they maybe evidence in the leopold trial. both the county executive and his defense attorney refused to comment on the judge's latest ruling. reporting live, megan mccorkell. >> leopold's trial is set to begin september 4th. >>> the heat wave is over but its effects are proving deadly. tonight the deaths of 18 m. marylanders are being blamed on the hot temperatures. in addition the record heat created major problems on local roads. w jz is live. kai jackson explains how the heat wave is destroying roadways. >> reporter: the heat has broken but the heat wave destroyed roadways. >> the humidity is down, but the temperatures are still hot. >> reporter: the fact that 80 degrees weather feels like relief demonstrates just how hot it's been. further proof of that is the damage to infrastructure done by the heat wave. eastbound rout 50 and buoy prince georges county buckled a casualty of the heat. the state highway administration moved quickly to make temporary repairs yet more work is needed. >> the black top is a temporary fix bec

a judge shoots down attempts to dismiss charges against john leopold. he is accused of using his security detail to drive him to sexual encounters in public parking lots and spy on political opponents. the county executive maintains his innocence. >> i am confident when the relevant facts are known we will prevail. >> reporter: his lawyers say charges of misconduct are too vague. in the ruling, the judge says the court cannot conclude at this stage that it must be dismissed for being unconstitutionally vague or not providing sufficient notice of what crimes are being charged. >> i don't think the defense had a large hope that they would win on these. >> reporter: a legal analyst says prosecutors are being meticulous. the ruling reveals they shared 90 boxes of evidence with the evidence. >> the discovery seems to be more than what the state normally provides. >> reporter: meantime another legal fight, the aclu threatening to sue for failing to release documents. >> there is nothing, no rule, no policy that would prevent them from doing that. >> reporter:

leopold. mike? >> reporter: everyone we talked to said it is not necessarily surprising that he is stepping down but it's a surprise that it's happening now. and many think he will be a key witness for the prosecution against mr. leopold. >> reporter: anne arundel county police chief james tear made the sudden announcement that he's retiring in the midst of a scandal. >> reporter: he angered some when he rufused to testify what he knew about allegations boss misused his security detail. made his boss empty his catheter bag. and illy used -- illegally used the database to dig up dirt on his political opponents. >> you hear people talking. and it's never been this bad. and i think chief tear stepping aside will start to repair some of that damage. >> reporter: chief tear was

how that effects the case against john leopold. >> a huge fight at a game. wait physical you see -- until you see who was involved. join us for these stories today at 4:00 after dr. phil. stay with us, your five day for,,,, [ male announcer ] now at your neighborhood subway: the new santa fe steak melts. get extra grande flavor with the santa fe steak & bacon melt. juicy steak, crispy bacon, and melted cheese with creamy santa fe caesar. or try adding egg for a santa fe steak, bacon & egg melt -- a favorito for breakfast but muy bueno any time of day. get to your local subway and claim your steak today -- with new santa fe steak melts. subway. eat fresh. >>> all right. welcome back. take a look at the five dau forecast. what -- five day forecast. what we're seeing is an increase in humidity. friday i think it could be rainy. we're not indicating showers, but a little common sense says maybe. 90 and 92, 92 for sunday through monday. it's only 2 and 4 degrees above normal. that's a walk in a shady spark compared to the last couple of weeks. >> say that again.

leopold. this stunning turn comes weeks before leopold goes to trial. >> ann arundel police chief james tier made the sudden announcement that he's retiring amid a cloud of scandal. >> i decline to answer questions. >> he angered some on the county council when he refused to test about allegations that his boss misused his police security detail making officers empty his kat they are bag, be look outs while he had sex in the parking lot and illegally use the state's data base to dig up dirt on his political enemies. >> we need to move on, provide for the citizens of our county. >> the county executive named pamela davis to replace tier. she's the first woman to lead the department. >> chief tier was the subject of a criminal investigation by the state prosecutor who is now ending that probe. it is important to resolve this matter without any further disruption to the functioning of the police department. our office believes this resolution is in the best interest of the citizens. many believe

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there is controversy involving leopold who announced the temporary replacement.ntil a full-time replacement is found, major pamela davis will lead the department. she is a lothian resident. she has been on the police force since 1993. she will be the department's first female chief of police. she holds a master's degree from johns hopkins and also graduated from the fbi national academy. former fbi agent dr. tyrone powers -- >> i think that is a good step, a good interim step. but i do think in the long term, because of what the department is going through and because there will be more investigations, they probably need to do a national search. >> police chief james teare is stepping down after receiving a no-confidence vote from the local police union. this came after he was accused of not doing anything about john leopold's alleged misuse of police details for personal and political use. it is unknown how long major davis will be the interim police chief. dr. powers says whoever replaces chief teare should be able to take a stand. >> we draw a bright yellow li

in the case against anne arundel county executive john leopold. against leopold ácaná move forwwrd.accused of to innestigate his political prrands like taking him to - secret rendezvous with wommn. leopold'' attorney saad the charges weren't specific enough... aad wanted them the unions representing baltimore city fire fighters bbss could geta two percent r raise. chief james clack earns 161- thousand dollarsa year.but payor stephanierawlings- blake...wants to give him a raise ofmore than three strong recordwhich includes a drop in thenumber of fire fatalities. but union leaders...ssythat's unfair. (campbell) "we were told to live with zero percent, i don't have a rrblem with that if everyone's going to feel the pain, everybody eels the pain i don't have an issue with it, and as far as iim concerned, the chief of the turn the raiss down and say if my folks get a raise, i'm not going to accept raise." raise."the board of estimates plans to vvte on the raisefor chief clack tomorrow. there are predictions tonight that it'll be another losing year for the baltimore grand pr. prix.... la

leopold thanked the chief for his service. and in a statement said, the reason chief tear was stepping down, was to spend more time with his family. >> reporter: and many councilmembers say they only learned about chief tear stepping down this morning. as for mr. le, his trial begins at day after labor day. reporting live in anne arundel county, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> the chief's retirement takes effect august 1st. >>> well, updating the breaking news we told you about at 5:00. arson investigators are on the scene of a fire in cherry hill. investigators say the playground padding somehow caught fire, destroying the equipment. no one was injured. >>> wjz is learning today about the baltimore firefighter charged with running an online prostitution ring. police say this wasn't his first brush with the law. mary has more on the growing investigation. >> reporter: investigators say jamar simmons and another man were running the out of a west baltimore warehouse. officers raided that building, seizing a handgun, drug

as of august 1, the anne arundel police chief will retire after the county executive, john leopold, was -- the chief was named in the indictment, stating he knew about some of the allegations but did nothing. the fraternal order of police have a no-confidence vote this spring. >> i am not surprised at all. we anticipated this would come about. he will get his retirement and his top payment. >> the prosecutor announced the retirement on wednesday but declined to comment further. in a statement, he said in light of their retirement, the state is closing its criminal investigation of the chief. it's important to resolve this matter without any further disruption to the police department at a time when its t -- at a time when it's reorganizing and under indictment. this is in the best interest of the citizens of anne arundel county. >> the fact that the announcement came from the prosecutor's office leaves me to believe the chief has turned state's evidence which will make things more difficult for the county executive. >> that cheek -- he still believes the chief should have to answer for

leopold is charged with misusing the taxpayer funded police detail for personal use.ording to the indictment, police complained to chief teare but he didn't do anything to stop it. it now means the state will close its investigation into chief teare and he will retire on august 1st. he says in a statement he has cherished the opportunity to serve the citizens of anne arundel county. now lee mold has appointed major major davis as the abouting chief of police. -- acting chief of police, linda so, abc2 news. >>> a court ruling that pit bulls are inpercently dangerous is not yet in effect in the state. this is a pendsings decision by the state's highest court to reconsider the ruling. the ruling by the highest court means owners could be liable for bites without previous evidence of the dog being dangerous. a task force of maryland lawmakers is now examining ways to change the way to address concerns raised by the court ruling. >>> changes are rolling out on facebook this week and it's all in an effort to fight cyber bullying. the social media giant are adding tools to h

today, a judge denied a motion from leopold's attorneys to dismiss the case. prosecutors say leopold directed his security detail to perform personal tasks, such as compiling information on his political rivals and collecting campaign donations. his trial is scheduled to begin in november. >>> also today, the aclu is considering a lawsuit against anne arundel county, in connection with the case. the group is not satisfied with the county's response to its request for documents related to the indictment. denise? >> thank you, mary. leopold insists, he has done nothing wrong. >> video of a tourist, robbed and stripped naked, downtown baltimore, outraged people across the country. now, the suspects, all of them, plead guilty. and turns out they escape the most serious charges. >> reporter: the case involving this humiliating attack on a tourist on st. patrick's day, comes to a close. in a downtown courtroom, just feet away from where the assault took place, four suspects plead guilty. >> when i saw the video, i mean, i was appalled. >> reporter: according to defe

jamms teare has een uuder suspected role in the case is - against county executive john leopold.pold is charged with misusing his police protection squaa,,including making them drive him to sexual ennounters innparking lots with a countt mployee. chief teareewas neeer indicted... but was believed to have known about the situation and did nothing. but with his retirement... teare avoids any possible criminal charggs.some pouncil members are relieved to seeethe chief go... others continue to stand by ttare. (grasso) "you know, judge a person by results. and ii you pook at the ppst several years, crime has dropped in anne arundel county. proof is weewish him the best of luck in hat he does, but we're glad that he did steppdown. and we're hoping the county executive is next." effective august first. when teare goes, ajor pam davis will take over. 3 baltimore's mayor took some peat wednesday ovee her decision to give the fire chief raise... at the same time she is shutting down city's board of estimates &papproved two percenttraise for fire chief james clack weenesday. the mayor deffn

that the police chief of anne arundel is retiring effective august 1 after county executive john leopold was indicted earlier this year on charges of misconduct in office, in part for allegedly using police records to do illegal background checks on his political opponents. the chief was named in the indictment, saying he knew about some of the allegations but did nothing. >> i'm not surprised at all. we anticipated this would come about. he's going to get his retirement and his drop payment. >> the state prosecutor was the first to announce the retirement, declining to comment further. the prosecutor said "in light of his retirement, the state is closing its criminal investigation of the chief. it is important to resolve this without any problem to the function of the police department at a time it is functioning and the executive is under indictment. our office believes this is in the best interest of the citizens of anne arundel county." >> if there are criminal act was it -- criminal accusations, he should stand up in court and he should be able to stand up and say this is not true a

everyone in our big story tonight -- james stairhead become snarled in a scandal surrounding john leopold was charged with using his security detail for personal and political gain appeare. sheldon is live in anne arundel county with details on that and the woman that will replace him. >> major pamela davis will take over when and chief tear steps down. she will take over the department on august 1. 11 news caught up with chief james tear out to police headquarters just hours after his resignation was announced. but he didn't have anything to say. until a full-time replacement is found, major pamela dennis will lead the anne arundel police department. this is what we know about for so far. she is a resident who has been on the police force since 1993 and has served in various capacities. she will be the department's first female chief of police and holds a master's degree from johns hopkins and also graduate from the fbi national academy. dr. tyrone powers. >> i think it is a good step, a good interim step. but in the long term, because of what the department is going through and because

afghanistan some detainees were forcibly drug often right before or during interrogations truthout street leopold is going to give us all the details on that and since it's thursday artie's andrew blake will talk to me so we've got all that morphy tonight including a dose of happy hour but first take a look at the mainstream media decided to miss. so today the news was kind of all over the place the florida state's attorney released new evidence of the case against george zimmerman the effort to repeal the health care law moves forward the house passing that repeal by nearly sixty votes republicans want to eliminate the president's health care law but they're short on details about what would take its place joe biden to get his keynote address to the . convention in houston mitt romney as you know spoke to the group yesterday getting both boos and a standing ovation senate democrats want to move quickly on the president's plan to raise taxes on america's high wage earners tonight general dick cheney's place the former vice president is hosting a fundraiser at his wyoming home for mitt romney week

for hhs suspected role in the case against county executive john leopold. leopold.a county employee. chief teare was never indicted... but was believed to have known about the situation and did nothing. but with his retirement... teare avoids any possible criiinal charges.some council members are relieved continue to stand by teare. 3(grasso) "you know, judge a person bb results. and if you lookkat the past several years, crime has ddopped in intheepudding."(gass) "well, we wish im the best of luck in what he does, but we'rr glad hat he did step down. and we're hooing thh ccunty executive is next." next."teare's retirement is teare goes, major pammdavis - will take over. more speed ameras are coming to baltimore countt. county.starting today... four locations in the county will have new speed cameras... with a fifth still pending approval. and it doesnnt end there. county officials also have 5 more locations for áfutureá speed cameras... bringing the total number to 27. the county initially had a cap on the number of speed cameras it could have... but later repealed

john leopold appointed pamela davis as the acting chief of police following tear's retirement. >>> union leaders say cut backs could jeopardize baltimore's recent success in fighting crime and offering up a plan of their own. jeff hager has more on the blue print for improved policing. >> we will challenge the mayor and challenge anyone that says that you need more bodies on the street to make baltimore a safer city. no, you need to adjust the game plan. >> reporter: the fraternal order of police came up with its own plan for cutting time and taxes at the same time. it may come as no surprise the union would like to see 2900 active members receive nods on pensions, pay and time off. >> our offices are making 18% less than the median across the state of maryland. we are in a pension fight with the mayor we think she didn't have to go to because it's not going to save her money up front but created a morale problem. >> reporter: union leaders say morale suffered in the terms of a towing scandal that implicated 40 officers and new orleans and dealing with the corrupted department they recom

leopold is accused of losing security detail to cover personal matters. he is charged with misconduct. he will go on trial september 4th. no comment from the office. >>> we learn how students performed in the maryland school assessment test , the results were made available at 9:00 this morning. let's turn things over to education reporter sherrie johnson, she is out live this morning with a look at the upcoming results on what could be coming for the next school year. >> reporter: charlie this is a big day today, i tell you, the state department of education will release the thousand 12 state education assessment results. it takes place at 9:00 at the state office downtown. they are looking at students progress, information on elementary and middle school progress under the new accountability system. ms a exams are given to third through 8th grade students in reading and math. the data basically is used to determine whether or not schools meet the no child left behind requirement, charged the progress of the student population in the grades tested and on

leopold says teare is leaving to spend more time witt his family....hen teere goes, major pammdavis will take ver. she department. the phief'' retirement takes effect august 1. live at anne arundel county police headquarters, keith daniels,, fox 45 news at ten. political consuulaat jullus henson...is till behind bars...foo his role in that election night robo-call in 20-10.but his attorney has 3rel served one month f a two month sentence.his aatorney and hh's trying to haae henson released...so he cancare for his mother...who iscritically ill. baltimore county police need your help fighting back... they are ooking for tto suspectt in the rape of a 13- year-old girl last month. month.police say mikris jackson and lawrence mayo led the victii and two other to a ome on chris court in a - randallstown, where both men had sex wiih the 11--ear-old. attention..... oq: with these olds.""- the ssspects areecharged with seccnd-degree rape.anyone with information oo where they aae.... should call pooice. a dispute over evidence in the killing his estranged wife n

county executive john leopold announced larry tolliver is coming back. he will replace james tier who resired amid krill nam investigations surrounding executive leopold. the start date is july 31st. >>> the backlash intensifies against chick-fil-a. protesters have been demonstrating outside the restaurants all over the u.s. including in dc. this is all because the president of the company says he is opposed to same sex marriage. chicago and boston have pulled the plug on the welcome mat of the new restaurants there. supporters of chick-fil-a are calling for an appreciation day and they want that to happen next week. while gay rights advocates are organizing a national kiss in protest at the fast-food chain. >>> maryland's biggest casinos are getting bigger. the expansion for the maryland live casino sure to draw in more visitors. he plans to retire after the summer olympics, but he wouldn't be able to tell. why michael phelps doesn't seem too hype about -- hyped about performing in london. >> we have issues around town. going to be all construction rela

mind altering drugs just altering us intelligence to dig deeper into this i'm joined now by jason leopold he's the lead investigative reporter for truthout dot org welcome to you said so i know you are one of those that filed this freedom of information act request to the government tell us more about these chemical restraints as they're called. we don't know much about them i just want to point out that my colleague jeffrey kaye originally filed this freedom of information act request two years ago the report makes clear that chemical restraints were used on uncooperative detainees at that word uncooperative is in the report we don't know exactly what that means we don't know what those chemical restraints are but one thing that's very important to point out here is that these drugs these psychoactive. anti-psychotic medications that were given to these detainees and those detainees were interrogated while they were on those medications the government report the pentagon watchdog report says that it could produce unreliable information so the detainees are on this medication who knows wh

. >> the no-confidence vote came after he was accused of doing nothing about john leopold. pamela davis will lead the department. she has been on the police force since 1993. she will be the department's first female police chief. she holds a master's degree from johns hopkins. >> i think that is a good step. but i do think in the long time, because of what the department is going through and because the will be more investigations, they probably need to do a national search. >> the announcement of the retirement of james teare was made on wednesday by the state's prosecutor's office. jennifer franciotti reporting live. >> the fraternal order of police submits a report outlining major problems that they say need to be fixed. among them corruption and high crime as part of a massive overhaul of the department. the department was called outdated. they want city officials to review police policies. you can find the complete report on our website, wbaltv.com. the city board of estimates reports a new contract for fire chief james clack. jack young and joe pratt voted against th

it comes amid criticism of handling accusations against james leopold. they will drop the criminal investigation of chief over the. that comes after the police union and council held a vote of no confidence in the chief. for now county executive john leopold has appointed major davis as acting chief of police following the retirement. >>> five minutes after 5:00 right now. baltimore city fire chief james crack is getting a raise. the board of estimates approved the increase yesterday at a meeting. he will receive incremental salary increases each january through 2018. the raise request comes at a time when two fire companies were forced to close due to money problems. a third one is set to close in october. >>> it is 5:05 on thursday morning. you probably heard the staying everything in -- saying everything in moderation. >> yeah this morning how moderation can benefit women especially with alcohol. >> also a bull shark scares one woman and steals her catch. lynette? >> rain showing on "good morning maryland" as of now. i'll tell you if we get some chang

leopold had requested the case be thrown out.indicted in march on charges of misusing his police detail for personal and political gain. the accusations include having police look into political rivals. leopold's trial is set to begin september 4. >>> baltimore's public works department is trying to avert a potential disaster. they are asking people who get their water from the city to conserve as much as possible. public works crews have found weak spots in a 54-inch transmission main which carries water to howard and anne arundel counties. today workers are going to try to perform some tests to see what kind of repairs are needed and whether or not the entire main needs to be shut off. >>> there are some people in southwest virginia who still do not have power after the june 29 epic storm around here. to get relief some of them are going to jail. the county jail has been reopened so people can have air conditioning and a place to sleep. the building was closed a few months ago when a new regional jail opened. >>> second careers

prosecutors say leopold directed security detail to do personal tasks. such as compiling information on political rivals. today, the aclu is also considering a lawsuit against anne arundel county in connection this this case. the group is not satisfied with the county's response to its request for documents related to the indictment. >> and the county police department says it will continue to review e-mails to be made public in connection with the case. >> major changes. today, begins a controversial controversial rotating fire closures. and begins the process of permanently closing three companies. derek valcourt begins the impact of this transition. >> black tape covers 10. a sign of loss. a death in the family. truck 10 is one of three fire companies, permanently closed, under a major restructuring plan. forced on the fire department years ago by budget cuts. >> what this simply means is that every single day, 24 hours a day, we know exactly where all of our fire suppression companies are. >> effective today, the fire companies of about two dozen fir

john leopold will stand trial. a judge has denied a request to dismiss the case. he's charged with misusing his security detail and to run personal errands. he is accused of using police to gather information about his political opponents. >> police all looking into a report of a sexual assault. the victim told detectives she was walking around 2:00 a.m. on july 1. she said she was approached at gunpoint by a man who tried to sexually assault her. the suspect suffered a minor injury during the incident. 20-year-old aaron parsons pleaded guilty to robbery charges. he will serve a year in prison. deangelo carter and shayona davis pleaded guilty to assault charges. shatia baldwin will be sentenced in december. >> police have identified the man found shot to death over the weekend. they say he was found inside a vehicle on darlington drive. he had been shot multiple times and died at the scene. no word as to a suspect or a possible motive. >> 69 degrees on tv hill. a new game will have you playing angry birds from the pig's perspective. >> the washington monument is s

he was on this anti-psychotic they kept locked up in guantanamo for three more years it was jason leopold lead investigative reporter for truthout dot org and an update now to this story in response to these recent allegations the pentagon sends out a new report claiming that no evidence exists of any officials act on tunnel bay intentionally using mind altering drugs to interrogate prisoners the lawyers for the men held at the present suggest that their report still shows that the government relied upon the faulty statements of doped detainees will keep you posted as the events develop but that's going to do it for the news today from on the stars because varitek are you paid youtube dot com slash r t america you can also check out our web site that is r t dot com slash usa and you can also follow me on twitter liz wall for now have a great night we'll see you back here tomorrow.

((nats)) and today...an emmrgency bill to do just thaa...was signed john leopold.(freed) "it's aa celebration of my son's life but also this bill helps protects other kidd in tte county, what other way could we do it than to ign it on hissbirthday."(neagle-freed) "they save lives, they should be t every public pool." (rydell) "connor's pareets say they plan toocontinue puuhing for a statewwde law to make sure that all pools are equiped with one of these..in millersville, john rydell, fox 44 news at 5:30." crews are set toobeginn construction on the baltimore through downtown...the new organizers plan to begin working on the trackkjuly 30th. thee12-turn, two-mile circuit will be built in 32 days, with crews working through the night.the grand prix is scheeuled to run over labor day weekend. feeling a áslightá pain at the pump aggin. gas prices beean to creep a little higher this streak of low gas prices. the pverage prices drift from three dollars and ninety-one cents ii april to three dollars and thirty-three cents this ndependence day holiday. triple a says gas pr

leopoll.a judge has ruled the trial against leopold can move ffrward. of misusing his police detail to enemies... nd run personal errands like taking him to secret rendezvous with women. charges weren't speciiic he pnougg aad wanted them thrown out.but the judge disagrred. the statessattorney's office baltimore police officer a workers compensation claim. year wwere ddtective anthony fatt said he was shot by a suspect in a downtown parking garage.but prosecutors believe he shot himself.now, the state says homicide cases that fata wooked on, cculd be jeopardized becauss of his credibility. a acant row house known for being the place whhre someene raped a eighborhood girl is at the center of a city housing program tonight. tonight. keith daniels, there are signs of change on one lighted block.. keith. keith.. jennifer..... take a look at this house. you won't recognize it. it was vacant.. and a rime .. - scene. tonight,,a freshly paintee white door has replaaed the old plywooo-ccvered door. .......ann there's a for sale sign. it's alllpart of a pity houss

the names were reportedly on an enemy's list of county executive john leopold. they will drop the investigation with the chief retires. >> still to come, another poll showing a tight race for the white house. >> and another hit to a major department store chain. we will tell you about j.c. penney's latest round of layoffs. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [ female announcer ] every woman who believes decisionabout our bodies and our health care should be our own is troubled mitt romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a law that outlaws all abortion -- even in cases of rape d incest. and that's not all. i'll cut o cff funding to planned parenthood. [ female announcer ] for women planned parenthood means life-saving cancer screenings and fafamily-planning services. but, for mitt romney... planned parenthood. we're going to get rid of that. collect>> this poll continues to show a tight race between the president and mitt romney. this shows the president with a three-point lead over mitt romney. in this poll, marital status

leopold viella. there was a list of other names discussed. >> sheriff, you went to monterey with your family on the second and third of generic. about what time did you get back? >> about 6:00 p.m. >> were you at home that night? >> yes. >> until what time? >> the whole night. >> you never left? >> once i came home on the third, i then went to a meeting. yes. i went to the plumbers and steam fitters hall, where i delivered invitations to my inaugural. that was the only meeting i went to. that was between approximately 6:00 25:15. >> after you got home, did you stay home -- approximately 6:30 to 7:15. >> after you got home at 7: 15, did you stay home the remainder of the night? >> yes. >> on the fourth, did you drop your son off at day care? >> i did. >> after that, where did you go? >> i was to meet quickly back home to gather my work stuff, and then went to the city hall to meet with retired undersheriff jim dempsey -- jan dempsey, and drove down self. >> that is a san francisco county jail in san b

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what a trial date is set for john leopold. he is accused of misusing his police detail to supply on enemies. a judge rejected the motion to get the case thrown out of court. the jury trial set for september 4. >> now to the race for the white house. the latest poll showing president obama and mitt romney neck and neck. both candidates sit at 47%. the same poll shows 63% of americans believe the nation is heading in the wrong direction and the president is losing ground with independence. >> there is plenty of talk about extended middle class tax cuts. president obama visited iowa today to talk about his pitch to congress. his opponent mitt romney is striking back at obama's plan. some of your neighbors think the tax cuts do not reach far enough. >> this has renewed the argument over tax fairness or class warfare -- what is considered wealthy enough to pay more? the president stayed on. today despite some democratic backlash. >> it was kitchen table talk and i was for the president. dollars and since and who can and should see

embattled anne arundel county executive john leopold will stand trial could a judge denied a request to dismiss the case. he's accused of using security detail to facilitate dramatic encounters with an employee and using police to gather information about political opponents. a jury trial will begin september 4. there will be no trial for defense of the st. patrick's day attack of a tourist in downtown baltimore. all four suspects have pled guilty, according to the attorney for suspect aaron parsons. parsons, who allegedly threw the punch that knocked out the victim, was sentenced to a year in prison. deangelo carterand shayona davis pled guilty to assault charges but will be released on time served. shatia baldwin will be sentenced in december. investigators said that a 22- year-old victim told detectives she was walking north on july 1 when she was approached at gunpoint by a man who tried to sexually assault her. we are told the suspect suffered a minor injury during the incident but police have not released additional details. city fire officials are trying to determine what caus

leopold was indicted in march but denies any wrongdoing. through a statement from the department, he declined to comment but released a statement saying -- thanking the citizens. >>> we'll have much more in a live report, new at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> baltimore's board of estimates approves the request to give the fire chief a raise. it comes amid a budget crunch. derek valcourt has reaction to the controversial decision. >> reporter: over the course of the six-year contract, the fire chief would earn an extra 18% pay raise. >> reporter: just days after the controversial closure of two fire companies, due to budget constraints, the city's board of estimates in a 3-2 vote, decided to grant the mayor's request to extend city fire chief james clack's contract until 2018. the vote grants clack $28,700 worth of pay increases over seven years, a 2% over all years, except year 4, where he would earn $8%, nearly $14,000. the mayor touted clack's accomplishments as fire chief, pointing to a record low 17 fire fatalities last year and only three this yea

joan leopold signed the law this morning. freed died at a public pool in 2006. there was a defibrillator there but the lifeguards were not allowed to use it because they had not been trained on it. his parents have been fighting to make sure all pools have the defibrillators and the lifeguards are trained to use them. >> we'll have much more on conner's law coming up tonight on eyewitness news at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. >>> towson town center should be offering some job opportunities soon. soma intimates aling ray boutique and the art of shaving will open. the mall unveiled five other new stores last week. >>> still to come on wjz's eyewitness news at noon, new details about what may have caused a cabin cruiser to capsize. would it have been presented? >> a missouri woman is arrested for putting alcohol in her son's sippy cup. find out how she was caught. >> we're reaching dangerous temperatures. your complete first warning weather forecast is still coming up. [ dog growls, barks ] bring your dog to work day... not our best idea. [ barking ] george! stop it! stop.

. >>> john leopold is scheduled to stand trial about two months from today. he is accused of misusing his police detail. the judge has decided not to misdemeanor dismiss the charges. the trial will begin september the 4th. >>> a day after two city fire companies shut down permanently due to budget cuts, the mayor proposes a raise for the fire chief. ron matson has the details. >> reporter: it will be presented tomorrow at city hall. she is proposing that the fire chief receive a contract extension as well as incremental salary increases each january through 2018. the mayor's office says he deserves the raise. the chief makes about $160,000 a year. jessica, back to you. >> ron, thank you. >>> firefighter union president rick hoffman calls the mayor's request ludicrous. >>> a massachusetts man charged with plotting to fly model planes into the pentagon and u.s. capital plans to plead guilty. he was arrested in september in an undercover sting operation. he will apparently plead guilty to providing material support to terrorists and attempting to blow up federal

the judge ruled tuesday the charges against john leopold will not be thrown out. leopold is accused of misusing his police detail for personal and political reasons. he's been indicted on four counts of misconduct in office and one of misusing taxpayer money. the trial is going to start on september 4 as will the jury selection. >>> investigators are trying to determine what started a fire overnight at a former d.c. school. the fire began around 11:00 at the former webb elementary. that's on mount olivet road and holbrooke street in northeast washington. the school has been closed since 2008. the city called a meeting earlier this year to consider proposals designating the building as surplus property. >>> we're learning more about the police-involved shooting in fairfax county, virginia. we brought you this as breaking news yesterday morning. police exchanged gunfire with a suspect killing. he's been identified at 21-year- old nicklaus caliber of woodbridge. no word on what led to the shooting. the to officers involved have been placed on administrative leave pen

allison seymour talked with leopold recently on fox 5 morning news. >> i want to talk about the eventsy, could you take us back, almost 12 years ago sir? >> sureuss coal pulled into the port of yemen for what we thought was a brief stop for fuel. we started refueling 10:30 a.m. i was at my desk do i think are you teen paperwork at 11:18 a.m. there was a thunderous explosion. you could feel all 505 feet and 480 tonnes of guided missile destroyer, violently thrust up to the right, lights went out power out, ceiling tiles popped out and everything on my desk came up a foot and slammed back down within a matter of minutes we were able the deer min we had been -- determine we had been attacked many people initially thought it was a fuel explosion i went into my cabin grabbed a pistol, loaded it, chambered it around, decaulked it and went down outside the ship, defend my ship and deend in my crew. >> at 245 -- defend my crew. >> at that time, set the stage. dramatic you said 40 by 40 hole we said erroneously 40 by 60 but a 40 by 40 hole blown into that ship >> it was. two garbage barges we c

john leopold will stand trial. a judge has denied a request to have the case dismissed. he is charged with misusing security detail to facilitate romantic encounters with the county employees. he is accused of using it to gather information about his political opponents. police are looking into a report of a sexual assault in northwest baltimore. investigators say the victim told detectives she was walking around 2:00 a.m. on july 1 when she was approached at gunpoint by a man who tried to sexually assault her. we are told the suspect suffered a minor injury during the incident. police have not released any details about the attack. the defendant in the attack of a tour is in downtown baltimore has pleaded guilty. carson, who allegedly threw the punch that knocked out the victim was sentenced to a year in prison. a plan guilty to assault charges, but both will be released from jail on time served. baltimore county police identified a man shot to death overnight in the parks bill. investigators say he was found inside a vehicle. authorities said he had been shot multiple

. >>> it appears the case against john leopold will be settled at trial.ccused of misusing his police detail for political and personal purposes. a judge rejected a request to dismiss the charges. leopold's trial is scheduled to begin september the 4th. >>> stay with wjz 13, maryland's news station. up next, why there is a sudden surge in cell phone surveillance. have you noticed it? have you heard about it? venus williams will come in to talk about her 5th wimbledon title. it's hazy but not as hot as it has been. ♪ ♪ oh yeah, this is what a weekend getaway should feel like. and does. if you're here that is. feel the fun. feel the hamptonality. >>> this is some video of a fight. it happened outside a florida courtroom yesterday after a hearing in a double murder case. the family of the victims and the suspect, as you can see here, start punching and kicking. for unknown reasons, both families were allowed to leave the courtroom together. court officers admit that was a mistake. welcome back to "cbs this morning." wow. >> as we first told you on monday, law

. >> reporter: leopold signed a law that requires defibrillators at all public pools and trains all lifeuards to use them. >> there will be 175 clubs that be impacted by this legislation. there's no important public responsibility than saving lives. >> reporter: it's been such a personal mission for conner's parents who don't want any other familys to go through the trauma that they do. >> we miss him and we want him to be here. we don't want anybody to go through this ever again. >> reporter: the foundation donates donates portable defibrillators to public pools. >> defibrillators save lives lives and i would like to see this throughout the state of maryland but we're glad this passed today to save other children's lives. >>> the county council held an emergency public hearing on conner's law on july 2nd. a similar law was attempted on the state level but was voted down. >>> we now know that a heart attack claimed the life of beloved actor andy griffith. coronary artery disease and hyper tension were also listed as contributing factors. griffith was laid to rest in a family cemetery in

lee poled thanked for the -- lee -- lee leopold thank the chief for his service. >>> a playground is destroyed by a fire. you can see the crew putting out the flames. it's now an arson investigation at the our house community center. investigators say the fire started on the playground's padding. >>> a promising high school athlete killed in a crash. friends and teammates are remembering the swimmer. >> reporter: alex rodriguez dreamed of going to the injury your nationals. but that dream ended in tragedy on monday night. >> reporter: alex was known for his prowess in the people. >> he had that can-do attitude. he had it. he had the entire package. >> reporter: but monday night, his young life was cut short. police say she was driving on greenspring avenue when me spun out a curb an slammed into a true tree. he died in maryland shock trauma. >> speed was a factor in this case. >> reporter: the deadly crash happened at a particularly dangerous time for teens. according to triple--- according to k a aaa, 16% of all crashes for teenagers occur in july and august. >> they have more time

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