and found shepherd guilty of animal cruelty. >> it was a very unfortunate and tragic situation. i am happy that he was held responsible for the overreaction, which is what the court found it to be. @% for the first time shepherd talked publicly about the shooting and why he did t shepherd testified that he feared he was about to be mauled along with his wife and their dog. the defense placed blame on the young man that was with bear-bear. saying he just stood there doing noohing. >> led to a series of events where things got out of control. >> animaa advocates that lined sidewalks armed with signs shepherd that was out of justice done for beer-bear. >> it did not need to come to a dog being shot. >> during the testimony, shepherd explained how he was ready to shoot bear-bear again. but didn't because the og laid doon. it is an ordeal shepherd's attorney said his client is glad is behind him. >> this is in fact, family and his career, and obviously him. he is not allowed to go on a mission as a result of this overseas to defend our country. so hopefully things will get back to no

ii's an oodeel shepherd's attorney says his is glad is behind him. >> this is in fact -- his family,bviously he was not allowed to go on mission overseas to defend our country. hopefully things will be getting -ack to normal for him as well. >> reporter: even hough shepherd was found guilty, he received probation before judgment. in doing so, he avoids any criminal record. in annapolis, joy lepola, fox 45 morning news. >>> the shooting of that huskey drew public outrage. >>> coming up later on the early edition, congressional lawmakers are trying to wrap up loose ends ouu.re the current session runs the issues they're focusiig forensics to help solve crimes, but the technology can be used to solve many other problems. greg campbell has a look at how they're solving cases that have nothing to do with crime. ♪ >>> behind the highly secured doors at forensic labs at winston salem. >> it's never dull and we love that. >> reporter: you never know what the team of researchers may be keft the testin testing or ty may be trying to answer. >> this is evidence from a cold case. >> reporter: th

it looks like a german shepherd. this dog is unique. it is a drug-fighting dog, but one that you, as a private citizen could hire to come into your house if you are concerned your kids are doing drugs. they will look for all of them. >> will they find bedbugs? >> if the bad bugs are doing cocaine, they will find it. [laughter] >> this is dr. kim hammond. he will answer some questions this is? >> belgian malinois. i think they are useful. if you have a teenager, and you just to not know, bring them in while they are in school. >> this is a beautiful breed. it has a great temperament. >> this is just the best. we are total strangers. >> are they all like this? >> you have to pay attention. they are not all like this. you have to find the right one and train it costs -- properly. there is a lot of work going into this behavior. >> my 12-year old dog has a urinary infection and has had medication. she stinks'. we differ of death, and 20 minutes later, she stinks' -- we give her a bath, and for 20 minutes later, she stink's again. what can i

shepherd has no prior record. it was not a surprise that he would receive probation before judgment. the judge indicated that he never thought that this type of situation would occur again. >> of the dog's owner showed no visible reaction to the verdict. >> no comment. >> animal protesters were less than thrilled with the decision. >> a little more than what was done. i am not thinking jail, but a lot more community service for some education. he just overstepped his bounds. >> although they would like to see shepperd face different penalties, and other animal rights activists are happy that he was held accountable. >> now, to our other big story. city police and animal control have rescued nearly half a dozen dogs in a house in west baltimore. it is believed to be the home base of a dogfighting ring. officials are looking for to people behind this case of cruelty. david collins has the latest. >> an overwhelming spent -- stench permeates the basement. some of these pictures are provided by baltimore city animal c

our guests, randy and tiffany shepherd and francisco and flora felis. >>> tsa. a new york councilman introduces a bill to ban the courthouse scanners at the local airports. >> they want to force you to go through a machine that literally has the technology to show your naked body to a tsa employee. >>> better keep that book tour domestic, mr. bush. boris johnson, mayor of london writes the former president is at engine wen risk of being arrested for war crimes even in wales. the next moment, click, some embarrassed member of the welsh could walk on stage, place some handcuffs on the former leader of the free world and take him away to be charged. >>> here, counterterrorism authorities are too busy arresting a florida step dance team. dressed in camo oor, hoofing it through the lincoln tunnel because their van was stuck in traffic and they were late for a tv show! thank god they didn't try to fly. all the news and commentary now on "countdown." >>> good evening from new york. this is friday, november 19th. 718 days until the 2012 presidential elections. yes, mrs.

however, shepherd will not serve jail time. he's been sentenced to probation. a rash of laptop thefts in georgetown. two lap tops were stolen from the library after students left them unattended. other lap top were taken from village a apartments. the burglar entered through unlocked doors. d.c. police are investigating. >>> west potomac high school in fairfax unty is reversing the recent changes to its grading and cheating policies. last week the school essentially eliminated fs from report cards. and they said it would allow cheaters to retake tests. today principal said the school will reinstate fs. he said west potomac will not tolerate cheating or plagiarism. anyone caught will receive a zero on the assignment. that will be factore into their grade point average. come after intense public scrutiny which the principal called a distract. >>> a second staffer atmsnbc has been suspended f making political contributions. joe scarborough, host of morning joe, said he made eight go go $500 contributions to local candidates in florida between 2004 and 2008. the fo

the 17-year-old, shepherd, was a kicker, thrown off his team. he was wearing pink cleats during breast cancer awareness month. the school district says shepherd was disciplined because he ignored the coach's order to take off the shoes. sports count as academic credit. he wants to be reinstated because he fears his graduation could be in jeopardy. >>> the holiday ice rink opened today near justin herman plaza. adults can date for $9 on weekdays. you will pay 50 cents more on weekends. the ice rink is open daily from 10:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. and stays open until 11:30 on friday and saturday night. >>> markary here now with sports. the -- mark's here now with sports. as are making news with trades. >> yeah, the as deserve a little love and why not as they go to work early on their winter offseason work. pretty sizable deal completed. oakland needs offense and they have picked up david dejesus who hit .318 with 23 doubles. to get him oakland has to give up vince mazzaro. dejesus missed some of the season with an injured thumb that required surge

in august you'll recall officer keith shepherd was charged animal cruelty.he dog was attacking his dog when he couldn't break up the fight. he opened fire. bear bear's owner said the dogs were playing in the case was initially dismissed but has been re-opened after a huge public outcry. >>> people living say that leslie johnson was involved in the crimes that they -- she's been accused of and they want nothing to do with her. they started a petition to prevent the council member elect from taking office. johnson was arrested last week with her husband out going county executive jack johnson. he accepted 15 grand from a developer and federal investigators heard him tell his wife to flush a 10,000- dollar check down the toilet. election officials say there's no state law to prevent leslie johnson from being sworn in. >>> baltimore man accused of impersonating a police officer to molest a teenage boy has been indicted. he was mentoring the victim and persuaded his mother to let him stay so he could talk to the team as well as walk to school from there. he volun

. >> more than 12 years aftermath eau shepherd, an openly gay college student was rdered, his legacy lives on today. at richard montgomery high school, students are in final reherselfal to perform "the laramie project" it is about the town where shepherd was from and people who knew him. >> of word in the play was something that was spoken by an actual person in laramie, wyoming. >> emily davis was willing to take on this controversial subject about a young person tied to a fence, tortured, ask killed, a killing that led to a federal hate crime law. >> we felt like the message of tolerance and acceptance which is what this play is advocating is something we thought our students needed to hear. >> the ton to versy has grown, since the west boar yoe baptist church, a group notorious for protesting soldiers' funerals announced it will protest this play. >> i can't believe that this is so worthy of their hate. we're a high school trying to promote love and understanding. >> reporter: ironically, the church's leader is portrayed in the play. >> this is the negative message everything is c

the honar shepherd will receive when he plays in new york. >>> now a check on trains and bus was mark jones. >> reporter: good morning. on time service on the camden, penn and brunswick lines of the marc system. light rail, metro subway on schedule and on the buses look good. a heavy volume of passengers on 7, 13 and 5. no major delays for the start. for the mta transit team, i am mark jones. with orbitz, i know what to expect from my vacation. bad dog, balloon pop. [ dog whimpers ] because orbitz has price assurance. leaf in face, marie, man with computer. [ man ] marie! if another orbitz customer books the same hotel or flight for less, they'll send me a check for the difference automatically. so i know i'll get their lowest price. and i like knowing what to expect. bike, unrealistic splash, embarrassingly transparent. [ bell chimes ] [ male announcer ] when you orbitz, you know. >>> it's 5:07. tonight nashville is getting ready for big night of music for the cma awards. >> this morning country music fans can listen to dirk perform for "good morning, america" so if you are intereste

. >> lincoln shaw with sea shepherd says whales are being illegally hunted by indegenous tribes that are allowed to hunt the animals for feed. the problem is with the japanese fishing fleet. >> they are taking 1000 whales a year, or trying to take 1000 whales a year with the idea they are taking it under this provision that allows them to do scientific research. >> reporter: the sea shepherd group has confronted the japanese fleet on numerous occasions accusing them of whaling for profit, not science. >> in japan on the tokyo fish market, the tongue of a whale will sell for a quarter of a million dollars. >> i need your good question. send them to me at cbs5.com. >>> a high school coach gets ejected and you will never believe why. i'm dennis o'donnell. basketball great who brought down the basketball program here passes away. we are up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, captain joe thronton who was serving the second and final game of his suspension the sharks duking it out with the ducks for the second time in ten days... >> serving the second and fiefnl game of his suspension. second time

shepherd is charged with animal cruelty and firing his gun near homes. the prosecution has arrested and -- has rested and a judge will decide the outcome of the case. >> many people who support bear bear's owners came to court today with signs. >>> a man is killed as he tries to push his broken-down car to safety on the baltimore washington parkway. police say the man was headed south when he was hit by another car around 1:00 this morning on route 97. the crash shut down southbound lanes of the parkway for four hours. >>> he is accused of breaking into more than 100 cars. and today, he is in handcuffs. police arrested 41-year-old rory leftwitch from edgewood. they say his crime started in edgewood, and targeted cars in baltimore and howard counties. officers say they found $45,000 worth of stolen items in his home, including over 100gps units. the harford county sheriff's office is trying to return everything to its owner. >>> today, baltimore is laying a mentor to rest. family and friends gathered at morgan state university for the funeral of boxing tr

officer shepherd says the dog was attacking his dog and he had to act. the owner of the dog says the dogs were playing. this case is initially dismissed but it was reopened after a huge public outcry. shepherd's animal cure the charge carries 09 days in jail and,000 dollar fine. >>> it's -- and $1,000 fine. >>> the end is over for the caffeinated alcoholic drinks. the food and drug administration said that caffine constitutes an unsafe food additive when combined with alcohol. so what does that mean? well drinks like four loko and juice linked to numerous cases of alcohol poisoning across the country, will have to pull the stimulants from the recipes. >> the caffeine can mask the signs of intoxication. it can make you feel like you are wide awake, and you aren't drunk but in fact, your senses are impaired. >> well as we told you last night on abc2 news at 11, the makers of four loko decided to take the caffeine and other stimulants out but they insist the combination of caffeine and alcohol is safe. >>> all right. major concern you know heart disease. >>

in north america compared to nine by german shepherds. there are however a lot more german shepherds than wolf dogs. clifton, editor of animal keeper, the paper that covers animal issues says eight wolf bald is 60 times more likely than a german shepherd to maim or kill a child. wolf dog fans don't buy that. they are misunderstood and their reputation completely is undeserved. driving home from full moon i was keyed up. the animals were magnificent and i admired nancy's, to them. flout fervor these animals would have been utilized. instead of their lives are as good as it gets for creatures whose heritage is an amalgam of predator and pet. but their edginess had rubbed off on outlaw motorcycle gang. on sold i went for a walk the evening and went to my friend and her dog, and will not she had rescued from the animal shelter. he looked up at me expect it to complete and scratched behind her years and suddenly i felt relaxed. it was hard to believe the differences between bendie and those i spent the day with boiled down to if you base pairs

. >> federal speaker keith shepherd did not say much as he heft the federal court. a judge found him guilty of animal cruelty and identifying a gun near homes. he shot bear bear with his handgun. he says he did it because he thought the husky was attacking his dog. >> during his trial prosecutors played the 911 call. >> i'm a federal police officer. i just discharged my weapon to a dog that was attacking my dog. >> did you kill the dog? >> no, the dog is still alive. i shot it in the rear leg to keep it from attacking my dog. >> he was not allowed to go on a mission as a result of this overseas to defend our country. hopefully things will get back to normal for him as well. >> the judge sentenced him to unsupervised probation, a $500 fine. >> i am happy he was found gilly of the over-reaction. mr. sheperd had no prior record. i think the judge indicated he didn't think this type of situation would occur again. >> no comment. >> animal lovers that silently protested outside the courtroom were less than thrilled with the judge's decision. >> it is a slap on the hand.

keith shepherd was on duty at the park. he fired his weapon at the husky because he believed that bear bear was attacking his dog. they are determining whether his actions were necessary and whether or not his beliefs and actions were reasonable. bear bear started to attack, he said. he shouted at the handler to get the dog. shepherd tried it to get the dog off. then he decided to give a warning. >> i am a federal police officer. i just discharged a weapon on a dog that was attacking my dog. >> did you kill the dog? >> the handler said he had no time to react. he thought that shepard had pulled out 8 taser and then bear bear was shot in the abdomen. don't wan. >> i did not want this to happen to the dog parks that i go to. but there are non-lethal ways to stop a fight. it did not need to come to a dog dying. >> sheppard said that he was not mauled or injured and neither was his wife. and his dog had no visible injuries. >> tonight, a local died fighting ring is no more. in the process of breaking it up, and control found se

. >> on behalf of the residents of san francisco, we thank you for shepherding this institution through this incredible growth phase, and thank you for being part of "culture wire." >> my pleasure, thank you. >> the museum has exciting anni >> welcome to "culture wire." on this episode, we visit with one of the arts commissions very special teams. >> the asia-pacific island cultural center receives help from the census but our commission. john mean today to talk about in off festival is the executive director. welcome. i understand this is the 13th annual festival. can you tell me the name? >> the name is a celebratory name. we also celebrate what we call the asian-pacific islanders as well, in terms of culture, experience, and multidisciplinary arts. >> the festival is actually very wide-ranging. you have 16 venues, and how many different performing arts centers? >> we have over 85 artists participating, 16 venues, 21 events. there are over 15 groups that are performing. >> there recently kicked off at the beginning of may and will continue through june 13? correct? >> that is correct.

. >> reporter: more than 12 years after matthew shepherd an openly y college student was murdered, hiss on today at richard montgomery high school in rockville, maryland, students are in final rehearsals to perform the ramie project. a play about the town in wyoming where shepherd was killed an the interviews with people there who knew him. >> every word that is in the play is something that was spoken by an actual person in laramie, wyoming. >> emily davis is the director of the play willing to take on this controversi subject about a young person who was tied up to a fee, tortured and killed, a killing that led to a federal hate crime law. >> we just felt like the message of tolerance and acceptance which is what this play is advocating is something that we thought our students needed to hear. >> reporter: controversy has now grown after the baptist church from topeka, kansas, announced itill protest the play saturday night. >> i think it's crazy that they think that this show is so worthy of their hate that they would come halfway across the country just to protest it. we're just a

shepherd claims it was self-defense. a judge will decide the case. >> police at the university of maryland are investigating a robbery on campus. it happened around 11:30 last night at the parking garage. police say a woman was walk down the stairs when a man came up behind her,mplied he had a weapon and rob her. she gave up her cell phone and her student i.d. card. the robber took off. >>> metro is dealing 28 a slew of problems after today, a train hit equipment on the track between the wheaton and glen mont stations. no one was injured. meanwhile the farragut north metro station was shut down last night after parts of the ceiling collapsed. though the stion reopened today, many wouldn't know it. the entire communication system went out this morning. tracee wilkins reports >> reporter: the ceiling is partially boarded at the farragut north station and there are barriers around the area where larg chunks of concrete and debris fell from the ceiling to theplatform. it happened yesterday afternoon. no one was injured. this

into places which are too small for the usual rescue dogs which in a left cases tend to be german shepherds. >> a smaller dog can get into smaller places. >> people sometimes think a little dog. >> you might not think that on cops when they send the dog in after somebody. >> a little ankle biter. probably not the best role for it. >> can be an undercover police dog. no one would expect it. >> it is tough to see outside this morning. it will be slow going for a lot of people coming in. the fog will be with us for a while. >> let me show you the dense fog advisory in effect for most of the viewing area. not so much to our north but here in washington, all around washington, down to the south and off to the east. dense fog advisory in effect for most of us until 11:00 this morning. that includes washington and all of these counties out to our east. these counties are in effect until 9:00 this morning. but a two-hour difference, not significant there. here, the dense fog visibility could be 1/4 mile or less in some locations during the course of this morning. check out the bus stop forecast for

they pla to picket the play because they say god killed shepherd because of his sexual orientation. that message sparked a counter protest. >> they bring a message of hate, and we need to retaliate with love and reason rather than irrational actions. >> they have not responded to our enquiries of why they did not show up. >>> and then the democracy activist had supporters outside her home there. and we do not know if they had any conditions on her release. >> the important thing now is that she is allowed to choose her own row in the life o her country thout further detention or harassment, and without further obscles being placed in her way. >> she hassite been in jail or house arrest for 15 of the last 21 years. >>> presidt obama was in which i -- wanted to open up more jobs for americans. meanwhile, at a separate meeting, president obama told russia's president he hopes congress will ratify the new nuclear weapons treaty next week. that treaty is pending in the senate. speaking of politics on the hill, democrats have fod a way to avoid a potentially nasty showdown between party l

. >> reporter: more than 12 years after matthew shepherd, an openly gay college student was murdered,egacy still lives on toda in rockville, maryland. students are in final rehearsals for the larrimie project. it's a play about the town in wyoming where shepherd was killed and interews there with people who knew him. >> every word in the play is something spoken by an actual person in larrimie, wyoming. >> reporter: the director was willing to take on this controversial subject about a young person tied to a fence and tortured and killed. >> this is a message of tolerance, which ireally what this play is advocating. something we thought our students needed hear. >> reporter: but the controversy has grown after the baptist church from tope, kansas announced it will protest the play saturday night. >> i think it's crazy they think thishow is so worthy of their hate that they would come halfway across the country just protest it. we're just a high school trying to promote love and understanding. >> reporter: ironically, the church's leader reverend fred phelps is portrayed in the play. >

they are still reneging on the transplants to save people like randy shepherd and towards francisco feliz. all the news and commentary now on "countdown." >>> good evening from new york. this is monday, november 22nd. 715 days until the 2012 presidential elections. if we needed one final straw in the disaster that's been the tsa's choice, do you wish your privates felt up or photographed, we have two. agents actually patted down a dog, because it was wearing a sweater. an al qaeda affiliate endorsed the new security system for causing the kind of economic strain on america that it seeks when it calls the strategy of 1,000 cuts. the message from al qaeda and the arabian peninsula referred to an incident when two bomb-laden critters were were caused. it is such a good bargain for us to spread fear, fear that would cause the west to invest billions of dollars in new security procedures. calling it operation hemorrhage. this strategy with smaller but more frequent operations is what some may refer to as the strategy of 1,000 cuts. the aim is to bleed the enemy to death. we will ask roger kres

officer keith shepherd said the dog named bearbear attacked his dog back in august some shot it. the husky's owner's brother said the dogs were playing. judge ruled the shooting was not necessary and sentenced shepherd to probation. >>> a corruption investigation in prince george's county led to several lauls for leslie johnson not to take office next month. last friday federal agents arresteded her and her husband jack johnson on tampering and destruction of evidence charges. voters elected leslie johnson to the county council earlier this month. another council member said the county would be better without her in a public possible vigts now. >> i hope leslie chooses not to take the oath of office. legally she can. but, it would help save prince george's county from further embarrassment. >> more than 100 prince george's county residents sign an online petition against leslie johnson taking office. organizers plato deliver to it the maryland general assbly and then to governor martin o'malley. >>> authorities have rule a northern virginia house uninhabitable because of too many

you have shepherded us through that process, said it would be an honor to introduce you. supervisor campos. >> good morning, everyone. i do not know how to speak in catalan so i will speak to spanish. thank you for everyone for the work that you have done. i appreciate the fact that throughout this process the mayor has made it clear if we are going to have a sister city relationship with any city, it needs to be meaningful, not in name only. in these economic times, it makes sense for cities like san francisco to reach out to places like barcelona. if you look at the history of what has happened between not just the cities of barcelona and san francisco, and the region of catalonia and san francisco, it makes sense. we established a region sister russia shed with the region of catalonia. i want to thank the group freinds of gaspart. the president of the organization could not be here but they have been trying to foster relationships, not just between san francisco and barcelona, but the entire region. the mere talk about the commonalities, the economic ties. there are ma

it happened in early august at an anne arundel county dog park. 32-year-old keith shepherd claims herotecting his own pet from a siberian husky name bear-bear. he sa bear-bear attacked his dog. on the stand today, the brother of bear-bear's owner said no one was in danger. shepherd will be sent to probation for the shooting. >>> three people were hurt when flame ripped through a building that house as church in apartments in northwest d.c. the fire started about 10:30 last night in the 100 block of ken street northwest. two women and a man were rushed to the hospital suffering from oke inhalation. a firefighter twisted his ankle. it clause church on the first floor and apartments on the second. the investigats are still trying to figure out what caused it. >>> west potomac high school is reversing the recentchanges to its grading and cheating licies. last week the school eliminated fs from report cards and said would it allow cheaters to retake tests. today the principal said the school would reinstate the fs and he said, west potomac will not tolerate cheing or plagiarism. and anyon

keith shepherd faces misdemeanor charges of animal cruelty and firing a gun near housing. he shot and killed a siberian husky in august in the ballpark -- dog park. he said it was self-defense. if you are traveling out-of-town early next week for the holiday, expect major delays in both directions at the newark toll plaza, interstate 95, in delaware, because of construction. the backup could begin as early as the tuesday before thanksgiving. delaware is urging travelers to find another route. >>> deliberations in the trial of the man accused of killing chandra levy. we are still waiting to your the fate of ingmar guandique. courtney robinson is live at d.c. superior court with the latest. >> we have been here each day awaiting the verdict. the jury is still in deliberations at d.c. superior court. they got off to another late start this morning because of heightened security measures that have been taken at superior court. the jury still has a lot to consider in all of this. it's not known exactly what's going on inside that roma, what the jurors are talking about. -- insi

years, the zoo is bringing them back to their native land >> that includes animals fought by a young shepherd, david. the syrianbrown bear hasnt exited for more than 100 years. lions no longer prowl the hills of isel. at one time it was common place. >> we think they roamed the land of israel 800 years ago. the symbol of jerusalem and tribe of jah. >> althougelephants are not found in the bible, ivory is mentioned several times as a precious commodity. >> what do you like about a giraffe? >> some jewish sage believe mountain sheep was a giraffe and job thought to be a hip pot mus. >> you can see them roaming freely, like the new bean eye becks, referred to -- ceremonial horns in the ancient jewish temple. other animals were totally extinct in israel. >> today thanks to a special breeding program, you can see them in many parts of israel in nature. >> there is a noah's ark biblical center preserving animal life. >> it connects the biblical story to the actualthings we are ing here now. >> the biblical zoo is about more than animals. it is about coexistence in jerusalem. >> thisis one of the be

do you hear what i hear ♪ ♪ ringing through the sky shepherd's voice ♪ ♪ do you hear what i hear ♪ ao you hear what i hear ♪ as the shepherd boy sees a mighty king ♪ ♪ do you know what i know ♪ do you know what i know ♪ do you know what i know ♪ let us bring him silver and gold ♪ ♪ let us bring him silver and gold ♪ >> susan boyle, thank you very much. the album is called "the gift" and we'll have one more song from susan in just a bit. but first your local news. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. here's a look at our top stories. a wal-mart will set up shop in the heart of the city's north side. coupled with city council gave the final zoning approval last night to the retail giant to be an anchor of an 11-acre development in remington. it is expected to create about 400 construction jobs and 650 permanent jobs. the shopping center will also include a lowe's home improvement center, a specialty >> now let's take a look at the forecast with meteorologist sandra shaw. >> we are tracking a cold front will get th

shepherd said the dog was attacking his dog and he couldn't break up the fight so he shot the dog. they say the dogs were just playing. the case was initially dismissed. it was re-opened again after huge public outcry. >> after police say her husband shot her nine times before committing suicide. it all unfolded around 9:30 thursday morning in the 900 block of oak tree wave. police say the woman was able to get out of her home. now, her house dear kidded himself inside the hours for four hours before taking his own life. county detectives say they responded to domestic call in their couple's home as we stated tuesday night. >> well, he saw something that he discovered thousands f dollars in cash. >> what few would do to get it back. originally others are giving back to him. >> if you're taking the train or bus, you want to know how it's moving along. >> reporter: we should be starting with a good one. if your ryan is up light rail, speeding out there. the number is 20 and 30. we're taking a diverse at all. and out there, no delays. for the traffic jam. i'm art johnson. -- art jones

. >> officer shepherd has to pay a 500-dollar fine serve 80 hours of community service and will be on probation for one year. >>> an apartment complex in carol county is being scrutinized by a baltimore organization. they say they openly discriminated black people. they were told by lease agents on one unit was available. white applicants were told between 12 and 14 units were vacant. >>> a baltimore man police say impersonateed a police officer and molested a teenage boy has been indicted by a grand jury. prosecutors say mark citro was mentoring the victim and per waded his mother to let him stay at his house. citro was not a city school employee but a volunteer at the friendship academy of engineering and technology. citro was indicted on sex abuse of a minor third degree sex abuse and also theft. >>> jobless claims in maryland fell to the lowest helpful in more than two years. for the first time claims were down 5% from a year ago continuing claims were down 13.7%. the unemployment rate in maryland is 7.3%. >>> maryland is among the top 10 in raking the cash. maryland ranks number

today poses no threat to health even so there are no towns or villages anywhere near the lake only shepherd's makeshift welling's. alexander has tended cattle in these parts for several years he knows how the lake was formed but has no worries about living so close to it. there are only four kilometers between my home and the lake. people have come here to measure radiation levels but nothing. each year water samples from to ghana carefully analyzed that this laboratory tests here have shown that the nuclear water is far from sas it's just cesium is what we find most of all. we also find strontium and sometimes plutonium. there not in heavy concentrations but it's made it to keep away from them. an experiment was set up inch again in the late one nine hundred sixty s. thirty six types of fish including purana were released into the lake over several years only koppen tend to manage to adapt to their new habitat. whenever seven days of boston has the opportunity he goes fishing in the fish river he knows from his own experience what fishing in new bands he worked there in the early one nine hu

keith shepherd found guilty of animal cruelty after prosecutors argued that he used exxessive force when he pulled out a handgun and shot bear-bear.@@%se was about to be mauled along with his wife and their dog. and that the young man with the dog did not intervene. >> led to a series of events wheee things were out of control. >> it was a very unfortunate and tragic situation. i am happy that he was held responsible for the@ overreaction. which s what the court found it to be. >> even thouuh shepperd was found guilty, he received probation before judgment. and in doing so, he avoids a criminal record. >> a morgan state football player s accused of assault tonight. happened ear the student center at morgan state wednesday. the suspect has been arrested. police say a young woman was spit on, aad hit in the stomach. first the victim ddd not wish to cooperate with authorities. >> 24 hours later she then decided that she would press charges. and did cooperate. identified her assailant, and that's when police were able to make an arrest. >> and tonight, campus police are investigating. >> bal

in august officer keith shepherd was charged with animal cruelty after shooting bear bear the dog after a park. the dog was attacking his dog and he couldn't break up the fight so he shot bear bear. now, this case was initially dismissed, however it was re- opened after huge public outcries. >> they're at the corner of broadway, it will for ever be a place where adults my age go by and remember the gym -- i mean, all the -- thousands of people, black and white -- no matter where they came for, when they got to the gym matt lewis was there to give them discipline, teach them respect, how to work hard and develop into fine adults. >> boxing legend remembering mack lewis tonight. family shared stories about mr. mack and the impact he had on young boxers. he died during the past weekend. he was known as the premier boxing instructors. there is a wake coming up later this morning at 10:00 followed by funeral at 11:00. >>> 8 minutes after 6:00. the tsa is not backing down this morning on its new more intrusive security airports. americans prepare to travel millions of miles all over for the t

that's alan shepherd, and there's a second picture that follows it immediately because the president saw his wife through a doorway and said, come in here. you've got to see this." we've forgotten all this. but at that time, he had been told the odds on shepherd's survival were about three to one. >> rose: wow. >> that's a pretty nervous group of guys there. >> rose: the odds of him surviving were three to one? >> 75%. >> rose: next is leaving home for mass on good friday. this is palm beach. >> yes, that's the kennedy house in palm beach, which, as they say, is on the wrong side of the traction in palm beach but they made it the right side. >> rose: indeed next is marilyn monroe at the famous party after his 45th birthday party where she sang happy birthday to the displeasure of some. >> she was sewn into that dress. that dress had no buttons -- >> jon: that's bobby to the left isn't it? and arthur schlesinger. >> another arthur schlesinger, that's what i love. look at the expression on his face. she was whispering something to kennedy. >> rose: the next one is the fifth birthday of

would endorse the idea that maybe collectively, we might find a way through similar offices to help shepherd what a plan would look like, knowing what our limitations are. i think there is more that we can exercise. we have rejected attendance before, but it has not been on public health grounds. we have broken ground in the debate, but it is still not very well evolved. supervisor campos: i know that there are a number of people waiting, so i want to thank the residents of my district and my neighborhood for being here. there are a number of important issues. if i might just as a couple of follow-up questions to the planning department. why not just do an environmental impact review for something like this? based on the findings of the health department, where there was compliance with fcc regulations, but is that the only test in deciding whether or not there is a need for an eir? i am just wondering what your thinking -- you are thinking in terms of that. >> the project before you is the five excess restructure's on the tower. -- accessory structures on the tower. there would be no reason

our special angel in the mayor's office, who has now moved on to another job and shepherded the project all the way through, and a very special thank you and welcome up to the podium for a missing, the head of dpw who made sure that the project is on time and on budget and it will be a great facility. [applause] >> thank you, mitch, and thanks, everyone, for coming out today. this is a great day for the department of public works. we are responsible for managing the design and construction of this facility, and we are honored to be serving in that role. we are also very lucky. due to the foresight of the mayor and the board of supervisors and the pre- development work that the mayor referenced, although we are just breaking ground today. we are actually well on our way towards delivering this project, and part of that has been assembling a great team of designers and builders to make this hospital in reality. i want to acknowledge everyone here with us and the great work they have done. [applause] we have and the ball and the team for web core builders, who are going to be building a ho

the 32-year-old, keith shepherd, charged with animal cruelty and firing his gun near homes which are both misdemeanors. he goes to trial tomorrow and his attorney plans to argue that the shooting was justified. >>> well, dangerous toys, we're talking about the ones that may not meet federal safety standards. we're going to show you some of them just ahead. and topper? >>> well still breezy outside. not windy, breezy. we'll show you the high and low temperatures today. a little below average. you can access this on our website on wusa9.com. i don't know why those numbers are wrong, but they are. it is actually 59 the high and 42 was the low. average is 56 and 43. we'll talk about the temperature taking you through the weekend. >>> but first, the wild words lashing. sarah palin's middle doctor goes off online. we'll tell you what she said after the break. >>> some harsh remarks by the daughter of the former vice president candidate, sarah palin. she used home phobic slurs to attack facebook peers. they said that sarah palin's new reality show is failing so hard now. and palin responded

the bulgarian shepherds are rare guardian dogs. >>> very cute, but that's a big commitment. i hope he knew ahead of time he was getting a dog. >> he actually has two other dogs. any idea for a name? medvedev? >> comrade? >> well, it's time now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. smokers, it's time to kick your nicotine habit. today is the 35th annual great american smoke-out. smokers are encouraged to skip the cigarettes and make a plan to skip for good. >>> around the world, records are being attempted on this guinness world records day. last year's annual event produced records for the largest gingerbread man, the most people lassoing, and the most people hugging. >> and happy birthday to an american favorite. it's mickey mouse's 82nd birthday. on this day in 1928, walt disney's creation appeared in "steamboat willie." >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and more as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> finally, here's