. >> stephanie rawlings-blake was also on hand. >> gunfire inside a baltimore hospital emergency room. it happened on wednesday afternoon in towson. that is where jennifer franciotti joins us with more details. >> everything seems to be back to normal at st. joseph's medical center. the suspect was under arrest and under police escort. he was receiving some sort of medical treatment. he had a needle in his possession. the officer intervened. the president tried to grab the gun. the gun went off. one bullet hit the wall. no one was hurt. >> either by the weapon or by pepper spray that the officer discharged in an attempt to subdue this prisoner. >> police have not released the prisoners identity. the suspect was under arrest facing burglary charges. more information coming up live at 5:30. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a mother accused of murdering her son is now out of the hospital and in police custody. nicole fitzgerald was charged with first and second-degree murder. she killed her son and then cut her own throat. a police officer in charge in the death of a teenager ret

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. >> mayor stephanie rawlings- blake also congratulated the department. police are investigating three shootings that happened overnight. the latest was on a london street around 2:30 this morning. one male victim was suffering from a gunshot wound. 90 minutes before that, officers responded in west baltimore where one male was shot. detectives are also investigating a third shooting on the 500 block of bloom street. one man was reportedly shot. there is no word on the condition of the victims. the baltimore county police officer charged in the death of a randallstown teenager is back in court. criminal motion hearings begin today in the death of 17--old christopher brown. police say there was a confrontation when browned fell unconscious. he had been with a group of teenagers that reportedly threw rocks at the officers front door. the trial is set to begin next tuesday. >> nice, bright day today. a big difference in temperatures. struggling to get out of the 30's, into the 40's. we started the morning in the 20's. wide picture, nothing going on. plenty o

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake will attend the ceremonies and on tillman island in chesapeake bay, six couples plan to get married at the black walnut inn bay. many have gotten licenses since december 6th but they won't take effect until tomorrow. >>> lawmakers are working to reach a deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff but if nothing is decided before midnight -- the house of representatives wrapped up business meaning the earliest something could take place is tomorrow in 2013. automatic increase also take effect. we have the latest from washington. >> reporter: just hours before the midnight deadline to avert the fiscal cliff, president obama said a deal is within sight but not there yet. there are still some issues to be resolved. our most immediate priority is to stop taxes from going up on middle class families starting tomorrow. i think that is a modest goal that we can accomplish. >> reporter: senate minority leader mitch mcconnell and joe biden are leading the negotiations. the deal will increase the estate class, extend unemployment benefits and bring back higher clinton

stephanie rawlings blake is opening city hall at 12:30 in the morning where the historic ceremonies, same-sex marriage isn't the only change coming to maryland. there is a law allowing veterans to have status show up on their driver's license. another aimed at protecting children from id theft by allowing parents to freeze their child's credit any time they want. >>> coach chuck returned to the sidelines this weekend for the first time since diagnosed with leukemia. what his team pulled out for him and showing sweet dance moves after the game. we will look at the emotional pregame ceremony for the new york giants. ♪ i -- i got it, i got it made ♪ ♪ i got it made, i got it made ♪ ♪ i got it made fresh at subway ♪ ♪ breakfast made the way i say ♪ [ male announcer ] at subway, you got it made. try a steak, egg white & cheese, tricked out any way you want. subway. eat fresh. try a steak, egg white & cheese, tricked out any way you want. with a new project in mind, some how-to knowledge to give us an new years clutter is no match for someone with big ideas. edge, and more

. >> baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake standing by the speed camera program. a "baltimore sun" investigation documented evidence that three cameras have been erroneously issuing tickets. the mayor said the error rate was less than 1%, but that figure is based on the number of known errors, not on a comprehensive the review of the system. >> we are putting additional things in place. checks and balances. trying to figure out exactly what resources to reduce it from less than 1% to 0. >> the mayor has put together a task force to review the program. they are expected to hear results of an investigation by the speed camera vendor in 2 weeks. tiffany alston will not regain her seat in the house of delegates, and will greg hall not be filling it, either. a prince george's county judge said the delegate was correctly moved after entering a plea deal related to misconduct in office. the judge also ruled that democratic central committee has the right to withdraw the nomination of a greg hall to replace her. governor o'malley had asked to withdraw his name from consid

stephanie rawlings blake and josh cohen are members of the group. >>> this is video you have got to see. a moment of terror for any mother seeing her child in shopping cart rolling out of control down a hill and right towards a highway. look at this. it is caught on camera. thankfully that baby is safe all thanks to a quick thinking police officer. an officer named adam spotted that child a few feet away from the highway. so he sped towards the helpless baby. police say the baby's mother had placed her child in the shopping cart putting her other child in the car when the baby rolled away. >>> one lucky boy near san diego wished for only one thing this christmas. to see his dad who was deployed in afghanistan and the 7-year- old's christmas present arrived early. >> hey buddy. >> daddy. >> i missed you. >> this is the second time i was deployed and being away from my son who is one of two. i always wanted to surprise him. >> that's so great he got home in time and made the kids wish come true. the staff sergeant sullivan secretly returned from five month deployment earlier than expected

rawlings-blake. when it comes to gun stores the senator from montgomery county will push to give state police the same authority as atf to audit how many guns were used in a crime and place sanctions on the owners. >>> new york demonstrators took the debate of gun control to the streets. look at this last night. hundreds of people marched over the brooklyn bridge calling for tighter gun laws in this country carrying candles. marchers stop in the middle of the bridge to read the names of the children and adults killed at sandy hook elementary school in connecticut. >>> in the wake of the sandy hook shooting, we know that gun sales have spiked in a major way. now the demand is driving the prices up. guns like ar-15s and mr-4s are selling for as high as a thousand dollars in texas. some assault style weaponsdoubled in price. a gun dealer says an assault style weapon that ran 900 dollars a week ago is now selling anywhere from 15 to a $2500. some gun buyers expect the prices to continue to rise. >>> swit

. >> stephanie rawlings-blake is standing by the speed camera program. three cameras have been issuing tickets to non-violators. the mayor maintains the rate is less than 1% and does not justify changing the program. >> we want to reduce the less than 1% to zero. >> the committee meets on capitol hill to hear from experts about the fiscal cliff. both sides are still digging into their respective positions. hallie jackson joins us live with more on the story. good morning. >> this morning, we're set to hear from the researcher for moody's who warns a pressing concern may not be the fiscal cliff but what to do about the debt ceiling. >> squabble is not a solution. >> that was the fight from last year. over letting the government borrow more money by raising the debt limit. president obama is warning against another battle like last year. >> that is unacceptable. >> explaining republicans should not think they will get leverage on the debt ceiling discussion later by giving in to some democratic fiscal cliff demands now. >> that is a bad strategy for americ

>> that is baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake and lardarius webb throwing the switch to light up the washington monument in mount vernon. it was broadcast live right here on tv 11 with donna hamilton. there were musical performances by area choirs. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> time to take a look at your morning commute. word of an accident on york road at fox talbot roil road. a delay on southbound 95 coming out of white marsh. up to speed when you get on to the beltway on the north side. a bit of a delay at security down towards edmondson. this is the j.f.x. at ruxton road. southbound traffic starting to build into town. checking at ok on 295 down towards 32. 50 at sandy point running smoothly at the toll plaza to and from the eastern shore. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we check in with john. >> thank you. we take a look at the camera. there is a cloud deck overhead with a weather system approaching. the temperature is up at ocean city. the temperature at the airport is 35 degrees. the barometer is dropping. most of the rain will be

stephanie rawlings-blake and lardarius webb helped countdown to the lighting of the washington monument in mount vernon. some of our mourning faces turned into night owls for the event. i do not know how you're able to do that. >> i was following your lead. >> the fireworks were spectacular. >> some other lighting ceremonies are going on today. midnightegins wi-- madness begins. in cockeysville, the military tree lighting. attendees will honor those serving overseas. we want to show off your decorations. tell us what your house should be featured on 11 news. that is working out pretty good. >> great displays. 33 degrees at the airport. same-sex marriage licenses are officially available in maryland. >> one problem couples could encounter. >> >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. happy friday. how is the forecast looking? >> yesterday the flavor was chilly. ok. today, a different flavor. not quite as ch

quex also the archbishop joined stephanie rawlings blake and senator barbara mikulski and windy spencer at the dedication at the national civilian conservation corps campus in baltimore. >> american pediatricians say that thimerosol should not be banned. it was removed from most vaccines in 1999 because of concerns of being linked to autism or other neurological problems. since then, several reviews have found no such evidence. some experts say keep it out of the red states but in other countries with -- keep it out of the u.s. it is used to create multi dess vaccines and it can allow for more children to be vaccinated. we all know how important pap tests are to screen for cervical cancer. davitt happens to you is natural to think what is next. what can you expect if you get an abnormal test? ony bay had a test she was not prepared. >> i was -- it was always in the back of my mind that something could be wrong. >> women should not panic. abnormal results are very common. >> sometimes it is a mild inflation. other times it is the human papilloma virus that is causing the abnormal pap and

anthony bass and stephanie rawlings blake give it to foot patrols. >> we had extra officers walking the streets to make sure we get on top of the spike in violent crime. >> the tells me that we can be a safer city saz long as we continue our relentless pursuit of guns. >> violent crime down 5%, gun crime down 9%. >>> a woman is behind bars in the fatal stabbing of her 2-year-old child. nicole fitzgerald has been charged with murder and child abuse of her son sars. she has a large knife wound on her neck that was self-inflicted. >>> a man kill in a fire in baltimore county. the blaze broke out just after midnight at a home on sweet air road in jacksonville. an elderly man was founded inside. -- was found inside. his identity is not being released. two firefighters got injury fighting the blaze. >>> the university of maryland's women's basketball coach helped bring the drug shortage crisis to a national spotlight. the problem has put surgeries at ann arundel medical center in jeopardy. >> as doctors at a. medical center prepared for surgeries on a late november weekend they became concern

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the mayor stephanie rawlings- blake. the mayor is joined by volar -- volunteers. it gets volunteers to help improve third grade reading proficiency. >>> royal pain. wait until you hear the prank call made to the hospital, where pregnant kate middle middleton is being treated. >>> cliff hangers. i'm pat warren. coming up. federal employees react to potential job cuts. >>> i'm alex demetrick. coming up, fema gives the cold shoulder to people in chris field still suffering after hurricane sandy. that story as eyewitness news continues. >>> the brief, spring-like break is over. stick around for the updated first warning weather forecast. you know how much grandma wanted to be here for your fist christmas? you see grandma lives waaaay down here and you live way up here. brian, your cousin, he's a little bit older than you he lives here, in chicago. and your aunt lisa lives here in baltimore. uncle earnie? waaay out in hawaii. but don't you worry we will always be together for christmas. [ male announcer ] being together is the best part of the holidays and cheerios is