. >> lowell melser is live in towson with that story. >> walter bishop is the second person to go on trial in this case for the murder of william porter who was killed at his gas station. it was last december when seamus coyle was the first person convicted. the murder happened march 1 of last year. according to records, carla in to help with porter the murder. police say there was no record to back up the abuse charge. investigators put the case together using cell phone records and closed circuit television. >> we look at cameras all throughout baltimore county and other businesses to re-create and again connect the dots of the activities of these individuals. >> the murder took place in baltimore county. the case will now take place in harford county in bel air. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> one person is dead after a crash in the fells point area overnight. police were called to the intersection of south broadway and bank street. several people were trapped and needed to be pulled out by rescue crews. no word on the condition of the other victims or what may of cost the cras

lowell melser has a preview. >> walter bishop is the second person to go on trial for the murder of william porter. that happened here in towson. last year when shamus coil was convicted. enlisted with help of the murder. according to court documents, witnesses claim carla porter set up the murder. investigators were able to put the case together using cell phone records and closed circuit television. >> we look get cameras all throughout baltimore county to connect the dots of the activity of these individuals. >> the murder took place here in baltimore county. there was a change of venue. the trial will take place in harford county. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> attorneys for jason gross say they plan to appeal his murder conviction. it took a jury less than an hour and half to find gross guilty. they said he killed rochelle battle. they were able to prove their case despite the fact that battle's body has not been found. >> it hurts me to my heart to see it happens to her. >> they met in an online chat room and had several conversations before they met. an 18-year-old will be laid t

lowell melser joins us live in mount washington tonight. >> yes, as we told you at 5:00, it still remains an active scene out here on mount washington, more than 13 hours after this fire. you can see that it is still smoldering. there is one firetruck on the scene that continues to put out hotspots. where you see that smoke is where we saw the worst flames earlier today. i spoke with one of the owners here at the tavern, and he says that because -- despite the fact the restaurant is an entire loss, they will rebuild. >> it is a worse nightmare. i live about half a mile away, and i drove here as fast as i could. it was a blur. my heart was racing, and i did not know what to expect, and i found the worst. >> he stands in front of the charge out shell of his pride and joy. out shell.red >> we still want to take care of our employees, and to our customers, to some of them, this is like a second home. getting involved with their families. it is a devastating thing on many levels. >> a crowd of shellshocked patrons and area business owners came to take a look, as well. >> the tavern is a landma

lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> it looks like a long night at the conowingo dam. a local grocery store chain is linked to salmonella outbreak. men's new turbo -- terp's basketball coach, later in sports. greg some big temperature changes are on the way, maybe even a little wintry weather over the weekend. 63 degrees at thehe ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine a pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a pnc performance select checking account and get up to 1.75% cash back for just about every purchase. learn more and apply today at pnc.com/cashbuilder. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. >> when edmonds is recalling 5,000 pounds of -- wegman's is recalling 5,000 pounds of pine nuts for salmonella. the cdc has initiated a multistate out of investigation. >> if you are upset about new charges for using your debit card, you are in good company, and president obama is even addressing the issue in a recent speech. why are banks in forcing these charges, and what can be done about it? >> did you like to use your debit card to make purchases? that convenience could soon cost you

lowell melser spoke with her family. >> baltimore city police tell us they have very little to golan after finding a 43-year-old woman beaten to death inside of this home in the 900 block of east 41st street. her family is obviously devastated over this murder. >> i am not sure as to what happened here or anything like that. all i know is that what did happen here, whoever did this needs to come forward and turn themselves in. >> per alex canty and the rest of his family, they are still coming to grips with the death of his wife, who was found dead monday in her home in the 900 block of east 41st street. >> i got a call from my son and law saying that my grandson had called and told him that she was dead. >> police say was around 5:30 monday evening when they got the 911 call. montgomery canty was found with severe trauma to her head and would end up dying on the scene. neighbors told police she ran a small candy store out of her home for the children in the neighborhood, but police are not sure of a motive because there was no sign of forced entry. >> it appears there were some item

i am lowell melser. i will have the story coming up. >> lindsay lohan will soon be baring all to the world. it is reported she will be posing nude for a million dollars. the news comes just days after a judge revoked her probation for failing to do court mandated service. >> testimony in the involuntary manslaughter trial against michael jackson's doctor stopped almost before it started. >> it was the defense's first full day of testimony. >> janet jackson was back in court after canceling several court dates in australia. >> i am feeling really, really busy. >> testimony was delayed when the witness told the judge she was feeling ill. after a 30-minute break, lee testified about how she treated jackson with nutritional supplements to help him sleep, but jackson beg for propofol. >> he said i am telling you, the only thing that is going to help me to sleep broadway, can you fill up -- right away, and can you help find someone to help me get to sleep? >> you indicated to michael jackson, i understand you

i am lowell melser.ill have the story, straight ahead. >> an arrest in the rape of a 14-year-old girl. >> the corruption trial, straight ahead. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> fires destroyed a popular restaurant, but tonight

lowell melser has the latest from bwi marshall airport. >> officials here are calling the incident "very rare." and involve the southwest aircraft and a fuel truck. the minor collision scared some that were on board. >> we had slowed down and there was a loud thunk. [no audio] it felt like the front wheel had fallen. >> we apologize for the technical difficulties. [no audio] we will try again later. the death toll continues to climb in the 7.2 magnitude requite from turkey. >> emergency responders think more than 1000 people are still buried underneath the rubble. one toddler was rescued alive from the rubble of this building. they heard the cries of the baby and more than 1200 rescue workers are working within the region. the military is taking part in the relief efforts. >> we are getting a closer look at when the quake hit. panic people are rushing into the streets. we are told that rescuers were affected by power outages as well which is why it blankets and tents are being distributed. more than 200 aftershocks have affected the area. more than five people have been pulled from the r

let's talk about but let's look outside with meteorologist lowell melser. >> it is hard to concentrate with the smell of pizza coming up later in the hour. it is all for me. [laughter] we are talking wet weather today possibly into the late afternoon. fall is here. highs in the upper-50's. yesterday we hit 81 degrees. it is a big change. we are showing shower activity in the western portion of the state that is bringing some mixed precipitation over by frost bird, which could see snow, believe it or not. it is 58 degrees in the inner harbor. both have cloudy conditions. we will tell you how long this wet weather will last. >> the big story this morning -- serious allegations leveled against the housing authority of baltimore city. >> charles grassely wants an investigation into how they spend $67 million in federal stimulus money. barry simms has more on accusations and reactions from city officials. >> baltimore's housing commissioner is puzzled by questions and concerns. >> frankly, i was shocked. >> senator charles grassley has targeted the housing authority of baltimore city. he ov

lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> stay with us. more ahead. >> not leading the quite as much celebration as you might think following the win over the texans. we tell you my leader in sports. >> the reddick festival may be over but the marathon coverage continues -- teh running festival may be over. results and your photos on ulocal all on wbaltv.com/marathon. >> a terrific day today but stormy weather out there. mostly sunny skies as the look over the city, 67 at the airport, downtown 73. >> funeral services or halted for patricia modell and rob roblin has the details. >> actress, wife, mother, and friend. friends and family came to date paid respect for pat modell. married in 1969 and give up her acting career to devote herself to her family and community. "she cared about this state, this city, and about children. >> they cared about the people in the community and they devoted a big part of their lives to being charitable. quads for current and former members of the ravens, pat was a special lady. >> she made it different. you

i am lowell melser and i will have details and a live report. >> live, local, late-breaking.s is wbal-tv 11 news at 6:00. >> during courtroom testimony, center ulysses currie's wife took full responsibility for his troubles. the wife of senator ulysses currie told the jury that she is the one responsible for making all the mistakes on the financial disclosure forms. >> she testified that because of her mistakes, her husband now faces federal bribery charges. david collins has the latest for us. >> senator currie's the failure to disclose his financial relationship with shoppers is a key element in the prosecution's key element in the prosecution's case.

. >> lowell melser has more on what authorities are sen. >> they are calling this incident very rare sank in involved in the southwest aircraft and a fuel truck. the minor collision kind of scared some of those on board. >> we were slowing down heading into the break. -- into the gate. >> he was more than -- one of the more than 100 passangers that had just landed. that loud "thunk" was hitting the caging of a fuel trcuk like this one. >> it was still stuck on the wing. >> this happened at gate b-10. and appeared the fuel truck may have been outside of its designated land or did not give the ride. >> it can be a really busy place with aircraft moving around the taxi ways. >> after the incident, some people became anxious because they did not know what was happening. >> the first minute or so, we wondered if anything was going to happen. if it would have gone up, it would have been devastating for all of us. >> at the plane emptied out as normal and it was a very frightening experience. they cannot remember a similar incident happening in the history of the airport. >> we were all tak

lowell melser is in the weather center tonight. >> i would not say it is gone for good. we did have cooler temperatures today. we're starting to see some sprinkles showing up in the majority of the viewing area. most of the viewing area got lucky today with just traces of rain. this is what the doppler is showing us. baltimore county, carroll county, and frederick county are seeing the rain moved in. that combined with the cooler temperatures is making things miserable. in the western part of the state, there is mixed precipitation in the oakland area. later this evening, that should turn to snow. they could see an inch or two of accumulation in the higher areas. that would be the first snowfall of the year. that is pretty exciting. it is 52 degrees at the airport. the wind is out of the west at 9 miles an hour. we will take a closer look at when the rain and clouds will move out and when we will get nicer weather coming up. >> we're hearing from the family of a man who died after eating tainted cantaloupes. the family of plants wells is suing jensen farms and its distri

lowell melser is live at county police headquarters in towson with the latest. >> this is one of those cases where police virtually have nothing to go on after finding a man dead on his front lawn yesterday morning. they are not telling us exactly how he died, only confirming that this was a homicide. >> we are not releasing information about his injuries because this is an open investigation and we don't want to compromise that. the death has been ruled a homicide. >> baltimore county police say they are baffled. they want you to take a good look at this photograph of 55- year-old ronald thomas gibbons. they tell investigators that have no idea how he ended up dead on his front lawn in woodlawn tuesday morning at around 7:00. normally with a homicide investigation, police will release the cause of death to the media, but in this case, that information is being withheld. woomore road -- neighbors described as a quiet neighborhood and say a murder is very out of the ordinary. the same never the samegivens was a buried -- the same neighbors say that givens was a very nice man who is taki

higher elevations in maryland could see an inch of accumulated snow by morning, according to lowell melser, who joins us now. >> no in october. if it -- snow in october. the higher elevations in deep creek could see an end before the night is through. this pesky upper level low has broken away and is -- the majority of the moisture is to the west of the viewing area, but there are some spotty showers in eastern baltimore and baltimore county. this will keep us busy throughout the evening. 54 downtown, 50 at the airport. ocean city is at 51 and way out west we are watching that cooler weather. oakland has been 36 degrees all day. just to let you know how cool it is. 100% chance of rain, 45-49 degrees. our current weather is showing this pesky low that is just sitting and churning in a counterclockwise flow, possibly into monday, bringing the majority of the rain in the overnight hours in the early morning hours. it could be a little pesky for the ravens game as well. the good news is all this high pressure will eventually move through here, possibly by tuesday, and then the weather gets dow

lowell melser joins us with more. >> please send their becoming more and more frustrated with people posing as police officers to gain entry into homes. in this latest case, the victim was targeted because he was hispanic, they believe. >> it is agreed just that people will take the trust we have in the community that we have worked so hard to foster and use it against them. >> at baltimore police outraged by crux pretending to be police in order to rob someone. -- outraged by clerics pretending to be police. three white men of what -- meen knocked on the home identifying themselves as police officers. asked how many people were in the home, through the homeowner against the hall, pat him down, and stole $1,800 in cash beinflg the scene. >> it is an honest they were wearing police uniforms. >> police are now looking into whether several other robberies are related as the victims in this case have all been hispanic males. >> these look like multiple copycat incidents. people are finding this is an effective way to prey on people's trust and using as an attempt to rob a. >> police say

i am lowell melser and i will have details as 11 news at 6:00 start right now. >> live, local, late-breakingis is wbal-tv 11 news at 6. >> baltimore counties longtime school superintendent says it is business as usual, but how long will dr. joe hairston remain on the job? we begin with the story we first told you about yesterday, the future of the baltimore county school superintendent. >> is he and or is he out? tim tooten has been following this story. he is live in the newsroom with the latest. >> this is quickly becoming a story not about how long joe hairston stays around, but how soon he will go public with his decision. it appears the county executive kevin kamenetz may have a few clues. >> as the appropriate time, we are certain to make some further comments, but right now we need to move on and get the job done. >> joe hairston still has nine mo