democrats come to the table to negotiate a one-year extension. >> 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. >> this is a device, a gimmick, a political charade to pretend support for something they have historically over the past year opposed. >> senate democrats say they will negotiate only after the house approves the two-month extension. >> racing home to their vacation. >> so the stalemate drags on. >> also hanging in the balance, an extension of unemployment benefits and payments to doctors to treat medicare patients.

>> before you go, how much of a tax increase are we talking about if no action is taken? >> for a family earning $50,000 per year, it would mean $1,000 less next year. that is $40 per paycheck. you can imagine lawmakers do not want to kick off the new year with a tax hike, especially in election year. >> probably not. thank you. the defense rested its case after calling just two witnesses today and the trial against bradley manning was charged with cleaning -- leasing classified documents. the defense has painted the intelligence analyst as a troubled man who should not have had access to access material -- classified materials. jury deliberations will continue tomorrow and the landmark bullying trial against baltimore

city. the case went to the jurors earlier this evening. the judge has now thrown out most of the allegations. >> with the attorney walking in the center, they leap court during a break. they claim their two children, one with special needs, based bullying -- faced bullying between 2008-2010. they say the complain to school administrators but nothing was done to stop the bullying and harassment. charlotte williams faces claims of negligence and gross negligence, but the judge dismissed nine other counts, including failure to maintain us they school and are becoming negligence by the school board, negligence and retention and supervision. the judge found no evidence supporting those claims. under the presence of the jury,

he said he is concerned, the plaintiffs' case is painted with an extremely broad brush, and there were contradictory dates. he said the question in this case is about duty -- was a breach, and did it lead to harm? >> the failure on the part of individual schools is a matter of fact. these facts have not been disputed in that sense the only dispute we have heard is i do not remember or i never heard about it. >> during her testimony she said she did not recall the boy being chased and stabbed with a fork. it was not reported to me, she said. she said if she had been made aware, she would have filled out of bullying report. don king told the jurors the principle is the ultimate person in charge of safety. >> this is a unique cause of action. it is a cause of action that has

been litigated extensively throughout the country. we had a lot of accounts included -- counts included that we were aware might be dismissed. >> reporting from downtown baltimore, barry sims, wbal-tv 11 news. >> tonight a father is facing charges after police say he left his two-year-old child alone at home for at least four days. he is accused of reckless endangerment and child neglect. investigators say the child mother had been in hospital since friday and unable to reh him. she called the police who made the disturbing discovery when they arrived at a home in capitol heights. >> when officers arrived on the scene, they found the child located in the bedroom that was in disarray. the child was only wearing a

sweater and diaper. the diaper appeared to be heavily soiled, which had been on her for quite some time. she was visibly very hungry, malnourished, and was very dehydrated. >> the mother is out of the hospital and has since been reunited with her daughter. investigators say the gunman walked into the shop at the 2200 block of hartford road and demanded money and shot the owner. we're joined live in northeast baltimore with the latest. >> police have pictures of twos -- two possible suspects who may have been involved in the shooting a week ago today. the pictures of the men were taken at the liquor store. police say the pictures were taken just minutes before the shooting. according to witnesses, two men

walked in around 7:00 last wednesday and announced a robbery and shots were fired. the owner of the shot for shot and i. police say the men in the theture this crowd -- describfi description. >> this is a heinous crime of right before the holidays. we're definitely looking to get these individuals off the street. >> we want you to take another look at the pictures of the men police are looking for. the victims survive but lost an eye in the shooting. police are offering a $2,000 for anyone with any information. reporting live a baltimore city police headquarters, wbal-tv 11 news. >> all -- baltimore protesters

face a slew of charges after a rash of burglaries. they broke into least 30 cars and trucks and a former county, stealing everything from cash to iphones and other electronic devices. both are part of the occupied baltimore movement. they are facing several charges. to go now to the latest in a search for the suspect of a deadly -- of a 19-year-old. the lead investigative reporter is live in the newsroom with details on that. >> named the suspects in this case. a source familiar with the case described it a case of bad blood. -- no named the suspect in the case. rockne was at the mall talkiodnl shopping for his grandmother.

while he was headed for the bus stop, he was shot several times and killed on the spot. investigators are relying on security camera footage to help identify the gunmen. a spokesperson describe the investigation as very active. the shooting came at the start of the holiday shopping week. on facebook we asked about the impact of the shooting. they said it had done little to change their habits. jane miller, wbal-tv 11 news. >> coming up, the money is in place so it is the new year's eve spectacular details straight ahead. new details in in the budget fight for the mayor went public school system. who may now get involved in tonight's public education alert. >> the ravens had not made a change in kicker, but they took a step in that direction today. >> feels like spring. we will let you know when the

weather will change in a few minutes. the weather coming up momentarily. still 6 feet of the airport. stay tuned, weather is next.

>> a shortage of sponsors threatened the new year's eve spectacular. now it is ago. the mayor announced the details today. it will feature live music, a light show in 18 minutes of fireworks and they can expect to see a few changes as well. >> you could expect an improvement in pedestrian traffic, to and from the event. we put a lot of time and effort

into this, finding new ways to make it not just but secular, but also a enhancing the visitor experience. -- not a spectacular, but enhancing the visitor experience. >> turning chicken manure into energy. it is not a joke. state officials have a facility that will do just that. the maryland board of public works approved the agreement yesterday. the agreement will allow the digester to convert chicken poop into electricity for the present. officials hope the facility operational in june of 2013. >> and in tonight's educational overcome a $12 million is how much the county school system says it is being shortchanged

by the county executive. this is not a new fight over funds, but one which now involves the state. >> it seems the two sides rarely see eye to eye over how much it takes to run the school system. it appears that is not about to change with the latest dispute over money. the board of education is it to do even more belt-tightening as it prepares next year's budget. a budget that could hit a snag. in a letter to the county executive, the state board of education has questions about how much money the school system received last year and how much it believes it deserves. >> the school system received $12 million. >> school systems received money from the state based on how any students are on the rolls. that is not always the case when it comes to money from that county. >> the county has not kept up

with the number of students we had. they have decreased the amount of money. take of the county executive says the school systems are in getting its fair share of money, even when it does not appear to settle -- show up in the budget. >> what you're saying is really the money if there? >> in other words, that is being to help public education. that is part of the financing effort required -- we are required to do. >> it could be very devastating if we start losing programs and teachers especially. right now class sizes have been growing all over the county. parents are upset about that. >> school officials say because it is coming up short, it may be forced to give back $4,000 for the state, not to mention the 12

million that is still needed to make ends meet. >> you are being penalized by the county by not having the funding required. the state compounds that by penalizing the school system a second time. the answer is for the county to meet the obligation to its children. >> there is a good chance the state board of education will have the last word in this ongoing money dispute. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with chief meteorologist tony pan. >> we manage to make it up to 61 degrees this afternoon, even with the clouds and rain. that was an old record set back in 1956. it is shuttling back a little bit, but tomorrow is the first day of winter. most of the rain is gone. still showing up on hd doppler. around baltimore it has tapered off. at least in the short-term it should be ok. we're watching a line of thunderstorms off to the

northwest. there is a line of storms coming out of western pennsylvania coming in to garrett county right now. i think most of us will miss this. the tail end may sweep across the northern suburbs later on this evening. we will keep the chance for rain in the forecast for three or four hours. after 10:00 the skies will begin to clear. you can see that happening beyond the clouds. by the time you wake up tomorrow morning, i think we will see sunshine and will be a nice start to the first day of winter tomorrow. still 61 at the airport. this time of year the average high temperature is 44. 62 downtown. even in the northern and western suburbs the temperatures are way above average for this time of the year. the rain will be coming to an end by 10:00. the skies will clear, and for those of you keeping score at home, the winter solstice takes place overnight. that is why tomorrow is the

first day of winter. temperatures will drop back into the 40's. i think we will start off with sunshine in the morning. another storm will travel right behind this one and give us a good chance for rain thursday night and friday morning. then it should clear up in the afternoon on friday. still a mild day tomorrow. sunshine in the morning and clouds come in in the afternoon. high temperature between 55 and 60. the average height is 44. if you are traveling tomorrow, i thought we would take a look around the country and see what is going on. rain in the mississippi valley. could be problems if you are applying it to st. louis. denver i get heavy snow. high temperature will be in the teens across the northern plains. seattle dry and 44. seven-day forecast going to the holiday weekend looks like this. rain comes back thursday night and friday morning and clearing

up in the afternoon on friday with a high near 52. christmas eve will be up near 45. that is close to average for this time of year. christmas day there will be a little system passing south of us. i will keep a 30% chance in four of light rain or snow -- for light rain or snow, and it will not accumulate. then it will clear up on monday and tuesday. the sports center, this is the lead in sports. to go the ravens receive their christmas present early this year. -- >> the ravens received a christmas present early this year. and now to make sure they do not waste the gift. hence today's signing of gramm. he comes on board as billy struggles with an injury and maybe confidence issues as well. gramm has history with the ravens. once the pro-bowl kicker, he was

cut by the bank of following the 2009 season in which he had a terrible playoff performance. excited to accept whatever his new role may be. >> it is something i have done before, so it is not like it is something new to me. luckily there is no playbooks to learn. that's a kicker can make. i get time to work with this now and older. i am familiar with the guys. i have been in camp here, so it is something i am comfortable with. >> he can even do an interview while people are singing behind him. the calves are between offense and defense in regards to talent. that's not so much recognized by the fans around the league. while they enjoy a seven-leading positions. 13 set on the season. they may have missed his chance

to lock up the defensive player of the year sunday night. here is your list of ravens that land their position. ray lewis remains the best in eyes of the fans. reves.se ed increa michael ore and the top spot in the afc. aaron rogers of the overall top vote getter. the ravens will almost certainly not face " mccoy on sunday. he continues to suffer from a concussion. the way the browns handled his injury has made the leap change -- change their policy. the hit was not much notice by the grounds and medical staff. he returned to the games just two plays later. now an independent certified

trainer will be on hand to help both teams determine severity. because of other injuries most of this that did not see that play. he said i am fine. he went back in the game. he is not in the same since the concussion. >> i would think it would already have something like that in place. they want an independent from the leak at source. there may be some bias that is natural. when you are part of a team coming you need an independent arbiter and the. >> thank you. tony is up next with a look at the seven-day forecast. stay with us.

>> is two men are facing a boatload of charges after a series of robberies in montgomery county. tonight at 11 what they are recused of stealing. details are still emerging in the the deadly shooting outside the towns and call center. -- townsend hall center. -- townsend hall center.

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>> approach is. >> it does. -- christmas approaches. >> it will feel like spring tomorrow, even though it is the first day of winter. 58 tomorrow. rain comes back thursday night and friday morning. christmas eve back into the 40's. maybe, just maybe rain or snow on sunday. >> thank you. nbc nightly news with brian williams is up next. we will see you back here at 11. [caption