we hit 86 degrees today in baltimore. the normal is only 70 degrees. 91 is the record high, so be it was an unusually warm day. it will get a lot cooler tomorrow. the temperatures will quickly drop from v a's to the 50's to the 40's. expect this wants to get pushed out of here in the next few hours. probably lingering into the morning hours tomorrow. by 8:00 or 9:00, the western part of the state is starting to dry out a little bit. it looks like it'll be kind of what to start the day. stop west wins will shift to the northwest when the front goes by. hopefully, it will kick out some of this very high pollen count. the cold front, you can see it moving up the satellite imagery, from new england to the gulf coast. it clears out nicely, but it is chilly here. the rain is off the coast tomorrow afternoon and the sky will begin to clear. temperatures tomorrow night will drop into the 40's. setting this up for a nice thursday. it should be a beautiful day on thursday before the next system quickly moves in the. itwere in the 8

east baltimore. you can find the information on wbaltv.com. >> parents of a 14-year-old girl electrocuted in druid hill park are trying to get answers from the city. deanna green was playing softball when she touched a fence which electrocuted her. the family settled a lawsuit but the company did not admit fault. baltimore city claimed sovereign immunity and the judge excused the city from the case. family and the attorney maintain the city " -- withheld information. the problems go back before she died, they say. >> i still have some unrest because i would like to know that the city is going to be proactive in attending to the problems they have out here. not only out here, but on the sidewalks, on the streets. >> the department remains vigilant in making sure that we , as well as we ask the citizens to remain vigilant in letting of us know that they see any potential live wires. we have to work together on this. no one wants to see that tragedy happen again. >> the family says the city has not take

and headed towards the baltimore national pike. no problems reported on 95 but it's slow between white marsh be a beltway. also slow again through howard county from route 100 making your way down towards route 32. looking at the drive times, it's going to be 6 minutes on harrisburg towards the beltway and outer loop of across the top side from bel air to providence nine minutes and we have a couple incidents to let you know about. southbound on the harrisburg expressway at timonium a crash reported to block the shoaltder -- shoulder a vehicle fire reported in baltimore south broadway at pam street. we have a new water main break reported in dundalk. >>> cinco de mayo since we can't make margaritas we will make margarita cupcakes. sound good? delicious. >> all right. >> we will see you at nine and have weather and traffic updates throughout the morning. >> you like that? [ dog barking ] mom! breakfast? in this house? in the morning i can use all the help i can get. that's why i love nutella, a delicious hazelnut spread that's perfe

according to the baltimore sun, constellation plans to sell three coal fire plants in baltimore and anne arundel counties. 300 people work there and 450 work in support roles that assist the plants. it's unclear if the proposed merger what it could mean for the workers. >>> new video for you this morning. the louisiana boy scouts who were stranded by high waters in arkansas say they weren't afraid to go camping in a forest where 20 people died in a flash flood last june. the national guard found the 6 boys and two scout masters early yesterday morning, 36 hours after becoming trappeded. -- stranded. one of the parents says one of the boys considered camping but selected arkansas after last week's tornadoes. heavy rain started to fall on day two of that trip. >>> jeff had a tying home run and turned in the winning run as the royals beat the orioles 6-5 in 10 innings. it's the royals 4th straight victory. alex gordon walked on four pitches to let's off -- lead off the 10th. went to third on the single to center and francoeur you saw that's the winning run and o's set for game 2 taking plac

now at 5 # in baltimore -- 54 in baltimore. chilly and damp most of the day. our forecast straight ahead. right now, let's get you on the roads and your commute with kim brown. >> reporter: thanks, you know around here it doesn't take much to slow traffic down and rain isgoing to be one of those inconvenient things as justin said. it could be heavier in places. it's not causing too many problems. as we look live at 95 coming through harford county mountain road southbound lanes look pretty good heading towards white marsh and toward the beltway and past tunnels. no accidents reported but we have two road closures this morning. westbound route 177 in pasadena at long point road. still remains closed because of a pole down. they have managed to reopen the eastbound lanes. also in the garrison owings mills area, park heights avenue closed at green spring valley road because of a downed tree. charley. back to you. >> thanks a lot. >>> straight up at five on this wednesday morning. the white house is revising and correcting details about the deadly raid in pakistan

baltimore police have arrested a man for the murder of eight west baltimore baltimore she was 32-years old and was gunned down last month in the 600 block of lenox street. the victim had a protective order against the suspects. he is charged with first-degree murder >> water continues to write on the mississippi river. at the high water is threatening to force thousands of people from their homes. we have more from memphis. >> as the water moves an, emergency officials are urging residents and low-lying areas to move out and up to higher ground. >> no need to pack. this is not a flash flood.. this is a progressive. it will rise about 1 ft. per day on average. you still have time to plan. >> part the plan includes stopping barge traffic along a major section of the river in tennessee because wakes are pushing into communities along the mississippi. >> when you close the mississippi river, it has an impact on the economy nationwide. >> of the most significant impact is and business parks and neighborhoods like these that have already taken in several feet of water. >> i have never been i

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and we have another accident to report in baltimore city east baltimore street at south chester. charley. >> be careful out there. road are slick. our hot topic for the day, schools are now going gradeless in the public school system. weigh in on the facebook page and you may see kim do the dougie. >> charley doing the running man. [ dog barking ] mom! breakfast? in this house? in the morning i can use all the help i can get. that's why i love nutella, a delicious hazelnut spread that's perfect on multigrain toast and even whole-wheat waffles. it's a quick and easy way to give my family a breakfast they'll want to eat. and nutella is made with simple, quality ingredients, like hazelnuts, skim milk and a hint of cocoa. they love the taste and i feel good that they're ready to tackle the day. ♪ nutella. breakfast never tasted this good. to stay healthy. but did you know fiber choice can help support your overall well-being? every tasty tablet has prebiotic fiber from fruits and veggies... that lets your good bacteria thrive and helps support your immune system. fiber choice. an e

they said the plant should go someplace else and i felt the baltimore county being the uniquely baltimore company because of the historical roots associated with hopkins and stephenson and mccormick's place the flavoring capital of the world we have great partner shies and as result of that the capital is higher here than in the united states but you have to pay a premium. >> reporter: they provide jobs to 350 people at the head quart and plant drawing praise from county leaders for being one of the fastest growing corporate sit accidents. >> that is -- citizens. >> it's a success story and it's baltimore county company that appreciates the roots in baltimore county and wants to stay here. despite temptations to go other places. >> reporter: in owings mills, jeff hager abc2 news. >> right now medifast has no international business but the chairman says within the next decade they could become one of maryland's billion dollar companies. i guess we will have to wait and see. no better way to segueway from that into cupcakes but let's admit it we love them. but is it a matter of being hard t

according to the baltimore sun, they plan to sell three coal fire plants in baltimore and anne arundel counties. 300 people work at both plants and another 450 work in support roles that assist the plants. it's unclear what proposed merger between constellation and exelon means for the workers. >>> this morning the army is going to demonstrate lead free bullets at aberdeen proving ground. the military gave the led free rounds to u.s. soldiers in afghanistan. it replaces ammunition used since the early 1980s a live fire demo will be held at the post. soldiers will fire new and old rounds as well as a third type to compare the performance on eye dent came targets. >>> well in a few hours, baltimore county executive ken kamenetz will tour the company that makes the weight management products. in 2010 forbes said it was the number one small company in the u.s. >>> we are learning this morning just how much mondayity state two casinos are bringing in. the maryland lottery says the hollywood casino and oceans downs near ocean city made $77.1 million fortifies cal year. they -- for the fiscal

to baltimore. yeardley was murdered, her boyfriend eventually charged. wjz's is live with more with the somber anniversary. >> some of it happening on the lacrosse field where yeardley love played, they observed a moment of silence. her memory lingers her. the school paid tribute with a spanish prayer in her name and many student who's never knew her wore special t-shirts. she remembers hearing the news that her former player was killed while playing for the university of virginia. when yeardley love broke off a 2-year-old long relationship with her then boyfriend, he went to her campus and beat her to death. he awaited trial while her family and friends still mourn. >> i think today was more difficult because i think we were all in shock and i think we have had to live with everything without yeardley. >> it was also tough for former teammates. >> what does this tribute mean for you today. >> yeardley was a sister and family to each of us and i think this is honoring a fallen family member who we all miss every single day. >> reporter: on the lacrosse t

not to baltimore right now. that little area of thunderstorms continues to head off to the northeast rather quickly around 45 miles an hour. locally across much of the state partly cloudy skies, very, very warm temperatures and with high dew points a lot of moisture, we still have the chance overgetting some severe thunderstorms later this evening. bernadette woods joins me now for a look at the advisories that are going into effect already even into late tonight. bern. >> that's right. severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for western parts of the state. washington and allegheny counties. but we also have a coastal flood advisory that's in effect for just along the western shore. the strong southerly wind is going to lead to a high tide over night about one to two feet above average. now we're going to put this all together for you and tell you here's the storm coming into our very warm atmosphere. that's sparking the thunderstorms just over these past few hours. but behind it pretty decent band of rain and st

>> i was held in downtown in baltimore for good cause. my bill was $3,000 and that went on to benefit the maryland and 7 delaware chapter of the muscular dystrophy association. six under $80 i have raised the banks do some very generous yours. -- thanks to generous viewers, i have raised $680. they led me out for good behavior. had a busy day. you also did the "let's move" thing at edgewood high school. >> yes, dancing and all. if you want to donate, go to our facebook page or wbaltv.com. 5:51, 45 degrees. much more ahead. >> including a look at one of your answers to our water cooler question. >> here's a look at last night's winning maryland's lottery numbers. good luck. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> time to get to one of your answers to our water cooler question. think thedeped if you president's decision to go to ground zero is appropriately? >> this viewer says what has happened to respect for the office, it is appropriate. stock it already, she says. the president is the chief executive officer of this

baltimore county police say they received 3911 calls the night of this attack. investigators only release two of them because the third is considered evidence and may be used in a criminal court case. last week, more than 200 people rallied outside the mcdonald's in support of the victim. they want the case to be prosecuted as a hate crime based on gender identity. >> we are live tonight in telson, shelton dutes, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a man has been arrested for the murder of a west baltimore woman. a woman was gunned down in reservoir hill. police say celebrant was her former boyfriend and was a history of -- sullivan was her former boyfriend and there was a history of abuse. sold and is now charged with first-degree murder. >> what is really concerning is, he played along the entire time. he came in to homicide and asked about the investigation and tried to be sympathetic toward his girlfriend's death, and ultimately he was responsible for it. court records show that jordan had a protective order against sullivan. >> the man convicted of killing his pregnant wif

it was a program asked to reduce baltimore education rates. >> baltimore is not a kid-friendly city. we have kids that hang on the street. they say the problem is solved. this time next year, if you verify, it is not solved. >> school officials say they will not solve the problem until every student that has left returns to campus fpble tim tooten, wbal-tv 11 news. >> school officials say over the last four years the student dropout rate has decreased 50%. >> a baltimore county school teacher was given the top honor of teacher of the year. her name is michelle shearer, a chemistry teacher at urbana high school. the state school superintendent says it is -- >> it is so exciting to think that maryland's teacher will be the national teacher of the year. and representing teachers from across this country at a time when everyone is focused on education. >> michelle shearer, the nation's new "teacher of the year" will be honored at a white house ceremony with president obama on tuesday. she is fluent in american sign language and has taught at the maryland school for the deaf. >> are you i

and the fire activity at west baltimore and carlton street are gone. we have a couple haz airs in place. looking live at 695 at wilkins avenue, traffic is picking up again. it's going to be a bit of a slower commute because of the wet roads. you see the road spray kicking up with drivers on the beltway so take it easy. in essex northbound route 70 # at old eastern avenue the left lane is taken away because of debris. also, mountain road, down there in pasadena, they are dealing with that downed pole that is blocking the westbound lanes and police are on the scene directing traffic. charley, back to you. >> kim, justin, thanks a lot. >>> it's 6:01. we are learning more about osama bin lad ann final moments as -- osama bin laden's final moments. what happened is different from the original version put out by the white house more than 24 hours ago and emily schmidt has details from washington. >> reporter: when the navy seal stormed the pakistani compound, the cism a says intelligence was only 60 to 80% shower it was the right place. >> the reality was th

in baltimore alone thousands of animals are used. most of them at johns hopkins university. >> the work we're doing will save people around the world and in baltimore. >> reporter: vice proper vote of research at johns hopkins says a majority of research has to do with human health. that means finding cures or developing new drugs for hiv and multiple sclerosis. >> we don't suffer diseases we would have suffered after animal research. >> reporter: there are 30,000 mice making this type of animal the most commonly used animal here. it's not all rodents. researchers also use zebra fish, dogs rabbits pigs and monkeys. >> monkeys. alternatives for animal testing is in the same building as john hopkins and funds studies that don't involve living creatures. he says animal research will likely change in the next decade, but he's skeptical the use of animals will be completely abolished in his lifetime. kristin volt abc2 news. >>> that is tonight's hot topic. we want to know how you feel about animal testing and if you think these billboards

there are a million things to do this morning here in baltimore. downtown every square block has a different event. one of the best has to be this one here. it's called walking madd. what are you all doing national direct elect jan? >> we are walking today to save lives. we are doing everything we can to raise money to further our mission to save lives from drunk driving. >> now, with 500 people here, you're going to raise how much money? about $100,000 we're going to raise, we already have raised. >> reporter: what will you doing with that money? >> that money will go to help us further our mission in maryland, to support the victims of this crime, to reduce underage drinking and to eliminate drunk driving. >> reporter: do i understand that you're saying the money will stay local? >> yes this money that we are raising today stays in maryland, it sure does. >> a lot of time, you can use the money for different broader efforts, but it's nice when the money you give somehow stays local. >> that's right. and the broader mission we are all one madd, on

baltimore is hoping for good weather. most of next week will look good. >> thank you for joining us. have a good night. & today the pentagon released eye tape seized in sunday's raid in

. >>> tonight at 11 we'll talk about a cold case in baltimore county. she was beautiful, young and pregnant with her first child. 25 years later the murder of janice potter remains a mystery. >> why did someone feel the need to destroy her whole life and her family's life. >> we have the story tonight on abc2news at 11. >>> new developments after the discovery of a 5-year-old boy in a jessup home with his dead father. najib abdullah fled with his son after the father called a report that he had been assaulted. he broke into a home and hid in the basement closet with the child. the gruesome discovery came four years later. >> wednesday morning my husband and i notice the wednesday was broke. we called the police. they did a search, got to the door -- my husband said that was the door we couldn't get open. they assumed that maybe something had fallen behind the door and that's why it wasn't opening. the reason why it wasn't opening is the man's body was across there. >> police are awaiting the result of an autopsy. they're also conducting toxicology tests

look at the numbers. 44 in baltimore. 37 in pittsburgh. yesterday morning, you missed it but we talked about snow and i have pictures from snowshoe, west virginia, where it stuck on the car. >> snow? >> therein there's -- and there's frost across much of ohio and places that flooded out are under frost advisories. we are trying to clear the clouds out. partly cloudy this morning and mostly sunny into the afternoon. a policant breeze and -- pleasant breeze and up to 67 for the two degree guarantee. warmer into the start of the holiday weekend. here's kim brown with traffic. >> reporter: thanks. well, we are dealing with one accident this morning. traffic looking pretty good here southbound on 895 at the o'donnell street exit. we are starting to see building volume. not a lot to slow you down. looking at the maps, traveling through dundalk northbound north point at eastern boulevard, an accident is there in the work zone. some lanes could be partially blocked. southbound 95 off-ramp a disabled vehicle partially blocks the ramp thrment and yo

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we have a couple accidents and one vehicle fire in baltimore county. but as we look at the beltway, it's looking good on both loops. 695 at wilkins avenue outer loop towards 95 more volume there. inner loop looks good towards i- 70 and further up towards the 83s. there's going to be in the green drive times no problems around the beltway. an accident in bell camp route 543 at pulaski highway and baltimore county in arbutus, eastbound 195 as you approach the bw parkway, reports of a vehicle fire. no lanes reported to be blocked. however, you could see police and fire activity off to the shoulder. megan and charley, back to you. >> thanks, kim. >>> it's 5:42. scrubbed again. nasa is once again delaying the final launch of the space shutten he ever do you ever -- endeavour. there was a big to do with president obama scheduled to attend and the shuttle commander's wife congresswoman giffords but she is back in houston this morning and for now nasa says they will aim for another launch window for the end of the week. cause for the delay, heating panels not

jessica kartalija reports from baltimore county. aside from minor injuries, everyone is alive, thanks to this high school freshman. >>> their home in essex is a total loss. but mary and david faulkner are alive, thanks to their grandson, who rescued them, when their house went up in flames. >> as soon as he jumped in the window. flames started coming from left and right. >> reporter: charlie nicely had no idea what was in store for him when he arrived here at the baltimore county executive's office. >> save the lives of your family. and i am truly humbled by your heroism. >> reporter: before the family members he saved, charlie was awarded a heros pin for his bravery. >> i can't replace my grandmother or grandfather, or brother. because they're only one of a kind. >> reporter: on april 14th, charlie fell asleep, watching the orioles-yankees game. at 4:00 a.m., he heard crackling and smelled smoke. >> i had to tell them to jump. my grandmother wasn't going to jump. but she finally did. >> he is a good kid. we're very proud of him. an

the baltimore police department has cover this as if it were a homicide from the beginning. that is why they have been very thorough. >> jennifer franciotti, wbal tv 11 news. >> a private service will be held this saturday at the springfield baptist church in conyers, ga., and will be strained live on-line credit a public memorial will take place at the mount pleasant baptist church next saturday, may 14. we oppose the time on our web site. the family of a teenaged girl who died after a freak accident continues to sound the alarm. back in 2006, deanna green was electrocuted by druid hill park after touching a fence that had made contact with a live electrical wire. her family is fighting for the right to see the findings of the city's investigation. >> we feel that we should have the right to know what happened to our daughter. the taxpayers need to know what happened. >> in a settlement agreement, douglas electric and lighting did not admit fault in the case. baltimore city was not sued, receiving protection under sovereign immunity. >> in our education alert, a new contrac

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in baltimore north and east, it looks like a nice day. day. crumple to ourselves to d.c. it looks like a kid will clear like 67-72 degrees tomorrow. in the afternoon, a chance for a shower. west wins tomorrow with waves about 1 ft.. the rain showers arrive in the afternoon, 69 degrees and a lower eastern shore, there will not be much rain until after sunset. 20% chance of a rain shower on mother's day but most areas will be dry. 71 monday, 72 tuesday, temperatures could be aided by the end of next week. >> now, sports. >> gary it williams did not want to lose composer per is ironic for a guy who came undone and during games at. he showed his passion and competitiveness easily will. in the end, he did not go down to unemotional road at is a press conference. enter the press conference with the trademark fist pump. they announced naming the court after williams. he had to put the brakes on his comments. he said goodbye very much in the style he coached. he pushed through the tough spots. in a declared today that after kwok report that its cuts in, and he wants to stop outwo

baltimore county police say they received three 911 tapes. one is considered evidence and cannot be played. last week more than 200 people rallied outside of mcdonald's in support of polis. maryland and others want the case to be prosecuted as a hate crime based op gender identity. >> in towson, sheldon dutes, wbal-tv 11 news. >> daniel sullivan charged in the shooting death of 3 -year-old keenya jordan. she was gunned down last month in the 600 block of lenox street. police say sullivan was jordan's former boyfriend and he had a history abusing her. >> what's concerning is he played along the entire time. he came into homicide, asked about the investigation, and tried to be sympathetic toward his first girlfriend's death and ultimately he was the one responsible for it. >> court records show that jordan had a protective order against sullivan who has now been charged with first-degree murder. >> the man that killed a woman outside the courthouse. cleaven williams has given life in sentence after shooting veronica williams outside a court hou

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i look forward to see him in baltimore. it's a tighter racetrack there, and with his speed, acceleration, i think he'll really like pimlico race course. >> tom: hadn't crossed the finish line too long before you said oh, he's going to like pimlico and the surface in baltimore. look forward to seeing him in the preakness and this horse overcame so much of history, his first start on dirt off a six-week layoff and only his fifth career start. a lot of historical trends going against him, but he looked the best today by far as he came sprinting up on the outside to get the victory. don't forget, starting thursday, tiger woods, phil mickelson and more golf's best will battle it out at tps sawgrass in the players championship. coverage begins thursday on golf channel and continues all weekend on nbc. and tonight at 11:30, 10:30 central, it's an all new "saturday night live" with host tina fey. and so, before a record crowd, it's animal kingdom that wins the 137th running of the kentucky derbiy. . >> here comes animal kingdom to

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i support the port of baltimore. it's important for the jobs there and also for the region but i said from day one to csx and to m d.o.t. that they had to show that whatever site they picked didn't have a negative impact on existing communities. so far they haven't shown that. i don't believe it will go to elk ridge because of the impact on the existing communities. there's another site that we're hoping they take a longer look at in jessup. the good thing about that site is there are no residential units very close to it. a lot of ware houses, a lot of industrial. so we think it's a betor fit. >> tell me about what you did at the white house. you were at the white house. >> sure. i was pleased to be asked as a group of 65 county leaders from across the country to go spend a day at the white house with much of the cabinet, the vice president and it was a lot of give and take about frankly they appreciate what counties do. they set policy and we're the ones who implement on the ground. discussion about homeland securi

joining us again is elizabeth silver from the baltimore humane society. should i be wishing you a happy mother's day? >> not yet. >> you are too young for that, i thought. >> he's very, very -- he knows i have treats. he's on top of me. >> a will the of people when you say pitbull, but this is the sweetest dog. he is going up to everyone in the room. >> and he's house trained. he's very, very good. >> and he's up for adoption? >> yes. >> you guys have a couple big events coming up at the humane society. >> a walk going on at the humane society. 1.6 miles. you can walk it or run if you choose to do so. it should be a lot of fun, 11:00 to 1:00. >> this is a cute name, of course. >> this is to benefit cats at the humane society. >> so we're very excited for that. we have a couple prizes. it is going to be just a casino night. >> might as well fill up the information for the humane society. if anyone is interested in adopting any of the wonderful pets or animals you have here, what is the process like? what do we need to do? >> you can go to the website which

this >> is a sixth grader in baltimore city. so far, she has read 20 books, something that may not have been possible without a program called books for kids day. >> will always have books to read. >> it is an annual book drive put on by a nonprofit. this year's event is this saturday. donations go into a book bank where public schools and other groups across the state make a withdrawal. >> we feel it is important we get books into the hands of children at an early age so that we can help fight the literacy later down and down the road. the rate is about 16%. >> the books go into classroom libraries which need to be replenished. >> they might get torn up and people might want to read new books. >> in my reading program, they are required to read 25 books independently. after a while, there are no more books. >> baltimore reads hopes this year's book drive jump-start this group's goal of collecting 75,000 books over the coming year. it is this saturday from 9:00 p.m. -- 9:00 p.m. george lettis, wbal-tv 11 news. >> coming up -- >>

sex some good news tonight for baltimore county firefighters. -- >> some good news tonight for baltimore county firefighters. >> the new equipment is state of the art and specifically designed to fight fires in baltimore county. they cut the ceremonial ribbon and made it official. three new trucks and a medic unit will be going to different fire stations in southeast baltimore county. >> we want to give our firefighters and the mt folks the latest equipment. it is not just new equipment, it has the latest technology, which is good. a couple of these units are efficient because they have a multi functions. >> this truck has the latest technology and is actually two trucks in 1. >> this peace could be an engine or a ladder truck as well as the first responder vehicle. >> they cannot wordlessly control the latter apparatus -- wirelessly control the ladder apparatus. >> it is hard to judge the distance from looking out 75 feet. >> of this equipment represents a big investment in baltimore county, but one that is important to protect the public. >> this is investing in basic services. the mon

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baltimore city police are investigating a shooting in northwest baltimore. happened just after 3:00 this afternoon. a man was shot several times. there is no word tonight on his identity or condition. the investigation is ongoing. police in anne arundel county are investigating a deadly crash involving a scooter. 91-year-old charles fretwell was killed. it is unclear who was at fault. now charges have been filed against the driver of the truck. learn how you can help the survivors of the deadly tornadoes i going to our website, wbaltv.com. school officials in baltimore are investigating why some college application materials were not submitted to the proper schools. the principle of baltimore's western high school recently been on the above the mishap and said it is unclear how many students applications were not received. the principal said she will personally contact the schools that did not receive the materials. another big-name endorsements from baltimore city -- for baltimore mayor barbara rawlings-blake. senator barbara mikulski will put her support b

it's 47 in baltimore. 48 ocean city. and back in oakland they are in the 30s. and the weather service was debating putting a frost advisory in western maryland. brr. we will talk about the weather coming up in moment. now to the road the first check with kim brown. >> reporter: thanksch good morning. -- thanks. good morning. traffic looks good. very light volume around the area. no reported accidents or major delays or problems. however, as we look live at our cameras, looking pretty good on the beltway, 695 at providence road from parkville into towson no problems on the outer loop. inner loop lanes clear between 83 and i-95. we have a water main break problem through towson southbound york road closed at fairmont. two-way traffic gets back alternating in the northbound lanes. now back to you. >> thanks. >>> it's a official, a medical examiner determined phylicia barnes was murdered but police are keeping quiet about how she died. linda so joins us with the latest developments on the investigation. linda. >> reporter: well, they ruled her death a homicide but

the officers left him in east baltimore. both were 15 years old at the time the officer said the teenager's went voluntarily and offered to give information about criminal activity. the judge ruled he did not commit malfeasance. the judge did believe that he committed nonfeasance by not doing his duty when he should. the charges did not include nonfeasance. the judge said the essence of police work is respect and the essence of respect is in treating people with respect. he said that highhanded cowboy tactics is the exact opposite of good police work. in the dark of a rainy night, a 15-year-old child was found without shoes 11 miles from this,. -- from his call. >> -- home. >> i have no comment on that. >> they have dishonored the badge that they wear. it is a stain on the baltimore city police department. >> the attorneys for detectives smith and francis have told us they plan to appeal. >> it was one year ago today yeardley love was found murdered in her off-campus apartment. her ex-boyfriend was charged with that murder.

in reference to baltimore it's on the other side of the mountains. but we expect the rainth rain to sneak into -- rain to sneak in our direction. planes -- the places getting wet will continue to get pounded with the slow moving system but slowly edging our way and developing a thunderstorm during the afternoon hours a warm high ahead of the front to 82. and showers more likely overnight through tomorrow, wednesday, and winds may pick up. check out the wider view. rain from western new york through ohio and through kentucky. down through central tennessee. we have talked about the flood from nashville through memphis on the anniversary of what happened last year. and down into the gulf coast states. we will watch that edge in our direction. our future radar highlighting showers that will erupt in the mid to late afternoon. and typically this type of setup keeps it west of the area. but annapolis listen up. we have barbeques planned in the afternoon and evening. and rumbles of thunder. watch the slow moving frontal bondry keeping the rain the yellow s

these stories and more in tomorrow's baltimore sun. remember to look for the updated forecast from the first morning weather team. >>> still to come, a fiery crash. the airplane accident in a neighborhood and the pilot's final words to air traffic controllers. [ male announcer ] want to achieve more with your money? pnc virtual wallet gathers your spending and saving in one place. credit and debit purchases, checks, bills, and other financial information. it lets you see the details as well as the big financial picture. so you can do more with your money. see what a complete view of your money can do for you at pncvirtualwallet.com. ♪ pnc bank. for the achiever in you. >>> the 64-year-old died in the crash. no one was around. >>> one person was dead flood weary arkansas. it is above six feet above. the rain will not likely stop in arkansas. >>> a los angeles judge is giving more time to conrad murray's attorneys. it will allow them to dispute testimony for the prosecution. murray is facing involuntary manslaughter charges in michael

today a baltimore court decided he should spend the rest of his life in jail. >>> tomorrow family and friends will say good-bye to felicia barnes. the funeral for her happens tomorrow in georgia but the church plans to stream it live on the web. locally a memorial will be held next saturday at mount pleasant. barnes's body was found in a river two weeks ago. earlier this week police ruled her death a homicide and say they do know how she died but they aren't releasing that for fear it could compromise the investigation. tomorrow's funeral service starts at 1:00 in the afternoon. the service -- the church will stream it live and we will have a link on our website. >>> new, the baltimore city sheriff's department has ruined the holiday weekend for 22 deadbeat parents. deputies conducted a two day warrant sweep for child support offenders. they took in 22, all told their bills total more than 32 5,000 dollars. the sweep was appropriately code named operation mother's day. >>> it turned out to be a nice friday. we saw a lot of sun and then in to the evening a couple showers and thundersto

today's cold case comes from a quiet section of baltimore city. and if you need help, nancy schmidt was always the one you could go to. to on a raw airplane morning her screams pierced the heart of the community and joce sterman tells house the murder has gone cold. >> reporter: in the community of remington in north baltimore people take care of their neighbors. 74-year-old nancy schmidt was no exception. >> she was sweet perp and would give you anything you had if you needed a ride she would give you a ride. and if you need food she would give you food and she is there for everybody. >> reporter: the morning of april 21st, 2008 was rainy, cold and quiet. until a woman screams pierced the early morning sice silence. >> the neighbors said heard someone screaming. >> reporter: when officers arrive at nancy's home on west 31st street they found a back door open inside it was dark and quiet. they searched the basement and the first floor first and then they went upstairs. nancy's bedroom door was open. and they period inside and found her lying in a

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northbound lanes clear towards 695 towards baltimore city. in dundalk, an accident involving a mock affecting the northbound lanes -- a motorcycle affecting the northbound lanes. it happened in a construction zone and there could be lanes blocked there. a water main break has york road southbound closed at fairmont avenue. alternating traffic gets by in the northbound lands. lanes. >>> president o-- lanes. >>> president obama will traveled to ground zero to honor those who died in the september 11th attacks. the visit comes after the u.s. forces killed osama bin laden. emily schmidt has latest. >> reporter: president obama's visit will mark the death of osama bin laden and the pakistani compound in the way the president decide no picture of his body will. mr. obama told 60 minutes he will not release those photos. >> it's important for us to make sure that very graphic photos of someone shot in the head are not floating around as an insightment to additional violence as propaganda tool. >> reporter: the white house says the decision matched t

up toward northern baltimore county. just north of teles burg. you folks in carroll county, northern baltimore county, and now in southern frederick county. this is heading off to really western howard county. in some form. will get to the city, probably in the next hour to hour and a half. if you're heading out, you're probably going to run into showers. down to the south, there's more activity across southern virginia. this is moving off toward the east, towards southern maryland, and eventually crossing to the bay. there's another batch here. you will see showers tonight. looks like this will be it for tonight. and later on, we'll start clearing out. take a look at temperatures. very pris pleasant, 71. 59 in oakland. 68 in washington. those showers getting close there. 66, westminster. with the rain, probably dropping to about 62 very shortly. 66 in kent island and annapolis as well. southerly winds will continue. they came in through the area this afternoon. the area continues to move throughout the region. it will clear out. and saturday loo

she vanished in baltimore. eventually found dead in a river. >> tonight, an update on how phylicia barnes died. >> hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> one step closer to solving a mystery. phylicia barnes was the victim of a homicide. weijia jiang has more.

a 20% chance for a passing shower here in baltimore tomorrow. another one of those storms reminded that will come through late saturday and on sunday. a slight chance in for both of those days as well. not a picture perfect forecast, but it certainly is not a washout. upper 60's friday, saturday, and sunday. foremothers say a high of 68. a 20% to the rain shower each one of those days. of high ofher mother's day 68. >> and all saucy -- autopsy proves that someone killed alicia barnes. >> the family is making private funeral plans for this weekend in georgia. a memorial will be held here. it will be open to the public on may 14. right now her death is being rolled of homicide. when she was pulled from the raging waters of the river two weeks ago there were no obvious signs of trauma. she had been missing since she visited over the holidays in baltimore. the medical examiner's office is ruling is a homicide. they do know the cause of death, but there are releasing the information for fear it would compromise their investigation. they are still ask

. >> in chicago this afternoon, baltimore parks a rising star facing a baltimore rising star. at least he went to high school in baltimore. the orioles going for the series when. in the bottom of the second, admittedly not at his best today. still good enough to get the job done here. in the same inning, this groundball -- a shot to short. >> a great pick from lee. top of the 5. reynolds. crushed. 3rd homer of the season. orioles take a 2-0 lead. bases loaded. markakis. a sigh of relief.