afternoon are life threaten. he was a priority one patient and had to be transported to shock trauma by helicopter. after that fight rescue crews responded, found him there on the ground, realized the situation and called in the helicopter to broad neck high school. he has injuries that are considered life-threatening. this happened as schools were ending. not too far away from the bay bridge in anne arundel county. this actually happened down off an access road that leads to chestnut tree drive, a road that runs behind broadneck high school. the fight was in that area. we talked to neighbors who say it's not uncommon to have a lot of kids walking through that neighborhood after school ends. it's a gray area because it's not exactly school grounds.

so it's something neighbors say they deal with on a regular basis. once again, an 18-year-old with injuries so critical that he had to be airlifted to shock trauma. he has life-threatening conditions at this hour. thanks. in howard county authorities there have received several calls about strangers approaching children. they have received five calls since january 3rd. three of the calls were from the elk ridge area. the others from ellicott city. some have occurred near a bus stop. police are looking into the report and are keeping a close watch on schools and bus stops in the area. a shake-up is underway as the city's top cop has gone outside to clean upruption inside -- corruption inside that department. >> reporter: crime fighting is

difficult to know, but when cops turn criminal it can undermine the credibility. a reincident towing scandal involving dozens of officers underscores that problem for the baltimore city police department. >> the towing scandal. an officer selling heroin. they just didn't pop up in terms of their bad behavior since i came on the scene. they've been doing cruddy bad stuff for awhile. >> reporter: in an effort to uncover it, the city's top cop is shaking up the top brass, bringing in an outsider to lead the intern am investigation eye can count the number of all the baltimore police officers that i know. >> reporter: the chief spent 22 years with the federal drug administration and now will police the police, weeding out those who go astray amongst a force of 3,000 officers.

>> baltimore is aw3 big city department withñi big cityçó isi ot insurmountable.l ( dñrxd añiçó 26-, john king will be charged with training officers in the basics. >> integrity, leadership and cultural awareness. >> reporter: the commissioner wants to point out to citizens that the department is still doing its job. it points to the falling homicide right -- rates. many of the same officers who once made more than 100,000 arrests per year in baltimore have more than cut that number in half. >> that's not cold weather. that's not there was high tide at the harbor. that wasn't there was some new phase of the moon. that's policy, procedure and commitment from the men and women of this police department, to do things differently. >> reporter: at police

headquarters, jeff hager, abc2 news. >> the department also plans to review its procedure for handling police involved shootings and complaints. the family of gregory sears is looking for answers and is asking the public for help while also offering a re ward. sears was killed in his own driveway on january 6th. the family handed out fliers offering up a $10,000 reward for information on his murder. >> it's a senseless hane yules crime and we're -- heinous cram and we're try -- crime and we're trying to grasp it. the issue of same-sex marriage in maryland is certainly a hot button shall you but now first lady katie

o'malley is apologizing. she spoke at the conference of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. she said delegates who prevented the bill from passing are quote coward. today she said i deeply respect there are strongly held and differing views on marriage quality here in maryland but our our elected officials will come together to address this for our family and children. governor o'malley is backing same-sex marriage legislation this year. a child and an adult were injured during an early morning fire in east baltimore. it started around 4:00 at a home on raven wood avenue. by the time the firefighters arrived, the first floor was engulfed in flames. a child was taken to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. an adult was treated for smoke inhalation and burns.

the cause still under investigation tonight. winds from the northwest around 10 to 15 have made things pretty gusty. earl we had winds up to 40 or higher. they will continue to die off. temperatures are comfortable. after a day we were up in the mid-60s in spots. now we're down in the upper 40s, so cooling off as the northwest winds flow in and clear out the skies. into the day tomorrow we'll see temperatures climb to 50 by noon. it will be a 10-degree cooloff and a change from tomorrow into sunday. we'll talk about what this is coming up. president barack obama finished up a three-day tour. the president met democrats at the end of a retreat on the eastern shore. the president said americans are still hurting and congress needs to accomplish some things and if the republicans obstruct their

efforts, democrats have to call them out on it. >> disbarred. that's the decision from the maryland court of appeals on scek jack johnson. he was sentenced to seven years in prison for extorting bribes and gifts for favors. according to the post, county commissioners voted 4-1 to hold a here being on the proposed ordinance. officials hope this will deter illegal immigrants from coming into frederick county. baltimore county has announced big plans to renovate downtown towson. the $85million project would

bring movies back to towson circle. it will feature five new restaurants, an underground garage and a 16-screen movie theater. the project's builder said it was pretty much a no-brainer. >> it's so nice to come. there is a university. there there is shopping. there are homes there. we're excited enough so a we moved it into our calendar ahead of other projects. >> the project is expected to be complete in twoarn -- 2014. the number of white tail deer that could be harvested in the state have maryland could be cut down by two thirds. the department of natural resources is considering reducing the bag limit for the next two deer seasons.

the plan could change based on a stakeholders meeting in february and a public hearing in march. well, the ravens are already looking to the future and not wasting time about it. they are coordinated with a new man in charge of the defense. if you've ever enjoyed dining out in baltimore, why restaurant week is getting extended. when we come back, we'll talk about the changes on saturday and sunday. looking at the wind. that information right after this break.

we'll have a detailed look at today's forecast. we're going to take a look at the weather busmght then we could see a picture of ocean city. there we go. just think, in six months, there will be by kin nice and people having a good time in the warm weather. wyatt will have the complete forecast coming up. well, the ball that bill --

billy cundiff shanked ended up in the hands of a former player. they're trying to raise $50,000 for the infant son of a local police officer who died in the line of duty. >> somehow that can be a good luck charm for them. we tried to rally the fans to donate to the fund of his son. >> the guy who caught the ball almost skepped the game. the ravens players may have packed up and moved on after their playoff loss last sunday, but the team needed to fill some really big shoes. >> reporter: after that devastating loss on sunday to the patriots and the departure

of defensive coordinator chuck pagano, the ravens had business to tend to and naming pagano replacement was item number one. >> we will announce dean pees. i've always respected his work, the kind of person he is, in the nfl, his work in college, he's been considered one of the top coaches. >> ed an incredible opportunity to be a defensive coordinator for anyone in this league or at any level but it's especially humbling to be one for the baltimore ravens. you have to be who you are. i don't want to change that room, the dynamics of that room. >> that's part of the reason we feel good. it's never totally changed. it's -- you understand how we do

things and why. >> reporter: as for cam cameron, the ravens will bring him back next year. >> i think you have to be cut out for an offensive coordinator's job because of all the eyes that are on it and criticism is part of the game. >> reporter: pees, coach harbaugh. so how was he as a player? >> all right. i haven't signed the contract yet, so i would like to abstain. >> reporter: in owings mills, tim rutherford, abc2 news. >> and billy cundiff was give an vote of confidence by har bop -- harbaugh and looks like he willi bei]ñrw3 returning nextñiçóçóñi. accordingñixd toxdñrñrxdxd}ç ñaa1%q%=9m:ujutñiñr sent tow3ñrc thexdñióñiçóñixdñi5çoxdxdñia

announce are. the deadline was wednesday. info on the finalist will be forthcoming. >> all right. let's take a look at it. still pretty breezy. you see the flag on federal hill. temperatures were comfortable up in the low to mid-60s. winds north at eight miles an hour. i want to show you some of the skies, a day of changing weather in maryland. this is our view from hemingway. look at that fog bank roll in and then a front pushing through. you can see the dark clouds put has chop on the bay with the gusty winds and things are getting calmer, gorgeous view. chesapeake looking the other day. we're looking east from the western shore and finding a clear finish to the disairks

southern maryland. cloud battling back and forth with the sunshine. finally a beautiful finish. boy, not a bad day for late january. maryland's most powerful radar, five sweeps finding all clear. we call for a dry one but it will be windy at times, not just the gust tonight. a new boundary will make things breezy once again. you can seat sustained winds are not as much as the peak gusts. 21 hagerstown and 16 in ocean city. now it's interesting to note that temperatures on our state map here, one of those classic days where you can see the change over miles of temperatures, 50s on the eastern shore. 40s from baltimore back out to hagerstown and through dulles. then 30s and 20s out west of garrett county. so, yes, a difference that will be felt after a day when we were in the mid-60s downtown, the low

60s in d.c. culpepper, virginia, the eastern shore, you were in the low to mid-60s. the bottom line is this. clear and breezy. there's some very light showers in the mountains. we're dry overnight into the day tomorrow. there is a system out to the west that i don't think will have a big impact other than to say a cold frontal boundary will come in tomorrow night and not be a dramatic cooldown but that next shot of air that comes in, cooler air by tomorrow night mr. make things breezy. the windiest weather abates. it's calm to start and the winds pick back up. you can see it on our future trend. here's that next cool front, comes through dry. we don't think it generates showers and then we're sunny but cooler on sunday to start it off. sunday we may struggle to get out of the mid-40s. overnight 32, mostly clear.

your forecast tomorrow two-degree guarantee. we'll go 52. mostly sunny getting windier. we think the next boundary comes through dry, no precipitation. the seven-day forecast as we look ahead, yeah, a little cooler but still way above average. our average temperature to wrap up january is usually 42, so we have one day, monday. every day is above or average, so what a difference from last year this time when we had the apocalypse. what a difference a year makes. >> long term, are we going to see any snow? i'm not complaining. some people are saying maybe a little snow. >> that first week to 10 days of february are probably the best chance. >> st. patrick's day. >> could be.

you never know. if you've been enjoying baltimore city's restaurant week, you are in luck. some of the restaurants are extending it. at least 24 places say they plan to keep on offering prices for six lunches and-- is. some include the prime rib, ocean air, sasha's and others. visit baltimore said they will update the baltimore restaurant week monday and any restaurant that extends it will be marked with an e. the library will be closed for a rn know vaition -- renovation. the canton branch is one of the last remaining of the four original plant branches and tens of thousands can visit eesh year

-- each year. they can head to the anchor or the pattor -- patterson. being a stay at home mom is a hard job. there's another downfall. abc2 works for you. and a principal puts it on the line for her students. these stories and a lot more, plus wyatt's forecast. join us at 11.

a last quick look at the weather. >> a cool and breezyw3 night. oktomorrow low to mid-50s. sunshine. that is a goode1 late januaryxdó of the wee . on the whole, this is the last weekend in january compared to the last two winters. this is unbelievable. >> all that snow we had to shovel. we'll see you right back here at

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