john thompson went out on reports set trash on fire. >> residents in the area

authorities say john lewis thompson was in the process of being evicted from the home in mount airy. investigators say he started the fire on the rear deck of the home, sending his father to the hospital with smoke inhalation. he is still hospitalized. john thompson is being held at a detention center. >> there is more news ahead on 11 news at 6:00. >> concerned parents deal with another swine flu scare. that story's coming up. >> i am pete gilbert live at the baltimore country club. fred funk will join us later for a live interview on sports. >> we have some clouds, showers, a little bit of a warmup in the forecast. right now is 63 degrees. we'll have a forecast straight ahead. >> chris rock is here tonight. chris matthews will answer 10 at 10. >> 11 news has learned up to more h1n1 cases affecting baltimore and students. >> both of the new cases have been reported that schools in east baltimore. parents say they got word about the illness today. >> everybody is wearing gloves. >> even the teachers? >> everybody, all the adults. >> stand is talk about what they witnessed inside the

. >>> a judge has set john thompson's bail at $355,000. and tonight he remains behind bars at the frederick county detention center. he faces a series of charges including arson and investigators say it will be up to a grand jury to decide if he will pace an attempted murder charge. >>> a police shooting this afternoon in southwest ballotmore. authorities say officers working with the fbi safe streets task force on pier ponte avenue were conducting an investigation when a drug deal went bad. >> the suspect was armed. he displayed a weapon and the officers fired in defensive motion. after asking him to drop the weapon. >> the suspect who has not been identified is in serious condition at shock trauma. in west baltimore, a city officer is dragged five blocks by a car. it happened this afternoon on mount street. police are trying to arrest a wanted suspect but he ran and got in a car. an officer tried to grab the keys but the suspect identified as ricky hughes drove off. dragging the officer. another officer fired several shots, knocking out

somer thompson, a week ago today was kidnapped and killed. now her family is getting ready to bury her. john walsh from "america's most wanted" thinks this is no first-time criminal. >> the sheriff and i both feel it was a predator who has probably done it before. i don't know if it is the same guy but 20 years ago there were four kidnappings of small children, same circumstances, after school or on their way to the buses that were never solved. i would hate to think this is a serial child killer who raised his ugly head. i have seen this before. rapists and child killers come out of retirement because they can't stop. >> that phraseology, coming out of retirement. 1-877-tell-hln. joining me is natisha lance, who spent time in orange, park, california. pat brown, criminal profiler and hln law enforcement analyst mike brooks. natisha, you heard the john walsh angle. what do we know about past crimes in that area where there could be some sicko coming out of retirement and killing somer thompson. >> if what he is saying is true, this could be a very likely possibility. there is a long list of

john, we appreciate it. >>> coming up -- hundreds of tips in the horrific death of 7-year-old somer thompson. cops still frustrated. we'll talk about that investigation and also talk about today. the public memorial for a 7-year-old whose life was cut way too short. >>> so sad. family, friends, complete strangers all gathered today to say good-bye to a 7-year-old girl. somer thompson, kidnapped while walking home from school and murdered. community of orange park, florida, is coming together. that is good to see, but there's still a sense of terror because somer's killer is still out there. police have received more than 1,400 tips but few credible leads. we'll take your calls, 1-877-tell-hln. we expect to speak with somer's father, samuel thompson, in a moment. just get his feelings, his emotions on a day like this. we also have with us the producer from "the nancy grace show," and our hln law enforcement analyst mike brooks as well. la tisha, first to you as we talk about who could have done this, any new leads in this investigation? >> no new leads at this point, mike. but they are letting

thompson, my whole family -- myself, my husband, my mother, my father -- we were all in a little souvenir store in florida. and my husband had john david. and all of a sudden i heard him call out, john david. and i looked across and i realized he didn't know where john david was. >> oh, wow. >> and i can't even tell you -- i felt it go from here to my toes. i can feel it right now just the fear that shoots through your body. of course, i found him. he was all the way at the front of the store about to go out the door when the next person opened it. and i can only imagine how you felt. what did you do? >> at that moment, you describe the fear and panic that hits you right away. and i'm in a wheelchair. i've got a broken leg. i was in a car accident a month ago. >> and this is after you come home from iraq, right? >> this is after i've come home from iraq. and i've been -- i've had a lot of doctor's appointments with the va for the past two years trying to get my disability. and, you know, trying to make a better life for my children after this. but i felt helpless because i wanted to run and grab -- and find her myself. you know,

thompson, my whole family -- myself, my husband, my mother, my father -- we were all in a little souvenir store in florida. and my husband had johnden i heard him call out, john david. and i looked across and i realized he didn't know where john david was. >> oh, wow. >> and i can't even tell you -- i felt it go from here to my toes. i can feel it right now just the fear that shoots through your body. of course, i found him. he was all the way at the front of the store about to go out the door when the next person opened it. and i can only imagine how you felt. what did you do? >> at that moment, you describe the fear and panic that hits you right away. and i'm in a wheelchair. i've got a broken leg. i was in a car accident a month ago. >> and this is after you come home from iraq, right? >> this is after i've come home from iraq. and i've been -- i've had a lot of doctor's appointments with the va for the past two years trying to get my disability. and, you know, trying to make a better life for my children after this. but i felt helpless because i wanted to run and grab -- and find her myself. you know, i wanted to get on my ha