david collins has more. >> there are still lot of unanswered questions. for example, what is the motive, and where did the gun come from? according to sources, the share brought a shot gun to school in pieces he secured in a backpack -- the student brought a shot gun to school in pieces. >> i see this kid come out of the bathroom with a bright green shirt on, long black hair. he had something under his shirt. all of a sudden you hear the gunshots go off in the cafeteria. >> the share is believed to be a sophomore at perry hall high. he walked into the cafeteria, brandished a firearm, and fired a shot that hit a fellow student. he is believed to be a special needs students. >> it was a random actng. >> investigators say the gunman was subdued almost immediately after firing the first shot. >> as the individual began to pull back from the shooting several inches, an instructor grab him. they began to grapple and a second shot was discharged. >> according to a source with direct knowledge of the police investigation, the suspect brought a shot gun to school

he spoke to reporters that camden yards today where david collins joins us live. david. >> in addition to providing an update on his mom the well- being, billboard went up asking for the public's help in solving this case and aberdeen's as they have uncovered evidence in her car. >> he called the adoption of his mother bizarre, unsettling, and premeditated. >> obviously there was some thought given to it. the materials used to bind her. >> emotions were ryan he uncovered the moment he learned she was missing. >> it was the worst feeling you can imagine. it was about 9:00 at night. my sister called me. she said that there had been a report that the car with my mother's tags on it was reported with a woman tied up in the backseat of the car and they wanted to know if we knew where mom was. we could not find mom. our worst fear was that it was hurt tied up in the back of the car. >> he said he drove around looking for her and he is making a personal plea to help find the person responsible. several digital billboards in and around the baltimore area show a sketch of t

he laughed, and as david collins reported, he came back with a weapon and that is when he shot.erstand, it is unclear whether the shot went on when he was pinned up against a vending machine or if he got off that shot and then another shot went off while he was pinned against the vending machine. >> i think everyone is hailing jeffrey wasmer as a hero. >> we understand there was a school resource officer, described as a deputy. what eventually happened is once mr. wasmer got him pinned up against the wall, that is when the school resource officer stepped in. it seems like probably when he did get him penned, the second shot must have gone off. >> thanks so much for that update. he has been there on the scene all day long. coming up, changes to the republican national convention, and we'll have details on what is expected this weekend. >> police are still on the scene inside perry hall high school where a shooting took place this morning. live team coverage is next. the car on the left was filled up with low detergent gasoline. while the car on the right was filled up with bp gas

reporting live from the studio, david collins. the> still no clues in disappearance of robert garner. obin gardner. >> her family told carroll county times they're still hopeful she is alive and well return home one day, even though it has been a year since anyone has seen her. >> i want people to know i had nothing to do with anything to harm her or anybody in my life. you know you are being widely portrayed in regards as someone who literally got away with murder. >> he spoke with "dateline" just after his release last year. she went missing while on vacation with him, a man she met online. it was a year ago thursday when she told police he and her went snorkeling off of baby beach in she was swept under the current period and he was arrested after he was attempting to leave the island. my client was detained as a suspect in a murder investigation. he did cooperate with police. to go investigators say there were a lot of inconsistencies with the story. >> some of, say the insurance policy with worth more than $1 million in the t

david collins joins us with the latest. >> good afternoon. voters will have the final say, and if polls are accurate indication, the gambling program will include a sixth site and live table games. the house speaker said three out of five voters supported slots and put this in perspective. senate president mike miller was absent. the governor who called gambling a destruction -- distraction highlighted the job creation and additional education funding. >> all of us know how did this of this issue has been in the past. we are able to put this behind us. it incorporates information. it will put forward the mayor lenders who have the final say on this. >> state analysts say the education trust fund will get $174 million from the gambling revenue. more on this story tonight. reporting live from annapolis, david collins. >> extended gambling was not the only issue debated. lawmakers failed to come to a consensus on the latest pitbull lane, meaning someone attack would not have to prove prior attack to be held liable. the court's ruling will stand.

david collins joins us from annapolis. >> this special session could become intense. the governor considered his bill fair. hollywood casino operators question whether it levels the playing field. they're calling the intercession highly irregular. gov. martin o'malley's bills will expand gambling but voters decide if prince georges county gets a casino. >> although this site will be subject to competitive building, it states -- provides a tax break. >> i am so sick of this issue. i just want to get it behind us. >> according to a draft, if voters approve the site would open in 2016. if local voters oppose t

david collins has been following this story. police are tracing blood for four blocks? >> whoever is responsible left police with an unmistakable trail to follow. around 6:20 a.m., baltimore county police responded to a call of an injured subject in dundalk. >> when they arrived, they found a young male in the basement. he was already deceased of what appeared to be stab wounds. the medical examiner will have to confirm. >> pe not determined what happened or why. language is an issue. detectives fluent in spanish are assisting. the blood trail begins a few feet from the murder scene. police declined to discuss whether it belongs to the person or persons responsible. police ran out of evidence markers and used orange cones. the blood trail ends in this house. according to neighbors, police with their weapons drawn converged on the home, calling out "policia!" a gentlemen looked out the door and they pulled him out. >> neighbors are hearing about what happened. this murder is the most serious. >> usually is not up this way. i do not know. it is crazy. >> i have lived here

. >> david collins has been following this next issue since day one. >> the governor signed the billust hours after the general assembly approved it. he said it will great 2300 permanent jobs and generate hundreds of millions of dollars for the state. gov. martin o'malley signed an extended family and built in prince george's county, as well as table games -- gambling bill in prince george's county, as well as table games. >> we are now able to put this issue behind us and move forward. it incorporates suggestions from the general assembly. it is a fair compromise. >> it also significantly reduces tax rates for all gaming operators. it is intended to compensate owners because of additional competition and offset the cost of buying machines currently purchased by the state. michael busch, a long time opponent of gambling, has come to accept that this is what the public wants. >> 3 harter 4 merryl lenders -- marylanders what this type of gaming. -- three out of four marylanders what this type of gaming. >> there is a provision to allow veterans groups, such as the vfw and american legi

david collins is back and joins us with more. >> scaling back because of competition at a time when the state is considering expanding gambling. fewer slots will make the facility look busy and enhance the perception that it is a popular place. this so-called right sizing includes replacing the buffet with a new restaurant. >> rows of slot machines at the hollywood casino are vacant. flashing lights, bills, and other enticements go unnoticed. casino operator said they want to return 400 or 500 and realized slot machines. casino operators blame increased competition from the maryland live casino and they expect even more losses after baltimore city. it is -- casino opens. >> we all share the same data base. a significant number come from that baltimore county anne arundel, baltimore city area. >> revenues plummeted by 32.4%. marilyn's first casino is scaling back operations just as state legislators are about to convene to expand gambling. legislation which has not been made public. it is expected to contain a provision allowing table games. >> no one has talked about protecting the ceci

david collins joins us live with more on the story. >> perception is larger than reality, they say. statistics indicates no surge in robberies' but residents are taking precautions. >> he said, this is baltimore, this is what is happening to me , give me your wallet. >> a knot on her forehead and some stitches. >> this was the side of the gun. it is so much bigger. this is the butt. >> that peace was shattered on july 27. she and a friend were ambushed by two gun-toting males. >> i was thinking and want them to go way and possibly someone to hear so i got a little loud. >> this piece of concrete may have saved their lives and caused the gunmen to leave. >> there is a brick over there that he picked up and hit him on the head. >> they took several hundred dollars and and iphone. what happened to her remains the point of conversation. spencer anderson and his companion are more guarded. >> i am always looking behind me. >> i do not carry a purse when i am not. i put a house key in my pocket. >> crime is trending fly, even slightly down compared to last year. police investigated 169 ro

david collins is joining us. why is the crime scene so large? >> the crime scene covered such a large area because whoever is responsible left a blood trail. around 6:20 a.m., police responded to a call of the injured subsesuspect. >> they found a young male in the basement. he appeared to be stamped. he worked at east point mall. according to his brother, he was stabbed several times in the neck. language is an issue. detectives flinn in spanish are assisting. green evidence tags marked a blood trail. police declined to discuss whether it belongs to the person or persons responsible. the trial goes for blocks. police ran out of evidence markers and used orange cones. the blood trail ends in this house. according to neighbors, police with their weapons drawn converged on the home calling 'policia.' >> the gentleman looked out the upstairs window. when he did they pulled him out. >> their hands were cuffed in front, not in the back. neighbors are hearing all kinds of stories about what may have happened. many cite an uptick in crime. >> usually i

for more on the background, we go to david collins. >> we spoke to family members by phone and they are just as surprised and puzzled as anyone. we have reached his grandmother. she describes him as a good boy, not a delinquent and she is curious where police cannot confirm bullying when she claims the school has a record of it. unemotional, that is how a source close to the investigation describes the demeanor of 15-year-old robert gladden since he has been in police custody. his grandmother says he is a good boy who holds a motion in. he was in counseling because of the divorce of his parents can spend the summer being harassed and -- by peers and social media. he says he has dyslexia and classics -- classmates make fun o f him. his classmatesbserved a quiet loner type who openly expressed his apparent pain. >> he was kind of like one of those quiet kids. he always got picked on but it is because he would do weird stuff like stipple himself in the arm, cut himself and i do not know, he just acted weird. >> cutting is a cry for help. at third sight, photograph your photo hidden from vi

david collins is in the statehouse with the future of gambling in maryland. >> the gambling bill is meeting resistance from republicans and democrats. after a meeting with democratic leaders, the governor can only express hope that the measure will pass. >> we agree with those folks over there. at no backroom deals. that is what has gone on. >> of the state house is not a happy campus. the proposed bill to expand gaming has fawned many camps. there are much needed revenues for the state. he met privately with the democratic caucus and expressed confidence the measure will pass. the governor's chief legislative officer answered questions about the bill from a skeptical delegation. the largest casino opened back in june. maryland live at the baltimore city's casinos will get an additional 5% of the proceeds if voters let another casino opened in prince george's county. still, maryland live operators consider the legislation on fair because they have not been open long enough to measure performance. >> with a baltimore city only partially open, there is already dramatic cannibalization of the

while we're hearing at this point is everything has to be confirmed by david collins. i am trying to get my bearings here. we continue to see a flow of parents getting their students. excuse me, folks. to you mind if we talk to you for a second? do you know anyone at the school? >> and our daughter. >> what do you know? what they are taking them down to the shopping center one by one. >> are you having a hard time getting in touch with your daughter? >> we are still trying to contact your. >> school standout word? >> we heard about it on the news. >> really? you heard it from us. what is it like with the parents? " there is confusion. they do not know what is going on, trying to locate their kids. >> good luck. good luck. that seems to be the story out your. there seems to be a lot of frustration among parents better trying to get to the school. you heard from this gentleman. he heard about it from august and he comes down here and he is not able to find out what is going on. that is not the first parent to say this. they cannot get their child on the cellular phone. i

david collins is live where lawmakers will take up the controversial issue of expanding gambling >> even more action going on outside. supporters are demanding their voices also be heard. let's begin with david. >> right now, the gambling bill is on a fast track in the senate and comes to the house tomorrow. at this hour, a committee is holding a public hearing. >> over there. no backroom deals. that is what has gone on. >> the state house is not a happy campus. the proposed bill to expand a ggambling has many camps. it will bring jobs and revenues to the state. he met privately and expressed conference the -- convent's it will pass. the chief legislative officer answered questions about the bill from a skeptical delegation. the state's largest casino opened in june. maryland at baltimore city will get an additional 5% of the proceeds. if voters allowing casino to open in prince george's county. it allows table games at all locations. they consider the legislation on fair because they have not been open long enough to measure performance. >> it is only partially open and there is already

david collins has we have so far but we begin with jim miller who has the latest on the investigationis live at police

david collins will have the latest on that and >> back to the games in london and return trip to the pool. in our exceptional olympic moment of the day, bringing home a gold, silver, and bronze medal. she won the 200 meter freak last night with an incredible performance. she is been training with the newly proclaimed greatest of libyan of all time. reminder, wbal -- wbal-tv 11 is your channel for the games. >> ravens practice is open to the public this week. in the meantime, they are getting the job done in owen's mills privately. >> a bit of a few fans. they have a lottery to come and watch practice. not quite the training camp will come to know in westminster. practice is getting done and focusing on this. it is safe to say he had some mixed messages. he talked about retiring and frustrations with the team, but he cleared some of that up today. what is so important for this team is he is back and playing, healthy and level that we've come to know, which is one of the status -- greatest state fees ever. -- greatest safetys ever. >> what happened because of what i did family-wise and

david collins joins us with more on that story. >> according to city police, only one of those rubber is involved a weapon and we caught up with the victim. >> dissenting, this is baltimore, this is what is happening, give me your wallet. >> alan shapiro was still recovering after being robbed at gunpoint and pistol whip there is still -- pistol whipped. >> there is still a knot on her head and stitches. >> this is the side of the gun because it is a much bigger. this was the butt. >> that peace was shattered on july 27 a few steps from her front door. she and her friend she asked to walk with her were ambushed by two gun-toting males. >> i want them to go way and possibly someone to hear so i got a little loud. >> this piece of concrete may have saved their lives and caused the gunmen to leave. >> there was a brick he picked up and put him -- hit him in the head. where minister remains the point of conversation. spencer henderson is more guarded. >> i am always looking behind me. >> i do not carry a purse with me. i put a housekeeper in my pocket and some -- housekey in my pocket. >>

david collins book joins us with more. >> the attorney also says he believes the investigators got the sequence from. he says that he wounded the victim accidentally when he was being subdued. >> he had no intention of hurting anyone. >> he says he has only had a brief interview with him since his arrest monday. bobbit lydman is charged with first-degree attempted murder in connection with firing a shotgun in the cafeteria, which critically wounded a 17-year- old special needs students. >> why did he take a gun to school? >> i do not think he thought that out. my guess is, and this is all it is at this point, is that he took the weapon to school to be more than intimidation thing so that the bullying would stop. >> bullying is a factor. he had had enough. and he decided to intimidate people he felt responsible? >> i think he was going to say enough is enough. to simply display it would have been enough to end it. look, i'm tired of what is happening. >> they're not confirming any incidents of bullying. >> they are making their own assumptions, which is what police do. >> by using he wa

david collins has the story. >> i'm in no condition to give a press conference right now. >> political and legal experts believe delegate don dwyer's attempt to get in front of his drunken boat collision does him more harm than good. >> it's inappropriate for him to -- it's dead wrong. i understand what he's doing. he's seeking repentance, there is a time and there is a place. children were hurt, there's no excuse, but he has to know all the facts before he starts apologizing and saying i had a .20. because he's painting himself into a corner. >> attorney bruce robinson believes dwyer faces several charges. >> the biggest charge is operating a vessel or boat under the influence, it carries a maximum of a year and then there's a reckless charge. that can be associated with that that carries another 30 days on top of that. >> dwyer and his boat passenger, john moran, and current police officer at the university of maryland baltimore campus, collided with another boat on the river wednesday. dwyer, other adults and several children ended up in the hospital. according to sources, investiga

david collins has been following the development and joins us more with more. >> it is let's make a deal in the house. under one negotiation in exchange for a yes vote, it will allow american legion will -- to t-types much as five slo machines with pull tabs. >> it brings in much revenue for our public employees, our teachers, our services, and it brings in thousands of jobs for our construction trade and our service trade. >> the bill provides bigger tax breaks for casino operators than the casino version. the tax code is exit -- intended to compensate existing casino operators. the likely location is a national harbour, although the site will be competitively bid. voters will ultimately decide whether to add a sixth casino and live table games to a referendum in november. the changes were made to be fair to all operators. >> we project all six facilities -- we won all six of them to survive in the long term. >> the republican caucus spent much of the day examining the bill, declaring it fatally flawed. >> the bill is very confusing, loaded with payoffs for special interests throughout

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