their community. >> there is also opposition tonight to a proposal for a new jail complex in baltimore city. city council members have joined forces with the safe and sound campaign to call for needed stock to public spending to build the jail. it would house baltimore city youth who are charged as adults. a new report was ordered by gov. martin o'malley last year and concluded that the state does not need to build another jail as long as their recommendations were implemented. >> we, the people of baltimore, are better than a jail. instead of building a new jail, the state could use the funds to provide evidence-based alternatives to detention, recreation activities, and job opportunities to the city youth. >> campaign leaders say these recommendations could improve public safety and help you succeed. meanwhile, the maryland state police will pay $385,000 to a group of anti-abortion protesters who claimed they were arrested and treated unfairly. that happened almost four years ago in hartford county. the pope of -- the board of public works has approved of that settlement. the payment is p

. >> a guilty plea from a baltimore city police officer for running a drug trafficking ring. he is likely to spend 20 years behind bars for two felony convictions. authorities say he used to service firearm during a transaction to sell heroin to a customer. the conspiracy involved four other people. >> an 84-year-old woman is recovering after a suspect followed her into our home and then be and robbed her. police say it was around 12:45 thursday afternoon when the armed suspect approached the woman. he followed her into her home, stole money from her, and then ran away. neighbors say the whole situation is a very unsettling. >> it makes you very uncomfortable. i almost did not talk to you. it was broad daylight. >> in a long with information should call baltimore city police. -- anyone with information it should call baltimore city police. >> it was homecoming day for the national guard soldiers. >> 4200 maryland national guard soldiers, this is the day they have been waiting for. they have been away for home for a year. the families of the soldiers returning began arriving e

baltimore city loses $6.90 million state, the cost of shifting teacher pensions. scholarships provided for members of the house and senate would be discontinued. higher education faces cuts of $185.60 million. >> it would result in higher tuition, higher fees, larger classes. >> the general assembly is struggling to close the deficit. the doomsday budget is being used to convince on the fence democrats to consider raising taxes. >> this is really cutting what is left. am i incorrect on that? >> i am not going to say that the world will come to an end if all this came to pass compaq but it would be a different world. >> the proposal eliminates them cell research, chesapeake bay trust fund, and reduces state agency operating expenses by 8%. 500 jobs would be cut. though state workers left on the job would not get a cost-of- living increase. in addition to the doomsday budget in the senate, house committee today her testimony to extend the sales tax to your gym membership. details new at 6:00. david collins, wbal-tv 11 news. >> in the republican race for the white ho

baltimore city police are investigating a rape case out of north baltimore. a masked man broke into a home on frisbee street around 11:00 last night. the 18-year-old victim was resting in a bedroom when the man broken and sexually assaulted her. police are asking anyone with information to call. we are on to the breaking news we brought you earlier. the vehicle accident in anne arundel county is making for a messy commute. sky team 11 has been over the scene near stephen's church road we're just one lane of traffic is getting by. at least two people have been taken to hospital for treatment. >> the lines stretch across the country as millions of want to be millionaires hope to win hundreds of millions of dollars tonight. jay has a look at the players, the psychology behind it, and your odds of taking on the cash. >> mega millions mania continues to sweep the country. >> everybody is excited. keep your fingers crossed. >> there is the hope of hitting it big, really big. it is a world record jackpot of more than six and $40 million. -- $640 million. there are s

detectives served search warrants at this storage facility and four homes in baltimore city and baltimore county. the results were 16 weapons, heroin, ammunition, and $8,000 worth of cash. a total street value of more than $30,000. >> this individual was responsible for putting a lot of weapons out on the street. >> please spoke to several people who lived on the same street. -- we spoke to several people who live on the same street. >> i am shocked. >> one of the suspects, kyle lives about a dentist's office in baltimore city. >> they kind of looked sketchy. i thought he was doing something, but never what we just heard. >> police say they are still investigating the guns to determine where they originated from. the suspects are selected to face federal charges -- are expected to face federal charges. >> a traffic stop leads to a chase and then an accident in baltimore county. this was just before noon today along route 40 east. the officer tried to pull over a vehicle when the driver took off. during the chase, an officer ran into another vehicle. that person must take into the hospital

hometown girl. >> this week smith wrote a letter to baltimore mayor about the circus which is coming to the cityer this month. it says as a mother and proud baltimore native i'm writing in advance of the ringling brothers circus performance. elephants do not choose to perform. they are often violently coerced with bull hooks. smith reminded the mayor of a city law that bans any device that is likely to cause physical injury or suffering. >> but the mayor is clearly not star struck and implied that smith has ignored other issues linked to the city. >> we've reached out about homelessness or school issues. i would have loved to have gotten some feedback and support about those issues that are very prezzing to the city. >> as for the circus -- >> i continue to enjoy the circus. i take my daughter. >> ringling brothers have fought animal rights' groups for decades and insists on all acts of animal care and safety they exceed all regulations by the animal welfare act. >>> the ringling brothers circus will be in town march 21st, through april 1st. >>> a lotterly winner is under fire in michigan becaus

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anyone with information should call baltimore city police at this number. >> baltimore county investigators are concerned that there could be more victims in the sexual abuse case. rahn freeland is accused of using facebook to solicit sex from miners using -- sex from minors. police are asking any other potential the victims to come forward by calling this number. a howard county woman is indicted on 69 counts of animal cruelty charges. among them, aggravated -- she was taken into custody yesterday. she is being held in connection with the death of 40 animals. if convicted, she could face up to three years in prison or a fine of up to $5,000 for each account. the property and manager alerted police after becoming concerned about a strong odor. there is another effort to push anne arundel county executive salvador. it comes from the aclu. -- out the door. it comes from the aclu. he was keeping records on citizens who may have been political opponents. the list might include a county councilman, at the school superintendent, and two women who filed sexual discrimination suits against john leo

her on sunday, she stopped by the boy's home in the morning and a man identified himself as a baltimore city police officer. >> i said there -- they said there was a police officer involved, and he said yes, i am the one, but i never took them. >> sources say the officer is dating a relative of one of the suspects. the same sources say investigators want to know whether the officer knew about the shooting and did not report it, and whether he counseled the suspects on what to do with monae turnage after she was shot, including what to do with her body. police had previously said that the two boys and turnage were playing with a 22 caliber rifle and that it went off, hitting her, and that they hit her body in an alley under some plastic bags. >> with kind of suspected from the beginning that there was an adult involved. those kids are 12 and 13 years old. they would not have known what to do. somebody had to coax them and tell them. >> police are only confirming that the officer was suspended, and nothing else. as far as the rest, a 12-year- old and 13-year-old boys have been arrested and cha

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baltimore city police have confirmed that a city police officer has been suspended for his conduct after the shooting of the 13-year-old monae turnage. police say she and two boys were playing with a rifle went she was shot saturday night. the boys took her body to an alley at cliftview avenue and buried it under plastic bags. her body was found the next night. sources familiar with the case say that the suspended officer is dating our relative of one of the suspect street sources say investigators want to know if the officer knew about the shooting and did not report it and whether he counseled the suspects about what to do with turnage. we spoke of family members who say they had their suspicions that an adult might have been involved, but to hear that an officer was involved is shocking. suspected from the beginning and end it all was involved. those kids were 12 and 13 years old. they would not know what to do. some would have had to have coached them. >> we understand the commissioner is being briefed at this time. more information should be released this afternoon. as far as the tw

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lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> tonight baltimore city homicide detectives are investigating a deadly shooting itself with baltimore. investigators found an unidentified man suffering from gunshot wounds on windsor mill road on wednesday around 9:00. the victim was taken to hospital where he died. there is no word on a motive or possible suspects. >> the governor is about to sign that same-sex marriage bill. we will send it back to david collins, live in annapolis. >> he is about to do that any second now. the applause is because the governor poke his head out the door and went back in all of a sudden. this is going to be in any seconal. the governors father-in-law is here, the state adjourn the -- attorney-general is here, one of the openly gay legislators in the senate is standing on stage and a baltimore city delegate is standing on the stage. they were supposed to begin this at 5:00. the crowd has fielded the first floor of the state house building, and as we mentioned before, the last time this happened was back in the late 1990's. there is a huge -- people are standing in the ha

an investigation into a gun and drugs ring has led to a massive bust by baltimore city police. city police executed four warrants in the city, one in the county, and one in a storage unit. they ended up seizing 16 guns, a large amount of heroin and cash, and bulletproof vests. they arrested three people. still to come, nbc is looking for the next fashion star. plus, can you believe in has been one year since the disaster in japan? this earthquake and tsunami changed the country forever. >> not much out to the west. things will be quieting down and cooling down. the insta-weather-plus forecast is just ahead. quite a bit colder t >> this weekend marks the one- year anniversary of the disaster in japan. the earthquake and tsunami left the island nation in ruins. >> good morning to you. all along this battered coast, communities devastated by last year's tsunami are remembering that terrible day with sadness, but also with the determination to rebuild their lives. entire towns were obliterated when the raging waters swept in. 15,000 people are dead, 4000 still missing. much of the m

there'll be more for the baltimore city police department. reporting live, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. a 40-year prison sentence is the sense hehanded down for tony chestnut. he was accused of abusing a man under his care. prosecutors say he targeted his victim because the victim was not able to talk. >> it was more than the sex act and it showed that the victims did not understand what he was doing or how to do it. the defendant had to physically make and do it and that is what stuck in my mind. >> the judge called the case one of the most outrageous he has ever seen. a guilty plea in the robbery and murder of a man in brooklyn park. throdney barnwell has admitted to his role in the death of adam bucklew. the amount taken during that robbery was just $17. rodney barnwell is expected to be sentenced on may 30. >> a suspect was being processed and drugged charges when an officer noticed a weapon inside a glove. it is not clear if the weapon belong to the suspect. >> it is not clear what touched off a fire on the beltway

in 2009 a 72-inch water main exploded under the highway and flooded a large portion of baltimore county. the city says it's part of an aging infrastructure in critical need of repair. >> a lot of flooding. >> numerous water main breaks later baltimore is putting its infrastructure under the microscope. they'll use a pipe diver to inspect miles of pipe that make up the southwest transmission main, a critical line providing the ir area. >> befind that 4 to 6% of the pipe sections are in need of repair. >> the pipe diver can pinpoint problems and prevent cities from haphazardly digging up pipes. engineers say it will take the pipe diver about five hours to inspect 6 miles of pipeline. that information is recorded on a hard drive on the device and will later be analyzed. the city says part of the problem was the use of prestressed concrete pipes. >> putting the ground back in the 70s and they were manufactured by a company that really didn't know how to manufacture pipe very well. >> engineers say it will take them about 6 to 8 weeks to analyze all of the data and give it back to city leaders so they

. >> one of those in baltimore where supporters marched through the city. we have a wrap up of today's events. >> protesters marched through downtown baltimore, stopping traffic and demanding to be heard. participants ranged from grandparents to schoolchildren. >> it is good for us to show that they are not all violent. >> organizers called for an end to racial profiling. >> i have a job, 95. it was complete matter what it is. i could be with children and [inaudible] >> i was a year old and i wanted part of a movement that meant something to the world. >> i am a vietnam vet and i know how it is when you are being treated different. >> a commander with that. angels believes justice must be inclusive. >> i hope the enthusiasm here -- all the murders need to be addressed as well. right here in baltimore city. today, there are 39 murders. 34 is black on black crimes. there is no public outcry. >> hundreds converged here at city hall. it was organized by a number of activists and community groups including the naacp. >> senator ben mccurtain is calling for an end

a disturbing story in baltimore city. the body of a 13-year old girl is found under trash bags in an alley. a discovery made by her own brother. it happened in northeast baltimore. kim dacey has the latest. >> we kind of figured that something had to have happened because she didn't come home and it is not like her not to come home. >> paulette marshall says her 13-year old niece monae turnage when roller skating saturday night the never came home. her family reported her missing at 1:00 a.m. her 16-year-old brother found her body under trash bags in an alley in northeast baltimore. >> two other boys in the neighborhood were walking the alleys and stuff, because they have been walking all night and all day trying to find her. >> she does have some signs of trauma but we are not quite sure what she was killed from. >> people in the neighborhood where monae was found watched the police activity last night and are set in by the news. >> it saddens my heart. it does. and i pray for the whole neighborhood anyway, all the time.

the baltimore city school board is made up of political appointees. handpicking appointees make sure african-americans are on the committee. the chair does not see any reason to change it. a bill requiring seven of the 11 members to be elected has languished in her committee since february. >> i do not like the bill. there is no diversity. >> the measure has the backing of the baltimore county delegation. a house bill calling for all members to be elected was passed in the house. the senate version allows voters in new districts to elect seven members to a four-year term. if no one runs or is qualified, the county executive would fill the vacancy with the advice and consent of county council. 20 local school boards in the state are elected or have the combination of elections and appointments. >> i believe it is the best model. you get the democratic process. yeah people accountable to voters. depending on what you get from the electorate, you have the ability to round off experience or diversity. >> the cosponsor says parents like the measure. >> the

. >> did a of men are behind bars for their alleged involvement in a string of robberies in baltimore city and possibly baltimore county. domenik williams and anthony johnson are charged with at least four incidents throughout the city. they targeted locations including radio shack on sinclair road, the boost mobile store, and a joy restore on liberty heights avenue. >> the two suspects would go into the store. one of the suspect would spray the employees with mace what the other took the most valuable property. >> police are looking into whether the pair is behind a similar incident in their district. in baltimore county, the search is on for a man who robbed a good will. it happened sunday morning authorities tell us, a white male or around 6 feet tall with dark hair passed a note to a person at a register implying he had a weapon. he made off with an undisclosed amount of money. anyone with information as urged to contact metro crimestoppers at the number on your screen. >> we first brought it to you with breaking news on 11 news at 6:00. a pedestrian-and bob accident in baltimore count

sor zi if he could, as best as he can, sort of describe the politics of the city of baltimore during the sooifl rights era and sort of what relationship did it have to the movement itself? >> i was relieved to hear that the civil rights era is not a finite thing. because i've never really thought of it in those terms, although i've seen it defined any number of ways from '55 to '68 and so forth. i guess i go back in my mind to at least reconstruction from a political standpoint, and in baltimore to 1890 when the first black city councilman was elected, harry cummings, a republican. the first of six republican councilmen who sat through 1931. harry cummings was not, by the way, contrary to some published fficial, the first elected in maryland. that distinction belongs to an annapolis alder man actually. but anyway, that being said, i wanted to sort of not -- i'm not really a historian, as you can probably tell, not much of a speaker which is why i kind of make my living writing, i guess. i guess i wanted to speak a little bit about the mckel done jackson collection as it relates to po

baltimore city is trying to make jury duty easier for residents. the city changed a new jury management system after 30 years including a new look but officials say letters go unnoticed ending up in the trash. the changes are designed to make the process easier and you can fill out a summons and questionnaire form on line. you could also move your report date to a more convenient time. >> from the judges' stand point, another plus is that we hope the check-in time each morning will go faster and be more efficient and therefore the jurors will be available to go to court rooms and began the process of trials earlier in the day. >> officials said the big test will be on the first day of the report which is able one. police chief in anne arundel county, they want to know what role he played in the misconduct charges. the state prosecutor contends the chief took no action after officers and expressed concern of -- on leopold directing campaign activities produce a point out orders and to report to the council in an open meeting next monday night. emerge

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but we'll keep you posted. >>> a chase in baltimore city ended with the baltimore county police on the scene this morning. the suspect crashed the vehicle at woodlawn drive and dogwood road. he was injured and taken to the hospital. no word on his condition right now. we'll keep you posted on air and on line. >>> mitt romney is celebrating a huge victory this morning. he won the illinois primary. this is mitt romney's third big win in a row. he shifted his attacks back to president obama. >> after years of too many apologize and not enough jobs, historic drops in income and historic highs in gas prices, it's time to say these words, this word, enough. we have had enough. >> rick santorum is hoping to rebound in louisiana on saturday. mitt romney doesn't have half of the magic number that he needs to clinch the nomination. >>> romney is now headed to maryland where he hopes to pick up more delegates. we find linda so live with how he's hoping to drump support. >> reporter: romney will hold a town hall-style meeting at the american ledger on old sulfer spring road. it starts at 3:30 and

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sources say the gun used to kill the 13-year-old girl was found in a baltimore city police officer's personal car. her body was found in a trash bag. they charge two boys with involuntary manslaughter. they say they're playing with a rebel, when she was accidentally shot in the chest -- they say she was playing with a replica of an ak-47. an officer has been suspended and the family is furious. >> if you have a police officer that is covering up a crime and a murder, then something is wrong. >> there is still a lot of questions including who the gun belonged to and how the boys got the gun and other questions about the involvement of a police officer with a relative of the suspect. >> thank you an overwhelming vote of no-confidence against john leopold. every ballot cast opposed leopold and 90% voiced no confident in the police chief who is alleged to of looked the other way. john leopold is accused of using his security detail to show for him to and from sexual affairs -- to chauffeur him. >> legislators in annapolis on the other doomsday budget made about spending cuts and layoffs

in the meantime, anyone with information is asked to call the baltimore city police department. we are live outside of baltimore city police headquarters. >> breaking news, we have just returned from a shooting in east baltimore. we now know an adult male was shot within the last 90 minutes. we will continue to follow the story. >> a baltimore city police officer pleaded guilty to wanting a drug trafficking ring while on duty in full uniform. he will likely spend 20 years behind bars for two felony convictions. he used his service firearm during a transaction to sell heroin. the conspiracy involved four other people. >> a new jersey jury has convicted a former rutgers university student of hate crimes, invasion of privacy. ravi set up a web cam to spy on his gay college roommate, who later committed suicide in 2010. >> we find the defendant guilty -- >> he looked down at times, but did not seem to react. >> guilty. >> antilles slowly shook his head after the verdict was -- until the slowly shook his head until -- after the verdict was announced. he used it web camp in his dorm r

city hall is considering leasing options for 15 of baltimore's historic landmarks. is reported that third party would take care of the buildings under their agreement. the board of estimates is going to approve -- determine the market value of the landmarks. you can see the full list of landmarks on our website, wbaltv.com. >> the sportsman hall roller skating rink held a fund-raiser tonight in an effort to save it and by the historic center. the current owners least the rank five years ago and during that time they were given the option to buy pickwick at the moment, we need to actually buy this rank now. we have brought people in from maryland and pennsylvania to stay here to put together money for a down payment to buy this roller rink creek >> it has been part of the community since 1959. >> there are a number of unhappy baltimore county residents as mays chapel will be the home of a new public elementary school. shelton dutes is live in towson right now at the county board of education with details for us. >>, the board voted unanimously to build this new schoo

according to police, they are involved in a major drug and guns operation spanning baltimore city and baltimore county. >> the special point about this is, we pretty much took down a gun ring operation. drugs and guns go hand-in-hand. where there are drugs, there is violence. >> it started when one suspect was arrested for handgun violation in january. homeland security joined the case. thursday night detectives served search warrants at this storage facility in baltimore city, and a total of four homes in baltimore city and baltimore county. the results were 16 yeaps weapons, a large amount of heroin, ammunition, $8,000 in ksh -- in cash, and two bulletproof vests. a total street value of more than $30,000. >> we spoke to several people who live on the streets where investigators found the drugs, guns, and cash. >> shocked. my neighbors are older and employed. i had no idea. >> one of the suspects, keith james, lived above a dentist's office on harford road in baltimore city. >> he had people working for him, picking up trash outside and stuff. they looked stetchy. i thought maybe he

today a baltimore city group will evict wells fargo bank. good jobs better baltimore says at noon today they will gather at the wells fargo bank on east monument street and symbolically evict the bank. they want to highlight the negative effect wells fargo had in baltimore and nationwide as a corporate tax dodger and bad actor in the foreclosure crisis. >>> today's world water day. in an event in front of city hall corporate accountability international is going to release public water works. the report analyzes the investment gap in public water and the potential of water investment to create jobs. the report will be released at 11:00 this morning. >>> so some of us are 301, others 410, others 443. get ready now for 667. the newest area code makes its debut saturday. the new code is for those living in the baltimore area and along the eastern shore who get a number of any kind for any phone device. the area code is expected to create an additional $8 million phone numbers. >>> -- 8 million phone numbers. >>> the mess some had to face this m

baltimore city councilmembers joined forces with the safe and sound campaign. proposed complex would house city youth who are charged as adults. the group says research shows the state does not need to build a new jail as long as recommendations are followed to improve public safety and help maryland's young people succeed. the recommendations are based on findings from researchers at the national council on crime and delinquency. >> 5:38, 48 degrees on tv hill. a new johns hopkins study sheds new light on the prevalence of the h.i.v. epidemic among women in major cities. >> the u.s. surgeon general says that teen smoking has become an epidemic of its own. details from the constituted any today's medical alert. >> i'm sarah caldwell taking a look at your morning commute f. you're heading out in anne arundel county, we are tracking one accident along central avenue. we'll update that and check for problems elsewhere. >> welcome back. 4 minutes after 5:00. it's 51 degrees downtown. cloudy skies, but dry in baltimore now. we did have some rain showers around last n

we partnered with federal authorities to send a clear message. >> they joined baltimore city police and f.b.i. investigation included wiretap phone conversations. in one conversation redd referred to the police meet-up location as "the district." redd had been working as a baltimore police officer for 17 years at the time of his arrest. >> obviously i do think it is a concern, but also i think there ought to be some recognition that the police department is turning the corner in terms of dealing with corruption and there is going to be a very significant difference in the future for police officers who -- when it is real reelsed they cross the line. >> officer rosenstein pointed out the case is evidence the police department is commit today rooting out corruption in its ranks. kai reed, wbal-tv 11 news. >> and if the court ackseps the plea, redd will be sentenced to 20 years in prison. >> a man truck by a car in bell air. the victim, in his 20's, suffered a head injury. no word on who was at fault. the incident remains under investigation. >> meanwhile, a shooting is underway in east ba

city school that is falling apart. i'm jessica kartalija. that story next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> this is wjz, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >>> from the city tonties to your neighborhood. now it's complete coverage, it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> it is 44 degrees and sunny at 5:30 in our area. thanks for staying with us. unacceptable, that's how dr. andres alonzo describes conditions at an elementary school. eyewitness news is live. why the ceo is facing harsh criticism of his own tonight. >> reporter: good evening. all of this comes, the tour with the mayor, just days after marylanders and baltimore city parents especially learned that the ceos driver makes more in overtime than most of us marylanders do in a year. the mayor and school ceo tour barkley elementary middle school, a school that's literally falling apart. with $14 million of the education budget paying staff overtime these past four years and more than $200,000 going toward dr. alonzo's private driver, there isn't enough money to pay for repairs. >> a lot of parents are upset with you. >> i think parents understand how hard i'm working for the kids of baltimore city. tha

baltimore city police are investigating three early morning shootings, officers were called to the 4500 block of marble hall road around 2:30. when officer as lived they found terrance joiner shot several times in the chest. police believe he had been in a fight in a nearby 7-11. police were also investigating a shooting in the 100 block of north gay and another in the 600 block of potomoc. that happened in southeast baltimore. >> tonight the hartford county her is looking for suspects in a multiple stabbing. five were stabbed during a fight just before midnight on saturday. the men deputies they were talking from the gas station when a group of men called out to them and started stabbing them. >> now to howard where police are investigating a situation there, officers recovering tonight after being hit by a drunk driver. just before midnight friday the officer had stopped a bmw on route 40 and route 29. he was rear-ended by a man and pushed in to a bmw. he was taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening join ir, the driver was not hurt. the other driver, was arrested and charged wit

sources say the gun used in that shooting was found inside a baltimore city police officer's car. this is what a .22 caliber long rifle looks like. it's the kind of weapon that kyleed 13-year-old monai. that rifle somehow ended up inside the car of an off-duty police officer. that now-suspended officer was dating a relative of one of the juvenile suspects in the case. it's news outraging the victim's family and city councilman. >> if this weapon was found inside of the police officers vehicle, it's stunning. it really is amazing that this would happen. >> reporter: saturday night she and two friends, 12 and 13-year-old boys were playing with a rifle inside a home when monai was accidentally shot in the chest. the boys then tried to hide her body. we've learned new details about what happened that night. after the shootings, the boys dragged the victim's body from the living room, through the kitchen, out the back door, and into the alley. the mother said she repeatedly questioned the two young suspects. >> i couldn't get a straight answer. we just decided we would go out and scout

police searched three homes in the city, one home in baltimore county and one storage unit in the city. three suspects have been arrested and they face federal charges. >> it goes in with the commissioner's plan of getting the bad guys with guns off the street and repeat violent offenders. drugs are e guns are taking live. >> reporter: now police obtained the search and seizure warrants for the homes and storm unit after wiretapped jailhouse conversations led them there. >>> now maryland is scag judge to keep the state's gun permit law in place while they are appealing the ruling. the judge ruled earlier that maryland's requirement that residents have "good and substantial reasons" to carry a handgun is unconstitutional. a stay would allow federal appeals court to resome of issues before the -- resolver use before the -- resolve issues before the permits are issued. >>> a funeral service for monet turnage will take place tomorrow at southern baptist church on chester street. a family hour is scheduled for 10 in the morning and then a funeral service will follow at 11. two boys ages 12

there are many chapters at colleges across the country. >>> been striking baltimore city. is the royal farms tuesday. agents believe the same man robbed and shot a customer at the baltimore county last month. there is a $2500 reward. >> shows hiv rates in baltimore are five time it is national average. newark, new jersey, raleigh, durham, north carolina, and washington, d.c. in baltimore, it's 24 per 10,000 women. >>> students at a south baltimore school get an out of world visit from a nasa astronaut. >> we were in space. i could take this cup of water, tip it upside down like this, and nothing would happen. >> he shared his journey in space at the middle school as a nationwide push to expose kids to science. it took him four tries to get into the nasa program but paid off because he since made four missions to space. >>> coming up, on a date while a woman was out with this guy. you won't believe what was going on at her house. >>> a documentary going viral. but the questions tonight surrounding the invisible children charity. >>> my daughter didn't talk to me for three d

downtown baltimore saturday night. what city police plan to do now to prevent if from -- it from happening again. >> reporter: it's a wild scene saturday night. large groups of teenagers running through city streets. police say one juvenile was stabbed. 10 were arrested. >> 10 individuals were arrested for charges ranging from disorderly conduct to assault to scur few violation -- curfew fie lagses. it did require extra police officers. >> reporter: police said there were several groups from different parts of the city, one neighborhood versus another all converging on downtown, disrupting the city and getting into what detectives call petty fights. the baltimore city police are beginning to realize this wasn't random but may have been planned on social media. twitter, facebook, the social tools of this generation. this weekend using it to orchestrate what amounted to a menacing nuisance. >> believes that this movement started on social media. we're tapping that hard looking at what we may have missed and what we could do going

the city remains among the highest rates in the state by a long shot. baltimorend city hall officials are reviewing and disruptive weekend at the inner harbor when a large group of kids descended on the inner harbor. 10 kids were charged with disruptive behavior and an assault. word of me that began on social media and police are consulting the school police to may be in the best position to know when big gatherings of kids are planned. >> the major was killed afghanistan shortly after the burning of the korans incident, the jurors gathered outside to pay respect to the up fallen shoulder. he was 48 years old. >> to the republican race for the white house, all eyes are on illinois, a big swing state. can mitt romney beat rick santorum bad enough to look like the sure nominee? we've got the updates. >> illinois looks ideal for mitt romney, a moderate stay with lots of delegates. 69 up for grabs. >> these pancakes are as large as my win in pr last night. the margin was just about as good. >> romney won about half the votes yesterday and all 20 of the delegates. at

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baltimore city, county, and howard counties. >> we find that 4-6% of the pipe sections are in need of repair. >> reporter: engineers say with surgical precision, it can pinpoint problems and prevent cities from haphazardly digging up pipes. it will take them 5 hours to inspect 6 miles of pipeline. it's recorded on a hard drive and will later be analyzed. part of the problem was the use of piping. >> they were manufactured by a company that really didn't know how to manufacture pipe very well. >> reporter: by my watch, the pipe diver has been at it for about three hours. they should be finished around 1:00. it will take 6-8 weeks for engineers to analyze this data, compile it, figure out what it means, and present it to city leaders so they can determine what to do with it. >> the city says they may use the pipe diver to inspect other lines in the near future. >>> well, the circus is coming to town and that has baltimore native jada pinkett smith making a plea to the mayor to protect the elephants. ringling brothers has been fined for mistreating elephants. she wants them to monitor th

officials in baltimore city are cracking down on business that sell children's jewelry. >> what they found that one business had that is facing violations. what you need to know. >> and a twister, mass clean-up now underway across the midwest as the winter and snow moved out. one of your favorite shots. >> it is, the statistically significant in new york -- the statue of liberty in new york city. Ñ[= >>> 4:39. airport employees spent the evening doing a little winter-friendly job, de-icing planes. obviously not here, shanghai. heavy fog and snow forced planes to land and delayed many planes. the employees de-icing planes by removing snow much of the night to ensure safety operations were all in tact. >>> new video of tornadoes across the northwest up close and personal. this from late friday night in indiana. officials say 42 in all hit 10 states killing a total of 40 people. >>> now the forecast and lynette. what is going on? >> not a lot but we're going to see images like that for a while. the good news is, as we look across the middle of the nation, indiana looks nice, we had a fe

city. you can see things are cleared up around the baltimore area and northward.here are low clouds in new england. basically they are under this same area of high pressure. the stormiest weather on this map, a little rain activity down in kentucky and tennessee and a pretty good thunderstorm cluster north of lake superior at this stage. that's it. so it's fair weather, and mild temperatures continue, and i'll have details on it all coming up. >> senior u.s. officials have identified the suspect in the killing of 16 afghan civilians. according to the associated press, the soldier accused is 38-year-old robert bales. yesterday he was flown from kuwait to a military detention center. his attorney says sergeant bales is from washington and believes he may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder following several tours in iraq and several months in afghanistan. >> there was an incident right before these allegations where one of his fellow soldiers was mortally wounded a few days before this zenlt. >> his attorney says reports of marital discord are not true. bales

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more reaction from a baltimore city police officer suspended. this comes after detectives find the gun used in a fatal shooting inside his car. wjz is live and we stay on the story. more on what the mayor has to say about this controversy. that afternoon. >> like many elected leaders, she is troubled to hear about a police officer's possible connection to the shooting of a 13-year-old girl. >> reporter: the investigation into the accidental shooting of a 13-year-old, a top priority inside baltimore city leased departments homicide unit. they await the results into the investigation into why the rifle was found inside a police officer's car. >> the thought of it is quite frankly disgusting. >> two boys ages 12 and 13 have already been charged as juveniles with involuntary manslaughter after they accidentally shot their friend and then dragged her body into an alley in the neighborhood. sources tell wjz the off-duty police officer was dating a relative of one of the juvenile suspects. >> i can't really comment on the case but it is important for e

>> baltimore city residents could soon be paying less in property taxes. i will explain. >> the land of lincoln takes its turn in picking a presidential favor. i will show you what is on to the line with today's vote. >> the forecast as we continue right now. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. thank you for joining us this morning. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. some school delays to pass law because of fog on the eastern shore. queen anne's and kent county, 90 minute delay. >> that is where the fog is the thickest. there is some rain in the western suburbs and some showers in carroll county. let's look at the radar. the rate is drifting to the south. it may not get into baltimore city. in a move into prince george's county. in the western suburbs, you'll have some rain to start the drive time. 60 degrees at the airport. it will be

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clear and cold overnight with a freeze watch for the baltimore city area. north of here, that is a breeze warning. conditions are more likely. if you have your garden planted, you may want to put some covering over it to protected from the temperatures. it to be in the upper 20's in northern baltimore county, carroll county. the entire area except for a lower shore is in a freeze watch or warning extending until tomorrow morning. grab a jacket tomorrow. we are only warming up to 53. wednesday, back in the 70's with a new front. dropping as into the 50's and 60's by the end of the workweek. >> breast cancer patients who are obese are more likely to have their cancer returned. it is unclear whether losing weight would help reduce the risk. overweight women may have more breast cancer recurrence is because the chemotherapy did not account for extra weight. a new study from the cancer institute in washington said overweight women stayed at a greater risk of recurrence even when the keynote doses were adjusted accordingly. -- even when the chemotherapy doses wer

baltimore today it was all sunshine in charm city. we like this this way. annapolis it doesn't get more crystal clear than this in early march. look at that moon shooting up in annapolis. how about the nation's capital? had a gorgeous sunset in washington but chilly in the nation's capital as well. nice to see those days getting longer and longer. sitting clear. that will be the case today, tomorrow, and we're talking friday before see see a chance for rain. temperatures in the mid-40s to upper 30s at the beach. it's that south, southeasterly breeze fetching a cool sea breeze. the bowie temperatures, the water temps, though warm, still relatively cold. our wind chill factors, 35 in annapolis. 37 in cambridge. as we go forward in time, more clear weather tonight. a clear cold start for you in the morning. through the day tomorrow we finally seat warmup -- see the warmup take plaissments -- place. that's going to push out to sea in the next few hours. the warmer winds on the back side, which will go southwesterly, so we won't pick up that wind chill off the b

compliments the career technology, what i call the career arts programs that are being offered in baltimore city. >> reporter: the baltimore design school is an opportunity of a lifetime for students interested in design. it could be the key for a bright career. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> if you're interested in aplaying for a-- applying for admission, there are openings for the 7th and 8th grade. >>> a mother's health during pregnancy is important. find out why a mother's fitness before pregnancy is important as well. >>> daylight saving time can have an impact on your heart. we'll explain coming up. the car on the left was filled up with low detergent gasoline. while the car on the right was filled up with bp gasoline with invigorate. which helps clean and protect its engine so it can get a few more miles per tank than the car on the left. go a little farther with bp gasoline with invigorate. >>> in tonight's health alert, mothers want their babies to be born healthy. a new study said one of the biggest factors is how fit a woman is even before she gets pregnant. researchers found babies b