you're watching wbal-tv 11 news at 6 with rod daniels, donna hamilton, tom tasselmyer, gerry sandusky, and sky team 11 covering breaking news. covering breaking news. wbal-tv 11 news continues in excuse me, sir i'm gonna have to ask you to power down your little word game. i think your friends will understand. oh no, it's actually my geico app...see? ...i just uh paid my bill. did you really? from the plane? yeah, i can manage my policy, get roadside assistance, pretty much access geico 24/7. sounds a little too good to be true sir. i'll believe that when pigs fly. ok, did she seriously just say that? geico. just click away with our free mobile app. >> good news to report after a tough flu season. >> the number of people getting sick is beginning to decline. we're 2016 states that experienced minimal activity. in september -- in december they sought 8-10 per week and now is down to one per week. >> a lot of people prior to this were going to work and trying to push through things when they should have been staying home, coughing without covering their mouth, using their hand to cover

donna hamilton did not seem wowed by lebron james accomplishment. the nba has existed since the year after world war ii. more than 4000 people have worn an nba uniform. none of them have done what lebron james has done. did we get your attention yet? he made 30 p9oints. made 70% of his shots. no one has ever scored 30 or more points while shooting 60% of the field. no one, not until lebron james became the first. can we check donna to see if she is impressed? >> i am very impressed. >> last night, shaquille o'neal showed up at the staples center and so did will ferrell. ferrell poses a security guard who escorted shaq out of the court. none of the fans,. there were still stunned at accomplishment. >> they were stunned by the moustache on welfare rolls. -- will ferrell. >> we have a forecast next. >> barry simms discovers this woman may not be the alleged thieves the first victim. a local shop owner said she hired the floral designer on the spot because his work was just that good. she accuses him of scanning her out of thousands of dollars. >> regre

. >> donna hamilton, wbal-tv 11 news. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> she is tough,man. the morning commute should be fine. 45 at the airport. temperatures in the low end of the 40's this morning. mostly sunny with a high near 50 this afternoon. >> good morning. a few accidents out there. start on a mercedes drive. police are on the scene of a crash. looking have the on 295 down on32. expect those southbound delays. this is a live picture at security. in other traffic at greenspring is moving well towards the j.f.x. and running smoothly at the area bridges. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. 6:23. baltimore sports fans will not have to wait long to cheer on the next hometown heroes. keith mills will have sports. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. >> good morning. it is play ball for the orioles . pitchers and catchers report today. morrow.st workout is to borro 93 wins in the regular season including a win over the rangers in october. spring training pushed up a week because of the world baseball classic. the seaso

donna hamilton, wbal-tv 11 news. >> interesting. the mayor will give her state of the city address.acey has a preview. >> thank you. the 10-year fiscal outlook was released last week. ruin by 2022 unless budget cuts are made. in 10 years, it will be more than $2 billion in the hole. a local economist points out the city cannot tax its way out without losing more residents and businesses. the tax rates are already the highest in the state. cuts will have to be made. the mayor will announce her ideas. the state of the city is this afternoon. she has given a few hints, including making modern investments and changing the tax infrastructure to make baltimore more competitive for growth. the state of the city is at city hall at 2:30 this afternoon. reporting live in the newsroom, kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. the roads are wet. we are seeing delays on the north side. 21 miles on the west side. this is a live picture at liberty. 45 on southbound 83. jarrettsville pike in monkton

captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> you are watching wbal-tv 11 news this stan stovall, donna hamilton and sky team 11 covering breaking news where you live. wbal-tv 11 news at 5 continues now. >> welcome back. looking up for work in a tough economy. maryland college graduates spend their friday trying to land jobs, but who was doing hiring? once a year, more than one dozen colleges and universities team up to try to help graduates get a job and a paycheck. >> helping connect those looking for work and the companies to say they are ready the higher. tim to live in the newsroom. getting that job is what it's all about, right? >> you are right. it's every parent's hope that the college degree will help with a job. that is why so many job-seekers made their way to a jobs and career fair at house and university. >> they show a prepared to make their sales pitch and impress more than 130 companies like care first, blue cross blue shield of maryland. >> we have a lot of opportunities currently available and we are just looking for individuals looking for an opportunity. >> i'm open to findin

with stan stovall, donna hamilton and sky team 11 covering news where you live. klutz in the cross hairs of a blizzard. tens of millions of northeasterners are being told to stay inside down off the roads as it has began to fall. it's not going to be letting up anytime soon. many of us could be waking up to -- compared to what they will be getting, not much. >> the big story may be the wind. tony was like, where was that from? that cannot be us. we are underway when the advisory starting at 9:00. let's get the up-to-date forecasts. >> we took a live at shot from baltimore. that -- from boston. that was not us. by thistting eclipsed storm being on the southern edge of it. some minor accumulation possible and bacchants in northeastern maryland. maybe 1 inch, but most of you will see less. at bwi right now, some light rain. in the northern part of hartford and cecil county, you can see the light snow here. you're going to get a quick coating up there. i can do harford and cecil county over the next 15-20 minutes. -- back in harford and cecil county. >> here is a loo

with stan stovall and donna hamilton.our insta-weatherplus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer and skyteam 11 covering breaking news where you live. wbal tv 11 news at 5:00 p.m. continues now. quex half a dozen emaciated forces are being cared for in the rescue form after being confiscated by the hartford county property on friday. all the horses are several hundred pounds underweight. >> according to officials, more animals are in danger. jennifer franciotti has that story. >> she is as skinny as they can get. >> there are six of them. thoroughbreds being relegated -- rehabilitated in howard county. there were found in various stages of the emaciation on a 68-acre farm on baldwin mill road. officials say the owners claim they could no longer care for the animals and were trying to give them away. one died, six more expected to be removed this week. and on the bodies killed rating of 1 to 9, 9 being the best, they break at one to -- rate tat one to three. >> all of that, you should not be able to see this bon

with stan stovall and donna hamilton and your forecast with tom tasselmyer and skyteam 11 covering breakingnews where you live. wbal tv 11 news at 5:00 p.m. continues now. >> could mental illness have played a role in the murder- suicides involving students from the university of maryland, college park. dayvon green had been prescribed medication for mental illness. >> that raises questions about the issue of mental illness and its connection to the potential for violence. we're joined now by our education reporter. >> it is another conversation about another tragedy. what do mental health experts say? what they're saying is problems will show up early on. what will it take for students to suffer for mental health to get treatment? >> the off-campus college park tragedy points to the serious problem of mental illness. affecting people of all ages. police say that davon green shot and killed ever made and injured another. family members say he had been treated for mental illness. >> itis hat is hard to soort ou. we can have moments where things do not seem clear and it is hard to sort out ou

you're watching wbal-tv 11 news at 5:00 with stan stovall and donna hamilton. your insta-weather + forecast with tom tasselmyer and sky team 11 covering breaking news where you live. wbal-tv 11 news at 5 continues now. >> baltimore school's ceo is confident the funding plan to renovate buildings will get a passing grade from state lawmakers. he has been the better part of this legislative session shopping the proposal that would pay for renovations and new buildings. >> it would be $32 million per year in the form of a block grant and be used to attract investors in the bond market. tim tooten has more on the story. what you think the chances are? >> if you ask the city school ceo, they would say the chances are very good and it may be why he is willing to fight until the final round. >> the longer we wait, the greater the costs down the line. >> he has lost track of how many times he has been to annapolis to lobby for the school system block grant proposal. >> i think people get it. they understand it. there is an acknowledgement of the need. >> he continues t

with stan stovall and donna hamilton, at your insta-weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist at tom tasselmyer and sky team 11 covering breaking news where you live. wba l td 11 news continues now. >> new at 5:30, facebook, twitter, more class room teachers are logging onto social media people and not for fun, but as a teaching tool. >> this policy would list restrictions on how social media can be used in school. tim tooten joins as with more on the story. >> it is hard to keep up with how fast technology is changing. it should not come as a surprise that more school systems are trying to tap into the good in social media. she is only a tweet away from her school even when she is out of the building. >> recently, we have started using twitter to communicate with our parents and share what our children are learning. >> she represents a new generation of educators that values social media. anne arundel county is about to get on board systemwide. they are drawing up a social media policy to enhance education and learning. >> we will use social media for instructional purposes. if

with stan stovall and donna hamilton, or forecast with tom tasselmyer, and skyteam 11 covering breaking news relive. wbal tv 11 news at 5:00 p.m. continues now. >> the world is still reeling tonight after the bombshell dropped this morning by pope benedict xvi. he broke a longstanding tradition. since the middle ages, no head of the catholic church has stepped down but pope benedict xvi has announced he will. >> the world's 1.2 billion catholics will have a new pope. our team coverage continues. the reaction of the americans and the shocker from the vatican. it is a crazy story. >> who would have expected it? even though this pontiff had warned he might abdicate if he thought the job would get too tough for him. no pope had done that in modern times. pope benedict xvi's decision came as a surprise, shocking york. >> that is big. i can i give a reaction now because it has not sunk in yet. >> the first pope to abdicate in 600 years. chicagoans were stunned. >> to me it is like losing a father. >> the 85-year-old cited fading health saying in a statement, " has -- i have come to a certaint

you are watching wbal-tv 11 news at 5:00 p.m., with stan stovall, donna hamilton, and your chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. wbal-tv 11 news at 5:00 p.m. continues now. >> take a good look at the theater in towson. soon it will look like a completely different place. it has been around for nearly two decades now and was the scene of a mob-like melee last fall. >> rob roblin is live in towson. thus the change have something to do with last year's problem on the streets of towson? >> i talked to the owner earlier and he said absolutely no. he said that have been planning to make this changeover for couple of years. the record peter has been a music being you here in towson for almost 20 years. a favorite place for many to see a concert. >> it gave me the opportunity to see some acts there and i did not have to drive too far. >> they have decided to remodel that the editor and turn it into a nightclub. brian says they could not compete -- to remodel the theater and turn it into a nightclub. >> we knew what was going to happen. it was just a matter of time. it is like the walmart syndrome. we wo

are watching wbal-tv 11 news this damn stovall, donna hamilton, chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer andky team 11 covering breaking news relive. wbal-tv 11 news at 5:00 p.m. continues now. >> the state is resting in the murder case after calling 33 witnesses. they're wrapped up their case today against michael johnson, the man accused of killing north carolina teenager barnes. >> the judge expressed great concern. jayne miller joins us live up to circuit court downtown. the the prosecution in trouble? -- is the prosecution in trouble? >> the judge expressed concern and nearly threw the case out about an hour ago. this concern is about the evidence in the case, or the lack thereof. it relies heavily on the word of a career criminal who testified that michael johnson called him on the day that barnes does appear to help him get rid of the body. there is no telephone records to confirm that account. also today, more evidence before the state wraps up to push the theory that barnes body was put into a storage bin. the neighbor michael johnson testifying on the day she disappeared that he so

you are watching wbal-tv 11 news at 5:00 p.m., with stan stovall and donna hamilton, chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer, and skyteam 11, covering breaking news where you live. >> welcome back, everybody. for most people, m&t bank stadium is one of the most beautiful stadiums. >> can you take something that is already good and make it better? a first look at how the reagan say yes, we can. >> over the last decade, the ravens have realized the experience must continue to improve. a man cave with a 60-inch flat screen? but $35 million renovation that is announced to keep up with staying at home. stores will be expanded in streamlined. the concession stand will feature open kitchens with varied menu. thing you will not get it home. m&t bank stadium is now 15 years old and remains one of the best home field advantage as. >> we are competing against the home viewing experience, so we have to do everything we can to improve the game day experience. we have done that by introducing high-definition video to the stadium, kirk -- early revamping the club area. you come inside our stadium on the low

you are watching wbal-tv 11 news at 5:00 p.m., with stan stovall and donna hamilton, your forecast with tom tasselmyer, and skyteam 11, covering breaking news where you live. wbal-tv 11 news at 5:00 p.m. continues now. >> of the announcement today at pimlico as mr. worldwide is headed to the preakness. this is that this year for the clean up atmosphere at the preakness. >> quite a bit less drinking, but some of the ax performing. rob roblin shows us this year in field acts include pitbull. >> 82 days until preakness day and today they announced the entertainment that will be performing in the infield. today the big announcement for this year's preakness infield. ♪ pitbull will be one of the main attractions at preakness this year. the miami native has performed in south america, europe, canada, the united states, and australia. his current single is a huge hit. >> it is very electric. is dance, movement, very little controversy, just a feel-good type of dance. ♪ >> mclemore and ryan lizza are more hip-hop. -- brian lewis. they are topping the charge right now. they are very hot right no

donna hamilton, wbal news. >> the treatment is called a world food desensitize asian -- desensitizationmagine -- imagine how nerve wracking that is. >> i eat them all the time. >> it is 5:55. a look ahead to our next hour of 11 years. >> if the doctor tells you to eat chocolate, i am ok with that. we are tracking of houston showers moving our way, including one that could impact baltimore. we will have the details in just a little bit. >> up next, the community remembers young maths teacher killed last monday. >> authorities served search warrants at over one dozen vendors at a flea market and 11 is continues. stay with us. -- market. >> it was a stunning announcement, one that reverberated in parishes across the board. the resignation of pope benedict xvi confirmed the love -- his love of the church and its followers. he was not out to lead 11 bill -- the 1 billion catholics. it is something that has not been done in 600 years. this transition will be historic. with the changing face of the church, there is speculation the next pope could come from an emerging african nation or somewhe