. >> reporter: kenisha thomas has been charged with attempted murder. police say she tried to take the life of her infant daughter, pretty diamond during a soup vietzed visit at the office of social services. witnesses say when the visit was over thomas placed the baby on a table pulled out a large black kitchen knife and began to stab the child. workers threw chairs at thomas and attempted to restrain her. one witness said thomas said if she couldn't have the baby, no one could. >> she's being interhave youd by detective -- interviewed by detectives. it's one of those x-rayses that make you want to call home and check on your families. she was given a psychiatric evaluation late yesterday. >> reporter: the child remains in critical condition at johns hopkins hospital with multiple stab wounds but is expected to recover. kenisha thomas is expected to undergo further psychiatric examination. roosevelt leftwich. >>> he came in to get a haircut. two suspects walk into this barber shop. they get into a fight with a guy and end up shooting him. we're told he

on suicide watch, and ordered her to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. >> reporter: in court, kenisha thomas looked much more disheveled than tuesday. stabbing her infant daughter, pretty diamond, inside social services office. thomas did not have custody of her daughter and was in a supervised visit with the child when she became irate. pulled out a kitchen knife and stabbed the baby at least five times in the head and neck. witnesses told police, she said, lock me up. if i can't have her, no one will. and i hope my baby is dead. >> we can all tell that this suspect has mental health issues. >> reporter: police credit social services with stopping the attack. one of the workers threw a chair at thomas to get her to stop stabbing the baby. and wrest wrestled her to the ground. now they are looking to see how she got a knife in. her mental health, now at the center of the case against her. >> kenisha thomas said nothing during the bail hearing. she was rocking side to side and back and forth. at central booking, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> we have an update from johns hopkins hosp

that's when one of her male coworkers came in and began throwing chairs at kenisha thomas, to stop her and eventual he subdue her. witnesses told police, they heard thomas saying, "lock me up." if i can't have her, no one will. they found the baby on the floor with a knife stuck in her neck. they immediately rushed pretty diamond out of the area for medical attention. she suffered five stab wounds in her head, neck and chest. police say she is expected to survive. >> reporter: police tried to question kenisha thomas. but she refused to speak and asked to speak with her attorney. she now faces a slew of charges. >>> coming up at 5:00, more of the shocking things the suspect reportedly said during the attack. >>> he's sworn to enforce the law. today, a veteran is accused of taking it into his own hands. baltimore city detective, thomas nicholson the fourth. police say he misused his power, investigating his daughter earlier this month. today, mayor stephanie rawlings- blake reacts publicly for the first time. >> the public needs to know if an officer operates or acts outside the law, we'

but the question is how kenisha thomas got a night for security. >> the suspect did walk through the metal detector. we believe the knife was concealed in the bag. >> kenisha thomas she came to the office for a supervised visit with her daughter. she became agitated when the hour-long session was ending. she pulled the kitchen knife from her purse and repeatedly stabbed the baby. thomas said, "i hope my baby is dead." >> we are installing lockers at four facilities in baltimore. those bags must be checked in the locker speak before you go through the metal detector and before you are allowed to have a supervised visit. >> case workers who expressed concern can have the second social worker in the ramp and a security officer outside the door. -- in the the room and a security officer outside the door. >> we believe they are sufficient to enhance security and prevent another event like this from happening again. >> until those lockers are installed, and everybody will have to dump out any bags they are carrying. thomas faces eight charges, including attempted first-degree murder and ch

accused of stabbing her daughter will be in court for a bail hearing this morning. 29-year-old kenisha thomas is charged with attempted murder and weapons charges after allegedly attacking her daughter with a butcher knife. she complained about the level of care at her daughter was receiving just prior to the attack. profit weapon into social services. >> it is been a diet of cuts over the last 10 years that is cutting the amount of people doing the work that needs to be done. there will be lapses in things such as security and oversight. >> we're told the child is in fair condition. the search continues for two men who walked into a barbershop and shot an employee. they walked into the a-line barbers and open fire on the victim. the suspects fled the scene. >> police have nabbed the fourth and final suspect. shatia baldwin is the fourth suspect in the case and was arrested early wednesday morning. she's seen wearing a red hat. investigators say tips from the committee helped them make the arrest. >> a dramatic day in a trial of two brothers accused of beating a teenager. the judge excused th

kenisha thomas went to the shuffle services office for a supervised visit with her eight- month-old daughter named pretty diamond. 25 minutes into the meeting, a worker said thomas complained about her daughter's care, pulled a kitchen knife out of her purse, and started stabbing the baby repeatedly. she said thomas made statements "i hope my baby is dead. lot me up. i cannot have her, nobody can." after iran, the director -- patrick moran says that state cuts to public service have lead to inadequate security at the office on middle street and many others. >> it has been a series of cuts over the last 10 years that is cutting the level of people doing the amount of work that needs to get done. when you reduce that, there are going to be lapses in security and oversight. >> the report does not detail the procedures followed, but moran says, should have gone through a per se search -- a per se search. >> there is a possibility -- a purse search. >> there are not enough people to cover every be due to cover every aspect of what needs to be furnished. >> the doomsday budget reduces state agency

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. >>> getting you up to minute kenisha thomas, she is facing attempted murder charges. she's the woman accused of stabbing her 8-month-old daughter inside the department of social services. according to charging documents, thomas was wrapping up a one-our visit with her daughter when she pulled out a knife to stab the girl. one witness said thomas said if i can't have her, no one will. >>> two men walked into a barber shob in the -- shop in the 600 block of south marlyn avenue confronted an eye

. >> reporter: during a bail hearing, the judge called kenisha thomas a danger to herself.dered her to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. >> she looked more diss shelved on tuesday when this mug shot was taken after her arrest. for stabbing her infant daughter, pretty diamond, inside a social services office. thomas did not have custody of her daughter. and was at a supervised visit with her child. stabbed the baby at least five times in the head and neck. witnesses told police, she said lock me up. if i can't have her, no one will. and i hope my baby is dead. >> we can all tell that the suspect has some issues that she has to deal with mental health issues. >> reporter: police credit social sercheszs workers with stopping the attack and saving the baby girl. one of the workers threw a chair at thomas's face and get her away from the baby girl. and now they are looking into how she could sneak a knife past the security and metal detectors. her mental health, now at the center. >>> kenisha thomas, kept her head down the entire time. hair in her eyes. she was rocking side to s

. >> 29-year-old kenisha thomas went through metal detectors this week. but she was still able to get a kitchen knife into the building. >> reporter: ple3 days after-- three days after police arrest kenisha thomas for stabbing her baby, the state is tightening its safety rules to keep all weapons out. >> we will be installing lockers in the facility, where bags will be checked going into those rooms. >> reporter: department of human resources secretary says social workers who fear for their safety or a child's security, can also request additional security inside the visitation rooms. although thomas's case is still under investigation. the social worker had no backup. and thomas went through a metal detector. >> our employees performed admirably. nothing we can do is perfect. >> reporter: the social workers' union says it has complained about security in the buildings before and fierce feared the worst. -- and feared the worst. because many times they come in contact with angry and irate parents. >> it was a matter of time before something tragic happens

. >> how did kenisha thomas get a knife through security? >> there is a metal detector that you have to pass through. we believe that it was concealed in the bag. >> thomas came to the office for a supervised visits with her daughter. a social worker was in a conference room. according to the charging document, she became agitated when the hour-long session was ending. she pulled a kitchen knife from her purse and repeatedly stabbed the baby. thomas said "i hope my baby is dead. lock me up. if i cannot have for, no one will." >> we are installing lockers at four facilities in baltimore. the idea being that those bags must be checked in the lockers before you go to the metal detectors. >> case workers to express concern can have the second social worker in the room and a security officer outside the door. a private firm provide security right now. >> our plan is to keep them on board. we believe the changes we are making are sufficient to enhance security. >> dallas commence staff for intervening in tuesday's attack. some acted heroically wit

a male social services worker came and began throwing chairs at kenisha thomas to stop her and eventually wrestled her to the ground. witnesses told police, they heard thomas saying, lock me up, if i can't have her, no one will. and later, "i hope my baby is dead." >> other coworkers grabbed the baby lying on the floor, with a knife stuck in her neck come rushed her to medical attention. miraculously, she is expected to survive. thomas is under going a psychiatric evaluation. meanwhile, they are investigating how thomas managed to get a knife past their metal detectors. >> she asked to speak to her attorney. we can tell you she is now facing a slew of criminal charges, including attempted murder. she's being held without bail. we're live at police headquarters. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> derek, thank you. >>> coming up new at 6:00. wjz speaks with the union that represents social services workers. >>> updating the breaking news. police are searching for two gunmen, responsible for a shooting inside a barber shop in essex. it happened in the south maryland avenue. now, the mot

>> security workers say 29-year- old kenisha thomas, visited her daughter earlier this week. she was able to sneak a kitchen knife into the building to attack her daughter. >> reporter: three days after police arrest 29-year-old kenisha thomas for stabbing her 8-month-old baby during a supervised visit inside this east baltimore social service office, the state is tightening its safety rules to keep all weapons out. >> we'll -- we will be installing lockers, where bags will be checked prior to going into the rooms. >> reporter: social workers who fear for their safety or a child's security can also request additional security inside the visitation rooms. although thomas's case is still under investigation, the social worker had no backup. and thomas went through a metal detector. >> our employees performed admirably in that case, and in some cases, heroically, putting themselves in harm's way to save the child. >> the social services union says it has complained about security in the building before and feared the worst. because many times they come in contact with angry and

. >> reporter: 29-year-old kenisha thomas did not have custody of her daughter, pretty diamond. it was during a supervised visit at the social services office tuesday morning that thomas complained about her daughter's care and felt like she could do a better job, as the social services worker told thomas the visit was almost over, thomas replied, it is about to be over. he pulled a kitchen knife from her handbag and police say she did the unthinkable am. >> she stabbed her daughter multiple times, in the face area and neck. and we really don't know why. >> reporter: the social worker left the room, screaming in terror. wents heard thomas say, i'm going to kill her. a male social worker came in and threw chairs at thomas to stop her and wrestled her to the ground. witnesses say they heard thomas saying, lock me up, if i can't have her, nobody will. and later, i hope my baby is dead. >> reporter: other workers grabbed the girl and rushed her to medical attention. miraculously, she is expected to survive. meanwhile, social services is promising a full investigation to find out how

her name is kenisha thomas who tried to stab her infant daughter to death. >> we don't know why. she gave a reason she was dissatisfied with care. >>

a male social worker rushed in and began throwing chairs at kenisha thomas to stop her and eventually wrestle her to the ground. witnesses told police they heard thomas saying lock me up, if i can't have her, no one will. and later, i hope my baby is dead. >> other social workers grabbed the girl and rushed her for medical attention. miraculously, she is expected to survive. meantime, social service officials promise a full investigation into how thomas was able to get the knife past security and metal detectors. union representatives for the social services worker say the incident is a prime example of a security breakdown. >> there are concerns that some of the clients that come in distraught and upset, and there needs to be some remedy to that. there needs to be stricter security measures. and they need to stop using the third party security firms that obviously are not doing the job. >> as for thomas, she is facing a slew of criminal charges, including attempted murder. she is being held without bail. at police headquarter, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> the baby is in st

police say 29-year-old kenisha thomas attacked her dot wear kitchen knife during a supervised visit. another casework here heard the screaming restrained her. an rex is underway as to how she could get -- an investigation is underway as to how she got a knife past security. >>> and there's breaking news in the case of two neighborhood watch brothers accused of beating up a teen. the judge designed -- decided the teen involved need not be penalized in wanting the proceedings stopped but the trial of eliyahu and avi weared shim shame will continue. thr accused beating the 17-year- old while patrolling in the jewish neighborhood and the brothers say it was in self- defense. >>> the soldier accused of giving government secrets to wikileaks is back in court this afternoon as the military judge decides whether to drop the charges -- some of the charges. ron has details. ron. >> reporter: well, hi, just a short time ago, a judge rejected a defense motion to dismiss some of the 22 charges manning is facing. the defense argued the government piled on multiple charges in an attempt to increase

police say kenisha thomas stabbed the baby several times during a visit at the office. she says that they -- the dfs workers told used this happened and they were upset about it and we'll have more information on abc2news.com. again the mother charged. >>> all right, parents listen to this. things like bullying demostic violence, they can cause more emotional harm to your children than we know about. that's because they published a report recently a study that says violence can prematurely age children by as much as 7 to 10 years. these children are more likely to get diseases associated with aging years before their peers. >>> a hagerstown family is finding life after death as sad story a father lost his life and his daughter in a house fire. at first doctors thought they might be able to save the 3- year-old. her name is hope. but they had to make the tough decision about whether or not she should stay alive. you see she was deprived of oxygen and she wasn't breathing on her own. she lived for two days of the fire but then they determined she was brain dead. her fathe

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kenisha thomas is scheduled to undergo a psychiatric examination. in downtown baltimore earlier this week. she doesn't have custody of the daughter and was complaining about the care that was given to her daughter. the baby is in the hospital this morning and is expected to survive. >>> today, police will give an update on the case of a missing soldier in north carolina. she's 23 years old, her name is kelli bordeaux and she was last seen leaving a bar in fayetteville almost two weeks ago. police believe she may be in danger. an army official said she got a ride with a bar employee and sent two text messages includings one that read got home safely. >>> a hearing was set for may 8th for a judge to basically consider whether or not the u.s. will get the request that they had to extradite joran van der sloot. the united states wants to try him on extortion charges in connection to the disappearance of natalee holloway. joran van der sloot is serving time in peru for the murder of a woman. the united states prosecutors say that he extorted $25,000 from

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police said 29-year-old kenisha thomas attacked her daughter with a kitchen knife during a supervised. during a bail hearing, the judge called thomas a danger to herself and placed her on suicide watch. the baby remains in critical condition at johns hopkins this morning. >>> police in washington, d.c., are investigating a possible link between the murder of a tourist and several other attacks. a 66-year-old man was beaten to death and left in an alley tuesday night. police now say one person may be behind that and two other violent assault in that same neighborhood. in all three cases, the attacker used a blunt object and did not rob his targets. >>> for the first time this morning, we're hearing from a man who claims he saw a secret service agent in a strip club with prostitute in el salvador, central america. here's susan mcguinness reporting for wjz. >> reporter: the secret service scandal appears to be widening. sources tell cbs affiliate kiro tv that secret service agents hired prostitutes at this strip club days before president obama and his family visited the country in march

kai is in the newsroom with the latest on kenisha thomas's bail hearing. >> a judge rules there won'te bail for thomas, who is on suicide watch. police say she attacked her daughter, pretty diamond. a case worker who heard the screaming, rushed in to restrain her. in all, the baby suffered five stab wounds in the head, neck and chest. she's in stable condition at johns hopkins. police have charged her with assault, child abuse and weapons charges. >>> an investigation is still under way as to how thomas got the knife past security. >>> well, authorities in portugal say they are not reopening their investigation into the disappearance of madeleine mccann. the british child was nearly 4, when she vanished on a vacation in 2007. earlier this week, police released an age-progressed picture of the girl. sparking new information in the case. but the attorney general's office, says there is no new evidence. >>> billionaire rupert murdoch spends a second day in the hot seat. today, he said he failed to stop the phone hacking at a british tabloid. but he testified today, that others hid it fro

kenisha thomas attacked her daughter with a kitchen knife during a supervised visit.r on suicide watch. the baby remains in critical condition. >>> the senders for disease control confirmed two or three family members who died in calvert county earlier this year had-mile-an-hour is. all three had bad case of the flu but two were insect with drug-resistant staph or mrsa. an 80-year-old woman bake sick. her son and two daughters later developed similar upper respiratory systems. the elderly woman, her son, and one of her daughters died. >>> today the historic theater close for six to nine months to undergo a $3 million renovation. there will be three screens, replacing seat in the main auditorium, and and now projection equipment. >>> stay with wjz 13, maryland's news station. up next, an actress teaches how to remember your past. she can remember hers. >>,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> you and i have known each other -- >> 25 years. i can rattle off every single time i met you. i remember when we went to oriole, june 21st, a tuesday. >> what did we eat? >> i had solomon -- >> repor