on behalf of citizens of baltimore county, you did a good job. >> reporter: considered a county hero. charlie said he is just happy everyone is safe. >> what i should have done with my family. i need them. >> reporter: and charlie said the only thing he really remembers about fire safety is stop, drop and roll. so i asked him if he plans to become a firefighter someday. he said no, he'd like to be a professional baseball player. >> well, his little brother owes him a lot. any time he needs dishes done or anything, hey, i saved your life, right? >> the fire was ruled accidental. >>> you might want to build a fire in a fireplace tonight. >> it's chilly. >>> let's take a look at temps and conditions. there is one shower across northeast sections of the city in eastern baltimore county. 60 now. northwest winds at 7. we'll have a look at the end of the week forecast after this. juicy johnsonville sausage. made with only premium cuts of pork since 1945. johnsonville. sausage is all we do. >>> over to i-95. there you see it right around perry hall. and just a little east and northeast. one l

they always said this plant should go someplace else i felt that baltimore county this being a uniquely baltimore company because of the historical routes associated with hopkins. >> reporter: hopkins, stevenson we have great partnerships here. the intellectal capital is higher. it. >> reporter: it employs 350 people. >> this is a great success story. it's not only good product but it's a well run company and it's a baltimore county company. it wants to stay here. >> reporter: in owings mills jeff hager abc2 news. >> medi fast is in its infancy stages with no international business but its chairman says within the next decade it could become one of maryland's billion dollar companies. >>> several hundred jobs could be up in the air as constellation energy moves forward with the plan to merge with another company. constill ace plans to sell 3 coal fired power plants in baltimore and anne arundel counties. people work at the plants and another 450 work in support roles that assist those plants that employ 300 people. it's unclear what the proposed merger between constellation and chicago

southbound lanes clear as you coming from baltimore county towards howard toward pg and on toward the capital beltway. northbound lanes look pretty good heading up towards the baltimore beltway and 395 and the tunnels. we have an accident reported out in bell camp route 543 at pulaski highway. also i have more details about the tight restrictions inside the harbor testimony affecting the southbound lanes -- affecting the southbound lanes and they are working on the height sensors that are not work properly. the height restrictions are at 13 feet 6 inches and a vehicle fire eastbound i-195 as you approach the bw parkway. all activity is off to the shoulder. some drivers are slowing down to take a look at that. stay with us. there's more news, weather and traffic coming back when "good morning maryland" returns after this. >>> you have a platinum credit card. this boil was the proud owner of a credit cart preapproved in the mail. mom tried to get it canceled but was told the representative insisted he talk to the credit card holder. well, it was only canceled after she was contacted by

sex some good news tonight for baltimore county firefighters. -- >> some good news tonight for baltimorefirefighters. >> the new equipment is state of the art and specifically designed to fight fires in baltimore county. they cut the ceremonial ribbon and made it official. three new trucks and a medic unit will be going to different fire stations in southeast baltimore county. >> we want to give our firefighters and the mt folks the latest equipment. it is not just new equipment, it has the latest technology, which is good. a couple of these units are efficient because they have a multi functions. >> this truck has the latest technology and is actually two trucks in 1. >> this peace could be an engine or a ladder truck as well as the first responder vehicle. >> they cannot wordlessly control the latter apparatus -- wirelessly control the ladder apparatus. >> it is hard to judge the distance from looking out 75 feet. >> of this equipment represents a big investment in baltimore county, but one that is important to protect the public. >> this is investing in basic services. the money we sp

and baltimore county park heights avenue at green spring valley road a tree down is blocking all lanes so try to avoid it. charley, back to you. >> reporter: thanks a lot. 4:41. for parents sending their children to school and they will have something to be proud of. after a teacher receives a national honor. smi shell sheirer was award the national teacher of the yearp she keeps teaches ap chemistry. barbara mikulski and ben cardin were there. when she started in 2006, only 11 students took the advance placement class. now, she can say she has 92 students enrolled. >>> in baltimore city, it's not cheep to take a cab and in -- cheap to take a cab and in san francisco there's a bigger fight between cabbies and city leaders. >> you want to make us employees on the other end by tracking every move we make. >> the possibility cab drivers may face goes well beyond not having a pay raise for the next several years. >>> and the storm damage cleanup that's off the chain and a big truck. we will take you there in bit. you are watching "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30. we are back

jessica kartalija reports from baltimore county. aside from minor injuries, everyone is alive, thanks to this high school freshman. >> reporter: their home on dorsey avenue in essex is a total loss. but marion david franklin are alive. thanks to their grandson who rescue said them when the house went up in flames. >> flames started coming from left and right. >> reporter: charlie nicely had no idea what was in store for him when he arrived here at the baltimore county executive's office. >> you saved the lives of your family, and i am truly humbled by your heroism. >> reporter: before the family members he saved, charlie was awarded a hero's pin for his bravery. >> i can't replace my grandmother or grandfather, or brothers. they're only one of a kind. >> reporter: on april 14t, charlie fell asleep watching the orioles-yankees game. at 4:00 in the morning, he heard crackling and smelled smoke. >> i had to tell them to jump. my grandmother wasn't going to jump, but she finally did. >> he is a good kid. we are proud of him. i can't say

. >>> tonight at 11 we'll talk about a cold case in baltimore county. she was beautiful, young and pregnant with her first child. 25 years later the murder of janice potter remains a mystery. >> why did someone feel the need to destroy her whole life and her family's life. >> we have the story tonight on abc2news at 11. >>> new developments after the discovery of a 5-year-old boy in a jessup home with his dead father. najib abdullah fled with his son after the father called a report that he had been assaulted. he broke into a home and hid in the basement closet with the child. the gruesome discovery came four years later. >> wednesday morning my husband and i notice the wednesday was broke. we called the police. they did a search, got to the door -- my husband said that was the door we couldn't get open. they assumed that maybe something had fallen behind the door and that's why it wasn't opening. the reason why it wasn't opening is the man's body was across there. >> police are awaiting the result of an autopsy. they're also conducting toxicology tests

he is going to receive a hero pin from baltimore county executive. >>> today governor o'malleyplant the forest -- will plant the forest brigade 1 million tree. it helps the inmate labor program surpass the goal of a million trees on public land. now in 2009, the governor announced the plans the marylanders plant trees which was to encourage citizens and organizations to partner with the state to plant trees across the state. the tree planting takes place on -- at 2 today at the wildlife sanctuary. >>> five things to know before heading out. leon pinetta says a photo will be released of dead osama bin laden. he says when the navy seals fired on him, it was a split second action. bin laden was unarmed but he says he was making threatening moves at that team. >>> today in the capital, the homeland security and government's fares committee will hold a hearing -- affairs committee will hold a hearing to discuss the southwest border security progress. >>> today, the house is scheduled to vote on the no taxpayer funding for the abortion act designed to tighten prohibitions on the use of federa

. >> baltimore county, 911. >> hello. we have a customer here having a seizure. >> at one point, the parent seizure was too much for the 911 caller to bear. >> no, i can't really handle all that. >> it is still unclear what provoked the vicious attack, but a restaurant employee captured it on a camera. punches were pulled, and then at one point the victim was kicked. the victim, christie polis, has been identified as a transgendered woman. >> he moving, he hurt. >> the 14-year-old girl in this video hooze been charged as a juvenile. baltimore county police say they received three 911 calls. they only released two because the third is considered evidence and may be used in a criminal court case. >> last week more than 200 people rallied outside of the mcdonald's in support of polis. they want the case to be prosecuted as a hate crime based on gender identity. baltimore county -- county prosecuteors are reviewing the case to see if it call identifies as a hate crime. >> a 32-year-old man charged with a murder of a woman. su

three new trucks and it medic unit will be going to be stationed in baltimore county. >> we want to give our firefighters the latest equipment. it is not just new equipment. it has the latest technology. some of these units are efficient because they have multi functions to it. >> this trucks has the latest technology and is actually two trucks in want. >> this piece can be an engine or ladder truck. as well as an ems first responder vehicle. >> it allows the driver to control the latter apparatus and the flow of water from the vehicle. >> i can put the tip of the ladder so that we can safely get into a building without a big gap between the building and the latter. i can get right underneath the window and put it in the window. >> this represents a big investment in baltimore county. >> this is investing in basic services. the money we spend for this equipment is millions of dollars but is well worth it because we are going to use it to save lives. >> the equipment was put into use the following today's ceremony. >> 61 degrees on tv hill. coming up -- >> i'm terror merger in washington.

we will tell you how to get ready for the blooming 5k in baltimore county. how your generosity can go a long way towards saving someone's life. >>> and maryland's most powerful doppler radar. the heavy rain up 95 around the east sight and 895 up white marsh looking pretty heavy. this is passing through and we will have heavy rains on and off throughout the morning. and we will improve. look at the thunderstorms erupting by ocean city. that's the cold front and stay on the chilly side but looking for a warmup for all you moms and your woke end. we will talk about that when "good morning maryland" returns. >>> and well col back to "good morning maryland" -- welcome back to "good morning merrill." a -- consider maryland." a rest-- maryland" a resolution in education. we are asking you do you think remusket pressure of quantifiable grades and grade levels can improve a child's education? pg says as a teacher the hardest thing in the world is to assign a number to a student's product. however, it is easy. she continues to say it's harder to work with a child and

. >> baltimore county 911. >> hello. >> we have a customer having a seizure. >> you have a customer having a seizure? >> yes. >> at one point christie pols' parent seizure was too much for the woman to bear. it is still unclear what propoke folked have vicious attack, but an employee captured it on a cell phone camera. at one point, the victim was

heavier and we do see a few scath.ered showers up into pennsylvania also a couple of sprinkles in baltimore county then out to the west in west virginia, a litwale 42t out in crr western maryland. not all that impressive right now. a litwale more actficoity will probably pick up. let's see ce.at happened today. turned out to be a very nice day similar to yesterday. 73 right now at the airport. or i should say downtown. 67 at the airport. are inkl c13 more cloalsthen cambridge, 64. parkton 64, out in western marspotand a litwale cooley c oaion and is only 46 and frostburg only 58. here you see the cloalss. l omething going out here to t west and the clouds stretch into ohio ce.ere there is more rain right now. and a little close tore this l torm system ce.ich wcusl be of sliding across the area and pushing to the south is what's gd sng to save us.

violence is the baltimore county carnival. three men were stabbed after fight broke out near the security square carnival. the fight escalated leading to the stabbings a few miles away at the 3600 block of florida road. this morning, police are still searching for suspects. >>> this morning, police are trying to determine what caused an explosion that killed a man in taneytown. no one seen or heard from carey landskroner. police are saying the 44-year- old man died because of an explosion but aren't sure what caused the explosion. they are still investigating this morning. >>> #:39. -- 6:39. could you get caught on camera. the howard county council is expected to vote whether or not to allow speed cameras in school zones. drivers would wind up with a 40 dollar ticket for going faster than 12 miles per hour over the speed limb. we will keep you posted on what happens. >>> he he was the man that many said they wanted him dead or alive. >> it was president bush who made that promise to u.s. forces that whoa ghetto sama bin laden.

i'm kai jackson, reporting back to you. >>> the baltimore county state's attorney has not yet decidedle any additional charges. >>> hundreds of people will lace up their running shoes in baltimore today to raise money for als research. a former ravens and his wife cochair the fiesta 5k race which starts at power plant live. three years ago bergans went public with his als diagnosis. . the feista5k has raised more than $250,000 for als research. >>> it is the end of a era for the university of maryland, terps basketball head coach gary williams calls it quits after 22 years at his alma mater. mark viviano has more on the farewell. >> reporter: one more grand entrance to announce that it's time for him to exit. fans and players gathered for the goodbye for 22 years maryland basketball was known as garyland. after a long, successful run, gary williams says now it's time for him to go. >> it's just a gut feeling really more than anything else. it's a time in my life where i have an opportunity to do some things. >> reporter: williams leaves with more victories than any coach in maryland h

call 1-800-thefirm or visit them online. >>> a deer debate in baltimore county. it has lawmakers looking for last-minute solutions. tim williams tells us about the big vote expected tonight. >> currently most deer are hunted in rural areas. baltimore county council members are looking to amend the current bill and control gather hunts in certain areas. why? >> to basically thin out the herds because we do have a big issue with car accidents and the biggest issue is the environment. the deer is destroying our environment. >> baltimore county council man todd huff is designing the mesh sure. >> sterilization has been mentioned as an option. the problem is here and now. >> we want to bring something to suburban communities. >> opponents oppose sterilization. 32 near loch raven were saved last year. >> even in they have one fawn each that's 32 each. over a dar's life, eight to eight and a half years. now you have another 200 to 300 that went be born. >> from towson, tim yil yams -- williams. >> that vote is tonight. >>> how did the stock market react to the killing o

>> yeah, he's moving. >> reporter: baltimore county police have charged both attackers with assault and are debating bumping up charges to a hate crime. >> i believe it should be a hate crime. because hate versus one, versus another. it truly was hate. >> reporter: the 14-year-old in this case is being charged as a juvenile and that's why her name is not being released. back to you. >> all right, thank you kai. apparently the baltimore district attorney is still weighing in on if hate charges will be filed. >>> vic, gary williams was overcome with emotional and in the verge of tears throughout his press conference. now he's ready for a change. one more grand entrance to announce that it's time for him to exit. fans and players gathered for the goodbye, for 22 years maryland basketball was known as gary land. after a long successful run, gary williams says now it's time for him to go. >> it's just a gut feeling really more than anything else. and it's a time in my life where i have an opportunity to do some things. >> reporter: williams leaves with more victories than any coach in maryla

now according to county fire department 40-year-old woman is in serious condition at a baltimore hospital. a spokesman says the bus driver and four students were on the bus but they were not hurt. counselors met with students and several others who were walking nearby when the accident happened. >>> it's been a relatively cloudy and much cooler day out there. no question about that. we've seen a couple of showers pop up on maryland's most powerful radar. let's show you where they are right now. most of the action just north of the beltway a little bit of rain pushing may get a little downpour. lutherville cockysville tracking out towards owings mills a little bit of shower tracking in there. but just really not much rain. cloudy conditions across the state right now. and that's going to be the story the rest of the engine. generally cloudy couple of isolated showers but not much. 61 at the inner harbor 60 annapolis we're down to 50s in d. c. and cambridge. a cool start tomorrow and a climb rebound temperature wise to 67. so we trend milder and we trend sunnier tomorrow but that will chang

. >> this baltimore county teenager is credited with saving his >> a baltimore county teenager can't tell a heroic actions spare the life of his family, and he is now rewarded. , fire. knisely's home without hesitation he single- handedly got his family out of the burning home. yesterday, county executive kevin kamenetz award the 15- year-old with an executive citation. >> your brave and selfless reaction saved the lives of your family, and i am truly hundred bought -- humbled by your hair was compared >> what an amazing job. reluctant to accept the title hero, he says he did what he was supposed to do. >> no handcuffs or anything? ok. i am going willingly. >> it is the bravery of those living with muscular dystrophy that made my trip downtown baltimore city police worthwhile. locked up for a good cause. thank you for all of you who donated on the facebook page. that was a lot of fun. dr. kim hammond is here to answer your pet questions, so e- mail your questions to petquestions@wbaltv.com or post them on our web site em wbaltv.com/pets. the family circle, why researchers believe you

we're picking up on showers north of town east of 83 in baltimore county. tracking toward king's bill. a shower to the east of randallstown. the showers will be with us until the sun sets after 8:00 p.m. this evening. a lot of the showers fall apart and move out of the region. most of the rain is gone. the general trend, drier weather moving in. when the more substantial rains were coming through, we have over half an inch at the airport and the inner harbor. the high temperatures for the day occurred after midnight. it was still 60 degrees at the inner harbor and 62 add de depue aye marshall. normal now at 78 degrees. dwi marshall. normal now at 78 degrees. 49 at pittsburgh. 39 in parts of far western maryland. temperatures toward the bay and the coast running mostly in the 50's to around 60's. with clearing skies, it will be a cold night. by early tomorrow morning, mostly clear skies and some of the western sections could see some frost or freeze in ratings. as the early growing season gets underway, the weather service issuing freeze warnings in parts of

news time is 9:12 and baltimore county introduced new engines for the fire department.nd they are custom built for areas they will serve. tony marcella was there with the ripon cutting to fuel the damage suffered by the dundalk fire department from a late night fire from last year. >> reporter: sheeny chrome and fresh paint is nice, but it's what they do with the trucks that has the crews excited. >> it's rewarding when the people that are doing the work have some say in designing it and that's something we are proud of here in baltimore county. >> reporter: you heard right, firefighters emts and instructors of the training facility had an input of what equipment to get. eastview is designed for eastview and sparrows point sparrows point. >> we have a ladder tower that can gain access to some of the higher buildings in and hopefully mitigate an incident sooner. >> reporter: with some of the latest technology at firefighters fingertips, the 1.8 million dollars worth of equipment is worth every penny the county executive ken kamenetz. >> the money of dollars spent for the

. >> baltimore county police have identified a couple involved in a domestic dispute in randallstown.olice say neil eigen brown shot himself after shooting his wife. police were called to the home yesterday and they found brown dead from a gunshot wound. melissa brown was rushed to shock trauma in critical condition. a woman walked into a 711 in woodlawn last thursday. police say she showed a gun and demanded money, but ran off and another customer entered the store. if you have any information on who this woman is, you are urged to call baltimore county police. >> it has been nearly one year since yeardley love was found murdered in her off-campus apartments in charlottesville. her former boyfriend, george huguely, is now charged with her murder. tonight at 11:00, i sit down with some of her closest friends as they remember her and reflect on their loss. >> there is not a day that goes by when i do not think of yeardley love. >> we are so fortunate to have her in our lives. she forever changed all of us. >> tonight, an exclusive and personal conversation with her circle of friends. t

they said the plant should go someplace else and i felt the baltimore county being the uniquely baltimore company because of the historical roots associated with hopkins and stephenson and mccormick's place the flavoring capital of the world we have great partner shies and as result of that the capital is higher here than in the united states but you have to pay a premium. >> reporter: they provide jobs to 350 people at the head quart and plant drawing praise from county leaders for being one of the fastest growing corporate sit accidents. >> that is -- citizens. >> it's a success story and it's baltimore county company that appreciates the roots in baltimore county and wants to stay here. despite temptations to go other places. >> reporter: in owings mills, jeff hager abc2 news. >> right now medifast has no international business but the chairman says within the next decade they could become one of maryland's billion dollar companies. i guess we will have to wait and see. no better way to segueway from that into cupcakes but let's admit it we love them. but is it a matter of being hard t

no reported problems in baltimore county or howard county on the 95 corridor.ing out of harford county, 59 south at route 24, we do have reports of a deer carcass affecting one of the left center lanes. crews are heading out there to get that cleared but keep an eye out for that. the overhead height center is not functioning-side the harbor tunnel. they have signs alerting drivers to the fact. keep that in mind. i believe the height restrictions are at 13 feet 6 inches so just keep that in mind as you go down there. charley, back to you. >> thanks a lot. >>> health alert on this tuesday morning. it seems the family that eats together is healthier together. a new study find families who share family meals three or more times a week are healthier. kid whose family ate together were 12% less likely to be overweight and had a 20% reduced rate for eating unhealthy foods and were 35% less likely to develop eating disorders. so news you can use around family table. we have seen pictures from the destruction left by last week's tornadoes throughout the south. up next,

today a baltimore county teen will be honored. 15-year-old will receive an award for helping to saveis family during a house fire. charl yiey smelled smoke and helped to get his brother and grandmother out of the house in essex. >>> now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. looking back to yesterday and the highs hit the 2 degree guarantee but we did end up with more sunshine. it turned out to be a nice afternoon. humid as the strong wind pump in more moisture. temperatures to the south in to -- mid to upper 80s. 50s on the other side of the front from pittsburgh westbound and it has built into the area this morning down to 52 early morning. and baltimore 40s outside the beltway a sign of chillier air spying in with frontal bondry and moderate rainfall as well slow moving front going to take a good chunk of the day to try to pivot through the area and this is anything but the normal day as we have seen the high temperatures close to midnight in the low to mid-60s and temperatures will recover back into the upper 50s this after

coming toward baltimore county and down to the fort mchenry, an easy ride at white marsh. get the latest on the . >>s and trains whispe the number 13 and 15 buses are running 15 minutes late. the 23 bus has a 30 minute delay. the 36 bus diverted at washington boulevard and monroe due to construction. metro subway and light rail on time. the penn line, camden line, and brunswick lines are on time. >> temperatures are in the low 40's in the northern suburbs, 44 3 in tontitown, 46 in edgewood. you need a light jacket, but not the umbrella. a couple of passing clouds this morning. we will see mostly sunny skies. much of the rain is in the northeast and new england. the storm that came through yesterday with the rain is now in new england. we have high pressure in kentucky and tennessee. that's close enough to produce a pretty tight pressure gradient and that means the wind will pick up after sunrise. it's going to be breezy today with temperatures below average. dressed for -- dress for winter. the temperatures will be below average until we get to the beginning of next week.

up toward northern baltimore county. just north of teles burg. you folks in carroll county, northern baltimore county, and now in southern frederick county. this is heading off to really western howard county. in some form. will get to the city, probably in the next hour to hour and a half. if you're heading out, you're probably going to run into showers. down to the south, there's more activity across southern virginia. this is moving off toward the east, towards southern maryland, and eventually crossing to the bay. there's another batch here. you will see showers tonight. looks like this will be it for tonight. and later on, we'll start clearing out. take a look at temperatures. very pris pleasant, 71. 59 in oakland. 68 in washington. those showers getting close there. 66, westminster. with the rain, probably dropping to about 62 very shortly. 66 in kent island and annapolis as well. southerly winds will continue. they came in through the area this afternoon. the area continues to move throughout the region. it will clear out. and saturday look

baltimore county police say they received 3911 calls the night of this attack. investigators only release two of them because the third is considered evidence and may be used in a criminal court case. last week, more than 200 people rallied outside the mcdonald's in support of the victim. they want the case to be prosecuted as a hate crime based on gender identity. >> we are live tonight in telson, shelton dutes, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a man has been arrested for the murder of a west baltimore woman. a woman was gunned down in reservoir hill. police say celebrant was her former boyfriend and was a history of -- sullivan was her former boyfriend and there was a history of abuse. sold and is now charged with first-degree murder. >> what is really concerning is, he played along the entire time. he came in to homicide and asked about the investigation and tried to be sympathetic toward his girlfriend's death, and ultimately he was responsible for it. court records show that jordan had a protective order against sullivan. >> the man convicted of killing his pregnant wif

. >>> baltimore county honored charlie knis ley with a hero -- kknisley with a hoareo pin. >> -- knisley with a hero pin. >> by the time my grandfather came back up from the basement, it went up and it's to get my brother and my grandma out. my brother jumped off the roof and i caught him. >> when fire crews arrived to the scene, that home already was fully involved. officials say without charlie's quick action, the fire would have been deadly. >>> it's 5:36. flood waters continue to rise and some families are being forced to leave their homes for good. coming up next, a woman comes back to take a look at the place she called home for so many years. hershey's bliss. one square inch of indulgence... joy... pleasure. one square inch of extra smooth, rich chocolate. hershey's bliss. >>> we have seen the devastationacross the south and midwest as flood waters move across farmlands and neighborhoods there swamping everything in sight. heavy rains are caughter waterways like the mississippi river to swell and spill over. flooding out of homes all over kentucky. rebecca martin looked on her chi

. >> in baltimore county there's surprisingly little discussion surrounding the death of osama bin laden. >> he's not an important figure. we have made him much bigger than life. he's nobody. >> reporter: muhammad jameal is vice president of the islamic society of baltimore. he says students here learn about leaders in the muslim community, not murderers. >> one of the main things of the koran is if you kill one as if you killed the whole humanity. just because everybody says he's a muslim may not be acting and behaving like a muslim's supposed to. >> reporter: even the president stressed muslims have long been victims of extremism. >> our war is not against islam. he was not a islam leader he was a mass murderer of islam. >> it's a great victory. but i think it's a victory in symbolism. in a very big picture. respect might have been removed but the main picture is still hanging. >> reporter: jemeal said he thinks many have misconceptions about the muslim fade. in baltimore city, i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> check in for complete coverage of the killing of osama bin lad

baltimore county police say they received 3911 calls, -- 3 911 calls. >> the girls beat him up. >> he salted? >> lastly, more than 200 people peer rallied. -- people rallied. baltimore county investigator reviewing the crime to see that qualifies as a hate crime. >> a 30-year-old man is behind bars. daniel sullivan is charged in the shooting death of keenya jordan, who was gunned down last month on lennox street. there was a history of abuse. detectives believe sullivan still a gun from his current girlfriend to commit the murder. >> what is concerning his he played along, came into homicide, as the bought the scituate -- asked about the situation, and ultimately he was responsible for. >> jordan had a order against sullivan. >> the man convicted of killing his pregnant wife outside the courthouse will spend the rest of this life in prison. cleaven williams was found guilty for stabbing his wife veronica several times. he was given life plus three years. the state medical examiner's office was working to identify the woman whose body was pulled near union avenue near clipper melt. at

>> no, not anymore. >> reporter: baltimore county police say that the fight that happened last week isnvestigation. >> we're viewing the entire video to determine if criminal charges are appropriate. >> only thing that i would have done differently if i could have gotten a hold of the kid's mother first. i was raced that you have to stand up for yourself. if you don't, they'll keep oncoming after you. >> reporter: kellye white said that she first reported the problem to her son's school and someone did meet with the boys, but that did not stop the bullying. >>> other boy's mother tells us that she has not watched the video but she is upset about what happened and said that her son is not a bully. >>> a teenager accused of raping a 12-year-old at a baltimore county skating rink reportedly pleads guilty. he admits to a second degree sex offense will likely serve about a decade behind bars. the girl said that she was raped in a storage closet at case is works. >>> the story that the world continues to watch, the killing of osama bin laden. the navy seals that carried out the mission are i

not too bad on 95 through baltimore county. looking good in both directions. no issues southbound towards the capital beltway. northbound lanes clear towards 695 towards baltimore city. in dundalk, an accident involving a mock affecting the northbound lanes -- a motorcycle affecting the northbound lanes. it happened in a construction zone and there could be lanes blocked there. a water main break has york road southbound closed at fairmont avenue. alternating traffic gets by in the northbound lands. lanes. >>> president o-- lanes. >>> president obama will traveled to ground zero to honor those who died in the september 11th attacks. the visit comes after the u.s. forces killed osama bin laden. emily schmidt has latest. >> reporter: president obama's visit will mark the death of osama bin laden and the pakistani compound in the way the president decide no picture of his body will. mr. obama told 60 minutes he will not release those photos. >> it's important for us to make sure that very graphic photos of someone shot in the head are not floating around as an ins

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here's 95 at 195 through baltimore county in arbutus. no problems north or southbound. 695 looking good. no accidents reported but they have that construction project on the outer loop between charles and york road. you will see the two left lanes taken away. that gets picked up after 5 a.m. also, southbound in the harbor tunnel that's where the height restrictions are. this is something new. 13 feet 6 inches you know if that applies, you know what i am talking about. also in severna park a utility problem water main break takes away the right lane. northbound route 2 at robinson road. now back to you. >> thanks a lot. >>> one of the darkest days happened almost 10 years ago on 9/11. >>> >> days after the attack president bush made a promise, now fulfilled. >> taking a live look at times square. this is in atlanta this morning. a live look you are watching good morning, maryland first and only in baltimore. i'm your biggest fan. you know that. aww. you're the best, mr. snuggles. [ thinking ] another pet name? you're right, puggle-wuggle!

as we see there's one here in baltimore county. >> there you go. that's it. that's the 10th, 10-foot piece. >> a broken and twisted section of steel that once towered gracefully over the new york skyline, it was brought down in the tractor attacks on september 11th and now rest here at the providence fire company in towson. gary czar was among those who made the journey to bring the quarter-ton piece of steel to baltimore county. >> i hope it lasts for -- stays for years and lasts for years and that it reminds people when they enter the station exactly what we do day in and day out and what dangers we face. it's our intention to put it in this area right here. >> reporter: right here is their walk of memory, a patio and garden to honor fallen heroes. >> when we have a class for firefighting or rescue or whatever the members will be in there and they can look out and this beam will be here. >> the death of bin laden brings extra for the members of this fire company. >> the timing of all this, the fact we were able to go through the process a year ago, have it

the baltimore county fee council is looking to amend a current bill and permit controlled dear huntsd other areas. currently, most deaver hunts are in rural areas. lawmakers say the measure is designed to aid the department of natural resources efforts of heard control. >> to basically thin out the herds, because we do have a big issue with car accidents and the biggest issue of all is the environment. unfortunately the deer are just destroying our environment at this point. >> the amendments to existing laws must be made before a vote later today in towson. >>> turning to the business of sports, the fate of the nfl lock out could be determined later today. a federal appeals court temporarily shut down the league once again last week while it considers another federal judge's decision to lift the lockout. the courts could decide sometime today whether to grant a more permanent ruling in favor of the owners. the lockout would continue. if the ruling goes for the players though, league business would resume almost immediately. >>> the orioles will be looking for a serious sweep today w

. >> and a big investment for the baltimore county fire department. how they are now better prepared to proteblingt residents -- protect residents. >> and we'll look at the >> and we'll look at the forecast after can't get better. unless we were kicking it on my couch in pjs, watching our soaps. yeah, that would make it worse. much worse. the new blueberry waffle with maple sausage sandwich. it just might be the perfect breakfast sandwich. so try one today. hurry in for the new blueberry waffle with maple sausage sandwich today. >> welcome back. the time is 5:35. a quiet morning at the airport. at the top of the hour, the winds were calm. you can see there will be clouds coming in this morning. there is an outside chance some of you could see a sprinkle or rain shower. for the most part, this isn't a bad forecast. it is 51 in parkton. so certainly a cool start. you are going to want to take a light jacket with you. there is a disturbance in the upper level of the atmosphere. i think most of the rain is going to stay south and west of baltimore here. y

it's in the baltimore county.t's an elementary school off -- i'm sorry the name just escapes me at the moment. it's off of dundalk avenue. state police are conducting a medevac operation for an industrial accident. it occurred in the 100 block of german hill road as a roll on rolloff vehicle was trying to get the driver was trying to get the roll on off the vehicle and somehow became injured as a result of that. the maryland state police are here at the old gray haven elementary school property. medevac this gentleman to shock trauma. his condition is not known. baltimore county police are assisting in the investigation and they have called the maryland occupational safety and health. back to you on tv hill. >> thank you very much captain mike perry. >>> it's a warm breezy sunny spring day. bob has the first warning weather forecast >>> out to the west of us right now moving pretty much from southwest to northeast in to pennsylvania. they're not going to effect the baltimore region not right now. cumberland just h

tonight students at her alma mater in baltimore county are honoring her life. wjz is live in towson. derek has more on the tribute. >> reporter: that tribute some of it happening right out here on the lacrosse field where she played for many years. all the players right now wearing yardly love's number, the number one, on their body. meanwhile before the game even started they had a moment of silence in her honor. yardly love left notre dame prep years ago but her memory lingers here. the school paid tribute to love with a special prayer in her name this morning and many students who never even knew her wore special t-shirts today in her honor. >> it's hard to believe it's been a year. >> reporter: lacrosse coach remembers hearing the news that her former player was killed while attending the university of virginia. prosecutors say when yardly love broke off a two yearlong relationship with her then boyfriend he went to her offcampus apartment and beat her to death. he awaits trial while her family and friends still mourn. >> i think today is much more difficul

an easy ride from cecil county down into baltimore county. through howard county, speed sensors indicating about 55 miles per hour southbound at 100. this is the beltway at the b-w parkway. no problems to report here. southbound 295 moving fine through west nursery road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> we have a marc train delays on the brunswick line running 10 to 15 minutes late. panic and camden trains are on schedule. on the buses, we have a diversion on the 36 bus at washington boulevard and monroe. now back to john collins. >> thank you. we have cloudy skies right now. out to the west, a few spotty showers. nothing of any consequence. it is moving in our direction. we could get a shower this point. the rain chances aren't all that high. 62 was the high yesterday at the airport. 65 of the inner harbor yesterday. we had some scattered showers yesterday. we should be able to do better temperature-wise today. we're

baltimore county police say they received three 911 tapes. one is considered evidence and cannot be played. last week more than 200 people rallied outside of mcdonald's in support of polis. maryland and others want the case to be prosecuted as a hate crime based op gender identity. >> in towson, sheldon dutes, wbal-tv 11 news. >> daniel sullivan charged in the shooting death of 3 -year-old keenya jordan. she was gunned down last month in the 600 block of lenox street. police say sullivan was jordan's former boyfriend and he had a history abusing her. >> what's concerning is he played along the entire time. he came into homicide, asked about the investigation, and tried to be sympathetic toward his first girlfriend's death and ultimately he was the one responsible for it. >> court records show that jordan had a protective order against sullivan who has now been charged with first-degree murder. >> the man that killed a woman outside the courthouse. cleaven williams has given life in sentence after shooting veronica williams outside a court hou

. >>> baltimore county police need your help to find a missing man. eddie jones is his name.e disappeared from his home this morning. he has alzheimer's. he was last seen wearing a tan or gray jacket with an orange stripe. if you see him call police. >> a reminder of the massive poaching of bass was found in the bay. this new find turned up tons of dead fish and they were rotting. >> reporter: striped bass season is on for sport fishman. no one was expecting to catch bait sunday all tilman island. that's where police were called when an angler snagged an underwater net. >> they estimated it to be 600 yards long. it was so full of dead and decaying fish. they were unable to bring it up on their boat. >> reporter: police put up a buoy to raise the net but rough water made it impossible. only ten yards of net could be dragged up off the bottom. >> we could not safely pull the net up without putting somebody's life in jeopardy. >> reporter: for what could be saved tons of rotting fish are likely snagged in the net. >> a couple hundred pound of fish in just ten yards. it is hard t

we could see some heavy rain up 95 in eastern baltimore county and into harford county.at in mind if you travel along 95 in the next 15 or 20 minutes. the rain will be with us all morning and into the early afternoon hours. we could seek a peak of some sunshine later today. high temperatures in the upper 50's and low 60's. we have some better news in the seven-day forecast. here is keith mills. >> thank you. i wish i had better news with the orioles. the orioles open a three-game series with the royals. the bullpen does not get it done. they lose 6-5 to kansas city. down 3-0. jeff francoeur admirers that baby. luke scott a miers this pitch. 5-5 in the sixth. the leadoff guy gets what. you cannot win games when you walked the leadoff guy. jeff francoeur flies to nick markakis. gordon scores. ball game. royals win. in chicago, the first no-hitter of the season by that time, francisco liriano of the twins. white sox, no hits in the not part adam dunn is the better. two outs in the ninth. a line drive. the no-hitter for liriano from the dominican republic. the two ordered 64

. >> reporter: charley had no idea what was in store for him when he arrived here at the baltimore countytive's office. >> you saved the life of your family and i'm humbled by your heroism. >> they are one-of-a-kind. >> reporter: on april 14th, charley fell asleep watching the orioles yankees game. at 4:00 am, he heard crackling and smelled smoke. i had to tell them to jump. my grandmother was not going to jump, but she did. >> he is a good kid. we owe our lives to him. i can't say enough. >> reporter: charry caught his 10-year-old brother when he jumped from a second story window. >> congratulations again, we are very proud of you on behalf of of all baltimore county citizens, you did a good job. >> reporter: considered a hero, charlie said he is happy everybody is safe. >> it's what i should have done for my family, i need them. >> charlie also says the only thing he remembers about fire safety is stop, drop and roll. when asked if he plans to become a firefighter. he said no, he wants to be a professional baseball player. >> next up this morning here on "wjz," evidence now in the hands

county. just a couple of sprinkles. around baltimoree have a lot of sun and some clouds to the west of us in howard county and out toward carol and frederick county. a sprinkle could pop up this evening, but otherwise a pretty nice day today and that will continue into next week. the high today was 77 at the airport. warning lows were in the 50's. -- morning lows. the yellow color show the warmest greetings, 73 and edgewood, richly at 71. cambridge down to 68, 68 at hagerstown, and 57 at oakland right now. here are the clouds. around as it -- around the district some of them are trying to produce a sprinkle. still cloudy up in new england, but off to our south the drier air is coming in. it sets the stage for the week ahead. storms trying to move in from the west. there are a couple of good days of whether trying to come in, but the high out of canada will keep that stuff away. the clause we have now will dissipate tonight. -- the clouds we have now. 72-76 with low humidity. north winds at 7-12 miles an hour. a one to 2 foot shot on the

say drugs were found near him. >>> you know you may notice a few less deer running around in baltimore county. that's because the county council has voted to allow controlled deer hunts in an effort to reign in the overpopulation. the hunts would take place in county parks, at night and be supervised by the department of natural resources. studies have shown overpopulation of deer is causing a lot of damage in many of our county's parks. >>> straight from the son's wedding to the nation's capital, prince charles visits the u.s. coming up, where you may catch a glimpse of his royal highness and kim brown. >> yes. >> che this -- check this out. who knew the first lady could do the dougy. >> that's information you can only get at "good morning maryland." first lady does not miss a step can you do it. >> reporter: very badly, yes. >> you have to show us when we come back. it's 5:06. you are watching good morning maryland first and only at 4:30. we will be right back. 3q i can't let allergies stop me from leading the way... so, i get claritin clear... alright... let's move on team ! claritin works

baltimore county police s.w.a.t. team members just cleared the scene of a shooting in the 3400 block of dress court. police say a man shot his wife then turned the gun on himself. there was concern that the shooting may have been barricaded inside the home. s.w.a.t. team members made entry and found him dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. we'll bring you more information of the story as it becomes available on air and online at abc2news.com. >> sleeping on the job is usually something that's not going to go over too well with the boss. now that may be changing. some employers say allowing your workers to take power nap could make them more productive. >>> if you are planning a first quarter trip, we'll tell you what you need to know so you don't get caught up in the wrong area. >>> think we can get the nap thing approved? i don't know. 62 degrees at bwi marshall today. early morning cloud cover and the rain that came in certainly working against having a warmer sunday. there is more rain driving in ou

. >>> in baltimore county a rape of a 12-year-old at a skating rink. an 18-year-old admits to a second degree sex offense and faces 20 years in prison. the girl said she was raped inside a storage closet and skate works. two others are awaiting trial, he was one of three police officers accused of kidnapping teens. now he has been acquitted. we're following the case live. ron rats has more on why the detect seive not out of the woods yet. ron? >> reporter: it is a high- profile chase shed light on the cowboy tactics. detective greg helen bore no rain where 195 year olds claimed they were picked up and dropped off in remote locations without money or a cell phone. the jury found two other officers guilty of misconduct. and helen faces internal charges from the police department. the other two will be sentenced in june. jessica, back to you. >> thank you. >> helen who was in the passenger seat said he was not actively involved in the incident. >>> it is wet outside on a gray day in the area. take a look outside now a lot of clouds off to the east there.