will spend behind bars. >> reporter: robert gladden is 15 years today, but if he serves the entire sentence he will be 50 years when he gets out of jail. surveillance photos show gladden pulling the stock of a shotgun out of his shorts as he walked into a school cafeteria. he fired one shot that seriously injured daniel borowy. students rushed from the school as frantic parents rushed in. no one else was injured thanks to staff who subdued gladden. a second shot hit the ceiling. one student who saw it testified during gladden's trial. >> all i could think about was seeing my family again and walking out of this. >> reporter: a suicide note was found in gladden's pocket. he told police he did not have

any target. his lawyer worked to reduce his punishment. >> we don't penalize people with mental illness. and now what we're doing, we're penalizing people with mental illness. >> reporter: taking the age and background of the crime, the judge sentenced gladden to 25 years in prison. >> there's a lot of hurt people in the courtroom today. we're hurt on our end, danny was hurt. they're hurt on their end. he is a boy that's going to jail. he committed a crime, and he's going to pay for that crime. the judge ordered that gladden works at patuskin. >> alex, thank you. coming up new. we'll have more of gladden's interview with police after the shooting. new tonight one of the bodies found in a burned out car in west baltimore was a morgan state university grad

student. the bodies of alicia strickland and teron bush were found shot. strickland is the daughter of a retired judge. the fire was noticed around 5:00 a.m. in the 2000 block of monroe. police have no suspects in their death. a councilman arrested, todd huff wanted special treatment. wjz is live. adam may has more on the special investigation from townsend. >> we learned that councilman huff, called the chief of police three times now residents are calling for his resignation. todd huff looked nothing like his official picture when he was arrested for drinking while

driving. >> public safety, very important here in baltimore county. >> reporter: around 3:00 a.m. saturday, police say huff left the elk's lodge and drove a county owned vehicle down york without a his head lights on. huff pulled into an auto repair business he owns when he was pulled over. huff asked arresting officers don't kwroáu -- you know who i am. and he asked do we really need to be doing this. then huff called the police chief repeatedly. >> the chief received three phone messages in the middle of the night from councilman huff. he did not respond to them. >> reporter: police say huff stumbled, staggered and slurred before plowing -- blowing a 3.0. >> do you think the councilman should keep his job on resign. >> i think he should resign.

>> he should not keep his job. >> reporter: huff says he made a poor decision and he's prepared to face the consequences. he regrets the pain he has caused family and friends. councilman huff did deny his request. it also states he will give back that county vehicle. no mention of leaving office. adam may, wjz eyewitness news. all right adam, thank you. councilman huff was released from custody a few hours after his arrest. new information in the investigation into a john hopkins gynecologist accused of abusing his parents. >> reporter: we spoke to the the -- to the director of a

counseling facility. they say they are getting calls from out of state to get counseling just from victims of the doctor. police look for images for images the doctor captured inside of his exam room. we learned leavy used a camera hidden inside a pen. you can see just how clear those images can be. the recordings can easily be stored in a microsd card and transferred to a computer. stunned former patient tara johnson says she recommended dr. leavy to friends. >> he was a nice man. he was a gentleman. sweet, he was kind. professional. but i guess behind closed doors you never know what's going on. >> reporter: his maryland board of physicians profile shows no red flags, no disciplinary action, malpractice or

conviction for crimes. dr.leavy also reportedly treated patients here at the outpatient center on caroline street which is also part of the hopkins system. the problems only surfaced three weeks ago. dr.leavy killed himself during the early stages of investigation. what was the motive, was anyone else involved? were the images distributed online? >> some people are wondering whether there were other boundary violations that occurred during the course of these quote examinations. >> reporter: several lawsuits have already been filed as hopkins refuses interview requests. police warn the investigation could take months. >> and john hopkins only issued a statement apologizing to patients about the invasion of privacy and said they acted promptly when they realized what happened here. >> reporter: all right, mike. thank you. police confirmed they are investigating whether the --

any of the recordings taken by the doctor were posted on the internet. changes are coming, rain and lots of it. wjz is live. bernadette woods and bob turk are tracking temperatures. >> it was a perfectly warm day today. 47 this afternoon and that's average for this day. looking at radar there's a batch of rain across the southeast and a batch to the west. and eventually this is going to move throughout the region by sometime tomorrow. we'll be crowding up but it's going to remain generally on the mild side. but in some areas you may see some mixed precipitation. bernadette woods has more on that. >> reporter: it's moving into marginally cold air. we're going to see rain although it could start as a mix. out west this is a different story where the cold air is going to hang around longer and we could see an ice accumulation. that breaks up into some watches and warnings and

advisories this is how it looks across the west. parts in allegheny county a winter storm warning in effect. winter storm watches extends down through washington county and around baltimore to dc we have a storm watch in effect. that's when the storm is going to ramp up in the way of heavy snow. then colder air we'll have that forecast coming up. >> bernadette, thank you. the count down is on. we are just a few days away from $85 billion in federal budget cuts. maryland could get squeezed more than other states because of the federal workers in our state. pat warren says people are really starting to get concerned at this point. >> everybody is nervous. the state top leaders are doing what they can to try to move congress along. >> sequestration raising concerns for thousands of maryland workers. >> how soon will we be notify had the we would have to go out

on furlough? >> the prospects are for having a budget in a month. >> i think that maybe there needs to be a shift in the focus. >> people aren't getting that chance to get their views expressed. >> reporter: maryland senator ben carton fielded questions at the social security administration in wood lawn today. >> it's going to cause significant reduction in the service levels which is something you're going to see. >> these are job killing cuts. >> reporter: governor omalley on face the nation. >> whatever the difference might be, this indicates this is a tremendous threat. this is going to hurt moms and dads in the region that work in places. >> and o'malley and others met with the president. >> they need to get out of that box that sits under the dome and underthat this has real implications in people's lives. >> the president needs to stop running scared of the american people, stop running scared space, i think all of us are --

>> i think all of us are calling on congress to come together, to solve the problem to do it not in an arbitrary way but in a way we can keep the economy moving forward. >> but right now it looks like a standstill. >> reporter: e and -- and there was no assurance from the white house that the deadline was met or that we will not have to reach that deadline because the cuts go into effect. >> the president is urging governors to lobby members of congress. big changes are coming if you smoke and go to orioles and ravens games beginning march 1st, fans will no longer be allowed to smoke in any areas inside camden yards of m & t bank stadium. usually you can smoke in certain parts of the ramps. the teams are working on a plan that will allow smokers to leave the stadiums and return. >> still ahead on wjz's

eyewitness news at 5:00. >> i've never seen anything like that. that was, that's one of those times when i wish i didn't have a rear-view mirror because it was an ugly sight. >> more than on the fiery crash that left injured spectators. >> what do you get when you combine pit bull with racehorses. the 138th running of the preakness. the infield line up announced today. much more on wjz. stunning and mild, hopefully we can expect more of that tomorrow. don't miss wjz eyewitness news at 5:00.

it is mostly clear, 47 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. there is a new hand at the helm of baltimore's embattle police academy. he starts today following an accidental shooting of a trainee by an instructor. derek valcourt has more on the city's police department and the health of that injured police officer, derek. >> reporter: that injured officer is now out of the hospital and what happened to him sparked a massive investigation and major changes here at this city's police academy. >> reporter: this kind of police cadet training, hands on temporarily on hold. cadets now confined to the classroom as state police audit the city police academy's procedures after an apparent accidental shooting two weeks ago. that's when sources tell wjz one of the academy's instruck tours mistakingly fired his

real gun instead of a training gun. >> this weapon that we carry on our hips they are not toys. >> reporter: an angered city police chief immediately appointed a new police academy commander. >> reporter: major joe smith announced that he was leaving the department. his first order of business, a complete review of all police academy procedures. >> my goal is to make sure that the academy is the safest environment for our officers, and really bringing it to the

national forfront forefront to be an elite academy. >> reporter: as for that injured officer he is out of the hospital and into a rehab facility. sources tell us that the bullet just graced his brain. so when you think about it, he is lucky to be alive. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness muse. state police will not comment on the status of their criminal investigation into this shooting. if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check on the roads with christie breslin. hi christie. >> hi kai, hi everyone. the main roadways have definitely gotten a lot busier. watch from delays from york road to the paren parkway. about 30 minutes to get through. on the outside interloop slow

traffic. 95 southbound accident 100 blocking left lane. ross boulevard at gum spring lane. north charles at gatehouse drive also past the street at pratt. let's now take a live look. as you can see a lot busier than it was just moments ago. the beltway just west of york road. brought to you by the maryland boat show. don't miss the progressive insurance at the baltimore convention center february 28th through march 3rd. the best place to buy and see both visit baltimore boat show.com. the 138th running of the preakness stake social -- stakes is approaching. jessica kartalija reports, race officials are racing to get more people to the track. >> reporter: the announcement we've been waiting for. the 138th running of the

preakness stakes is fast approaching. >> it's a festival inside with the bands, the food vendors. old -- >> reporter: old hilltop is adding performers, pitt bull will perform. ryan lewis will also take the step. pimleco's staff are racing to get new and younger fans to the track. calling preakness the people's race, the people's party. >> reporter: this year's line up resemblingtalent of preakness past. maroon5. and the zack brown band, and bruno mars. music fans are excited for what happens here on the infield it's the hard core racing fans

that are excited about what takes place here on the track. the million dollars purse societied with the -- associated with the second jewel of the crown. running through the belmont stakes will continue. that's a few weeks of added revenue for the race course. >> i understand that pemleco is old but we're working hard to make it a place people want to come. >> reporter: the 138th running of the preakness stakes is in just 82 days. mark your calendar it's may 18th. jessica kartalija, eyewitness news. jess. thank you. don't forget black eyed susan day is the friday before preakness. >> don't forget the black eyed susan is also a beverage. >> yes it is. and they flow very readily. let's take a look at temps

and conditions. nice afternoon. very, very average temperatures for this time of year. 47 it's dry. dewpoints way down. 21degrees. humidity 35%. barometer is still rising. come back and take a look at the rain on your tuesday right after this.

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oh beautiful beautiful out there. >> nice day. >> i tell you winter my friends is on the way. even though meterological spring begins this weekend. that doesn't mean that winter is really over. but the way the patterns are going. we are still going to see cold temperatures but so far we have not been in the pattern to pick up any decent or heavy snow around this region. let's take a look at temps around the area. we're at 47, certainly pretty mild. 72 in ocean city. oakland at 37. the dewpoints way down, still 21 degrees which means there's dry cold air above us.

45 up in oakland. tomorrow the winds come out of the east that's going to start pushing some moisture in the ocean and also pushing the bay on the western side of the bay. probably looking for higher than average tides later tomorrow morning and tomorrow night as the winds will pick up. two storms one down to the south with shower and thunderstorms activity. lots of heavy rain down there. this one you can see a big spin here in north texas, snow from southeast nebraska into eastern new mexico. north texas some areas picking up heavy snow and blizzard conditions. this thing is really wrapping up. that storm is going to head up to the great lakes. in doing so it will force this moisture down to the south into our region. for the time being we're put clear. clouds across virginia, a little bit of rain showing up across eastern, south eastern, north carolina. this high moves offshore. here comes the moisture. a big warm front. warmer air coming in with rain, we could see probably an inch some areas could see more than

that. eventually it'll clear out or at least partly cloudy. we will deal with a few clouds as the area is going to get stickier for the next few days. at least partly cloudy skies. not a whole lot of sun for the rest of the week either. east winds in the bay. gusting to 30 knots the bay temp around 38 degrees still. clear to partly cloudy. patchy clouds moving in. 31 morning clouds. building yes, afternoon rain. breezy, mid-40s. then maybe if it gets early they are off touch of sleet north and west of the city so don't really expect that. except in washington counties. particularly in garrett county. that's why they have a warning in garrett county. still ahead on wjz, another scandal for the vatican. a cardinal is accused of abusing men who are studying to become priests.

a half a dozen emaciated horses. here's today's report from wall street.

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good evening thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. a half dozen emaciated horses are being given a second chance. >> reporter: the horses are in the early phases of rehabilitation but the good news is they're already showing signs of progress. indiana eats five meal as day now but early they -- this year she and five other horses were almost starved to death. that's how caroline describes the horses now under their care. >> reporter: is this the worse you've seen in animals. >> it is the worse, yes. >> reporter: the farmer could no longer care for the animals.

in turn the horses became grossly emaciated. veterinarians consider five an acceptable body score >> she ranked out in the one. that means she has very little body fat. >> reporter: the horses weigh about 1,000 pounds. think still have a couple hundred more pounds to pack on which is something that could take months. >> a forces rehabilitation is very slow because you don't want to shove food too quickly. >> reporter: the horses are being treated for skin infections. caretakers say these six were lucky to be alive. caretakers say each horse can cost up to $1,200 per month to rehabilitation. there's a link where you can

donate. back to you kai. >> hartford county animal control is determining whether there will be charges for the owner. tonight congress is back in town looking for a deal. but republicans and the white house appear to be far from a compromise. danielle nottingham reports from the white house. >> reporter: president obama sounded the alarm to governors gathered at the white house about the automatic budget cuts set to kick in march 1st. >> companies are preparing lay off notices. families are preparing to cut back on expenses. and the longer these cuts are in place, the bigger the impact will become. >> reporter: the white house layed out how the cuts will impact each state. in new york, 12,000 refence jobs cut. in missouri, 1,200 students taken out of head start. and in california, 15,000 children will not get vaccines. president o -- obama is putting the blame on congress.

>> these cuts don't have to happen. congress can put them off with just a little compromise. >> reporter: the president is urging constituents to talk about representatives of their state to come up with a deal to stop the cuts. >> what we're saying is get the job done. that's what we're paying for. work with the president. or turn it over to us governors and we'll negotiate it. >> reporter: the sticking point is once again taxes. raising them is off the table. >> it would be an absolute mistake to raise taxes, to put more money into the government economy and put it into the american economy. >> reporter: the president will take a road trip to a virginia shipyard on tuesday. >> through makers will look at the option of delaying the spending cuts which would set

up another fiscal deadline down the road. baltimore school officials are heading to annapolis. they are rallying in support of legislation to renovate or rebuild up to 65 city schools. major stephanie blake and city school ceo andres alonzo will speak at the event. the plan would create a grant block each year for the city school. the trial is under way between british petroleum and the city government over the 2010 deadly rig explosion. the judge hears opening statements today. he will ultimately decide how much bp will pay for that disaster. 11 11 workers died in the deep rig explosion. two days after a terrifying crash injured dozens of fans, daytona and nascar officials trying to figure out what happened. vic is in the newsroom with more on what they're doing to

keep fans safe. >> reporter: more than two dozen fans are recovering from injuries after a crash. on the last lap a 10 car wreck sent pieces of car including a tire and wheel into the stands. 15-year-old boy was hurt when he was struck in the leg by a piece of metal. a new design could include sturdier fences or stands farther away from the track. it's estimated about 30 fans were injured. the driver in the crash was not hurt. >> vic, thank you. the fence was repaired in time for yesterday's daytona 500. fans were allowed to choose new seats away from the track if they wanted. catholics may have a new pope sooner than expected. just a few days before he steps down, pope benedict xvi changed church law in history making move. denora law reports from the vatican. >> reporter: pope benedict xvi has revised the rules on how a

new pope will be chosen. cardinals can decide to move up the secret ceremony to elect the pope known as the conclave. >> i think we should do it as quickly as possible. >> i'm very surprised. i would think it's something that would take a lot longer. >> reporter: the vatican would like a new pope in place before easter week on march 24th. that means the new pope must be installed a week earlier. >> reporter: scottish cardinal keith o'brien will be noticeably missing. he stepped down after he was accused of acting inappropriately with other priests 30 years ago. >> - - some tourists say the new allegations are another blemish for the church.

>> it's sad. very sad. >> it's really a shame that they have to experience that. >> reporter: pope benedict also met monday with the elderly cardinals who conducted a pope into the league. the outgoing pope has decided the details of that investigation will not be shared with the cardinals or the media ahead of the conclave. benita nier. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you will find tomorrow on the baltimore sun. find out if gas prices are climbing or whether they will top off. he was the super bowl vp but should joe flacco but the highest paid quarterback in the nfl? for these stories and more look for the baltimore sun. if you live in maryland, dc or virginia you're probably familiar with the bayou.

in its hay day the club hosted u2, kiss and eddy murphy. a just released documentary explains why a place that closed years ago still lives on in the hearts of many. >> reporter: 14 years in the making the bayou is a 90 minute documentary about the georgetown nightclub that closed. >> people from the tri state area, washington, baltimore, virginia everybody went to the bayou. it was a rite of passage. >> billy joel at the bayou recourted in 1980. >> reporter: mike tromoni was general manager his family owned the club for nearly three decades. >> you could speak with people of four different generations and some where along the line they came through the bayou. and that's really an extraordinary run. >> it had music.

>> reporter: that run began in 1953 as a dixie land club. dozens of people were interviewed for the film. others donated video and memorabilia. >> they were the stories off stage that gave this object a heart, a soul. >> that's what we want. we want people to watch the film to show that a local production deserves to be seen. >> reporter: ron max, wjz eyewitness news. the bayou closed after the new year's eve performance in 1988. it's estimated 5 million people passed through the club's doors in its history. and now jacobi jones is hoping his dance moves will thrill a national audience. the ravens wide receiver is the first contestant named to the upcoming season of dancing with the stars. jones came up with some very creative end zone dances and even said he really, really

wanted to be on the show. in the past several football players have competed and even won so good luck to jacobi. he's going to be great. >> he's got the moves. >> everybody was talk about it on twitter and facebook. when the commercial aired i think everybody was shocked when he was going to go on. >> he lobbied for it so he deserves it. >> can't wait to watch it he's going to do great. why your little ones may not need antibiotics for an ear infection. two brothers, two days. the pistoriuos family is facing another murder case. >> i'll have the exclusive five day warning forecast. >>

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more. captain jeff -- >> reporter: this accident occurred on the north howward street near lexington. it involved the red car, the red car has been taken out of the street. it's sticking right out of the alley there. the light really is stopped at this moment. we don't have any word on injuries. reporting live from sky high chopper 13, i'm captain jeff long. >> we'll bring you more information as it belongs available. thank you captain jeff long. it's been windy but very sunny today. that's not going to be the case tomorrow. bernadette woods and bob turk have the details. >> reporter: maybe sunshine when we start the day but as we move through those midday hours a storm arrives. mainly in the form of rain for us but it could start as an icy mix before changing over to rain. temperatures continue to rise through the evening. we'll be in the mid-40s for our highs. for the rest of the five day,

here's bob. >> look at these temperatures, even milder. but some clouds and sun. 38 wednesday night, 50 on thursday. gradually cooling down to 47 that's normal. and then getting a little chilly again for the weekend with partly cloudy skies. doesn't look like any day reallily full of bright sunshine. kai. >> bob, thank you. the coast guard is racing to locate family missing off the coast of san francisco. disstressed calls this weekend alerted the coast guard to a boat taking on water. they were forced to abandon ship. several other vessels have joined in the search. but right now there's no sign of him. the pistorious family will be spending a lot of time in court. now the blade runner's brother is charged with a homicide. >> reporter: when oscar

pistorious stood before a judge his older brother carl was there offering support. but last thursday, carl pistorious made an appearance in another courtroom facing his own charge. family attorney kenney oldwith says the charge stands from a 2008 road accident in which a woman motorcyclists sadly lost her life. the charges were dropped then later reinstated and blood tests proved he had not been under the influence of alcohol. his brother oscar goes before a judge two months later for murdering his girlfriend reeva steamcamp. barry steamcamp said he only wanted to hear one thing from pistorious, the truth.

if it did not happen the way he said it did. he will suffer. pistorious were ordered not to contact the steamcamps. he will have to start reporting to a correctional officers on sunday. >> and pistoriuos reported to a correctional officer early today, his first of many before the trial. secretary kerry sat down with david cameron. he also met with britain's secretary william hayes to discuss the ongoing crisis in syria. his trips include germany, italy and egypt. in today's wjz health watch. ear infections send millions of the children to the doctor but getting the correct treatment

is important. randall pinkston reports for wjz. >> reporter: jordan reed has been suffering with chronic ear infections. >> tugging at her ear and hand in her mouth. >> reporter: her big sister 2- 1/2-year-old julia used to get them too. >> she would have spiked really high fever, she wouldn't eat, she wouldn't sleep. it was very uncomfortable for her. >> reporter: diagnosing ear infections is not always easy for doctors. now the children's pediatrics is updating their guidelines. >> the children who benefit most of starting antibiotics is children with high fever or

drainage from their ear. >> reporter: children who would benefit from antibiotics -- >> about 2/3 of kids get better without needing the antibiotic. >> reporter: the best thing for kids is to wait and watch and see if it goes without antibiotics. in severe cases, ear tube surgery is needed. jordan hasn't had any issues since she got her tubes earlier this month. in brooklyn new york. >> the new guidelines recommends breast-feeding exclusively for two to six months because it shows it reduces ear infections. we'll keep you updated on the developing story we told you about the sentence for the

teen who shot a classmate on the first day of school. do you really know what you're eating? ikea stores in europe. the first business to pull food because of concerns it may include horse meat. mary and kai. >> denise, thank you. still ahead on eyewitness news, the orioles take on the yankees in florida today. >> mark has a progress report on the o's in spring training coming up.

spring training games are on the way and the orioles are off to a good start in florida. mark viviano joins us with the latest. >> reporter: in >> reporter: -- although last season's play off run was great. many are feeding off that energy. just as it was last season it all begins with the pitches for the o's. bryan mathis started today's game. mathis threw two scoreless inningless. strike out ends the first. the o's pitching strong all day. the o's strike bottom of the first, adam jones send this one into the left center field gap. that will bring home bryan roberts with the first run in

the game. it was 1-0 o's. he hits the drive to left center to bring home jackson and machado. the birds now 3-0 in spring training play but not expecting instant success just because they had a good season last year. >> that's one of the challenges i made to him. we're going to have some changes that don't fall in last year's script. that's okay. we're dealing with human beings and exciting to watch the games you don't know what's going to happen. >> the o's go for their fourth straight win to start the spring schedule when you make sure you bring the pirates. the regular season opens five weeks from tomorrow. more on the o's coming up in the next hour. plus the ravens have their eyes on the best of the scouting. that's all ahead on sports at 6:00. throwing snowballs and sledding can be lots of fun for kids but some youngsters are a

little more adventurous. check out this girl. she loves to snow board and she's only a year old. she doesn't go fast but going down the hill without falling looks harder than it is. her mom says she's been taking her snow boarding since she was -- 6 weeks old is what the copy says but i think maybe in a baby bajourn thing, right. like a sling. >> she's cute. look at that. >> she's going to be on the x games before we know it right. that is too cute. >> i give her a pass right now. all right. still ahead on eyewitness news. i'm alex demetrick, coming up 15-

> a baltimore county councilman accused of driving under if influence. we're learning about phone calls he made the night of his arrest requesting special treatment. i'll have the story coming up. the gynecologist secretly recorded his patients in east baltimore. i'll take a closer look at his professional records and i'll tell you where else he worked. nice start to the week but the first warning weather team says a lot of rain is on the way. >> check in for these stories

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