courthouse.s in baltimore, brad bell, abc7 news. leon: thank you, brad. for the most part things have stayed calm. baltimoreidents in heard of the mistrial in the officer porter's case. kevin lewis is live in city and hasm baltimore more from his position. kevin? hi, there. throughout the evening we have seen protesters and activists displaying their opinions in a variety of ways. brad was just showing you many using their voices. i want to introduce you to a named paul rucker. paul, you brought into the lawn in front of city hall a display that certainly captured the attention of many. display?the what did it represent? >> i brought a series of coffins. not real coffins. they are musical instruments cases. this is one right here. with american flag. i want people to remember freddie gray was a human being the one on trial today. porter was on trial. a lot of times the victim is on trial. i want to bring attention to growing over the years and increasing over the years of the people that have been killed by the police, whether it's accidentally or case.le

brad bell, reporting. jonathan: we want to stress again the first thing you should do is get to the exits and get out of there. but as we said the police are saying it's really incumbent on you to think about what you will do and be prepared to fight. you can save your life and save the lives of others. brad bell, abc 7 news. jonathan: we prepare for fire drills all these years but it's a sad commentary nonetheless. we asked about safety. our twitter poll asks "do you think government can say from act of terrorism?: hundreds voted and the answer is overwhelmingly no. 85% say no and 15% says yes. stay with abc 7 as we follow the investigation. we will update you on our website at wjla.com around-the-clock. maureen and leon, let's go back to you. leon: coming up on abc 7 news, allowing women into military, roles. -- combat roles. maureen: the new conviction for oscar pistorius. leon: and the police officer on trial. who was called to the stand today. doug: clear skies outside right now. will the pattern mast

maryland bureau chief brad bell with the baltimore courthouse. what is the latest from that location tonight? brad: you are right. 3:30 the jury came in the courtroom. said judge, we are deadlocked. we can't reach a verdict. the judge sternly red to them -- read to them a portion of the jury instructions that says hold you ground if you feel you must on an issue but you have to have an open mind to change your mind if you can be convinced. sent them back in. the latest twist in what had been a bizarre day in court. it began with the concerns about the outside influences affecting the jury. >> not long after the jury after the jury got the case, the baltimore city schools sent a letter home. warning students reacting to a verdict to behave and not engage in destructive acts such as the stone-throwing which touched off the rioting last spring. saying students, "who participate in such behaviors will face consequences." this morning, since a juror could have seen the note, officer william porter defense attorney called it grounds for a mistrial. judg

across from youre, brad bell out there by the courthouse. we did witness a small skirmish a little while ago. brad, what is the scene now? brad: is it very calm. a beautiful evening in baltimore. the streets are mostly empty. no protesters here. i can tell you that the guys standing over there in front of the subway on the left, well those may be undercover police officers. as we take a look up here to see vans. these vans and the bus up the street filled with the police officers who are ready to jump out if they are required. so there is a lot of security out here at the courthouse in case something gets started. now, we made a reference a minute ago to something that happened a little bit earlier. not long after the verdict. go to that video. this was an arrest. there were sheriff deputies lined up when somebody did something. this young man slammed by the sheriff deputies up against the building there and taken to the ground. we never learned what his transgression was, why he caught the attention of the sheriff's deputies. they surrounded

i'm brad bell and will explain coming up. maureen: "7 on your side" with the an answers to your questions about your pets. experts in the newsroom waiting to take your calls and questions. the number is on your screen. erin: i'm erin hawksworth. coming up in sports as bad as things were for the redskins all is not lost. i'll exp leon: both off and on the field last night in the redskins-cowboys game a number of fights broke out in the stadium and the parking lot. this was caught on camera of the concourse stadium. a knife was recovered by nobody was stabbed. two cowboys fans were arrested. the redskins fan was not. maureen: prosecutors rested their case against one of six baltimore police officers charged in freddie gray's death. afterwards the judge rejected once more defense motion to dismiss the charges against officer william porter. prosecutors called 16 witnesses in total. officer porter is charged with manslaughter assault and reckless endangerment. the defense will start presenting its case tomorrow morning. the offic

maryland bureau chief brad bell joining us live with what the officer had to say. brad? brad: well, a few minutes ago the court took a break and the testimony is going to start again. officer william porter will be back up. he has been there all day long. now we should tell you that officer porter is not one of those who took part in the initial arrest of freddie gray. not one of those bicycle officers wearing yellow that you can see in the video shoving mr. gray in the back of the van. porter's roll in this was to be called afterwards to check on gray, the prisoner in the back of the van. he is accused of not responding to gray's request for medical help and not picking them up and seat belting them in the chair. so porter on the stand today said a number of things. one, in 150 arrests he has never seen a prisoner seat belted. they say the officer say it's dangerous for them to do so because prisons can grab at their guns. with regard to the request for medical help, porter acknowledges that gray made it but porter said he never saw any outward sign of injuries in two c

brad bell, tell us what she had to say. brad: well, you know, for much of the defense there has been a lot of technical testimony about what police are supposed to do, what they are not supposed to do. the defense closed today with people who could put a human face on officer porter. >> officer william porter's own mother was the last witness for the defense. she told the jury her son is a good guy. a peace-maker. porter did not want to repeat the comments or be photographed outside. >> he is a good guy. real good. i love him. three character witnesses on the stand this morning belong to the police captain who repeated what the jury heard from several others that officer porter did nothing wrong in the contact with freddie gray. the defense team left the courthouse. prosecutor bledsoe will return monday to give the closing arguments. the case will go to the jury to decide as officer william porter is guilty of involuntary manslaughter, assault, reckless endangerment or misconduct in office for failing to seat belt freddie gr

brad bell has a look at who investigates the tips of see something say something when they come in. brad: the head of the f.b.i. are telling us they are not aware of any imminent threat in the area but the news from california raises concerns. so as many people have seen the message boards have gone up. if you see something, say something, call that number. the authorities say they mean it. in the aftermath of the attack neighbors admitted they saw things about the shooters that raised suspicion but said nothing. a missed opportunity that makes maryland state police superintendent cringe. >> that is exactly what we don't want to hear. >> as soon as they declared it an act of terror, they asked that maryland highway message board carry the message if you see something, say something. call 800-492-tips. he says something is anything that raises suggestion suspicion. >> multiple people in and out of the house. strange hours of the night. weird smells or things or containers outside. things that don't seem right. >> they are answered at the maryland coordination and sister at a secure lo

brad bell is live in baltimore waiting for their verdict, brad, if they can reach one. brad: we don't know if they will get a verdict now. this raises the possibility there could be a hung jury. the jury came out and said they were deadlocked. the judge reread jury instructions to them and said get back in there and keep working on it. but it's an indication that the jury is not seeing eye to eye. they began their day asking the judge for a number of things. they wanted water. they wanted highlighters and sticky notes and spikers to play the police audio recordings and seemed they were going to work through the evidence. then this stunning development this an. don't know what it means but the city at large is watching everything that goes on in the courthouse. a letter was sent yesterday by the school system to the students saying they better behave when a verdict is reached. that was talked about in court today as well. we will tell you about that at 5:00. we heard from the police that they are gearing up for the possible reaction. >> we believe people want to exercise

now brad bell says detectives are calling it a major case. brad: u.s. marshals and the f.b.i. on the lookout for ethan couch and his mother. they are not ruling anything out. sources tell abc news by now it's assumed ethan may try to change his appearance. >> some folks are cooperating. they may not be truthful with us. brad: while it is believed ethan is on the run with his mother tanya possibly traveling in the ford pickup truck. she isn't the only person who could be in trouble with the law. >> if the investigation shows other family members or associates, friends, anyone is offering support to ethan they will likely be charged as well. brad: couch was 1 when he killed four people driving drunk in 2013. but was sentenced to probation using the affluenza defense. condition caused by his wealthy upbringing. it's not a an officially recognized diagnosis. couch now 18 van gnashed this month after skipping the probation hearing. this video showing him at a party near a beer pong table was posted on twitter. >> they saw him running once the video surfaced. >> i want to say to the

maryland bureau chief brad bell is live with the story. brad: you know we have seen them before in the wake of 9/11. but as soon as word came that what happened in california was active terror and those responsible were not on anybody's watch list, the decision was made here in maryland. to get the message out once again. as soon as the highway message boards lit up friday afternoon. concern citizens began to answer the question. >> they will call and say something is sout of place in the neighborhood. they are seeing somebody that perhaps doesn't belong. neighbor may be doing something. they just don't understand. >> the f.b.i. maryland special agent in charge kevin perkins says that is exactly what he wants. the calls are answered at the maryland coordination and the anancys center -- sister. they take the tip at a secret location outside of baltimore. >> when a call comes in it is handled right away. the maryland police superintendent stresses no tip will be ignored. >> we may send a patrol car by. there is nothing going on. no decision

maryland bureau chief brad bell is live as the officer william porter's trial a taking shape. brad? brad: yeah, it is. right now we are seeing no sign of protesters out here. that is something that people have been talking about. but the jury selection is ongoing. behind the columns. following a pattern we saw yesterday, 75 perspective jurors wrought in -- brought in room, asked a series of questions. what they found out immediately was that everybody knows about the freddie gray case, the rioting and the curfew put in place. that demonstrates the challenge to seat a fair and impartial jury. many believe it can be done and quickly. the prince george's state attorney glen ivy among them. >> the key question is can you set it aside to follow the evidence and the law to render a verdict just based on what you hear in court here? i think you will pick 12 jurors and four alternates to make sure they have enough to reach a verdict. brad: that is the goal. the judge hopes to make that happen as early as tomorrow. get a qualified jury pool. then the defense and the prosecution have an oppor

jonathan: brad bell smashed the box office records taking in $238 million. that was in the u.s. : "star wars: the force awakens" shattered all kind of records in the opening weekend. >> 11 on the 10 scale. i felt like the original trilogy all over again. >> whoo! brad: in los angeles they kept adding shows to keep up with the demand. fans still waiting in line. >> wait in line. it's "star wars." why not? brad: in new york, this got a survive visit from the star. >> this was hailed as the most anticipated prequel ever. fandango reporting a new record. most ticket sales on their site. that was before opening night. who watched? 58% were male. 71% adults. 20% families. >> it's in the prequel entirely. >> i have spent 23 hours watching the movies. i can't afternoon that, i was not prepared for it. i have to go back to watch it again and again and again. brad: in washington, brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: holy cow! the kid was charged up. alison: hopefully they're happy after waiting that long. you deserve to be. jonathan: i am looking forward to seeing it. i can see why people wait

brad bell, abc 7 news. alison: william porter is just the first of six police officers that will face trial in the death of freddie gray. the charges range from frack was endangerment to second degree to create murder -- different murder -- depraved murder. the next travel begin january 6. jonathan: you can log into the website at wjla.com. we do have a website under the news tab on the front page. alison: we have disturbing cell phone video of a bullying case on board a school bus. this happened yesterday. parents notify the school their son had been bullied. the older girl would not let him sit down. yesterday when he did they say the boy was jumped another one charges filed. stephenp at 5:00, tschida will have more on this, including an update on the child's condition. jonathan: updating the story. after receiving pressure from parents and state politicians, this week montgomery county public schools posted details radon results. the reports really are a black eye for the district. the school system left

brad bell, abc 7 news. alison: we want to remind you to stay with abc 7 for live updates on the trial, including officer porter -- when you are away from the tv you get alerts sent to your phone. you can log on to wjla.com/text. way,rry mcauliffe gets his state employees will get a raise next year. 's budget includes money for a 2% raise. that's the first one since 2008. $60plan includes almost million for pay increases. this is contingent on projected revenue through 2018. jonathan: we are back with the weather trivia. we have been going over this and we have our answer. steve: the warmest temperature recorded at reagan national in december? jonathan: i'm going with 79 and she is going with 81. is -- allisonwer is right once again. you must be hearing us talking back there. we don't have anything like this, at least not anytime soon. across the area as a click around here, there we go, looking at six east falls church. -- 60 degrees at falls church. the further east to go still in the 50's but temperatures

maryland bureau chief brad bell takes a look at the officer's bill of rights. brad: for years in maryland, police officers have enjoyed something called "the law enforcement officers' bill of rights." it gives them protection. if an officer shoots somebody or is involved in an alleged misconduct, they have ten days before they are required to give a statement to investigators. but now after the incidents in baltimore involving freddie gray and more recently an incident involving a prince george's county police officer who held a gun to a man's head and mouth and challenged him to a fight, it appears as though the law officer's bill of rights is going to be changing. yesterday the chair of the committee pointed after the freddie gray incident announced that substantial changes are coming. first and foremost, officers will no longer have ten days before they have to give a statement. more like five. prince george's state's attorney angela alsobrooks not addressing the specifics said it is time for change. >> this is the time for reform. it's time to look at the po

we start with brad bell. what can you tell us, brad? brad: leon, the jury could not be convinced to come to a verdict. a mistrial is not the result anybody in this town wanted, but baltimore seems to be taking it in stride. the jury of seven women and five worth ofd two weeks' testimony in a pile of evidence to consider. it was not enough to reach a unanimous verdict. a hung jury, leaving the judge with no choice but to declare a mistrial. for was disappointed freddy's family and disappointed for the city. brad: the naacp was among those reacting immediately after the announcement. >> at first, it was total anger, total languor. then it was just sadness. brad: officer william porter was charged with involuntary manslaughter. he couldrs alleged have helped freddie gray when he saw him suffering at a police van, but instead put him on the bench and not call a medical or buckle him in. as word of the mistrial spread, a small protest at the courthouse. mostly peaceful, with the police keeping a watchful eye. arrest, tempers flaring as sheri

our bureau chief brad bell is in baltimore with the jury in the freddie gray death case just went homewhat is the latest? brad: leon, they went home at 5:30. but not before asking a couple of questions of the judge. questions that seemed to indicate that this jury is going to be going over the ed carefully. when they left they already had a full day. they came in at 9:00, started with closing arguments. for the prosecution and defense, closing arguments are an opportunity to claim the story that each says is told by the evidence. the deputy state attorney arguing that officer porter had a duty to keep freddie gray safe but didn't care if he lived or died. defense attorney claiming the opposite is true that officer porter acted in a responsible way. prominent defense attorney warren brown says the jury has a tough job. >> they have to conclude that there is not a reasonable doubt about the person's guilt. brad: as the city still reeling from the rioting last spring they wait for a verdict. there are calls for calm. calm from the people and the police. >> anybody that has a love for fred

in baltimore, brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: we should let you know we have a number of crews in baltimore. more on standby as we prepare for jury's decision. stay with abc7 and wjla.com. if you want to know the verdict as soon as it happens sign up for the breaking news text alerts on wjla.com. other news now. a local police detective investigated in a child sex case killed himself in a stand off with police this morning. 39-year-old david abbott refused to surrender to the police after he was served with a warrant at his home in gainesville. he was wanted for crimes involving a 13-year-old boy who he met coaching for a youth hockey league. abbott was a detective with the manassas police department and served on a task force that was aimed at catching child predators. developing out of las vegas, maybe you heard about this. the electronic threat that literally closed all of the l.a. schools today. i appears now it was all a hoax. this according to the california congressman adam shift. authorities searched 90 o school

my colleague brad bell is inside that courtroom. we will have updates beginning at 4:00 p.m. jummy: sam, thank you. now we turn to the war on terror. defense secretary ash carter announcing a new plan putting special forces on the ground to carry out missions in iraq and syria. we have the latest on the new military action. >> two of the world's biggest military forces are planning stepped-up action in the war against isis. here secretary of defense ash carter announcing a new opposite force. it would conduct raids, gather intelligence and carter telling a congressional committee the u.s. is on the right course. >> we are defending the homeland ffecting isis at its core. >> right now british forces are only targeting isis in iraq. >> we should be under no illusion these terrorists are planning to kill us and radicalize our children right now. they attack us because of who we are not because of what we do. >> british prime minister david cameron making the proposal. >> the action we propose is legal, necessary and the right thing to do to keep our country safe. >> germany is a

my colleague brad bell is in the courtroom and will have a report coming up at 4:00. jummy: thank you for the update. also new this noon, the commonwealth transportation board has just approved the tolls on i-66 inside the beltway. the board meeting the united unanimous vote today. wo express lanes will be added outside the beltway. many drivers have criticized the idea, saying the toll is too expensive it would be a vote for the rich so to speak. it is expected to start in 2017. a wild police chase ending with an officer firing his gun at a suspect's car right into a bowl. all of this happened in montgomery village in gaithersburg overnight. jeannette reyes has the latest this noon. jeanette: this was a long and wild-card chase. many homeowners waking up to property damage. at the other end of the street, some of them waking up to tire marks in their backyard. around 1:00 this morning, police pulled over a man. they believe he was under the influence. a chase ensued after the man refused to stop. at one point, the driver pulled into a neighborhood cul-de-sac. officer

maryland bureau chief brad bell is live in baltimore with the details. brad? brad: yeah, they are done for the day, wrapping up an hour ago. but very busy day. first they seated a jury and then the opening arguments. as you said the prosecution portraying officer porter as someone who didn't care about the well-being of freddie gray. the defense saying the opposite is true. in his opening argument, the prosecutor told the jury officer william porter is guilty of gross negligence, criminal negligence for not helping a struggling freddie gray in the back of a police van. porter arrived on scene after gray caught on camera arrest and then checked on him blocks away. the prosecutor acting out in court the various positions gray allegedly assumed in that leading to his broken neck. he claimed that gray asked for a medic but porter ignored him angray in the van. some case-watchers like baltimore's naacp president finding argument compelling. >> the citizen are upset that freddie gray is deceased. he shouldn't be deceased in a situation like this at the hands of the

in baltimore, brad bell, abc7 news. leon: stay with us at abc7. we have updates on the freddie gray case even when you are away from the television. subscribe to breaking news text alerts by logging on to wjla.com/text. moving on now to the weather. dramatic change. instead sun and 70's today we got rain for the monday evening commute. chief meteorologist doug hill will track it all for us now. doug: the rainmaking progress from -- the rain is making progress from west to east. steady rain that is. sprinkles out the belfort furniture weather center in arlington. the heaviest rain good downpour to the east of baltimore. chesapeake bay southward to annapolis. to the west or left as you look at the map from washington scattered showers remain ahead of the cold front. gusty winds from the south. they will shift west overnight. once the front gets through. there is a dramatic difference in way it looks. temperature wise is similar. 61 at the washington reagan national airport. 64 in frederick and hagerstown. 66 in fredericksburg. 60 in annapolis. we ex

outside a courthouse in baltimore, brad bell, abc 7 news. >> thank you. make sure you stay with abc seven as we continue to fall the latest of elements in this case. we will have a live report throughout the day. you can also get up to the minute information at wjla.com. switching gears to a developing story, firefighters in columbus, ohio have contained a massive warehouse fire. they say it could be hours before it is completely out. the two alarm blaze started before 4:00 this morning. several propane tanks exploded, causing flames to shoot more than 100 feet into the air. most of the building has collapsed. the fire forced to nearby schools to close. no injuries have been repord in the cause of the fire is still under investigation. closer to home, a major meeting happening today after a historic yacht club in annapolis when up inflames over the weekend. john is in annapolis with details on the plans to relocate and rebuild the landmark. members of the staff at the yacht club have arrived as well as restoration crews as fire investigators continue to s

brad bell? brad: evidence tells what happened.there is white paint up there showing where the call he pulled over had come to a stop. a dotted yellow line. shows the path of the vehicle. we met the officer last year helping to rescue injured dog named ruby. >> we rushed her to the cruiser and got her to the hospital. trying to save the lives of motorist in the holiday task force. >> he pulled someone over. at the driver. >> he was taken to a trauma center. he had surgery last night. still there today. >> the driver of the striking vehicle identified as 47-year-old louise rulusco who stopped at the scene and taken to custody. >> a sam before of his blood was taken. >> the driver who was taken into custody has not been charged with any crimes. police said the suspicion is he is under the influence of alcohol but it could be a while before they turn it over for the final decision. in rockville. leon: police arrested a man that investigators believe shot an officer in the face. the officer survived. after a manhunt, the suspect tyler

we want to go back to brad bell. what is happening out there in front of the courthouse? nything changing? brad: no changes. but i want to introduce you to someone, who is a person we got to know through the trial. tessa hill-aston president of the baltimore chapter of the naacp. you watched every second of the trial. what was in your heart at the moment when you heard it would be a hung jury? tessa: i was disappointed for freddie's family and disappointed for the city. i think freddie went through a lot of pain. i thought there would have been indictment on the reck lest endangerment and -- reckless endangerment and misconduct. but after being talked to and counsel by the advisers that are liberal-minded people they told me this is the first of six. we still have five more to go and officer porter is the officer, low man on the totem pole. i think even though he admitted that freddie asked him for medical help he admitted that he did not fasten him in the seat belt. but he said he also toldda superiors that freddie needed medical help. brad: the jury had to look at this f

maryland bureau chief brad bell was there. how did he explain what happened inside the police van? brad: you know, that is an interesting thing. he says he can't explain what happened inside that police van because he was unaware that freddie gray had any sort of injury at all. now he just left the stand about a half an hour ago. the court has heard from another police officer. clearly porter's testimony was the most important thing to happen today. under direct questioning from his lawyer, officer william porter said he didn't seek immediate help for freddie gray last april because he saw no evidence of injury. a dramatic moment coming when one of the lawyers went face down on the courtroom floor, hands behind his back as gray was in the police van. porter acting out how he helped gray on a bench claiming that gray was not injured and able to use his muscles to help. porter claiming that it wasn't until the van arrived at the police station he discovered gray near death with spinal cord injury. asked why he didn't secure him with a seat belt he said in 150 arrests he never saw a pr

brad bell is in baltimore with a look at how challenging seating a jury has been in this case. >> he dismissed jurors and told many to come back tomorrow. a jury could be seated tomorrow. the jurors crowded the courtroom for day two of the jury selection. the statistics make the challenge clear. of the 150 questioned over two days 150 know of the freddie grey case. 150 know about the riots and the city wide curfew. 149 know the city paid settlement to the gray's family and 84 have personal experience with crime. two knew freddie grey. >> it makes it harder to pick a jury. >> former state attorney says among the crowd there will be enough people to put aside prior knowledge and focus on the evidence. >> we saw on the boston marathon bomber everybody knew about the crime committed. >> the judge wants to start the trial of officer william porter tomorrow. if so, freddie gray's mother may be in court to hear opening arguments. >> it could happen tomorrow and we could see arguments tomorrow. much of what is going on happens behind closed doors but it appears possible that is jury pool has

maryland bureau chief brad bell is there live with the latest. brad?ble irony here the young officer really devoted a large part of his career to catch drunk drivers. he believes that is the way to keep people safe. look here behind me live. tough to see. this car just stopped exactly where the officer's car was last night. you can see the orange evidence paint now on the pavement. we can show you the scene last night in the dark. 9:45 p.m. the officer had just stopped a motorist. we don't know what for. motorists pulled over to the side of the road. the officer behind him. lights flashing. went suddenly. a car coming in the same direction. slams into the police cruiser and the young officer. now we know this officer. he has only been on the force a couple of years. but he was one who got notoriety for helping rescue a dog that had been accidently shot in the face. two years on the force and part of a special holiday task force. what he was doing last night ironically was trying to catch drunk drivers. the person who hit him is suspected of being under

in baltimore, brad bell, abc 7 news. alison: coming up on abc 7 news combing through the rubble. a look at the investigation after an early morning house fire. reporter: 100 kids went on a shopping spree with police officers. doug: i am live at the u.s. botanic gardens, adding a little bit of color to the holiday season. weather coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00. alison: we are back with a reminder you have time to make a donation to toys for tots. abc 7 is proud to partner with the marines. you can help without leaving your couch. go to wjla.com/toys and there is a link to a whole list of toys you can buy online and they will be shipped directly to the program. you can do that until monday. we hope you will decide to help out. jonathan: how often can you just sit on your butt and help somebody out. alison: christmas came early for about 100 kids in the district. leon: they were invited to a shopping spree today hosted by d.c. police. >> i don't give you something you don't like. reporter: it's an annual affair featuring the police chief, the mayor, santa claus and 100 men and wome

that is coming up at 5:00, in baltimore, brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. court watchers already have the verdicts established. they watch and weigh the testimony. joining us is cofounder of schaefer and trotter. you have been watching the case. this is no slam dunk. >> it's not. it's a heart-breaking case. the prosecution has a tough job. there is a lot of evidence but it may not go for a full conviction on all hour counts. he may be acquitted or the jury may decide to go for one of the lesser included offenses. jonathan: what have you seen so far to lean toward the smoking gun of getting this officer off as opposed to sending him away? >> they are saying there were two things he did wrong. he didn't buckle freddie gray up and he didn't call for medical attention. yet, there are so many facts we don't know about what occurred in the van, that leaves a real question in the jury's mind. jonathan: this was the video introduced in court. you can see they are not throwing them around. they are gingerly taking him along and putting him in the back. they didn't t

brad bell is live in baltimore where the judge met with both sides today. tell us about the day. reporter: we know that meeting took place but not a whole lot more. it's in large part because we've been -- there are gag orders in place that prohibits the state attorney from answering any of our questions. yesterday we were told by a baltimore congressman david b a retrial. we also know that the papers to start the process of a retrial have not yet been filed. prosecutors and officer william porter's defense team met with the judge for about 30 minutes this morning. a court release said the purpose was to discuss a new trial date. so far no new date has been announced. in the meantime baltimore remains at peace. many activists now moving beyond demanding convictions to demanding reforms. homicidee a crisis of and a crisis of ongoing police brutality. and the key to solving both is trust. reporter: the election fund president speaking at a gathering of west baltimore activist, calling on police to change their ways. >> there are people that want justice. there are people that are t

brad bell has a look at who investigates the tips of see something say something when they come in. brad: the head of the f.b.i. are telling us they are not aware of any imminent threat in the area but the news from california raises concerns. so as many people have seen the message boards have gone up. if you see something, say something, call that number. the authorities say they mean it. in the aftermath of the attack neighbors admitted they saw things about the shooters that raised suspicion but said nothing. a missed opportunity that makes maryland state police superintendent cringe. >> that is exactly what we don't want to hear.

in baltimore, brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you very much. owners of some of the businesses burned or looted last spring say they are hoping for the best but thigh are preparing for the worst. sam sweeney picks up our team coverage with that part of the story. sam? >> when we got here, the tuesday morning after the monday riots, it was like a tornado hit. it was the worst thing i have seen in my life. sam: the wounds for the baltimore business owners are still fresh. mark levy lost more than a $1 million in merchandise after the looting. his sports apparel loss was closed for five weeks and he is still fighting the insurance companies. we want to know how mark and the other shops plan to prepare this time around. >> we are not doing anything different. we have a lot of faith in our police department. and the mayor. and they guarantee us that that will not happen again. they will put a stop to it. >> usually what we would do is close up the store, like i said. just for the safety of the employees. sam: every business in the shopping center was

bells ringing that day." money raised stays locally helping the salvation army provide things like housing. brad's here -- hawkeye fans still excited about their undefeated football team. when you look at the stats, it's amazing how similar iowa and michigan state are. we'll hear from the hawks. and, a pair of close losses ruin dordt and briar cliff's chances of advancing at the naia tournament. you know families today are so stretched... ...they're working two jobs; they're working extra hours, but paychecks have barely budged. raising family incomes is the defining economic challenge of our time... i have a plan that will put raising incomes right at the center of our economy again. we've got to get back to making it possible... ...for anybody in america to go as far as their hard work will take them. that will be my mission as president. i'm hillary clinton, i approve this message championship game on saturday night, it will renew an old rivalry. even though they haven't played in two years, the first team that the spartans played when they joined the big ten in 1953, was iowa. they've met 45 t

bell ringers will stand at 16 locations around siouxland. the final goal is $180,000. you can go to ktiv.com with details on how you can donate. brad's here -- with basketball and wrestling. the bishop heelan girls are ranked in iowa's class 4a -- but they ran into a buzzsaw from an unranked team from sioux falls. we'll have the highlights. and, the sgt. bluff-luton wrestlers try to stick north and paris: there's a lot to do on a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do it for you. you have to get out there and do it yourself. bernie sanders is a well-known friend of family farms. bernie cannot be bought out by big money. bernie's opinion cannot be purchased. roll up his sleeves, take off the gloves, and take on wall street, take on big business, take on big money, and get the working class back to where they should be. he's a rock. around easier. how one company is using them to make a difference for disabled veterans. record online order means a record number of packages delivered this year. we'll show you how some residential units are handling the increase. the bishop heelan girls basketball team is ranked 10th in the latest class 4a rankin

bell weather? probably not. what happens on that day coming up when all the delegates are at stake, that's the day this gets called. >> nine days? >> some ridiculous day, you know. >> and brad, iowa, does it matter or does it not? would you rather have iowa or new hampshire if you're running? >> you want new hampshire. here's why iowa matters. because trump's been leading in the national polls for six months. and he keeps making pronouncements i am going to win iowa. i'm going to win new hampshire. if he doesn't win, then -- >> those people in iowa better listen. >> but this is an opportunity for the mainstream media to try and take trump down. because of the fact he wasn't won iowa when it doesn't matter. >> right now i'd have to say to you the national media looks like a bunch of idiots? they have done everything. they have whined, cried crocodile tears, done all this politically correct bs and he goes higher because the american people, at least the republicans that are paying attention to this thing, i mean, they -- you know -- >> they don't want the usual gang, that's what this is about. they want somebody they think has guts? >> do you agree, brian? >> no, i think the

brad blakeman. this is a hot debate. stick around. >>> the dow jones industrial average is up about 180 right now. the catalyst to the upside, oil. less than an hour to the closing bell. i'm liz mcdonald. let's start the "countdown." right to it, we are on track for nine straight days of triple digit moves. six of the nine days have been updays, so if we close above 159 points that's right, number you're going to want to watch the dow will be virtually flat still, for the last week and a half, watching the s&p 500, it is officially positive for the year, anything above 2058, watch 2058, that's the key number, that will put the s&p in the green for 2015. oil closing the session up nearly 4% at 3750. we're going to talk about the best way to play that market in just a minute. so let's get right to it. we have the black lives matter demonstrators, they are on the move. protesters are at the nation's largest mall, it came after a heated legal battle. mall of americas lawyers wanted to stop the protest, claiming the mall is private property, but the judge said they will deny the request to stop three other protests, but the mall of america, while it has a right to detain

brad pautsch with the sports fource morning wrap. >> the snow has started to melt in siouxland. and the weekend is looking pretty good. ben's in next with the forecast. this time of year, the sound of bells ringing and the sight of red kettles are familiar ones. but this year, the salvation army is in need of more volunteers. how one bell ringer is hoping to inspire others to spread good cheer this you know families today are so stretched... ...they're working two jobs; they're working extra hours, but paychecks have barely budged. raising family incomes is the defining economic challenge of our time... i have a plan that will put raising incomes right at the center of our economy again. we've got to get back to making it possible... ...for anybody in america to go as far as their hard work will take them. that will be my mission as president. i'm hillary clinton, i approve this message and i hope you'll read my plan. >> << wx timer @ 1:15 we'll have a very similar start to our day today with some patchy fog and some re-freezing, so be on the lookout for low visibilities and a few slick spots on the burn that off by mid-morning, a stronger southerly wind (10-15 mph) will bring more warm