he was pulled overlaps month when a baltimore county police officer thought he was working a legitimate call. the parkville man looked like a cop, acted like a cop, drove like a cop. >> he had obtained a ford crown victoria like police officers drive. he had a laptop vehicle, antenna and working lights. >> reporter: only he is not an officer, rather a retired baltimore county worker, some of his career spent in code enforcement. when detectives served their warrant, they found the tools of their own trade, police uniforms mimicking baltimore county and citily, badges and fake guns, costumes for a part he has apparently played before. on his record are two prior police impersonations dating back to 2002 a charge he escaped with the him of defense attorney michael snegle. >> there's never been any indication that he's attempted to pull over anybody. >> reporter: and the court saw it that way as well, that he had no malicious intention. he admitted the costume is more for role playing, an odd defense but one that was backed up by legitimate receipts. >> they were all purchased at a costume

the detectives from baltimore county and harford county were directed by a woman who said she had given birth earlier that day to an infant who was still born. >> reporter: when less arrived, they spent two hours securing the area and the coroner was brought in who found two bags with the remains inside and collected them has evidence. detectives transported the unidentified adult woman to upper chesapeake medical center for treatment but they would not say why the same woman who called on the police for help after disposing the fee tups didn't call for -- fee tups -- fetus didn't call for help. >> kind of weird why wow would put it in a dumpster. >> she was probably scared but should have done something different. >> police said the results of the autopsy could take 30 days. >>> an anne arundel man is accused of stealing $100,000 of top shelf lick complete kyle vin on it brown of annapolis was arrested on 10 warrants in this state and another in new jersey. police believe the thefts took place over a three-year period with six happening in harford county and others as far north as conn

but we're told it looks like he's going to make this. >>> baltimore county has a brand-new 911 call center. you meet be shocked to find out why the county had to spend millions on a new system and why it will keep you safer. >>> it's a battle for michigan. i have new developments on the campaign trail today. i'm tom... i'm sue... i'm carol. and this is my cvs pharmacist. i found out i had cancer. diabetes. i had a heart attack. so, i needed help with my medications. because mixing them... can be dangerous. not with maria around. not with pete. not with nakea. alerting you to potential drug interactions. another reason to transfer your prescriptions today. ♪ i'm sue, and i bring all my prescriptions to my cvs. >>> today baltimore county unveiled the new 911 county center and how it will keep you safer. >> reporter: in an emergency, you want someone to get there fast. when that call comes into the baltimore county 911 center, you hope they get all the information they need to send you help right away. their new system does that better than ever. chief jim johnson gives us an example of how t

he lives in this house in park field baltimore county. eyewitness news knocked on the door but there was no answer. one neighbor tells the news that he has lived on the street for years and been nice and helpful. that same neighbor says that crown victoria in question led them to believe something about him wasn't quiet right. police say a search of the suspects house turned up badges for baltimore city, county and maryland state. all police patches were found as well as police uniform and equipments. they don't know if he made illegal traffic stops but they hope to find out. >> we department he perhaps may have. >> reporter: right now it's unclear if any other jurisdictions are investigating the suspect. >> thank you. anyone with information about this case is urged to call baltimore county police. >> several marines die in one of the worst ever training accidents for the marine corp. no one survived the crash. the victims not yet identified. >>> two more american troops killed during protest in afghanistan. they opened fire over the bur

baltimore county executive is buying in to it. >> i think about the beltway, it's 90% located in baltimore county and we will -- rely on state funding to make improvements as well as federal funding to interstate 695. that's important to us here in baltimore county. that's the economic engine. >> reporter: a price that could tax everybody, including those who can least afford it. >> i'm only putting ten in for 2.8 gallons. >> reporter: how far will that get? >> probably to my next job which is right down the street and back home. >> reporter: baltimore county. >> if gas prices spike the governor's proposal would postpone the 2% tax increase because it's supposed to spread out over three years. he has included provisions to make it harder for lawmakers to raise its transportation trust fund to try to balance the budget. >>> you know whether the prices go up or down you can always find the best places to get deals on your gas on the website. just head to the website and click on the gas prices tab. you will find price trends a list of the station was the lowest prices and a map to show you w

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. >>> police say two sexual predators are on the loose in baltimore county. denise has details on an attack. >> detectives are looking for two men who assaulted a 16-year- old girl in catonsville. police say the suspects forced the girl into a car on north bend road. it happened january eighteenth, just before 6:00 p.m. they were driving a dark- colored vehicle. anyone who saw anything suspicious is asked to call police. >> metro crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to $2,000. tipsters can remain anonymous. >>> the trial is slated to begin. prosecutors say campaign consultant julius henson authorized the calls to keep them from voting. wjz is live downtown. derek valcourt is there. he's at the mitchell courthouse with more on this closely- watched case. derek? >> reporter: well, with a baltimore jury already ruling against one of the men behind those robocalls, it is now likely that henson faces an uphill battle as he tries to prove his innocence in the matter. >> reporter: a group of supporters follow political consultant julius henson to court. he's hop

teacher in baltimore county, most recently some special needs students. last september he was sent to kabul. his daughter leah says in a way, she till expects him to come home. "oh i didn't believe it because he's like my hero, he always comes to save us, and i keep thinking he's going to save us again and it's hard to believe" believe" his wife of 24 years s behind peggy...four children...and a 3 year old grandson, malachi. the guardsman who always put his children first...inspired his son to join the airforce...and evennswore him in. violent protests ccntinue in kabul over the burnings of korans at a u.s. base. president obama has apologized for the burning...but it isn't stopping the violent protests there. afghan president hamid karzai is calling for calm after tte shooting of two americans interior ministry on saturday. - so far, four u-sstroops in all hhve been killed. in carney, joel d. smith, fox 45 morning news. detectives are investigating an overnight shooting in nortteast baltimore.it happened here... on 27th street.when officers arrived on th

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. >> baltimore county police are searching for two men behind a kidnapping at gunpoint in dozen. it happened last week -- in towson. it happened last week. a 33-year-old man was walking to his car around 5:00 p.m. on thursday when he was approached by two men in dark clothing, one with a gun. they were -- he was forced to go to an atm and withdraw money. he was not hurt. anyone with information is asked to call crimestoppers. >> tonight, the donald, as in donald trump, has endorsed mitt romney, not newt gingrich. his staffers were so confident that he would that they had leaked the report that he would be supporting gingrich. >> with the flair of the las vegas showman, the tv star, real-estate mogul, obama basher, he threw his support behind the republican front runner. >> it is my honor and privilege to endorse mitt romney. >> there are some things that you just cannot imagine happening in your life. this is one of them. had admitted hes thought he might run. as late as last night, newt gingrich's thought he might get his endorsement. >> mitt romney is tough, sharp, smart. he wi

baltimore county, baltimore city and howard county allow it. but others have a defined policy including consequences for being caught. carroll county has the toughest policy followed by harford and anne arundel county. in geauga county they have a liberal cell phone policy. there's no mention in the hand book or the student code of conduct, but students are not supposed to cause disruption during the school day. >> thanks a lot. >>> now to another concern on a school campus. a university of maryland freshman wakes up to find a strange man rummaging around her dorm room and touching her leg. abc2's brian kuebler joins us with more. >> reporter: university police say have developed some information on this case and they are scouring footage. police say the man got into cumberland hall, jiggling door handles until he found an unlocked door. he touched a woman and made off with her laptop. many students take for granted their dorms are pretty safe. >> a lot of people feel if you don't have a key you shouldn't be able to get. so they feel safe. >> r

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that delegate, wade koch of baltimore county, who proposed the new amendment. he refused to answer questions. >> i will talk to you tomorrow. >> his change of heart could be a deciding factor. >> i think people on a moral issue should vote their conscious and i think what we are seeing now is people are getting their arms twisted, there is back room deals going on and this is not the way you should pass something like this. >> with both sides emotional, fireworks are expected when the debate hits the house floor. according to our media partner the sun another reason the debate was delayed yesterday is a sporter of same sex marriage, a delegate from prince george's county was very ill yesterday. we are told the debate though is scheduled to resume this afternoon. don, back to you. >> thank you very much, andrea. >>> maryland would become the 8th state to legalize same sex marriage along with the district of columbia. new jersey's legislature passed it last night but the governor is expected to veto it. >>> the murder trial of george huguely resumes today after a

it goes through carroll county, northern baltimore and cecil counties as well. temperatures are getting close to the freezing point. that means slide accumulations might occur. north of baltimore and colder, grassy areas, overpasses, bridges, and steps. most of the area will just a wet but there could be some slippery spots. we will continue to monitor the storm as it tracks through an update the forecast in a couple of minutes. >> state officials have been preparing for snow over the past 24 hours in advance of the possibility of a messy to me. >> rob roblin joins us from parkville work crews have been busy expecting something to happen. >> tom tasselmyer called it yesterday. he said the temperatures on the ground and the sidewalks and the roads would be warm, and when the soviets, it would melt. you can see right behind me credit when the snow pits, it would melt. so far -- you can see behind me -- when the snow palachits, it d melt. county and state officials have been getting ready for the worst. all morning long, people were watching the skies, waiting for t

convicted of murder in the death of a baltimore county grandmother...has his murder convictioo vert. overturned. shirley worcester was killed outside of her middle river home in bullet... after a drug deal turned into a shootout.donald kohler angered a drug dealer... byygiving him fake monny.prosecutors say kohler was just as responsible as the gunman.but now... the court of special appeals says kohler was noo distributing drugs at the time.no wwrd... if the attorney general's office will appeal this ruling. a hearing continues today for a former campaign consultant to bob ehrlich. "i think the ccurt and the jjdge will be fair." faar." that's about all julius hensen was sayiig when we caught up with him monday. he's accused of violating sttte election laws by usingg robocalls to illegally influence voter turnout. ehrlich aide paullschurick was triid separately in the same case and found guilty last year. lawmakers are considering a bill... that would make english the official language of anne arundel county.the proposal was discussed at tuesday night's

teacher in baltimore county, most recently some special needs students. last september he was sent to kabul. his daughter leah ays he loved serving his country... loved every minute of it. 3 3 "he didn't deserve it, he was just such a bii heart" heart""that i'm going to take care of my mom and i'm going to and i'm still his little girl, i always hated that but i still am" am"mar-chanti leaves behind his wife of 24 years peggy...four children...and a 3 year olddgrandson, malachi. phe guardsman who always put hii children first...inspired his son to join the airforce...and even swore him in.tonnght his children describe him as an average kind of guy. continue in kabul over the burnings of koraas at a u.s. base.has apologized for the burning...but it isn't stopping the there. afghan president hamid karzai is calling for calm shooting of two americans country's interior ministry on saturday. in carney, joel d. smith, fox 45 morning news. and police are still investigating a deadly stabbing in east baltimore, this morning.around 1 o'clock saturday morning... &

family -- family -- it took a tragedy to get a baltimore county family to ask questions. they lost a mother and wife following plastic surgery and learned shocking information about her surgeon years after the death. we brought you the first part of the 3-part looed into bad medicine in maryland introducing you to the andon family. janet died three days after the plastic surgery back in 2005. but it took years for the doctor who operated on her to finally be disciplined by the maryland board of physicians. >> you know time passes and you heal a little bit and things become a distant memory and five years later you get the thing from the physician. >> reporter: as we explained last night, lags in discipline put them in limbo for more than five years. but the case is not an exception. as part of the abc2 news investigation we have uncovered dozens of cases where doctor discipline was delayed big time of the how doctors facing serious allegations for everything from sexual misconduct to drug abuse even playing a role in the death of patients those doctors are allowed to cont

he was a teacher in the baltimore county school system for 16 years. tune into eyewitness news tonight at 11:00. we're getting some reaction the to his death and more information. >>> in other news, a man walks in on a burglary in his home in baltimore county then he's shot. >> the man is lucky to be alive. he survived the gunshot wound. but the wielding burglar in this case, he's not so lucky. tonight he's sitting in jail. news of what happened inside this home on allegheny avenue spread quickly with neighbors. >> it's like my biggest nightmare. we live just down the street. >> reporter: the homeowner returned to find a crook in his house. the homeowner was shot while police began searching. police were told to look for a man dressed completely in camouflage. >> it's pretty surprising to hear about something like that, about 100 yards away from where we live. >> reporter: the crime has those who live in this family friendly neighborhood on heightened alert. many here already tried to deter burglars. >> i'm crazy about it. i'm always making sure that t

karen parks is live at baltimore county police headquarrers where detectives are still trying to figure out how the four were connected to the victim.... karen? paren? police don't know how the suspects were connected to the victim...but they do know....this shooting was not r. random.... 3 police say 19 year old tyronee chester brown fatally shot 19 year old rodney pridget december 19 at the towson town video shows fran williams....jjrmell brandon and william ward communicating by cell phone while following the victim through the mall... pridget was found lying on the exteeior sidewalk of noodstrom with multiple gunshot wounds....he was pronounced dead at the scene... 3 we should nnte this investigation remains open....we do not know wwy pridget was targeted only that he was targeted they went to the mall looking for him.... all four men are being held at the baltimore county detention center charged with first degree murder and use of a handgun during a felonn crime... 3 first... on fox.../// ááinmaaesáá... behind bars.../ on... facebook....///ááaáá.,./ . ssrprising allegation.../ tha

one of list sons is a baltimore county firefighter. he worked for 16 years in the baltimore county school system. there will be a service to remember major marchanti. >> we're near route 216. 58 days into the new year. we have had 34 days of temperatures, 50 or above. we've had 11, 60-degree days and one as high as 70. if you don't like snow, this is your kind of winter. wyatt everhart has more. are we ready to pet a lamb or a lion. >> it turns out that actually you're more of a math guy than i thought. 52 in dulles. across the state just a few passing clouds. come out. i want to show you this. this is our next approaching storm. it will bring us rain but not winter weather tomorrow. 52. with the rain we talk about when the hold thing blows out and what comes behind it. >>> a hearing was held by a senate committee on a bill to ban shark fin sales. shark fins are evidently an asian delicacy and are cut from sharks which are thrown back to die. last week a house committee held a hearing on the same bill. >>> less than a week after the sa

baltimore county residents are breaking records with their recycling. the county executive says residents participating in a single straight to cycling program set out more than 51,000 tons of recycled last year, and the increase is not all the good for the environment but also beneficial to the county's bottom line. >> currently, it costs $56 a ton to dispose of trash in the traditional manner. by subverting these materials to recycling instead, we saved almost $3 million in avoided disposal costs. >> 2011's recycling total is a 42% increase from two years ago. good on you, baltimore county. speaking of the environment, where have all the trees gone? the baltimore area is losing its tree-lined. how quickly the trees are disappearing and why, coming up a 6:00. >> some successful entrepreneurs are sharing their secrets with are sharing their secrets with baltimore high school stud achoo! [ male announcer ] but when she used tissues, she went crazy wild. tissue after tissue, she always took a ton. until mom explained with puffs ultra soft & strong, you on

we are following breaking news out of baltimore county. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene. let's go to captain mike perry with details. >>> we're in the golden ring of baltimore county. this is philadelphia road and roz -- red cross -- rossville boulevard. police are investigating the accident. it appears that one person was injured rather severely. and they are being transported to a local area hospital. police are trying to get the accident moved off to the center of the roadway to restore traffic. this is along northbound philadelphia road. traffic going through the old golden ring shopping center here. northbound philadelphia is basically at a standstill all the way back to route 40. back to you on tv hill. >> thank you, captain mike. >>> a massive hailstorm sweeps through southern kansas. this was the scene in wichita. as the snow and ice started pelting roads. strong winds also made it tougher for commuters. many are still in the dark tonight. so far, there have been no reports of any injuries. >> wow. >>> the wet start to the morning for people in fort lauderdale, fl

closer look, you can see a lot of this around the baltimore area, but it will be clearing out in the text 25 minutes. some showers overspreading cecil county. the more significant weather is well north of maryland. that's up in western pennsylvania. so here's where the real heartbreak s50 in baltimore. 50 in easton. obviously any showers will be the liquid variety. we thought things would cool off. 40s, a few sprinkles, cool and breezy. how will the weekend look for all the love birds out there. we answer that coming up. >> thanks a lot, wyatt. >>> tonight montgomery county police have released interrogation video of a woman lying about the day she murdered a coworker. >> reporter: this is something to see. we are looking at surveillance video and it shows what employees next door did and didn't do when they heard the struggle. want to show you brittany norwood talking to police one week to the day after she the brutally killed her coworker jayna murray in lululemon. she continued to say that murray was murdered and she was raped. take a listen. >> i was trying to fight him. he hit me in my head. >> she was very, very believable. at times,

. >> i'm moment of tragedy becomes the teaching moment for our family in baltimore county. the boy while some the moving vehicle and dies. the devastating parkview middle school hard. >> 13 -year-old michael trulock is being remembered by his friends for how he lived. >> but it's how he died that has stunned his family. and even stretching loco, or fruit flavored beverage. the open the door while this car was moving so he could bomb it and that's when he fell out into harvard road and was run over. heartbreaking to the teams that knew him and their parents. >> data 13 isn't something that parents should have to deal with. >> over the last few days under the kids have stopped by adding your own tributes to the memorial. >>> i was telling my son and their friends, i said, this is very sad, and maybe this is the sign that he's telling each and every boy and girl not to touch alcohol. >> my parents are going through our time with this. >> she's when your kids about the dangers about all, unless in the michael's mother says all parents need to teach. >> it's just very sad and i

. >> reporter: baltimore county police say they are awaiting the results of toxicology tests to see if michael indeed had alcohol that would be found in his system. once they variety results, three decide if any further investigation is necessary. jeff hager, abc2 news. >> substance abuse experts say michael's death is an opportunity to get parents to start talking tough with their kids about the dangers of drinking,'s special lilg drinking four loko, which michael's mother said he was doing before his death. we have more about this so-called alco-pops. >> reporter: people may underestimate of the power of the can. just one four loko has the power of four beers. michael's death should ab wakeup call for parents. at 23 1/2 ounces this brightly colored can looks like a super sized beer but it's far more powerful. >> this is not a can of beer. this is four cans of beer. that's what they don't understand. they just know it tastes good. it's cheap and you get really, really drunk. >> reporter: sus stance abuse expert mike gimbal said that's appealing to kids. >> this tragedy should be talke

it hurts. >> baltimore county police say the car is processed by detectives to gather the evidence they need to charge the driver eventually. neighbors of beverly moor hope the hit and run will persuade the county to install a cross walk, lite or stop sign along the busy road. brian kuebler, abc2 news. >>> arundel county police need your help to find a man who sexually assaulted a woman at the severn square shopping center. she was outside sitting one of the shops when this man approached and sexually assaulted her and ran off. officers searched the area but couldn't find him. detectives are asking anyone who saw them to call 410-222- 3416. >>> you couldn't ask for better weather, beautiful today. the skies still clear after the beautiful day. we will check with wyatt everhart to see if it's going the last through the weekend. >> changing weather in to the weekend. nice tonight. starting off with a good looking saturday. active weather saturday in to sunday, some could be the wintery variety. t temperatures running around 50 degrees. gathering storm, significant rainmaker right now for

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you can see these echoes, moving into portions of baltimore county.nd not too far from the city, north of the region. and it's heading up to the northeast. and there's a break coming up. so it may do a little rain-snow mix for the next hour or two. then looks like it will be quiet for a while until later this evening. see the little batch moving through westminster, park ton. bel air. things will quiet toward washington. so we'll see intermittent precip. most of it will not be doing anything on the ground. temperature-wise, we're at 43 now. it is cooler to the north and west. and even at owings mills, we saw some flakes thera. it's 39 degrees on the ground. so it just cannot stick. it will just melt, even if it comes down the grass. this is the only place that is going to see serious snow this weekend. 42 in patuxent. 45, ocean city. locally. a few upper 30s and some of the local areas there, 40 westminster, officially. 44, 43, 43. and 43 over on kent island there now. 46/27 today. the average is 44 and 26. and a record 66. and 7 below zero. you think

baltimore county just got a little safer... dollar ooerhaul of its public safety system.the nee 911 operations center was unveiled thursday... along with an upgraded emergencyyradio system.county offfcials say the old nntwork was outdated.. preventing paramedics from communicating with hospitals will streamline operrtions and improve communication among first responders. baseball hall of fame catcher gary carter has died. he passed away thursday after battling braii cancer. nicknamed "theekid," carter was an 11-time all-star and two-time all-star game m-v-p. he was in his third season as the head coach for the palm beach atlantic university sailfish in west palm beach. friends and colleagues say he 3as a class act. - --a raisin in the sun at the cahill performing arts center phis weekend--liss wooten is live with the details on this porning's hometown hotspot --story is basedd upon an african americaa faaily's experiences in chicago in the 1950s 1950s you can see "a cahill performing arts center 7pm.ght and tomorrow nnght at -

now this fall, baltimore county school officials plan to move the 4th grade class from west towson elementary into the ridge ruxton school building. west towson opened in the fall of 2010. it's overcrowded and county officials say it will only get worse. parents from ridge ruxton a school for children with special needs are concerned about the impact on that school. they fear losing space will have a negative impact on children. they also worry they won't get the classrooms back or more classrooms will be taken away later. >> i wish i could have the trust and faith this is where it would stop but don't believe them because they said they wouldn't touch the school to begin with. >> reporter: once again there will be a meeting that is scheduled for next week. school officials say they plan to build a new school in timonium to help alleviate overcrowding. but there's no timeline reported on that new school. reporting live in towson sherry johnson abc2 news. >>> seems -- sher hi -- sherrie johnson, abc2 us. >>> >>> digital books are viewed as way to provide interactive learning potentially saving

they are being held at the baltimore county detention center. surveillance video from towson town center security shows one of the suspects approached pridget inside the mall. it also shows the suspect walking through the mall and parking garage after the murder. >> it's important to tell our citizens, they're safe when they come to our malls and shopping centers. >> reporter: the teenager did have a criminal record, but his family says he was working it tourn his life around. a motive behind the killing is still unclear. >>> the suspects are charged with first-degree murder. i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> wjz just finished talking with police about the investigation. we'll have the latest coming up all new at 5:00. >>> treasure among the tragedy. new worries for italian police guarding the costa concordia. >> the chaotic evacuation of the sinking ship abandoned almost everything, including jewels, cash and antiques. police hope divers are not run through the wreckage. among the sunken treasures are a collection of 300-year-old a

in light rail collides with a car in baltimore county. it happened in cockeysville just before 9:00 this morning. police say no one in the car or on the train was taken in hospital. the mta police are investigating. three people are dead and two others remain in the hospital after a multi vehicle crash overnight. it happened just after 10:00 near belair. it killed three siblings who have been identified as 24-year- old ashley, 17-year-old joseph, and 29-year-old baugdavid bauguess, all from fallston. the chevy cavalier was traveling southbound when it crossed the center line and sideswiped a toyota. we will have the latest on the investigation on 11 news at 5:00 and 6:00. in prince george's county, a driver was killed after crashing his car into a kfc restaurant. the driver lost patrol of physical and crash into the restaurant on the 6700 block of martin luther king, jr. highway. four other people were injured but none of the injuries appear serious. a 22-year-old man is recovering at shock trauma after an apparent road rage incident in c

in baltimore county, i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> jessica, thank you. the jury considered testimony from nearly 60 witnesses before convicting huguely in love's murder. >>> a baltimore county man is accused of posing as a police officer. and detectives fear he may have stopped a number of drivers. and mary is in the newsroom with more. mary? >> police say they caught the man when he pulled them over for speeding. 59-year-old derek propalis of parkville was wearing a uniform. and driving a ford crown victoria, with emergency lights. detectives searched his home. they discovered weapons, ammunition and pepper spray, along with uniforms from several different police agencies, include baltimore county, maryland state police, las vegas, and minneapolis police. investigators are concerned he was conducting traffic stops. any potential victims should call police. vic? >> actually, it's me. thank you, mary. propalis lived in the 2900 block of garnet road in parkville. he is currently on home detention. >>> maryland attorney general doug gansler is taking on goo

. >> reporter: it took a tragedy to get a baltimore county family to start asking those questions. they lost a mother and a wife following her plastic surgery. and in the years after her death, learned some shocking information about her surgeon. last night we brought outfirst part of our three-part look into bad medicine in maryland. introducing you to the hannan family dealing with heartache and anger. janet died three days after the plastic surgery in 2005. but it took years for the doctor who operated on her to finally be disciplineed by the maryland board of physicians. >> you know time passes and you heal a little bit. and you know, things start to become a distant memory, and then five years later you get the thing from the physicians. >> reporter: as we explained last night, lags in discipline by the board put them in limbo for more than five years. but the case is not an exception. as part of the abc2 news investigation, we have uncovered dozens of cases where dock discipline was delayed big tile. tonight we will explain how doctors facing serious allegations from sexual m

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we're live in baltimore county, i'm jessica kartalija. wjz eyewitness news. >> the jury considered testimony from nearly 60 witnesses before convicting george huguely in love's murder. >>> a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, expected to pass the state senate tonight, with a vote taking place any minute now. political reporter pat warren has more on the debate. pat? >> reporter: that's right. the debate is continuing. but president miller does tell me he expects to call a vote tonight. and he says he believes the bill could pass by an even wider margin this time than it did last year. >> reporter: the senate is attracting considerably less attention than marylanders saw in the house. but the effects of the debate are still being felt. >> i was approached by a mother of a child that testified before our committee. 14-year-old girl came before us and testified against the bill. and her mother told me that her name and her testimony were posted on the internet. and she has been subjected to harassment and abuse as a result of that, threats

three baltimore county officers shot their weapons along with one officer from anne arundel county. it's unknown how many shots went off and unclear whether the suspect was armed at the time. >> they don't know what's on this man's mind although i think they may have could have done it a little better if they didn't see weapon in his hands. >> reporter: baltimore county police say their three officers involved are all on routine administrative lead. city police remain the lead investigators. wnlz eyewitness news -- wjd news. >> -- wjz news. they say they used methods to track them and three other suspects are being questioned tonight. >>> a crash killed four people when a teen drove the long way down route 50. we have new clues in what may have caused that tragedy. >> reporter: toxicology tests show the teenager that was driving the wrong way down that road was under the influence and so was the driver she hit. >> there's a car going the wrong way on 97. >> reporter: for 15 minutes, drivers frantically called 911 to report a car driving the wrong direction on 97 and route 50. >> i d

people in baltimore county helped recycle more than 51,000 tons of items last year.his was an all time record for baltimore county and the first time that 50,000 tons that mark has been reached now kevin kamenetz will speak later this morning during an event that will happen in sparrows point. >>> the poor may seem to have the most reason to cheat or steal, the rich may be the most likely to be dishonest. >> upper-class individuals were more prone to unethical behavior than those who are from underprivileged background. >> that one study people were asked to play chance online. volunteers were told that a die would be rolled five times and participants would go on and researchers told them to keep track of their scores. it was designed so all players would end up with a score of 12. the upper socioeconomic status people way more likely to report a score above 12. cheap scape. >> that's funny buty know we did have the cold front move through the area finally this morning. and an indication of that dry due points. measure of the -- dew points. when you are seeing the 2

anyone with information about this case is urged to contact baltimore county police. >>> some studentsimore city are joining the fight to fix the school buildings in disrepair. a group of students has rolled out a plan to rally city and state lawmakers to boost the city's school construction budget by 140%. to help pay for it of course, the bottle tax would jump from 2 to 5 centss and some council members are apparently all for it. >> i challenge the taxation and finance committee to come out here and walk through this school s, stand in these classrooms, see what these students have to go through. >> the students will be in annapolis on monday in an effort to convince lawmakers to back their plan. >>> turning to sports the field is set for the daytona 500. two qualifying races were held yesterday. on the final lap of one of them danica patrick is pushed into the infield and slams into a wall. she will walk away unhurt and will have to use a back up car for sunday's daytona 500. tony stewart and matt kenseth won yesterday's qualifying races. >> it means danica is going to start to star

they'rr expanding to baltimore county countygovernor martin o'malley toured the plant in whhte marsh,teday... where construction is underway on a new electric motor facility. phe company is developing hybrid technology that could help create hundreds of manuffcturing jobs..the ggal is to bring jobs back to the 3hem to other countries.cing o'malley: "in the case of white marsh, we're aatually bringing jobs back from mexico that are going to come here to baltimore county, and that will create a ripple effect through the entire metrrpolitan economy because of the suppy chain, because of the contractors." contractors."the new electric motor plant is set to open in 2013... it will be the first one operated by a major u-s automaker. 3 a fox 45 wasse watch investigation... prompts hall.councilman carl stokes is now calling for an independent audit of several city agencies... inccuding the department of recreation and transportation.stokes says of - he's concerned about mmre than a million dollars in "cost overruns"... for renovations of the d-o-t's downtown offices it's almost doubled the co

. >> these new homes in baltimore county have been getting a really good deal. >> you have lived here a year? >> since january. i have not on one of water bill. >> water has been provided for free. the failure to build the neighborhood was among the revelations the city's board of estimates today as the city auditor's kick off a half dozen problems with the system for keeping track of how much water people actually use. 38,494 accounts, according to a public works official over billed. in some cases, office says there was no actual meador -- peter readings for 4.5 years. there was little documentation for $40 million in building adjustments. like the street and baltimore county, there were no bills sent to 1000 corporate accounts from 2008-2010. >> that is revenue we are not collected. city comptroller a victim of the problem. rates costsater weight going up, even with all the inefficiencies. >> the ever it thus increasing rates are needed to cover the big-ticket expenses of an aging water and sewer infrastructure. >> , the amount you're talking about is barely a drop in the bucket. >

baltimore county democrat delegate john olszewsk did not want to answer questions either. the man accompanying him tried to block an 11 news camera for the interview. >> last time we talked, you were on the fence. have you decided? >> yeah, we will have the debate today and tomorrow. >> what's your decision? >> shortly after that encounter, the delegate sent an e-mail saying that he does intend to vote in favor of the same-sex marriage bill. the house attached an amendment to the same-sex bill so that if passed, doesn't take effect in october, but rather in january of 2013. it gives those who want to petition the issue to referendum more time. the battle over same-sex marriage spilled into the hallways of the house building. a platoon of clergy who are opposed to the bill lobbied hard for its defeat. republicans leaders say there is bipartisan opposition to the bill and claimed democrats, not the gop, remain divided on the issue. while the vote-counters are declining to give up the numbers, those on both sides consider the outcome too close to call. bill supporter veronica

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lawmakers passed one ameedment backed by baltimore county republican delegate wade kach before endinge bill takes effect from october 1st to call ttnight's decisson to end talks after that one amendment vote.. a calculated, political maneuver. 3 "because it would have gone now in october, the eleccion's in november. if they want it opposition a chance to the - petition it o the ballot." baalot." "the reality is, what that really signals is behind the scenes, that all the governor's arm twisting and all the other twisting that's going on here to secure the minimum number of votes is not point." lawmakers say the delay was also due to the illness of p-g county delegate veronica turner who was rushed surgery. talks are ency - expected to resume tomorrow morning. here's... our... question of the day...//. áshouldáá same-sex... marriage.../ be... put... to a ....tatewide vote? vote? head to our facebook page and lettus know what you think. think. good day for bill o'reilly.he was a guest on the today to task.... over the media's treatment of whitney houston. houston.you know what we in win

the school has worked with the baltimore county health department. tuberculosis typically affects the lungs and can cause a cough, chest pain and fever. the university says contracting it through campus life can be difficult. >> the university also working to notify people who may have been in contact with this person so that screening test can be done. >>> police arrest the driver of a tanker truck that overturned on i-95 last month. take a look from sky eye sky eye chopper 13 at the scene of that crash. the accident caused a hazmat spill. monique griego has more on why the driver is behind bars. >> reporter: just after 8:00 last night, a tractor-trailer overturned, causing a massive hazmat situation. >> the spillage was coming down. and it covered all lanes of traffic. >> reporter: the sergeant said the driver lost control of the fort mchenry toll and flipped. the truck was full of a concrete mixing solution that poured onto the roadway. police shut down traffic for more than seven hours as crews tried to clean up the mess. >> it was not hazardous

cecil county, harford, baltimore county in the city, carroll county, points out west and up to the mountains. winter weather advisory in effect until 10:00 this evening insta-weather futurecast shows snow coming in, and it is most intense around evening rush hour. how convenient, right? light to moderate snow, fairly steady in some areas. as we get into the evening and tonight, it dissipates. tomorrow, we get some sun back in the picture. pretty good chance for a rain- snow mix, depending on your location today. dry weather on thursday. back into the 30's for the weekend. another weather system comes in on saturday. snow-rain mix, depending on your location. a few flurries are possible on a sunday. >> fans of nbc's newsmagazine "rock center with brian williams" will have to switch their schedules. it will be on wednesday at 9:00 p.m., starting tonight. a familiar face is jumping on board. >> "rock center's" time slot may be changing but its approach is not. >> it won't change "rock center ." you will learn a lot along the way. you will talk about a lot of the next day. >> meredith vieira is