reporting live, kelly mcpherson. >> thank you, kelly. one stabbing victim is out of the hospital tonight but another is still at shock trauma in critical condition. >>> two baltimore city officers accused of kidnapping two west baltimore teenagers. tonight a judge find the officers guilty of misconduct but did not charge them with the kidnapping. a third officer opted for a bench trial. a judge will hear those arguments today. >>> shocking discovery inside a home. a little boys and his father's huddled inside a closet. what police think happened to the man. >> reporter: inside this house, family members made a gruesome discovery over the weekend. a stranger dead in the basement along his five-year-old son who was still alive. >> he kept saying, my daddy is dead, my daddy is dead. >> reporter: police identified the victim at abdula. they said he was on the run from authorities last week when he likely broke into the home to get away. it's located less than a mile from his house. >> he assaulted a family member then left the home with the

kelly mcpherson has the investigation and what you need to be aware of. kelly. >> reporter: four months ago the state was on guard because of suspicious packages, now again tonight maryland emergency responders are asking everyone especially schools to be on the look out in the mail. >> reporter: 37 letters with suspicious white powder have shut down 28dc schools this week. >> and all the teachers were like, this isn't a drill, this isn't a drill. go, go, go. >> i touched the powder but i touched the envelope, there was some writing inside. it was from north texas. it said al-qaida, fbi. >> reporter: and the evacuation was cancelled after officials discovered the powder was not dangerous. >> if they get these things and they find they are not quite comfortable with them to isolate those into an area and call 911. >> reporter: this latest mail scare comes four months after two incendiary devices like this were sent to the mayor. no one was injured but it put all state postoffices on alert. >> these are not related incidents but they all come under the head

kelly mcpherson. wjz. >> the foundation is also raising money for a new turf feel at noter dame which will will be named after yeardley love. >> very familiar with domestic violence, that's usually defined as couples who are married. and that's kind of a misnomer because this is very common in dating women. >>> a stunning poll shows 20% of women who have been in a relationship have been abused. the tell somebody campaign hopes to fund the violence hot line. >>> a teenager could spend years in jail for the rape of a 12-year-old girl inside a roller rink. she and two others are accused of taking turns holding down the girl and raping the girl in a closet at skate world. skate world has since shut down. >>> today natural resources police hauled in the three ton load. that's on top of the 10-tons of stripe bass confiscated from illegal nets found earlier this year. police are still trying to track down the poachers. >>> a maryland lawyers takes on speed cameras and wins. the attorney took his red light ca

kelly mcpherson has more. >> reporter: good morning, four months ago the state was on alert because of suspicious packages. and now once again the state of maryland is asking schools and emergency responders to watch what's in the mail. >> 37 letters with suspicious white powder have shut down 28 d.c. schools this week. >> and all of the teachers were like this isn't a drill. this isn't a drill, go, go, go. >> i touched the powder and envelope and there was writing inside. it was from north dallas, texas it said al-qaeda, usa. >> reporter: none of the letters had been delivered to any maryland schools, but the state wants all of the prince pams and faculty and students to be aware of the situation just in case. >> if they get things and they find that they're not quite comfortable with them to isolate those into an area and to call 911. >> reporter: nema is alerting schools and local emergency managers to be on guard. this latest mail scare comes four months after two incendiary devices were sent to the governor and in annapolis. and allstate post offices were put on alert. >> these ar

reporting live, kelly mcpherson. >>> kelly, thank you. a funeral will be held in georgia on saturday. >>> armed robbers strike a laundry mat and police need your help to find them. 3 band its rush in and knock a woman to the floor. it happened april 18th around 3:00 in the morning. if you have any information you're asked to call the hartford county sheriff's department. >>> a gas explosion levels a maryland home and seriously injures the couple inside. mary but bub al a. >> just boom, you know, my whole house shifted. >> next thing you know we have 20 or 30 fire trucks in our neighborhood. you couldn't even recognize the house. >> his friends captured this picture. the home a ball of fire. >> glass everywhere, went through the back. i saw my neighbor screaming for his wife. >> reporter: ned found the man's wife. >> she just woke up in the backyard, she doesn't remember. >> reporter: there was no home standing, only debris between two neighboring houses. the gas company is making sure there are no leaks. all power has been shut off. but n

reporting from the security square mall, kelly mcpherson. >> one of the stabbed men is back home. >>> the city police department has completed its investigation into the shooting death of a police officer but the findings will remain sealed. officer william torbit was in plain clothes trying to break up a fight at a downtown nightclub when another officer shot and killed him. another man, sean gamble was killed. >>> a frederick county teacher is preparing to meet with the president. later this morning michelle shearer will be welcomed to the white housals the national teacher of the year. she teaches chemistry at urbana high school send the second maryland teacher to receive the honor. her students say she is an inspiration. >> gives so much time and energy and she really is able to motivate everyone. >> michelle will be spending the entire week in washington, d.c. >>> the orioles will be in kansas city to begin a series with the royals. it comes after their winning streak was snapped by chicago. paul konerko's two home runs sent chicago to a 6-2 win over our birds. >>> in the nba pla