a former girl scout, senator barbara mikulski, along with other members of the senate delegation who served in the girl scouts over the years, as the girl scouts celebrated a centennial. there's also troop capitol hill which makes up former girl scouts serving in the house and the senate. here are some of the comments of senator barbara mikulski here in washington earlier today. >> we have a troop that's honorary troop 1. i wore my uniform today and i've got my girl scout badge on. i wear that badge not only on my jacket, but in my heart, in my day-to-day activity. because what did girl scouts mean? from all of us across generations. one, girl scouts taught us about character, about honesty, about integrity, about neighbor helping neighbor. we also learned competency and working on our badges. and then third, we also learned about the camaraderie of being with other girls and working on projects together. we learned about education, we learned about empowerment. through working on our badges we learned about our community, we learned about our country, we learned about the planet. an

not affiliated institutions would have the right to fuse tha -- and this is earlier today by barbara mikulski. >> i am here to talk in opposition to the blunt amendment. if we pass the highway bill we could create hthousands of jobs in construction and get america rollk but instead we have to deal with the blunt amendment which is an attempt once again to derail the ability for the american people to get the health care services that is deemed essential by their doctor. the blunt amendment is a significant overreach in terms of a new power of employers to deny health care. make no mistake, this is politics masquerading as morality. politics masquerading as morality. what is the blunt amendment do? it allows any health insurance company or any employer to deny coverage for any service they choose based on religious beliefs for moral convictions. what's a moral conviction? where does a moral conviction come from? i have moral convictions. you have moral convictions. we have different moral convictions. and let me repeat, any employer can do this. any insurer can do it based on a vague abstracti

. >>> barbara mikulski called the death of major marchanti a murder. chaos in afghanistan started when american soldiers accidentally burned copies of the quran a u.s. base. u.s. officials say a trusted afghan worker shot and killed two american soldiers. >> what do i tell the family? was it worth it? when are they coming home. what do you say if you have to make the phone call i have to make. >> secretary of state clinton responded by saying she would offer condole ens and say the -- col dolenss and say -- condole ens and say the -- condolences and say the commitment in afghan tan is not open -- afghanistan is not open end. >>> why february 29th only happens every four years and why two maryland parents are happy about that. you are watching, good morning maryland, what's new, now and next on this leap day. that's the earth. we are back in a bit. homicide of young people in america has an impact on all of us. how can we save these young people's lives? as a police chief i have an opportunity to affect what happens in a major city. i learned early on i

senator barbara mikulski called the death of the major marchanti. she ask whether the death was worth keeping a presence in afghanistan. chaos started after americansoldiers accidentally burned copies of quran. an afghan ally carried a handgun into the building and shot andkilled two americans one being major marchanti. >> do i tell his family. was it worth it? what would you say if you have to make the phone call i am going to make this afternoon? >> there are people giving the ultimate sacrifice to do what they believe is right and to protect us. and all i have to say about that is they got my support 100%. >> clinton responded by saying that she would offer condole ens and said the united states commitment in afghanistan is not open-ended. president obama says the u.s. combat mission will end in 2014. >>> the first of its kind in baltimore. >> abc2 news sherrie johnson is live at a middle school with a lot to offer, right? >> reporter: i am here in north baltimore at a new school thatteaches students about different areas of design. we will take

senator barbara mikulski called the death of a national guardsman an assassination during a subcommittee hearing. chaos started in afghanistan when american soldiers accidently burned copies of thquran at a u.s. base. a trusted afghan worker shot and killed two americans including major marchanti. >> what do i tell the family? was it worth it? when are they coming home? what would you say if you have to make the phone call i am going to make this afternoon. >> there's people giving ultimate sacrifice to do what they believght and to protect us and all i have to say is they got my support 100%. >> president obama says u.s. combat missions in afghanistan will end in 2014. >>> a little closer to home later today, we are expecting to hear more about a fire in riverdale that injured seven firefighters. it happened at a home in riverdale friday night and this afternoon the pg county fire chief will talk about the cause of the fire and update us on the firefighters conditions. >>> help is on the way for those in need of health care. listen to this. first care blue cross blue shield plans to han

senator barbara mikulski made comments about the death of a major from baltimore. the national guardsmen and father of four is one of two american military officers killed over the weekend. >> my question is what do i tell his family? what do i tell his family today? was it worth it? because they are angry. >> i could never justify the death of any one person. but i can with a clear conscience say the work we have done their has made america a safer, and has created the possibility for a better future for the afghan people. >> the obama administration insists afghanistan will be ready to stand on its own, and u.s. troops will be out by the end of 2014. >> and 18-year-old girl who was one of those shot in the chardon high school rampage yesterday has been released from the hospital. three others died in hospital. a student admits to firing the shots at students in the cafeteria. the latest from chardon. >> thousands gathered for a memorial at st. mary's church, mourners spilling out of the century and into the parking lot, just a few blocks from the high school, the

. >> also today a suspicious envelope was delivered to the office of senator barbara mick -- barbara mikulski but law enforcement determined the powder was harmless. severa recenved similar threatening letters. >> a frightening experience for a man and woman who bought a new laptop at the westfield nape list mall. as they walked back to their car laptop in hand, suddenly three men appeared and attacked the couple and grabbed their laptop. 11 news reporter sheldon dutes has more now from annapolis. >> that robbery happened inside of a parking garage here at the mall and although no one was seriously hurt, shoppers say they're rethinking tir safety. >> pretty crazy to think that something like that would happen. at such a nice day as this. >> amanda richardson enjoys shopping at the westfield mall because she doesn't have to worry about her safety. >> i feel like people should be able to come to a nice area like this and shop and not have to worry about people attacking them. coming out of their cars. >> an arundel police have stepped up their patrol after a strong-arm robbery. a middle aged co

." >> a suspicious envelope was delivered to the office of barbara mikulski friday. it was determined the powdery substance was harmless. other state offices received similar letters. >> a couple at westfield mall, annapolis, were walking back to their car with their new laptop when they were robbed by three men. >> sheldon dutes has more. >> that robbery happened here at the mall. some shoppers are rethinking their safety. >> it is crazy to think this would happen. >> amanda says she enjoys shopping at the westfield mall because she does not have to worry about her safety. >> anne arundel county police have stepped up their patrol in the area. three men walked up to them. >> there was a struggle. they attempted to get their property. they were unable to get property from the female. they were able to take a laptop computer from the male. we have received information that the vehicle the suspects were in was a stolen vehicle. it is a black b.m.w. with district of columbia plates. we're trying to get that information to the -- >> dy 1567 is the fag number, d.c. -- is

. >> a suspicious envelope was delivered to the office of barbara mikulski friday night. lawmakers determined the powder ri substance was harmless. this week several state senators and offices reported similar threatening letters. >> a frightening experience for a man and woman that bought a new laptop at the west field mall. three men appeared and grabbed their laptop in the parking lot. sheldon dutes has more. >> that robbery happened inside a parking lot here at the mall. although no one was seriously hurt, shoppers say they are rethinking their safety. >> it is crazy to think something like that would happen . >> amanda richardson said she doesn't -- >> i think people should be able to shop without worrying about people attacking them. >> but police have stepped up their patrol. a middle-aged couple was walking to their car when three men walked up to them. >> there was a struggle there. they were unable to get property from the female. they were able to take a laptop computer. >> we have received information that the vehicle the suspects were in was a stolen vehicle.

. >> a suspicious package was delivered to the office of barbara mikulski. it was determined to be a harmless powder ri substance. >> a frightening experience for a man and woman that bought a new laptop. as they were walking to their car, they were attacked and two men grabbed their laptop. >> that robbery happened inside a parking garage here at the mall. although no one was seriously hurt, shoppers say they are rethinking their safety. >> it is pretty crazy to think something like that would happen. >> amanda says she enjoys shopping at the mall because she doesn't have to worry about her safety. >> i feel people should be able to shop without worrying about people attacking them. >> a middle-aged couple were walking to their car. >> there was a struggle there. they were attempting to get their property. they were able to take away a laptop computer. >> that's when the men got into a car and took off. >> we received information that the vehicle the suspects were in was a stolen vehicle. it is a black b.m.w. with district of columbia plates. >> the car's t

. >> senator barbara mikulski is responding to the decision, saying that it is a victory for women who rely on planned parenthood to get breast cancer screening. politics should never come between a woman and her access to breast exams. in a statement from planned parenthood maryland, they said, we have never received funding from susan g. komen and we were never directly affected. we applaud this decision, and this is a fabulous reminder of the strength of the planned parenthood community. on facebook, many say despite the reversal, the damage is done. this woman says she will still be very wary to donate to them in the future. kelly says, planned parenthood could and the compass by ceasing to provide abortions. it chooses not to. there are consequences to every choice. join the discussion on facebook.com/wbaltv11. >>> a 19-year-old is in police custody in connection with a double shooting in northeast baltimore on wednesday. he was sitting inside a parked car when he got into some sort of argument with the victims. that is when he apparently shot both men, killing a 31-year-old corey

as maryland senator barbara mikulski asks secretary of state hillary clinton if his death was worth it. >> my question is, what do i tell his family? what do i tell his family today? was it worth it? because they're angry. people in maryland are angry. >> reporter: clinton responded, saying she cannot justify the death of one person. but she defended the u.s. mission in afghanistan. despite a week of deadly anti- american protests. more than 30 people have died in those protests, fueled by the accidental burning of the muslim holy book at a u.s. military base. mary? >> andre athank you. -- andrea, thank you. major machanti is the father. all baltimore fire departments are lowering their flags in his honor. >>> some of those 133 horses will be going back to their owner. wjz stays on the story. derek valcourt is on the eastern shore with more on the plea deal making it possible. >> reporter: prosecutors agreed to drop 123 of the animal neglect charges and give the owner back 63 of the horses seized last year. >> sky eye chopper 13 over centreville's canterbury farm in april, where even f

and in washington, maryland senator barbara mikulski asked secretary of state condoleezza rice secretary of state -- secretary of state hillary clinton. >> my question is, what do i tell his family? was it worth it? because they're angry. >> reporter: clinton responded, saying she cannot justify the death of one person, but she defended the u.s. mission in afghanistan, despite a week of deadly anti-american protests. more than 30 people have died in those protests, fueled by the accidental burning of a muslim holy book at a u.s. air base in kabul. >> major march ante is the father of a firefighter. flags are being lowered to half staff in his honor. >>> some of the 133 horses are taken now on their way back to the owner. wjz is live on the eastern shore. derek valcourt has more on the plea deal. >> reporter: prosecutors agree to drop 123 of the animal neglect charges and give the owner back 63 of the horses seized last year. >> reporter: sky eye chopper 13 over centreville's canterbury farm in april, where even from a distance, some horses showed obvious signs of weight loss. animal resc

. >>> barbara mikulski called the death of the major marchanti an assassination. she had strong words for secretary of state hillary clinton asking if the death was worth keeping the u.s. presence in afghanistan. clinton respond saying she would offer condolences and the commitment was not open-ended. time to go back to new york. weather and traffic in 25 minutes. >>> tom cruise, john travolta, kirstie alley, some of scientology's most famous followers. a former insider is now making explosive charges against the church leaders, accusing them of abuse i have behavior. she speaks out this morning. >>> and big drama for miley cyrus. the menacing threats that have her taking a stand. >> she's on twitter and is angry. >>> and jessica simpson. a little controversy. explain this to me. high heels and pregnant. why is that a controversy? >> no, it's fine. >> they say it's not good for the baby. >> right. >> this from somebody who has nef had a baby. >>> first, the latest on the day care murder trial. the defense starts making its case today in the bizarre trial of a man