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weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> weijia, thank you so much. if you have any information on the case, call 410-396-2240. >>> a prisoner tonight serving a 10 year sentence for murder is on the run. this man here, jermaine jenner walked out of a baltimore detention facility on friday. police are looking for him. he's near the end of his sentence for second-degree murder. if you know where he is, you're asked to call police immediately. >>> the police commissioner suspends two on the spot in a popular baltimore restaurant. the commissioner observed two baltimore city police officers drinking alcohol. now, those officers were off- duty but either dressed in partial uniforms or had their guns or badges displayed. the names have not been released publicly. >>> a dozen children died. this is sparking protest. susan mcginnis has the latest. >> reporter: foreigners surrounded united nation observers who arrived to investigate. 90 people, including children, are dead. >> it's an attack on the future and the operation of the syrian people. >> reporter: th

weijia jiang has more. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. luckily a teacher discovered the gun and called for help before something potentially horrific happened now the child's mother faces several charles. at northwood elementary in baltimore. >> that unacceptable. crazy. >> parents are fuming after learning a prekindergarten student brought a gun the school. >> somebody could have been in a funeral home. >> and students are still recovering. >> i was scared. because i thought it was somebody in myclass room. >> reporter: city school police have arrested the 5-year- old's mother, through the media partner, the "baltimore sun" identified as verunderra varnetta anderson. >> shayed the be a shamed of themselves. >> reporter: we we have confirmed that weapon was a 22 caliber handgun, but the school system has not revealed if it is loaded or not. >> pre-k could have got the gun. >> the principal sent this letter home to parents, which said we take everyone's safety seriously and work the make sure northwood elementary is a safely environment fo

weijia jiang was in the courtroom and has more on eli werdesheim's version of the alleged attack. >> reporter: eliayahu werdesheim has never denied hitting cory osbee. but he has said all along that it happened in self-defense. and that is exactly what he said on the stand. he started testifying at 9:30 this morning, painting an opposite picture of what the state did in its case. werdesheim said he was responding to a call for an orthodox jewish watch group. he said the alleged victim was peering into houses and trying car doors to see if any were unlocked. werdesheim says the teen became upset when he realized he was being watched. then he retrieved a wooden plank, with nails protruding out of it. werdesheim said he got out of the car to try to calm osbee down. but the teenager started running toward him. werdesheim said, quote, he was on me, very, very quickly. i had no time to think. i deflected my right hand with his left hand. i pulled down my right hand and hit him with my left hand. it's a very different picture from what prosecutors say happened. they say werdesheim and his 2

weijia jiang spoke to the victim. weijia? >> reporter: he can't stop thinking about all the things he should have done but at the time, the suspects looked and acted absolutely legitimate. when two men outside george johnson on cook's lane told them they were police officers, he believed them. but soon the 75 year old realized -- >> they got me. >> reporter: got him for $3,000. the suspects told johnson to told them his cash because they were investigating if it was counterfeit. they had a photo book and glove and authoritative words. >> i never seen the money. they had it out of my hands. >> reporter: this is something baltimore knows all too well. now they're investigating whether the case is part of a bigger operation. >> if you're not confronted by police and if you have any questions as to their validity whether or not they're police officers, they have to see id. >> reporter: but many don't act. impersonators shot a group of homeowners who opened their doors in november. cops targeted the hispanic community. >> it's rea

weijia jiang tells us how the victims are being remembered. weijia? >> reporter: adam, a service just wrapped up here at st. johns. and even though the tragedy didn't happen here, the congregations across the country are praying for the victims tonight who were so devoted to their faith. >> reporter: for the st. peter's episcopal church community, the horror that unfolded inside is impossible to make sense of. >> people seem to be turning away from god, toward the worldly things. >> reporter: a janitor found 62- year-old reverend mary margaret cone. and brenda brewington, shot inside an office, prompting a massive search for the gunman. police found him in nearby woods. 56-year-old douglas franklin jones, a homeless man, dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> it is wrong. the guy is obviously mentally ill and had problems. that's the kind of people the church likes to help. >> reporter: police say jones had been coming to the church's food pantry. >> in past weeks, the staff told us he's been difficult. belligerent and argumentive. and

weijia jiang reports from manchester, they have the pictures to prove it. >> black bear sightings are actually pretty typical in maryland. but for one carroll county couple who spotted one trying to cross the road, it was a shock. >> reporter: eleanor and marvin fresh's home in rural carroll county is a sanctuary for all kinds of animals. >> here we see deer and fox. raccoons, possums. >> reporter: but this week, when the couple was a couple of miles from their house on route 27, they were stunned to see a new one. >> i was on the side. and i looked over. and my god, there was a bear. and i told my wife, i said, oh, my god, there's a bear. >> ee couldn't knowledge it. we just couldn't believe it. >> marvin pulled off to the side for a double take. >> he just stood still and looked alt us. and we looked at him. >> they shared a moment, one eleanor captured quickly. she takes her camera everywhere, just in case there's a story someone won't believe without a picture. >> this was him leaving. going back into the woods. >> reporter: a spokesman for the department of natural resources says

weijia jiang has more on today's testimony. weijia? >> reporter: denise, it was a dramatic day in court. then the state rested its case. depending on how long the defense takes to respond, we could have a verdict as early as tomorrow. >> reporter: moments after the state rested its case against the werdesheim brothers, the defense lawyers asked the judge to acquit them of all charges. the request denied. 24-year-old eliayahu werdesheim, and 21-year-old avi are accused of beating osbee. the six-day trial has already included several dramatic moments. this morning, a woman watching the proceedings fainted and fell to the ground. avi vi, a trained emt, rushed to her side, until help came. and last week, asbee got out of his care while he was on the witness stand, and an in an initial emotional outburst, said, quote, i don't want to testify, i want all the charges to be dropped. end quote. >> if the victim of a crime does not want this thing to go forward, most typically, the prosecutors drop it. >> reporter: but prosecutors barreled forwa

weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> weijia, thank you. this case sat cold for four years until police found a fingerprint at the scene, linking them to jeter. >> a court appearance for the man accused of murdering a fast food restaurant manager, jacinta ayala was gunned down inside this burger king in frederick in march of 2011. jose mejia varela. he is already serving a federal sentence for reentering the united states, illegally, after being deported in 2009. >>> an horrific scene. a mother is accused of killing four of her children, before turning the gun on herself. police say three of the children went to a next-door neighbor for help. when their mother called them back and killed them. all of the victims range in age from 12 to 17. port st. john is about 15 miles west of cape canaveral. >>> we are following breaking news. police on the scene of a suspect, barricaded in an old hospital. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene. captain mike perry above it with more. >> reporter: first of all, we've learned, this is the old grounds of spr

another devastating mess like this one. >> that was weijia jiang reporting. even if the increase is approved, baltimore will have one of the lowest water and sewer rates among comparable cities. >>> our weather tonight is warm and humid outside there. there is a chance for some showers. but for the most part, it is a pleasant wednesday evening, as we look at oriole park. meteorologist bernadette woods and tim williams are enjoying the weather. live at camden yards for wjz, weather day. but first, bob turk is tracking first warning live doppler radar for us. >> mother nature loves weather day and the orioles. this stuff to the west of us, you can see. stuff to the east of us. looks like at this point, the stuff on the eastern shore, kent, queen anne's county, that has the best chance of moving across the bay toward the baltimore and north central maryland area. weave had a few showers-- we've had a few showers as you can see. a couple of cells just moved through pennsylvania there. and when approaching abingdon and edgewood area. still a risk tonight of scatte

reporting live at police headquarters, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> weijia, thank you. olivia is the fifth juvenile killed in baltimore this year. the third case in which the child's father has been charged. >>> fresh concerns about beryl tonight, as the system could pick up strength. the storm is slamming the carolinas with heavy rain. and beryl may intensify, as it swirls in the atlantic. that same system is also bringing in showers to some parts of maryland today. and the potential for strong rip currents at maryland beaches. wjz is live with first warning weather. meteorologist bernadette woods and bob turk are tracking the system on live doppler radar. let's start with bob. >> take a look at radar. very clear picture. norfolk down to nags head. that's where the heaviest activity is. it's reaching just to about southern portions of the eastern shore of virginia there. akimack county, right offshore from ocean city. that's where the heaviest rain band is. and it continues to head off to the north and northeast. this storm will continue to exit the east coast. thank g

and weijia jiang was there. >> officer william lockner. 20, 1923. >> reporter: with each name read, a rose laid. >> we remind our families that we will never forget. >> reporter: with each rose, a family left behind, remembering their loved one's devotion to service. >> they've given their all. and it's a rough all. >> difficult for prin cella hunter because her son's is the latest unveiled at maryland state police headquarters. high is the 43rd trooper killed in the line of duty. >> my son is one who would have given his life readily, if it meant he would protect someone else. i think it brought reality closer to us, the fact that we don't have him here. >> reporter: hunter was 39 years old and an 11-year veteran, killed in a high-speed chase last year. >> he loved love -- life. he lived it. so i'm not mad or anything. it's the way he wanted it. >> reporter: that very understanding brings these strangers together, knowing their loved ones gave the ultimate sacrifice. in pikesville, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> troopers plan to la

weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> olivia is the fifth juvenile killed in baltimore this year, the third case in which the child's father has been charged. >>> mitt romney seals the republican nomination with a primary victory in texas. in tonight's campaign 2012 report, it is overshadowing his victory. susan mcginniss reports from washington. >> mitt romney campaigned in the swing state of nevada, while voters in the texas primary handed him enough delegates to become the state's gop nominee. he said he is honored and humbled, adding we will settle for nothing less than getting america back on the path to full employment. >> reporter: he will now spend the summer before the republican convention, raising money and trying to convince voters president obama doesn't deserve a second term. we need to have presidents who understand how this economy works, day to day, small business, middle-sized business, big business, i do, i want to use that experience to get us to work again. >> reporter: but romney is also dealing with controversy. real estate tycoon donald trump keeps questioning

reporting live, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> weijia jiang with the latest. funeral arrangements are got available. for more information about sending memorial donations, go to wjz.com and then click on "news." >>> a robber makes an unusual threat to steal from a bank in anne arundel county. police say this man passed a note to a teller threatening to use a chemical weapon. this man got away with cash, but no one was hurt. >>> a driver dies after his car stops right in the middle of the beltway. the accident happened early this morning near richie highway in glen burnie. police tell us a car stopped in the left lane and a pickup slammed into it killing the driver of the car. the highway was closed for about five hours. it is back open tonight. >>> driving home, the dangers of texting behind the wheel. today, some teenagers got a firsthand look at the risk of distracted driving. mike shue reports an insurance agency is helping teach teens the important lesson for the road. >> reporter: too often, these are caused by distracted drivers. teens are involved in 41

live in downtown baltimore, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> weijia, thank you. the werdesheims face multiple charges, include assault and false imprisonment. >>> if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check on the roads with kristy breslin. >>> still getting pretty busy out there. the beltway definitely slowing down. brake lights from york road to dulaney valley o. the west side inner loop, that's still pretty heavy there, from baltimore national pike, to security boulevard. average speed, now, about 35 miles an hour. harbor tunnel throughway in the northbound direction. slow there from 95 past lombard street. and it's still several accidents to watch for. northbound 95, at whitemarsh boulevard. also pulaski highway. fairmont avenue at dulaney valley road. west garrison at cordelia. and also north broadway at east north avenue. let's take a live look. you can see, things still slow because of that construction. jones falls expressway. heading out of downtown. and we'll take another live look. you can see, things are very jammed up, west of yo

reporting live, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> weijia, thank you. rg still is also closing operations at its plant in ohio and west virginia. >>> the man who confessed to the 1979 murder of etan pates is being arraigned today from his hospital bed. he's under close watch after his arrest in the case that stumped new york city police for 33 years. dick brennan reports for wjz from new york. >> reporter: the new jersey man who confessed to murdering etan pates was hospitalized this morning, to get medication for an undisclosed condition. he was also given a psychological evaluation. hours later, the wife and daughter of 51-year-old pedro hern hernandez arrived at the courthouse, refusing to answer questions. >> were you surprised by this? or did you know? did you expect his confession? >> reporter: hernandez admits to luring the boy into the store where he was working, taking him into the basement, choking him to death, and throwing his body away in the trash. but police have not revealed a motive. >> legal expermits say the lack of physical evidence

live in downtown baltimore, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> convention planners say baltimore is beating out cities like philadelphia and boston as a destination. >>> a nice, warm thursday afternoon. lots of sunshine, as we get closer to memorial day weekend. and the unofficial start of summer. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. meteorologist tim williams has new predictions for hurricane season. first, bob turk has our updated conditions. bob? >> that live shot you just saw, that represents clouds building east of the bay. take a look at radar. real quick. there's a little cell. very small, but are have intense little cell-- very intense little cell. near elkton. and the other stuff is over by south of aberdeen proving ground, over toward kennedyville. further south, we have another little batch of storms, right on the mason-dixon line, just east of denton. around the baltimore region, it's still quiet. probably they stay that way a while longer. but some of the stuff across virginia, looks like it may impact our region, with still a risk of scattered, widely scatt

i'm weijia jiang, with what happened in court. ] >>> a star, remembering donna summer and her impact on generations of fans. >>> another delightful spring evening. don't miss the updated first warning weather forecast. check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. >>> maryland in the international spotlight. the g-8 summit, in frederick county. >>> tonight, a small town prepares to welcome powerful world leaders in the possibility of protest. >>> hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. >> and i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> leaders are getting ready to comege

weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >>> cincinnati reds say they're aware of the robbery and assault and are working with police. >>> a marine from baltimore county loses his life in afghanistan on memorial day. 22-year-old sergeant julian chase of edgewater died monday in hellman province, during combat operations. chase was assigned to the fifth air naval empire, third marine expeditionary force in okinawa. sergeant chase joined the marines in 2008, after joining from woodrow high school. he is the fourth maryland service member to die in combat this year. >>> the gloves are off. and mitt romney and president obama are finding new targets to attack today. in tonight's campaign 2012 report is the new focuser president obama's green energy. and mitt romney as governor. bill plante has more from washington. >> reporter: president obama welcomed mitt romney to the race wednesday with a phone call, congratulating him on clinching the republican nomination. >> the president discussed how he -- or mentioned how he looks forward to what he views as a very important debate. >> reporter: with th

now, as weijia jiang reports about the parenting philosophy and what parents are saying about it. >> reporter: inappropriate, weird and disgusting, that is what some are calling the cover photo of this week's time magazine. >> wow. that is different. it looks like they were trying to sell magazines. >> reporter: it shows this 26- year-old mom breast-feeding her 3-year-old son on a chair. >> he is a little too old. >> reporter: it is for an article on attachment parenting. when parents sleep with and breast-feed child. >> it is mom holding on. it is not beneficial anymore. i don't know if it is necessary. >> mercy hospital lactation consultant is saying after a child turns 1, they get nutrition from food. so, breast milk is so longer necessary. it will not hurt the child. >> it is not something that every one is comfortable with, but it is really the choice between mom and baby and the family. >> most of the parents are fighting with the cover mom. if she has the time and energy to breast-feed, why not? >> more power to 2. >> reporter: in the article, people who see her feeding her so

weijia jiang has more on the plant and the people. >> reporter: the steel mill at sparrows point was a thriving operation. maryland's biggest employer. >> it used to boom when i was here. >> reporter: but soon it will be a mill that once was. >> everything one thought they had a perfect job here, but it went bankrupt. >> reporter: the owner announced they are laying off 2,000 workers starting june 4th. disappointed state leaders are not surprised. the plant was struggling since last year. >> it is not the employees who are the problem, but the market price for steel and the cost of raw materials. >> reporter: the baltimore county executive is hoping that another company will buy the company. that means anxiety for business owners. >> oh, i think it is going to get bad. >> reporter: she runs in rock cafe and relies on steelworkers to fill the seats and pay the bills. >> i don't know what is going to happen. >> reporter: her own future depends on what's happened to the mill. rg is considering asset sales. the maryland department of labor is helping the workers with unemployment benefit

weijia jiang, with more on this troubling case. weijia? >> reporter: well, mary, when that baby girl was still fighting for her life, her father was charged with trying to kill her. but now that she's lost the battle, police say he'll be charged with murder. >> reporter: a frantic 911 call brought police to the 1600 block of east cold spring lane. >> there are about four police cars just outside my house. >> reporter: where a 6-month- old baby girl stopped breathing. her father, 34-year-old damante palmer made the call, after he told police, he violently shook the infant, named olivia. she had been in the hospital last week, but has died from several injuries. burns on her face and neck, a broken rib, and bruises on her arm. >> it really makes me feel that he shook and killed a baby right down the street. like what's going on? >> reporter: police say palmer confessed to shaking the baby because she wouldn't stop crying. doctors say this sort of behavior happens a lot more than people may think. >> it's just really scary for us as a culture

weijia jiang explains how much more you could be paying. weijia? >> reporter: officials mince no words when they talk about that infrastructure. they say it is bad. and they need billions of dollars to fix it. but taxpayers they they don't-- say they don't have the money. >> reporter: a colossal water main break engulfed in 2009 ask left dozens of families struggling to recover. >> a lot of water. a lot of flooding. >> reporter: it's the perfect example, of why baltimore needs more tax revenue. to fix aging infrastructure. >> reporter: on thursday, the department announced a proposal to increase the city's water and sewer rate by 9%. about $97 a year for a family of four. >> in order to keep the system running and often keep the system growing because we are in a growing metropolitan area, we have to do this. >> reporter: the money goes towards massive projects such as the ones here at lake montebello. >> reporter: a $12 million one to prevent sewer backup. another to deliver at a cost of $40 million. for many people, just too much. >> i feel it's

weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right, thank you very much, weijia.whether he's been disciplined yet. >>> the last five as commissioner. credits the drop in crime in the city. he doesn't know exactly what he's going to do next. the last day is august the 1st. >>> campaign consultant takes the stand in the so-called robo- call trial. they used it to influence voter turnout. they had a lot to say. >> reporter: emerging after the first trial, there were few words for reporters. >> it's okay. it's well. >> reporter: took the stand in his own defense for his political consultant for the failed 2010 campaign to elect bob for governor. >> i stand to testify and i think that should remain in the courthouse and i'll be happy to talk to them when it's over. >> reporter: when henson returns to court, he'll be asked. registered democrats closed polls and democrat governor was already with him. >> okay. >> reporter: friday morning, jurors heard from a senior advisor and testified no knowledge of the row ball call robo-call election. henson will return to court to

reporting live, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right. thank you very much, weijia. rg steel is closing plants in ohio and virginia. >>> right now, heading out of town for the holiday. this is a live look at the department of transportation camera. traffic is picking up near the bridge. and we have a brief heat wave that's coming. just in time for the weekend and here's a live look outside right now. it's mostly clear. still pretty warm. but the question is, will it stay and be the same for our holiday weekend? meteorologist tim williams is enjoying the fun out back. and let's check first of all inside with a much cooler bob turk. he's always cooler. bob? >> this is why mr. frederick invented air conditioning. go their weekend, good idea for it. we found a couple of little showers around the area. right over 404, heading toward the beach there. right on 4 very 4-- 4 zero 4 -- 404. east of the denton area. a few folks getting light showers. that's about it. the same kind of situation i think will happen this weekend. very widely scattered shower or thundershower, in a

i'm weijia jiang, with her dramatic testimony, next. >>> the winner of the largest undergraduate literary prize in the nation is announced. find out which local student wins. i'm mary bubala. the full story next. >>> and your updated first warning weather forecast is coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> 70 degrees in central maryland now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. a maryland dentist, killed in cold blood. today, his convicted hitman takes the stand against the witness she hired. >> the woman who admits to orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot pointed right to the defendant, when asked to identify the hitman. >> on the witness stand, 37- year-old chante hickman described the murder of her former boss, dr. albert roe, the details so gruesome, roe's wife burst out of the courtroom in tears. hickman said she hired her cousin as the hitman, 25-year- old dante jeter, who is on trial. hickman told jurors in 2006, she picked up jeter and two of his friends. she said the foursome went to the this was and beat roe to death. hickman said roe asked, please don't hurt me. and

weijia jiang has more on the drug operation and the man facing charges tonight. weijia?ce say this is one of the biggest drug busts in howard county history. and we've just confirmed, the suspect used to help another maryland police department solve crimes. >> reporter: 30-year-old menag uni is the le

weijia jiang has the verdict and the reaction. >> what an emotional day in court for both sides. now, both sides can claim partial victory. the judge said she believes both brothers were at the scene. but only one of them was involved. >> reporter: in a split decision, a judge has convicted 24-year-old eliayahu werdesheim. but acquitted his 22-year-old brother avi. >> eliayahu is very upset now. he's disappointed. and i'm disappointed. i think the social issues are important, regardless of the court's finding. >> reporter: the attack divided baltimore's park heights community where it happened. in november 2010, the boys were responding to a call for shomrim, an orthodox jewish watch group. a then 15-year-old osbee was trespassing on many yards. but many believe he was targeted because of his race. >> i do stand behind that 110%. and i believe that the court records will prove that they could not substantiate many of the members of shomrim. they were falling this young map. >> reporter: the judge ruled that werdesheim used his training for the israeli special forces to take down

i'm weijia jiang, with what happened in court.ce, last dance let's dance ♪ >> reporter: mourning the queen of disco. what family members are saying about the death of donna summer. check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. >>> high security. all eyes on maryland. as powerful world leaders meet in frederick county. >> how a small town is preparing for the enormous impact of th

live in lutherville, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you, weijia. there is also a warrant out for the arrest of resnicov's wife. >>> the sentence is in for the young boys involved in the shooting death of a 13-year-old girl. jessica kartalija is in the newsroom with the punishment. >> reporter: two boys admit they accidentally shot 13-year- old monae turnage to death. the boys hid her body in a trash bag in the east alley. now, the 13-year-old who pulled the trigger will be committed indefinitely to a treatment facility. the boy who helped hide the body will be monitored by juvenile services while he lives with a relative in harford county. turnage's mother tells our media partner, the baltimore sun, she feels the punishment doesn't go far enough. >> one of the boys was charged with reckless endangerment. the rifle belonged to him and was left where the boys could find it. >>> called the general assembly in this week to raise taxes and cuts in the budget. state controller peter franchot was among those accounting to the tax hike and tells political

weijia jiang reports from manchester. they have the pictures to prove it. >> black bear sightings are actually pretty typical this time of year in maryland. but for one carroll county couple who spotted one trying to cross this road, it was a shock. >> eleanor and marvin fresh's home in rural carroll county is a sanctuary for all kinds of animals. >> here we see deer and fox and raccoons, possums. >> reporter: but this week, when the couple was a couple miles from their house on route 27, they were stunned to see a new one. >> out of the side of my eye, i looked over and my god, there were -- there was a bear. and i told my wife. i said, oh, my god, there's a bear. >> we couldn't believe it. we just couldn't believe it. >> reporter: marvin pulled off to the side for a double take. >> he just stood still. and looked at us. and we looked at him. >> reporter: they shared a moment, one eleanor captured quickly. she takes her camera everywhere, just in case there's a story someone won't believe without a picture. >> this was h

weijia jiang explains, one brother was cleared and the other found guilty. >> that's right. we just learned the judge made a split decision in this case. the older brother, 24-year-old eliayahu werdesheim has been found guilty of assault and false imprisonment. not guilty of carrying a deadly weapon. the younger brother, 22-year- old avi werdesheim, has been acquitted of all charges. still, this is a victory for prosecutors whose cases could have been unraveled altogether, when the witness said on the witness stand, i don't want to testify, i want all of the charges to be dropped, end quote. the judge said she was convinced eliayahu used his special training as a soldier for the israeli army special forces to take osbee down and hit him with a radio, during a call for shomrim, an orthodox jewish watch group. and she said even though avi was in the car with his brother, she believes he had no part in the attack. there was a lot of weeping in the audience. it was an absolutely packed courtroom as this case has been so emotional for so many. many community activists maintain th

weijia jiang is in the newsroom with a sunny outlook, thanks to the oil sellout. >> they say the u.s.oil. as of this morning, oil prices were roughly where they were in early february. giving back two months of increases. here are tonight's wjz pump watch numbers. last month, marylanders paid an average of $3.99 for a gallon of regular gas. today, that same gallon costs $3.79. and even more good news, the energy information agency projects the summer demand will be at an 11-year low this year. denise? >> all right. thank you, weijia. to find the cheapest gas in your neighborhood, log onto wjz.com. >>> it is a warm, humid afternoon. the day hab mostly cloudy. and there have been even a few rain drops out there. wjz has weather ask traffic together. bob is here with the updated numbers. >> the clouds and the showers this morning, kind of put a cap on the atmosphere. but now, since we've seen some sun. temperatures have really shot up in the 80s most places. and stake i look at radar. batch of showers, developing southwest of d.c. and you can see those, moving primarily across southern m

live in ellicott city, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> uni left the baltimore police department in 2006 for an undisclosed reason. >>> a man learns his sentence for murdering a state police trooper. vic is in the newsroom with more on the convicted killer's punishment. >> reporter: williams will spend the rest of his life in prison. it's his sentence for murdering trooper wesley brown. who was working part time as a security guard at an appleby's. williams will not have the chance for parole. kai, back to you. >> williams is also convicted of multiple weapons crimes. >>> difficult deliberations. a jury still considering the robocall case against political consultant julius henson. wjz is live at the mitchell courthouse. derek valcourt has an update on efforts to reach a verdict. derek? >> reporter: well, they just sent out a note, a little while ago, from the jury. they said they were tired. they wanted to go home after nearly eight hours of deliberations. still no verdict. >> reporter: as democrat martin o'malley and republican bob ehrlich squared off in a 2010 rematch. ehrlich

weijia jiang has our story from pikesville. >> reporter: officer william lock ner.0. 1923. >> with each name read, a rose laid. >> we remind their families that we will never forget. >> with each rose, a family left behind. remembering their loved ones' devotion to ceremony. >> they get a year off. and it's a rough one. >> difficult for priscilla hunter because her son's name is the latest unveiled on this memorial at maryland state headquarters. tfc shaft hunter is the 43rd killed in the line of duty. >> my son is one who would have given his life readily, if it meant that he was going to protect someone else. so i think it just brought reality a little closer to us. the fact that we don't have them here. >> reporter: hunter was 39 years old. and an 11-year veteran, killed during a high-speed chase last year. he leaves behind six children. >> he loved life. he loved it. so i'm not mad or anything. because that's the way he wanted it. [ bagpipes playing ] >> reporter: that very understanding brings these strangers together, knowing their loved ones gave the ultimate

weijia jiang, wjz. >>> a beetle from china almost made its way from the port to the forms.the beetle is the size of a fingernail. port inspectors managed to find one. with no natural predators in the states it could have caused devastating damage to crops. >>> this is video from the height of this afternoon's rush hour on route 50. you can see the major back ups on the road to the beach. >>> here's a live look at the highway near sandy point where the road is still busy but moving well. all of those cars you see represent dollars for business owners. gigi barnett explains why they're so optimistic. >> reporter: at the start of memorial day weekend, businesses are geared. according to aaa, 89% of travelers will hit the road this weekend. it's a good thing gas prices are lower this month than last month. >> i paid $3.98. much better than it was a few years ago. >> i don't know how much work it can get but it can only get better hopefully. >> reporter: add together a slightly improving economy. >> we had a big weekend last weekend with the cruisers. and hopefully this weekend

weijia jiang has more on the controversy. weijia? >> reporter: well, denise, the cover article is about a parenting philosophy that encourages breast-feeding well beyond the baby years. but critics call it, along with the now infamous photo, outrageous. >> reporter: inappropriate, weird and downright disgusting. that's what some are calling the cover photo of this week's "time" magazine. >> it's like, whoa. that's different. it looked like they were trying to sell magazines to me. >> reporter: the picture shows 26-year-old mom jamie grumet breast-feeding her 3-year-old son, who is standing on a chair. >> he's a little too old to be breast-feeding. >> it's for an article on attachment parenting, where parents brefort feed and -- breast-feed and sleep with kids as long as possible to strengthen their bond. >> if it's not really beneficial anymore, i just don't know if it's necessary. >> reporter: mercy hospital lactation consultant margie caz says after a child turns 1, they get nutrition from food, so breastmilk is no longer necessary

live in ellicott city, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> weijia, thank you. uni left the baltimore police department in 2006 for an undisclosed reason. >>> starting the engines once again. another group is now taking over the organization of the baltimore grand prix. and mary is in the newsroom with the big name heading up this group. >> reporter: worls -- world famous racing champion, michael andretti is now in charge of a new group. the city just terminated the contract with down force racing after it failed to meet several benchmarks. two local men will try to get the grand prix back for labor day weekend. last week was wildly hailed as a success. but the first group that organized the race his its contract terminated for not paying back money it opened to the city. >> the new group is being called race on. the deal needs approval by the city board of estimates. >>> just a short time ago, the jury goes home for the night. once again, unable to reach a verdict in the trial of julius henson. the political operative accused in the election night robocall scan

wjz is live downtown, weijia jiang has more on the hotel's struggles. weijia? >> reporter: well, denise. controversy has surrounded this hotel, since well before it was even built. now, financial concerns from back then are a reality. >> reporter: when baltimore city opened, the hilton hotel in 2008, it came with big expectations. >> we expect this hotel to not only pay for itself and produce jobs. but literally, over its many years, to produce revenue. >> reporter: but a just- released audit shows the hotel has lost nearly $54 mill yoj since it opened. $11.5 million from last year alone. >> i have a building here that is making nothing. they should turn that into something that can make some kind of revenue, instead of depending on the poor people to pay the taxes for it. >> reporter: developers with the baltimore hotel corporation insist none of the losses have been in cash. only on paper. that means so far, they have not used any taxpayer money to pay the bills. >> reporter: the $300 million spent on the hilton came in the form of fixed-rate bonds. the city

weijia jiang explains. one is convicted. another is cleared. weijia? >> this has been such an emotional trial. especially for the park heights community where it happened. and now, both sides can claim partial victory. the judge says she believes both were at the scene of the attack. but says only one of them was involved. >>> in a split decision, a judge convicted 24-year-old eliayahu werdesheim. but acquitted his 22-year-old brother avi. >> i'm relieved that avi was acquitted of all charges. needless to say, we're devastated for eli's results. >> the judge said that eli used his training as israeli special forces. >> she said we are gratified by the result that the judge imposing this case. >> reporter: it's a victory, despite a dramatic blow to their case on day one of the trial. while on the witness stand, osbee stood up ask said passionately quote, i don't want to testify the to that end, osbee's lawyer has dismissed a civil suit against the werdesheims. >> the young man is not durable to make it through the rigorous process of a civil case. and t

i'm weijia jiang. in for more on these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> eyewitness news at 5:00 starts no right now. >>> campaign consultant convicted. a jury delivers a split verdict. >> and the jury speaks out. >>> hi. i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary but bella. here's what people are talking about. >>> julius henson is found guilty on one of four charges in the election night robocall scandal. derek valcourt has been closely following the trial. he speaks to henson and the jury

weijia jiang has more from the defense's star witness. >> that would be elia hue werdesheim. then we heard closing arguments. both sides agree that was a neighborhood watch gone terribly song. but both sides also say they are the victims. >> reporter: 24-year-old eliayahu werdesheim has never denied hitting 16-year-old cory osbee but has always sad -- said it was in self-defense. >> it's going as planned. and we look forward to wrapping up the trial today. >> reporter: werdesheim says in november 2010, he and his 22- year-old brother, avi, were responding to a call for shomrim, an orthodox jewish watch group. he admits admits to following osbee, who was on foot, in his car. he acknowledges peering into homes and vehicles. >> reporter: he then told asbee, you -- osbee. you don't belong here. you belong in school. that's when osbee got upset and retrieved a wooden plank. werdesheim said he tried to get out of the car, to try to calm osbee down. referring to his unique negotiating skills as a soldier for the israeli forces. but werdesheim said osbee charged at him with a stick.

i'm weijia jiang, with what's next. >>> arrest in a cold case. police say they salved a murder from 1979. the suspect's confession brings revelations about etan pates. >> check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. >>> violent 24 hours. multiple shoots in the wake of downtown security concerns. >> the highlightenned concerns for the weekend. >> hi. i'm kai jackson. and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> eight people shot around the city, right before the holiday weekend. it's the latest in the string of concerning crimes, including the takeover of a downtown convenience store. wjz is live at police headquarters. mike hellgren has the plans to step up patrols for memorial day and beyond. mike? >> reporter: kai, you n

. -- weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> this case sat cold for four years, until police found a linkthe scene, linking them to jeter. >>> animal lovers converge on annapolis, trying to solve a budget problem. as mike schuh reports, they feel pit bulls are being unfairly targeted. but leaders in annapolis say they're barking up the wrong tree. >> reporter: this towson boy was mauled by a pit bull. his parents sued. maryland's high uftd court ruled that the dog's owners, landlords were responsible and that pit bulls are inherently dangerous. now, residents like mark davis have been given notice. his dogs must go. but there are fears that shelters will be overrun with people in mark's predicament. >> do you have the space for this? >> absolutely not. any kind of increase on pit bulls, we'll have to make tough decisions. >> reporter: tough decisions, a euphemism for killing. >> i can't put him down. there's no way. no way. that's my children. >> pit bulls are no more inherently dangerous than rottweilers, dobermens. >> reporter: pit bull lovers want the law changed to effectively overrul

weijia jiang has more. >> reporter: that parenting philosophy encourages breast- feeding well beyond the bab years. but critics call it, along with the now-infamous picture, outrageous. >> reporter: inappropriate, weird, and downright disgusting. that's what some are calling the cover photo of this week's "time" magazine. >> it's like, whoa, that's different. it looked like they were trying to sell magazines to me. >> reporter: the picture shows 26-year-old mom jamie grumet, breast-feeding her son, who is standing on a chair. >> he's a little too old to be breast-feeding. >> reporter: it's for an article called attachment parent, where parents sleep with children as long as possible to strengthen their bond. >> if it's not beneficial anymore, i just don't know if it's necessary. >> reporter: mercy hospital lactation consultant says after a child turns 1, they get nutrition from food, so breast milk is no longer necessary. but she says it will not hurt the child. >> it's not something everyone feels comfortable with. but it's really the choices between mom and baby and the family. >>

i'm weijia jiang in baltimore. where the city hotel has yet to make any money since it opened.t that could mean for taxpayers. >>> check in for more on these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. >>> family tragedy. three workers found dead. in an unusual place. >> how did it happen and was it an accident? >> hi, everybody. i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kile jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> a disturbing discovery on the eastern shore, a father and his two teenage sons, killed while working on a farm in kent county. state police recovered their bodies today from a manure pit in kennedyville. mike hellgren is there tonight with the investigation. >> reporter: hope turned to heartbreak, as dozens of rescuers and a neighbor tried to save this dad and his two sons. in the end, they could not. from above, you could see the large, dark pit, filled with animal waste, the pain

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