of the payroll tax cuts. >> i have seen congress kicked the can down the road. it is time to stop the nonsense. >> speaker john boehner and other republicans said they would vote down. >> a two month policy coming out of the senate? it is not what's right for america. >> harry reid said his chamber would not come back to renegotiate the terms which he described as a bipartisan compromise supported by 90% of the senate. >> i personally think that about had a lot more to do with getting out of washington. >> with the jobless benefits set to expire, the white house reset their countdown clock accusing the house of pain politics. >> were voting to increase taxes on 160 million americans and voting to take away the benefits for the unemployed.

this is at the time when there really needed. >> john stanton says there's time to work it out. >> congress is not likely to come back and between christmas and new year's. what a deal will look like is unclear. >> here's the thing. all sides favor extending the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits for its full year. what they do not agree on is how to pay for it. >> we -- where does this leave us? >> it leaves us in limbo. >> there really did not discuss a plan be if this house measure failed. this will make the potential it tax increase more likely per millions of americans. they will see their taxes go up and house leaders have insisted they will not let that increase happen, but they also have not specified how this will get resolved. back to you.

>> nikole killion. thank you. uncertainty on the international scene due to the death of kim jong il. jayne miller spoke today with maryland congressman ruppersberger, the ranking member on the house intelligence committee. >> the power in north korea now it falls to kim jong il's son. he is a young man about whom very little is known. >> his sdeath was announced last night, our time. his death has the rest of the world bracing for what might come next. >> to have one of the largest military is in the world. they have nuclear weapons. they're dealing with some of our enemies such as iran. >> dutch ruppersberger, a

ranking member of the intelligence committee. >> intelligence on his son, kim jong un. >> we have a young person that is going to take control because of his father. his father made him a four-star general. he went to a german college in switzerland. he was there for a short time. he was very low-key and did not really engaged with a lot of the students. one day, he was gone. >> he suspects the younger kids will made in the military's grip. he helped the transition from father to son provides an opportunity to convince north korea to be more open. the key, he believes, is china. >> china looks after north korea. they send them supplies. china is doing very well. the last thing the what -- they want now is an unstable

moratoria. >> the state department indicated that the passing on of power in north korea may delay developments on the nuclear disarmament talks. it had been an issue for some time, but his death this weekend was unexpected. live from the newsroom, jayne miller, wbal-tv 11 news. >> kim jong il graduated from kim il sung and he was officially named his father's successor in 1980 and he took over in 1994. you can see his life in pictures on wbaltv.com. in baltimore county woman woke up to a mass of gunmen in her home. it ended with the responding officer shooting the suspect. nadia has been following the story cents a broken and is following us live from police headquarters in towson. >> the officer was placed on routine administrative leave pending the outcome of an

internal investigation. they are glad because of what the officer did because they considered it to be the right thing. >> it sounded like four or six shots. >> police responded here after receiving reports of an armed robbery. a woman reported waking up and seeing a masked armed man and managed to get out of the house to call police. >> it scary. i have three kids. >> police say the suspect was told by the officer repeatedly to drop his semi-automatic handgun. he refused, turned toward the officer, and then fired his gun striking the suspect several times. >> he was taken to bayview with non-life-threatening injuries, or injuries that appeared to be non-life threatening. >> another victim was inside the home at the time. the suspect robbed them of an undisclosed amount of money prior to leaving the house.

they help future robbers will learn from this incident and think twice. >> you can come to my house. all sure to come to. either the homeowner should you or a police officer's shoe to. they get what they deserve. >> no charges have been filed. reporting live from police headquarters, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police continue their search for suspects after a violent weekend in baltimore city. three people were killed in six separate incidents. the most recent was just after 11:00 p.m. last night when a 20- year-old man was shot. there's no word yet tonight on his condition. meanwhile, police say they are concerned about the rash of violence as the end of the year approaches. >> we're looking into whether knaveries are a factor, neighborhood disputes. we have had the weekend without any violence, but that does not mean we are changing anything.

we continue to do what we do and target the bad guys. we will keep doing that, no matter what the numbers are or what the weekend brings. >> police say they have investigated maurice turner in connection with the shooting of a cabdriver early sunday morning. the gambling charges were made an active in court today, which means they've found no finding of guilt or innocence in the park owner of this tavern. he and two others face misdemeanor charges for making illegal payouts on video game machines. he is the older brother of the oklahoma county councilman. meanwhile, military prosecutors and defense lawyers tangle over digital evidence against bradley manning, the intelligence analyst charged with leaking

info to wikileaks. a digital crimes investigator testified yesterday that he found downloaded diplomatic cables and other sensitive information on a computer he used. under cross-examination, he said some of the cables did not match. he claimed the files were damaged which was why they were never released. bullying is that the center of the case against baltimore city. jurors heard today from the mother who said baltimore city did nothing to protect her son or daughter. as barry simms tells us, shawna sullivan explains. >> was testifying about the bullying and harassment, she said her boy, a special needs students, seemed to like going to school while enrolled at glenmount but complained of being hit and kicked. the complaint became constant. she went to the school several times. the family has filed a $1.30 million lawsuit against the

school district and two principals. they want them to provide a safe environment for children to learn. >> we pray about it every night. we try to do everything we can protect our children. the fact that other people have had similar issues and that they support us in the action we are going about. we are not doing this just for our kids, though they are our kids. this is for the system to realize that you cannot not do things and pretend it never happened. >> the sullivans' complained the bullying happened over and over again. mrs. sullivan's testimony included experiences at hazelwood. the son's teacher called multiple times and would get on the phone crying and frustrated. she went to the school several times. one time she went to get him and found him under a desk. he said the children are making fun of him. other times, he would have marks on his face and back, puncture

wounds on his knee. >> the schools have to take a very assertive action immediately to let these people know that there will not tolerate bullying. >> a psychologist testified on behalf of the family and thought the boy should have received specialized placement in school and the bullying caused him to suffer depression and act aggressively. they claim in interviews with doctors that the boat -- the boy reported that his father beat him and was trying to kill him. dr horton considered that an exaggeration by a young child. >> kids can exaggerate when a parent is being a normal disciplinarian. if there were actual physical abuse, it would be caught very quickly. >> barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news. >> much more ahead including a new leader at the helm of johns hopkins. we introduce you to the new ceo of the famous institution. >> ravens come home reeling from

a west coast trip that will likely complicate travel plans for january. >> a little rain in the forecast of the next few days. a look at the seven-day in just a moment. traffic heavy this afternoon. your home and auto policies and save. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com.

>> state leaders say they are hoping to land the fbi headquarters in maryland. they are looking to relocate from the j. edgar hoover building because of problems with the facility. the fbi estimates a new headquarters would cost more than $1 billion and would not be completed until 2020, but site

selection to begin next year. governor o'malley has signed an executive order outlining the first plant for sustainable growth. the o'malley's administration says the purpose of the plan maryland is to work with local government to identify areas for pitcher state investment, growth, and preservation. and has been developed over four years after meetings statewide. the governor noted that the first required preservation was in 1959, but they said the plan should have gone through the general assembly. tonight, johns hopkins has named a new leader for their hospital and medical school. in an announcement a few hours ago, paul rothman will oversee all hospitals, surgery centers, and other facilities. he is currently dean of the carver college university of medicine in iowa. the column a visionary leader and he understands the

challenges facing academic medicine today. >> hopkins has a wonderful traditions and i am committed to ensuring that those traditions are followed and is maintained as a premier academic medical center in the world. >> he will join hopkins on july 1st and will succeed dr. miller retiring after 15 years as both dean and the first ceo. >> your 11 insta-weather + forecast with meteorologist tony pann. >> turned out to be a pretty nice day today with a high temperature of 56. the clouds have started to thicken up and that will be the trend for the rest of the night. 49 at the airport. same thing in parkton. clouds tend to act like a blanket keeping things warmer. in the kind that come a few sprinkles trying to show up here and there.

most of the activity in the eastern shore. most of this looks like sprinkles and you have plans, you can get by without your umbrella. here are the eyes and clouds moving in our direction and some big storms out in the plains states in parts of texas, okla., and kansas. a pretty good snow storm is brewing in the higher elevations of new mexico, southern colorado. near blizzard conditions with a couple of inches in denver. it will take its time getting over here. probably not until wednesday into the chance of rain really goes up here in baltimore. i do not think we will wind up with any snow out of it. most excited tonight, a couple of sprinkles possible commit temperatures dropping back into the 30's. the sunset at 4:46 p.m. different will come through in the morning and it will be the

dividing line between a mild air mass and a chillier air mass in the great lakes and we will be on the dividing line. we will see a chance for a pure rain showers and it may even be called enough for some sleet. this will not be a steady rain. that will be on wednesday with the main part of the storm that will travel along this front. tomorrow, mostly cloudy skies with a 40% chance. it may have a little sleep in some areas, the high temperature between 44-49. each night, we will look at the national travel weather for the holiday. if you will have any troubles, it will be in the mississippi valley because it will bring in some rain and snow. rain-stomachs in chicago. florida looks good, sunshine in tampa. some snow in denver, but should

be dried tomorrow. los angeles looks nice as well. up to 55 on wednesday, but a pretty good chance for some rain. winter starts 12:30 p.m. on thursday. no chance for showers on friday. you were holding out hope for a white christmas, there is still a chance. a storm will be coming up the coast and it will be close enough, a chance for rain or snow. as they say in the news business, stay tuned. >> from the susquehanna bank sports center, this is 11 sports. >> not exactly the holiday mood center. 34-14 at drumming in san diego means the ravens head into this week needing a few gifts to get a bye week. last night showed the importance of that. you can watch all the fireworks you want. this game does not do well.

a nine-play drive to open the game. picking up a big first down, but the kickers problems continues, missing a 36-yard field goal. all nine of his misses this year have been wide right. ravens never led in this game. the chargers never punted. slamming it in, 7-0 san diego. do not get on karen for this loss. nine carries, 59 yards. because the ravens had to play catch-up, they could not stick with the running game. this helped set up the ravens first touchdown. 15 yards from joe flacco, tied at 7. looked like the game we expected until crucial play later in the second quarter. a third mandate. a 58-yard gain down the sideline -- 3rd and 8. the chargers never stopped.

that kept them alive and set up this brian matthews touchdown on the pitch. beating them to the pylon. almost lights out. the chargers opening drive of the second half, rookie jimmy smith. 24-7. let's be honest. we all knew it was over at that point. san diego to a good vantage. the first of two charger interceptions. san diego sacked flacco seven times. that's what happens when you get in a big hole and never one knows you're going to throw every down. the bright spot for john harbaugh -- more of a foot note -- running into the record books last night, his seventh touchdown of the year. this kid has crazy speed. the most touchdowns ever by a raven bricky breaking the record set by jamal louis. the ravens will lead pittsburgh

to lose tonight to avoid falling back to a wild-card position. >> we have not let it get away yet. we certainly let the control get away. that is disappointing. that was something we really wanted to hold onto. that was a target for us. the first thing you have to do is make the playoffs. it is tough to do. it is not so much a one week accomplishment, but what you do over the course of the season that earns you a trip to the playoffs. i'm proud of that for our team. >> that brings us to tonight's ravens text question. they clinched a playoff spot but clinched a playoff spot for the fourth year in a row. is your ravens glass half-empty or half full? "a" if half empty, "b" if half full. 88509 and standard messaging rates apply. we have heard from more than 200

of the bank of 5500 -- 200 of you. 55% say half full. l.

>> three shootings after a violent weekend. how police are staying true to their commitment to go back to the bad guys. state lawmakers working hard to land the fbi headquarters here in maryland. minor planning to relocate and what it could mean for the state. those and more when you join

>> a whisper of snow? >> yes, a whisper. if you're waiting for a white christmas, it is still on the table. christmas eve and christmas day, still a chance. >> thanks for joining us. "nbc nightly news with brian williams" is next.