but as for the metal detectors, bealefeld says it's not likely, considering the number of people who visit every day. >> police officers and security professionals aren't equipped with x-ray vision. they're not. >> we want to be reasonable. >> this kind of things happens everywhere. >> it has. at least three other medical centers nationwide have experienced something like it. back in april, they shot and wounded two others. inside knoxville, tennessee. >> next step is to review their response and help workers cope. >> reporter: while bealefeld says those metal detectors will probably not come to johns hopkins, others are using stronger lighting, and tougher bag checks to protect workers inside the hospital. >> stay with wjz for complete coverage of the shooting at johns hopkins hospital. wjz is always on. for updates on the investigation and the doctor's condition, go to wjz.com. >>> police were forced to shoot an unarmed man just blocks from the u.s. capitol building. the man pointed a gun at them around 5:00 this morning and refused to drop it. they opened fire on the man. he is be

but as for those metal detectors some may want now, bealefeld says it's not likely, considering those they say every day. >> they aren't equipped with x- ray vision. >> i kind of think it happened anywhere. >> reporter: it has. at least seven other medical centers nationwide have experienced something like it this year. back in april, police shot and killed two others. >> the next step now for johns hopkins security and police is to review their response. and help workers cope. that starts with this letter to staff, offering briefings this weekend and counseling services. >> reporter: more than half of hospital workers surveyed nationwide by the emergency nurses association say that at some point in their careers, they have been assaulted on the job. meanwhile, the police evaluation into yesterday's response has already begun. kai, back to you. >> gigi, thank you. stay with wjz for the latest information on the johns hopkins shooting. for instant updates and more on the doctor's condition, log onto our website, wjz.com. >>> the other big story we're following tonight. baltimore city s

bealefeld supports bernstein's campaign.e also picked up support from high profile former judge and attorney, billy murphy. >> there have been so many disasters in the office and failed opportunities. it's time for baltimore to get something better than that. >> reporter: jessamy is defending her record. i'm tough, i'm smart, i'm truthful. >> reporter: she's touting her own endorsements. >> yes, there's more work to be done and we're ready, willing and able to do it. >>> jessamy said that bernstein would be a rubber stamp for the case. >>> and another of the highly don tested cases -- this is a hard fought primary between kevin and joe bartenfelder -- kevin kamenetz and bartenfelder. >>> and today's primary shows up the stage for the election in november, of course. ehrlich and o'malley are expected to escape to victories. and stay with with wjz-13 for more. the latest poll results and wins, go to our website and we'll have more at 11:00 and updates on the morning edition. >>> also, the hunt for a suspected cocaine dealer wh

. >> commissioner fred bealefeld said he knew at all times where the suspect was. but as for those metal detectors some may want now, bealefeld says it's not likely, considering the number of people who visit every day. >> police officers and security professionals aren't equipped with x-ray vision. >> i think it could happen anywhere. >> reporter: it has. back in april, police say a man shot and killed a woman, and wounded two others inside park west medical center in knoxville, tennessee. the next step now for johns hopkins security and police is to review their response and help workers cope. that starts with this letter to staph, offering letters this weekend. and counseling services. >>> more than half of those say at some point in their career, they have been assaulted by someone. >>> meanwhile, the police investigation on yesterday's response has already begun. >>> well, the rain is gone. and the sun returns. outside right now, it is comfortable. with lower humidity. a perfect friday afternoon. >>> wjz has weather and traffic together. >> a few spots got mor

fred bealefeld discussed security protocol with officials from johns hopkins hospital and local universities. >> finally, we want to make sure we can invest an incident training, where every organization is speaking the same language. >> baltimore police said they are still reviewing their own protocols that were followed during last thursday's shooting. witness' testimony assume -- resume today in the ken harris murder trial. yesterday, what -- yesterday, jermaine murray testified that he identified gary collins and charles mcganey from surveillance video. he says he frequently dealt with them because of loitering. the defense argued that the testimony should be deemed inadmissible because he did not have permission to work on the day in question. attorneys also question the time stamp on that video. >> as we all know, you can change the time on the vcr. you can correct it, or try to correct it. if you do not corrected, it will not be correct on the picture. >> will have the latest on the proceedings live tonight. a preview of a new height scene investigation is next. an nbc hit joins its 1

fred bealefeld announced plans to meet three times a year to enforce security protocols. >> and then we want to make sure we can invest in some kind of training, whether through the federal government or local, or every organization is speaking the same language. >> the department is still reviewing the protocols that were filed last week at hopkins. something unusual will happen on thursday. >> a case involves a felony theft. the suspect made his living as a lawyer. we're asking, where is the money? here is jayne miller. >> it has been a painful six years. he was injured in a car accident. she has had three surgeries and is not done yet. >> and now find out i need another surgery on my back because almost the same condition is happening. my legs are giving out. >> if she had hoped to receive workers' compensation benefits. the accident occurred while she was on the job. she won her claim. is that your signature? >> no. >> the allegation is that you've forged checks. >> following the money trail. >> i have done this for 33 years and i have never seen anything like this. >> maryland i

. >> this afternoon, police commissioner bealefeld said he will give his department and the first responders very high marks, but says they are looking very closely at what could have been done better. the response time to the shooting was fast and efficient, according to the commissioner. >> the initial response to this, the communications with hopkins security and the police department is unparalleled. >> hopkins officials and police investigators spent time looking over surveillance video from the scene, trying to determine exactly where paul warren pardus enter the hospital, and what security systems were in place. he was carrying a semiautomatic handgun like this one. >> a very small weapon. the whole thing could be concealed in the palm of your hand. a very small weapon. in terms of recognizing an armed gunman and all those things that people will be arise about, it would present a big challenge. >> investigators are also taking a closer look at pardus and his movements and habits. >> we don't know yet if it was in his daily routine, coming in visiting his mother, that he always had th

back commissioner fred bealefeld tied the williams dna to the halloween mask.es say that the suspectt wore the mask on the night off3 the murder. >>> fire offiiialsssay 26 years old ainsly gordon of germantown doused his car with 12 gallons of gasoline and then ignited. it happened at an exxon station off of interstate 270. investigators aree have ruled ol accidental causes. >>> have you seen the billboard ú%der funding police and fire. >> police and fire are standing by city residents despite city haal turning their back on them. >> they're upset that the city has changed their pension plan, increasing the age of eligibility and age of service some retirees. >>> more than 1 yo 1,000 peopled sconsoon be out of the job. ú% the plan oves forward, up to 1200 hourly employees could be looking for work. the company says they haven'tt3 made any final decisions about layoffs just yet. ú%> coming uu on the early edition, sun flowers bllom here in maryland. -p>> i kind of beckon you with e softness. >> find out more about the crop that is cultivating a lot more than cas

. >>> baltimore city police commissioner fred bealefeld met today with security personnel for universities and large hospitals to review emergency response plans. the meeting comes in the wake of last week's shooting at johns hopkins hospital that left a doctor injured and an elderly woman dead. the gunman, killed his mother and himself. >>> people living in baltimore county are doing everything they can to prepare in the event of a disaster. they are taking part in neighbors helping neighbors. volunteers will learn about how to assist individuals with disabilities and many other important issues. the five training sessions will be held every tuesday from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the woodlawn fire station number three at 7223 windsor mill road. the next workshop is scheduled for tonight. >>> now the latest on that problem that turned up at a public library in frederick county. a worker found bedbugs in a pair of children's books. the employee bagged up the books and took them outside and now the county has hired exterminators to ensure that all the libraries are free of the blood-sucking insec

fred bealefeld met tuesday with representatives from institutions such as hopkins, loyola university, morgan state university and the university of baltimore. police say the department and the hopkins hospital security force worked well together thursday after a patient's son shot his mother's doctor. the patient cimed himself and his -- killed himself and his mother. >>> a woman is recovering tonight after jumping out of the window of a burning home in north baltimore. the fire started in a single-family home near the intersection of northern parkway and falls road. six people were home at the time of the fire. the 57-year-old jumped from a second-floor window. she was taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. it's still not clear what caused the fire but the house was severely damaged. >>> another day of fantastic sunshine. as we get into the last hours of summer, 2010. ending on kind of a cool note here. upper 70s this afternoon. now we're mid-70s. downtown, 73 annapolis. a little cooler there. 80 in dc and 81 in frederick. not bad. clear skies, i mean clear. all acr

burner iii -- 4 fred bealefeld is looking at the investigation. >> was the communication that we missed? these are things we will examine through our investigation. >> on the johns hopkins campus, students and staff say things seem back to normal and some teachers talked about the shooting, and used as a teaching tool. >> it is not just clinically talking to a parents, the to your patients, but in terms of security, and how can we protect ourselves and maintain integrity. >> city police are investigating a family fight between and aunts and her niece that was so brutal that have left one of them dead. officers were called last night. detectives say the injuries to the arms were so bad she was taken to the hospital, where she later died. >> police are investigating a triple stabbing on board the no. 51 bus. it happened near the intersection of reisterstown road and liberty heights avenue. a fight broke out on the bus which left three people with established. >> the driver brought the bus to rest outside of the mall. there were officers here scheduled for their after-school duty. the offi

. >> reporter: the police commissioner bealefeld backed bernstein and thanked jessamy. >> there's no doubt, she dedicated her soul to her job. >> reporter: as a citizen, jessamy is going to work on an antiviolence initiative. >> if someone is dissatisfied with what happened. don't let us fight for votes, let us join together to fight for the future of the city. >> reporter: no argument there. >> the tough part, making baltimore safe starts now. >> as the nominee for city state's attorney has a general election, there's no opposition. reporting from east baltimore, i'm pat warren. >>> a state senator accused of using his position to benefit a local business pleads not guilty. he's charged with using his influence to benefit the grocery store chain shoppers. he faces several charges. he stepped down from the chairman of the senate budget, but he's running unopposed in november's general election. >>> new details about a woman held captive in a reisterstown apartment nor nearly a year. she brought the 22-year-old woman to gbmc after she slipped into a coma. she woke up and says she was

. >> commissioner fred bealefeld said today hospital officials and police are investigating pardus' history and trying to determine if crucial details were overlooked. >> is there some communication between a family member that we missed, is there some communication between satisfy, and these are things harriett hopkins is going to examine. >> on the johns hopkins staff today, things seemed back to normal. they talked about the shooting in class and used it as a teaching tool. >> not just in terms of talking to your patients, but in terms of around campus, how can we protect ourselves and also maintain integrity. >> city police are investigating a family fight between an aunt and her niece that was so brutal it left one of them dead. officers were called to the 1600 block of north stricker street. injuries to the aunt was so bad she was taken hot hospital where she later died. police are still investigating this case. >> m.t.a. police are investigating a triple stabbing on the m.t.a. bus. the call came in at the intersection of university road and reisterstown. a fight broke out on the bus

. >> commissioner fred bealefeld said today that police are investigating part of his history to determine if crucial details were overlooked. >> is there some communication between family members that we missed, is there some communication between staff that we are going to examine and we can examine through our investigation. >> students and staff told us things seem somewhat back to normal, and that some teachers talked about this in class and used it as a teaching tool. >> not just clinically talking to patients, but also in terms of security around campus. and how can we protect ourselves, but also, you know, maintain integrity? >> kai reed, reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. >> police are investigating a family fight between her aunt and niece that was so brutal it left one of them dead. officers were called before 8:00 last night. detectives say the injuries to the aunt were so bad, she was taken to the hospital where she later died. police are still investigating that case. >> a triple stabbing on board the number one bus of m.t.a. a call came in. it happened near the intersection of r

. >> commissioner fred bealefeld revealed that the gun that paul part -- paul warren pardus used to allegedly shoot his mother, the doctor, and himself was a small gun which could have been concealed in the palm of his hand. >> it is a very small weapon. police officers and security professionals are not equipped with x-ray vision. >> he joined with hospital officials in rejecting the idea that the hospital should have metal detectors. >> this is america. i would not be a proponent of sacrificing people's civil liberties to the extent that it would require to ensure that no one has a penknife or a pair of nail clippers. >> the police commissioner has a number of questions he wants answered. first and foremost among them is did the staff missed any signs? did she say anything to anybody in the hospital that would indicate his growing -- the shooter say anything to anybody in the hospital that would indicate his growing frustration? he does not want to make the hospital into a fortress. brad bell, abc 7 news. >>> the first murder charge against the suspects accused in a string of serial stabbin

. >>> commissioner bealefeld is turning to campus security at area colleges and universities to achieve that goal. >> security crisis at johns hopkins hospital tested its emergency response and that of baltimore city police. a man armed with a small- caliber pistol, shot dr. david cohen, before turning the gun on himself and his mother. the baltimore police department is still reviewing this. but today, the police commissioner summoned heads of security for local colleges and universities to a special security meeting. >> easy security plan -- assess security plans and make sure that should an incident arise like hopkins last week, that the baltimore police department and other agencies are able to come in there and have a turnkey response. >> reporter: at the table, heads of security for johns hopkins university and hospital. security directors from compton state university. the university of baltimore. morgan state university. loyola university. the college of notre dame. the university of maryland, baltimore. and maryland institute college of art. the response to the hopkins shooting

back in january of last year, commissiooer fred bealefeld tied the dna to this mask. that mask on the night of the murder. >>> first on fox, wooms and we are not talking about the gummy kind were found in candy at a gift store at one of baltimore's most refound hospitals. 14-year-old scarlet went to john she purchased reese's cups from the gift store. she ate one and got sick. >> there wereeholes on top of the reese'' cup and there were worms ccming out on the top. they were swwrling arrund in the reese's cup. my brother opened up the second one and there was also one in there. >> hopkins says it has remooed the candies from its shop. the hershey company did rellase. quote, it has been our experience that infestationn typically occurs during gri di ! distribbtion or storage after it leaaes our control. scarlet was diagnosed with food poisoning and her father has >>> a woman was attacked by bed bugs and now she is suing a ccckeysville partment complex.3 she moved in 2008. a year later she discovered me had bed bugs like the ones you can see here. she moved out bbt is s

. >>> baltimore city police commissioner fred bealefeld met with city personnel to review emergency responseof last week's shooting at johns hopkins hospital. the gunman shot the doctor after he told him about his mother's diagnosis. partis killed his mother before turning the gun on himself. >>> a state has launched a brand new tool of on a website to help people find jobs. ♪ ♪ it's not unusual to be loved by anyone ♪ ♪ it's not unusual to have fun with anyone ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>> we want more. you big tease, you. you're just teasing us. you're just teasing us, mr. tom jones. that was beautiful. and "it's not unusual." and i love your new music. i'm from the south. i can hear that gospel.ic. >> yes. >> it's beautiful. the iconic, the legendary, mr. tom jones is going to be here. the new album. it's called "craze and blame." he's going to perform live in our next half hour. we say good morning, america. here with george, i'm robin. >> also, 25 years later. we talked to them yesterday. we're going to find out the secrets behind those dance moves in this next half hour, as well. >>> a

. >> we eard commissiiner fred bealefeld referreddto the shoooer as warren davis.aul warren pardus, why he discrrpancy of names. was going by a an alias. he was going by warren davis. when this all happeneddthey knew him as warren davis. they reported that. eventually police after they found that he had shot and killed himsslf, they found hiss real name to be joo john warren3 pardus. >>> you can check it out at foxbaltimore.com and click on %-shootiin and being identifiedú dr. david b cohen. is a hoppins faculty. degree frrm the public school of public health. he completed his his residency and feellwship at john hopkins. ú%en the shooting happennd, hopkins was put on lockdown and the barricade caused chaos for hours. some people forced to stay outside oo police lines. others found themselves trapped inside of ttat building. mosttoo people we talked to wer3 ú%ll of frustratiin and worry. >> this is awful. they have to secure the area, why don't they have a major hospital like this where eeerybody from around the world comes. >>> at the early stages of the incident,

yesterday commissioner fred bealefeld with security from seveeal institutions like hopkins, and loyolaaryland state, they met with hopes of imprrving communication between school security and city police. >> the commissionee s very happy with the response of the hawkins and the bpd..3 ú%is is a good time to take a look at what ssstems are in place and make sure that god forbid a situation like this happenssagain that we're going to be best prrppred. >> the ommissioner plans to have meetings every quarter to address security at every institution. >>> meanwhile, the investigation to the man behind the shooting at the hopkins hospital continues. baltimore police search thh home of paul pardus on tuesday. he lived with his mother in arlington virginia. authorities are tryiig to reveaú the clues that might reveal too3 what pardus' mental state wws leading to the shooting. papardus shot dr. cchen, his mother and hhmself. >>> gop lawmakers voted agginst a defense bill that would have lifted thh ban on gayssserving openly in the millitary. it included $27 billion in defense spending and pay ra