derek valcourt has more on the problems that the panel is facing right now. derek? >> reporter: they have been deliberating for quite sometime. in fact, we haven't heard a peep from this jury, ever since yesterday afternoon, before lunch, when they told the judge they were not able to reach a unanimous decision. and he told them to keep on trying. >>> jurors told the judge they are not able to reach a unanimous decision on the two most important charges in the case. felony murder and conspiracy to commit murder. the judge instructed the jury to keep on deliberating in the trial against 22-year-old charles mcgainey and garrett collins and 17-year-old jerome williams. they're accused of murdering city councilman ken harris in 2008. that night, harris was visiting the haven lounge in northeast baltimore, when he walked in on a robbery. he tried to get away and was shot in the back. proosecutors -- prosecutors argue that gloves and dna masks implicate the suspects who were

live at the courthouse, derek valcourt, wjz-13 eyewitness news. >>> thank you, derek.y with wjz-13 and wjz.com. we'll bring you the verdict as soon as it's reached. >>> johns hopkins will hold a memorial in a few hours to honor stephen pitcairn. he was stabbed to death while walking home. two are charged with his murder. the service will start today at 4:00 in the turner auditorium. >>> a baltimore city school bus collides with a minivan and two are in the hospital. the bus driver just dropped the student off and it appears that the bus ran a red light and hit the van. two stopped to help the female driver out of the van. both are expected to recover. >>> it's a cloudy afternoon and the sun's been moving in and out all morning long. it's pretty overcast now. look at the clouds above us. we're live with the coverage and marty bass is out back and it's meteorologist tim williams in the first warning weather center. >>> good afternoon, don and everyone. we're looking at improvements and we're dealing with the cloudy skies and a slight chance, about a 30% chance of showers

derek valcourt. >> more details to come, thank you. we'll bring you more information on this story when it becomes available. >>> a local college is grieving the sudden death of a talented athlete who grew up in maryland. devonte bunley collapsed about 20 minutes into basketball practice. bunley went into cardiac arrest and later pronounced dead. this happened during a routine practice. >> students had all passed their physical examinations. and including this student. and this was simply a routine drill, nothing extremely rigorous about it. first basketball practice of the season. >> reporter: bunley had just graduated from ha rford technical high school. >>> just hours ago we learned that another teenager has been arrested. 18-year-old michael jones jr. is charged with firstdegree murder. jones shot and killed shacar wingate on saturday night. police found wingate's body in edgewood. >>> american officials have released a warning for all american tourists. >> reporter: the u.s. state department issued an alert sunday urging americans

derek valcourt is live, where the jury is trying to come to a decision. derek? >> reporter: there is a lot for the jurors in this case to consider. after all, they have sat through more than two weeks of testimony and seen dozens of exhibits, including dna and forensic evidence. >> reporter: >> reporter: prosecutors say dna on key evidence, allegedly used during the robbery, links the three defendants to the murder of city councilman ken harris, killed outside of the nightclub in 2008. prosecutors reminded jurors of surveillance testimony. and showed video that put hill at the crime scene. a juror said they are all three equally responsible for everything involved in this case. and they came there locked and loaded. police say ken harris visit the lounge to borrow a cork screw and to use the bathroom. but he walked in on a robbery, tried to get away, and was shot in the back. his sudden death stunned his family and the city. >> my husband was a true champion for justice. he understood the mean of community and people working together. >> i stand here when i say

derek valcourt is there. and is following the extensive deliberations. derek?> reporter: just before noon, those jurors came out and said that they were having a hard time reaching an agreement, saying that there was definitely some disagreements going on in the jury deliberation room, all of this indicating that this trial could be heading towards a hung jury. >> jurors tell the judge they were not able to reach a unanimous decision on the two most important charges in the case, felony murder and conspiracy to commit murder. the judge told the jurors to keep deliberating in the trial against 17-year-old jerome williams, and 22-year-old charles mcgainey and garrett collins. they're accused in the death of harris in 2008. defense attorneys are cautiously optimistic about what the jury's statement to the judge means. >> it could be that 11 are holding out in favor of acquittal. it could be another number. but i don't know. again, they're taking this deliberating process very seriously. >> reporter: councilman ken harris was visiting the haven lounge in northeast

derek valcourt has more on the problems the panel is now facing. >> reporter: hi, jessica, the jurors have been back at it. they've started around the 9:00 hour. the deliberation was set for day five. they were having disagreement and not able to reach a unanimous consensus. the judge asked them to keep on working. jurors said they're not able to reach a unanimous decision on the two most important charges in the case. felony murder and conspiracy to commit murder. the judge urged them to keep on deliberating. the three are accused of murdering ken harris in 2008. he was visiting the haven long and he walked in on a robbery and he tried to get away and he was shot in the back. dna evidence implements the suspects spotted in surveillance video and the suspense tried to punch whole in the evidence saying there's no three they were responsible for harris' death. >> it's unclear right now how long the judge will ask the jury to continue the deliberations. they've been deliberating most days until 5:00. they'll get a lunch break around 12:30. we'll keep you posted. >>> derek, thank you. co

derek valcourt has more on what caused the chaos. >> reporter: hi, jessica, the tunnel, now reopened and officials say it's flowing fine and a different picture from yesterday afternoon when the thick, black smoke billowed. >> investigators today worked on repairs inside the fort mchenry tunnel after a bus caught fire during the evening rush hour. >> we've been here quite a while, like an hour. >> >> reporter: there were no children, but a driver and an aide had to make a run for it. >> they were met by two civilians overcome with smoke. >> reporter: the drivers inside the tunnels couldn't see anything and thick black smoke filled the tunnel faster than the ventilation could fill it out. everyone made it out safely. >> the thought of being trapped with the fire was scary, we were talking about that and the people down there and hoping they were okay. >> reporter: the tunnel is open and there was no structural damage to the tube. and the damage was only to the electrical systems and cosmetic damage as well. we're live in the tunnel. >>> and again, amazingly, no one was injured in the

live at police headquarters, derek valcourt. >> police are asking for the public's help. anyone with information is urged to call crime stoppers. >>> a family is desperate for answers tonight into what caused the car crash accident that killed their 18-year-old son. they say it's taken days just to get basic information from police. mike hellgren takes you inside the tragedy and situation. >> reporter: this is where andrew mccoy was thrown from his friend's suv. it somehow collided with a cadillac driven by an off duty annapolis police officer. you see the memorial here. andrew's family simply wants a fair investigation. mccoy's mother and stepfather met wjz at the saw mill skate mark. a home away from home for their 18-year-old son. they want to know what happened when he died a week ago at the intersection of poteet. >> i was shaking because i was scared. i knew something bad had happened to him. >> it's a bureaucratic snafoo. >> reporter: for days they got little information from police. the mta took the case initially. the family did not know an off duty police office

>>> i'm derek valcourt where the sudden and unexpected death of a teenager on a basketball court leavesy mourning. we'll tell you what we know now. >>> wjz eyewitness news starts right now. >>> city hall corruption scandal, a prominent councilwoman strikes a deal with the prosecutors. >> tonight what it means for her future. >>> hello everyone i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter, here is what people are talking about tonight. >> a corruption

derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> and cameras captured the accident. that video has not been rely -- released. >>> a 49-year-old woman was struck and killed. it happened just after 6:00 had this morning on fort small wood roads and kendall roads. police say they tried to follow this. police say there is no indication that alcohol or excessive speed were factors in the accident. >>> howard county police are investigating a disturbing attack right now. a 7-year-old girl says she was sexually assaulted by four men near a playground near columbia. and mike schuh has more. mike? >> reporter: police have concerns about what happened with the victim being 7 years old. that makes her a first or a second grade er. and there are a lot of unanswered questions. >> reporter: she was playing here, outside her apartment. around 7:00, she went to leave to go home. when she crossed an open area. it's here that her path crossed that of four men. >> she told our police officers that as she was walking through a field, she was approached by four men with dread locks. they

at the courthouse, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> okay, derek.nk you. >>> and if these guys are found guilty, all three suspects face the possibility of life in prison. >>> dozens of people are without electricity tonight, after a gas main break in howard county. kai is in the newsroom with an update. >> reporter: bge says the gas will continue to burn until that leak is repaired. flames shot out of the ground in the 8800 block of stanford boulevard this afternoon. bge had to turn off power to 68 homes and buildings because the fire was too close to electric lines. crews are currently working on fixing the leak and hope to have it repaired tonight. denise? >> thank you, kai. bge says the cause of the leak is under investigation. >>> maryland schools are celebrating record improvements tonight. the number of students graduating from high school is at an all-time high. adam may has details in tonight's school watch report. >>> after dropping out of high school four years ago, darrent farmer is back, finishing his senior year. >> i gotta see everyth

derek valcourt. >> as soon as a verdict is reached you can count on website woab and wjz.com -- wjz and wjz.com to bring it to you. >>> city councilwoman helen holton has pleaded no contest to finance charges. as a result of her plea, the council president has removed holton from her position as chair of the taxation and finance committee. the no contest plea does not admit get. >> today ends this case. ly continue to serve on the city council and serve my community to the best of my ability to help make baltimore city a safer, healthier and more prosperous city. >> the more serious bribery charges have reached the court of appeals. >>> in just six days the first gubernatorial debate will be staged exclusively at wjz 13. we want you to be involved as governor o'malley and bob ehrlich discuss topics. we want to hear from you before hand. what issues are you concerned about? what questions would you like them top answer? go to wjz.com and click on the link at the top of our home page to submit your question. >> temperatures struggle to reach the 60s. let's take a live look outside. we're

derek valcourt talked to both sides about the looming vote on thursday. hi, derek. >> union officials say most teachers love the contract once they come to understand it. but there are some teachers who say they think it is being pushed through way too fast. >>> city teachers asked to approve a groundbreaking union contract. >> this is a lot of what teachers ask for. >> teachers union president marietta english says the new form eliminates step races. instead, rewarding teachers based on performance. and student achievement. and the contract includes raises. but not everyone is thrilled. so far, 135 teachers have signed an online petition to postpone the vote. >> i'm not asking to take it off the table. i'm asking for a delay. >> petition organizer robin thinks this includes excellent provisions for teachers. but argues there are too many unknowns and feels the contract is being rushed through. >> there's really not enough time to decide whether something this radical is good for us, good for the students and good are are the for the -- good for the city o

derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> if approved by the teachers union, the contract would then be submitted for final approval. >>> it has been another spring- like october evening. a live look outside now. dent get too use-- don't get too used to it. things are going to change. wjz has live first warning weather coverage. >> well, you can see it, clear as a bell. we had a few clouds move through the region. between 2:00 and 3:00. that was actually a front. take a look at showers. a few showers popped up. cleared out. dryer and cooler air is moving in. north winds now alt 5. that continues to bring a cooler and dryer air. tomorrow, a beautiful day. but thursday, that's going downhill. bernadette has a look at that. >> it's not going to last forever. we have rain heavy at times. and also the winds kicking up. now, this is going to come up the coast. somewhat like a nor'easter. and what we're thinking out of it. not only is it going to tap into the cooler air in place. but colder air. and highs by friday, may not get out of the 50s. we'll have a complete forecast coming up now. back

derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> thanks, derek. count on wjz and wjz.com, to bring you the vrdz as soon -- verdict, as soon as it's announced. >>> right now, baltimore city police for looking for this man. 89-year-old ed reisinger. he is the father of former city councilmember edrisinger junior. >>> it is the most talked about political race in maryland. and tonight, gaining national attention. the just-released poll shows governor martin o'malley with an 8-point advantage over former governor bob ehrlich. last month, o'malley only had a 3% lead. the margin of error remains 4%. >>> and o'malley and ehrlich are holding their debate this monday, exclusively on wjz 13. i will moderate. it will be broadcast exclusively on wjz at 7:00 p.m. and we would like to hear from you. what issues are you concerned about? what questions do you want them to answer? submit your questions questions to wjz.com by clicking on a link at the top. home page. >>> not only will this be on the ballot next month. tonight, a campaign in favor of slots at arund

. >> at the top of the news, the five people killed during the violent weekend here -- derek valcourtas the story. >> start new england and sunday morning turned out to be a busy shift after six shootings left five dead and two others injured. >> reporter: he and his family are still in shock. >> i have no idea why someone would do this to my son. >> >> reporter: his son was shot in the head on shamrock avenue. >> when we got to the hospital, they told me, he was gone. we didn't get a chance to say good-bye to him. >> reporter: he was the father of a 3 year old and he planned on attending college in a few months. the police are looking into the possibility his death could have been connected to another murder. there was another man shot twice in the valley. >> [ indiscernible ] forwhatever reason, he ended up being dropped here. >> and that victim and three others shot to death this weekend, not yet identified by the police. and their murders add to the homicide totals of year. 164 for as of october 6th. and for now, sherman hector hopes that the detectives bring his family justice. >

derek valcourt has reaction from the campus. >> that man was a freshman. it was his first basketball practice, he was required to pass a physical exam in order to play sports, he did pass that physical exam. so tonight no one in his family, none of his friends know what medical condition killed him. condolence messages pouring into a facebook page that belonged to dunley who died on the basketball court on friday. >> everybody loved him. >> it still hasn't sunk in. >> reporter: he was attending the first basketball practice of the season. after 20 minutes of drills, the team took a brief break. >> as they were doing the stretching exercises, devonte who was i think already on the floor stretching didn't get up when the rest of the athletes got up. >> devonte popped into my office, made a big impact on me just the way he handled himself. what he said, the questions he asked. he was clearly the guy out of the new ones that at first made an impression on me and i was anxious to get to know him better. >> reporter: devonte was new to the community college, but

derek valcourt. >> today a spokesperson says the espn zone has met legallology o bligation and the lawsuitout merit. >>> a woman is in the hospital after a person sat her on fire. howard county police say richard rodola suffered minor burns in the incident and is being guarded at john hopkins bay view medical center. the victim remains in critical condition. >>> the father of a missing north carolina girl has been arrested and charged with writing bad checks. denise is in the newsroom with the latest and twist in this bizarre case. >> reporter: police say the charges are not related to the disappearance of zhara baker. the girl's mother has been charged with obstruction of justice and is still in jail. she admitted writing a bogus ransom letter on the day of the girl's disappearance. >>> a woman known for a bad case of hick ups is accused with murder. now the hick ups eventually went away, now the 19-year-old and two other men are charged with murder. meek lured a man to a home in florida where he was robbed and shot. >>> a health crisis in haiti continues to spread. today the total of cho

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derek valcourt has more. >> crews at work now repairing the electrical systems inside. police say the tunnel itself is safe, despite yesterday's dramatic fire. >>> this is the charred remainders. bus that caught fire monday night. the driver and an aide were forced to make a run for it. >> thank goodness we don't have this situation every single day. captain cory stuck behind the bus in the tunnel. >> and police say it worked exactly as planned, clearing the smoke quickly. >> we had no issues of smoke- related problems associated with the fire because of the exhaust system. >> it snarled traffic for hours, on and near 95. >> trying to get home. >> and here i am. look. near the tunnel. >> once the bus was towed out, inspecting the tunnel for structural damage became top priority. engineers worked throughout the night, by morning, giving the all-clear to open it back up. >> it is structurally sound. and traffic is flowing through it. i can see myself going on the way to work. no worries. >> repairs will take a few more days. cosmetic tiles will be worked on through the we

we're live at the courthouse, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >>> all right. thank you very much, derek. >>> if convicted, the suspects face the possibility of life in prison. >>> a 17-year-old faces serious charges tonight for allegedly attacking another teen near their high school. mary is live in the newsroom with more on the allegations. >>> at this hour, 17-year-old troy reed is being held without bond at the anne arundel county detention center. last week, police say reed led the victim from annapolis high school into a wooded area. police say he then made advancements. the victim then said reid became angry, knocked her to the ground and sexually assaulted her. that's all according to police. he faces a number of charges including second-degree rape, sex and sodomy. >> reid was arrested last evening without incident. >>> the largest drug bust in baltimore county history. a multi-billion operation is out of business. weijia jiang has more on this massive bust. weijia? >> reporter: police say that operation was so big, it was producing well over enough mar

live at police headquarters, derek valcourt. >> police are asking for the public's help. anyone with information is asked to call police or metro crime stoppers. the number 1-866-7-lockup. >>> and police were called, a man was shot in the head. he has not been identified. >>> a family is desperate for answers. they say it's taken days to get basic information from police. the wreck involved an off duty officer. mike hellgren is there and takes you inside the tragedy and the investigation. good evening mike. >> good evening kai. it was here where andrew mccoy was thrown from the suv his friend was driving when it somehow collided with a cadillac driven by an off duty police. his family simply wants a fair and full investigation. >> reporter: andrew mccoy's father and stepmother met wjz at the skate park. a home away from home for their southern. they want to know what happened the night he died a week ago. >> we received a call, very earl late sunday night, early monday morning that he had been involved in a serious accident. and-- >> they told us to get to shock trauma as

derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >>> all right. on monday, the juror also asked two questions that the judge was not able to answer. >>> edward risinger junior was last seen friday in the 1600 block of south element street. he is the father of city council viepts edward risinger iii. >>> life behind bars. he plotted to kill dozens with a bomb in new york's times square. now, a judge has ordered faisal shahzad to spend the rest of his life in prison. shahzad has no regrets about his actions. >> reporter: faisal shahzad smirked when he was handed down a sentence. he told the court he felt no remorse for his failed may 1st bombing attempt. he said, quote, i'm happy with the deal god has given me. he also told the court, we are proud terrorists, and we will keep on terrorizing you. >> we will range an attack inside america. >> shahzad became a u.s. citizen last year. he received explosives training at a pakistani terror camp and says the taliban gave him money to carry out a terror attack in times square. prosecutors made a case to dem

derek valcourt has more on the cause of all of that chaos. >> officials say that tunnel is safe to reopen. traffic now flowing through. quite a different thing from what we saw yesterday during the evening commute. when thick, black smoke billowed out of that tunnel and sent drivers running through the exit. >> investigators today running on the repairs after a bus belonging to the durham school bus company rose during the evening rush hour. >> we have been there for quite a while. >> there were no children on board. but the driver and an aide were forced to make a run for it. >> they were met by two civilians who were slightly overcome with smoke. >> drivers say they couldn't see anything as thick, black smoke filled the tube faster than the ventilation system could pull it out. six lanes were closed. but every driver made it out safely. >> the thought of every driver being trapped in that tunnel with a fire is pretty scary. so we were talking about it and hoping they were okay. >> reporter: the charred bus was pulled out late last night. footballs say there was -- officials say there wa

derek valcourt has more on why the jury may be delaying its decision in the murder of a baltimore cityncilman. derek? >> reporter: well, just before lunch today, the jury told the judge, if they were not able to reach a unanimous decision on the two most important counts in this case. the counts of felony murder and conspiracy to commit murder. the judge told them that they should go back to the deliberating room. in essence, keep on trying to reach a unanimous verdict. >> reporter: defendants jerome williams, charles mcgainey, and garrett collins face a long list in the 2008 murder of baltimore city councilman ken harris. they say harris visited the haven lounge. but he walked in on a robbery, tried to get away, and was shot in the back. prosecutors told jurors, dna on evidence like gloves and a halloween mask used during the robbery, linked the three defendants to the crime. and they showed surveillance video that puts defendants on the crime scene. defense attorneys say the evidence against their clients is circumstantial. >> reporter: so the defense's arguments may have played thro

derek valcourt is there, following the case. >> reporter: it's the fifth day of deliberations. and we did not hear anything from the jury today, not even a question, still no verdict. >>> 22-year-old charles mcgainey and gary collins and 17-year-old jerome williams face a long list of charges for the september of 2008 murder of baltimore city councilman ken harris and the armed robbery of the haven lounge in northeast baltimore. harris stopped at the nightclub to borrow a cork screw and to use the bathroom when he walked in on a robbery by three masked men. he tried to run and was shot in the back, devastating his family and the city. >> my husband was a true champion for justice. he kind the -- understood the meaning of community and people working together. i stand here on behalf of the harris family when i say that i want justice to prevail. >> reporter: prosecutor says dna collected from gloves and a halloween mask used during the robbery and found near the scene, implicates the defendants. but the defense attorneys argue that evidence against their clients was circumstanti