antonio martinez is accused of plotting to bomb a military recruiting center and is charged with several counts of attempted murder. he was caught in an fbi sting and pleaded not guilty to those charges. a double shooting in baltimore. the attack happened if you blocks from patterson park. one of the victims were shot in the arm and the other in the leg. police are now investigating. police in howard county are asking for help in identifying a woman in this video. the woman was caught driving up to a house and taking the package off the front porch and making a quick getaway with the package in your trunk. residents are urging to have last-minute packages delivered to their workplace if possible. anyone with information on the suspect is asked to call howard county police. will not be in for a white christmas -- we may not be in for a white christmas. a program would allow trucks to park concern park and rides. the program includes a new app to help drivers find the closest parking lot to avoid trucks parked not highway shoulders and ramps. the north pole is being flooded with letters. w

the charges against a baltimore man accused of planning to bomb a military recruiting center antonio martinezleaded not guilty. >>> police in howard county are looking for a person who stole a package from someone else's porch. it happened just last friday at 8200 block of western drive in ellicott city. you see the woman drives up to the house, gets out of her car and walks back with a package in her arms. police think this thief may have taken other packages in other houses. >>> man the rain came in heavy and steady. once we get pass sun set there, it pushed out south. you can see some of the heaviest and steadiest rains now to the west of baltimore. howard county back up through carroll and extending northern. baltimore county we had a brief stroke of lightning there. just north of denton. right now temperatures running around 50. it's been a mild day in the 60s. visibility kind of low out there too with rain and midst and fog. overnight we'll is still see rain heavy at time. there are some big changes ahead starting tomorrow right into the weekend. we profile those in a few minutes. >>> t

antonio martinez is charged with attempted murder and attempted use of a weapons of mass destruction. he pleaded not guilty earlier this year. martinez' lawyer says the government didn't record some of his early meetings and that an informant says they were coerced and their attempt for a dismissal failed. >>> the $1.3 million bullying suit filed against the baltimore city public school system has finished. the judge has dismissed nine of the 13 counts in that case brought by the sullivan family. they say their 10-year-old special needs son who attended several city schools was repeatedly bullied. they believe the administration for the school didn't do enough to protect him. the jury decided on thursday that the two principals named in that suit were not criminally negligent. >>> a massive fire forced hundreds of families out of their homes in brazil. up next how rescue crews were able to save those trapped in a raging fire. take a look at that video. >>> also ecstasy could alter your brain chemistry. what you need to know and other top trending stories being found at abc2news.com. h

accused of trying to blow up a catonsville army recruiting center and the fbi said it caught antonio martinez in the sting when he tried to detonate a bomb. they did not have early recordings to prove it was his idea. >>> an army officer at ft. meade is accused and we have the closing arguments. >> reporter: bradley manning is leaving the hearing as calm as he's been described during the duration of the hearing to determine if he should be court martialed for leaking government secrets. the prosecution declared manning defied his nation's trust. the army intelligence analyst is charged with leaking 700,000 documents to the wiki leaks website which gave enemies of the united states unfettered access to government documents. >> i don't think he should be charged at all. >> reporter: many maintain he is a whistleblower deserving of respect not punishment of a crime against the government. >> i and these people here consider him a hero. >> reporter: manning's defense argue that he thinks he is a woman trapped in a man's body and that chain of command failed to success his access to data despite h

a judge has denied the defense's request to throw out evidence in the case of antonio martinez, his lawyers claim he was entrapped into that plot by the fbi. >>> the police are looking for a holiday thief. mike schuh is live with more on this investigation. good afternoon, mike. >> reporter: good afternoon, jess, we will show you the pictures police say they have the gift thief on cam remarks they are still though looking for more clues, this is video of a woman stealing the package from a front porch in ellicott city. you see her get out, take the package and throw it in the trunk of their car, neighbors say they are shocked and crimes like this don't happen in their area, police believe more people have been robbed and not even know it. jess, back to you. >> if you recognize the woman in that video you are urged to call police. a good way to protect yourself is to use tracking numbers and try and be home when they arrive. >>> a grandmother beaten with a hammer by her grandson has died. 67-year-old shirley garrett was beaten by her 14-year-old grandson more than eight months ago, she died

antonio martinez is charged with attempted murder and attempted use of a weapons of mass destruction. he pleaded not guilty earlier this year. martinez' lawyer says the government didn't record some of his early meetings with an informant that they say show he was coerced. >>> police say a woman who was beat beaten by her 14-year-old grandson more than eight months ago has died of those injuries. sheriffs say shirley garrett was attacked march 31st, hit several times in the head with a hammer while she slept. the 67-year-old died at an area hospital. >>> baltimore county police are searching for clues at a deadly stabbing in woodlawn. police arrived in the neighborhood, they spotted the victim lying op the ground on purnel drive. people inside that home had no idea their front yard had become a crime scene. >> she woke up and heard a lot of loud noises at the front of her house. she looked out the window and saw someone motioning for help, and she called police. >>> police say the victim lived on kenelworth avenue in north baltimore. investigators are still trying to piece together wh