live, local, latebreaking. this 11 news at noon. [captioning made possible byconstellation energy group] captioned by thenational captioning institute-- www.ncicap.org-->> i am jennifer franciotti. that strange sight over russia becomes dangerous as a meteor slams to the ground and has injured over 1000 people. we have stunning video. >> streaking across an early morning sky, a burst of light and an explosion of sound. these unverified pictures appear to show a russian cities close shave with a meteorite. on the ground, people stunned and unsure of what they had seen were left staring at the thick trail. >> it lasted three, maybe four seconds. >> many were hurt by broken glass. windows popped out. this level of damage is rare, but media rights are -- meteors are common but often burn up as they enter the world atmosphere. the closest reported pat -- meteor will make a path. >> can say there is no chance of it hitting the earth. >> in this part of russian, -- russia, it will be welcome news. scientists say it is not linked. it was a

. >> live, local, latebreaking. you are watching wbal-tv 11 news at 5:00 p.m., with stan stovall and donna hamilton, your forecast with tom tasselmyer, and skyteam 11, covering breaking news where you live. wbal-tv 11 news at 5:00 p.m. continues now. >> of the announcement today at pimlico as mr. worldwide is headed to the preakness. this is that this year for the clean up atmosphere at the preakness. >> quite a bit less drinking, but some of the ax performing. rob roblin shows us this year in field acts include pitbull. >> 82 days until preakness day and today they announced the entertainment that will be performing in the infield. today the big announcement for this year's preakness infield. ♪ pitbull will be one of the main attractions at preakness this year. the miami native has performed in south america, europe, canada, the united states, and australia. his current single is a huge hit. >> it is very electric. is dance, movement, very little controversy, just a feel-good type of dance. ♪ >> mclemore and ryan l

. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is 11 news at 6:00 p.m.. >> good morning. temperatures are on their way way down tonight. we go to meteorologist john collins. >> there is still snow and rain in the area, still part of that storm the winter overnight last night. this morning at daybreak it was raining in baltimore, but the snow did have some minor accumulations up to the north of us. it made for a few slippery spots. further southed i and is concentrated on the eastern shore. some snow, rain mixed in especially when you get down south below ocean city. this is related to a development offshore that will become a nor'easter, not of a huge size, but it will effect the east coast more north of up towards new england. and right along the eastern seaboard, as opposed to us. the northwest winds feeding into that are going to provide us with plenty of cold and plenty of wind. we will talk about that coming up. >> dozens of accidents in the area, all winter long. one of the worst, a crash that killed a young math teacher early this week. the westminster community re

. >> live, local, latebreaking. you are watching wbal-tv 11 news at 5:00 p.m., with stan stovall and donna hamilton, chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer, and skyteam 11, covering breaking news where you live. >> welcome back, everybody. for most people, m&t bank stadium is one of the most beautiful stadiums. >> can you take something that is already good and make it better? a first look at how the reagan say yes, we can. >> over the last decade, the ravens have realized the experience must continue to improve. a man cave with a 60-inch flat screen? but $35 million renovation that is announced to keep up with staying at home. stores will be expanded in streamlined. the concession stand will feature open kitchens with varied menu. thing you will not get it home. m&t bank stadium is now 15 years old and remains one of the best home field advantage as. >> we are competing against the home viewing experience, so we have to do everything we can to improve the game day experience. we have done that by introducing high-defin

a live report, coming up. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is 11 news at 6:00 p.m. >> good evening, everyone. the archbishop's headlined a list of dignitaries who testified today at a hearing to abolish the death penalty. >> there is political intrigue associated with the effort. david collins is keeping an eye on the issue and joins us with the details. >> historically, the bill dies in committee, but supporters say that wilma happen this time. death penalty advocates say they also have a trick up their sleeves. police broke up a death penalty opponents rally staged in the median strip outside the senate building. they did not have a permit to demonstrate in a huge signs were considered a driving distraction. clergy from across the state support the governor's bill to replace the death penalty with a sense of life in prison without parole. the archbishop joined an emotionally charged crowd that filled the hearing room. >> everyone wants to build a society that is just and humane. the experience has been that the death penalty does not c

five, local, latebreaking -- this is 11 news at noon. [captioning made possible byconstellation energy group]>> good afternoon. i am sarah caldwell. ravens fans brave the cold to support the team in a rally that earned some national attention. >> in this super purple friday, ravens fans came out early to show they are true blue. , -- rex cold, but really fun -- >>, cold, but really fun. ask the ravens rally started at 5:00 a.m. and continued through the mesh "the today show --"the today show." ava marie showed natalie morales what it takes to be a ravens fan. she is part of a super bowl that with al rocher. if the ravens win, i'll will dress up as the ravens mascot. >> morales agreed to dress up as a minor if the ravens -- if the niners win. fans were showing the entire country that ravens spirit is alive and well. rex it is impressive, especially with the snow. >> it takes more to keep ravens fans homes -- home. >> it is great third -- great. >> the fans are super fans. they are not just ordinary fans. >> super fans, ready for a champio

live, local, latebreaking. this is 11 news at noon. >> the baltimore county teenager who admitted to opening fire at perry hall high school is being sentenced. robert gladden jr. pleaded guilty to first-degree attempt at murder. he admitted to firing a shotgun inside the cafeteria, hitting special needs student daniel borowy and the back. he told the judge that taking a gun to school was "the dumbest and stupidest decision i made in my life." he was charged as an adult and faces 40 years in prison. lawmakers return to capitol hill today with just four days left to forge a compromise to avoid drastic budget cuts. tracie potts is in washington monitor what may happen. >> friday is the day if congress cannot find a better way to cut $85 billion from the budget that automatic cuts kick in. >> safety will not be compromised, but we will have to work with the airlines and is selling planes down. >> yesterday is harming our states and the national economy. >> president obama as reminding governors that is not the firs

live, local, latebreaking. this is 11 news at noon. >> good afternoon. i am sarah caldwell. a trainee with the university of maryland-baltimore county campus is in the hospital this afternoon. he was accidentally shot in the head with live ammunition during a training exercise. jennifer franciotti has more on the turn of events. >> it was 5:00 p.m. monday medevac helicopter arrived at shock, carrying the injured trainee. he is part of the university of maryland-baltimore campus police department. he was shot in the head during a training exercise by a training officer. the trainee is now fighting for his life. >> he is stable, but any thoughts or predictions about long-term neurological outcome at this point are way too early. >> the shooting happened at the rosewood state hospital in owings mills. that facility is now used for various trading activities. authorities would not discuss what specific training was taking place during the shooting or why why ammunition was used during the exercise. >> i understand it, i get it, you want answers to those questions. i probably hav

live, local, latebreaking. this is 11 news at noon. >> good afternoon. i am sarah caldwell. a strange incident at a high school leads police to a major gun bust. kim dacey explains what happened. >> police tell us their detectives did not want to take any chances in this case because of what happened in newtown, connecticut. on monday, a 25-year-old justin beaumont slipped into the high school by following an employee in through the back door. he was approached by another employee and a school resource officer. he told them he was a student at the school in 2002 and was bullied during his two months there. he asked about school security and military background. he was not armed and made no threats, but officials had a strange feeling, and with the newtown, connecticut in mind, detectives look into his past and found that he was the legal owner of several assault-style weapons and handguns. >> based on the totality of the circumstances, our detectives apply for and received a search and seizure warrant. >> at his home in glen burnie, detectives found under his bed and taught

live, local, latebreaking. this is 11 news at noon. >> snow has already started falling in new england, where folks are bracing for a storm of historic proportions. from new york to boston, states could be in for several feet of snow. good afternoon. i am sarah caldwell. while we may not end up buried in snow, we may not be completely out of the woods. >> this morning we had some rain, mixed precipitation north d west of us. all that is moving on, at least temporarily. this is the satellite image first. i will show you two things here. break in the clouds, south of maryland and in the ocean. now add the rain to this thing and you will see that the reins of mood -- rains have moved to the eatern shore. we are still seeing two parts of this storm. rainy part for the baltimore metro area is over for the time being. still some more stuff to come in. we will talk about details in the forecast for us and also for new england. >> as we saw with that picture of new england, boston will be one of the hardest hit areas.

live, local, latebreaking. this is 11 news at noon. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good afternoon. i am sarah caldwell. in just hours, the anne arundel county council will decide who replaces john leopold. jennifer franciotti has the latest in the race. >> a forum thursday night revealed several candidates looking to replace disgraced executive john leopold. leopold resigned this month after being found guilty of misconduct for the way he treated employees and used police detail. he still faces a civil suit for harassment. >> it is significant that we have a woman in this race. the activities that have gone on were embarrassing. >> former first lady kendel ehrlich is one of 16 republicans who want to fill the remainder of leopold's term, which ends in 2014. her competition includes delicate steven schuh and acting county executive john hammond. >> has been difficult in many ways, but i have come to the conclusion that i think i can bring the

energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, latebreaking -- this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6:00. >> good evening. >> just one day out from the super bowl. we have live team coverage from new orleans. >> john collins is here with a quick check on the forecast. >> just a dustup today. most of the roads were wet driving in. that does not mean the dusting will not produce slippery conditions. be aware of that. there are a couple of impulses tonight. we may get some tomorrow. most of these are expected to be very light snow. nothing substantial, no major storms. next week is a different story. we do show a warming trend. to get to that, we have to go through more of these impulses. i will have the forecast in a minute. >> just a little over 24 hours and the ravens will take the field in their biggest gain in 12 years. >> we have live coverage from new orleans. the ravens broadcasting is covering it from every angle. let's turn it over. we are hearing some big names from baltimore are in town. >> big names are in town. a big name is in the hall of fa

. >> live, local, latebreaking -- this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6:00. >> the snowplows are working overtime in new england. it is not doing much to help the frustrations of residents. between several feet of snow. people across new england are still digging out from the historic blizzard that dumped as much as 3 feet of snow. airports and train stations are trying to help people to their destinations. >> they are the sounds of a chilly clean up across new england. the work is stretching into a second day across the region. blizzard dumped more than 3 feet of snow in some areas. today a caravan of snowplows are working to clear the roads from new york to massachusetts. >> we're working hard to make sure it is functional by the morning commute. >> power crews are out in force working to restore electricity to the more than 200,000 facing another dark night. >> utilities seem to be making progress. they have some forecasts for restoring power by the end of today. in some cases, into tomorrow. >> there is hope the airports will be running at full capacity soon. the connecticut opera the airport

live, local, latebreaking. this is 11 news at noon. >> good afternoon. i am sarah caldwell. convicted murderer michael johnson wants a new trial. earlier this month he was found guilty of killing phylicia barnes, but his lawyers say the decision was flawed. jennifer franciotti explains. >> michael johnson faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of killing phylicia barnes. his defense team is asking for a new trial. lawyers argue misconduct on the part of the prosecution, much of the argument centering on main witness james mccray. during the trial, he testified that johnson called him and admitted to raping and tobarnes and told him that he needed help wbaltv.com raping -- raping and killing barnes and that he needed help getting rid of the body. johnson's attorneys say that the jury was influenced to believe his testimony. baltimore city state attorney gregg bernstein says that the motion was not unexpected. >> after the verdict, filing motions for a new trial, that is pretty standard, and we will respond in due course. >> police commiss

. >> you are watching wbal-tv 11, live, local, latebreaking. this is 11 news at 6 p.m. -- 6:00 p.m. >> a big story, a local landmark is gone. the bg gas tower was demolished this morning. -- b.g.e. gas tower was demolished this morning. the story is not what you are seeing, it is what you are not seeing. >> tomorrow morning, people driving down the j.f.x. might notice something is a bit off. a big, gray gas tank is gone. if you like to sleep in, you might have missed it. crews executed a planned implosion .bout 7:15 this morning our cameras were rolling as the decades-old structure crumbled. it used to hold all the natural gas for the baltimore area. it was in service from 1932 through 1997. for the past 16 years, it has been empty. a bittersweet moment. in the end, it was an economic decision. >> modernization, high-pressure lines, the way we store tanks today -- store the gas today, it has all changed. it has caused us to make a decision. do we take this tank down or do we continue to maintain it? it made sense from the customer down.e to tak

live, local, latebreaking. >> our story tonight at 6:00, misconceptions and misunderstandings regarding the governor's gun-control bill is said to be consuming the said act. -- senate. >> some people say we need this bill because they are falling through the cracks. >> you hear a lot about the gun show loophole, and there is no loophole and maryland. >> is the license person or forgotten? >> person. >> i can use that license to buy a gun once a month? >> exactly. >> the required new gun purchasers applying for licenses

live, local, latebreaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00. >> thank you for joining us. >> what a great week it is. we will be talking about the super bowl. we will take a look at weather and traffic. >> tonight, they fly back and. there is a chance for a little snow. another clipper storm. this is not a big deal. let us start with this morning. see what is going on. nothing. partly cloudy skies. temperatures in the low to mid 20's. at the airport, 20 four degrees. we should make it into the mid- 30's this afternoon with a mixture of sun and clouds. tonight, a chance for some light snow. we will check the seven-day in a few minutes. >> good morning. not a lot of volume out there for this time of the morning. most people are still at home sleeping after the celebration. a disabled vehicle off to the right shoulder. he stopped 50 at the bay bridge, police activity possible lane closures. a couple situations and cecil county. fire activity in perryville at concorde and lincoln avenue. closures are possible in that