sheldon dutes for wbal-tv 11 news. the public will be funneled to the nine entrances seen on the map. there are a number of street closures. your best bet is to take public transportation. the city circulator will operate with extended hours throughout the evening. here are some of the most popular ulocal photos from 2011. this tree fell on an suv after hurricane irene. the dangling man was rescued. i am sure that is something he would like to forget. ♪ >> today we got a bonus. a little rain this morning. it was a minimal feature today. the big feature was the temperatures. it surprised everybody it made it up to 60 at the airport and 62 downtown. the morning lows were in the 40's. at the airport, it is 50 degrees right now. the barometer is rising. the west wind is a miles an hour. it is smiled at the inner harbor at 53 degrees. -- it is mild at the inner harbor at 53 degrees. temperatures will be above normal tonight. we will talk about the forecast for the new year in just a minute. >> a 95-year-old man is recoverin

do sheldon dutes is live in the studio on today's recognition ceremony. >> this is celebrating the guard accomplishments this year. this is also a time to reflect. ♪ it has been a busy year for the maryland national guard. enlisted members took a moment to celebrate their accomplishments. they were honored during a bit celebration in little river. >> wetherbee evaluation, inspection, deployment, you have always exceeded the standard. you have always excelled. you have always met the needs of our citizens and supported the state and federal emissions at the same time. today is also a day to say thank you for your service to our country. thank you to you and your family. >> in addition to celebrating their accomplishments, this is also a time for introspection. >> this is time pressed to sit back and think what we accomplished this year and would focus on all of our enlisted their man. >> there were honored for continued excellence. >> i know there are more challenges next year. it is a time for us to celebrate as we look forward to the challenges next year. >> live in the studio, sheldon

finally, we have sheldon siegel. and sheldon siegel is a corporate lawyer who has written a series -- i think seven books now, a fictional criminal defense attorney named mike daley who actually lives here in san francisco. and he's written a series of books and these becomes have been shown and transcribed and read throughout the world. so we're going to start now with a clip, a video clip and then we're going to go to the panel. >> i think it is our national novel. if there was a national novel of week, this would be it for the united states. i think it's the favorite book of almost everybody you meet. >> the first time in my life that the book had sort of captured me. that was exciting. i didn't realize that literature could do that. >> i remember reading a copy of my aunt's in jamaica queens. it was the first book ever written by a white writer that discussed racism in ways that was complicate and sophisticated. -- complicated and sophisticated. >> a touchstone in american literary and social history. it's a stor

sheldon mack not quitting. the alley-oop. the wizards' sixth pay had 7 points in the game.ds fall 103-78 and the coach not happy with the effort or the result. >> i was disappointed with our main guys. i mean they got their [ bleep ] kicked out there. i told them how hard we played in practice for the six and seven days and how we competed that didn't translate over. that's the one thing i hoped i would see. >> that performance we had tonight was not close to the performance in training camp. there was no effort. it was no passion. was like guys out there just to be out there. >> we're better than what we showed and the guys are pissed off and we should be. nobody wants to lose like this. >> they took over the court from us. they got any shot they wanted the whole night. we can't let the teams know it is going to be that easy. we don't want to have it like that. >> the wiz open up the season on december 27th. >>> let's go to the nfl. word came down this evening that deangelo hall will have to pay $7500 for throwing an official's flag after a penalty on sunday. at least he i

finally, we have sheldon siegel. and sheldon siegel is a corporate lawyer who has written a series -- i think seven books now, a fictional criminal defense attorney named mike daley who actually lives here in san francisco. and he's written a series of books and these becomes have been shown and transcribed and read throughout the world. so we're going to start now with a clip, a video clip and then we're going to go to the panel.

paulette frankl, "lust for justice," tony serra, and sheldon siegal. so before we take a break, i do have a surprise. a few years ago, i guess six or seven years ago, i met an amazing artist. i was visiting his home. and he had created this wonderful sculpture. i immediately recognized it as being clarence. it turned out that he had created a number of just amazing sculptures of trial lawyers. and he went on to do one of clara fults, the first woman attorney in california and became the leader of the public defender movement. and just by happenstance, he called me and had this idea of encapsulating one of the greatest trial attorneys of our times. so, bill? is he here? this is not a magistrate. [laughing] -- not a magic trick. >> i've never met tony serra, so i have to make use of the internet to get a sense of who he was and the imagery. what clearly came over was his passion for justice. and in some cases almost a rage for justice. and initially when i started the imagery with the clay, i tried to show this passion for justice, this rage. but then i

[laughing] now, sheldon, you've written books about a fictional defense attorney. the stories that you tell really get into, i think, the issues and stories of our time. and that's why your books have been so popular. first of all, you know, how did you become a writer? why did you become a writer? and how did you end up writing did a criminal defense attorney in san francisco, of all places? >> i was not told i would follow tony serra. i need to go back and prepare a little more. [laughing] i learned something, too. i guess i better stand up. [laughing] i'm really honored to be here. i'm the toy department. i write novels about the types of cases that lawyers like tony handle. in the daytime i work for a big law firm of the type that tony probably would not hold in the highest of esteem, but i'm delighted to be here. you know, i think if you talked to most authors, they will tell you that there is something hot-wired into our system that says we need to try to tell a story. there is nothing at all in my background. i am an absolutely accidental writer. there is no

i'm sure the house wishes to join me in paying tribute to riflemen sheldon steal from fifth battalion the rifle. he with a highly respected soldier who achieved a great deal and showed much potential during his time with the army. at this sad time arafat should be with his family, friends and colleagues. his courage and dedication will never be forgotten by our nation. this morning i had meetings in addition to my duties with this house meetings later today. >> can i join the prime minister paying tribute to our brave servicemen who gave his life for his country? arafat's go to his family in a very difficult time. >> my constituency has high unemployment but great potential and promise two hundred million -- investment in motor's ford. can i ask him to provide support for enterprise zones as well as in england? >> i thank the hon. gentleman but congratulate him for growing facial hair in november. very good way of raising the profile. we are committed to providing enhanced capital. our discussions are going to both administrations in their enterprise zones and do what we can to help.

reporting, sheldon dutes. >> a shooting after 6:00 friday evening on north pulaski street. there a man was found with several gunshot wounds. then a man found in southwest baltimore. no word on his condition or a suspect. >> carroll county police have three people in custody and are searching for a fourth suspect this morning for an armed robbery and a shooting. state police are now looking for dalno -- dalonte dunston, 21 years old. two others are also charged in the shooting. the victim is also being charged charged because he had 50 marijuana plants in his home. >> appearances by ravens players and never following through. the queen ann's sheriff's department has added another theft charge onto the list from joseph gill. they say gill took a $325 downpayment in return for a speech from a professional athlete at the middle school back in october. school -- the schools say the appearance never happened and gill never gave them a refund p he's currently in custody at the queen ann's detention center. >> it could be the first case of its kind in baltimore county. a family is

sheldon kennedy, a former hockey player. the show collins, vice presidena of the center for exploited and missing children and franksing sorbonne from pennsylvania.ho h the support center for childppo advocates.t. while they are coming to the witness stand would like to a knowledge, as we get ready towi turn to mr. kennedy, someone else who was a victim of o terrible sexual abuse at theal hands of a nanny. ms. bruck of florida who is brought to our attention. and we want to welcome you.e we think you for your takinghana into personal tragedy in turnint it into an organization calledca lawrence kids. your father is with you and you go for it with your advice andlg >> wsel on moving this bill. >> we have an outpouring fromoug the people who wanted to testift , too use the hearing to come forward to bring to our national attention the depth an breadth of this problem.the defk we could not accommodate we everybody at this table, but we want to a compass the legislative table. get benefiting from your experience.om yodon't know w

i'm sheldon dutes. that story straight ahead. >> a family sues the baltimore city school system and two school principals over bullying. i'm lowell melzer. the story coming up. >> no snow now, while it may be cold enough this evening, there may be a few flakes here and there. we'll talk about the insta-weather plus forecast coming up. >> publicity around the sexual abuse at penn state prompted the chancellor of maryland to revisit their rules. washington called for stronger child abuse reporting laws, and maryland has taken action. maryland's board of regents voted unanimously to report in 48 hours those who witness abuse on campus. they are also required to make a written and oral report to the local police department, the local states attorney, and the local department of social services. it affects all students and staff of the 38 in the system. the chancellor said he was moved to review their system's policies to make sure the process is clear, reporting lines are established, and to take the extra

sheldon dutes has more. >> beside the cars on putty hill avenue, loved ones set up a spot to honor ryan chase of baltimore. >> we have been coming here and dropping flowers out of respect to his family and friends. >> down the street the american flag still flies at half staff. his classmates went online to social media sites like twitter to grieve his death. one student wrote "rest in peace, ryan chase." there has been an outpouring of support on facebook where loved ones have set up the "rest in peace ryan chase page." "praying for the family that god will bless them with love and peace at this unbelievably sad time. ryan and a friend were walking along the road when he somehow went into traffic and was hit by a car. jbing a parent today, if i were to lose -- being a parent, if i were to lose my child at the holidays, i wouldn't know what to do. >> baltimore county police will determine whether any charges will be filed. >> ryan's family had not posted information about a funeral on his facebook memorial page. reporting at parkville high school in baltimore county, sheldon dutes, wbal

we are live in northwest baltimore,sheldon dutez. >> it was a windy and cold day today. temperatures topped out in the 40's but it felt much colder than that. still a little breezy out there this evening. winds are diminishing. it is 38 degrees at bwi. the temperatures will drop into the low to mid it 20's tomorrow morning and get up to 45 in the afternoon. we will check the seven-day forecast when i come back in just a few minutes. >> public and presidential candidates are visiting every corner of iowa this week trying to gain a voter support. >> iowa campaigning is now nonstop with candidates on bus tours across the state. latest polls show ron paul and mitt romney leading the pack but it is still everybody's race. >> it is always difficult to tell who is gaining momentum and who is not. >> by a small margin, the leader is ron paul. >> politicians who supported bailout and a mandate, serial hypocrites and flip floppers, they cannot clean up the mess. >> net romney -- newt gingrich denied the attack. he remains optimistic. >> we are ahead of where i thought we would be

. >> that was sheldon kennedy who was sexually assaulted in his teens and 20s by a former hockey coach. last week that coach pleaded guilty to assaulting two nhl players. the hearing was the first held in the wake of the sex abuse scandal. >> congress is debating a republican supported bill. the $180 billion measure would extend long-term unemployment benefits and prevent cuts and medicare payments to doctors. critics say the bill does not have that much chance in the senate. president obama has vowed to veto the bill. >> the claim made by some van drivers. they said they have no choie. -- choice. more on the safety concerns. >> the union president has been trying to get the official hours work. they acknowledged their drivers were on the road too long. >> he said he drove access bus for 18 hours. picking up and dropping off the area's physically challenged. >> they wanted me to stay out longer but it could not. >> the union was concerned she is not the only one. when a union representative showed up another driver told her he had finished working 19 hours. >> he was supposed to get of

sheldon dutes is live at the scene with the latest. -- it happen on violet avenue yesterday morning. >> police are hoping surveillance the deal will help them to track down the killer. they have not released the name of the victim because they're waiting to contact family members. the 58-year-old victim was found inside his apartment yesterday morning. it is not known if there was forced entry to the home. detectives are still trying to determine if the victim may have known his killer. detectives are relying on the community for more clues. >> we're hoping somebody will come forward, a resident or someone who happened to be walking by, and saw something that did not seem right. hopefully that will lead us down and investigate a path. -- investigative path. >> if you have more information, call the police department. >> in baltimore city police officer is recovering tonight after an accident in southwest baltimore. investigators say the police cruiser collided with another car around 7:00 this morning near clifton avenue. another vehicle overturned following the collision. officials

sheldon miller here? [reading names] chairman nolan: mr. gillespie? >> jim gillespie with yellow cab. one thing i want to mention, this but -- this pilot program has been very successful. it would be initiating something like 1400 people who wanted to purchase and a much smaller number that wanted to sell. it would seem to me that they would want to expand that reservoir and not diminish as -- it. i am a post-k medallion holder. i had my name on the list for 18 years before i got my medallion. i certainly feel that we should continue the pilot program. all of the medallion holders who are disabled or over a certain age. but not differentiate between pre and post k. it does not make any sense to me. secretary boomer: is mr. jenson here? [reading names] you are first, and then richard fogel. is mr. fogel here? >> good afternoon, everybody. my name is emil. i have been driving and serve in the community for years and years and years. and i am part -- glad to be a part of yellow cab. we have been having a great time with yellow cab. yellow cab is my home.

sheldon kennedy joins me live. >>> lowe's yanks its ads and russell simmons makes a move.r zones. how about in your neighborhood? >> we're talking about drones being used over the homes of law abiding americans, potentially. >> does this new way of fighting crime violate your policy? >>> and stunning images. dozens of men and children found chained together underground below a school for religion. >> locked up, chained up, behind bars. >> now investigators are racing to find out why. [ mujahid ] there was a little bit of trepidation, not quite knowing what the next phase was going to be, you know, because you been, you know, this is what you had been doing. you know, working, working, working, working, working, working. and now you're talking about, well you know, i won't be, and i get the chance to spend more time with my wife and my kids. it's my world. that's my world. ♪ ♪ [ boy ] looks like our work is done here. i'm heading home. vaaa vrooom! need some help, ma'am? grrrrrrr! [ in high voice ] oh thank you. these things are heavy. zzzzzzzz! [ male announcer ] built for

sheldon? >> standby. >> the shopping plaza and and loved ones gathered to pray for justice and make sure she is never forgotten. the guardian angel come as you can say, it teamed up with a local organization called remember me to bring awareness to avert case. they stood on patterson avenue with signs and posters encouraging drivers to haunt in her honor. her body was found in the susquehanna river a few months later. it has been almost 1 years since he disappeared -- she disappeared. they hope the manager will help keep her memory alive. her sisters were also there and say they're grateful for their support. >> it is a good feeling to make sure that people have not forgotten necessarily. it can be the one tip that leads back to something even though it has been one year. >> comfort in tell the truth so we can finally get know, have justice, and have this be over. if anyone knows anything, please just come forward and say something. >> state police are still treating the case as a murder but h

sheldon dutes is live on the scene with details. >> two people have already been rescued from the water. the search continues for a third boater. this is still a very active scene. multiple departments are out here searching for the missing boater in the air and on the water. a 20-foot sailboat capsized this afternoon off the coast of sandy point. they were able to locate one victim by tracing the distress call. that woman and a man were rescued and are recovering in a local hospital. the search continues for a third boater still out there on the water. officials say it is a race against time. water temperatures are hovering at about 50 degrees. hyperthermia and other risk factors are increasing for that person. they are using sonar equipment to locate the boat. that is the latest from sandy point state park. >> the senate wrapped up its work today and gave working americans a gift before heading home for holidays. lawmakers extended the payroll tax cuts, but only for the next few months. they also found money to fund the government for the next year. ♪ >> do you think the vote will go

sheldon is live at the headquarters. police say the victim and the suspects may have known each other. >> according to a spokesperson, they met at a bar earlier in the evening. police think this may be an isolated case. the search continues for the man who attacked the woman. police are on look out for the man in this composite sketch. they say he met a woman at a bar wednesday morning and then sexually assaulted her. >> she met him at the bar and left the bar with him and walked down hospital drive. then the assault occurred. >> after, the suspect took off toward mountain ridge drive. >> it is dangerous. it is a bad time. people are sick. >> that is crazy to me. who would do something like that? you have to think about the everybody else. you never know what could happen. >> this woman works nearby and is rethinking her safety. >> i come out to this parking lot almost every night. i am already been scared to leave. it makes me more frightened. >> police want to remind people to be more cautious. >> be careful how you ar

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but in thomasville, alabama, mayor sheldon day worries the state's law has turned off his city's foreign investors. >> as one of my international visitors said, we feel like alabama shot itself in the foot when it did this because we didn't think it out. >> reporter: in thomasville, two foreign companies, one canadian, one chinese, have invested $230 million and created 800 manufacturing jobs in a city of 5,000 people. because of the law, the chinese in a city of 5,000 people. because of the law, the chinese factory reportedly is reconsidering whether to build a reconsidering whether to build a $100 million factory in thomasville. >> i stand behind the law and what we intend it to do. >> reporter: mike hubbard is the speaker of the house in alabama. >> we're just simply trying to enforce the law because the federal government has done a horrible job of enforcing its own law. >> reporter: since the law went into effect, a german mercedez executive, here legally, spent the night in jail after a traffic violation for not having proper identification. so next february, alabama's lawmakers wi

sheldon kennedy. a former professional hockey player, who stated for -- skated for the united states of america. abused by a minor league hockey coach, and someone with -- by a coach, his parents had come to trust. what was additionally troubling about mr. kennedy and his experience, is that the abuse was allowed to continue despite the red flags. so, we want to talk about that because we want to break that code of silence for preventing not only the first abuse, but the second abuse. >> mr. kennedy's story is not the first. there have been many examples in our history where children have been subjected to this second abuse. victimized a second time, where they have been overlooked, ignored, or covered up. well, this senator takes the position that no institution should ever be too big to report or too famous to report, and no adult should ever feel that they're protected because of the brand they represent. my hope is this hearing will point out what we need to do to help our children. our job is to