gary collins jerome williams and charles mcgain he all face counts on more than 2 dozen crimes connected to the 2008 robbery of the new haven lounge where he was killed. the jury has been ordered to continue deliberating. >>> . >> let's take a look at our harbor cam downtown and bottom line yeah more gray skies today. that was the situation. but as we work into the afternoon we saw some sunshine, and i think you're going to like what happens tomorrow. we'll see a lot more sun out and about. 57 degrees right now at bwi we got 57 in frederick. cool night on the way no doubt about that but an early look at your neighborhood forecast tomorrow low 70s across the boards including highlands west port. it takes a while to get there. cool start warming up into the afternoon and setting the stage for a fantastic columbus day weekend. we'll breakdown that weekend forecast in detail coming up. >> thanks a lot wyatt. change is copping to the city of aberdeen in lots of way new residents coming in with plaque emergeing crime change has also come to the police department as jeff hager reports tonight c

that they had been unable to agree on charges of first and second degree murder against gary collins jerome william and charles mcgahee she. the judge said try again. three face counts of more than 2 dozen crimes connect to the robbery and murder of harris at the new haven lounge in september 2008. >>> in prins george's county, dozens of police cadets are investigated accused of cheating on academy tests. it includes 146 police officers from three class since july of last year. at least 34 officers are facing specific cheating allegations. the allegation is that the 34 were given answers by an instructor to a number of the tests administered prior to graduation. that raised suspicion among some officials. >> not only could it call into question the truth telling abilities but could call into question the legality of any arrest they might make. >> i am asking the public, the police to stand behind them and give them support while we try to figure out what's going on here. >> a list of the officers in question could be released soon and those officers will be taken off the streets as early as today.

judge they had been unable to agree on charges of first and second degree murder against gary collins jerome williams and charles mcgain he. the judge told the jurors to try again. they face counts on more than 2 dozen crimes corrected to the robbery and murder at the new haven lounge in september of 2008. >>> we got some good news for maryland schools. the state's graduation rate has gone up and the drop out rate has dropped. school superintendent says results show very few students have been prevented from graduates because of high school assessment requirements. in baltimore nearly 1500 fewer students dropped out of the hs last year than in 2007 cutting the district's drop out rate by more than half in the past three years to just 4%. >>> now the number of city high school students who passed the high school assessment test also increased by more than 500 from last year. >>> well, the controversial plan to bring another wal-mart to baltimore is still not decided. baltimore city council's land use committee met today. city council president who chairs the land use committee says a vote would likely

judge they had been unable to agree on charges of first and second degree murder against gary collins, jerome williams and charles mcgainy. judge told jurors to try again. three face counts of more than two dozen crimes connected to the robbery and murder of harris at the new haven lounge in september of 2008. >>> the plan to baled new shopping center fleet complete with a wal-mart and low' home improvement store cleared a hurdle last night. the city council land use committee voted to approve the 25th street station project. this will sit in remmington. some are concerned about the traffic but many people in the neighborhood support the plan but councilwoman who represents the area says the negotiations between the city, wal-mart and the developer over wages for future employees is still going on. q >> get more for the workers and residents, and we will continue to work on that. night done deal yet. >> business owners in the neighborhoods close to the neighborhoods are worried the stores may drive them out of business. the city council will vote on the proposal next month. >>> four minutes after six.

charles mcganey, gary collins, and jerome williams are accused of gunning down harris back in 2008.faced 29 charges each including conspiracy charges. today marks the beginning of america's 10th year of involvement in the war in afghanistan. the taliban is in talks with the government, possibly to end the aggression in anticipation of a u.s. pullout next year. 1200 americans have been killed and more than $900 billion has been spent. >> that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- nine years later, has the u.s. involvement in afghanistan accomplished anything? >> we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. we have a closer look at your morning commute. getting busy in terms of delays. one location that is looking at delay because of an accident cleanup. washington and mlk, there is an accident. 23 miles per hour on the outer loop west side beginning at 795. that will back up traffic on southbound 795. harford county, an accident loca

. >> those charges facing gary collins and jerome williams include first-degree murder and conspiracy to rob with a dangerous weapon. >>> a suspicious murder in laurel. they found him in cranberry road. he had apparent trauma to his upper body.$♪ anybody with information is urged to call crime stoppers. >>> baltimore county police have arrested these men accused of stabbing a man, brandon goforth and roland clayton are charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and robbery. they standed andre wright at the mall. they tried to rob him earlier in the day and later when andre wright saw the suspects inside the mall he saw a fight breakout and andre wright was stabbed. >>> mario is charged with assaulting his mother early this morning. r&b singer mario barrett and his mother got into an argument and the sinker pushed his mother. now the mother told police she hit her head on the wall and feared for her life. march -- r&b singer mario barrett is charged with second degree a salt. >>> if you are pulled over you could be fined $45 and $100 for the secondary one. you have to be committing s

charles mcganey, gary collins, and jerome williams each faced 29 charges in the robbery at the haven lounge. a baltimore city jury has awarded a 23-year-old woman nearly $21 million. the jury found that marie carter suffered lead poisoning while living in a house on baltimore city. the case was based on circumstantial evidence. the award will be reduced because of the state's credit $50,000 cap on non-economic damages. -- $350,000 cap on non-economic damages. today marks the beginning of the 10th year of the war in afghanistan. president obama pledges to bring to start -- to start bringing it to an end of the beginning of next year. >> for families who have lost loved ones in afghanistan, this is another sad anniversary, filled with questions about what has become america's longest war. president obama marked the ninth year of war by honoring robert miller, who died two years ago defending his comrades. >> they heard his voice. he had been hit. still, he kept calling out the enemy positions. >> his parents said never believed in the mission. >> he believed he was working for a -- bel

. >> gary collins, and jerome williams, and charles mcganey of face murder charges. they are hoping that jurors will agree that surveillance video and dna evidence investigators found on latex gloves and a bandana will prove the three and committed the crime. >> is tough. you are not sure if one juror asked the question or if it was a consensus. i agree that it does seem to lend it to our belief that they may be questioning whether mr. williams was the shooter. yet he does not have a gun in the bar. the navy reconciling how those two differences add up. it is good they are discussing these things. they have questions as to whether the testimony is actually supported by the viet -- by the video. >> the jury will be back tomorrow morning to continue deliberations. reporting live, barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the police officer killed in a single car accident was laid to rest this morning. fowler was killed in an accident in pennsylvania last week. he had been on the force for 30 years. investigators say the bus that crashed last week on interstate 270 in the bethes

the three defendants, charles mcganey, gary collins, and jerome williams face three charges related tourder in september 2008. attorneys do not know whether the jury has already reached a verdict on the other charges or not. >> they may not have gotten to the rest of the case or they may have already decided. >> in the first days of deliberation, the jury asked a number of questions. on wednesday, nothing but the message that they are deadlocked. the judge responded byre- reading their instructions and sending them back into deliberation, reminding them that they are the judges of the fact. the three defendants and everyone else in the courtroom are waiting to see if they can reach a unanimous verdict. >> i think all three gentlemen are waiting patiently. they have complete faith in the jury. >> the jury will continue deliberations at 9:00 tomorrow morning. live downtown, wbal-tv 11 news. >> our i-team is asking "what is the secret?" is the baltimore city councilman trying to score political points without calling it what it is? jane miller has the details. >> even the political consul

gary collins, charles mcganey, jerome williams all face robbery and murder charges. >> we are learning more about last week's deadly bus accident. joseph clabaugh, u died of a heart attack. passengers noted he was sweating before passed out. 12 passengers were injured when the bus rolled down an embankment. amtrak is investigating a deadly accident in the middle river. one person was killed on eastern avenue. 125 passengers were on board at the time. >> elijah cummings is calling for a moratorium on all foreclosures in maryland. the governor has joined the fight after three companies announced a moratorium. we have details. >> our budget was more than what he was bringing in. i did a refinance with a bad company. >> beverly and her husband are frustrated and scared. they can lose the house they cherished for more than 20 years. >> we have never had problems. you think your mortgage company will help you if you have been a good customer. >> this is one example as how the -- some are trying to help. three major companies announced a moratorium on foreclosures in 23 sta

charles mcganey, gary collins, and jerome williams are accused in the murder of paris which happened in 2008 -- in the murder of harris. the jury will continue their deliberations later this morning. >> police say a man was shot in the back. he was rushed to shock trauma. the homicide unit was called to a shooting in west baltimore. police are still gathering details on that shooting. 51 degrees on tv hill. coming up, an update on the alleged pirate murder. >> a complete stranger is credited with the arrest of an alleged child kidnapper. >> this is a live look of traffic on 95 in the catonsville area. area. it is fine right there. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. his past attacks have been called deceptive, his new attack, false. harris voted for deregulation increasing our electric bills by 72% it's not surprising, harris always sides with the big guys. he opposes cracking down on wall street and supports tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas. harris even opposed making big insurance cover cancer screenings. andy harris' extreme ideas w

charles mcganey, gary collins and jerome williams all charged with fflony murder.s say the dna from a halloween mask used in the robbery is from williamss harris waa shot and killed inside of his car, as he tried to flee from the robbery, outside of the jazz club. asked a lot of good questions and i know that they are anxious to get the case -- >> but aatorneys representing of the afternnon questioning how police handled the case and also questioning the accuracy of the dnn evidence. >> the attorney representing charles mcganey told jurors, no one is disputing mr. hair's ddath was an unbelievable tragedy. arr guilty. the attorney representing williams said that because harris was a public official there is pressure on city hall to find suspects. jerome bifven's iijected race -nto the argument asking jurors remember the boy that called ú%lf, now theyysay the black guy did t jurors must consider 29 defendants. >>i hopp they are all careful. i hope they all are. that's part of being a jury. thh decision they make is iie a brain surgeon. it affects lives. >> liberation

charles mctkpwaeurpby, gary collins and jerome williams are charged. one juror was dismissed. the reason for the dismissal was not given. the baltimore police officer who pleaded guilty to firing his service weapon after a bar fight has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. it was outside a canton bar last your. authorities say patrick dodson got into a fight and tpaoeurbd at the car they were driving off in. >> 5:12. a major announcement from fisher price, why it is recalling millions of products. >> the makers of tylenol and other medicines feel the heat at a hearing on capitol hill. what lawmakers wanted to know and why the f.d.a. was called into question. >> still recovering from the storms. we will update you on what closures we have in effect. >> sinkhole seems to be the big problem. >> you are right. a lot of flooding has subsided and we have a couple of downed trees but sinkholes in areas that both jen and kim have been talking about. downed trees warren at bosley all lanes closed. old bosley and delaney valley another downed tree. bel air from necker to route 43 shut

. >> charles mcganey, gary collins, and jerome williams faced 29 charges each. no one is sure whether it the deadlock is over the first or last charges. >> they may have gotten to the rest of the case or not. it is anybody's guess. >> the defendants, lawyers, and prosecutors were in the room as the judge read the jury their instructions again and sent them back into deliberations. it is a waiting game for the defendants and everyone involved. >> they are waiting patiently with complete faith in the jury. >> deliberations will continue for a fourth day tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. >> thank you. the u.s. supreme court heard an emotionally charged case that could redefine the first amendment right of free speech. it involves the westborough baptist protest of the funeral of a marine. gary collins was in the courtroom. >> this case has deep emotional reactions so strong nearly every state in the union has passed laws to curb these types of tactics. to claim the title of united states marine ♪ >> supporters stood vigil outside the supreme court building, waving signs toutin

gary collins, charles mcganey, jerome williams all face robbery and murder charges. the jury asked the judge how many guns were used in the robbery. none of the guns used have been recovered. for more on this case, you can visit the website, wbaltv.com. >> police should be required to turn over documents related to racial profiling allegations. the court ordered police department to handover about 10,000 documents relating to the driving while black the case. the naacp wants to inspect the documents to see if police are properly looking into this. these documents are confidential police records. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. we have a busy start to your morning commute. we have some good news on the west side at liberty. the accident has now been cleared from the left lane. 7 miles per hour as you approach liberty. watch for slow spots there. another area where you might find delays, seminary avenue because of a downed tree. york road is a better bet. another accident at delaney valley. we will let you know when we can conf

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. >>> at a:0 -- 5:03 jurors begin a third day of deliberation jerome william and gary collins accused of killing the former city councilman two years ago weasms shot to death in his car outside the new haven lounge in northeast baltimore. >>> one man who hopes to baled casino next to arundel mills mall says ads put out by opennant are dishonest. opponents have always said that the mall is no place for a casino. the new ad claims that if arundel county voters reject ballot question a then slots parlors would be built at laurel park racetrack but that's not true says the developer david cordish. because the penn national company owns 51% of laurel park and opted first casino in perryville we have been telling you about. the state slots law precents a -- prevents one company from holding two licenses. >> they are misrepresenting to the voters that they can if they turn down the malls, immediately go over to laurel. it is illegal you can't have two lies means will it require creative thinking maybe, but it is an alternate location among others throughout the county. >> if voters approve t

now, evidently, they have reached their verdict and have found jerome williams and charles mcganey guilty of murder. and gary collins has been convicted of the other charges. we will have more at 5:00 and 6:00 tonight. >> thank you. two suspects charged in what officials say the largest drug bust in baltimore county history are now free on bond. they were arrested earlier this week after police discovered an extensive marijuana growing operation at the warehouse in east point. the warehouse contained plants and processed marijuana valued at $35 million. >> at the moment, it looks like the potential maximum sentence would be 10 years, but we are really examining the statutes and the quantity to see if we can do a little bit better than that. >> both suspects face charges. baltimore city police are touting an impressive drug bust on their own. after obtaining a search warrant, investigators found crack, a gun, and $15,000 at the suspect's home. he remains at central booking this afternoon. an annapolis high school student faces several charges, including a first-degree sex offense. police arrested 17-year-old troy rei

prosecutors say charles mcgainy, gary collin and jerome williams robbed the lounge and fired the shot that killed the former council member. the defense hopes that additional dna evidence found will rule in their favor. >> there's this stigma attached to it that it's the be all, it's the scientific method. but you see on the mixtures it's not definitely one person. it could be up to three, four, five, six people. so i hope the jury realized that. >> for more on the ken harris trial, log on to our website and click on local news. >> stay with us. there's still much more news ahead. the jersey pless have named a suspect in the seaton hall murder. >> a live picture outside. your instant weather forecast your instant weather forecast next. oh, yeah. (announcer) gold bond ultimate soothing fragrance free lotion. soothes and calms irritation. fragrance free gold bond ultimate soothing. (together) this stuff really works! (sfx: coach's whistle) "the car coach" - lauren fix. >> in case your car repair shop hasn't noticed - there's been a shift. sfx: shifting. over 70% of women make the car re

. >> reporter: 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 inie robbery by three masked men. he try tode run and was shot in the back. prosecutors say dna evidence collected from a glove and halloween mask used during the robbery and found near the scene implicates the defendants. but the defense attorney argues that evidence against their clients is circumstantial and since no one could positively identify the men as the ones who committed the robbery. >> reporter: defense attorneys hope all of this waiting means some may have made their decisions. i'm not sure if they were deadlocked on all of the counts or some of the counts. obviously they're talking about. >> i can tell you yesterday after their question, where they detin tively said they were deadlocked, and no questions today, i'm more hopef

. >>> 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 circumstantial, since police never found the gun that killed harris and that since no one at the nightclub could positive identify the defendants as the machine who committed -- men who committed the

gary collins charles mcganey and jerome william face live if prison if convicted.gainst each man. hair weighs gunned down in a holdup at new haven lounge. >>> we will snd you back to "good morning, america" hope to see you in a half-hour for good morning, maryland at 9. if not, have a wonderful day. >>> diane lane, bigger than life on our jumbotron. she is starring in the remarkable true story about triple crown winner, secretariat.rue story about a real feel-good movie. you'll see diane lane live in our studio. we say good morning, america. alongside george, i'm robin. >> this is a treat. i am so exided. so inspiring. >>> jane seymour will be here. she has a new book out called "among angels." it's personal stories that might help people getting thaw tough time. >>> and emeril lagasse here to cook up a feast. he was working a little earlier. very shy, isn't he? he's very shy. always great to have emeril here. we're going to cook up something good. >>> now, sam, with the weather. you're not going to surprise us this time, right? you're right there? >> i'm right her

deliberating for a week jurors found charles and jerome williams guilty of murdering former baltimore city councilman ken harris. they found gary collins the third defendant not guilty on murder charges. as jurors left the courthouse one juror told me she was glad it was over. another was visibly upset with tearr of come from her eyes. it was back in 2008 when harris was shot and killed outside the new haven lounge. this foot annual just released today shows what happened inside the bar after the shooting. also captured on surveillance were the last moments of harris's life. widow reacted to the verdict saying she was pleased 2 out of the 3 defendants were convicted. >> we still feel that justice was served and this will not bring him back so that's the pain that we'll have to live with for the rest of our lives. this is a message to the criminals of baltimore city that they can just not get away with murder. >>reporter: defense attorney say they do plan to appeal. sentencing is scheduled for the 19th of this month. the defendants face possible life sentences. joy news at 5:30. the. >> all right joy. see more of the never before seen s

jurors found two of them, 22- year-old charles mcgainey, and 17-year-old jerome williams guilty of murder. a third defendant, gary collins, was cleared of the murder but found guilty of gun and assault charges related to the robbery. >> i'm wearing purple today. because ken said that purple meant victory. and i felt that today, we have the victory. >> it was very personal to us all. we all felt it very deeply. but we do feel all of the losses. >> reporter: prosecutors relied on dna evidence, including what was found on that mask. the case left jurors deadlocked for a week. >> our ace in the hole, so to speak, was the concept of felony murders. which makes all murders first- degree murder. >>> harris was the member of city council for years. he lived and breathed baltimore. growing up in park heights and graduating from dunbar high and morgan state university. >> it's really tragic that for a man that spent so much time actually fighting and working against crime and fighting and working for you, to be a victim. >> reporter: lawyers for all of the defendants say their clients will appeal. >> he was shocked. he almost coul

robbery at the haven lounge in 2008. 22-year-old charles macganey and jerome williams guilty on all charges. 22-year-old gary collins of murder but guilty of handgun violations. >>> a howard county woman is killed by a hit and run driver. hours later police found the person they believe responsible passed out behind the wheel. officers say kiela ryan of columbia was struck by a black suv near dupont circle in dc. a witness was able to get the suv's license plate when police say they arrived, they found jordina davidson passed out in her suv clearly intoxicated. she is charged with manslaughter. ryan was in dc celebrating her 24th birthday this week. >>> michelle scherer a chemistry teacher is teacher of the year. she received a cash prize and a new car. >>> we are proud to sponsor that as part of our continuing community commitment. >>> ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> we have a great crowd outside this morning. welcome back to "the early show" i'm rebecca jarvis. >> i think i saw a bunch of lady gagas. >> i think you did. we'll have to check later. >> moments ago a statute of john lennon was unveiled in his home town liverpool, en

charles mcganey and jerome williams were convicted of killing harris and rob be dozens of people at gunpoint. 22-year-old gary collins was acquitted of murder and convicted of the robberies. >> clearly they ultimately agreed on a verdict but i do think that some of the jurors in their heart of hearts were not satisfied with the outcome. >> . >> the prosecutors say they saw it differently. they felt that the dna found in a mask that was used in the robbery was more than enough in a conviction for all three even though the jury said otherwise. >> our strongest piece of evidence was the dna evidence. it was the evidence that was challenged most vigorously by the defense, and it's gratifying to know that the jurors listened to our explanation for all the evidence, for the challenges to the evidence, and they found without a doubt that we were right. >> harris' family says it should be a strong message to criminals in the city they will be caught and punished and they need to think about the harm they caused. >> i'm wearing purple today because kenneth said purple meant victory i feel that today we have the victory. thank

charles macganey and 17-year- old jerome williams are guilty on all charges. the third man 22-year-old gary collins was found not guilty of murder but guilty of handgun charges. harris' widow says the convictions send a clear message. >> this is a message to the criminals of baltimore city that they can just not get away with murdering someone and think that they're going to walk away free. >> and sentence something set for october 19th. attorneys for all the defendants say they plan to appeal the convictions. >>> for the first time in history of the u.s. supreme court, recordings of oral arguments are released to the public. and it includes the highly charged case between a father of a fallen marine, maryland marine and the westboro baptist church. the case began in westminster four years ago when church ministers picketed outside a funeral. his father sued for emotional distress. when the case went before the supreme court, mary bubala was inside the courtroom. >> we'll hear argue in snider versus phelps. >> reporter: albert snider begins his opening remarks to the u.s. supreme court, but within

jerome williams guilty in the murder of baltimore councilman ken harris. >> this is a message to the criminals of baltimore city. that they can just not get away with murdering. >> gary collins is the only defendant of the three, to be found not guilty of murder. >> we still feel that justice was served. and this will not bring him back. so that's the pain that weewill have to live with for the rest of our lives. >> following the verdict. a judge released surveillance video of some of the final moments of harris' life. harris is seen here smiling and shaking hands inside of the new haven lounge. moments later, he was dead. shot out of the jazz clucks the three gunmen were about to rob. donald gibb blip prosecuted the case. >>i believe there was not a conspiracy to kill mr. harris. i honestly believe it was something that occurred only at the moment. >> jurors left court unwilling to dissuss their decision. >> i anticipated that they woold have acquitted all three defendants of the charges. >> defense attorneys say it is obvious that jurors were struggling. >> i do think that some of the jurors in their heart of hearts, were not satisfied with the outcome. >> it is believed d