were taken just minutes before the shooting. according to witnesses, two men walked in around 7:00 last wednesday and shots were fired. the owner of the shop was shot and i. police say the men in the picture matched the description of the suspect and is hoping someone can help them find who they are. -- the owner of the shot for shot in the eye. >> taking someone's money was not enough, but actually shooting them, it does not get worse than that. we're looking to get these individuals off the street. >> they want to take another look at the picture of the men they're looking for. the victim survived but has lost his eye and fortunately. police are offering for $2,000 reward. -- they are offering a $2,000 reward. threporting live up baltimore city police headquarters, wbal-

tv 11 news. >> two members of the occupied baltimore movement are under arrest charged with breaking into 30 cars in the montgomery county area and stealing whatever they found inside. they are facing a long list of charges, including auto theft or stealing cash, iphones, and other devices. it happened in vehicle in the montgomery county area. the men are both from baltimore. they are part of occupied movement -- part of the occupied baltimore movement. >> police are investigating an accident that sent to people to the hospital this morning. it happened at the south outer loop reappear did police tell us the injuries are non-life threatening. >> officials are not releasing the name of a man killed in hand in late yesterday afternoon, but

there is an investigation under way into what sparked the deadly flames. fire crews arrived to find a man suffering from second and third degree burns over most of his body. first responders took into the burn center where he later died. baltimore county fire crews arrived at 2 west bin court to find a claim coming out of the kitchen. no word on the victim's condition. >> avert it could come in any minute in the bullying case and baltimore city, but not before a startling turn of events. -- a verdict could come any minutes in the bullying case in baltimore city. tonight we learned that the judge has thrown out most of the allegations. >> with the attorney walking in take a break. they

they face their children face bullying between 2008-2010. they did their son was beaten, kicked, and even stuck with a fork. they say they complained to school administrators but nothing was done to stop the bullying and harassment. the principal basis charges of negligence, but the judge dismissed nine other accounts including failure to maintain a state school environment, neck which of your ring retention and supervision, and violation of equal protection and due process rights. the judge found no evidence supporting those claims. he said he is concerned, the plaintiffs' case is planted -- painted with an extremely broad brush. he said there were contradictory date. the question in this case is about to be and whether it was breached and led to harm. >> the question on the part of

the individual schools is a matter of fact. these facts have not been disputed in that sense. but only dispute we have heard is i do not remember or never heard about it. -- the only dispute we have heard is i do not remember or never heard about it. williams added if she had been made aware of the incident, she would have filled out of bullying and harassment report. the attorney for the parents told jurors that the principle is in charge of but ultimate safety. >> this is a unique cause of action. it is not a cause of action that has been litigated throughout the country, so we had a lot of accounts that were included that we were were might be dismissed. >> an attorney claims there were numerous calls from schools to the children's parents, mostly about a son's behavior, and that he was not just dumped into a

classroom and there was care given here did it the german -- carried determines that negligence existed, and may also award damages. >mean while the defense has rested in the case of bradley manning. today they called a captain who oversaw the private and his co-workers in late 2009. the defense painted manning as a troubled man who should not have had access to classified materials. that security at his workplace was week. closing arguments are set for tomorrow. the case presiding officer will have until january 15 to recommend whether he should be court marshalled curia >> still no word on a man that was shot outside a mall on monday. they said he was targeted by a

man he knew or was it targeted with pierre yen at this hour we know detectives are scouring surveillance video. -- they said he was targeted by a man he knew or was associated with. >> even with the clouds and showers are around, a strong south wind pushed the temperature closer to 60. light rain around baltimore. the back edge moving through the western suburb and will continue to move east over the next couple of hours. let's look at the current conditions. as south wind up 14. it will drop back into the 40's overnight tonight. high near 58 tomorrow. rain comes back thursday night and into friday morning. we will take a look of the forecast going all the way

through the holiday weekend when we come back. >> after a shortage of funds threaten the future of baltimore's new year's eve fireworks show, the mayor is pleased to announce the fireworks is ago this year. they announce details of the 2011 new year's eve spectacular. -- fireworks is a go. this year the event the worst can expect to see a few security changes. -- the event goers event can expect a few security changes. >> we put a lot of time and effort into new ways to make it more spectacular and the visitor experience. >> festivities will kick off saturday, december 31 from 9:00 until 12:30 pm >> $168 million in maryland

taxes will be spent on slot machines. the board of public works made the vote late this afternoon to beat the more popular machines so that ones that do not do so well can be replaced. the governor and the treasurer supported that decision. >> president obama called the house speaker today to hash out their differences on apparel tax cut extension. >> republicans are demanding a one-year expansion. democrats are demanding a 60-day fix. neither side seems willing to give, and many americans could pay the price in 10 days. >> million americans in just 10 days, president obama called the house speaker to turn up the

heat. -- with taxes that to go up on 160 million americans in just 10 days, president obama called the house speaker to turn up the heat. the senate is gone away for the holiday. >> all we are asking for is to get the senate members over here to work with us to resolve our differences so we can do what everybody wants to do. >> the senate passed the 60-day extension with broughad bipartisan support. house leaders will not allow a vote, but they are staying in session. >> mr. speaker. mr. speaker. i would like to ask for unanimous consent that we bring up the bill. >> house democrats are demanding a vote, but they are not in charge. >> we will be here every day

waiting for them to come to the floor of the house to actually take up this legislation swe can get it done. >> while the first family is in hawaii, president obama is in the nation's capital waiting to see whether republicans blink first. >> when you are driving next to someone who is talking on the phone --= >> i really do keep an eye on them. just ahead, we're learning it may be easier than we thought for the government to pass a ban. >> please find robert alone and malnourished in a prince george's home. where her parents were and why she is not facing charges >. >> live in the newsroom, the story new at 5:30.

>> they are now -- there are now more clients, and zebras in the baltimore zoo. -- more lions and zebras.

the project at about three months. she said she started with a scale-model sketch with one idea in mind. >> the one thing that came to my mind was the focal point in the mirrored image. i derived from -- the to or from that a little bit, but that is mainly what i was going for. the maryland suit reached out over the summer and pick students to submit designs. -- maryland zoo. >> the soldier from afghanistan has been killed in afghanistan. -- a soldier from the record county has been killed and up in the stand. he leaves behind two daughters. another soldier from california was killed in that attack. >> in tonight's medical alert, you think that look a lot like beef, and it may be.

the u.s. department of agricultural food and safety and inspection services says it is from chef-requested foods. it includes the establishment number est5792. that was a gesture needed to retail stores in maryland, but no health problems have been reported. looking at mri images of the brain may give doctors clues they need to spot alzheimer's patients early. measure brainhoose bree scans. past that is have shown the area of the brain play a role in alzheimer's disease. 19 patients were classified as high-risk after the brain scan. follow-up studies show over 20% and experience cognitive decline within three years.

we talk with an alzheimer's expert on wbal.com. more and more children are ending up in the hospital with symptoms that appear to be like the flu, which it is not. the cause of the mystery illness is found as many common household products, something you would never think about. >> young children have the ability to turn anything into a toy, especially the family's remote control. it is what max was playing with an hour before he became ill a year ago, suddenly throwing up his dinner. his mother retraced his steps to figure out what was wrong with him. >> i found the remote and a couple of seconds later i could not find the remote battery. . he swallowed the obattery it then burns through tissue.

caregivers usually do not see it happen, and it can be difficult for doctors to diagnose. children are more irritable. symptoms that are consistent with a common viral illness you see in children. >> 2010 study found a seven-fold increase over the past 25 years ingestion.y i >> we have a consortium of countries looking at button batteries, because children of these -- find the small, shiny things and put them in their mouth. max and his family are lucky he recovered with minimal damage. >> we try to take all the precautions that we can think of, and this was not one that that we ever thought of. >> now they're telling their story in hopes of protecting

other children. >> now your 11 insta-weather plus forecast. >> the first day of winter is coming up tomorrow, and we were close to 60 degrees. we are still picking up some rain out there this evening, most of it very light. the back edge coming across the western suburbs right now. from baltimore on east there will be light rain for the next couple of hours. we are not quite done with this system yet. let's switch it over. we're watching a line of thunderstorms out in western pennsylvania. most of this will stay north of us, but it is a pretty intense line of storms. we'll keep an eye on that, but most of it will stay north of us. a chance of rain in the forecast

through this evening, and later on tonight clear. you can see this happening west of pittsburgh. that will continue to moved to the east. temperature-wise we are still in the upper 50s and low 60's. colder air in the far western suburbs. 46 in hagerstown. the colder air will work its way east as well. 61 at the airport. 62 downtown. 55 degrees in parked ton. the forecast, rain coming to an end over the next couple of hours. if you're keeping score at home, the winter solstice and takes place overnight tonight. winter starts at 12:30 in the morning on thursday. tomorrow is the first full day of winter. temperatures dropping back into the 40's. during the day tomorrow the next

form behind this one will start to move in pretty quickly. we will begin the day with sunshine come up with this form will come out of the mississippi valley and give us a pretty good chance of rain thursday night and into friday. it will cool down a little bit as we head towards the end of the week and the beginning of the weekend. the forecast for thursday, sunshine in the morning and clouts come back in the afternoon. first full day of winter, a high of 58. way above average. as i said we're going to take a look of the national travel weather. most of the troubled trouble will be in the mississippi valley during the day tomorrow -- travel trouble will be in the mississippi valley during the day tomorrow. 20 inemperature only in denve denver. rain comes back thursday night and into friday morning.

clearing up in the afternoon on friday. christmas eve it will be dry with a high near 45. christmas day there is still a slight chance for rain or snow. we will keep an eye on the storm right now. we may get click on the northern edge. -- clipped on the northern edge. >> he is sticking with it, snow on christmas day. the last person you want to be tired is the person piloting your plane. >> it has been a major concern. tonight the faa takes action. >> helping our wounded warrior spirit of that story coming up here ys.

>> reassuring news for those of you traveling the skies this year, you not to worry about the

pilot not being at their best. >> new faa regulations come after a plane crash was blamed on pilot fatigue. to go the faa says these new rules will prevent more accidents and save lives. >> ready for takeoff. new rules for private have been decades in the making. >> this is a big deal today. for 25 years people have been talking about this and have not done a dang thing about it. and we have. >> the department of transportation and if they took sweeping steps -- and faa have taken sweeping steps to prevent this. the changes limit the number of hours pilots can work and fly in mandate they get 10 hours of rest, including eight hours of uninterrupted sleep.

>> i do not get eight hours, but then again i do not fly planes for a living. to go this was prompted by a 2008 crash that killed 50 people. while the ntsb never blamed fatigue as a cause, it did find that neither pilot had slept the night before. >> fatigue is a very controversial topic to deal with. >> fatigue is cumulative. you know what it feels like on friday night. you do not feel the same as monday morning. this new rule take that type of thing into effect. to go even though the rules are now in place, airline carriers have up to two years to adapt to them. -- >> even though the new rules are in place, airline carriers have up to two years to adapt them. >> for recent survey found 49 percent of americans support a

controversial recommendation by the national transportation safety board that drivers be banned from using cell phones, except for emergency situations. . what would you do if such a law was passed? online survey shows most would follow the law, although most said they would still use a hands-free device to make emergency calls. you can vote on our web page at wbaltv.com. >> if you are waiting for any packages from the decks, you might want to install surveillance video. -- from fedex. >> wait until you hear what was inside the box. >> we got inside the apartment and found it quite disturbing. >> a toddler found malnourished and dehydrated after being left alone for days. >> howard county high-school

choir students are spreading joy throughout

>> live , local, late breaking, you are watching wbal-tv 11 news in hd. your insta-weather-plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmire. 5:00 in hd continues right now. to go a tug of war between the school board and officials. they say they're being shortchanged by the county and a first time. that is why