kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a third person is in custody. a woman turned herself in on monday. she faces charges is on distributing narcotics. a clinic was at the center of the i-team investigation. two people are charged with operating the clinic. a man is convicted in eight murder for hire plot. dante jeter faces a life sentence without the possibility of parole. shontay joyner-hickman testified she paid jeter $1,000 to kill the dentist. >> a recent decision by the naacp to defend same-sex marriage is not sitting well with some of its membership. called it a constitutional issue. many african-american churches who oppose the union's could not disagree more. >> they would turnover in their graves if they knew this naacp board has come out for gay rights. has nothing to do with civil rights. >> the delegate is one of the leaders of the effort to get the referendum on the bout to defeat same-sex marriage. >> a church was attacked in middle river. there was damage to a church sign and several broken windows. vandals have targeted this church several times over the past year. >> t

kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> does he have any prior criminal record? >> is facing trial next week in baltimore on similar charges. he pleaded guilty on january and received a $50 fine. >> kim dacey, thank you. 6:53. still ahead, your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> >> time to get to your answers to our watercooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- what do you think are the chances of i'll have another winning the triple crown? >> sounds like somebody who goes to the races. we will post more of your answers on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. >> how is it looking on the roads? >> things are slow on the west side. down to 14 miles per hour approaching reisterstown road. everything is off to the side just past liberty. southbound 795 -- a backup. another accident in the city at clinton street and fayette street. this is the pace of things at liberty. this is traffic on the j.f.x. where we're seeing delays towards the construction zone. >> rain is on the way. >> this morning it should be dry. the clouds will thi

kim dacey is live with the details. hi, kim. [no audio] will try to get back to her -- we will try to get back to her. thank you, kim. i will read the script. we apologize. 6:52. 6:52. >> time to get to your answers to our watercooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- do you think the orioles can continue their strong performance throughout the rest of the season? >> we have been saying that all morning. >> let's hope we didn't. >> the rain is never good for the commute. >> northbound 97 approaching 32, we have a vehicle fire. ? that was down 100 on the ramp to northbound 295 -- an accident on 100 to the ramp to northbound 295. southbound j.f.x. a very heavy. delays from 175 down to 32. avoid the j.f.x. this morning because it is in mess. >> i think the rain will taper off after 9:00 a.m. this morning. there are some pretty strong thunderstorms around the capital beltway and they are moving east. annapolis may get some of that heavy rain in the next 30 minutes. around baltimore, the rain is tapering off. >> if you

kim dacey is live on the scene. what is the status? >> all of the fire crews have packed up and left. there were fire and police on the scene earlier. fire crews did get on the scene just before it 3:00 this morning. we're on mcclain boulevard. they found fire coming out of the first floor windows of the home. they had to go when side and rescue a man who was trapped inside. >> the first arriving units on the scene -- we had five showing. they went in to gain access to the door and found him inside and brought him out to a safe area until paramedics arrived. >> the victim was taken to johns hopkins bayview burn center. fire investigators are still trying to determine what started the fire. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> city police say they are looking for an arsonist who struck on sunday. investigators believe somebody threw a molotov cocktail on this building at the 1100 block of barclay street. >> the investigation continues into the boat crashed on sunday night near the key bridge. several people were sent into the water. everybody

kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. a man is recovering after being stabbed at and east baltimore barbershop by a pair of scissors. it happened monday morning. the victim said he was stabbed multiple times in the chest. he is in stable condition. police have arrested a suspect. a convicted murderer will testify against her own cousin later today in eight murder for hire trial against a dentist. the woman pleaded guilty to murdering her boss. prosecutors say she enlisted her husband and two other men to kill the doctor to cover up her embezzlement from the boss. the search continues for an adult seen lurking in the halls near the girls' bathroom from elementary school. school officials call police but authorities found no one. >> charges are pending against a driver who struck a crew. when inmates for writi were rig they were struck. their injuries are not life- threatening. the driver of the truck is in stable condition at shock trauma. mitt romney becomes the last man standing in the republican race for the white house

according live in the studio, kim dacey , wbal-tv 11 news. it's a woman is recovering after being shot while sitting in her car on northern parkway on the weekend. she told detectives she was stopped at a red light in the 3200 block of east northern parkway when an unfamiliar car pulled up beside her and fired several shots. that car fled the scene. no word on the woman's identity. she was taken to an area hospital and is expected to survive. if you have any information, call baltimore city police. >> looks like baltimore county classrooms will be a little more crowded next year after cutting nearly to wonder positions for next year. the baltimore sun reports about a third of all class is at delaney, a towson, and another high-school will have 30 or more students. school officials and not commented specifically on the cuts. the county school superintendent last year produced the teaching staff to save $12 million in the budget. >> one step away from filling vacant city manager position at ocean city. reports indicate the town council expected

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kim dacey joins us live with more on that story. >> the children are 11, 12, 15. at last check, two were in serious condition at last check. a family member says two are on ventilators because of the smoke they inhaled. it started around 2:30 at the home in west baltimore. firefighters found the three children in a closet. officials say the children were somewhat responsive and were rushed to the hospital. investigators are still trying to determine what started the fire. >> where were the children's parents at the time? >> that is one thing the investigators were trying to figure out, where the parents were. >> thank you. >> here is matt lauer with a look at what is coming up next on the "today" show. >> good morning. the woman at the center of the secret service scandal speaks out. this morning what she says happened that night and why she is happy a number of agents have lost their jobs. a woman cast in a lottery ticket she found in the trash -- a eight lotteryin ticket that she found in a trash. cohen opens up about his new movie, "the dictator." >> coming up,

kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. pit bull owners bring their dogs to the inner harbor freight rally. -- for a rally. the wanted people to see that pit bulls are family-friendly dogs. >> part of why we're here is to show people that they are family dogs and that the few irresponsible owners are in the minority. >> the group is fighting to change the recent rulings against pit bulls. >> same-sex couples in maryland have to wait before the law goes into effect before they can get married. the court of appeals voted that couples with a valid out of state marriage should be treated as worthy of divorce. opponents of the law are fighting to have it put up for a referendum. a big endorsement by the naacp about same-sex of marriage. they voted to support marriage equality. they oppose any effort to codify discrimination. president obama public supports same-sex marriage. >> the focus of the g-8 summit in chicago is on afghanistan. president obama is trying to get natives to commit the country after the war is over. brian moo

. >> kim dacey is live. what can you tell us? >> the children are 11, 12, 15. two were in serious condition at last check. two are on ventilators because of the smoke they in held. it started around 2:30 at the home in west baltimore. the threers found 11-year children in a closet. the trojans were somewhat responsive and were rushed to the hospital. the older sister tyreka dodd was not at home at the time but is calling her older brother a hero. >> he is laid down on the ground and got on the top of them. he was the big hero. >> investigators are still working to determine what started the fire and were the parents were. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the homicide detectives looking into two separate shootings thiron sunday. a man was found shot in the head and was taken to a hospital. police are searching for a motive in the shooting death of west baltimore. this happened on eutaw place early on sunday morning. an adult male was shot several times. anyone with any information is asked to call baltimore city police. >> funeral arrangements for two women shot a

kim dacey has the details. >> this youtube video shows police taking action.re was a march for more jobs. police say they blocked traffic. >> when you have a large crowd, it is easy for a situation to get out of control. you take them into police custody and get them out of their for their safety. >> the man in dreadlocks says police told him to clear the streets. >> i guess i didn't get to the sidewalk fast enough. there were a lot of people. i was on my way to the sidewalk and i got attacked. >> the camera angle doesn't allow you to see beyond his threat. they continued to mace and beat him. >> they were about to spray me and i covered my face. they kept on spraying me. >> anthony guglielmi stands behind the action taken. >> the tape is not all that alarming to me. i saw people around the streets, and officers arrived trying to get them settled and on to the sidewalk. >> threatt and three others were arrested. he plans to file complaints about the officers. >> that was kim dacey reporting. group is backing thomas threatt. a new decision about the owners of p

kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> pretty scary situation.undreds of officials gathered to find a solution to a growing problem -- human trafficking. the combined efforts on monday to share ideas and methods. one of the ideas is to patrol the internet. >> children protest outside city hall to keep several recreation centers open. the city will close four recreation centers. dozens of centers will see upgrade. six more will enter into agreements with private operators. an activist says that is not enough. >> we have people talking about mobs of kids roaming the streets of downtown causing trouble. why do we close the rec center? it may not be as bad on the back and if we treat the problem on the front and. >> more than $90 million will be used to renovate quarter new centers. new >> a new truth about -- >> there is increase protection. >> we're checking the area roads. roads. >> welcome back. the time is -- i did it again. at the time is 60 degrees. 5:39. we have some clouds and showers and fog. off and on showers are expected today. it would

kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. three people are in custody following a violent weekend. police are investigating eight different crimes. there was a drive-by shooting on east northern parkway and a murder. one of the homicides appears to be linked to another shooting. >> there were two that we believe are related. people are being questioned by detectives. detectives are making progress on the others. >> detectors are reviewing all the statistics to see if they need to step up patrols. police arrest a suspect following a stabbing. police responded on east monument street. a man was stabbed several times with a pair of scissors. the victim is in stable condition. >> charges are pending against a driver who hit a crew of inmates doing cleanup work. three inmates were riding on a dump truck when it was hit by a passing car. one person was pinned between the trailer and the truck. the driver of the car, shawnta toney, is in stable condition. police are teaming up with a major utility company to help stop a type of crime -- copper theft. look for grounding wires. b.g.e. has c

kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> good for him. a former high school football stand-out is exonerated. we'll have the details on ous how his sentence is overturned in a rain case. >> the travel outlook next. >> not much weather going on right now. a little storm activity to the northwest. the insta-weather plus forecast is just ahead. >> welcome back to "11 news saturday morning." thank you for joining us. >> we'll take another look outside with john, and things are really heating up. >> it is a nice morning this morning. we don't have the fog and the clouds. that's a good chance the rain chances are down farther now. accept that. we see on radar and satellite, a combined picture here. there is a little activity up in pennsylvania moving into pennsylvania coming out of high -- ohio. with the front moving by, i think we could pick up a shower. i think the highest chance would be up in western maryland or pennsylvania. at any rate, i don't think it will be a big issue. we'll talk about the insta-weather plus forecast in detail coming up. stick around. >> thanks to falling gas prices, it

thank you for that. >> kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news . it is unclear how long she had been there, but police found no evidence of foul play. rev. mary was a co-director. she was shot along with another church worker by a homeless man on thursday. police said the man could have been upset after being turned away from the parish of food center for his erratic behavior. her organs could be donated. >> she was a very giving person. it was always her intent to give her organs. she was a just barely alive when she was discovered. i believe, unfortunately, she had an no brain function. >> peter services will be held for both women later this week. -- a funeral services will be held for both women later this week. >> the clouds continue to hang around. it may take a couple more days until we see full sunshine. right now we are reporting clouds. we are having a hard time arming up because of all the cloud cover. if we should get up into the upper 60's by this afternoon. we do have a new storm system on the way. that her reign of chances tomorrow.

kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> here's a look at some of our other top stories at this hour. skyteam 11 is still of the j.f.x. where an accident has shut down and southbound lanes just before north avenue. let's go to captain roy taylor for an update. >> they are still investigating accident southbound on the jones falls expressway but because of the way the traffic is, of course city police have shut down traffic. traffic is backed up from this location. almost at the 41st street bridge. " they do get open, city police have made arrangements to have officers down by president street so they can alleviate the traffic situation so people trying to get to the ball game will be able to do so. >> the naacp president says he hopes the group's support of same-sex marriage will urged blacks to support marriage equality as a civil rights issue. the board voted for a resolution in support of marriage equality, a move officials say it marks the first time the organization has made a full statement on marriage and quality that goes beyond the circumstances of any single proposed law or

i am kim dacey. have that story, next. >> i am rob roblin, and now we know what he is called the king of the high wire. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good evening, everyone. are a big story at 6:00, an agreement is reached on reworking the state budget. >> they have struck a deal on a budget plan that includes income tax hikes. david collins has more on what else is in the budget. david? >> additional cuts and a shift of costs to local jurisdictions. they struck a deal. the governor and state house presiding officers outlined

kim dacey has more on the story. >> he is hoping his ex-wife will obey the court order issued today and return the kids to him and end a court battle that has been going on for more than two years. stan says he loves his kids more than anything, with four-year- old gabriel and two-year-old anastasia, they have not been home to baltimore in more than two years. >> i heard for them and m scared for them. >> during divorce proceedings, he says she went against a court order and without his knowledge packed up the kids and moved them to trinidad, her native country. >> it wasn't surreal. you just cannot imagine -- it was surreal. >> he has been working for more than two years to get them back. a judge approved a contempt order for her, saying that if she does not bring the kids back by june 1, she will be fined $1,000 per day. if she ignores the action, they will have to take further action. >> one would be illegal approach in trinidad to enforce the order. >> in the meantime, he is forced to live without his kids. he has been to trinidad to visit at least seven times but says this access i

i'm kim dacey, live with the latest. >> campaign 2012 officially underway appeared the president kicks off his first rallies this weekend. i am tracie potts in washington. >> sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. your morning commute. we'll let [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good monday morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> it will not be a perfect day today but there is no rain. we'll get some sunshine to sneak to the clouds. we did not get to see the super moon. moon.

. >> i am kim dacey. one man is sent to the hospital after a house fire. i love more. >> a nato summit wraps up today in chicago. details are coming up. >> an accident along reisterstown road. reisterstown road. we will check [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> beautiful weekend but we have some rain now. >> we got through preakness just fine. fine. we

i'm kim dacey. details coming up. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake. feel good about your decisions. >> in medical alert, anything safe in maryland is safe to eat. public health department has issued a warning that korean shellfish is unsafe. >> a rich from a clinical -- research from a clinical trial in los angeles. the vaccine is derived from one of the most aggressive breast cancers. patients are ininoculated once a month for three. doctors say the results were extraordinary. >> it will teach the t-cells to recognize. if the t-cells are educated in this way, if a tumor cell were to come back, the immune system could identify it, attack it, and destroy it. >> doctors want to remind patients, this is not replacing chemotherapy or radiation. the vaccine is about being proactive. it has a potential to help 70% of preast cancer patients. >> researchers in germany are trying to

kim dacey has more on tonight's big story. >> no one has been injured in any of these cases but police say in a couple of them, the suspects made off with $2,000. >> the police are not taking any chances. these are individuals that are armed and they pose a significant danger. we want everyone to be aware of what is going on. >> a warning to anyone who uses commerce sites like craigslist. robberies have been related to craig's list. the suspect will put a false ad for jewelry, coins, or dirt bikes. then they invite the buyer to a neighborhood and rob them of cash and take off. >> we know they are linked. this perpetrator is not alone. in some cases, there were two people at the robbery. they suspect is acting with a group of, -- accomplices. >> they had noticed things of the ordinary. >> my concern is foot traffic has picked up. it is people who do not live in the neighborhood. >> no one has been heard yet but they want people to be smart about using sites like craigslist. meek the seller in a well populated area. know the name and check up on them online. tell them you are paying with

i am kim dacey i will have details on that, next. >> we will see were the showers are headwe this scenet of route 152 today and took the lives of two people. testimony comes to close in the robocalls trial of julius henson. we will have the latest. high schools are being more proactive when it come x high school chefs in anne arundel county got to learn techniques from around the world today. culinary institute stuttgart detection took over the kitchen -- expert from the culinary institute took over the kitchen and showed off their skills. >> i love food in general. i do have a passion for it and i love putting a smile on everyone's face when they see what i can do with it. >> nice and brown on each side. >> tuesday they got a special lesson by three world traveled special shelf from the culinary institute of america. every year they take the day to teach high school student some of what they have learned in the course of their careers. >> i do have a passion for education and for learning. these kids are the future of our industry and our country. this is my profession, so i have a sta

. >> kim dacey has the story. >> he has his right hand bandaged tight, but his mother and doctors consider him lucky. he and his friends found some fireworks and lit it outside. >> it did not go off, but it turned out to be one that was a big explosion. it was a loud boom, and my ears were hurting a little bit, and then i looked at my hands, and it was messed up, so i just ran home. >> the neighbors had run outside to see what happens, including his mother. >> i said, "what is it? " he opened his hands, and blood started moving out. i am not one that panics. i just grabbed him and started moving. i am a nurse as well. >> they called an ambulance, and he was taken to the hands center at a hospital. they say his fingers were broken and nearly severed, but doctors were able to reattach them all. amazingly, there was no nerve damage, after therapy, he is expected to make a full recovery. he said he did not realize that what he and his friends had found was an m 80. >> they are illegal in maryland. >> it is said this should be a warning that firehouse should be treated seriously, and the child

kim dacey has that story. >> aaron dean is diagnosed with hodgkin's lymphoma.r treatment anywhere else. >> i am not a number. i'm a nail, and they all know me. i like to think that i'm part of the family here, and that's one of the best things in the world to be known as a name or to have your name known instead of them looking at the chart every time. >> she'll be at the finish line heading out medals at the maryland half marathon on sunday. all of the proceeds will go directly to the cancer center. >> we see more than 3,000 people from all over the state of maryland, and the research that goes on here that's supported by the maryland half marathon, has really been break through treatments for breast couriers and a large group of other diseases. >> this year, anyone that donates at least 50 -- $50 will get a stuffed animal of dozer the dog. >> he's a golden-doodle that broke free and ran the last eight miles of the race. >> the last eight miles of the race, you will get a split time for running doser's dash. >> michael green balm's -- michael greenbaum's mom i