. >> the story begins at the arundel mills mall. thanks to quick work by witnesses and several police departments, it ends with a hollywood-like capture. for chaos in west baltimore. 11 news was on the ground and in the air seconds after a police pursuit ended friday afternoons. >> it was really wild. >> the pursuit began in an arundel county at the arundel mills mall. the man the arrest of that a woman in the hand in a parking lot. he stole her purse and took off in an acura suv. witness saw him off and call police with a description. they try to stop him on 295 north company kept going for another 14 miles thrift >> i saw the county police, a maryland state troopers, the sheriff. >> domestic hard left and slammed into this abandoned building. witnesses say he ran into an alley. a state trooper got out and followed him were witnesses say this female trooper got her man. >> she told him to get down. i did not know if she was going to shoot. >> no shots were fired but she tackled him to the ground. it took another three officers to su

. >> 16 people are interested in finishing the term of former anne arundel county executi john leopold. david collins is in a topless and he has more on the story. >> one of those people surprised a lot of people out and he now may just be the front-runner. after a lot of soul-searching, acting executive tossed his hat into the ring of candidates seeking to fill the vacancy. left by the resignation of john leopold. >> it's been a very difficult decision in many ways, but i've come to the conclusion that i think i can bring the leadership to anne arundel county that it deserves and it's time to move the county for word. >> the chief administrative officer and budget director expressed confidence that he will be selected based on his experience in the private sector. >> i have the best resume and experience. >> he is among 16 seeking the position. the applicants include a former county executive and a former first lady. >> it is significant that we have a woman in this race. >> she told a candidates forum that she would get rid of the perk of the security detail. it is determined leopold

i'm mike hellgren at the arundel center with the full details. >> tax free shopping is coming to maryland this weekend. i'm mary bubala, find out what qualifies next. >>> a cloudy monday, we'll have a look at your monday morning forecast, coming up. >>> cloudy and 53 degrees in maryland. a big political name wants to take the job of executive. >> reporter: she says she wants to restore integrity and confidence in anne arundel county government. maryland's former first lady kendall ehrlich tells wjz she wants to be the next anne arundel county executive. >> it's a unique circumstances for which i'm uniquely qualified. >> reporter: mrs. ehrlich says she just wants to serve for the rest of the leopold's term and then leave. >> you don't have to worry about raising money, voting on this, voting on that. which supporters aren't satisfying. if the voters could vote on this i think i would be very strongly the favorite. so i'm hoping that the council will hear that message. >> reporter: the job will be given to the person who gets the vote of the majority of council members. several of them are

the building. we're all told this started at arundel mills. investigators say a woman was stabbed in the parking lot there. a lookout went out for a green acura suv. well, state police spotted that vehicle. when they attempted to stop the suv, the driver sped up, kept going, led police on a high- speed pursuit. witnesses say the driver was driving very erratically, up to 100 miles per hour, according to some witnesses that we've spoken to here in the area, saying that they almost got hit by that suv. it eventually crashed right here at north fulton and westwood. police have apprehended that suspect. we'll continue following this developing story. for now, we're live in west baltimore. i'm meghan mccorkell. wjz eyewitness news. >> and we'll have a live update from the scene new at 5:00, coming up on wjz. >>> dental records now confirm, christopher dorner is the one who died in a mountain cabin, after a fire and shootout with police on tuesday. the ex-officer is wanted in four killings. john blackstone reports for wjz. why money is now an issue.

we are just over an hour away from the next dep and anne arundel counties future after a long series ndals. 16 candidates are applying begin applying for the county executive seat vacated by john leopold. >> one paintbrush at a time, how these kids are helping to brighten up downtown westminster. each mwc here symbolizes someone's in the bowl in real life -- each empty bowl. they will be donated to charity events. in years past, the campaign has raised up to $150,000 for area homeless shelters and started programs for homeless children. you can host your own bowl decorating party. a major fund-raiser will be held on saturday march 23 at the timonium fairgrounds. more details at our website comic-con wbaltv.com -- at our website, wbaltv.com. >> on a bitter cold february morning, they are creating art on main street in westminster. murals on several downtown business windows that need a little touch up. the window art is new. about 30 children are at the location. is a community outreach project that happen over the president's day holiday. >> we want to do something that was related to

in just hours, the anne arundel county council will decide who replaces john leopold. jennifer franciotti has the latest in the race. >> a forum thursday night revealed several candidates looking to replace disgraced executive john leopold. leopold resigned this month after being found guilty of misconduct for the way he treated employees and used police detail. he still faces a civil suit for harassment. >> it is significant that we have a woman in this race. the activities that have gone on were embarrassing. >> former first lady kendel ehrlich is one of 16 republicans who want to fill the remainder of leopold's term, which ends in 2014. her competition includes delicate steven schuh and acting county executive john hammond. >> has been difficult in many ways, but i have come to the conclusion that i think i can bring the leadership to anne arundel county that it deserves. it is time to move the county forward. >> as for steven schuh, the businessman says he respects the competition but believes that his resume is strong. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> polic

to begin the process of pursuing a new vision of anne arundel county and make a model for the rest of maryland. >> is grown children and grandchildren say everyone urged him to run. >> he walked into the grocery store and someone did a lot no says, you're on tv. your the only one who is telling the truth. how can you not do it? >> councilmembers are prohibited from applying for the job. they will have to accept a $30,000 per year pay cut. cards are's credit going to be history. someone stole her purse a few years ago and i have no reported it to the police because whoever stole it is spending less than she is. >> they will not seek election when the term expires in 2014 and the county council will interview all the candidates publicly and select february 1, 1920 first. live from annapolis, david collins, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a grammy-nominated robert arrested for drugs on the eastern shore. >> what maryland troopers may have done after the arrest is raising eyebrows. >> an exciting breakthrough in the world of science bringing vision to hundreds of thousands of people who have lost sig

laura newman seemed stunned when she was chosen as the new anne arundel county executive. she was sworn in this morning replacing the disgraced john leopold. lowell melser join us now from annapolis with the very latest. quite she beat out 15 other republican candidates, some with a lot of political experience last night here in anne arundel county. nobody really knows who she is. who is laura newman? >> the name is unknown to me. >> the the more you of all? >> a little bit considering what has happened in the past. >> last time they elected a new can executive. >> the one no one knows anything about. -- last night, the elected a new county executive. she was sworn in this morning replacing the disgraced former executive john leopold. >> my mission is one of excellence. we have more to offer the state of maryland. >> her out story is interesting. she never graduated college or high school but later earned her ged and convinced loyola to admit her to the mba program. she also told the council that she was a rape victim. before accepting her new job, she had been the ceo of t

the leader in anne arundel county. they plan to have a new leader by the end of the day. >> a new twist in the oscar pistorius bail hearing. the lead investigator is now in the spotlight for charges he faces. >> baltimore could be a contender in such a bid for the 2024 olympics. >> how much charm does the city have to offer? >> good evening -- >> it is understandable. >> i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. time for traffic and weather together on the 1's. we start with the weather. >> it is cold. we lost the wind from yesterday. 23 at the airport. upper teens and low 20 posner the pennsylvania line. generally it will be a sunny day with a high temperature of 39. we'll come back and check the forecast going into the weekend. >> not a lot happening. there was an overnight accident on 95 south in harford county but that has been cleared. 54 on the north side over towards the harrisburg expressway. 55 traveling down the west side. 62 on 70 in the eastbound direction. traffic i

. >> me to a new boss of the anne arundel county council -- meet the new boss. >> the forecast as we continue. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning. happy friday. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> i am also concerned about the weather situation. cedent.s set a new presi >> i like that. >> it will not be that bad. the big storm will fall apart. we will not get the worst of it. it is cloudy but dry. 30 degrees at the airport. the chance for the wintry mix will increase. a light rain or snow mix will develop by this afternoon. the roads will be ok. we will come back and check the forecast for the weekend. .> good morning w we have an accident in pikesville. 55 on the northwest corner. it will take about 12 minutes to travel there. this is out of the traffic at harford. light volume in the outer loop over towards the 83's. 65 coming down towar

he says he would rather vote on this reprimand and move on with the city's business. >>> in anne arundel county, loire neuman beat 16 other candidates cdz to replace john lee bold. neuman works for howard county but will now serve the last 22 months of the autopsy arundel county executive's term. >>> still head, japan's new prime minister heads to the white house later on today. >> and love possession number nine. what officials overseas seized in a raid. >>> first, a check of the markets showed stocks posting the biggest two-day develop of the year. the dow fell 47. the nasdaq 33 points. japan's nikkei was up 77 points overnight. time is 5:38. we are back in a moment.  almost tastes like one ofof jack's cerea. fiber one. uh, forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? um... try the number one! yeah, this is pretty good. [ male announcer ] over a third of a day's fiber. fiber one. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ we, we chocolate cross over. ♪ yeah, we chocolate cross over. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing fiber one 80 calorie chocolate cereal. ♪

good afternoon alex. >> reporter: well laura neuman was just elected last night by the anne arundel county council. >> laura neuman greeted friends, well wishers and future employees inside the annapolis courthouse. thursday night she was chosen by the county council to be the new county executive beating out a large field of candidates some of whom have far more experience in politics. >> it doesn't hurt she has a record of making changes that are necessary when she feels they need to be made. >> that's because she replaces john leopold whose criminal conviction led to his resignation. >> first priority is taking a look at what needs to be addressed in the county. i think it's a new day in the county and i'm looking forward to meeting with the folks here and seeing what we need to do to make anne arundel county a leader in maryland. >> a retired ceo who turned around and company and made it a multi-million dollar business, she used to be the economic chief but not anymore. >> county executive,er con grand jury -- columbia, congratulations. >> reporter: jamie benoit tells eyewitness news h

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once the weapons were seized, they are seized now pending his mental evaluation. >> and anne arundel county woman is charged with the death of her body. 25-year-old chelsea booth faces charges of murder and java beans. right now it is uncertain how or when kassidey booth was killed. a concerned citizen is credited for tipping off police when she did not see the child in days. >> it is supposed to be a time to celebrate. instead, 115-year-old boy is dead -- 115-year-old boy is dead. lowell melser as the very latest for us. >> as far as the investigation, good news this evening. thanks to the city fell police cameras, police were able to get a good look at the suspect in this case, who you will see is an african-american male wearing a purple shirt and a white hat. police were also to determine that the victim, 15-year-old deontae smith, knew his attacker. >> he was a wonderful young man. >> deontae smith's uncle speaks for his family where his mother is staying, just days after he was stabbed to death after enjoying the ravens super bowl parade. his mother was too shaken up to speak to

the anne arundel county republican's blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit that august>> it is true that i was drinking while operating my vote yesterday. >> it's a wake-up call for him. he goes to aa meetings where he stands up to say this. >> i'm don dwyer. i'm an alcoholic, and i'm here to discuss my situation. >> uses two things drove him to drink. the breakdown of his marriage and intense legislative battles. >> do you feel that you should still be in this office? >> did i make a mistake? absolutely. does everybody deserve a second chance? i think so. for me in this case, no one was killed, no one was seriously injured. >> do you think public figures should be held to a higher standard? >> when the average person is involved in a situation like this, it's not made public. you are not on channel 13 news at 6:00. it makes a very personal, makes it very humiliating at times. it makes it very open and exposed. it's very difficult to do that. and i'm a human being. i make mistakes just what everybody else. >> eagles on trial in may. he faces a possible year in jail and

former first lady wants to become the next anne arundel ounty executive. the wife of former gov. bob ehrlich says she is the right the job.r >> i think it is significant woman.am a i think women in the county would be a big breath of fresh air. the deadline to apply is friday. and now taking in the event chevy malibu, the cheaper.g and the latest in a possible between u.s. airways and american. the to see you this morning, a.nd >> they are talking a lot about u.s. air-american merger for quite some time. they tell us here at the number that they are inching closer to form the world's biggest carrier. something could be hammered out week. do keep in mind that the deal be -- could still apart. in the meantime, allied financial is gearing up to repay the garment all of its bailout money. this year, -- the government all of its bailout money. speaking of autos, say you are for a new car. general motors is lowering the chevy malibu. the average price was cut by about $450. this is all part of an effort for the malibu to compete with better-selling mid-sized sedans like the toyota camr

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. >>> why the former first lady wants to leave anne arundel county. >>> a young woman found dead inside her burning home. we have new information this morning about why police don't believe this was an accident. >>> oh, wow, dude. >> new video after large twister ripping through parts of southern mississippi. a look at damage in that storm's path. all that coming up on february 11. >>> we hope you had a great weekend. we had severe weather in mississippi in the form of a tornado and blizzard in the northeast. here sunshine and rain. >> kind of mild for us for the weekend. >> it's going to be mild today. a temperature for a high coming in at 55 degrees. it's going to have that wind to the southwest and that's what's going to warm those temperatures up as we go throughout the day because we're not going to get that much sunshine in here. we're dealing with some rain across the area this morning. this will slowly but surely make its way out as we go through the morning hours but you are going to have a time of it this morning. you're seeing moderate and steady rain and kings charter, bel a

you can see the brighter white in anne arundel, parts of eastern charles, northern st. rn shore getting some of the big flakes from cambridge to easton and near chester town. farther west, a few scattered flurries and few passing snow showers. they'll be off and on for a couple of hours or so. it's going to come to an end. temperatures near freezing. a dusting maybe on grassy areas to maybe an inch on the locations in the eastern shore and part of southern maryland. maybe an inch or two from snow showers. not locally in the area. into the mid-30s this afternoon. it will feel colder with the winds. teens tomorrow morning. maybe near freezing on saturday with clouds around and maybe a few more snow showers saturday night into sunday morning. still cold sunday, monday and cloudy. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, might get flurries. late tuesday night and into wednesday morning very early is the latest timing on that. i'm back in ten minutes. frequent updates throughout the morning. >>> good morning, tom. checking on 395 northbound in the hov lanes. still the accident in the sh

. >> it is time to follow the leader in anne arundel county. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. it is friday, february 22. >> 5;01. time for traffic and weather together on the 1's. >> we will see a mix of all kinds of weather coming in this afternoon. 29 at the airport and mostly cloudy. i think we will stay dry into lunchtime. then we will see a mix of light rain, snow, or sleet developing. temperatures will be above freezing. a high near 38. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >> good morning. a busy overnight in terms of accidents. this crash was cleared on northbound 83 just past middletown road. you might still see some delays in that area. no delays at the moment north or southbound. 55 on the north side. past park heights, we had a fatal accident. all that has been cleared. right now it is in much better shape. 12 minutes on the west side. 72 at 29, light volume. the rest of the roads around the airport are checking out just fine. that is the latest on tra

the anne arundel county state's attorney's office said the court is monitoring his treatment while he asawaits-- he awaits trial. >>> speeding drivers in annapolis gets ready to slow down. the city is preparing to launch its first speed cameras. monique griego has more on where you can find them. >> reporter: this school zone near mill thorough elementary, is one of two getting cameras march 1st. but that's just the beginning. over the next two months, eight more will be under the city's watch. >> reporter: speeders in annapolis, beware. city police will soon have more eyes on drivers, racing through school zones. >> i- definitely -- i've definitely seen people going 40, 50 miles an hour. >> it and germantown elementary are the first two schools set to be monitored by speed cameras. mayor joshua cohen said the move is all about safety. >> parents in a lot of neighborhoods asked the city to help with traffic calming, with stripes, with radar enforcement. >> reporter: the cameras, which can be fixed or mobile, will only operate from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. and while they're scheduled to activ

>> we should know by tonight who the new and are one account executive this -- and anne arundel county executive is. >> can you see it baltimore competing with london and beijing to host the summer olympic games? tell us what you think. >> another cold morning awaits you outside your door. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> there has been more snow in an unusual place. >> arizona. two inches of snow on the 18th green. >> i've been out there a couple of times when it snowed. people would run out of their houses. there are kids that have never seen snow from phoenix. >> and the maryland -- no snow. we have the cold this morning but knows no no sn ow. 23 at the airport with little wind. we will make it up to 39 this afternoon with a few clouds. we have some rain and maybe some snow in the seven-day forecast.

the search for the next anne arundel county executive. several candidates pleaded their case in a forum last night. jennifer franciotti has the details. several >> candidates say they are considering the position, including kendel ehrlich. the vice chair of glen bernie and the council chair jerry walker of gambrills. john leopold resigned after being found guilty of misconduct for the way he treated his employees. he still faces a civil case for harassment. there was a pledge from ehrlich to make county the government more efficient but not having a police detail. >> i have been driving myself from accounting now for six years. i can do it. >> we'll hear more from some of the other candidates coming up at 5:30. the county council will vote on february 21. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> new details into a police training accident. william kernteve used his gun with live ammunition in owings mills. sources say he was supposed be using a training weapon but grabbed the wrong done. the trainee remains in critical condition with a gun

. >> reporter: the anne arundel county fire chief said they weren't taking chances. >> this would be devastating to someone in the area or the individuals close to the device. we treat a device as if it's live. until it's rendered safe and put in an area that cannot affect anyone we treat it as a live grenade. >> that means bringing in a bomb squad. >> they have the robot checking for the grenade. >> the experts ended up doing what they do best. they blew it up. while no one knew if it was real it made for an interesting afternoon hoot road was blocked off at our driveway. we found out there was a hand grenade that was found. >> wow. anne arundel county fire officials said it's not uncommon for people to report finding grenades in vacant or abandoned homes but they rarely turn up on the side of the road. >>> city police are trying to find the man who forced his way into a north baltimore apartment this weekend. this happened in the gated community near loyola university. a woman was going into an apartment when a man carrying a gun came up behind her and demanded money. the suspect fo

the teen accused of killing his baby sister. >>> and after four years, kendall urlickments to lead anne arundel county. >>> we were spared the snow and tornadoes, but take a look at this video from hattiesburg mississippi. you're looking at a funnel cloud touching down causing major damage in mississippi. >> this is part of that storm system damaging mississippi but could be making its way in our direction. meteorologist mike masco is in the weather center with the late. >> is that video, you can get it on my facebook. this storm, by the way, producing blizzard snows over the northern plains, about 12, 1300 miles long from the gulf coast states into the northern plains and we're going to have to deal with a part of that. the first beginning stages of showers rolling there maryland, and cloudy temperatures in the 30s. and look up towards the north, manchester, concerned with you buys because we're near freezing so any kind of precip could come down in the form of light freezing drizzle. showers developing f after midnight. 38 waking up with breezy conditions. 45 kelly and jamie turns into the 50s and we have two storms in the 7-da

. >>> maryland's former first lady wants the top job in anne arundel county. linda so is here to tell us about kendel ehrlich's plans to run. >> reporter: she wants to be the leading county in anne arundel county. she plans to figure out this week if she has the support of at least four council members. that's what she needs to win the seat. the deadline to apply for the position is this friday. the mere fact she's a woman, she says, sets her apart. she wants to replace leopold who resigned after being found of misconduct in office earlier month. he also faces several civil lawsuits from women who alleged they were mistreated and discriminated against while in office. ehrlich wants to restore dignity to anne arundel county for the rest of the term but has no intentions to run for a full term in 2014. >> i just think it's significant that i'm a woman. after many things that we've read about the prior administration, i think women in the county would just breathe a big -- it would be a big breath of fresh air. >> reporter: several other candidates have expressed

. >> we have some areas of flooding left over for that rain, especially to the south. anne arundel county, there's a closure for some flooding. route 648 at nursery road, an area to avoid. looking good on the outer loop of the beltway. 22 minutes on 95 south down between the 95 betw's. things are looking good at harford road. this is the harrisburg expressway and things are looking good. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> welcome to the biggest purple friday of the year. rallies are planned just about everywhere today. >> sarah sampson is live at the inner harbor to kick things off this morning. we begin with jennifer franciotti live in new orleans. >> good morning. the ravens fans are coming in droves. everybody is happy to be here for the biggest game in american sports culture. yesterday was the last day the players sat down before the media. a lot of attention and number 5, joe flacco. he has thrown a bank touchdowns in the postseason and no interceptions. joe montana and phil simms have also accomplish that. in terms of his demeanor and his attitude, joe cool. it seems

the right decision to make. >> reporter: this was a common sign during yesterday's morning commute. anne arundel county police got calls for more than 60 accidents in two hours. one was for a school bus crash, a car slid into the bus on richy highway near 695. no students were hurt. school opened on time and that had parents pretty upset. >> it's been disappointing because it's been slick roads, been a lot of ice on the cars and it's just been pretty tough. i think they kind of missed the call. >> we went through all the things we normally go through. >> reporter: bob moser with the board of education said they did all the checks at 4 and 5 in the morning and he said the icy conditions started around 6 when the high school buses were on the way. >> we got the cold snap at the perfect time and if the road temperatures are hovering above freezing and you get a cold snap, we saw what could happen. >> reporter: some parents don't blame the school district. >> the state highway administration should have called the school and let the school know the roads were in bad shape and give them the delay. >>

right one and in the best interests of the citizens of anne arundel county." he acknowledged his mistakes. he will be sentenced in march, facing years in jail, but some legal experts believe he will get probation instead. >> the district's chief financial officer is retiring, the announcement coming less than a year after he was appointed to the post for three years. horace holmes joins us from northwest, and he says he's retiring for personal reasons? >> yes absolutely, personal reasons. his term here at the district building has been laced with controversy, but he leaves on a very high note. the unexpected announcement by the chief financial officer has startled many in city hall. three days ago he quietly celebrated one of his finest moments on the job, when he announced the district was enjoying a $417 million budget surplus. today he announced his retirement. >> there are times when we have become exasperated with each other, but i think that is to be expected. there's a lot of passion involved and sometimes it gets put on display. then he took office in 2

the temperature dropped to 20 at >> the sudden transfer of power in anne arundel county is under way. john lÉopold resigned today after his guilty verdict on his -- on misconduct charges this week. we have been following developments from annapolis. >> next week, the county council will begin reviewing resumes of candidates who want to replace john lÉopold. he left office today halfway through his second term. in less than a month, anne arundel county will have a new leader. john lÉopold resigned as county executive friday. council members solid as the right thing to do. >> i am delighted we are at the end of a rather troubling set of circumstances. departure permit comes a few days after a judge found him guilty of misconduct in office because he used on duty police officers to do campaign work and used county employees for personal business. the judge called his actions that rages. the resignation letter, he said "i acknowledge the serious errors in judgment i made in do not want these errors to further distract the county from its ability to move forward in a positive way." we want

northern calvert into east central prince george's, east of clinton and over toward the anne arundel lvert county lines. farther south in st. mary's county and southern calvert county getting a few of the snow showers as well as the eastern shore between cambridge and easton. just a few scattered flurries. temperatures are below freezing most of the region, including montgomery, arlington and fairfax counties. prince george's county, though, a little bit above freezing, as is parts of southern maryland. the snow falling south and east of us now. a lot of it is melting on roadways. hour by hour, between now and 9:00, 10:00 this morning, just expect a few passing snow showers. very light. a minor event. temperatures just around hovering near 30 degrees. these are the amounts i'm expecting. maybe a dusting to an inch in the light blue area and the higher amounts up to an inch is only for southern maryland and perhaps parts of northern neck and the eastern shore. farther west, though, parts around the shenandoah valley, the high elevations along the blue ridge and the highlands in west vi

the latest. >> good morning. a political new kom comer is going to run anne arundel county. n leopold resigned after being convicted oh of misconduct. she has a deep business background and is the current economic development director in howard county. an east baltimore native, high school drop out and rape survivor neuman talked her way into loyola's mba programs and helped tech start-ups raise millions. she will be sworn in at 10:00 this morning. i'm mike schuh reporting from downtown. >> thank you. >>> baltimore county police have arrested the head of an animal rescue group for animal cruelty. 29-year-old anthony gear ran the baltimore animal rescue network barn for short. gear would acquire unwanted animals and later try to sell them. 18 puppies and 5 dogs were seized on january 14th. five of them had to be put down. gear is charged with 23 counts of cruelty. >>> another dog related story the house of delegates has approved a bill that reverses the ruling that called pit bulls inherently dangerous. they voted unanimously for the bill. all dog owners are liable, regardless

the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> in anne arundel county three people are recovering ter a shuttle bus crashes into a pole. it happened at bwi in aviation boulevard and terminal road. it ran into a pole that supports power lines for the light rail. service was delayed while the damage was repaired. two people were taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. >>> there could soon be another way to pass your time waiting for a flight at bwi marshal if some maryland lawmakers have their way. we have more on the proposal to bring slots to the airport. derek. >> reporter: the state needs transportation dollars and there are some who say a special slots area inside the airport would be the perfect way to do it. head to the airport and all it takes is one delay or cancelled flight and flyers get stuck waiting, often with nothing to do. >> nothing. sit around, drink. >> just boring. >> reporter: but some say that boredom could be broken with slots. they would allow 2500 machines beyond security meaning only ticketed players can play. >> that way no one can drive to

still ahead, a well-known woman is joining in the political discussion in anne arundel county. we will tell you who could be interested in the vacancy. >> we will find him. make no mistake about that. >> words from the mayor of los angeles as authorities searched for the former police officer accused of the west coast shooting spree. dinner's ready. [ female announcer ] hamburger helper stroganoff. beefy. creamy. stroganoffy. helpers. forty dishes, all delicious. i just finished a bowl of your light chicken pot pie soup and it was so rich and creamy... is it really 100 calories? let me put you on webcan... lean roasted chicken... and a creamy broth mmm i can still see you. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >> we are learning a former maryland first lady is expected to take part in a forum for candidate seeking to replace john leopold. the wife of the former governor will join a republican delegate and senate candidate in the form set for february 14. applications for the county seat must be submitted by noon the following day. john leopold resigned as anne

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what is coming at 6:00 p.m. >> a school trespassing case turns into the seizure of an arsenal of high-powered assault weapons in anne arundel county. we will explain. >> one of the largest crowds in recent memory rallies against the governor's gun- control bill. baltimore headed for financial ruin? 11 news at 6:00 p.m. starts right now. >> or watchung wbal tv 11. live, local, late breaking. this is 11 news at 6:00 p.m. >> began tonight with a developing story out of anne arundel county. an incident at a high school led to the seizure of several weapons. >> authorities released some of the details late this afternoon. we have the latest from miller's ersville. >> this incident started as intrusion into north county high school in glen burnie and ended with a seizure of a host of high-powered weapons and ammunition from the intruders home. school was still in session on monday. justin beaumont got into the high school through loading door. he was a school student in 2001. he started to talk to an employee a

the anne arundel county council is expected to make their decision during tonight's meeting on a successor for leopold. 16 people applied for the job of the execkive. this includes former maryland first lady kendel ehrlich and acting county executive john hammond. they are scheduled to be interviewed tonight by the council for the opportunity to serve as executive until 2014 election. now one can be selected before the night is over and might be sworn in as soon as friday. a number of applicants don't fit the traditional mold. some are insiders with the name recognition. some were previously rejected by voters and others have never held public office. john leopold resigned this month after he was found guilty of misconduct in office, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> well, just ahead this morning thousands of dollars now blowing in the wind. fortunately for one mane a good samaritan was nearby. >> stay with us this morning. how he lost a lot of cash and got it back all in an instant. >> cameras were rolling as cars slammed into each other. what's to blame for a huge pileup. you'll see that o

most of the respondents -- the anne arundel prosecutor -- 1 said it is not appropriate to the washington county state's attorney explain, at no time is it used as leverage or to advance a case. >> the death penalty does not work. it is not an effective deterrent and it is a waste of money. >> historically, the bill has always died in committee. why supporters believe it will at least make it to the senate floor, and why voters may have the final word. david collins, wbal-tv 11 news. >> and huge tanker fire in annapolis is ruled accidental. >> fire officials say they will never be able to determine exactly what send the truck up in flames. we will tell you why, when we come back. >> will have the latest on the crippled cruise liner, coming up. >> changes coming to downtown next investigators in annapolis say the fire that burned a fuel tanker was accidental, but they will never know the exact cause. skyteam 11 was over the scene on edgewood road where that 3,000 gallon tanker caught fire. it did not leak into the nearby water and no one was injured in the buyer. tonight the red cross is h

some of that rain will overspread the bay and hit places like anne arundel county. ot done with the rain just yet. that is for sure. more rain will continue to push in. all right. big perspective. it is a large system, a large storm, double barrel low pressure. that has come to fruition as we see one just west of baltimore and southwestern, pennsylvania. secondary low south of chicago. it's putting down heavy snows across the great lakes. in maryland it's more rain. at times there will be low lying ponding of water, some isolated urban flooding. otherwise, temperatures above freezing. this is not a winter threat. the only threat we have will be a little bit of coastal flooding. these wind gusts are coming up. 40s at the top of the hour in baltimore. that's a strong push of wind across the chesapeake, piling up the water. you see the wind direction due west out of east. so it's an easterly wind that will continue to pile up that high tide water. that's why we have the coast pal flood advisory eastern harford county, anne arundel south into calvert cliffs. all right. h

. >> the new county executive of anne arundel county says she is ready to tackle the job. laura neuman was sworn in this morning. she replaces john leopold who resigned after being found guilty of misconduct. she recess she remains undeterred -- she says she remains undeterred. >> let's let the county council elected a new county executive. >> the one nobody knows it in about. >> mine isn't as one for excellence in anne arundel county. we will be a leader of the dead of the state of maryland. >> she was the ceo of the howard county economic development authority. >> the supreme court is expected to hear oral arguments listed the maryland asked whether police can collected dna samples from people under arrest. in the past, maryland require people convicted of serious crimes to provide dna samples but in 2009, the law changed so that people only arrested on certain violent crimes have to provide dna samples. the samples were then compared against the database of dna evidence from crime scenes of on assault cases. those samples have led to 43 convictions. the ap reports 29 of

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she's the ceo of howard county's economic authority and spoke with wjz. >> i think it's a new day in anne arundel county. it will be an exciting time and i look forward to jumping in tomorrow. >> reporter: neuman is from the patterson park area in east baltimore. she's a high school drop out who got an mba from loyola has led up tech companies and is an out spoken rape survivor. she will be sworn in at 10:00 this morning. >> thank you mike. leopold will be sentence d in three weeks on march 14th. >>> a maryland state senate committee has approved a sweeping gun control measure also in annapolis. committee voting 7-4 last night in favor of a bill which is a top priority of the governor's agenda. it would prohibit anyone from owning a handgun if they've been involuntary committed for mental health reasons prior. the vote sends legislation to the full senate for debate next week. the committee is one step closer to out lawing the death penalty in the state of maryland voting 6-5 to repeal the bill for capital punishment. it moves on to the senate now. >>> olympian oscar pistorius will continue his f

the entire industry. who will lead anne arundel county after john leopold's exit? exit? those stories and >> did you have a valentine? did you remember to get them something sweet? it is the busiest day for area flores, working to meet demand. dozens of pounds of chocolate strawberries will be sold, and is not valentine's day without flowers, except for some of us. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> of 50-degree day tomorrow. rain coming in tomorrow night, changing to all snow with light accumulations possible saturday morning. some rain around tuesday of next week. >> a gorgeous day to day. >> thank you for joining us, everybody. we will see you back here tonight.

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if you are hitting the roads, arundel, 97 is clear, nothing to get in your way down to route 50. route 100, up to 695. if you are using 95, this is in howard county, route 175, traffic is moving along, a normal 12 minute trip from elk ridge to downtown baltimore. as we check in and look at the other abc time saver traffic drive times, jfx will be nice and clear, 11 minutes southbound from the beltway, all the way to east fayette street. 695 in great shape, 8 minutes on the outer loop, 795 down to 70. that's a look at your morning commute. >>> she wanted to see her dad, mom was asleep. >> coming up, what happened when the 6 year old decided to take the family car and take matters in to her own hands. >>> in time for valentines, it is huge. how much would you put down for this massive teddy bear?

if convicted, the maximum punishment, 90 days. live in anne arundel county, i'm pat collins. >> jordan has reaction from the man's neighbors and school community. >> reporter: the suspect's town home seems like the rest on the block, but no one appears to be home. instead those living nearby are coming out to share the un. settling news many of them are getting in a letter about their neighbor from their children's school. the principal at north county high writes "a former student who spent two months at the school in 2002 snuck into the building and firearms were found at his home." the letter states there was no threat made against the school. j jason john said his wife saw police at the suspect's home. >> she said she saw a couple cop cars outside and they were carrying boxes of stuff out. >> reporter: these girls live nearjustin's house and attend north county high. >> when they announced it on the intercom, i was scared. >> i've talked to the guy when he was talking his dog, that's it. >> reporter: the incident is enough to make some wonder, wha

this is from the route 50 working its way down to southern high school here in anne arundel county. we're still trying to get more informational because of the accident and how long this will be shut down. live from sky team 11, and capt. roy taylor. >> thank you very much. also falling late breaking news -- not quite sure where we are, maybe my producer can tell me in my ear right now? ok. one man is dead and the investigation is underway after an accident overnight on the innerloop of the beltway. it is where 695 meet park heights avenue. the man was propelled from his car after colliding with a tractor-trailer. police have not yet released his identity. they say it took about four hours to clear the scene. homicide detectives are testifying in a very it suspicious situation, the deaths of two people whose bodies were found inside a burning car. barry simms ahas more details. >> they're calling this a suspicious and they hope the autopsy results will help determine the identities of the two people and how ty died. broken glass, all that remains after a car fire in the to hundred bl

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the county executive. she was appointed last night after interviewing 16 candidates. she lived in anne arundel county for over 20 years and was the chief of howard county economic development authority but will now leaving that position. she says that experience will help her greatly in the new job and she didn't follow a traditional path to get where she is. >> i didn't graduate from high school or college. i did get a ged but i have a masters degree in business and loyola took a chance on me and anne arundel county took a chance on me and i didn't let them down and i will do the same in anne arundel and give it everything i have and look forward to serving the county. >> she will fill the remainder of the term replacing john lee hold who resigned after being convicted of misconduct in office. >>> this morning some parents may not be able to go to work because they no longer have day care. >> a local day care shut its doors without notifying the parents and a outreach center was closed when parents tried to drop off their kids. their business partner came in with a moving truck and packed up