i just want christopher -- i asked the lord to show me christopher a little bit more and he's lansing that prayer -- answering that prayer. i don't want to take away his purpose. he came in peace and i want him to leave in peace. >> i love that life i just saw. >> well that vegle for christopher brown will leave in about an hour. the wake will be held tomorrow evening. now brown's mother told us she has respect for county authorities. the off duty officers cam to murder their child and whether or not they deem her as a criminal act. for their part the county said the investigation is still going on and may not have an answer for christopher's mother for a couple more weeks. today we spoke to county executive kevin kamenetz who had this to say. >> i have met extensively with police chief johnson as well as state's attorney scott shellen ber -- shellenberger. they will determine what the facts are and take whatever steps are appropriate. >> let me tell you, brian kuebler is on the story. he will continue to follow it has the investigation unfolds. we'll have more tonight on abc2 news at

one story we've been following here on the show is the case of imprisoned activist tim de christopher who was thrown in jail for an act of civil disobedience see in late two thousand and eight he disrupted a bureau of land management oil and gas drilling rights auction by winning the rights to fourteen land parcels now for that action in july of two thousand and eleven christopher was given a two year sentence and this march it was revealed that christopher was thrown into isolation in prison over an e-mail that he sent that contained quote a threat to wage a campaign against a donor who he felt was engaging in immoral practices and christopher was being moved a guard told him that an anonymous congress member complained about the e-mail implying about was why he was being put into isolation now the public outcry the follow this that led to the reintegration of the christopher into the general prison population but the question of why he was put there in the first place still remains so that's all we asked you to help us figure out which congresspersons senator complained to the burea

i had sort of comes and i was out of update on to christopher and bradley manning was back in for me today for another hearing before the real trial begins firedoglake kevin gusto is going to join us to discuss what did and didn't happen in the courtroom. of american power continue. might be time. for the rulers record books. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm sorry welcome is a big issue. here is what i wrote a. book and they alone if so they'll get the real headline with none of them are the problem with the mainstream media today is that they're completely disconnected from the viewers and what actually matters to those viewers and so that's why young people just don't watch t.v. anymore if they want news they go online and read it but we're trying to take those stories that people actually care about and transfer them back in t.v. . welcome to the capital account i'm lauren lyster. one story we've been follow

but christopher still has his heart. in san francisco, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> any high school would be proud of this. 100% of this year's class is graduating and every one has been accepted to four year colleges and universities. that's the story at the college prep academy in west oakland. the graduating class of seniors is 75% low income and 90% minority. many will be the first in their families to attend college. congratulations, what an uplifting story. >> yeah, aspire, job well done. a lot of other kids graduating today and this weekend. mike you are tracking the weather for them. >> 35 of 'em today. we'll get to as many as we can the rest you will find on my facebook page. good morning. i figure most of the kids are sleeping now. we'll start the graduation forecasts next hour. live doppler you see i don't want to call them false radar returns not precipitation is what you are seeing it is clear. breezes going to bring cooler weather later today. right now calm except for fairfield out of the southwest at 15

. >>> christopher brown wants answers. what she says the state's attorney's office told her about the case. >>> they take care of our children. but how much do nannies me? >>> a military family jumps every phone call not knowing when the next will come. >> the knock on the door is a dreadful sound. one that forever changed a family. tonight, the father of a marine shot in the chest in afghanistan on friday speaks to us. what did they have to say. >> we're learning about a police procession that will bring him back on friday morning. his father shares the details about the last phone call with his 21-year-old son. when he said all he wanted when he came home was crowds. >> gene mills walked out the store on father's day 2008. he grew up in laurel and graduated from high road academy. before he turned 18, his dad signed the papers for him to join the marines. a mission he had sent 9/11. >> the recruiter walked in the door. and then i did not see him for 13 weeks afterward. accredited baby. >> after boot camp, lance corporal

christopher columbus, we don't have a clue what he looked like. this could be christopher columbus. it could be almost anyone from that time period. we have no life portraits of christopher columbus. so everyone, you can imagine him in any way you want. in any way you want. he's born in genoa, italy, 1451. his father is in the wool business. the wool business in the mediterranean that time period means travel by sea. so at an early age columbus, young christopher, goes to sea in this wool business. he seems to enjoy it. he seems to be pretty good at it. he takes up the life of a sailor. we know that he sails to portugal. there's the place to go, right? think about this. late 15th century, what do you think is going on down on the waterfront of lisbon, what are they talking about? bha are they talking about down there? they're talking about india and china, they're talking about the exploration of their captains coming back with more news. they're talking about exciting things, which columbus hearing. he also watches these portuguese and see how they navigate and use the compass. he

david. >> thank you, christoph and thank you survivors for allowing me to be here. a little bit of background on community crisis care. the first program in a major city started in san diego, it was started about 25 years oogs. it was a pilot program that was launched by a group of police officers in partnership with the community and their thought goes back to that fork in the road that christoph mention aid few mention ago. they would go out on these scenes of a heart attack or respiratory failure or whatever and see if there was no one there for the survivors. they piloted this program. it was successful very quickly. in 25 years, you see the orange county intervention program in partnership with muni palts with los angeles county, riverside crisis program, sacramento, portland, seattle, las vegas, phoenix, but there giant gap here on the west coast and that is here in the bay area. so a couple of years ago, we began assembling a coalition here in san francisco to start a model program for the bay area. essentially, as christoph mentioned, the way the crisis care

it's's about christopher. >> i'm not angry and i want to make sure that that's clear. feel cheated. i just know that it was a crime committed and i need justice to prevail. there is no other way i can look at it. i love that life i just saw. >> reporter: and she will see more of it tonight. christopher's friends have planned a vigil this evening on the very football field he was working toward his dream as a professional player. this is not a rally, this is a individual him, one brown said she will lean on for strength as she prepared to bury her baby boy. >> they didn't know how much it'll take to get through it and they will help us. you know i'm -- i'm -- you know -- i just want christopher -- asked if the lord could show me him more and he is answering that prayer. because i want to be able to [inaudible] and not take away from his purpose and he came in peace and i want him to leave in peace. >> christopher's family said there will be a viewing for chris tomorrow. it'll be in the evening from four to eight at the vaughn green funeral home on liberty road. >> all n

here's one that's mystical, the mystery of christopher columbus. well, columbus on his first voyage now sails about. he goes from island to island now, and every place he goes he does encounter native peoples. as he encounters these native people, he inquires of them. you can imagine the difficulty in communication. many of these native peoples have small, gold ornaments. just trifling little things. when the spaniards see gold, it immediately flashing into their minds that we have discovered this immense potential rich civilization. truth the matter was that the gold they saw among the natives were gold traded from the mainland frshgs the mexican platts toe, but it took generations for the gold trinkets -- there wasn't a gold mine over the next hill. of course, whenever columbus or his associates would ask the natives in how they would do it where did these riching come from, the answer was always the next village over. they were always anxious about it. you want to go to the next village over. as they went to the next village over, it was disappo

christopher browne's mother feels he should be in police custody and facing homicide charges. >> arrest him because as far as i am concerned, he is a danger to society. >> christopher brown's mother has gone through many stages of grief. >> it is hard. this man is walking around. my son has been put to rest. nothing is done. right now, i am feeling like a lot of treatment is given to that officer. i am not asking for life. i am asking for a punishment according to the crime. >> the 17-year-olds died on june 13 after a confrontation. the officer was at his when he told investigators that he heard a crash at his front door. he went down to investigate and ended up chasing several people. he eventually found brown hiding in some bushes and said the two ended up in a physical fight before brown fell unconscious. >> we are in the middle of this investigation. we have made a lot of progress. there is still work to do. this is a very serious matter. it is not something that can be turned around overnight. >> browse cause of death has been ruled asphyxiation. brown's family attorney feels the o

he didn't consider that christopher has a family. he didn't consider that it'sis a kid. he didn't consider anything when he killed him that night. >> that was christopher brown's mother and she is not happy with the charges. we've been told that laboard has been released on his own recognizance. >> thank you. we have learned that a police officer is facing perjury and misconduct charges after clement to have been shot while on duty. detective anthony fata claimed he was shot in january of 2011. prosecutors say he falsified his story in an unsuccessful bid to get workers' comp. another scandal rocked the police department as an internal investigation is launched into possible abuses of overtime pay. a search warrant was issued for a division that accounts for large portions of the overtime that is spent by the police department which totals tens of millions of dollars every year. more late breaking news unrelated to the overtime pay investigation. john king has left the department. he was brought in by decommissioned to implement new training standards for city police. th

christopher walked toward that and suddenly something happened like running. that is the part that i don't understand. >> reporter: police are offering only vague details. >> he chased him and vent eventually caught up with one of them. there was a physical fight and some point during that fight the young man about came unconscious. >> reporter: the officer cried out for help but he never regained consciousness and was later pronounced dead. christopher's mother learned of the death from police five hours later and she said they wouldn't let her identity his body, calling in school officials instead from. >> i wanted to see him. i just wanted to see if there was any bruises because i don't want them to cover stuff up. i don't want them to push this under the carpet. his school officials got a year book out, said that's him. that's him. that's the kid. he gets in no trouble. he doesn't president . >> reporter: the officer's front door had been damaged but they stopped short of saying any other crime ha been done. a neighbor near the scene of the death questions

that's the difference. >> i would really like to be able to see christopher trotter go back to generalecause of the length of time he has been in segregation. but should he go? i'm so thankful i'm not making that decision. >> bottom line here is where we're at. it is up to me now to make that recommendation. okay. like i said, some staff here in this unit have recommended you be released. some haven't. >> i'd like to know who haven't. >> no, you're not going to know who. who did and who didn't, okay? the important thing to know is that it's in my hands now. okay. so doesn't matter what the other staff recommended. it's up to me now. so the responsibility is at my level. all right, well appreciate your time. and that concludes the questions i had for you. >> thanks so much. >> thank you. appreciate it. unfortunately if i make the wrong decision here, if i do recommend that he's released and then something happens, then that burden is upon my shoulders. >>> coming up -- james stone reaches out to an old friend. >> do you time with the cat for 15 years and you just miss having them around

. >> reporter: witnesses say christopher brown hid behind the bush before the officer found him. when the teen stopped breathing the officer searched for someone to perform cpr. an attorney says there may be a history of domestic violence. christopher brown's family sent us photos of the last few days this one showing his older brother consoling his mom. their grief is taken over by calls to their attorney and a plea for answers. >> it's just kind of right in your face. this is just pure una adult rated rage it's there and it's out of control. so much so it resulted in the senseless taking of a life of another person. >> reporter: baltimore county police are centered on the randallstown home of otherser james la bored trying to figure out if he was acting in self- defense last wednesday e. chased down 17-year-old christopher brown who witnesses say was close to but not part of a group of kids being kids flocking on doors and throwing rocks. >> at some point another neighbor said she actually heard him crying out for help. >> that lets you know the level of rage that this person i

a source tells us the officer put christopher in a choke hold. his family struggling to understand how and why this happened. >> where are you doing? what is going on? could you pull him out and talk to him? it did not have to go this way. he is dead. >> police are conducting an internal investigation in the incident. the state's attorney's office will be the ones to decide if any charges are filed. >> also in baltimore county, a domestic related barricade forcing a high school in to lockdown. police were called to woodlawn around 8:00 this morning to reports of a man barricaded inside a home. we are told the man was ultimately taken into custody without incident after about three hours. his live-in girlfriend and her sister managed to escape. prison for couple convicted of holding prisoner and assaulting a 22-year-old one for nearly nine months. the girlfriend will spend 40 years behind bars. during that time they collected disability checks from the victim. she was dropped off at a hospital weighing 86 pounds, with multiple injuries. >> a lawsu

christopher was killed june 13th. there is a lot of unanswered questions. his mother says it's time for authorities to act. she has waited for details on how her 17-year-old son died at the hands of an off duty officer and she wants answers. the latest excuse brown heard was from the chief of police, jim johnson. brown says she spoke with him yesterday and he asked for her pay patients so the officers could speak with the attorney. she says he killed her unarmed son. the family attorney is calling for an independent investigation. a spokesperson says this investigation takes time because it's fair and thorough. >> i'm saying i want answers. they are still not answers. i got to wait for that. i'm not doing this anymore. >> her child is gone and not coming back. christopher wasn't given the same courtesy or extension of please be patient or do this or that. >> in a statement released yesterday, baltimore county state's attorney said his office and the police continue to investigate and to do the job properly, they can't the process. sherrie johnson, abc2 news

does not come home with that christopher has a family. he did not consider he is a kid. he did not consider anything when he killed him that night. >> that was christopher brown's mother. both charges against laboard are considered felonies. reporting live, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> we're following a developing story. detectives conduct a raid on the road department involving an investigation into overtime pay. internal affairs executed the search warrant. the search warrant look for records as part of the investigation. the possible abuse of overtime pay. totaling tens of millions of dollars each year in overtime. the department gave no comment on the investigation. a personnel move -- john king left the department. he was brought an early this year by fred bealefeld who wants to trading standards for city police. the department has not provided details on why king left. detective anthony fata faces perjury charges. prosecutors say he falsified his story to get workers' comp. >> after years building the foundation for the

last books i come tonight to go, one of my heroes, is christopher reeve. christopher reeve is one of my heroes because, not because he played superman. to me the most important part of the story is not superman. the most important part of the story is clark kent. do you want to know why? because we are all clark clinton we all know what it's like to be born inordinate and which would do something incredibly undersell. the news is we all can do incredibly undersell the christopher reeve is proof of the. he's a hero after he became paralyzed. the hero who my daughter introduced tonight it was christopher reid's daughter. his daughter came up and read the entry for her father. what i love the most, beyond sink and here's one my heroes in a book called "heroes for my daughter." my daughter introduces his daughter and she read the answer for what we're taking the pictures of the book, we are picking the one for christopher reeve. i want to show you very quickly what christoer reeves enter is. we were debating can we get things we put them in a superman costume?

few people know more about how difficult life in confinement is than christopher trotter. after ten consecutive years there, he has been released to a transitional housing unit on his way back to general population. >> probably known him for 12, 13 years. when i heard he was going to open pop, i couldn't believe it with his reputation that he has. i didn't think they would let him out. >> oh, man. this is what i do all day long, drink ice water. it's been ten years since i had a cup of ice water. i was like, dang, i never knew that water tasted so good. but it does, just ice water. and these are the little things we take for granted. >> trotter, whose name is infamous in the indiana state prison system, will now be around other inmates and staff without handcuffs and shackles for the first time in ten years. he originally came to prison nearly three decades earlier on a four-year sentence for theft. but then trotter received 142 years as a result of being one of the instigators of a major riot at another prison. he has spent a total of 16 years in confinement but says thes

christopher brown's mother is plannin her son's future. uneral. >> you want answers. you feel like part of you is taken. i did not plan to have to bury my child. >> a devastated mother with more questions than answers. the medical examiner's office ruled his death a homicide. he died from asphyxiation after a confrontation with an off-duty police officer at his house in randallstown. the teen-ager's mother is angry and anxious for a full investigation. >> could you talk to him? it did not have to go this way. he is dead. >> the police officer was at his house around 10:00 wednesday when he went down to investigate a crashing sound. he saw four people run away and chase them to a neighbor's yard before he found brown hiding in some bushes. >> the officer here's a young man in the bushes and tells him to come out. the gunmen refused to come out so the officer reached in and pulled him out. at that point, the man engaged in a physical fight with the officer and in the course of that physical fight, at some point, the young man became unconscious. the officer performed cp

good morninn patrice,ttis is 17-year old christopher brown. he died during an altercation &pwith annoff duty officce on on starbrook road. theeofficer... says he heard a loud bang outside his home and found his front door damaged. he then aw... three to four young men... run away. so... he took off after them.several blocks away... he caught up witthbrown... hidinggin ome bushes.a fight bboke out... and at some ppint brown felll unconscious.hh died juut a short time later at a nearby hhspital. (aunt) "we have peace with where christopher is noww,we know as christians that he is in heaven but we don't have peace about what happened and we woo't have peace until we answers because he's dead." - according to the medical examiner... brown dieddof asphyxiation. so far no ccarges have been piled.bbt, the nine year administrative eave while the investigation continues.i'm meggn gilliland, fox45 morning lawyers or convicted murderer george huguely are askiig for a change of venue in a wrongful death lawsuittagainst him. the motion argues that huguely

. >> tonight christopher brown's mother is packing out. >> keith matthews fan out tonight. a tornado turned his life unside down but his fans are putting it right side up. >> and for those who want good stories, see how this story will make you ralphly to this little boy. >> a mild night and we will look at days of heat soon. >> that's right. it'll get hot the next couple days. wyatt has what kind of temperatures we are talking about. triple digits. >> i think we can get 100. one last pleasant evening as we look over the night sky. it'll get hot and muggy and sticky. classic maryland summer weather. really not a cloud in the sky but temperatures today reaching 90, that was child's play. heat watch up in effect for baltimore, dc, philadelphia, for the day friday tomorrow will still be hotter. low to mid90's, especially down in the heart of the city. much hotter and more humid toward the weekend. >> tonight a baltimore county police officer is back at home with his family after being charged with manslaughter in the death of a teen. >> the officer now faces criminal charges i

christopher is dead and he's gone.'m not here for him. i'm here for these other students. >> reporter: last september they issued a warrant for a person of interest. as of today no arrest. they're reinterviewing old witnesses. ever since the funeral, cummings has repeatedly issued this message to the killer. >> i promise we'll find you. you didn't give christopher justice. we want to make sure you get justice and we want to make sure you never do this to another human being again. >> since the murder, police have increased patrols in that off campus neighborhood. >> a maryland lawmaker found guilty of theft and misconduct in office. tiffany austin can now be forced out. she's convicted of using state money to pay an employee at her private law firm. this crime has -- if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check on the roads. kristie is live with traffic. i know your watching the situation on i-95 closely. >> that's right. we have an accident there at river side parkway. it is blocking the left two l

and that's christopher you know. that's the kid he gets in no trouble. he doesn't. he is not a part of a bad group. >> reporter: the officer remains on leave while the investigation continues. linda so, abc2 news. >>> atf agents bust up a armed robbery operation in hampden yesterday afternoon. we are told when the agents moved in to make arrest four suspects took off in car. officials say the men heading there they were heading towards two of the agents when one of them shot the driver in theshoulder fearing for his life. agent arrested six people and found six firearms and one bulletproof vest in that car. >>> it's been one year since two teens were struck and killed along martin luther king boulevard. and dozens of family members and friends gathered last night at the intersection of mlk boulevard and pratt street to remember emerald smith and courtney angeles. reu ben dunn was driving the car that hit the girls but switched place was his girlfriend kendra myles who was in the passenger seat. she was driving when p

those three beautiful people there are christopher reeves' children.son will. boy, they're all like 6'3". will is a school friend of cassidy's for the last five or six years. so although i was not close friends with christopher reeve, i loved him. everybody did. when you're asked to introduce somebody, it's a little awkward. i could introduce you, but i remembered once interviewing him. with regis. he was talking about his equestrian. i said are you ever afraid? he said something about the fact that the worst thing you can do in life is being afraid of not living it. it dawned on me the real paralysis in this world is fear. and he never let the body paralysis to keep him from -- so anyway, what a beautiful legacy he left behind in these three children. frank inducted willington mera of the giants. >> i went to the hamptons and i was drinking. that was my weekend. >> you got hammered again. >> i didn't get hammered. >> one of us is living a meaningful life. >> the other is sitting at tables -- >> is that deutchman? >> yeah. >> it was a bunch of people a

christopher cummings was a promising honor student. his life cut short last june. >> one year ago today we got the call that no parent wants to receive, the most dreaded call and that was that christopher had been shot down in cold blood. >> reporter: since the murder christopher's uncle congressman elijah a lie gentleman cummings was concerned about other students. >> i'm here for all these other students. >> reporter: last september police issued a warrant for a person of interest but as of today there is noaa rest. them assigned new detectives to the investigation. >> talking to the police and the police have a theory that he was being robbed. and we just learned that. and they believe if they can just get a few more tips they can possibly pull it together, cummings has repeatedly issued there message to the killer. >> i promise you we will finds you you didn't give christopher justice you slaughtered him. we want to make sure you get justice and we want to make slur you never do this to another human being again. >> reporter: the c

assthe deeartmentt continues to investiiate christopher brown's death....l passed the mayor's budget thii afternoon.it's 2 point billion dollars... and starts rec centers and fire commanies to close...more on that tonight at 11. the budget includes a property councilwoman mary pat clarke... for a homm worth 200-thousand dollars... the cut would savv homeowners a little more thann pressdent jack young voted foo phe property tax cut......but says with all the budget cuus rec centers......he would reconsider his vote. iq: if had to do it all over againoq: its noo that much of a savings savings...and then there's presented by councilman jim kraft at tonight's city worker...in a city truck... running... in front of the councilman's house. iq: to be perfectll fair oq: with the motor 3 3running runningkraft says the pictures state lawmakers wereelanning to return toannapolis two wweks &pfrrm today...for a special session on gambling.but that's been puton hold...as lawmakers failed to reach a consensss.as john rydell...that'supset some union leaders... leaders... "

what christopher brown's mom has to say. here is diane sawyer. >> cup company on world news, it could be a game changer for cancer, faster, better, cheaper. >>> in your money tonight summer is officially here. if your teen is having trouble finding a jox it may not be their result. teen employment has improved but the landscape is bleefnlgt teen unemployment remains three times the national average. now it's six flags near d.c., the directtor of administration said applications for summer slots were up more than last year and not just from teenagers. >> applicant flow has been up with retirees looking for extra income or teenagers. >> career counselors encourage them to play up their strength, cut out the middle man, dog sitting and babysitting are options and don't give up looking -- not just yet. >>> tess the season for weddings. we know planning a wedding can be very expensive, especially that all important cake. a growing number of brides and grooms are turning to their local supermarket. companies look saveway are jumpi

christopher's mother says investigators aae giving their fellow officer...special treatment. (mom)"if it was the average joe blow or christopher.. he would actually be behind bars riiht now.. now..(police response)"the investigation for this case is &pstiil in process we are in th middle of it.. weve made a lot on paid administrative leave - as the investigation into the homicide continues. the united states supreme court strikes down parts f arizona'ssimmigration law,, leaving only the "checkkyour papers" part.this requires state and local police to perform roadside checks of people they've stopped or detained ii a quote, "reassnable suspicion" exists they arr in the counnry illegal. illegally.fed up with illegal immigrants crossing from mexico... republican governor jan brewer signed the arizona immigration law on prii 23, 2010.the federal ggvernment sued, saying ariiona overreached..oday the supreme court said while arizona is understandably frustrated with the proolems caused by illegal immigration... the tate may not pursue policies that undermine feddral law. 1:02-1:19"

>> it was the campus which would be there between clarendon, christopher drive, claremont, all of the way to parnassus. >> thank you. >> can i just ask them? >> yes, mr. pilpel? >> to john stone, what is the other corner there? the southeast corner of the highlighted area, clarendon and johnstone? the northwest corner is judah? south of there, , is that correct? can you just walk me through getting from their along the south? what are those named streets, or how do you describe that, is what i'm trying to figure out. >> and then christopher. >> uh-huh. >> that is on the other side. >> that is crest mont. that is the cabinet. >> ok. and i guess my problem with this is not in describing it, crestmont and some point there, and it is to a point north, at fourth, it becomes very difficult to describe. >> difficult for whom? >> to the consultants, the lawyers, you know? rather than speak for them, consultants, would this be difficult to describe? >> it looks straightforward with the id tool. >> it certainly is a census block, no question, but the streets do not connect, so in terms of descr

public, i would have been arrested. >> reporter: they're organizing a march for justice for christopher brown. >> reporter: brown's family is calling for an external investigation. an attorney for the officer refused to comment on the case. reporting live, megan mccorcal, wjz news. >> the officer has been suspended without pay. >>> a developing story tonight. the head of baltimore's police training position about rumly resigns. -- abruptly resigns. a source with the baltimore sun says the acting police commissioner wanted to go in a different direction. >>> l.a. waltershine was sentenced to 30 days in prison for the beating of a teen. he claims he acted in self- defense when he assaulted 15- year-old coryalsby in 2010. >>> one man headed to prison, barry landau. he was caught red-handed stealing priceless documents. he was sentenced to 70 years in federal prison. we have more on the disgraced historian's fate. >> reporter: 64-year-old barry landau said nothing as he was sent to prison for 7 years in the theft of rare historic documents written by abraham lincoln, carl marx, fdr, and oth

the contra costa times identified the driver as christopher andrews. >>> rescue crews in napa county pulled the driver of an overturned water cannion. investigators say the truck was watering a dirt road when it slipped backward into the canyon. the truck flipped on its side trapping the driver in the cab. the driver was taken to the hospital with injuries, including broken bones. >>> california's first court of appeals upheld the conviction of mess alee. he claimed that the judge did not instruct the jury properly. however, the court rejected it. >>> our, cluessive poll finds california voters favor governor jerry brown's tax initiative. 52% of voters say they sport governor's plan. it would raise the sales tax and increase personal income taxes on those making more than $250,000 a year. voters are split on another november tax measure. it would permanently hike income taxes on a sliding scale with most of the money going to schools. 42% of the people approve it. 43% are opposed. >> they have top stand on that are on merit. >> governor recount was right here in the bay area for grad

a memoriallfor christopher.n off duty officer in randallstown. it's been ten days and no arrest. chriitopher's mother says investiiators are giving their fellow ooficer... speeial treatment. (mom)"if it was the avvrage joe blow or christopher.. killed that police offiier.. &phe would actually bb behind bars right now..(police response)"the innestigation for this case is still in process we are in the middle of it.. weve made a lot of paid administrative leave as the investtgation into the hooiccde continues. the baltimore city council ggves final approval to the mayor's 2-point - 3 billion pollar spending plan. 3council members rejected 6 million doolars in cuts.... proposed by council presiddnt jackkyoung... s part of a plan to redirect funds toward rec centers and fire companies. that means three city fire commanies remain on the phooping block.the mayor wants to eliminate them to help close a 35 million dollar gap in the ity budget.but the fire union ays it could jeopardize public safety. "iqq i ould have cct

chris christopher brown die -- christopher brown died of asphyxiation. been released. back to you. >>> battle ltimore city police officer is facing charges this morning. anthony fatta has been charged with perjury misconduct in office and making a false claim. he was shot last jan. january. -- last january. he claimed an unknown man fired at him. investigators believe the bullet came from his own weapon. the officer denies the allegations. >>> a sudden departure for the head of baltimore's police training division. john king resigned. he was hired just 6 months ago. he's stepping down because of some sort of persons nael issue. -- personals -- personnel issue. >>> a dealer who admitted to stealing thousands of rare and valuable documents is sentenced to 7 years in federal prison. barry landau was ordered to pay $46,000 in restitution. he was seen stealing document from the md m hispanic to -- from the maryland historical society here. >>> up next, why the olympics could be the most expense -- expensive >>> the tennis players over the last two or three de

laboard is indicted on manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter for the murder of 17-year-old christopher brown. brian kuebler has been on top of the story. this week we talked to brown's mother who expressed concerns that officer brun was -- laboard was getting special treatment. we'll have much more coming up tonight at 6:00. >>> well, another day, more twisteds and turns in the case -- twists and turns in the case against george zimmerman. why police say his statements didn't add up. >> reporter: we have more on why police are pursuing manslaughter charges in the death of trayvon martin. this interrogation tape taken three days after the shooting show's the lead homicide investigator pushing zimmerman about what he remembers from the minutes before he shot and killed 17-year-old trayvon martin. >> like i said, i wouldn't want to be in your shoes. >> reporter: the next day zimmerman would pass a deception test but the police confront him about inconsistencies in his story. >> i walked on the street. >> once again, something else i have to try to explain away. >> reporter: just last week

prosecutors filed vehicular manslaughter charges against christopher bucchere who is seen here. he is accused of speeding into the intersection of market and castro in march and hitting sutchi hui. sutchi hui died of his injuries. after the accident christopher bucchere posted a comment online saying it was a crowded sidewalk and he plowed through the least crowded spot. >>> raising six properties as part of a narcotic's bust. ktvu's john sasaki reports it also crossed u.s. boarders. >> reporter: our cameras were rolling as they pulled evidence out of two different properties. one on viking street and the other on american avenue. the vikings street business is california connections incorporated. >> automobile accessory. i spoke to this person several time in the past. seemed like a straight shooter. >> reporter: we went to the property management company where the owner said the owner was based in kansas. >> he said his customer -- they go to his website online and ship it. >> reporter: illegal drugs were shipped to customer. and warrants were served and arrests made in kansas

good morning patrice,this is 17--ear oll christopher brown.ed during an altercation with an off duty fficer on on starbrook road. the officer says he heard a loud bang outside his home and found his front door damaged. he then saw... three to fourr young men... run away..so... heetookk ff after them.several blocks away... e caught up with brown... hiding in some bushes.a fight broke out... and at some point brown fell unconscious.he died just a short ttme later at aanearby pospital. 3&(aunt) "we have peace with know as christians that he is in heaven but we don't have peace about what happened and we won'tthave peace until we know what really happened.""i just wanted answers, i wantt answers because he's dead." according to the medical examiner....brown died of asshyxxation. so far no charges have been ffled.but, the nine year police veteran is on investigation continues..'m megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. several baltimore county students are being punished... for making a racist drawing involving president obama. obaaa. we've censored h

but for christopher gem the loss of the bike board on calamity.his is the hole somebody cut through the front entrance of the church of the nativity in san francisco tl haze valley where he is staying. all of that effort to take a bike most people would never have the strength to ride. >> he said i'm a spokesman i have problems. >>reporter: christopher is polish and his friend translator and doctor vladimir. a special olympian who powers the bike with hands on long distance journey. christopher had planned to leave this morning on a cross country trip to raise awareness about the cancer that took both of his legs. >> 8 operation. chemo and l therapy. >>reporter: dreams stolen off the church front porch. his bike is worth roughly 10,000 dollars. without it or one like it he won't be making any cross country trip but still making plans. what is the plan now? >> he plans to make marathon tm normal, 2 wheel bicycle this. >>reporter: wheelchair. tomorrow morning christopher intends to ride it marathon distance through the city. >> he will try to the pa

christopher rowland, a co-author of the peace in the boston globe. this is "democracy now!emocracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. when we come back, new york has reached its highest level yet of homeless people. we will talk about what is happening in the city. stay with us. ♪ [music break] ♪ [music break] >> this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we end today's show with a look at homelessness in new york city. the number of people living in city shelters has reached a record all time high. this spring, more than 43,000 people, including 17,000 children, slept each night in municipal shelters. the analysis showed the average length of a family's stay in city shelters has increased to nearly a year. since mayor michael bloomberg took office, the shelter population has increased by 39%. the coalition attributes this to the bloomberg cost administration's bill year to help move homeless families into permanent, affordable housing. housing advocates say it was exasperated by the city's cancellation of the adva

the mother of christopher brown says she has waited long enough for police and prosecutors to decide whether to file charges in the death of her son but the state's attorney cautions against rushing the investigation. wjz continues to investigate the case. mike hellgren is live on a community meeting taking place tonight. >> reporter: this will be at a synagogue in randallstown where this unfolded. community leaders want to get a pulse on the high-profile case and it impact there. 17-year-old christopher brown has been buried and his mom says she is fed up with waiting for the state's attorney to decide whether to charge officer james laboard in his death. >> that is not enough for me. this is where i draw the line. they have enough evidence and i am demanding it at this point. >> reporter: here is what police say happened. on june 13th, brown was walking with young people. someone through a rock at officer laboard's door. the officer chased them down and caught up with brown and after an altercation brown ended up dead. the medical examiner ruled it homicide by asphyxiation. police

the browns living room as been transformed into a memorial for christopher. the 17-year-old died during a confrontation with an off duty officer in randallstown. the cause of death: asphyxiation. it's been ten days aad no arrest. christopher's other says investigators are giving their fellow officer.. special trrattent. (mom)"if it was the averaae killed that policeeofficer.. he would actualll be behind bars right now..(police response)"the investigatioo for this case is still in oo it...weve made a lot of progress." the officer is on paid administrative leave as the investigation into the police are on the hunt tonight suspects... in a very unusual getaway car. car. paul gessler streaming live of the crime. paul? a burgandy conveesion van, jennifer..t shouldn't be hard to spot.it has white lettering on the side of it reading, ""ount pleasant a.m.e church." that's right.a church van, reported stolen an hour earlier, was used to drive away from this mcdonalds on reisterstown road in ppkesville.baltimmre countyy police say one of the men followed someone into t