but the officers are still on trial for second degree annn arundee coonty executive john leopold is making a pledge thissweek.he's promising to reimburse the &pcounty for llgal fees... if a ruling goes against him in a civil case. case.a former cunty employee is suinn leopold... claiming he fired her after she complained hat he made stttement wednessaa... leopold said he is conffdent the ase will be dismissed. anthony batts is one stepp closer to fficially becoming baltimore's new top cop. onn appeared at city hall for his confirmation hearing. &pcommmttee membersswere in place with questions for the designee... bbeore his appointment is made offiiial. (couucilman welch) "i just and any changes that you might - envision ii terms of that community policing...."(batts) phis community policing philosophy in the police departmentt. but morr likely, we'rr goiiggto go to the they need from us." us." batts replaces fred bealefeld... who retired in august after 30 years at the baltimore police departmenn. nominations committee... battss nomination goes to the full council for a ffll vote... which

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police captain has been his policing powers had been suspended and connection to the probe of john leopold. leopold discharge accusing members of his security detail made up of officers for personal services. some officers testified before the grand jury earlier this year, one of them captain eric hodge who had been placed on administrative duty. jenny be no wheat told abc news because -- . >> we have two different groups of police officers giving two different testimonies. it seems to me someone is not being honest. now the state prosecutor is going to be investigating captain if captain hodge committed perjury. he has been with the police for 16 years. it's scheduled for january. >>> officer anthony williams are charged with roughing up a sub suspect in their custody. it happened last are doing a drug investigation on biddle street. if that sounds familiar that is where anthony anderson died recently. police chase a suspect in the home of officer williams girlfriend. we don't know how williams and the sergeant got there or how the suspect was assaulted. the captain is calling for an inve

. >> arundel county executive, john leopold where a tree fell through a kitchen and killed a man. the second death in maryland as a result of hurricane super storm sandy. thank you for your time today. >> you bet. >> this morning we are waking up to see what sandy has left behind for so many of us. >> downed trees and power lines, some have it worse than others. sherrie johnson continues our live team coverage live along the jfx. you are underneath the jfx, you are up chose and personal with the flood waters. >> reporter: you are absolutely right about. that i have to watch my stepment its not too far behind me here. you can hear the water. it is moving have swiftly and overflowing the banks here. this is the jones falls. we are underneath the jfx and in the hampton area where the flooding is taking place. it's overflowing in to the business park area, flooding the parking lots here. you have the athletic club and other businesses in the area, overflowing the banks going in to the parking lot area, this area is no stranger to flooding for the businesses. they have experienced prob

activity but the question has been asked often what's going to foot the bill for the county executive john leopold? this morning we may have the answer. >> and a fireball in the sky. that's how some are describing what they saw late last night. the obvious question is now is what was it? >> and we have some showers coming in this afternoon. showers early in the morning, we'll be cooler by saturday but what will the komen race hold? i'll have that forecast after the break. >> well, lynette a tractor- trailer crash has shut down a portion of 83 in baltimore county. other accidents on 695 and your route 50. all the details coming up on "good morning maryland." >>> it is 6:45. "good morning maryland." i'm charlie crowson. time now for the abc2 news to to and we begin with a check of the forecast this morning with meteorologist lynette charles. what's going on out there? a little bit cool this morning but not like it was yesterday though. >> we see pilesville with the temperature at 50 degrees, that's actually move average. we like to see that but you still need the jacket as you head out and about thi

. >> john leopold will reimburse the county for legal fees. the lawsuit claims sexual harassment by leopold. he is confident the suit will be dismissed. the governor is that the center of a legal battle about whether pit bulls should be considered dangerous dogs. it is believed that they are at liability is unconstitutional. >> 5:07. 47 degrees on tv hill. >> he has a cheat sheet. >> the latest on lance armstrong. >> attack averted at another major landmark in new york city. >> this is baltimore national pike. volume starting to pick up this morning. it is dry right now but some rain no later in the day. >> live, local, late-breaking. you're watching wbal-tv 11 news today with stan stovall and mindy basara, double-team insta- weather plus with tony pann and ava marie, and sarah caldwell with traffic pulse 11. wbal-tv 11 news today continues in a moment. 3q lysol knows the soft places we love could be home to bacteria. so use lysol disinfectant spray on soft surfaces everyday when you're cleaning up to kill 99.9% of bacteria. lysol. mission for

. >>> anne arundel county executive john leopold is confident the lawsuit against him will be thrown out. but on the off chance he pledged to reimburse the county for his legal fees. a former employee is suing saying leopold fired her after she complained he made inappropriate commented and criticized her hair style. >>> today local clergy coming out in support of the measure. one news conference in baltimore, the other will be outside a church in silver spring. the general assembly passed the law earlier this year allowing same sex marriage in the state. voters will decide if it should take effect on november 6th. >>> you know the old rule stop drop and rule when it comes the fires. now -- the fires. now federal emergency officials want to make sure they drop, cover and hold on. those are the instructions now being given during the earthquake. people across five states including here in maryland will be practicing today. it's all part of the great southeast shakeout an earth quick response drill. last -- earthquake response drill. last year a quake hit near richmond causing damage.

. >> a police officer se off the street after testifying in the john leopold case. some say the story is not adding up with others have been saying good morning i am charley crowson. >> i am megan

. >> john leopold says he will pay back the cost of his defense but only if he loses. he was accused of making inappropriate comments about a woman's appearance. >> frank conaway is met over the water bill problems. he announced plans to file a class action lawsuit against the city. he claims the city collects bills who cannot pay their water bills but allows businesses to skate by. some 38,000 customers were overcharged for water service. there's a special department to handle all the complaints. >> think about it. you lose your home because you owe a $300 water bill? that's kind of ridiculous. >> it is clear that threatening to sue doesn't solve the problems. we have scarce resources that i am focused on using to get the work done. >> stephanie rawlings-blake said the city has hired more customer service representatives to improved the system. >> and a live bird fbi sting operation led to the end of one man's plan to strike in manhattan. >> officials say this man attempted to blow up the federal reserve building in new york city on wednesday. he was arrested in an fb

county executive, john leopold  says the victim was a 73-year-old construction engineer. he was in the kitchen when he was struck. the tree weighed between 15 and 20 tons. it's so big, rescuers had trouble recovering the man's body. >>> an accident this morning in montgomery county closed the road down for awhile. it's not clear if the accident was related to storm damage. we are waiting to hear if anyone was injured. >> catching a plane in our area is difficult. the airport authority tweeted out there are no flights in or out of dulles or reagan this morning. a handful of flights are getting out. backlogs of people waiting for a flight will likely take time to clear. if you had a flight scheduled today or the coming days, call your airline for the latest on the status. >> let's take a look at traffic. danella has had a busy day. >> she has and yesterday as well. what's it looking like? light in traffic? >> volume is light. problems on local roads. there are restrictions on interstates as well as u.s. routes. the speed restriction is 45 miles per hour max. that's to make

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