. >>> fred bealefeld was on hand. the antitrafficking could have back fire. they wanted himed to fire -- him to tiresome agents who ran operation fast and furious. they followed gun sales so they could track them. several of the guns wound up being used in crimes including the shooting death of a u.s. border patrol. holder said it will be complete and though will hold those responsible accountable. >> is unacceptable. the use of this misguided tactic is inexcusable and must never happen again. >> although holder said mistakes were made, he defended the need for the tracking of gun sales. police commissioner fred bealefeld served as an example on how illegal guns can improve. meanwhile, several congress men threatened to impeach holder. they said the justice department hasn't disclosed all of the information. >>> fewer people are dying in car crashes. that's new numbers from the department. nearly 33,000 died on our nation's roadways last year. it's the lowest since 1949. the dot said the drop comes despite the fact that americans drove more last year than the

police commisisoner fred bealefeld sat down with me to discuss the city's homicide rate. the ffrst time in more than 30 years... baltimore may see less than 200 murders in a year. bealeffld says a number of factors have played a role in bringing the city to this point. the first is support from mayor stephanie rawliigs-blake. bealefeld also points to the introduction of targeted enforcmenn...where as officers go after bad guysswith guns.... in hopes of getting violent repeat offenders oof city streets. bealefeld says over the next 36 hours... you can expect to see thouuands of officers on patrol... and that includes the commissioner. 16:19:29 i'm gonna work my tail off to make it happen. you know why i'm optimistic? because i have 3-thousand people out there backing me up. and they're going to be backing me up tonight tomoroow and the next day and then the're gonna come in january over again. while the city is looking at a record homicide rate.... fewer than half of those murders have been solved. tonight at ten, the commisisoner talks clearance rates and how he used to b

reporter: city police commissioner fred bealefeld was on hand for a hearing about operation fast and furious which is an anti-gun trafficking investigation which critics say backfired. during operation fast and furious, federal agents followed illegal gun sales so they could track them. several guns that were supposed to be tracked wound up being used in crimes, including the death of a border patrol agent during a shootout in arizona. holder said the investigation into fast and furious will be complete and those responsible will be held accountable, although holder says mistakes were made in this investigation, he defended the need for officers to track gun sales and how this type of tracking has removed thousands of illegal guns off the streets. and even though he didn't testify, commissioner bealefeld says the city of baltimore served as how a focus on guns can improve crime rates. >> in the last four years we've done what teams of law enforcement people in baltimore hadn't done in the previous 20 years, and so that counts for something. but we can't do it alone. we need our feder

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. >>> baltimore city fred bealefeld was at a hearing on a program that they say back fired. they want answers from attorney general eric holder how operation fast and furious was run. agents followed illegal gun sales so they could track them. several guns ended up being used in crimes including the deathñrf an agent. high school teach are hasñr been arrested for havingxd sex with students. jeffrey robert sears was arrested this morning at glen burnie. he has taught there since 2006. the incidents took place on and off school ground. sears was removed from the classroom on november 1st after learning of a possible relationship with a student. >> this is the time for glen burnie to heal and be concerned about the students and the victims in this situation, so we need to heal. we need to come together. glen burnie has a rich tradition and we'll do that. >> sears has been charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse of a mean for. >>> there are plans to put more work -- money in worker's checks in harford county. jeff hager has more on this money mishap. >> reporter: 'tis the s

fast and furious did get support from members of law enforcement, including police commissioner fred bealefeld>> luckily we didn't see the beautiful snow here. although, there are some concerns about what will be heading our direction, a wintry chill in the air but what's in store for the next few days. lynette charles has a look at that. >>> i know a lot of people think we dodged the bullet. we did get some snow, but it didn't stick. that's good news. as we look at the satellite and radar, we are dry. we had lots of rain. we set a record at bwi, 2.38 inches of rain fell yesterday. we had a trails of snow at bwi. we're look at your temperatures. temperatures are cooling down, especially the further to the west you g38 in hagerstown, mid-30s into winchester and frederick. 40 into baltimore. as we head through the restÑi of the evening, we'll drop down into the 30s. it will be mostly clear, chilly and we'll have aq light westerl% wind upon us. i'm going to talk about how cold this will get. all that is coming up. >> thanks a lot. >>> the holiday season can ab fun time to be a couple, holiday par

police commissioner fred bealefeld says a number of factors have played a role in bringing the city opport from mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. bealefeld also points to the introduction f targeted enforcement... that's where officers go after bad guys with guns.... in hopes of getting violent repeat offenders off city streets. bealefeld says over the next 36 hours... you can expect to see thousands of officers on patrol... and that includes the commissioner. 3 16:19:29 i'm gonna work my tail off to make it happen. you know why i'm optimissic? because i have 3-thousand people out ttere backing me up. and they're going to be packing me up tonight tomoroow and the next day and then the're gonna come in january 1st and we're gonna do it all over again. again. right now the murdee steady at 196. year is holding - two doctors are facing murder charges tonight...accused of botching late term abortions in maryland. was arrested in new jersey...and doctor nicola riley was arrested in utah. elkton police say they just completed a 16 month investigation...and found late term fetuses stuffed in .