i am brad bell and i will have that story. >> i am bob ryan in the belfort furniture weather center. yesterday, it felt like maybe. -- may. >> you are watching abc7 news at 11:00 with iraq -- leon harris, alison starling, bob ryan, and tim brandt sports. this is abc7 news at 11:00, on your side. >> tonight, the case of a local man found at the bottom of a prince george's county well takes a twist after police making other -- another arrest. we learn about the man who is behind bars. >> we go to brad bell with the latest on this. >> police have been working this case hard for a week now and they are not done. they were able to make an arrest very quickly monday. a second big break in the case. police arrested ivan newman earlier today. he is charged with first-degree murder kidnapping, and robbery for his role in the death of the lenny harris and the disposal of his body in name well. >> i am shocked. he kept to himself. >> this man was next door to newman. he was stunned to learn his fairly new neighbor is a suspect. >> it is kind of scary. someone that close. it is just scary. you n

. >> brad bell has what some call a double crack down. >> fixed location speed cameras have been in the county long enough that most people know where they are and how to defeat them. >> they slam the brakes and zoom off. >> is easy to prove the phenomenon at virtually any speed camera trap. >> i put the radar gun 38 miles per hour, slowing down to 30. >> and as cars leave they accelerate. that minivan is 43. with fines paid and the decrease the chief of police announced a new strategy to defeat that practice, using more mobile speed cameras. >> when we have a fixed pool camera where everybody slows down, we will put the mobile camera a quarter mile down the road. when they decide to speed back up they may in fact get caught. >> it is not an entirely popular idea. the chief claims the program is about safety, not revenue but most wonder about that. >> i wish the ticket was not so high. >> since they know the new mobile cameras will be lurking a new strategy. >> have to be more careful. >> in response to criticism the police chief said they will try to expand those safety zones. the dull

brad bell joins us with the latest on the debate. >> the governor announced this afternoon that he will sign this bill at a ceremony next thursday evening at about 5:00. it was the gov.'s support announced months ago that convinced opponents that they would likely lose in the state house. they started planning then to take this bill to a referendum. to do that, they need to gather a 60,000 signatures. it started right away. >> hours after they barely approved the same-sex marriage bill, opponents began a patrician -- petition drive. >> we will make sure begin double the signatures we need. >> he led last year's effort for a no in-state tuition for illegal immigrants on the ballot. he also activated his website to begin building support. >> we will be working on this petition so citizens of maryland can vote on the issue. >> for now you can only register support for the referendum. he expects to gather signatures and about two weeks. he will need 65,000 verified signatures by the end of june to get on the ballot. many we spoke to feel it is indeed the right approach. >> i mean, if they w

brad bell is live with more. >> after a lot of changes and tweeds and arm-twisting, the headline is supporters have enough votes to get it through the house of delegates. for the last hour and a half impassioned debate has been going on in the house chamber. out front, a group of protesters is chairing the delegates on. history is being made here tonight, some like it and some hate it. >> [chanting "one man, one woman"] >> the house of delegates appears to be passing -- creeping toward passing the same-sex marriage bill. >> we need 71 votes to bring it over the victory line. we know we are close. >> an apparent deal reached with prince george's county delegate. according to multiple sources she has decided to be the 71st vote in favor of the bill as long as there is a delay of the law until all legal challenges are settled. >> people can challenge the referendum and have the voice of the people heard. >> it is clear that mike busch is pushing the vote along quickly by calling the rare friday night session. opponents say it is too fast. >> yesterday we delayed the vote on this for no apparent r

lying to iivestigators about the day she killed a coworker at an upscale yoga shop in bethesda.as brad bell. surveiilance video also shows what employees next door did and dddn't do when they heard the struggle. struggle. --reporter pkg-as follows --do you know how many times they hit me on the head?that is brittany norwood talking to police one week to the day after she brrtally killed her co-worker jayna murray in the bethesda lululemon store. it is her third interview with detecttves james drewery and dimitry ruvin and she continues to claim that murray was murdered and she was raped by two men who burst into the store.he cut my stomach and my chest first and i was 3 trying to fight him. he hit me in the headshe was very believable at times when hands were shaking. she was very believabbe.but by that friday ruvin knew norwood was lying. as one detective says they were just trying to give her more rope. of course pbviously everyone denies at first but we were hoping that after everything she would confess.she didn't confess, but she did begin to contradict herself..telling the detectives

in prince george's county, brad bell, abc7 news. >> let's take a look at the stories. of good samaritans being credited in saving the neighbors.eir man from ad a burning home in temple hills. helped get him down top of floor of the fire quickly spread. >> there has been another armed in upper northwest. it happened early this morning street.1st there have been two dozen such last monday. them involve multiple suspects. >> popping up in western maryland. are investigating the counterfeit bills in hagerstown. in convenienced stores and fast-food restaurants. peopleot clear how many are behind this. >> a girl dies from injuries ins after she was resting front of a fire. from hercue her bedroom in a burning town house morning.day sunday inr died on the hospital. investigators are calling the fire and accident. was a working smoke alarm the home. three adults and a 9-year-old made it out safely. >> a big birthday bash in the alexandria. george washington's birthday marked with a parade. nearly 3000 participants the streets and cheered by onlookers. >> veers to the national

brad bell, abc7 news. i-- the car was moving way too fast. >> amin el khalifi planned to detonate a suicide bomb vest while inside the capitol building. he was arrested friday. they say he had been plotting his attack for months but did not know he was part of an undercover fbi sting. >> a shooting spree started with a bracelet and ended with by people being shot. sam ford is a live from d.c. superior court with the story. >> by people are on trial at d.c. superior court for multiple murders -- five people are on trial and it started over a cheap piece of costume jewelry. 14 people had been shot, five fatally. the mayhem of march 2010 that left carnage across this neighborhood came to trial today and so did the families of many of the victims. [inaudible] >> in a packed court room, he said it started in this alabama avenue apartment after someone swiped a bracelet and he called his brother, orlando. with an ak-47 is shot into a car killing jordan howe and wounding two others. he were shot and wounded by on

brad bell is live. >> opponents have said they were going to lose their battle in the state house. they have been planning a referendum battle to put the issue to the voters. they need signatures on a petition. today the turn right away to the internet. >> the referendum website was up and running this morning. >> we have had hundreds of hits. >> he created his website last year to successfully gathered enough votes to bring the issue of in-state college tuition for undocumented immigrants. all he had to do was change the issue. >> the second we launched the petition drive, they will be notified immediately. >> before signatures can be collected, the exact language needs to be approved. his coalition need to gather 56,000 legitimate signatures by the end of june. he is confident the goal will be reached. >> i think it is a fair thing to do. letting people decide what they want in their state is only fair. >> polls show the state nearly evenly divided on stage marriage. -- same-sex marriage. >> it is kind of childish. leave people alone. >> supporters of same-sex marriage also have

brad bell is live with the latest on the investigation. >> when police yesterday announced they had made one arrest in connection with the murder of lenny harris, they made it clear they were looking for more people. and as you said, what we saw today is the manhunt has intensified. >> armed with new information homicide commanders ordered a massive search as in -- of an area next to the beltway. four hours this morning and early afternoon recruits in crime scene investigators look for evidence connected with the murder of lenny harris. police will not comment officially, but according to sources, they are acting on clues provided by lynwood johnson. he was arrested yesterday after police say he confessed to being involved in his murder and the disposal of his body in a well in fort washington. we've learned detectives do not believe johnson is the actual triggerman, and are still looking for the men caught on camera using his atm card shortly after his th disappearance last september. he was abducted in alexandria near the rec center where he was last seen. we met antonio taylor year th

brad bell is live with the word on what is killing all of the birds. >> they think they flew into a trap. from a motorist perspective, it was a miss. -- they think it flew into a truck. everybody slowed down to try to figure out what had happened. there were hundreds of them. >> never have i seen anything like this. >> they were, and starlings. there were a few in the grass and on the shoulder. the majority of them landed on the travel lanes of interstate 95 north. >> i have never seen anything like this before. >> traffic slowed down as people have concerns for the birds and their cars. >> there was concern about being stuck in your tires and all of that nastiness. >> drivers crept by scratching their heads. >> we could not figure out what happened. we have never seen anything like it. >> maybe the power lines. those are right above. >> that is one theory. others say they have seen them crashed into the side of tractor trailers. everybody agrees it is unusual. >> state biologist they come to the scene here. they did take a number of samples. we will take them back to the state lab. we w

brad bell with what happened today when they tried to question her. >> she turned her back and walked away. there are two new developments. police say they will conduct a full review next week. early on it looks like the councilperson was shown no favoritism when she was given a warning for going 105 on the beltway. she has just released a statement saying she will no longer drive any county vehicle until she completes voluntary driver training. district 7 councilwoman karen toles appeared at a public forum at iverson mall. she began comments with an explanation of her infamous traffic stop. >> i was going to another meeting -- >> when that speech was over, she took off. she surrounded herself with mall security and ignored questions from reporters. >> they do not want to face facts. >> last wednesday at noon, the veteran prince george's police officers said he spotted toles going over 100 miles per hour and swerving across multiple lanes. she was given a ticket for unsafe lane change and a warning for doing 105 in a 55. >> to me that is absurd. she broke the law speeding. you are tal

brad bell, abc 7 news. >> prosecutors say that leslie johnson should pay a $15,000 fine before she heads to prison. she has $107,000 in the bank, more than enough to pay the fine. she was sentenced last year to one year and a day in prison. she is set to report to jail next month. >> it is a big deal for republican presidential candidate. voters are casting their ballots in michigan and arizona primaries today. polls are predicting a tight contest in michigan. if is expected that mitt romney will take home the delegates in arizona. >> we have more breaking news coming in this evening. a mass of the lay on the outer loop of the beltway. eastbound for '95 is completely blocked near telegraph road. commuters are urged to avoid the area completely. >> meanwhile, coming up here on abc 7 news at 5:00, we will tell you what forced over 100 senior citizens from their homes and where they will stay tonight. >> gladys knight, come on now. >> come on that coming -- coming at come and see who will be hitting the dance floor -- coming up, see who will weight loss prograra can be expensive. so to save

brad bell live with the details on the pretty controversial crackdown. >> a lot of people do not like it at all. the chief of police made the announcement on a radio call-in show. if you think you know where all of the speed traps are, and you think you know how to get past them, not so fast. speed cameras like this one have been around montgomery county long enough that most people know where they are and how to beat them. >> they drive up, slow down and sign on the bricks, and speed off. -- slam on the brakes and speed off. >> he is slowing down to 30. as cars leave the speed zone, you can see how they accelerate. that van is already up to 43 miles per hour. today faced with a steady decrease in tickets issued and fines paid, montgomery county chief of police announced a new strategy to defeat the practice using more mobile speed cameras peered >> when we have a fixed poll camera where everybody's close down, we will put a mobile camera 1/4 mile down the road. those people may in fact get caught by the mobile camera. >> it is not an entirely popular idea. the chief claims it is abou

brad bell is live with this story. >> it is a tough story. firefighters will tell you if you do the job long enough you are bound to encounter somebody you know out on the streets. they tell us this one is terribly different. it was a monster as crashed at 2:00 a.m. yesterday. she ran from her home and found two man trapped in a terribly mangled car. >> my sister and i immediately started praying they would survive. >> at that moment, a call to 9 1 cent travis murdoch into action. he jumped in the ambulance and arrived at the wreck. when he arrived on scene, he recognized the car. he realized his twin realizedchris was trapped into the car. chris is also a volunteer firefighter. all of the first responders knew him. >> i can only imagine what occurred. they took a moment out of shock. then they went to work. >> the passenger in the car was easily freed from the wreckage. it took them more than 30 minutes to free chris murdoch. all the while, his twin brother travis murdoch could only look on. >> it will not do them any good being upset about

brad bell with the latest. >> this is finally got to the point where the senate is going through something called third reader. it is the prelude to when they will take a final vote. it is expected to be signed by the governor if approved. in the senate, they still have the opportunity to present amendments that could slow this down or kill the bill. that is the process going on right now. montgomery county democrat has served as the floor manager of the same-sex marriage bill in the senate. he says history is about to be made. >> i am very excited to be at a moment in time when we get to be part of the process of bringing into the institution of marriage tens of thousands who have been excluded from it. >> nothing legislation obviously appears in any way mother's day or father's day or any other holiday. what he calls such an amendment as an irrelevant distraction. opposition sees it differently. this senator says the amendments are good-faith efforts to defeat a bill in which he does not believe. he concedes that for now, it is probably a losing battle. >> no vote this morning which chan

brad bell is live with how people feel about a little bit of snow after such a mild winter. >> alison you can see that it is really a beautiful snow. it has been like this since around, a 11:00 a.m. but we really do not have much to show for it. you see some on the cars and some on me. just west of here, that is where you can see some snow. one day after the two-year anniversary of snomageddon this is the most that we could see. on top of the mountain there is about 1 inch of an accumulation by afternoon but since it is not affecting the highways, most of the people we talked to said it is kind of pretty. >> it is not bad. >> it is kind of seasonal. it is nice. >> farther west at a lower elevation in hagerstown, the snow had been pretty heavy all day, but it was not really sticking to anything. charlie says it will not be enough to move those shovels he has had hanging around the hard restore along with the slides. >> the kids need to be out of school for a couple of days. >> and that is as close to a complaint that we heard all day about the mild winter and this feeble snowstorm. >>

brad bell is there.ill see you at 6:00. >> it was 50 degrees today, so that means we will have 10 inches of snow on the weekend. >> i do not think that will happen at all. i think we will get a little bit of snow. it will feel like winter again during this winter that has seemed so much like spring. this is from sunday morning for sunday evening notice it is well south to the north and west of the metro area. we will watch that area. that is from sunday morning through late sunday night, winter storm watch. 52 in the city. 48 and frederick. hold anywhere. it is very mild. our average temperature is 47. it will be clear and cool and in chilly over night. 32-39 by morning. the storm is starting to form along the texas gulf coast. we will watch a continue to develop. it will push ran to the north and eventually some snow. i think it is pretty much on target now. -- it will push reyna to the north and eventually snow. -- rain to the north. bob ryan just made of this graphic. it looks right on target. a 90% c

lying to investigators about the day she killed a coworker at an upscale yoga shop in bethesda.as brad bellns... the surveillance vvdeo also shows what employees next door did... and ádidn'tá do... when they heard the struggle. struggle. do you know how many times they hit me on the head?that is brittany norwood talking to police one week to the day after she brutally killed her co-worker jayna murray in the bethesda lululemon store. it is her third interview with detectives james drewery and dimitry rrvin aad she continues tooclaim that murray was murdered and she was raped by two men who burst into the store.he cut my stomach and my chest first and i was trying to fight him. he hit me in the headshe was very believable at times when appropriate she cried and her hands were appropriate she cried at times when she was very believable hii. he hit me innthe eadshe was very believable at times when appropriate she cried and her hands were ssaking. she was very believable.but by that friday ruvin knew norwood was lying. as one detective says they were just trying o give her more rope. of ourse

brad bell reports from wjz. >> days after einstein high school student isabella keller stuffed the flyer in her backpack, she remains incensed. >> i have gay teachers at our school. we have a gay-straight alliance. we're a gay-friendly school. and to send this out, it's really ignorant. it's hate. >> reporter: michelle miller is a parent and feels the same way. >> my son handed it to me. and my visceral reaction was to tear it up and throw it in the trash. >> reporter: the flyer is from a group called parents and friends of ex-gays and gays. it argues that homosexuality is a choice and that students shouldn't label themselves at such a young age. a school spokesperson says four times a year, nonprofit groups have a legal right to send literature home with students, even if, as in this case, the material runs counter to the school system teaching policy, and even if it troubles students and parents. >> i think it is wrong. and the student shouldn't be exposed to such a thing. should focus more on academics. >> if kids were looking for something like that and they knew that service was ava

, one of hollywood's hottest couples has us wondering again if we'll finally be hearing wedding bells. brad. the couple rumored to be building a reception hall on their estate in the south of france, behind the chapel. or it could be game room or movie theater. >> it could be city hall for all we know. it could be the 17,000-seat arena where they're hoping to have a basketball team of their very own. >> it would ensure privacy on the special day. >> it would. >> the internet is abuzz. >> let's go to the bank with that. they're getting married. >> i can tell you about pajama sharks. this abundant bottom-swelling species can be found in depths around 10 meerts. >> well done, josh. >> thank you. and all of you. >>> and they have tiny little feet on their pajamas. good morning. what is your name? >> jacob james. >> where are you from? >> council bluffs. >> and where are you from? >> i'm from michigan. >> you're both from michigan. two michigan, one iowa. we didn't say tgif, by the way, yet on your friday. a shot of boston, a little bit of snow. you're not getting too much more out of the storm

bell. tiffany amber theissan joins u,, brad and jill in accounting? crazy! coffee and chocolate. mocha. ooh! who's mocha? for the perfect blend of coffee and chocolate, try a mocha coffee or latte today. i'm drinkin' dunkin'. definitely dunkin'. you know, i need to get that jolt in the morning, but i want something good to do that. you can't mistake the flavor. i run on dunkin'. tell us what you're drinkin' for a chance to be famous. america runs on dunkin' coffee. >>> it is 6:30. morning glow on the horizon from our harbor cam. hinting of the spectacular sunrise to come. >> in the mid-30s right now. by lunch, we'll go ahead and call it clear on its way to 52, 55 degrees. still pleasant, 47 degrees this evening. bit of a storm trying to move our way. will give us a bit of impact tomorrow. we'll have a bit of discussion on that shortly. >> leaving soon? anything new to affect you, here's sharon. >> hi, don, good morning everyone. two problems now. in addition to the accident we have in westminster on 140, malcolm drive. we have delays, if you look at the speed sensors to the left there.

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