here, newburgh police department. they believe that this is the body of marc bookal. they done have forensic confirmation yet, which is what they're waiting for tomorrow. >> continue. >> reporter: so his body was found this morning after cadaver dogs were brought to this area -- actually, they were searching various areas, in the area around the home where marc bookal disappeared from last december. this is one of the areas they've gone over two or three times before in december, nancy. and they decided to restart their search today because the weather was good. and their searches were hampered last december due to the snow and bad weather. >> now, rupa, i'm getting mixed signals. i'm hearing there was no tip, but our sources are telling us a tip led police to bring the cadaver dogs back out to this very spot just two blocks from the little boy's home. >> reporter: nancy, my sources are telling me that there was no tip, that this was based on a search that they decided to begin today and they got lucky and found the b

to a gate at the police station. gun did go off but the bullet missed. there was an explosive device attacked to an officer's car a scary incident. as for who may be responsible, well, police say they believe it's gang-related. there was a 911 caller who suggested it could be a very popular, well-known motorcycle gang, the vogos gang, and perhaps they are retaliating over a gang crackdown. police don't have evidence to suggest that gang. they're offering a $200,000 reward. >> anita vogel, thank you very much. >> while she was speaking, we're working on urgent news from washington regarding threats against members of the congress and their votes on the healthcare insurance overhaul law. it's now a law and there are threats made and apparently actions have been taken. as molly reported there has been a severed gas line at the home of the brother of representative tomorrow perriello and he says i ask every member of the house and senate to state it's never okay to harm or threaten elected officials and families with any

they are in police custody. they have also recovered a weapon but if police are any closer as to finding a motive they are keeping tight-lipped at this time. let's recap. this started 7:30 yesterday evening. police say a gunman started to spray bullets in to a crowd outside of the apartment complex on south capitol street. six men and three women were hilt. all in their 20s and 30s except for one teenager. four dc police officers were injured in a car accident while chasing a vehicle they believed to be involved in this incident. fortunately those officers only suffered minor injuries and three people in the car are in custody. the big question this morning is now motive. especially since this is the most deadly outbreak of gun fire in dc since ' 94. >> obviously we will look at all of those things to see what the motive was. we can't talk to a motive until we talked to the witnesses and once we have we will let you know obviously. >> reporter: this shooting spree comes at a time when crime is down in the nation

can the police do that? is that legal? and when i explained to him that it was legal, and that police have discretion, to arrest or not to arrest offenders, he and his friends were disgusted. they said, oh, the police aren't doing their job and one said, oh, all you have to do is snitch and you can keep on dealing. and so for me personally, this showed me that it's important to understand that snitching has deeper implications and goes deeper than just the criminal justice system let's us know. that our criminal system sends messages to young people and to communities that can affect far deeper aspects of life than we think of when we think of them in law enforcement terms. so what to do? we have a systemwid systemwide n and it raises systemic challenges. before i talk about the central challenges that can help us organize this phenomenon, i want to acknowledge that snitching is also an extremely powerful law enforcement too many. right. it's one of the only ways that law enforcement can often penetrate criminal organizati

police have not said how he died. just minutes later at 8:00, police were call here to the 1300 block of eastwood drive in district heights. police say they found a man withdraw ma to his upper body. he was taken to the hospital where he died. someone who lives in the house tells news 4 the man who died lived in the basement and that's where he was murdered. neighbors say the appears there was a party happening at the house at the time of the killing. just after 2:00 a.m. on sunday police were called to the third homicide in the 3400 block of dallas drive in temple hills. two men were shot. they were taken to the hospital. one of themdied. the shooting happened in between the back of a bowling alley in the princeton estate apartments. prince george's county police have not identified any of the victims who were killed over the weekend, so far there have been 18 homicides here in the county this year. that's down from this time last year. in palmer park, darcy spencer, "news4 today." >>> a local man has been arrested f

>>> a dramatic police chase. we have the conclusion. plus -- neighbors reacted to the attempted abduction of a student on the way to school. and a strike force. how police plan on cacking down on st. patrick's day partiers. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> is a holiday steeped in tradition, but it has also gotten a tradition of overindulging -- it is a holiday steeped in tradition. , police are out in full force in an effort to keep everyone safe tonight -- police are out in full force. jay korff has more. >> leon, this dui checkpoints set up in arlington county at an undisclosed location -- checkpoint set up in arlington county. their revelry of st. patrick's day is a renowned in the washington, d.c., -- -- the revelry. bars in northwest d.c. an arlington overflow -- and arlington overflow. >> i have a designated driver beheaded she is going to come in and pick me up. -- i have a designated driver. she is going to come in and pick me up. >> i get to come out and have fun with my friends and know tha

and saw a police car waiting, and i can't get up. my knee is swollen so bad. she needs to be arrested. she really needs to be arrested. >> by the way, the driver did get out of her vehicle, but once the officer began helping the victim, the dver got back in her suv and left. police are now looking for her. >>> another florida teenager has been arrested in a brutal beating of a 15-year-old girl. broward county deputies called her an accessor to the beating of jessie rattly. police say a 15-year-old boy not ratley knocked her down, then kicked her in the head with steel-toed boots. >> she's battered. she's controlled by machines. she can't respond to us. she's in a coma. >> authorities say her and the suspt had never met before the attack. they said instead a text messaging dispute may have been triggered the fight. >>> a teenager has been connected in connection with a racial comments made over the intercom at a new jersey walmart. last sunday a voice came over the p.a. sim and announced attention walmart customers, all black people l

police in the process of clearing that. and drive times look pretty good as well, southbound 95 from various points -- it's not going to take you that much longer to make it around. just road spray and fog maybe slowing you up. now let's check the buses and trains with mark jones. >> good morning. you'll find the number 21 wusa -- bus with a diversion southbound at caroline and madison due to construction. number 11 diverted northbound at bosley and chesapeake for construction. and heavy volume on the 13, 7 and 5 buses. on the light rail, it's on time but with shuttles between timonium and hunt valley still bridging the gap and marc showing brunswick 874 with a 10 to 15-minute delay. other trains and lines are marc look good. for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones. here she is... pretty cool, huh? yeah, but... what happened to the back there? well, here's the thing: this was the only "sporty two-seater" they had on my budget. uh-huh. and the seats go all the way back. (announcer) settling for less is not smart. what is sm

it alerted police the car had been stolen and they caught him after a police pursuit that turned violent. >> they thought initially the suspect was stopping. when the officers got out of their carso approach the vehicle, he backed up and attempted to assault several of the officers with the vehicle. and then he fled again. so the officers continued the pursuit. the second time he stopped they were actually able to take him into custody. >> reporter: police say investigators found marijuana and crack cocaine with him when he was arrested. they say the best way from becoming a thief's target is to hide any valuables you leave in your car and make surethe windows are up and the doors locked. >> you should not leave anything in your car. put everything in the trunk. i leave my cell phone in there and i hide it. i look around to see what's there and hide it. >> reporter: bob barnard, fox 5 news. >> the suspect is in jail charged with theft, possessing illegal drugs and assaulting blifers. >>> up next your -- police officers. >>> up next, your fox 5 top five. the octomom accepts an offer from

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police don't suspect foul play. the next day, police say a gang related beating took the life of a teenage boy. police say 16-year-old christian perez died of blunt force trauma to the head and today, a woman shot to death in her car. >> kind of makes you wonder why it's happening so recently and all in this area. >> witnesses say the woman was shot in the face several times. and now police say it could take several days before they identify her. police now are searching for a gold car with a spoiler in the back. in mount vernon, 9news now. >> next at 6:00, a fairfax county sheriff deputy finds himself on the other side of the law tonight. deputies arrested james lee hines. he is accused of engaging in inappropriate contact with a female prisoner. they say it happened when hines was on duty guarding a 25-year- old female prisoner at a local hospital. the pair allegedly engaged in sex acts at the hospital. hines was with the department for two years. >>> several questions tonight surrounding a violent road rage incid

and there is a system of policing that is more if you like military related, and a system of policing that is more in touch with the local population. you know, the problems we found in both places, is the potential for corruption. and the problem in some of the policing in basra was that people who are part of the insurgency had in vagualed themselves, into the police staff and there were a number of incidents related to these sort of things and the best policing for the longer term is the one where the police are more in touch with the civilian population and the civilian population have confidence in the police and therefore while you may have to go through a phase where the police are for closer to a military model than you would like, i think in the end you want to have a strong army, that is properly trained and led, and you want to have a civilian police force that is able to maintain contact with the local community and is respected and trusted and for that, you probably need local people, doing the job, a lot of police have been imported in, in afghanistan and iraq to particu

new information from police. >> and putting pot on the ballot. why one state may make it legal. >> live in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news "late edition". >> hello again, i am jeff barnd. >> and i am karen parks. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake is working on a tax package to close the city's $120 million budget gap. the unveiling of the plan is still about two weeks away. >> yeah, but there is already opposition tonight. keith daniels in highlandtown where there is talk against one of her particular ideas. >> well, we are at santoni's grocery store where the owner is part of a beverage industry coalition. and to fight the tax. now the mayor is looking for solutions to close the budget gap. and one of the revenue sources she is considering, is a 5-cent tax on all bottled and canned beverages. including soft drinks, and the additional tax would mean millions of dollars collected at businesses for the city. but santoni and the coalition call it a bad idea. >> in my opinion, i think that baltimore city has to find their

as for the driver who shot at police, that person was killed as police returned fire. we still don't know if -- we still don't know if the officers who shot the driver were the ones who pulled them over or if it was the back-up who arrived on the scene. police say they have two other suspects in custody. we're awaiting a press conference with police commissioner. gigi, back over to you. >>> wjz will be at a press conference later on this morning. remember, wjz is always on. we'll post updates online throughout the day at wjz.com be. >>> the search is back on for a teenager who went missing nearly five years ago in aruba. natalee holloway hasn't been seen since 2005 when she went on a class trip there. an american couple visiting aruba took an underwater photo which appears to show skeletal remains. a diving team will soon search the spot where that picture was taken. >>> in fargo, north dakota, the swollen red river continues to rise this morning but there is some good news. as expected, the river will crest this afternoon about 19 feet above flood stage. that is about

but the police have since pulled off. and you can see he's continuing to go just driving around in these residential neighborhoods. police have backed off and at this point we all know where he is. so so far he's not getting away. it looks like he's starting to obey no, he just blew a stop sign right there. everybody's working together up here he doesn't know that we're still tracking him. dps helicopters overhead and they're giving that information to the ground police officers letting them know exactly where he's going. so the idea is -- you can see the cops behind him right now. so he's captured. he's caught. >> police got a big payoff once the driver and several passengers are in custody. nine people, if you can imagine were hiding underneath that plywood. the chase got up to spes of up to 90 miles per hour. that's how fast it got. all were arrested and are believed to be undocumented or illegal immigrants. >>> president barack obama has one word for canadian prime minister steven rper, cheers. yesterday the president

police pulled over a car around 12:30 this morning. police say the driver pulled over. as the officers approached, all of a sudden, he pulled a gun and started firing. one officer was hit in the right hand, the other was struck in the face. despite their injuries, those officers were able to return fire and police say they killed the suspect on the scene. those police officers were rushed to shock trauma. one was shot in the hand, the other was shot in the face. we are told both were scheduled to undergo surgery at shock trauma which will be performed by dr. andrew pol hfl -- pollack. both officers are listed in serious but stable condition. within an hour the police commissioner is expected to appear here and give us more information on why those officers were stopping the car in the first place, who the suspect was involved in all of this who was killed by those officers. we will have all the information as we get it and bring it to you live. i'm kerry cavanaugh, live from downtown. >> to allegany county where maryland state police say they have arrested a man suspect

four police officers were hurt but are expected to be okay. >>> police and investigators have been at the scene collecting evidence since the shootings happened. news4's megan manage grath joins with us the latest. good morning. >> good morning. veteran police officers say they haven't seen a shooting this bad in a long time. the gunmen fired on a group of people standing out in front of an apartment building here in the 4,000 block of south capitol street right around 7:30 last night. nine people were hit in the hail of gunfire, four have died and at least one is said to be in very grave condition. it's unclear whether that individual is going to make it or not. now, three people have been arrested. they were arrested following a high speed police pursuit. two of the suspects who are in police custody are in their 20s. one is a teenager. witnesses describe a bloody and chaotic scene as the victims dropped to the ground. >> pop, pop, pop, pop. and people just laying on the ground. like a football pile-up. >> the shooting began around 7:30 last night. witnesses say the gmen fired into

police say that's not the case. >> after months of searching newburgh police moments ago just found human remains of a young child, believed to be the body of 4-year-old marc bookal. sources say the body of the 4-year-old was purposely concealed in a duffel bag. >>> cory byrd is currently being held on a parole violation. he has an extensive criminal background and part of the background does include violence. >> honestly, i think there's some foul play involved. >> this is the door, the back door that leads to an alley. >> the psychology of a 4-year-old is not to run away from home and be gone for this long. >> which is what the mother's boyfriend says was wide open when he realized that marc had gone missing. >> my boyfriend went behind and he was gone, like a minute later. >> just walk away and nobody knows where he's at. marc is not going to do that. >> a sad ending to a desperate search. >> the state police cadaver dog team located what have been confirmed to be human remains. >> we are taking your calls live. let's go straight out to judy in new york. hi, judy. >> caller: hi, nancy,

police open up 50 to 75 times.esday morning, each time it was the wrong house. >> very nice people. he's almost a 90-year-old man. 80 something. nice fellow. good people. no problem. >> reporter: the martins, according to police sources are nice law abiding people. he is a world war ii veteran. he is 83. rose is 82. y police have been looking for everyone from suspects to witnesses to cops wanted for rape. >> 75 times, that's crazy. he told me that he is tired so many times they came to his house, undercover cops and he don't know what to do. it's a problem. they are bothering him. he is an old man. >> reporter: the martins would not talk on the television or radio. they have been quoted as saying though sometimes loud the police are polite and never wrote the door -- broke the door down. one theory as to why the police keep bothering this couple is the case of identity or address theft. someone is improperly or in some cases illegally using their address as their own. >>> another theory police have, they believe t

said the police cuts will be devastating. you can read more in tomorrow's sun. >>> for the second time in three days a suspicious package showed up at the courthouse. explains what police found inside that package. >> reporter: hazmat teams raced to the second floor after an employee called 911. the large envelope was found in one of the judge's chambers. a spokesperson said the envelope was not addressed to any particular judge. employees did not evacuate the building while police secured the courthouse entrances. >> we were told not the leave. >> reporter: hazmat teams quickly tested the substance, found nothing dangerous and reopened the can courthouse. >> it is similar to five other packages city police are investigating from monday. >> reporter: that's when 4 judges received threatening notes. and a substance ruled to be harmless. employees were evacuated for 40 minutes monday. back to the courthouse, concerned workers say they have been told very little. >> looming in our minds is the history of anthrax. and if it is in

police cannot pull you over for being on the phone. but can cite drivers for being pulled over after another moving violation. the senate reduces the fine to $40. the legislation still has to clear the house, which has a similar bill, making the fine $100. >> opponents say the senate bill is too intrusive and ignores the realities of modern life, in which phones are used for far more than just talking. >>> devastating cuts. mayor's proposed budget. including cuts to firefighters and police department. >> reporter: this budget is just preliminary. the mayor is putting together a package of new fees and revenue generators that she hopes will stop some of these cuts from becoming a reality. >> reporter: baltimore is in a financial crisis. and the mayor has proposed some of the harshest cuts the city has seen in years. eliminating almost an entire district's worth of police officers and dozens of firefighters. >> i have an obligation to put forth the balanced budget. and i can't spend money we don't have. >> reporter: the police department

police say they found gun, ammunition and drugs. both men are charged with shooting into an occupied dwelling and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. >> the detectives of the violent crimes took over the investigation and worked through the night and by this morning arrested two men. >> reporter: the apartment complex is filled with children. neighbors say this violence is part of a lon simmering problem. >> i mean, it's not good. i'll tell you that one. they need to take it somewhere else, i think. i know it has to be people not from around here. >> reporter: the officers came from this prince william county substation established in an effort to fight crime in this apartment complex. in manassas, jackie bensen, news 4. >>> the battle over health care reform is not done yet, not by a long shot. republicans are still trying to find ways to block the plan. the plan would cover millions of americans who currently are uninsured over the next several years. individuals who do not buy insurance will face penalties as will lar

police are now looking for her. >>> are you thinking about having a nice juicy hamburger today? well, hold on a minute. michigan's governor has declared th a meatout date in her state. it encourages folks to avoid meat. the meat industry is not thrilled with governor jennifer dpran home's declaration. many called it a slap in the face. in response to the flap, the governor is now calli today an all-inclusive agriculture day in michigan. some say that's not good enough. one grp has declared today and other day measure misch meat-eaters day. >>> interviewers are weighing in on this story. let's look at your feedback. christy says, oh, boy, i'm a meat eater and i need it on a daily basis. so do my kids. i live in an agg community and even have the occasional cow wander through my backyard. stock growers are what keeps my part of the world going. it's impossible for everyone to go veggie because certain blood types thrive on red meat. bruce says the fact that the gov has encouraged people to avoid meat suggests it's wro

police were able to return fire and police tell us they killed the suspect.icers are being treated here at shock trauma where they are listed in serious but stable condition. it is a quiet scene out here. there are police cars lingering. there were many more here a few hours ago. i can see, too, from where i'm standing. we speck the police commissioner to comment on this situation later. the suspect who was shot was killed, and we're told the two officers are in serious but stable condition. we'll bring you the latest developments as we get them. reporting live, i'm kerry cavanaugh. wbal-tv 11 news. >> covering the world this morning, pope benedict aapologizing to the irish people for chronic child abuse within the catholic church. his letter was read allowed, but as stephanie goss tells us, many don't think the apology goes far enough. >> the embattled head of the irish catholic church stood before his congregation and delivered a frank but unprecedented pledge from rome. >> in the name of the church, pope benedict openly expresses the shame and remorse that

police working through the night to positively identify this little body. after an exhaustive 100-day search by land, by air, by water, spanning the city of newburgh and the hudson river, is this the body of missing 4-year-old mark anthony buickol? >> breaking news. after months of searching newburgh police find the bod yif a young child believed to be the body of 4-year-old mark bucol. >> the state police cadaver dog team located what have been confirmed to be human remains. they are consistent with those of a small child. >> that's my baby. >> the boy disappeared from his home in newburgh while being watched by his mother's boyfriend. >> he's basically saying the little guy's vanished. he turned around and the little guy's gone. >> cory byrd claims the 4-year-old wandered away from the house. earlier the two were seen on surveillance video at a nearby bodega. >> this area is approximately one quarter of a mile away from where mark went missing. >> sources say the body of the little 4-year-old was purposely concealed in a duffel bag. >> nobody deserved to

find out if roethlisberger will have to give police a dna sample. >>> police at a florida middle school say a student continued texting his friends after allegedly punching and stomping a teenage girl with his steel toed boots until she was nearly dead. we now have the 911 call from the incident. they say the 15-year-old boy attacked josie ratley outside her school last week. the sheriff says a text message from ratley apparently enraged in young man. the incident after ratley loaned her phone to a 1-year-old girl. police say she's the one who pointed out ratley to the suspect. they later arrested the 13-year-old girl and charged her as accessory to attempted murder. we have the 911 call that was taken right after the beating. so listen to this. >> i don't know if we have a call came in. we have a student that's unconscious from another student due to battery. >> what's the address? >> 901 south sixth avenue. beerfield beach. i'm sorry, 701 south sixth avenue. and i also needed police immediately. i have a high school student who created the injury to this child. i need someone to make

eliminating the police aviation, marine and mountedp units.g of seven fire companies and 29 recommend centers, parks and recreation said there has to be another way. >> any time we consult facilities and opportunities for young people to be engageed in something. there is a possibility there could be -- they could be involved in risky behaviors and activities. >> the city faces $120 million deficit. >> the mayor also is trying to prevent those cuts to city services but there is mounting opposition to some of her plans. keith daniels is in highlandtown where they are lashing out tonight against a beverage tax. >> well, we are at san tony's grocery store and this is what it is about. drinks like these o store shelves, across the city. and tonight, there is a fight on against a proposed tax, that could be placed on your favorite drink. >> kenneth butler rarely drinks water. so most of his trips to the grocery store will include purchasing his beverages of choice. >> i drink a lot of juice, soft drinks. >> and soon, butler could be paying more for

police say jorge torres tried to abduct a woman in arlington but ended up taking her purse. now they want to know if he was responsible for a abduction in arlington. she was found on the said of the road in prince william county beaten and sexual assaulted. >>> tacoma police say a man behind bars for a sex assault is the same man behind a similar attack. both happened last november. police say luis riviera grabbed the women joggers and assaulted them. >>> the news edge following developing story, the destruction in chile after a devastating earthquake. the country was rocked by a magnitude 8.8 quake saturday. one of the biggest to hit in centuries. at least 780 peep are dead, more than 25 survivors have been pulled from the rubble and rescuers are still searching for more. homeless victims lit fires along the road of the city to keep warm. the hardest hit area is in the city of concepcion which is close to the epic center. lawlessness seems to be taking over. police in chile are trying to control looters. chilean soldiers are trying to control concepcion. the u.s. is just on

and alerted police the car was stolen and they -- after a police pursuit that turned violent. y that thought he was stopping and backed up and attempted to sexual assault several officers with the vehicle and fled again. the second time he stopped, they were able to take him into custody. >> reporter: police say investigators found marijuana and crack cocaine when he was arrested and say that the best way from becoming a thief's targ set to hide any valuables that you leave in your car and to make sure the windows are up and doors locked. >> don't leave anything in your car and put everything in the trunk. >> i leave my cell phone and hit it. yes, i do. >> reporter: tway remains in jail charged with the thefts and possessing illegal drugs and assaulting an officer. >>> a cold case this evening cracked in anne arundel case. you're looking at a man accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in severn in 2003. a dna match led investigators to his door in wisconsin. he's under arrest and will be returned to maryland to face a trial on charges of rape, assault, kidnapping and stalking. >

police say the boy died from his injuries this morning. detectives are investigating. >>> in prince george's county officials say a fire killed 8-year-old kennedy pearson. firefighters were called to a home on parkview lane and clinton last night. the girl's mother tried to get help but by the time paramedics arrived, it was too late. here's reaction from neighbors. >> we all will truly miss him. >> 8-year-old beautiful girl, full of energy. full of life. had her whole life in front of her. this is just a tradgesic situation. >> the girl's mother was airlifted to a burn unit. she is expected to survive. fire officials say there was a smoke detector in the home but it did not appear to be working. >> ten months after phoenix the pit bull was set on trial, the trial begins for the twin brothers accused of that crime. the 18-year-old men are expected to face a court tomorrow morning charged with violating animal abuse laws and a firearm law. according to prosecutors, last may they set that dog and fire and phoenix eventually had to be euthani

police do not suspect foul play. the next day, police say a gang related beating took the life of a teenage boy and now today's fatal shooting. >> i don't feel safe anywhere now. >>> we have some breaking news for you connected to that deadly shooting in mount vernon. that's out of arlington where police are investigating the man's death. and officers tell us based on preliminary information, it appears that man shot himself. police are also looking into the possibility that this man was involved in today's mount vernon shooting. >>> the healthcare debate turned into a bit of a street fight in some places. the feds are investigating death threats against several democratic congress members who voted for the reform bill and many of those lawmakers have extra security. one example, tea party activists posted the address of tom's brother and shortly after that, a propane gas line at the house was cut. tea party activists posted the address online, thinking it was the congressman's home, telling their followers to drop b

we'll have a wrap-up, straight ahead. >> plus, a group of girls take police on a wild ride. the whole thing caught on take. >>> 5:o4. the train trying to clear out around the baltimore area. rain in extreme eastern maryland and fog as well. right now 52 degrees with that fog. >>> let's check the commute with mark jones. >> out there now the buses are slowing up a bit due to the weather. allow extra time for getting there if you travel by bus. the 21 with a diversion southbound at caroline and madison, ongoing construction. and number 11 diverted northbound at bosley and chesapeake, construction-related too. light rail on time but still with shuttles between timonium and hunt valley. on the marc, excellent start, no delays on the camden, penn, or brunswick lines. for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones >>> 5:08. most of the heavy rain we had in baltimore already pushed through and we're left over with fog this morning. it's still flying, it's still falling and still causing problems in southern maryland. this is cambridge in the center portion of the screen, to salisbury. if

police say the attackers turned on him. and. >> a couple of the members became upset that the victim did not help his friend at that time. at that time, two women proceeded to begin assaulting the victim. and male came over and stabbed him numerous times in the back. >> 26-year-old jennifer sanford and 32-year-old kimberly fleming charged with attempted murder and police are still searching for a male suspect. kooser did not know any of them. >> ironic it was such a good day and such a horrible night. >> this is the seventh year for the team's pub crawl and said there was never silence until now. he said neither the team nor the bars are to blame. >> talking trying to figure out another way, i guess, to show our apologies joes to the neighborhood. >>well, police had issued a warrant for the male suspect in this case. both female suspects remain locked up tonight. we're 95 federal hill tonight. jeff abell, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> thank you very much. >>we have clouds moved in again today. >> yeah, raining in baltimore. but

. >> reporter: today's budget proposal is expected to ground the police helicopter and the police commissioner says there could be hundreds of lay offs. >> that's an entire district's worth of police officers. there's only so much copy paper you can save and so much overtime you can cut from the police department and we've done our best over the past two and a half years to do that. >> reporter: mayor stephanie rawlings-blake pitched there thank you budget and everything's considered for cuts. i've said several times that this budget was not going to be fun. the cuts that will be revealed in the budget are drastic and they'll be felt throughout the city. >> reporter: still, the headers say that some points aren't negotiable. >> there are basic core functions that the government should provide and one is to protect the citizens. >> reporter: today,the mayor and several leaders are announcing they won't accept a pay increase, for the mayor, that's $3800. it will go back to the city. >> she'll also introduce a new package of fees and taxes. >> the preakness will be staying in maryland. the owner

police still on the scene there.h -- southbound 97 as you approach the boulevard, use caution because we have reports of debris in the roadway, megan and jaime, back to you. >> back room deals, hidden from the people. no you can't, have you read the bill? have you read the reconsail craig bill, have you read the amendment? no you haven't. >> everybody celebrating the passage of health care legislation. the passage came out republican help. not one republican said yes to health care. the bill eliminates targeted provisions for specific states and it softens the tax on high value insurance plans opposed by organized labor. we all want to stay healthy and live to a ripe old age. >> yeah, but will the health care plan work for us? we are taking your temperature to see how you feel about the plan. >> rush good morning, we have one man celebrating the passage of this bill. this is walter, thanks so much for celebrating. you don't have health insurance, but you are thrilled with would that mean. >> exactly. i kept hearing i

police are still searching for suspects.s and family say williams had a passion for helping people and founded several drug recovery programs in his home community. how do we stop this? talk about keeping each other safe at a conference in sykesville today. abc2 news sherrie johnson tells us what this talk will hopefully lead to. >> the crime prevention summit will offer information on good anti-crime initiatives that have worked in the past in maryland's neighborhoods. participants can pick up information on applying for grants to fund their programs. they'll also learn the best way to implement programs tailored for their specific community. the local efforts should address community crime prevention and physical improvements. $200,000 is available under the crime control and prevention program. here's what the governor has to say about the program. these grants to local communities will enable us to harness the power of citizenship, strengthening our communities and keeping maryland a safe place in which to live and work.

, saint plan error errors is police. and no one helped him and his classmates and friends. >> reporter: according to recently-obtained church and vatican records n 1996, two wisconsin bishops urged the cardinal office owned by ratzinger to let them conduct a church trial against murphy. the vatican ordered the process halted saying that the allegedaks happened too long ago. >> they didn't find out about it until 1996. what kind of justice can we give the poor people molested by this monster of a priest? >> reporter: the allegations follow recent lawsuits that say the archbishop in milwaukee failed to take sufficie action against the priest. >> it shows documentary and evidentiarywise all rolled and ultimate responsibility for the scandal and the coverup leading to rome. >> reporter: the vatican issued a strong defense of the handling of the murphy case saying there was no coverup and they'reaying this is an attempt to stri at pope benedict xvi at any cost. mary ann rapheerty, fox news. >>> shocking new statistics about t

police arrested truck driver james bringham last nit. they charged him with attempted second degree murder for his involvement in the violent highway encounter. the road rage incident happened during tuesday's evening rush hour on southbound i-95 this is a picture of the father of that toddler. however james bringham was trying to merge on to the highway when he came upon another car. police say 25year-old gabriel povetund had his 2-year-old daughter in his jaguar at the time. they say both men were aggressively pursuing each other for miles. the truck hit the jaguar, then the father pulled out a gun and fired at the truck. povetund faces charges including child endangerment and attempted murder. one day later police decided to also charge bringham with a similar serious charge. now, both men are from woodbridge, virginia. this morning's hearing gets under way at 9:30. pat and joe, back to you. >> thanks. >>> well, if you see heightened security around the area t may be the navy's annual training exercises. the navy has those exercises t

police in masas hope surveillance pictures lead them to a bank robber. this is the picture of the man. police say he grabbed cash from a counter as a customer was trying to make a deposit. this is the second robbery since november. >>> the maryland senate has given preliminary approval to the state's $13 billion budget. lawmakers trimmed about $120 million from the spending plan. funds to clean up the chesapeake bay took huge hits. the budget goes to the house next for consideration. and the maryland senate has agreed to let voters decide whether to bring card games to prince georges county. lawmakers approved a -- permitting card games at the financially troubled rosecroft raceway. that heads to the maryland house of delegates. >>> it looks like there's new life for the horse racing industry. they were pulled off the auction block today. the bankrupt company agreed to sell them to its more successful parent company. >>> a new report out tonight that former maryland governor has decided to make another run for the state house in annapolis. the republican

police and fire both along the route 2 bridge here in annapolis. and at the marina, which is adjacent to it. at this point, they are content just to mark the location of the airplane which is now sunk. you can see the natural resources boat. they're actually just looking to hook a buoy to it. but at this point, no other injuries we know of. and we have heard they have notified the faa of the plane crash. very good news here, the pilot, not severely injured. >> he is so lucky. thanks. captain mike. we'll update you on this and the story as we get information. >>> the fbi get getting threats of violence against lawmakers. nearly a dozen say disturb phone calls and vandalism has them concerned for their own safety. joel brown reports for wjz from washington. >>> a proud president obama took the stage before a friendly crowd in iowa. >> health insurance reform is the law of the land. all across america. >> he hit the road thursday, hoping to sell the new healthcare reform law to skeptical americans. >> what this reform does is build on the system of pr

police arrested nine student on criminal harassment.kers are working on legislation against bullying. molly line is live in boston. tell us what the police say the teenagers did. >> these are pretty serious felony charges. prosecutors say the kids were essentially relentless, merciless in their harassment and teasing of phoebe stemming from dating a older football player briefly. they say the harassment lasted all day at school, in the hallway, libraries, on the way home and culminated after months of harassment. two teenage boys face statutory rape, girls face criminal harassment and two face stalking charges. >> the lawmakers in massachusetts are pushing for tougher anti-bullying laws. >> massachusetts is playing a little bit of catch-up. according to a bully police u.s.a., a group that keeps track of these things, 41 states in the country have some type of bullying law. at least 17 have cyberbullying laws in place. massachusetts is catching up. working through the statehouse and yet to reach the governor's desk. they're working out t

led police to him.nsin thousand but police believe -- now but police believe he attacked a girl in maryland back in 2007. he's charged with rape, assault and kidnapping. >>> a story out of california tonight where voters will get to decide whether to make marijuana legal for recreational use. an initiative was just certified for the november ballot. the state has already legalized medical marijuana. if the proposition wins, california would be the first state to legalize the drug for recreational use. >>> lady gaga involved in a police investigation in our area. why fans are fuming. >>> he's one ever the ttest pop stars -- of the hottest pop stars out there. you have to hear how tweeter landed -- [ indiscernible ] >>> the warning that parents need to hear tonight. the hidden danger that some baby slings pose to your children. >>> spring was in full swing in washington. our temperature got up to 68 degrees. some cooler temperatures and rain entering the forecast picture. i'll have those details for you a

police say there was no weapon involved. they are still looking for the suspect. >>> police in prince william county will be out tomorrow morning at lake ridge park handing out flyers to try to find a man who attacked a woman there. the man was wearing a ski mask. he had a knife and when he grabbed her and pulled her to the ground on thursday morning. she had been jogging with her small dog, who spotted the man first and started to bark. it may have been the dogs barking at her screaming that caused the man to leave. she was not hurt but the neighbors are concerned. >> i wonder if the dog stopped them or her screaming or it being like too public of an area. i don't know what stopped him really? what would stop him from hurting someone else? >> reporter: police do not have a description yet for the attacker except to say he was wearing dark clothes and a ski mask. >>> a police sergeant accused of orchestrating a scheme to get more time off of work turn herself in today. montgomery county attorneys say that she altered payroll

the woman and her party contacted police soon after the assault. she was taken to the hospital, treated and released. both interviewed by authorities. roethlisberger is not in custody and not charged with a crime. this is not the first time ben roethlisberger has been accused of sexual assault. a reno woman filed a civil suit last summer accusing him of rape. roethlisberger vowed fight that case. >>> joe, thank you. >>> we, of course, are following that story. we will bring you more information as it comes into us. >>> now to some of the other stories we're following for you. a tour bus that crashed near phoenix and killed six people yesterday was operated illegally. the charter bus was headed to los angeles from central mexico when it clipped a pickup truck on busy interstate 10. six people were ploen flown from the bus as it flipped over crushing the roof. >> i saw it when it started rolling over and over, the bus, and it ended up sitting up again. >> nine of the 16 people hurt are in critical condition. federal officials say the bus was operatin

. >> it will keep hundreds of police and fire department employees working. >> hang up the phone and drive. how maryland is one step closer to banning the use of hand-held cell phones. he's not the governor explains what is about to change. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> our big story tonight, trouble with baltimore city pose a new budget. a 600 people could be losing their jobs. >> the results and the drop in state highway funds -- the crisis is so severe, even police and fire departments could feel the pain. under the current plan, the police would help -- lose the helicopter fox-trot and the marine unit that patrols the inner harbor. >> in this fiscal crisis, they could not go untouched. >> of the cuts include the layoffs of over 600 city employees. 120 are in the police department, 91 and the fire department, seven city firehouses, and 29 of the city's rec centers will also close. the idea of closing those rec centers is causing an outcry. we're live at city hall with the very latest. >

. >> reporter: in an unmarked car, the police officer patrols the congested roadways. he's looking for speeders, red light runners and tailgaters. all signs of potential aggressive drivers. >> all of a sudden something just snaps in them. they have been at work all day. they are wanting to get home with long commutes. they're tired. >> reporter: gridlock has made the dc area a dangerous breeding ground for road rage. >> there are more cars on the road and less roadway and everybody is vying for a spot. >> reporter: with cutting edge laser beam technology to track speeders, officers have issued more than 200 ticket in less than two weeks as they step up their effort to crack down on aggressive driving. road rage has increasingly become part of our culture. motorists and victims of aggressive drivers even foes post videos like these on youtube documenting their experiences on the road. >> studies have shown that almost 40% of drivers who are involved in road rage have firearms in the cars. >> reporter: if you ask a local driver what they fear the most, they'll say aggres

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police began searching for her when she failed to show up for dinner. >>> police are searching for the suspect if a deadly shooting that killed a 16-year- old teen this weekend. it happened in the 1400 block, someone shot the teen in the chest. police pronounced them dead at john hopkins. >>> in columbia, howard county police looking into an accident that killed a woman. investigators say the 21-year- old lost control of her vehicle, that's when she swerved to avoid another car and struck a tree. she was pronounced dead at the scene. the investigation is ongoing. >>> long practice of hours behind the wheel is paying off. maryland's teen drivers are some of the best in the nation. >> reporter: the law is not letting teens have all driving privileges at once. >> i think that extending the period of time they have to drive by someone improves their driving. >> she feels maturity is important. >> i waited until he was 18, unlike his friends, he didn't get a ticket or crash his car. he's a good driver. >> they rank maryland's young drivers as fourth best many the country. they need to reduc

marshals and the las vegas police department, metropolitan police department for their quick and courageous response to this attack and for protecting the public and preventing further loss of life. this resolution honors these public servants' courageous actions and officers -- and officer cooper's legacy of bravery and selflessness. this resolution serves as a tribute not only to officer cooper and u.s. marshal gardner but to all public servants who put their lives on the line daily while serving their country. i encourage my colleagues to support this measure, but if i may take an additional minute, for those of us fellow citizens who are so frustrated with their government or so angry with life or with what is happening in this country or in their lives, there has to be a better way than this to express your anger and frustration. in the aftermath of these tragedies, the government continues to function, congress continues to meet, life goes on except for the perpetrators, their lives don't go on. more aurn than not they are brought down -- more often than not they are brought down. the