates the strong historical roots of charm city links to the citizens who fought to defend it. >> they had wanted to stitch together a huge banner. not just a flag but a huge star spangled banner. so there would be no doubt when the british pulled up where we're not retreating. we were not going away. we were in this together. >> an addition, you'll find some of the area of's best bands performing in the energy area and local chefs. a ferris and rock climbing

wall. we hope you tune in to the special in partnership with maryland public television. that is june 13 at 7:00 p.m. right here on wbal tv 11. >> there will be so much going on here. disney is trying to make a small world after all. >> there will be some changes in saturday morning programming. >> he hoped -- helped the ravens win the super bowl but jamal lewis finds himself in a financial meltdown. details ahead. >> in the 1900's people used to die from scarlet fu ver. >> it is not as deadly. scarlet fever is still around.

>> jamal lewis will have to wait to hear the fate of his investments. he filed for bankruptcy in april listing $14.5 million in assets and $10.6 million in debts. the case was a trustee filed motions seeking to convert the

case to a chapter 7 filing where they trusty could sell off assets. he retired in 2009 and has awarded players to sue the league over confession injuries. >> a new study suggests having a fever during pregnancy could and grace your child pose a risk for autism. the chance doubles if their mother. temperature was not controlled while carrying them. that is compared to a mother who used medication to keep their favor under control. it is believed to be the first study of its kind. doctors are warning parents to keep an eye out for a disease that many of us thought disappeared 60 or 70 years ago. the symptoms, sore throat, had a, fatigue, fever, and body aches. it is combined with a red, bumpy

rash. >> the very sandpapery feel. spreads from the chest and valley to the arms and legs. >> if not treated, scarlet fever can turn to rheumatic fever which could lead to heart disease. programming will no longer be sponsored by cer4ta tain products for fast-food and sherry -- sugary cereals. the change will take place in 2015. >> it has been a cold june day. temperatures below normal.

starting the morning off with temperatures in western maryland in the 30's and 40's. 39 degrees this morning. 45 in savage mountain in alleghany county. 52 in westminster. the airport up there at 53. lancaster at 50. down to the coast, a cool morning. temperatures in the 50's. it has not warmed up all that much. they're being pulled down from the north. a couple of isolated spot a showers from new york city. summerlin popping up and in the mountains of to the west. so far, drive around baltimore. -- dry around baltimore.

temperatures have come nowhere near the normal high of 80. it will stay cool tonight. a slight 20% chance of an isolated shower. we will see some clouds in the region and that is a problem for viewing the transit of venus as it crosses the face of the sun. it will not be seen with cloud cover. it will be tough but maybe we can catch a break in the cloud cover. isolated showers and light winds and lows of 51 to 59. the sun sets and a 30 p.m. -- 8:30 p.m. with all the dry weather, that is where is warm. temperatures in the 80's. 90's around rapid city. 60 in chicago. 80's from texas. it will take another couple

days, wednesday and thursday like today with light clouds and verbal temperatures. a slight chance with -- the change begins as the winds come out of the south. only a five not breeze on the bay. keeping waves at 1 foot or wesl. 60 in the mountains tomorrow and 67 on thursday. the mountains to get into the 70's if not 80's over the weekend. the eastern shore is sunny to partly cloudy. a chance of a shower popping up. it has been breezy and cool the past few days and temperatures will climb into the mid-70's by thursday and were up nicely at ocean city as we get -- warm up nicely at ocean city as we get into the weekend. cooler days.

we get into the mid-80's over the weekend. a chance for some evening thunderstorms on tuesday. >> fbi agents, police officers, state troopers tearing through the streets of baltimore. >> the reason behind their mad dash for cause next. >> i have

>> hundreds of police officers running through baltimore. >> it was for the flame of hope, part of the olympics -- special olympics torch run. >> we will try to get that to you. >> we got it. >> let's give it another shot. >> it has become a tradition. baltimore city police and special olympics.

the officers gathered in front of city hall for this leg of the torch run for special olympics. federal officers from many different departments came to run. >> i learned more from them than they did to me. it is a good thing to do. >> to have all of us come together as a group to sponsor an and sulfur wording and self- fulfilling. >> the runners took off. this is one of many legs of the run. officers are taking part in the maryland torch run. it is a worldwide event with officers from around the world running for special olympics athletes. >> we started this 27 years ago with 200 officers.

last year we raised $3.20 million. it is larger than that. we have officers in all 50 states and 46 other countries that raised money. we raised $43 million collectively. >> the around 300 officers ran through the streets of the city. >> i would say to the people at home that are watching, get off your couch, get offget outside,n stuff to make sure community better. supporting special olympics is a great way to start. >> for the athletes who took part, it was quite an honor to behe field -- i feel awesome and i feel great. >> it makes me feel real good. >> the last leg of the torch run will be friday when these and other officers make -- take the

torch to towson university for opening ceremonies in this year's summer games. >> also an impressive sight. federal employees under investigation still receiving 1 million bah in bonuses. >> the bonus backlash ahead at 530 p.m. >> bake story rock to headlines for weeks. at penn state coach accused of

rex live, local, late breaking. you are watching wbal tv 11. 11 news at five in hd continues. >> jury selection under way in the child sex abuse trial of

gerry sandusky. he is facing dozens of criminal counts stemming>> at one. the judge reminded the jury way they were there. he said i need you to have an open mind. this defendant is charged with the sexual abuse of children. at that point, gerry sandusky looked down and did not make eye contact. >> more than 200 people divided into groups of 40 and questioned by the judge. >> when he asked the jurors, 14

indicated they were employed by or retired by penn state. four personally. >> some boys were listed on the penn state campus and some at a charity for at risk youth. >> he said he is trusting them to not be sequestered and reminded them and said "the people selected to be jurors in this case told justice in their hands." >> the first steps in what could be a long road to justice. if the justice cannot find suitable jurors here, there will have to look in a neighboring county. >> some breaking news out of harford county. what is going on? >> they had an ammonia leak at

this location. they believe they know where the leak is coming from. they believe they have shut down the valve from where was leaking. they are saying if this clears out and if they have this contained. right now they have a house that situation -- a hazmat situation at the national ammonia company. >> here's a look at some of our other top stories. a meth lab at a holiday inn express at howard county. police arrested five men after reports of a strange odor in elk ridge. the odor was coming from a room in the fourth floor. three men were arrested and another man found wandering in a parking lot.

city police are counting out tenths of thousands of dollars of drugs after a massive blast in northwest baltimore. detectives were alerted to the mid-level operation after members of the community became fed up with a violent trend in drug activity. more than $75,000 worth of drugs and $20,000 in cash. >> of baltimore county teenager is freed from jail after a case of mistaken identity. the other student was locked up on attempted murder charges that were related to an attempted stabbing. the case highlights a major flaw in the system. commissioners can issue an arrest warrant without an investigation. she ended up missing her graduation. the victim left blinded by a baseball attack in morgan state

university said he thinks the howard county cabalism suspect was planning on meeting his organs, too. finding evidence of a previous attack on a man named joshua cesar. his attorney said if someone had not intervened, he would have seen the same fate as the victim. that victim was cut up and his heart and part of his brain eaten. his attorney could not be reached for comment. a federal agency that has acknowledged it wasted thousands of taxpayer dollars on a lavish conference is under fire again for awarding bonuses to employees under investigation. sally kidd joins us with more. >> we are talking about the general services administration. this is happening because there is no policy against it.

federal records show 84 gsa workers wrecked in handsome bonuses despite being under investigation. the cost to taxpayers over $1 million. >> it appears to us looking at this that bonuses had turned into something that was a right instead of a bonus. everyone got their bonuses every year no matter what. >> they commissioner under investigation for spending big bucks on a conference in las vegas and an officer who had been reassigned for alleged abuse of authority and a supervisor who had been reprimanded for interfering with an ig investigation. >> anyone under investigation should not be a bonus. >> it is one reason why people have lost faith in -- faith in

government, he said. >> the office of management and budget says the white house has taken steps to rein in spending in this area. bonuses to political appointees were eliminated in 2010 and awards to career staff were capped last year. the administration said the movement save taxpayers $200 million this year alone. gsa has not responded to our request for comment. >> thanks. four days of grand celebration in london. >> her royal highness speaking to the public in a two minute televised speech. what she had to say when we come back. >> you could say he is the king of slots. how the new casino could influence the s

>> covering the nation. a senator murkowski bill is

getting attention. the paycheck dennis act calls for men and women to be paid equally. the bill would require companies to show the differences in wages are not based on gender. it was also prohibit retaliation against employees who reveal their own wages or seek details about their employers' pay policy. employers say the regulation would place unnecessary burdens on business. an american official said an operational leader in al qaeda was killed. he had a range of experience that would be hard for al qaeda to replicate. >> the crowd goes wild.

church bells have been pealing. one person noticeably absent from the jubilee. prince philip has been hospitalized due to a bladder infection. the queen made rare speech addressing the nation. >> the events i have attended to mark my diamond jubilee have been a humbling experience. it has touched me deeply to see so many thousands of families, neighbors, and friends celebrating together by in such a happy atmosphere. >> the conclusion of this event was a reminder that her 60-year reign will not last forever and this may have been her last jubilee. >> she is still very sharp and standing four hours in the rain. she's a tough little lady. >> very popular. >> when it comes to your utility bill, there is no sugarcoating

it. >> what is behind an increase and what some are trying to do to stop it. >> it is a chance to catch a rare spectacle. more on the transit of venus. >> we are hoping for a few breaks in the cloudiness. under the clouds are some spotty showers.sp

>> coming up at 6. a baltimore team is home after being released from prison after case of mistaken identity. we ask how this could have happened. hotel guests are being credited for a meth bust in a holiday inn

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>> if you would like to catch a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event. juse a properly -- use a properly filtered lens. the phenomenon happens once in 105 years but occurs in pairs. the last time it was seen was in 2004 but it will not be visible from earth again until 2117. >> it is the moving of venus in front of the sun. it is almost like an eclipse. same thing here accepted venus

is much further away. so it looks very small. >> if you have your pair of the eclipse glasses, good time to reuse them. number 14r's glasses, or darker. museums and astronomy clubs are setting up special filters. there is always the internet. we have a link on our website, wbaltv.com. >> did not look at it with the naked eye. >> -- do not look at it with the naked eye. >> that is how much protection

you need. >> eclipse shades. >> that is what you would need. we also need the clouds to part. it is kind of cloudy out here. the chances are minimal. the clouds to break up around our region and you could see the sun. if you have the proper eye protection and the clouds break, that is a lot of lives -- ifs and ands. it can watch a live webcast where there is some clearing. there will be a lot of pictures once this happens and hopefully we will see it in some locations. the emphasis is cooler than normal temperatures. we ended up 10 below that. a high of 70 degrees so the call in s that is blocking our view

is keeping a school. 101 degrees for the record high in 1925. 44 degrees the record low. we had a lot of sun earlier with clear skies and there is an area of low pressure so as the sun heats the lower levels of the atmosphere the air begins to rise and the cool air sinks in. the clouds are developing and will dissipate overnight trip will be in and out of the clouds for most of the evening. 50's in the mountains. 60's along the coast. a couple of spotty showers that tried to pop up for that next few hours. most locations will stay dry. light winds and the sunsets at 8:30. the high pressure stretches into the plane's -- plains.

some of that warmth is moving here but it will take two or three days to get your. a chance for an afternoon shower. highs are 72 to 77. that is the first hand a changing weather pattern is developing. the breeze will warm things up. the temperature drop from wednesday to thursday. and into the 70's and 80's into the weekend on western maryland. 78 on thursday. at the coast it will be cool. slightly mild on thursday. that is -- there is that 20% chance of a shower. spotty showers and cool temperatures. sunny skies friday, warmer weather over the weekend. 90 on monday.

>> you can expect to pay more and for power. this according to a new survey by consulting and construction firm. 90% said there will be a spy. half of them reported the rise would be significant. the reason, rules requiring use of renewable energy and mandating at cut in pollution from coal-fired power plants. they predict an emphasis on solar power and surging electric cars. they expect electric cars will use 7% of the nation's power supply by 2025. an increase in the number of workers classified as involuntary part-timers. those workers would rather be working a full 40-hour week but they cannot because they are -- their employers are cutting back on hours or they cannot find a full-time job. the number of people working part-time climbed above 8 million last month. part-time jobs are little easier to come by.

at least 14 looking for a paycheck this summer. the may jobs report shows an increase of 67,000 teenagers between the ages of 16 and 19 with jobs. the biggest may increase in the reading since 1999. while that is encouraging, the numbers are not a sign of an easy job market. we are struggling -- they are struggling with almost a 20% unemployment rate. >> one doesn't high school students got -- one dozen high school students got a sneak peek into the locker room and a scholarship. students must exceed academically which means a minimum of 3.25 gpa and athletically. >> we feel this is a great opportunity for us to celebrate the achievement of the students. they worked so hard throughout their careers and we want to knowledge their hard work.

>> this is the fifth year for the scholarship program. the $1,000 awarded to the students goes toward their post- secondary education. rolen's largest casino opens tomorrow night in anne arundel county. how can be a major factor in expanding gambling in the future. details at 6. >> we have all the details next.

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warming. taking over the avenue. >> it is family friendly fund. we are so happy to be able to invite everyone here to have a great time and experience the warmth and charm of our wonderful city of baltimore. >> we will have all the regular favorites, a food, vendors, and entertainment and the contest that started it all. >> there is someone every year that embodies the warmth and affection and love and there is this endearing quality about that the woman who -- women who win. >> she has enjoyed every minute of her title and will hand over

her crown to the winner. >> i will try to remember to be an ambassador to the community. >> i have had a wonderful year of it. it is time for somebody else to enjoy the same thing. >> put on your makeup, sunglasses, make uand jewelry. >> we give people permission to have fun. >> if you come here and you're not dressed up like this, you might feel a little awkward. even if you do not come prepared, you can always get prepared here in the glamour lounge. more information on wbaltv.com. >> that is all for us at 5:00. here is what is coming up new at six. >> how bad information landed a teenager in jail.

the same could happen to you or me. >> please take down a possible meth lab in a hotel room. >> the governor's gambling worker gets expandinconflicting. >> live, local, late breaking. this is wbal tv 11 news at 6:00 p.m. >> a day after a baltimore teenager was released from jail after case of mistaken identity, there are many questions as to why she was there in the first place and that is our big story tonight. tierra brown was arrested. >> arrested for a crime she did not commit. >> defense attorneys say this case highlight some frightening

aspect when it comes to court commissioners. a basic life or bad information can land you in jail. a tearful reunion outside of central booking as she embraces her parents after spending four nights behind bars for crime she did not commit. >> i was upset. i prayed to god and read my bible. i know the best thing for me to do was to come home. quex she was wrongly locked up on attempted murder charges connected to a may stabbing at the half mile track nightclub. what appeared to be the victim was the daughter filled out a complaint and submitted it to a commissioner at the courthouse claiming that brown stabbed her mother six times and threatened her as well. the commissioner issued a warrant for her arrest but to add to the confusion, police say add to the confusion, police say they have