kai reed joins us in the studio with more on that. >> the protesters are demanding what the color change in priorities. less money spent on more and more on issues here in the united states. the demonstrators rallied, including people from all walks of life. nicholas powell says he was appalled to hear about 16 afghan civilians killed over the weekend, allegedly at the hands of an american soldier. >> i have to think about it from the perspective of if that was my son, my mother, my sister. that is my immediate reaction. >> the u.s. has been an estimated $4510 billion in afghanistan. the protesters believe that could have been better spent and the united states, like on unemployment. >> been in on education and

kai reed reports. >> according to the indictment leopold used members of his police security to he is court him to parking lots for sexual rend views. it alleges leopold have sex with another county employee in her car. the officers would wait for him. >> our side will prevail. >> he told us he only briefly read the charges when we interviewed him. >> are these allegations false? >> i believe whether all the facts are known, all the relevant facts, that we will prevail in this case. the proper and only forum for discussing these issues is in court. not the press. >> leopold is also accused of using police officers as political workers during his 2010 re-election campaign by requiring them to place, replace, and check on campaign signs at various locations throughout the county while on duty. the indictment has three separate occasions where leopold

kai reed, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 3 baltimore fire companies could end up closing this summer, under the latest proposal -- budget proposal released by baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. the controversial decision is not sitting well with the firefighters' union. >> york gambling with citizens' lives and fireman's lives. i think it is absolutely disgusting. >> it gives them permanency, reliability, and predictability and allows the department to plan every day, whatever de of the week is, for those closures so they can respond more efficiently to calls. >> the fire chief will decide on the closures. to inspect the whole proposal, you can log on to our website, wbaltv.com, and click on local news. there is no smoking gun, no one concrete fact that led to the death of baltimore county firefighter mark falkenhan. >> there is a list of secondary issues that added up to the tragedy. no single factor led to the death of volunteer firefighter mark falkenhan. he was killed while battling an apartment fire in hillendale last january. the fire chief was left unsettled by the reality that th

kai reed, wbal-tv 11 news. >> things are beginning to take shape at the new maryland live casino. an exciting delivery made to arundel mills today. >> tomorrow's:round of the n.c.a.a. tournament, as we get ready to take on the greyhounds. >> it is still snowing up in new england, but it feels like summer here in maryland. we will see how long the warmer temperatures hang around with a seven-day forecast. right now, 71 degrees in ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone at southwest airlines works together for one goal -- to get you where you're going. and with flights all over the country to choose from, it's a good thing we love our work. and now we're excited to take you to the beaches of northwest florida. fly nonstop from bwi airport to panama city beach. book all of our destinations only at southwest.com. >> the first phase of opening the merrill like casino at arundel mills is underway. the first 100 slot machines were delivered to the facility that it is expected to open sometime in june. rob roblin was there for the delivery. >> american life casino will be one of the largest gaming

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kai reed is live in the newsroom with the very latest. >> according to police, a car pulled up to the town house around 3:45 this afternoon. several people got out and walked inside the town home just before the fight broke out. as baltimore county police arrived at the home of around 3:45 tuesday afternoon, a car had already rushed one get them to the hospital with life- threatening injuries. >> individuals entered a townhouse at this location and got into a physical fight with residents of the home. >> several people suffered minor injuries and a second victim was taken to hospital with stab wounds. neighbors heard a gunshot as the car that first pulled up to the house left the scene. >> 15 or 20, cars were in the neighborhood. all you heard was there were some shootings and stabbings. >> we do believe that a shot was fired. we are still attempting to gather forensic evidence and we do not have reports of anyone being shot at this time. >> police interviewed witnesses in the neighborhood and at northwest hospital, where the most seriously injured victim was treated. a white car with

i never would have thought that. >> kai reed reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. >> if you are looking for a job, it seems more employers are hiring. nearly a quarter million jobs are added last month. beating economist expectations again. nikole killion explains what is fueling those numbers. >> the u.s. economy. >> i do have confidence i will get something, though. a good chance i will get something in the next few weeks. >> an optimistic jim moyer in search of work. jobs becoming vabled fueled by growth in the service center. employers topped the 2,000 mark for the third month adding 207,000 jobs in february. the unemployment rate held steady. >> day-by-day we are creating new jobs. but we can't stop there. president obama toured a rolls roice plant in the state of virginia. >> the economy is getting smaller. when i come to places like this and i see the work that's being done, it gives me confidence there are better days ahead. >> republicans hope it doesn't mean a better chance for re-election. >> you see that sign up there, it says more jobs, less debt, smaller government. that's wha

kai reed, reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. >> and you can see the story as it grows on wbaltv.com. read the full indictment line-by-line and share your comments on this case. it is all at wbaltv.com. click on i-team. >> to the statehouse now where the general assembly has passed emergency legislation that may have far-reaching impact on the state's judicial system. the measure repealed a court of appeals decision to provide attorneys to poor defendants at their initial hearing. doing so could cost taxpayers more than $60 million. the senate also put language in the bill to reduce the number of people going to jail in the first place. people caught shopping shoplifting would be given citations with the expectations of showing up for court. >> we provide representation for individuals and critical parts of it. we -- but not all. and we think we can save money by avoiding incarcerating people unnecessarily. people are not a threat to themselves or public safety. >> as everyone records a vote -- >> both the house and senate passed the emergency legislation. however the house version do

kai reed reporting for wbal. >> and you can see the story as it broke on wbal-tv.com. you can watch stan's full interview with leopold last night and share your comments on the case all at bl balance. click on "i-team." >> to the statehouse. the general assembly passed emergency legislation that may have far-reaching impact. it repeals a court of appeals decision to provide attorneys to poor defendants at their initial hearing. doing so could have cost taxpayers $60 million. it also put language into the bill for putting people into jail in the first place. people that are guilty of possessing marijuana will be given citation -- taught caught smoking marijuana will be given a citation. >> we think we can save money by avoiding incarcerating people unnecessarily. >> the house version does not include the citation option. a conference committee will be made to hammer out a compromise. >> opponents of the state's death penalty brought in a national expert to help lobby for her cause. sister helen prajon which later inspired the book "dead man walking." david collins has t

kai reed, wbal-tv 11 news. >> scientists are now highlighting steps to prevent a life-threatening -- a life- threatening germ from spreading. it is a bacterial and infection that causes diarrhea and stomach cramping and kills about 14,000 people each year. it is strongly linked to abiotic use and now the cdc is recommending that doctors prescribe antibiotics only when absolutely necessary. they recommend that patients with die retested for the germ and -- with diarrhea be tested for the germ. a new study from ohio state reveals that while most children from 8-15 with concussions fully recover within a few months, but 20% due not. the most common problem was forgetfulness, but some experience persistent attention difficulties, headaches, and fatigue a year later. those kids may need extra time taking tests in school or be allowed to wear sunglasses is bright lights cause headaches. >> a 3-year-old girl is recovering after 37 tiny magnets or removed. the toddler had swallowed 37 tiny, high-powered magnets. they were surgically removed, but not before they had damaged her lower intestin

kai reed has the details. >> according to the nine-page indictment, leopold used police he is courts to -- escorts to wait for him while he had sex with another county employee in her car. >> i am confident that when the citizens hear both sides of the story, our side will prevail. >> the county executive told us he had only briefly read the charges when we interviewed him. >> are these allegations false? >> i believe all the facts are known, all the relevant facts, we will prevail in this case. the proper and only forum for discussing these issues is in court, not the press. >> leopold is also accused of using police officers as political workers during his 2010 re-election campaign by requiring them to place, replace, and check on his campaign signs at various locations throughout the county while on duty. the indictment reveals three separate locations where leopold had an officer he was riding with stop the car while he tore done his opponents' campaign signs. this is not the first time he faced questions about his conduct. a 911 call reported people engaged in sexual activity in

kai reed has the latest. >> the indictment includes four counts of misconduct in office and he is accused of having police officers drive him to sexual ron davies. -- rendevous. john leopold used members of his plea security to -- police security to escort him. he had the officers wait for him while he had sex with another employee. >> i am confident when they hear both sides of the story, our side will prevail. >> he said he had only briefly read the charges when we interviewed him. >> are these allegations false? >> i believe when all of the facts are known, we will prevail. the proper and the only forum for discussing these issues is in court. >> he is also accused of using police officers as political workers during his reelection campaign by requiring them to check on his campaign signs at various locations while on duty. at least three occasions where he had an officer stopped the carpet of he tore down campaign signs of people were engaged in sexual activity in a mall parking lot. >> i some activity in a car. i do not think it is proper. it looks like sexual activity. >> it appeare

. >> that is where we find kai reed with the latest on the investigation. the involvement of the fbi? >> that is right. the fbi has taken over the investigation because they think the suspect may be involved in other cases. they are hoping someone recognizes the picture. this is surveillance video showing the suspect walking into the royal farms store and pulling out a gun and ordering the clerks to open the register. the camera catches him leaving the store as he goes east on 41st street. >> i think it is unsafe in a neighborhood that you cannot come and get gasser go to the store without having a chance of being robbed. >> it is scary and awful. it should not happen. >> to employees were inside the store at the time. no one was injured. that was not the case said another robbery two weeks ago. in that case, suspect entered the store and one of them shot a customer in the chest as he was reaching for his wallet. the men fled with money and cigarettes. >> he is violent. he has already shot a guy. he let a shot go in another one tree >> here is a picture of

kai reed has a closer look at today's events. >> lots of tears, hugs, and tears in annapolis tonight as the governor signed the same sex marriage bill into law. the legislation still has a lot of obstacles in its path. a week after its final passage in the legislature, governor martin o'malley officially makes marylanders the eighth state to legalize same-sex marriage. >> we are making history today for maryland families, same-sex couples raising children, their children, and also couples who have lived together possibly for a long time and they want to get married. >> i was so happy for all those people who have waited so long and had their dignity and demeaned. it was just really special. we have worked hard for this day. >> the lot is scheduled to take effect on january 1 of next year. >> we have a plethora of churches around the state. >> opponents are ready joining walsh's, hoping to get a referendum on the ballot and put the issue before voters. the hope to pass the 56,000 signatures needed before june. >> the citizens of maryland are going to stand up for this issue consistent

kai reed has been hanging out with some hopefuls. >> that is a lot coin. i was inspired to buy a couple of tickets to play ev. when it is this high, you feel like you have to try your luck. >> they are a dollar a ticket. >> give me two tickets. make them a winner. >> there is nothing like a jackpot to put people in a good mood. >> my hopes are to hit something. i do not care for is the jackpot. >> we love it. we get excited because we by ourselves. >> the big prize is $290 million. the jackpot has been rolling since january. >> it has been rolling since january. if it goes again tonight, it will go to 356 million. that will be the third largest in its history. >> the line has been steady all day long. packed with people feeling lucky in making plans for how they would spend the money. what would you buy? >> probably a new car. and another house. >> we are going to build our own town and everybody we love " get help. i can pay off bills. college money for the grandson's. i might throw my girlfriend a couple of dollars. >> that was very nice of her. we will

kai reed? >> they are always urging people to take more transportation -- public transportation. there is a little less room on the mta buses lately, and the same goes for the light rail. >> a ticket for many is cheaper than a gallon of gas. >> they say you rather by rail, somewhere, or bus, more people are choosing alternatives to driving. they obscene about a 10% increase since january of last year. >> it is a lot more affordable for people to get on the public transit system and to get out on the roads. >> the average price for a gallon of gas is $3.82. it is a 24 cent increase from last month. that is money that one commuters says she would rather keep in her pocket and take along with her on the bus. >> parking. i am at a certain age where i get a discount, so i save money there. >> and gas prices threaten to surpass the $4 per gallon mark, economists worry about the impact on our fragile economic recovery. >> the more impact that has on the prices of other goods, so i am quite concerned. this is one of the things that we have been seeing. >> at least some business owners ar

. >> kai reed is live in prince george's county with what else police are saying about the 19- rolle suspect. >> -- the 19-year-old suspect. >> stevens called reported him screaming from his college dorm. police determined he was not a danger at that time, but days later, his online posts referenced a shooting rampage on campus. >> she describes a classmate alexander song as a student who mostly keep to himself. >> he was not really a huge presence in the classroom. >> police worked kicked off to its internet activity saturday night. and i am -- anonymous callers reported he made threats including "i will be on a shooting rampage tomorrow on campus." stay away from the mall tomorrow at 1:30. police started tracking him through his ip address and his cellphone. >> if the suspect had gotten out of their sites and they had lost track of him, that would have caused the police to send out an alert to campus. at no time was that the situation. could adrienne explain why the university decided not to send out a campus wide alert warning students and staff. >> they were worried it would tip

. >> and i'm kai reed. our top stories in just a moment, but first let's go to ava marie with the weather. beautiful day yesterday. >> already producing drizzle today. the temperatures will be cooler. this pattern, you can't beat it for the start of the spring season. in fact, it is still technically winter. temperatures have been 10 to 20 degrees above normal for the past week. we stay on that track. above normal today. there could be fog today. mostly cloudy skies through the midday point. pushing through the 60's. by this afternoon, a high temperature of 68 with some clearing. we'll have fog forming again into the night. temperatures well above normal. they will stay that way in the seven-day. we'll have details coming up. >> our big story this morning comes out of dundalk where nine people are looking for a place to live. >> here's nadia with the latest. >> instead of enjoying their saturday morning in the comfort of their dundalk home, residents were forced to evacuate after a two-alarm fire broke out.

. >> kai reed, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a man in critical condition after being struck by a car in bell air. it happened shortly after 6:00 p.m. at route 24 and bell airparkway. the victim, reportedly in his 20's, suffered from a head injury and had to be flown to the hospital. there is no word as to who was at fault. that incident remains under investigation. >> meanwhile, a shooting investigation underway which happened just after 4:00 at chase and bradford streets. police are not releasing further information about that incident. >> the search continues this morning for a suspect after the brutal attack of an 84-year-old woman. investigator say the man approached the woman in the back of her northeast home and then followed her inside and attacked and robbed her. >> a very nice lady. >> for marry lynch, her neighbor being attacked and robbed is a disturbing reality. a woman was gardening in her back yard when she was approached by a suspect armed with a gun. lynch advise what happened next. >> the kauai bent to her back door, went inside, pulled the gun on her. asked for money. then he h

i am kai reed. >> i am lowell melzer. we're going to look outside it and things are clearing up out there. >> you'll find a fog and low lying areas. maybe even some drizzle. there is still some drizzle being reported at the airport where it is 50 degrees with mostly calm winds. humidity, 96%. sugiura to start off that day -- soupy air distrust of the day. temperatures in the 60's. well above normal. normally in the mid 50's for the end of winter. spring begins this week. we talk about how the weather response coming up in the seven day forecast. >> our big story this morning - 9- people looking for a place to live after their home one up in flames. >> firefighters put out a fire in raced to save one of their own. here is the latest. >> instead of enjoying their saturday morning in the comfort of their home, residents of this multi unit building were forced to evacuate after a fire broke out. >> basically i was watching tv when my grandkids -- with my grandkids and smoke started rolling in to the house by the back door. >>

kai reed, wbal-tv 11 news. >> and if the court ackseps the plea, redd will be sentenced to 20 years in prison. >> a man truck by a car in bell air. the victim, in his 20's, suffered a head injury. no word on who was at fault. the incident remains under investigation. >> meanwhile, a shooting is underway in east baltimore at chase and bradford streets. police are not releasing further information about that incident. >> the search continues this weekend for a suspect after the brutal attack of an 84-year-old woman. investigators say they approached the woman into her home and then attacked and robbed her. here's lowell melzer with that story. >> very nice lady. >> for this neighbor, finding out an 84-year-old neighbor was attacked and robbed is very disturbing. according to police, an 84-year-old woman was gardening when approached by a suspect armed with a gun. lynch describes what happened next. >> the guy went into her back door, knocked on it, went inside, pulled a gun on her. he asked her for money and hit her. she fell down, sue herera face and arm. that's all i know. >> detective

. >> kai reed, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police say they are investigating the guns to determine where they came from and suspects are expected to face federal charges. >> in session 2012 this morning, governor o'malley will likely veto medical marijuana legislation. the bill is currently before the general semiably. one bill would let doctors prescribe pot. another would let a research institution to dispense it. the third would allow patients to grow their own. cancer patient philip wagner said it would help him. >> it is not so much pain for me, it is hunger and na sefment a. as a cancer patient, i have lost a significant amount of body weight. it has always been a challenge. for me, it saves my life from starvation. >> what started as an attempted traffic stop ended in a police-involved crash. police say the officer tried to pull over a vehicle when the driver took off. during the chase, the driver of the vehicle rolled the car. we're told the suspect got away. >> a former lawyer sentenced for stealing from his client. he represented people hurt on the job. he was convicted to felony th

. >> kai reed, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the search continues this morning for the man that brutally attacked an 84-year-old woman. the man approached the woman in the back yard of her northeast home. he followed her inside where he attacked and robbed her. >> it makes you very uncomfortable. that's why i almost didn't talk to you. because it was broad daylight probably this time of day yesterday. >> police say the suspect ran off on foot. anyone with information is asked to call baltimore police. >> anne arundel county police have released some of the names on the county executetive john leopold's so-called list. there were dociers kepped kept on prominent residents. >> the american civil liberties union is seeking more records kept by anne arundel county police or citizens that may have been political opponents or politically threatening to county executive john leopold. the aclu says records they have already received show a clear pattern. >> the county executive was using the county police as his political opposition research team. >> aclu attorney david roca said those records also show

. >> kai reed reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. >> and police are still trying to determine where the guns originated from. the suspects are expected to face criminal charges. >> in session 2012 this morning word that governor o'malley will likely veto medical marijuana legislation. two house committees heard testimony yesterday on three bills. one would let doctors prescribe medical marijuana. another would allow an educational research institution to dispense it. the third would allow patients to grow their own. 22-year-old cancer patient philip wagner said it would help increase his appetite. >> it is not so much pain for me. it is hunger and nasea. i have lost a significant amount of body weight, and it has been a challenge. so for me, it saves my life from starvation. >> the supporters vow to continue pushing the legislation through the statehouse. >> is it started as an attempted traffic stop and in-- ended as an accident. police say the driver tried to pull over the vehicle. during the chase, the officer was trapped inside. the suspect got away. >> peter calgary represented people w

i am kai reed. a house fire leaves nine people homeless.lames erupted after 10:00 saturday morning in a 500 block of trap road. crews enter the building for the basement after learning residents were in the house. that is when they noticed a fellow firefighter trapped inside. everyone was able to make it out safely. the red cross is assisting that this place. hundreds turned out for a job there. officials teamed up with an effort to fill hundreds of jobs available at the facility which opens in june. positions include flight attendants and cashier's as long as jobs and food and beverage services. for more on the positions, visit our website wbaltv.com. we have a programming note to pass along to you. congressmen elijah cummings will be the guest in the next hour sunday morning. if you have a question coming e- mail your questions to sundayquestions wbaltv.com or visit us on facebook. we started the morning with a little drea. little drea. >> good morning. it was a bit of a dreary start to the day. areas of fog out there. that should be endi

kai reed general comment eni when your observations. -- i have a general comment, and i want to haveublicans are running away from president bush, who was a wartime president, but when he got in before 9/11, the first thing he did was reach out to mexico and he tried to start rational immigration policies, and regulate amnesty, and some sort of rational policy for workers to come up so we can know who they were, and they could pay a fair amount of taxes, then 9/11 started, and he had to make a shift. we have to respond to the attack, a pearl harbor-type event. how would like you to make a comment on that. -- i would like you to make a comment on that. guest: you are right. before 9/11, the president stood up and said the most important relationship this country had was with mexico, and in 2001, he said the most important relationship this country had was with him england, and that change the paradigm. we have worked -- moved 11 years from 9/11, and the country has not fix the broken immigration system. i'm hoping we have a congress and the white house that is moving to push this forw

guest: kai reed was different than yours. -- by reed was different than yours.he piece ran sunday. there were moments where it looked like there was going to be a big deal on a strategy to reduce the deficit over time. from my read of the article and my colleagues reporting, it is a little more complicated than the caller describes. it definitely was the case that obama had cold feet about the deal on the table, and it is also pretty clear that john boehner and eric cantor were not sure they could pass the plan that included tax increases in the house of representatives. anytime negotiation breaks down, the two sides have different views of whose fault it was, and what went wrong i did not think you can put it on one side. at the end of the day, it was john boehner who walked away. i do not cover the legislative side of things, but that is my read -- i am not sure about the health care. host: this from twitter -- guest: can the u.s. and europe compete? i think that overstates it. the u.s. is still the biggest economy. here, collectively, is the second-biggest. -

kai reed general comment eni when your observations. -- i have a general comment, and i want to have your observations. a lot of republicans are running away from president bush, who was a wartime president, but when he got in before 9/11, the first thing he did was reach out to mexico and he tried to start rational immigration policies, and regulate amnesty, and some sort of rational policy for workers to come up so we can know who they were, and they could pay a fair amount of taxes, then 9/11 started, and he had to make a shift. we have to respond to the attack, a pearl harbor-type event. how would like you to make a comment on that. -- i would like you to make a comment on that. guest: you are right. before 9/11, the president stood up and said the most important relationship this country had was with mexico, and in 2001, he said the most important relationship this country had was with him england, and that change the paradigm. we have worked -- moved 11 years from 9/11, and the country has not fix the broken immigration system. i'm hoping we have a congress and the white house

we want to thank larry reed, the chairman of the river front commission and voice chairman paul miller chuck studdad, major john burke, jim weitzel, and kayief, the dixon police department, sheriff barga, and the elks club for making today's event possible. let's give these people a round of applause. [applause] >> next i'd like to recognize our elected officials who are with us here today, congressman don manzullo. [applause] >> senator brad brzezinski and the mayor shaun conners, mayor bob logan, jeff -- yeah, give them applause. [applause] >> we have david blackburn and jeff kuehn who are commissioners of the city of dixon and bobby schilling, congressman bobby schilling. [applause] >> today here to endorse senator santorum is ben roe the street attorney, mayor jim burke, dixon police chief, white side county sheriff, kelly, ogle county mike handwritten give these people a round of applause, thank you all for coming, gentlemen. [applause] >> just one reminder before we bring the forearm forward if you are here today and you would like to take a santorum sign home, their all at the lemonade stand here at the stop sign. pick up those. le