brown 12 times. during the testimony, she said she was a friend of his sister and had been drinking with the two of them at a nightclub. after she left, she saw a woman can fred brown and smack him. she claims she saw the officer intervened. she said he pulled out his weapon and started waving it around. she is not recall what he was saying, but she said she recalled brown say he did not mean any harm and there was no reason for this. as he backed out he raised his hand and said, i am a marine. i have two kids. i'm sorry. >> i remember her saying certain things when she was questioned by the state, in particular in reference to the drinking and alcohol. but when questioned by the defense, it took some time that -- to get facts out that contradicted previous testimony. >> i heard six gunshots and saw him fall. i ran over to tyrone and said, are you ok? he said, i got shot. she said she never heard the officers say he was a police officer. two other prosecution witnesses are giving different accounts of what happened. >> there was an extreme lack of accuracy in her testimony. her testimony is in direct contracts with any other witnesses that the state has put forth in terms of how and where this incident took place. >> there was blood on the left shoe of the officer and experts testified it was from brown. >> and a police gun expert testified that the shots were fired from five to 6 feet away. another officer testified that the officer on trial seemed like he was under the influence of all. -- under the influence of alcohol. reporting live from downtown baltimore, wbal tv 11 news. >> two dogs are out for a walk and one attacks the other and they ended up with one of them shot and killed. the two dogs were being locked sunday morning along stone minnows drive when one attacked the other. a man arrived on the scene with a semiautomatic handgun and shot one of the dogs. >> i was like, grab your dogs. at the same time i am backing up because they are getting closer and closer and i am putting myself in between my kids and the two dogs fighting. he was going down out of breath and i shot the dog. >> he said it was not the first time that the dogs have fought. he said police have taken his gun. they're investigating to see if any charges will be filed. >> a woman is rushed to a medical center after she was attacked by a pit bull in greek town. it happened friday night on the 700 block of bomba street. >> i have great-grandchildren out here. it is frightening. >> surely tyler is talking about the attack on her neighbor. blood still stains the walk of her home on this 700 block of the street. she said she was doing something that she does every day. it the people attacked her. -- she does every day when the pit bull attacked her. >> from what we understand the dog ran across the street and up into the porch and took the lead down to the sidewalk. >> the dog's owner who lives across the street from the victim now faces $550 in fines. she was cited and fined $200 for allowing the dog to run at large, a $250 fine for not having a dog vaccinated, and a $100 fine for the dog not being licensed. >> the dog will be quarantined for 10 days. any dog that comes in for a bite case has to be quarantined. >> the dog has not shown any aggressive behavior since the incident. >> he is buried scared. -- a very scared. >> after 10 days they will hold a hearing to determine if the dog is dangerous and should be euthanize, or will be returned to the owner with restrictions. >> authorities is a 21-year-old bruce e. hanson and two others were in the area of the reservoir friday when the water level suddenly dropped. another sore mayor tried to save him when he started panicking, but he could not do it -- swimmer try to save him when he started panicking, but he could not do it. symminct is reece -- is restricted in that reservoir. >> david collins is live at edgewood. >> nearly 100 people showed up here, and their message to the department of transportation has the backing of lawmakers in two counties. >> nobody thinks the toll increases are fair. >> scores of residents from harford and cecil counties. demonstrators included retirees, professionals and doctors. they considered highway robbery. >> do i have to stand up here and say, enough is enough? >> since 1976, locals have had the unique option of purchasing a $10 decal each year that allows unlimited bridget -- unlimited trips across the bridge. state officials are not only increasing all of the tolls, or considering it, but requiring all decal holders to purchase a special pass for $36 per year, but add in the monthly maintenance fee and it adds up to $54 per year. >> if they do not back down on this, we will be filing suit against the state of maryland for what they are doing. >> i will tell you that this state has paid hundreds of millions of federal highway dollars every year and they squander them. instead of spending and the way they should, they squander them and then come back to you for more. >> the 70-year-old bridge is already paid for and many think this tool is uncalled for. >> it -- this toll is uncalled for. >> it affects everybody. the >> and pointing out that charging people just to come into town is bad for business. thee're going to charge people to come into cecil county to buy our products and services. >> there may be people that cannot come across the bridge because they're on a fixed income and they will not be able to afford the transponder and the coming over monthly. >> it hurts our businesses and all our neighboring businesses. >> rally organizers urged residents to go to hatempolls.com for more. >> how much does the plan before tolls? that landedways jet in the hudson river in 2009, we caught up with them. >> we are in cecil county. this is the state highways administration facility right next to the jfk barracks on i- 95. we have video to show you. the airplane from the merkel on the hudson came into maryland around 2:00 p.m. -- the miracle on the hudson came into maryland around 2:00 p.m. this afternoon. it will work its way around i-95 and the beltway and over to buy 70 and will end up at the carolina -- over to interstate 70 and will end up at the carolina aviation museum. we understand this aircraft is supposed to be reassembled at the museum. >> u.s. military reports 5 american troops were killed when rockets slammed into their compound in eastern baghdad. they were serving as advisers to iraqi security police. it is the largest single loss of u.s. troops in iraq in two years. in the meantime, a suicide bombing tikrit killed at least 15 people and wounded many others. it is the second attack in as many days. former pennsylvania republican rick santorum through his hat into the ring today declaring his candidacy for the presidency. he is a staunch social conservative who is hoping to get christian conservative votes in early primaries. steve handelsman has details. >> like the rest of the republicans who are running, rick santorum blasted it barack obama as a big hit -- big spender. >> who are you, mr. obama, to say that you and your administration should take 40 cents out of every dollar and borrow it from future generations and -- to prop you up? >> he was in pennsylvania, where he lost reelection in the senate in 2006 after fighting gay marriage and abortion. now he says the fight against barack obama is about values. >> this is about our moral currency. >> is similar to the campaign of michelle baachman, who is expected to declare soon. and to sarah palin, but her stumble over the story of paul revere saying that he wrote to warn the british is more of a kealon problem now than rick santorum. -- is more of a problem for her now than rick santorum. the economy is another issue. that is white businessman mitt romney is seen as a front runner for the gop -- that is why businessman mitt romney is seen as a front runner for the gop. already campaign to a total of 47 times in iowa, new hampshire and maryland. correct and rick santorum has already won two -- >> and rick santorum has already won two straw polls in the most conservative american state. >> still ahead, the shortage in america -- in medications are affecting the way doctors are treating cancer patients. >> and a procedure that could make life easier for patients. >> it is about to warm up again as we head to the middle part of the week. ♪ [ female announcer ] have you ever seen a glacier while sunbathing? why not? have you ever climbed a rock wall in the middle of the ocean? or tried something really wild? why not? it's all possible in the nation of why not. royal caribbean's floating nation. where you are free to do anything you want. which may be nothing at all. royal caribbean international. why not cruise from baltimore? visit royalcaribbean.com today. >> if you have ever had shoulder pain, you know how disabling it can be. if you cannot move the way you need to, have troubles doing simple task, but a simple replacement has made life better for many people. donna hamilton has more. >> show me your range of motion now. awesome, great. can you go out to the side like this? now, with your elbow at your side -- >> just a few months ago, sharon could not do any of those movements without excruciating pain and her shoulder hurt all the time. >> it hurt all the time at night when i sleep. i was having trouble doing things like drying my hair and getting dressed. it became a quality of life issue. i could not do the things i've wanted to do. >> this mercy medical center doctors said this is what a shoulder looks like with severe arthritis and bone rubbing on bone, like sharon's. >> that must be painful. >> very painful. they're very dysfunctional. what this refers shoulder replacement is providing a solution for, which we did not have a solution for before this prosthesis, is a patient had a tear that was not repairable. >> he is talking about this. it is like a ball and socket joint and this is what the fight in someone's shoulder. >> if it is done for the right indication, it is really remarkable how well patients do. >> that is certainly true for sharon. her surgery with a profit, just two months ago. -- was april 5, just two months ago. >> it is a meeting between then and now. -- it is amazing between then and now. it is incredible the things i could not do and i can do them now. there's just no pain. >> some of that nation's top cancer specialists had to make some tough decisions, how to treat leukemia patients now that a life-saving drug is in short supply. it can treat 40% of patients, but without the drug, the cure rate is zero. >> it has affected life and death situations in the u.s. for about six months. >> the drug was recalled after crystallization was discovered in the product. some experts point out, it is uncommon for the more profitable brand-name drugs to be in short supply. earlier this year, the fda said for several weeks there was nothing in production. the shortage extends to other drugs, including electrolyte use in ivies. adding a bath to chemotherapy treatment appears to lower the risk of a growing. those not given the drug went eight months. those given the drug were -- went eight months. nearly 500 crewmen were included in the trial -- 500 women were included in the trial. >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> a pretty nice weekend. a couple of showers rolling through. overall, able to do some stuff outside and enjoy some decent early june conditions. it will get harder as we work through the forecast. 34 today in the moderate range for tree pollen. 24 for the grass. you can see a couple of clouds building up earlier today. the bit of a seabreeze helped to trigger a couple of isolated showers. clouds right along the beaches from coastal new jersey down to virginia and delaware. then they just kind of fall apart in the afternoon. temperatures are in the mid 80's around baltimore and 70's in the mountains. ocean city, 77. you get into the interior eastern shore and it is in the low 80's. frederick, this typically happens in the central part of the state, one of the hot areas, 93 greece. it is going to be tough -- 93 degrees. it is going to be tough to get below 70 tonight. high-pressure drifting away and as it moves out, the door is open to warmer, more humid and eventually downright hot air. trouble digit heat in parts of central and southern kansas -- triple digit heat in parts of central and southern kansas. a couple of weather disturbances will drop in from the north. our chances of thunderstorms will go up a bit. isolated storms tomorrow afternoon and evening. mostly clear skies returning wednesday followed by another system dropping the heat and followed by humidity on thursday. 85 to 90 tomorrow. it will feel kind of muddy. southwest winds add up to 10 miles per hour. sunrise at 540 and not going down until late 30 p.m. -- sunrise at 540 a m and not going down until 8:30 p.m. tomorrow a couple of thunderstorms in the mountains and about 80 degrees around the bay. the lower eastern shore, basically dry. it's a nice seabreeze at ocean city. warmer england, 87. the hurricane center is keeping -- warmer in land, 87. the hurricane center is keeping an eye on this weather system. the first name on this list is arlene. the hurricane center sent a plane in there tomorrow to do some -- will send a plane in there tomorrow to seek if it is a bit more organized. sunshine, hot, and humid wednesday, and to the mid 90's. staying into the mid 90's thursday with a scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. still hot and humid on friday and a bit cooler on saturday, with a chance of showers on sunday one of the worst fire fighters in history rages on. >> and stalagmite hear what the firefighters are doing to protect against the blaze. -- and still ahead, hear what the firefighters are doing to protect against the blaze. >> the national guard is trying its best to hold back flooding from the missouri river that is threatening homes in iowa, south dakota and nebraska. communities in all three states are under a flood warning. hundreds of people have been evacuated all ready. guard members say they are working 12-15 hour days to help with the sandbagging. >> in arizona, one of the worst wildfires in the state's history has been burning. >> the fire has courts nearly 200,000 acres in eastern part of the state -- has scorched near the tomb hundred thousand acres in the eastern part of the state. residents are wearing masks. the fire is completely and contained. >> in arizona, a raging wildfire is growing, threatening homes and lives. >and forcing evacuation in mounting communities. -- mountain communities. burning for more than a week, there is a zero containment and more than 2000 firefighters are battling the blaze. vic, rugged terrain is making fired -- thick, rugged terrain is making the fire difficult to fight. and the wind is making a bad situation worse. >> we're having trouble putting water or retardants down on areas. this is the sad part about it. >> 193,000 acres have already been scorched. meanwhile, blazing heat is gripping much of the country from the upper midwest and south florida. temperatures are reaching into the mid-1990s. a 20 sacks -- a 26-year-old man died running a half marathon. triple digits are setting records. and in south florida, a drought conditions have lake okeechobee at its lowest level in four years. while it may feel like the dog days of summer, the calendar still says spring. the official start of summer is still two weeks away. dirk gregory, wbal tv 11 news. >> still ahead, caught on camera. a florida teacher repeatedly punched a student. why is the student being suspended? details, next. >> and kicking off a week 3 in the trial of a young mother accused of killing her daughter. >> it has been a deadly day for american troops in iraq. the white house may be considering a sharper drawdown of u.s. forces from afghanistan. >> kate amara sat down with president barack obama today. she joins us with more. >> the economy did dominate our conversation, but we also touched on news breaking overseas that five american soldiers were killed when a rocket hit a base in baghdad. >> we had a heartbreaking loss in iraq. >> we sat down with president obama shortly after it is meeting with his national security team and ask whether today's developments might mean a steeper drawdown of troops. >> currently, we are slated to have all of our troops out of iraq by the end of this year. with respect to afghanistan, i will be making an announcement soon. >> but it was here at home, specifically the latest economic news, that dominated the conversation. the president pointed to good news about the auto industry as a good sign for the manufacturing sector. >> if you are an autoworker in kansas city, cincinnati, louisville, you can feel confident that american manufacturing will come back. even though this month additions were not as high as we would like, we would like -- if you look at the overall trend we are adding jobs. >> he believes it will help with the economy back on track. the payroll tax cuts for businesses to might push for energy efficiency -- >> if we can get on a path for our debt and deficit levels are sustainable and still making an investment in education and science and infrastructure, we can put people back to work. >> what about people in midlife in that process of getting madoff. -- laid off. they're scared. >> everybody that can find a job -- i will not stop until everybody that can find a job gets one. for everyone that can find a job gets one. and until they can support their families. brecht's and with the public sector laying off tens of thousands of people every month -- we're talking about teachers, policemen, fire fighters -- we also asked if there were plans for more state and local government. the short answer was no. back to you. >> what did the president say about the washington deadlock over the debt limit and spending? >> he told us he is confident the issue will be resolved, but that it will take compromises on both sides in order to do so. he also said that his the upcoming round of golf with john boehner will not solve the issue, but will be a good opportunity to talk about the issue. >> officially announcing her candidacy for mayor of baltimore. she says high taxes and balance is driving people from the city and she wants to turn that around. she joins several other candidates. councilman carl stokes says he is also considering a run. >> here is a look at top story this hour. a dog was shot and killed after a dogfight in severn. two dogs were being walked when one attacks the other. police say man arrived on the scene with a semiautomatic handgun and shot one of the dogs. the case is still under investigation. a woman was taken to the medical center after she was attacked by a pit bull in greek town. neighbors say she was getting her mail when the dog bit her. right now, if she is listed in fair condition. observed for 10g liste days before the decision is made of whether it will be turned over to its owner. skyteam 11 caught up with the airplane from the merkel on the hudson in 2000 -- miracle on the hudson in 2009. the plane will travel to north carolina later on a different route. >> the prosecution brought in a forensic researcher to testify about the fibers found in anthony's car. >> a scientist who has pioneered older analysis to find hidden brains told casey anthony's murder trial jury for the first time today that they were shocked at the elevated levels of chloroform found in her car trunk, 10,000 times the level that you expect to find. >> we have never seen chloroform in those levels, at least i never have in 20 years of talks examples. >> he relived his reaction to the first time he opened an evidence can and got a with of a small swath of her trunk line year. >> the order was extremely overwhelming. -- the odor was extremely overwhelming. >> he testified he found fatty acids consistent with human decomposition. and acid script from the wheel well brought a one-two punch for the state. >> why would this be used? >> it is an aide in the composition, number one, but also it is a byproduct of manufacturing [unintelligible] >> this helps prosecutors claim that she cooked up her own knockout drug and use it on her daughter before choking out her airwaves with duct tape. >> still ahead, a whiskey company gets a look at a new look. >> and why officials will not be pressing charges against a teacher who hit a student. host: could switching to geico really save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance? was abe lincoln honest? mary: does this dress make my backside look big? abe: perhaps... host: could switching to geico reon car insurance? or more host: do dogs chase cats? ♪ 70's music sfx: squealing tires. >> police say they will not pursue charges against a teacher caught on camera punching a student. he clearly it's the male students several times, but police say he was acting in self-defense after a teak -- the teenager called her a name an actor against the wall. it is unknown if they will carry out any punishment. the student, however, was suspended. authorities say this chartered bus crashed with an 18-wheeler in mobile, alabama. most of those on the bus were children. the group was on its way to florida. >> 20 people were taken to the hospital after a tour bus accident in chicago. it happened on the dan ryan expressway. investigators say the injuries are considered minor. just last week you may recall a tour bus crashed in virginia, killing four people, and sending 50 others to hospitals. dominique strauss-kahn pleaded not guilty to sex assault and attempted rape of a maid at a manhattan hotel. it was his first court appearance since being released on $6 million bond last month. yes been under house arrest, including 24 our monitors and armed guards. if convicted, he faces up to five years in prison. his next court date is july 18. and have you ever seen the products claiming to contained gasoline? >> wyck you should not believe they claim to offer. >> these students won a trip. details, coming up. >> a very special olympics athlete -- a very special special olympics athlete represents the u.s. in greece. >> the insta-weather plus seven- day forecast is next. right now, >> coming up tonight, increasing the state's tolls. we will take you to the protest where some are outraged, and also state legislators who oppose the idea. and a robbery and with a store manager staffed. how one employee may have saved the rest of the group. and a woman is mauled by a pit bull. now her neighborhoo >> some westminster fourth graders got a unique learning experience this year. >> they won a national contest. >> students in the fourth grade at this elementary in westminster got their normalizes this school year, but they also got a special one outside the classroom, way outside. >> some of them i do not think have never had an experience at the national parks. it was interesting to see their reactions to different things. >> they participated in the competition using $5,000 of grant money from that foundation. they designed and build it from the ground up. >> we aren't a lot about the environment -- we learned a lot about the environment and how to take care of it and how to plant the plants properly. >> baby out 23 groups from all over the country -- a date beat out 23 groups from all over the country their reward is a trip to washington d.c. on thursday. >> we will have a personalized tour with a stop at the national monument and the washington monument. >> i am looking forward to having fun there. >> the students will get a leg up about washington d.c.. >> i think a lot of them have more appreciation for nature and that they can go outside. >> the students will take some trips back to maintain the garden next year. >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> clear skies across the atlantic and high-pressure center over the region. but as this high pressure centered for subway, the heat and humidity will return over the next few days -- as the high pressure centered gives way, the heat and humidity will return over the next few days. tonight and tomorrow, mainly clear skies. we will go from 80's and 70's to mostly 60's tonight. at the airport, 90 degrees. it cools off nicely in a higher elevations. a decent seabreeze down at the beach. 77 degrees at ocean city. 82 degrees at chestertown. downtown baltimore will probably not get very far below the 70- degree mark. sunset at 8:30 p.m. some of the outlying suburbs might be able to reach the upper 50's. we will start tapping into some of the humidity along the gulf coast with the big vendor storms from arizona to louisiana and east texas -- big thunderstorms from arizona to louisiana and east texas. our temperatures may reach the mid and even after 90's in some spots wednesday and even thursday. each one of these that tries to make an approach probably will not have much chance of cooling us off, but we will have thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon or evening. basically dry on wednesday. another storm coming through on thursday, but not much luck getting through. 85 to 90 tomorrow with a southwest wind at 10. thunderstorms were late afternoon and evening. waves on the day around 14 tomorrow. a water around 70's. -- around one for it tomorrow. it bay water temperatures around 70. mostly dry conditions on the lower eastern shore. 87 in mind, but only 77 on the coast. -- 87 inland, but only 77 on the coast. this may become a tropical storm in the next 24-48 hours. there's about a 50/50 chance of that happening. the national weather service will send a team to investigate. that might be the meat -- the first name on the list, arlene. a heat wave for wednesday through friday with heights well up into the 90's. that leads to a chance of scatters under storms -- scattered thunderstorms into the weekend. >> in tonight's consumer alert, buyers beware. with high gas prices, experts say there are devices on the market claiming to save your money on gas. one of the devices to plug into your cigarette lighter and is supposed to save fuel by conditioning your car's electrical current. several tests found it does not work. ford is downsizing when it comes to its engine. it will offer a three-cylinder engine in the future cars. eco-=boostse forde's technology. starting next week, google will sell its only -- its own affordable computer. users will be able to walk up to any internet connected computer and have access to global- related content. it will be available through amazon.com on june 15. apple has unveiled its latest venture to date, the icloud. chris clackum has more. >> back on stage despite ongoing health issues, steve jobs wanted to introduce the latest politician himself, the icloud. >> if i get something on my iphone, it sends it to the cloud immediately, let's say, pictures. and they are pushed down to my devices completely automatically. >> not just pictures, but almost any data can be easily shared among the nearly 200 apple devices in use today. >> it wirelessly pushes it to all of your devices. the >> icloud will store and stream a user's itunes music collection. earlier this year, amazon began a cloud-based music streaming service and google is in the early stages of a similar service. but this is apple, with the advantage of being the largest retailer of music in the world. >> apple can take a concept like a tablet, like a portable music player and make it approachable and mainstream. >> it starts today. this fall, users can also include music not purchased through apple for $25 per year. and is streaming music service may be in the future as well. >> the familiar jack daniel's, no relation to the whiskey bottles, is undergoing some changes. the town was listed as 361. the proprietor is no longer present. the award medals are being taken down to feature a picture of jack daniels. forbes magazine is offering help with money saving advice. they suggest you make your own coffee at home instead of visiting the local coffee shop. it can save you hundreds of dollars per year. plus, ways to save money on future repairs. they also say you can save money at the movies by going to movies on demand. >> some college students are puzzled. jerrick is a math prodigy. in fact, he is already at a much higher math skills level. he meets with a tutor. >> 210 + 9 is 219. >> one kid likes playing with cars and one kid like something else. there are different ways of approaching it. >> he is already studying quadratic equations, a skill taught to ninth grade students. >> still ahead, a proposed rate hike in tolls. why some say it is unfair to those who use the toll roads 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greece. >> i cannot wait to get out there and represent the u.s. and because i'm only one of three in the u.s. that will be going. >> adam is going to athens with police officer beth thomas, who will now also take part in the torch run through greece. >> i am excited and it is such a great organization to spread awareness for special olympics. >> there are about to begin their group -- their trip to greece. also here, state special olympics officials. >> we could not have picked a better representative for this state. it is more than spoke -- more than sports. it's about being a fully realized human being. >> as always, adam's mother was here. >> you are proud, aren't you? >> i am bursting. the only thing that would make me prouder if if i could be there in person to watch him. >> along the way on his run in greece, adam will also be giving speeches. >> i will be saying, wow, somebody should pinch me because i think that all of this might be just some great dream. >> it is quite an honor for adam deserves it more. we're also proud of you, adam. >> i am so proud. i can't wait. >> that is all for us at 5. >> here's a look at what is coming up at 6:00 p.m. >> proposed toll increases unite two counties in opposition. any changes have residents crying enough already. >> a warm up -- one woman describes the scene as she witnessed the shooting of a marine. >> the forecast and future storms, coming up. >> highway robbery. tonight, people in the north week -- northeast part of the state are outraged. they say raising the tolls on the bridge is simply unfair. tolls around the state having greece -- will increase rapid -- drastically in the next two years and most residents are outraged. >> david collins was at today's protest. he joins us live with that story. >> this took place at the base of the hagin bridge. that toll is