the entrances will be staffed by safety personnel, but city officials say no other security checks will occur. >> they are just open areas that anybody can come in and out at any time during the event. >> there is no searching or backpacking or metal detectors? >> no. >> the plan comes after the 4th of july festival violence, and a non-fatal shooting of a 4-year- old boy. >> i think it is a good idea. >> if you are interested in having the perception of safety, that will accomplish that. >> but one expert, a former police chief, notes the shooting of the 4-year-old happened outside the proposed fence line. he said it could bring unintended consequences. >> it could create bottlenecks that the police will have to deal with, particularly after the fireworks and. -- end.

>> the city plans to address that by widening the access points, if need be it is spending about $17,000 trees -- to put up the fence. >> do you feel safe visiting the inner harbor? we asked that question and most respondents on the website said note, while one-quarter said they do. the rest said they do not go there. you can vote on the front page of wbaltv.com. police say they need your help tracking down a holiday steve caught on camera. first, the delivery -- a holiday feast caught on camera. first, the delivery. it was dropped off at a home in ellicott city. about an hour later, a woman drives up in a blue sedan and just take the package and drives away. police are looking for a white female with dark hair, about 180

pounds. they think she may have struck again. check your holiday shipments to see if anything is missing. city police now confirm that a woman beaten by her 14-year-old grandson has died from her injuries eight months after the attack. back in march, police say 67- year-old shirley garett's grandson repeatedly hit her in the head with a hammer as she slept. the boy later told detectives he was angry at his grandmother was getting ready for school. garett died over the weekend at union memorial hospital. baltimore school officials did what they could to have a one families bullying problem, that is the ruling from a jury today in a landmark lawsuit against the school system. barry simms has been following the case closely all week. >> if the verdict and hinged on concern for children safety. the parents wanted the bottle -- baltimore public school system

held responsible for bullying incidents against their son and daughter. >> there was not enough credibility for it to be a " bullying case. >> the sullivans' lawsuit claimed their children were believed at their respective elementary schools between 2008 and 2010. their special needs son was beaten, kicked, and stuck in the knee with a fork. >> i will have to tell my son that the system failed him. that we failed him as parents. that we were not able to protect him. >> how did you feel him as a parent if you brought this? he went as far as you could. you tried. >> because we were not able to correct the problem. >> jurors felt the couple presented a strong emotional case, but lacked documentation proving the principal and other officials were neglectful and fail to take action. >> they could not give names or dates. the stories could not match up. the fact that a child was choked

out on school property and one called police. no one got the name of the person who injured the child at the school. no one saw the child being taken to office. the fact that the principle was unaware of the event. >> going to schools verbally complaining and making phone calls means very little. >> obviously, that relies on the people of that school to be able to follow the procedure. procedure does not mean action. obviously cannot complain about something in this case makes no difference whatsoever. >> that is why i say to parents, make a record. the school system -- we do not know to what extent the school principals are writing these things down and actually investigating. >> the retired principal left court without making any comment.

the other principal made a very emotional comment and said with tears in his eyes that he should not have to go with -- through this. >> city police say they do not know why someone shot and killed a 40-year-old man late last night in west baltimore, but whoever did it pulled the trigger more than once. investigators arrived on the scene to find a man with multiple gunshot wounds. he was taken to shock trauma where he later died. homicide detectives are on the case. and fans and players stormed the court in a big brawl on a high school basketball court. after the video was posted online, we told you about it last night. >> one person was taken to an area hospital for a possible minor injury due to the sprawl. what started a brawl is still unclear.

it is supposed to be a high school basketball game, but it looks more like a basket brawl. the melee erupted wednesday night during a basketball game between the hometown connections community leadership academy high school located on the city's west side and cardozo high school from washington d.c. as you can see from the video, which was posted on line, it was a free-for-all. baltimore city school administrators tell 11 news that a fight broke out and fans and players -- among fans and players from both teams. if you look closely, you can see females exchanging blows with males, all while officers tried to break up the scuffles. it was the topic of campus today. >> it was unfortunate that it happened. >> since it is still under investigation, a spokesperson from baltimore city public

schools said no disciplinary action has been taken at this point. they tell us, "the gap -- the outcome of the police investigation will determine our next steps." this mother at the academy says perhaps more security is needed at these games. >> hopefully, it does not happen again. but you know, just next time, take precautions and have more security so it will not. >> we try to contact the district of columbia schools about the debt -- the incident, but they did not return our phone calls before this newscast. >> thank you. more now on the story that we told you about at the top of the hour. house speaker john boehner says he expects to pass a new bill on the payroll tax that by christmas, renewing the tax break for two months. sally kidd is live in the washington bureau with details.

>> it is a done deal, house republicans are backing down. they are ready to vote on a two- month extension of the payroll tax cuts. but i think our members which a good fight. -- >> i think our members waged a good fight. we are able to come to an agreement. >> it is a compromise that includes language that makes it easier for small businesses to deal with the short-term extension. >> small businesses and families are struggling. they are making sacrifices and i think this agreement will help our economy. >> house republicans were facing increasing pressure thursday after minority leader mitch mcconnell weighed in and urge them to pass a short-term fix. >> has this place becomes so dysfunctional that even when people agree to things they not do it? i am ready to sign the

compromise into law the second land on my desk. -- the second it lands on my desk. >> back with sally kidd reporting. not so happy news for reagan stands tonight. knee surgery for anquan boldin. when he is expected to return, coming up. and these women stayed vacant properties next to them are deteriorating their homes. -- these women say vacant properties next to them are deteriorating their homes. >> i will let you know how cold it is getting into the weekend. the weather is n

>> hundreds of people lined up in aberdeen this morning.

386 children will be picking up much happier on christmas morning. this is the pick up location for the salvation army's angel tree program. gathering toys and bikes and presents for children who need extra -- for families who need extra help this holiday season. and a local business give away holiday turkeys as well. an army intelligence analyst accused in the wiki-leaks scandal will stand trial. the defense says the army had failed the troubled soldier and was trying to strong arm him into pleading guilty. he is accused of handing over thousands of pages of national secrets to wikileaks. if he's court-martialed on the 22 charges against him, he could receive life in prison. there are thousands of vacant homes in the baltimore area, but what do you do if you live right next door and there's a problem?

solutions can be difficult. >> we spoke with homeowners who are ready to pull their hair out because of the neighborhood nuisances. >> diane is imitating the alarm coming from a vacant home coming from the home next door in owings mills. it gave her months of sleepless nights. >> i was sitting there watching tv and i could see about an inch or two up from the floor on the wall that there was a damp spot all the way across and blackness going on. >> all of a sudden, water started pouring through her basement wall in baltimore city. it was coming from the adjacent home, also vacant. both women said they contacted authorities, but it took months to resolve the problems. >> it can drive you crazy. >> coming up tonight at 11:00 p.m., the frustrating problems and what they had to do to get the issues resolved.

>> now your forecast with meteorologist tony pann. >> it felt more like spring today. tempters made it into the low 60's again this afternoon. the record high for today is 70. but still pretty impressive when you consider the average high temperature is 43. it is still pretty warm, 52 at the airport. we should settle into the 40's tonight. it will be chilly rain. not cold enough for snow, but a chilly rain developing over the next couple of hours. the clouds developing this afternoon into this evening is the precursor to what is knocking on our doorstep. a couple of batches of rain coming asked, a pretty substantial one around richmond that should be here in a couple of hours. late tonight and early tomorrow

morning, another batch coming across kentucky and tennessee. heavy rain in both of those. we could easily pick up an inch of rain before this tapers off early in the morning on friday. colder air behind this storm system, 20 and 30 -- 20's and 30's across the northern plains. it will not be that cold around here, but it will be more december-like for christmas eve and christmas day. rain likely tonight. temperatures will drop back into the lower end of the 40's. variable winds shifting around to the northwest late tonight. the storm tomorrow will pull away quickly. if you're up early around 5:00 or 6:00 a.m., you will see some rain. then after that the rain will move out rapidly to the east. per the cloudy in the afternoon. this area of high pressure will bring in some slightly cooler

air. loh 50's tomorrow, still 10 degrees above average, but cooler than the last couple of days. rain early in the morning tomorrow, and then clearing up in the afternoon. a high of 52 and on a breezy side. if you are getting out of town visiting friends or family going to the northeast, you will follow that storm. rain in new york and boston, especially in the morning. atlantic, 63 curan 81 in tampa. -- atlanta, 63. 81 in tampa. across new mexico there could be accumulating snow. dry and chile across the northern plains. -- dry and cold across the northern plains. the high-temperature around here is 45 on christmas eve. if you're going to the ravens game, where your winter gear. it will be a lot colder, for

sure. christmas day, there could be a slight chance for rain or snow in the forecast. if we do get it, it will not be a big deal. dry on tuesday. another chance for rain by the end -- middle and end of next week. >> this is 11 sports. >> as we told you at 5:00 p.m., anquan boldin undergo surgery today to repair a slightly torn meniscus in his knee. the ravens will not bring back derrick mason. instead, they will go with what they got. and that ain't bad. tory smith has learned a lot this year. he will shoulder a greater load and we will see what the evans has left. -- lee evans has left. >> you want to get your young guys out there on the field as much as you can, but not before

they're ready to have some success. i think those guys are very much ready to have some success. between anquan and pande in, and also the titans, it will be very interest -- the tight ends, it will be very interesting to see how they do. concussion is a hot-button topic in the nfl in the last couple of years. jamal lewis, the ravens all-time leading rusher, leads a group of players suing for damages caused by concussion and plain. -- playing. they claim they were put back in the game despite the risks. the league released a statement today saying that any claim that the league intentionally did that has no merit.

the holidays produce a few curious games. loyola is off to an 8-2 record so far. it is hard to match with the athleticism of future picks. goodness gracious. 45-39, kentucky at the break. a tough game. kentucky a winner, 87-63. howard suffered a broken foot at the beginning of the season. they thought he might miss the entire year at first. or at least another month. his return allows others to

return to their natural positions. that is a very good thing for maryland. they're off to a 6-3 start and they're getting him back. >> interesting concussion lawsuit, too. that will be fascinating to see. >> if they win it -- in-line >> huge, huge. >> we will see. >> up next, the seven-day forecast.

>> here's what we're working on for 11 news tonight. check that delivery status of any packages you are expecting after this thief is caught on camera. the thing she may have hit more home spirit and some residents contacted 11 years after some serious structural problems spread to their properties. what authorities planned to do about it, coming

>> let's talk snow for christmas. >> i do not feel really good about it. i cannot tell you it is going to happen. >> thanks for your support. >> it will be running tonight

and tomorrow morning. it will clear up for the ratings game. there is -- for the ravens game. there is still a slight chance for rain or snow on christmas day. there is some support out there for it. >> what about a white new year? >> that i will go out on a limb and say maybe. the best chance for precipitation will be by the middle and end of next week. >> it is cooler, which will be a little more like christmas. >> if we do get any, it will be ambiance snow. >> i will take it. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> we will see you back here at 11:00 p.m. >> have a good one.