a shocking discovery is made inside an anne arundel county home that also houses a day care. wjz is live. christie ileto has more on what was confiscated and who police took into custody. kristy? -- christie? >> police arrested rosemary tuck and woods. officers say the pair are not day care employees but are residents of that home. >> reporter: anne arundel county police say 30-year-old rosemary tuck, and 49-year-old douglas woods are facing drug charges after police find drugs and weapons while searching at gambrels -- gambrill's residents, that also serves as a day care. >> it was troubling for us, because it happened in close proximity of children period because they were in the same house. but we know the weapons were not in closing proximity of children. >> six rifles in a 2007 ford explorer were seized from the home. not the day area. >> reporter: it all started when undercover investigators were purchasing marijuana from a female from this resident. that led to a search warrant. >> undercover officers did make market transactions at that house. and during that time, th

. >>> anne arundel county police investigate a masked man opening fire on two men. just before 8:00 police responded railroad

. >>> police impersonator, busted by the real police in anne arundel county. police say this man, 31-year- old jonathan conner, used a car, equipped with emergency lights to pull a driver over. that driver became suspicious because conner didn't have a uniform or a badge and took off calling police. conner was arrested and now faces several charges. >>> maryland delegate and gubernatorial hopeful, heather mizeer selects her running mate. mizeer is a montgomery county democrat, running for her

. >>> anne arundel county police investigate a masked man opening fire on two men. just before 8:00 police responded railroad avenue. one man was not one but one man was and died at the hospital. police need for information to find the man responsible. >> also what we're trying to find out is exactly why these men were in this parking. this was a secluded industrial-type area. we believe this is a targeted incident. we don't believe this to be a random act. we believe these parties had some knowledge or knew one another. >> police also believe it was a robbery most likely. anyone with information is urged to call anne arundel county police. >>> one month after the roll out of healthcare.gov the focus remains on the website's technical problems and some 3 million insured americans learning they can't keep their current plans. danielle nottingham has the latest. >> cbs has the late eres for the enrollments for healthcare.gov. 248 people enrolled in the first two days. they need to average 39,000 a day to meet the goal of 7 million insured americans by march 1st. the o

an accident in anne arundel county, annapolis road at charter. there's a look at your speeds on the beltway. 34 on the west side, in the lower teens on 95 southbound because of that accident. that's a look at that delay. this traffic report is brought to you do by jiffy lube. want to be an over productive super achiever? extend the life of your car with a quick oil change. don, back over to you. >> thank you. >>> stay with wjz 13, maryland's news station. complete news, weather and traffic still is ahead this morning. the affordable care act website one month after its launch, new details about the problems and just how many policies have been purchased. ,,,, mnever sleeping.g. ever saving. for him, her, and you. every day. but quality affordable health care seems forever out of reach -- until now. i'm doctor peter beilenson. with local doctors we've founded a new approach to health insurance -- evergreen health. neighborhood care, same day appointments, a team approach with doctors and nurses who get to know you. that's evergreen health. learn m

a new one in anne arundel county on solomon's island's road. that average speed on the west side outer loop down to 46. there's a look at your speeds on 95. no delays there. in fact, 57 between white marsh and the beltway. that's a look at the west side of the beltway. the average speed there about 46. there's a look at 295 in the area of 175 where we had that accident. you can see traffic moving better than it was about 15 minutes ago. now wjz has the stories people are talking about this morning. here's don. >> thank you. >>> the white he will release its report showing how many people have signed up for health insurance under the affordable care act. it's to be released this week. cbs has learned the numbers will be very, very low. here is susan mcginnis reporting for wjz. >> industry analysts confirm to cbs news the number of people signing up for health care falls far short of the government's target. the wall street journal reports fewer than 50,000 people have made it through packing the airport pbt go -- through healthcare.gov. they hav

so now, anne arundel county's police chief has promised that a new cold case squad he helped put together will help take a closer look. >> katherine morris's lifeless body was discovered inside her car in the college building near arundel mills mall in may 2012. her mothereds a suicide -- mother reads a suicide note. >> please don't good him get away with what he is doing and what he's doing. >> reporter: the he referred to is her daughter's husband, isaac goodwin, army specialist, who was in afghanistan at the time of her death. her family says their marriage quickly fell apart, devastating the emotionally fragile woman. >> it was more than she could handle. >> reporter: ever since, her mother and family have been convinced catherine's death was not a suicide, saying the police did not do a thorough investigation. >> she is a grieving parent. >> he says he's asked an independent group of retired homicide detectives to review the case. >> it will serve to ensure the morris family that, in fact, the police department has done right by her daughter's death. >> reporter: is there any doubt t

a shocking discovery is made inside an anne arundel county home that also serves as a day care. wjz is live. christie ileto has more on what was confiscated and who police took into custody. >> reporter: police arrest rosemary tuck and douglas woods, both of whom they say are not employees of the day care but are residents of that home. >> reporter: anne arundel county police say 30-year-old rosemary tuck and 49-year-old douglas woods are facing drug charges tuesday, after police find drugs and weapons while searching a gambrills residence, that also serves as a local day care. >> it was happening alt this residence, which is concerning for us because it happened in close prox iments of -- proximity of children. but we know the weapons were not in close proximity to children. >> drug partner, six rifles and a ford explorer were seized from the home. not the day care. >> reporter: it all started when undercover investigators were purchasing marijuana from a female from this residence. that led to a search warrant. >> undercover officers did make narcotic transactions at that hous

cell phone thefts have been reported in baltimore city, baltimore county, howard county, anne arundel and montgomery counties. >> everyone seems to have an iphone in their hand, whether they're texting or listening to music. it's a crime of opportunity. >> with kiosks that accept cell phones for cash security experts say it is an opportunity for big money. >> they can go ahead and steal a number of these devices during an evening and trade them in for cash, thousands of dollars in one evening of work. >> police are warning people to be more vigilant to keep thieves at bay. >> i keep my stuff in my pocket and away from anyone that can see it. >> reporter: stolen cell phones may have less value at the end of the month. that's when a nationwide registry of stolen cell phones goes online. i'm mike schuh. back to you. >> thank you. police say they're still searching for something that will lead them to suspects in these incidents. >>> a new trial for the man accused of killing phylicia barns is set to get underway today. michael johnson is accused of murdering the teen. the 16-year-old's b

. >>> in anne arundel county police are looking for a robber who hit a pizza place. the robber came into the vizzini's pizza. if you have information that could help police call metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7- lockup. >>> temperatures are already falling in the 30s, rapidly cooling off. 36 in

. >>> dozens of acres burned in anne arundel county. this's is in the south river farms park. firefighters struggled to get to the hear because it was in the woods. neighbors spotted the fire first. >> saw flames and the leaves coming over the edge. i said this is getting serious. it wasn't someone burning leaves. it was time to call 911. >> reporter: crews were called in to put this fire out. >> red flag type conditions, bone dry air and cold conditions. 122 -- 22 in cockeysville. a couple degrees off at bwi. temperatures today as we speak are running frigid, maybe not quite down to 27 but definitely low 30 on the board and a chilly west breeze diminishing. now big picture wise crystal clear skies but that will also said in a rapid cooloff. we and up in the mid-20s and the north and west suburbs could be pushing to the upper teens. for more on the cold outbreak, let's head over to mike masco. >> good afternoon. i want to show you. yesterday was brutal. take a look at temperatures today. we were starting to move into the 40-degree range. we think we will add more. it's still a

. >>> families in one anne arundel county neighborhood hit with a rain tam bill. >> it's an exciting thing. >> changes to help kids. >> kelly swoope, jamie costello and you. if you use city water at some point, you may have got an bill overflowing in charges. >> now incorrect readings could be a thing of the past. not everyone is happy. amy aubert explains why some are sceptical. >> for the first time in 75 years, people who use city water won't need a quarterly visit. the city passed a multimillion dollar plan this re place the outdated system with smarter smeamplet city water cuss -- smart meters. they will be estimated bills. >> some of the bills are in the millions are wrong. my bill went from $40 to $800. >> reporter: you might know linda stewart has water bill woman. her bills overflowed with issues and she let it be known. >> this was hard, knowing this is happening, not only to me because i wasn't too bad off then but knowing that other folks and people who couldn't afford it it was happening. that took a toll. >> reporter: in the end she paid $2500 in wrong water bills. that

says they are competing with businesses for ann arundel. while he pays his workers above minimum wage and supports an increase. he's worried about the law making wages too high for his small business. >> i am a little concerned that we may start having to raise prices. and others may wind up higherring a few less people. >> reporter: the workers we talked with support the bill. >> it should have been done years ago. >> reporter: the county executive will have ten days to review the legislation once he gets it. then he will decide whether or not to veto it. he's been in support of the state passing the minimum wage changes and not the county. i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >>> tonight funeral arrangements are set for the mail carrier shot and killed while working in prince george's county. his funeral will be held sunday in south carolina. there's a $125,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in the case. >>> right now police are trying to find two people who robbed a store and shot the clerk. it happened this morning around 10:00 a

that's what police say was happening in anne arundel county. >> a warning at the gambrels day nursery. police arrested and charged 30- year-old rosemary tuck. the operation allegedly started with undercover officers. in addition to finding marijuana and drug partner, police also seized six rifles. they were proper -- the nursery was properly licensed by the state, which has been contacted. >> wjz is in anne arundel county. we'll have more coming up at 5:00. >>> more troubling news for president obama's president obama's signature healthcare law. only 40 to 50,000 americans have been able to enroll into the affordable care act. far below what was expected danielle nottingham reports for we'll from washington. >> reporter: between 40,000 and 50,000 americans have been able to successfully enroll in private insurance, through the healthcare.gov website, according to the wall street journal. industry analysts have confirmed those numbers for cbs news in the 36 states where the federal government is running the exchange. >> cbs news data from the states operating their own exchanges, shows

we'll be in the mid-20s around bwi and central anne arundel county. if you have a great photo, great winter sky shots, this one from jim schuyler, definitely looking for those photos. send them our way. you can send them to pix. through the day tomorrow 40s into the 50s after a cold start in the 20s. very cold. hey, at least the winds are letting up if you're heading out on this evening. the wind chill is not so brutal. however, the numbers will be brutal by daybreak. the lows this morning in the low 20s in places like northern baltimore county, carroll and harford. those numbers will be back tonight. as cold, if not colder. extremely dry air. the dew points under 20. that's the dry air you notice and across the house if you don't have the humid fires going, you may notice that. across the mid-atlantic states crystal clear dry conditions. more dry weather ahead. we have calm weather, settling in out of the west. it's going to begin a milder pattern. tomorrow as the sun going to work we lock for the numbers to bounce back by the end of the day, again,

. >> police in anne arundel county make two arrests in a pot bust. >> police target an infamous gang. >> and welcoming back our heroes. ravens players greet service members returning home. >> we start with the bitterly cold temperatures that have you turning up the term me stat. >> it was chilly. meteorologist wyatt everhart is here with the chilly forecast. >> if you missed the brief flurries we had earlier today, you saw the chance for a few this evening. a little instability. this will not be much, but you may see a few flakings outside. take a look statewide. cloud cover from frostburg south toward ocean city. most of our precipitation well to the east. a chilly north wind around 5 to 15 with the wind chill factor feeling like 29 in cockeysville and manchester with a deep freeze tonight. down into the 20s by daybreak tomorrow. you know it's going to be cold. for more on how chilly it feels, meteorologist mike masco. >> biting wind and a shock to the season. we are seeing some sprfort snow showers. you want to talk snow? we'll take you out toward northern indiana where the snow is

hoop tonight police in anne arundel county are investigating four armed robberies in a less than 24 hours span. first, the pizza bolis restaurant was robbed and then the wings and things was robbed and a man went to a third place demanding money. the robber hit the bp on crane this morning. >>> days after annapolis elect lad new marks the city council said they are looking at legislation that would remove most of the mare's power. the city manager would report to the city council, not to the mayor. mike pantelides won the election last week beating josh cohen. >>> a large crowd gathered for the ceremony at veterapark in aberdeen. >> i ask you to remember our veterans deployed around the world and their families, waiting for a safe return and remember the families and friends who have been touched by and have the full understanding of service to the last full measure of devotion. >> the service also included a memorial salute by the american legion post, 120 honor guard and a playing of taps. >>> walking through the door to see your dog waiting for you wagging its tail is one of the best p

. >> police in anne arundel county released him and killed in -- released. junior was shot and killed. investigators do not have a motive that they do not believe -- but they do not believe the shooting was random. >> another delay for the affordable health care act. the obama administration is delaying the enrollment for small business owners for a year. potentially this means that those owners will have time to shop around and compare plans. some say it is another blow for trouble back. >> that is for the online sign- up portion. they can sign up through patient, -- an agent, a broker, or an insurer. more of bad news for the president's signature plan. another stunner for the country's already battered health care law. it is a delay for small businesses. >> delays, delays. >> the white house is saying another year before businesses can enroll online. three days before president obama's self-imposed two repair the website. the feds are trying to lower expectations trade >> to be clear, november 30 is not represent a relaunch of healthcaret.gov. it is not a

. >>> an anne arundel county man faces 16 years in prison for growing plants inside his home. but these aren't the kind of plants you buy inside a store, it's marijuana. this story is next. >>> i'm ron matz. it's time to buy your miracle ties and help the johns hopkins children's center. the story coming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's 5:30. 62 beautiful degrees and mostly clear. good evening. thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. the former husband of a popular &b singer is busted for busting a major growing operation in ann arundle county. rochelle ofrochelle ritchie has more on the illegal drugs found inside the home and why neighbors are so upset. >> reporter: hi, kai. well, the anne arundel county police were tipped off to the illegal drug operation, after someone smelled a funny scent in the air. >> reporter: augusta stone is behind bars, after police found 158 marijuana plants inside his home, on 230th street in pasadena. >> they believe this individual was manufacturing a marijuana -- distributing mariju

. >>> police in anne arundel county are looking for both a witness and a suspect in a halloween night murder in the town of harmons. officers found a man shot in the chest in a parking lot on railroad avenue just before 8:00 last night. the victim 44-year-old renee arkila of baltimore died in the hospital. police believe the shooting stemmed from some sort of robbery attempt. they say they saw a witness wearing a mask run away from the scene and they jumped in a car and the shooter apparently wore a mask. was wearing a mask and drove away and again they're looking for a suspect and of course a witness in the case. >>> an accident reconstruction team is looking for answers after a serious crash in university park. prince george's county police say a motorcyclist has life- threatening injuries after hitting another vehicle. it happened about 8:30 last night at the delphi road and wells parkway. the driver of the other vehicle was not hurt. >>> the woman accused of vandalizing the washington national cathedral and possibly the lincoln memorial has now been ruled incompetent to stand tria

one in anne arundel county, veteran's highway at bright view. on the beltway speeds in the 30s on the topside outer loop. in the 20s on the west side outer loop. 95 southbound, south of white marsh you're still doing well. that's a look at 95 in and out of the fort mchenry tunnel. this traffic report is brought the you bill's. >>> baltimore county police are investigating yet another cell phone robbery in towson. mike schuh is live with the latest. >> reporter: good morning don. good morning, everyone. this time the rob bery happened at the 7-e lefsh. last weekeleven -- 7-e even. last week a man was stabbed for his phone. a clear target for thieves. help is on the way to make stolen phones less attractive. a nationwide registry will go online and congress is working on a law making it illegal to change a phone's registration number. i'm mike schuh reporting live from towson. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a form employee is charged with sexual ly abusing a boy. 27-year-old anthony williams was a child youth's services employee. he abused a 12-ye

anne arundel county just shower activity. it's in the low mid 70s warm. >>> here is sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> the deal on the roads 95 is a mess. we still have three problems working. 95 southbound past the beltway accident still blocking the left lane. big delays behind it. 95 northbound at white marsh 95 southbound is at o'donnel. a new one on the beltway between the inner loop and wilkins. speeds on the top and west sides of the beltway in the 20s. speeds still in the teens on 95 southbound between white marsh and the beltway. that's a look at the delay. this traffic report is brought to you by bge. your bulbs wasting emergency? details at wasting energy? details at bgesmartenergy.com. >>> the family of a man who died in police custody is suing the police department. police confronted 46-year-old anthony anderson after a drug deal. they say he refused to follow orders and put drugs in his mouth. an officer tackled anderson and he died from blunt force injured. the medical examiner ruled his death and then wh

information about the man behind bars for a major marijuana growing operation in anne arundel county. agustus stone is under arrest. he's the ex-husband of lil mo. police found 158 marijuana plants inside his home. if convicted he faces up to 16 years in prison. >>> baltimore county police are searching for who serial robbery suspects. that man and woman may be responsible for several robberies. one theft occurred a week ago on harford road. >>> today the local board of elections could determine the winner of the annapolis mayor race. in just a couple of minutes more than 300 absentee ballots will be counted, along with votes from a broken machine. >>> the u.s. navy's only unman blimp will be back in the sky next week. it has to do with protecting personal on the ground. it will fly near beltsville and east of the city. >>> stay with wjz 13, mar

others have complained to the city of arundel of headaches and difficulty breathing. the city now filing an injunction to force the plant to i the fixed the problem or shut down. >> now it seems air when they'll not firmly to me perry >> this vietnamese in immigrant who turned to the mix of red jalapeno peppers, garlic, salt, and vinegar into a multibillion-dollar global brand he says the plant which was chosen to be built here by the city of or when they'll cost $40 million and has estate of the arctic air filters, even taking media to the roof to prove it. >> at all to its harbor is and chile grinding time-- truck load after truck load of hot peppers brought it over a three month period. in the last week that air quality department has logged 11 complaints in said an inspector finding no smells no ballet shoes at the plant. while srirach smells no ballet shoes at the p[ male announcer ]h the founder of mercedes-benz once wrote something on a sheet of paper ♪ the challenge always accepted. and the calling forever answered. ♪ introducing the all-new 2014 s-class.

>> reporter: she's being charged triple by anne arundel county because her single family home is on commercial. >> it seems ludicrous that you could look at these houses in this neighborhood and consider this nonresidential. >> reporter: these are the roots of a growing movement to repeal the new rain tax. social media seething with rage. o'malley and his sheep are now taxing you and me for god's work of providing necessary rain, posted one. the rain tax supported by governor martin o'malley imposed this year after the epa ordered maryland to come up with an $18 billion solution to this. polluted storm water, overwhelming waterways like the potomac, anacostia and chesapeake bay, billions of spending on storm water management projects like these are necessary to control it. >> the rooftop, my driveway, there's a front walkway. >> reporter: hard surfaces that don't allow water to soak in are targeted by the tax but it's up to individual counties to collect and the numbers are all over the place. commercial properties will pay by the square foot. most homeowners facing a flat fee. in prince georg

. >>> anne arundel county police are releasing more information about the man behind bars accused of a major marijuana growing operation. officers this week arrested agustus stone. he is the ex-husband of singer lil mo. police found 158 marijuana plants inside his home in pasadena. they believe he distributed marijuana out of this house for the past 2 to 3 months. >>> today the local board of elections could determine the win over the annapolis mayor race. starting this morning 9:00 more than 300 absentee and provisional ballots will be counted. >>> it's the last showing for blockbuster. they are closing their 300 remaining stores by next year. they enjoyed huge success in the 90s but struggle led with competition from netflix, red box and others. it was caught by the dish network after declaring bankruptcy in 2010. blockbuster's mail service will be discontinued as well but they're streaming service will still be available. >>> turning to sports, the nfl orders a special counsel to investigation the possible bullying case on the miami dolphins. player accused of making threats speak

anne arundel county police are investigating a homicide now. >> reporter: police continue searching for the shooter who they say used craigslist to find his victim. a craigslist deal turned deadly just before 8:00 p.m.. police responded to a shooting in the 7400 block of railroad avenue and harman. police found 44-year-old renee badly wounded. >> he was taken to the hospital and pronounced he suffered to a gunshot wound to his upper body. >> police say the victims saw an ad on craigslist for a vehicle incident in this parking lot to meet the seller. but police say the suspects used the add two were the victim a secluded area. they say the suspect plan to rob the victim and shot him during the attempted robbery >> this is a very fluid investigation. >> the suspect got away and police are still looking for him. >> police if you're responding to an online advertisement, meet the seller in a high-traffic area during the day and bring someone with you. >> anyone with information about the shooting should call metro crimestoppers at 866-7-lockup. >>> the healthcare.gov website is down for mai

. >> reporter: in anne arundel county, jeff hager, abc2 news. >> the police seized six rifles from the resident but they were not accessible to the children. >>> well, baltimore city streets are safer tonight. police arrested six people connected to the black guerilla family gang this morning. this is how this went down. it was an effort after a one- month long investigation targeting the bgf. they focused on 20 convicted felons. police did bring in a number of people for questioning but didn't say how many. >>> police are vasting -- investigating a deadly shooting. the police have no suspects at this time. >>> if you're looking at where crime occurs, baltimore homes are not far away. crews tore through the bricks of the vacant locals in johnson square. the first wall was torn down by neighbors. they're adding to the value of the program by offering more to people who buy homes in baltimore. >>> want some inside into exactly what police officers do every day? all you have to do is check out twitter tonight. they are inviting all tweets to a tweet along. it ames kind of a sprirtal -- vi

. >>> anne arundel county police arrest a man reportedly for impersonating one of their own. vic is in the newsroom with more on this. vic? >> reporter: well, mary, it ail happened around this time last night. that's when they got a report of a male subject, impersonating a police officer. conner had emergency lights and a large antenna, mounted to his chevrolet priest. conner pulled over a vehicle and approached the driver as if he was a police officer. the driver, who was pulled over, was suspicious. conner wasn't wearing a uniform and didn't have a badge. the male victim drove off from the scene and alerted police. police located the caprice in question, not far from where this traffic stop took place. >> facing several traffic violations and criminal violations, including impersonating a police officer and false imprisonment. >>> a bizarre case tonight, involving sex assault and beer pong in maryland. police arrested a 38-year-old man they say targeted men who drank too much. >> reporter: police say joey poindexter, prowled college bars and sports events, looking for youn

we have one accident still thern anne arundel county on west bay front road at southern maryland boulevard. that activity sill in bel air. on 95 no real delays there. delays on the west side of the beltway, 49. when you take a look at traffic camera you can see we have delays on the topside of the beltway at harford road. this traffic report is brought to you by your maryland toyota dealer. do you dream of all the places you'd like to go? mow is the time now is the time to find a great deal on a toyota at buyatoyota.com. >>> a nice sunrise. >> gorgeous. >> this morning's coffee with h hill harper. >> welcome back to the eyewitns morning edition, hill harper. what's going on, dude? >> good morning. >> you're in town tonight at the pratt library. part of their speaker series. you're going to be talking about letters to an incarcerated brother. give us your spark note version of this book and what got you to write it. >> yes. i'm looking forward to seeing ft the pratt library at 6:30. i love going there, the folks of baltimore. we're going to have discussions. it was inspired by letters that

in anne arundel county watch for a wreck at spa road at hunt meadow drive, northbound 295 at the harbor tunnel. edison highway at east madison, north fulton at pennsylvania avenue. now, as far as your delays go, traveling on the west side inner loop it's slow from will kins avenue over to liberty road. stop and go from the jfx to harford road. from 83 to 95, 44 miles per hour average and 13 minute to get through. not too bad on the west side. that's a look at security boulevard. this traffic report is brought to you by michael and sons. call 800-948-mike. michael and sons baltimore. back to you. >> thank you. >>> it's officil . you can help pick the name for the young panda cub at the national zoo washington. voting on the zoo's website began today at 2:00 and will continue until november 22nd. voters have five name to choose from. the winning name will be revealed on december 1st when the baby panda turns 100 days old. >> i'm going down to the zoo and going to get that panda and keep him as a pet. >> give him to your girls. >> right. >> have fun in jail for the rest of your life. >> i

. >>> police impersonator, busted by the real police in anne arundel county. police say this man, 31-year- old jonathan conner, used a car, equipped with emergency lights to pull a driver over. that driver became suspicious because conner didn't have a uniform or a badge and took off calling police. conner was arrested and now faces several charges. >>> maryland delegate and gubernatorial hopeful, heather mizeer selects her running mate. mizeer is a montgomery county democrat, running for her party's nomination, against lieutenant governor anthony brown and attorney general doug gansler. breaking news, regarding president obama's signature law, the affordable healthcare act, just a short time ago, the administration announced just over 100,000 people enrolled in o bama wear -- obama care in a month, well below the forecasted numbers. this follows another hearing in washington today. >> reporter: lawmakers are asking the government's chief technology officers who could have been done to prevent a disastrous launch of healthcare.gov. >> we spent over a half bill

. >> reporter: anne arundel county police were tipped off to the drug operation, after someone smelled an unusual scent in the air. >> reporter: august us know -- augustus stone is behind barbs, after police found 158 marijuana plants inside his home on 230th street in pasadena. >> they believe this individual was manufacturing more marijuana, distributing marijuana for two to three months, roughlily out of the home. >> reporter: police say he was living with his weed and went undetected for several months. >> the tip was set off from an observant citizen. again, just the amount of traffic coming and going. >> the plants, pretty significant in size. one by one, they were moved out of the home and into the custody of police. >> got a really big operation there. really big. that's a lot of plants. >> reporter: the street value of the drugs found inside the home, $127,000. and according to neighbors, this operation all took place, next door to an in-home day care. >> kids, you know, walk past that house to go to the bus stop. it's right there. my kids are here all day. there's kids next d

. >>> a scare this morning at anne arundel county. 29-year-old kenneth carpenter of annapolis was spotted in a hallway. he did not have permission to be there. police arrested carpenter and searched for other possible trespassers. none was found. carpenter was charged with burglary and kidnapping. >>> charging prayer at the start of government meet beings. tear -- meetings. >> reporter: for the past 14 years, the town council of greece, new york, has started its meetings with a prayer. usually led by clergy. >> we ask to the name and to the merit of jesus christ. >> reporter: on wednesday, the supreme court heard arguments whether the town's prayers are constitutional. >> i don't think they were asking that there not be prayer. i think we're asking for it to be inclusive. >> reporter: susan gallaway, a town resident, who is jewish, and linda stevens, who is an atheist say the premeeting prayers violate their rights because they emphasize christian beliefs. >> when you are told by a pastor to stand up, bow your head and pray to jesus, it can and -- and you don't do that, it can be intimida

. >> this is the seventh homicide in anne arundel county this year. >>> we have an update on another shooting. baltimore police arrested sterling ford on attempted murder charges for a shooting that happened on homewood avenue. ford shot a man in the chest and the police are looking for two others who were with ford. >>> tomorrow a baltimore firefighter will be laid to rest. andrew hoffman was shot and killed in a murder suicide. his girlfriend marie hartman was also killed. the shooter, officer christopher robinson took his life. >>> happy days are here agn for people who love the pipe theater. we'll take you inside as it reopens for the first time in 30 years. >> this weekend we turn the clock back and gain an hour of sleep. why do we do that? >> tonight 6:035-67-8972 at bwi. we nailed the two-degree guarantee. so rachel from reisterstown, congratulations, you are our weather winner. we'll talk about the clearing skies. >>> let's go to annapolis. >> pizza for $5.99. they did a good job remodeling it. >> those raw oysters are great all right. wyatt will be back with the forecast com

mary's county, calvert county, maybe anne arundel, winds out of west at 10. by morning partly sunny, mild, 50s and 60s, very nice saturday morning and by afternoon still okay, partly sunny, breezy and warm, a few showers, high 64 to 68, winds turning and become northwest 10 to 15 behind that front. still warm in oakland 54, 60 in cumberland, 67 in culpeper, 64 manassas and fairfax, again a few showers late but still not a bad day, 67 downtown, 65 in frederick, 68 in annapolis, small craft advisory between noon and 6 p.m. some showers in the afternoon, showers ending in the evening, 56 to 62. the next three days we're pretty good shape still, a few showers, 67 tomorrow, seattle the mall 10:00, get there at 9:00 and chilly at sunday 55 and low 50s monday. football weather, if you're tailgating it will be in the 40s early, but mostly sunny, breezy and chilly, highs near 55. you can watch the ravens game here on channel 9. chilly monday, upper 50s by tuesday, upper 60s by wednesday, more rain showers, maybe a thunderstorm thursday, highs in the low 70s and sharpl

we have lighter showers in spots southwest you see it around culpeper and also up in toward anne arundel county and here in d.c.. montgomery, a few light sprinkles but this is this line of heavy showers extending in toward ear sections of west virginia and came through cross junction without too much fanfare. you look at the doppler. a little hole there but then look at the intense line right here. just west of martinsburg right now. hagerstown in about 15 minutes or so as it's raising east at about 50 miles per hour and that's the concern. near the i-81 corridor or east there. get ready into loudoun county and jefferson county, west virginia first and then in toward washington county. frederick all see this line in the next hour or so as it comes from the i-81 area marching east. look at the temperatures though. upper 60s and low 70s at this hour. average high is 64 degrees. now we're going to blow past that in the mid 70s. not going to see much change in temps and we get the sunshine and even upper 70s not out of the question because we're start stock warm. some wind out there. also wi

he was found shot on west and ridgemore drive in anne arundel county. police questioned two witnesses in the case, but so far, they have no suspects, but detectives say this is not appear to be a random act. >> a disturbing crime in an area that you normally think of as a safe place to walk. a woman was sexually assaulted. investigatory the robbery took place in the 5100 block of wisconsin avenue. the victim was then forced to walk several blocks to 44th street northwest. surae chinn joins us live with details and surae, do police have any leads on her attacker? >> jan, police are going through surveillance video. sandwiched between tenly town and gallery. a very vibrant walking down, shops and restaurants about. so this crime is really surprising to this community. police say the suspect followed the woman to an atm and police are trying to figure out which one. and there police say he threatened her with a knife. >> it's really horrible, i can't stand it. and makes me feel like i can't go outside behind my house. i mean, that's a horrible thing to hea

. >>> two anne arundel county men behind bars in connection with a bike shop heist. bryan davis and hakeem epp social security stole several bikes from cycle world. one was arrested while pushing a bike there you a neighborhood there. police recovered five of the seven bikes taken. >>> the annapolis city council is trying to strip the mayor's office of power. this comes days after mike pantelides was e elected mayor. a member of the democrat dominated council says he will try to move annapolis to a council manager style of government. the city manager would report directly to the council and not the mayor. >>> a local person is waking up # $1 million richer. someone bought a powerball ticket worth $1 million at the food lion in cookiesville. they guessed the first five numbers but not the powerball number. >>> hundreds run a race in support of the maryland state trooper hit by a car while making a traffic stop. more than 850 part-time participated in the 5k for jk, jacqueline kline. she's currently recovered at the hospital with a brain injury. >>> stay with wjz 13,