. >>> in other news today the defense in the ken harris murder trial called its final witness and the jury heard final arguments before it will determine the fate of the three suspects in the murder of the former city councilman. harris died a year ago when he was shot during an armed robre. jeff haeger joins us with the developments in the day's trial. jeff? >> reporter: prosecutors told the 12-member jury that the evidence leaves no doubt over the men responsible for harris' death. through surveillance video from that fateful night they pointed out three men identified by a secured guard at halves ma gainey walking past the new haven lounge in 10 minute intervals casing the business they argued before the robbery and shooting. dna evidence found in the skull mask worn by the triggerman and on latex gloves bandannas and other clothing also points to the suspects. asked if the tem could confuse jurors for the complicated dna evidence he had this to say. >> only god can answer that question. i've always wanted to be on a adjuster but i've never been able to. this adjuster has been aske

harris. the expert testified that blood was not found on the mask. it had and said that the mask was warned by one of the killers, and it helped find charles mcganey, gary collins, and jerome williams. testimony will resume on monday. >> the race for the state's delegate seat in anne arundel county has taken a controversial turn. it's all over who can participate in a community parade. >> stephanie hodges is a republican candidate in the democratic-happy 32nd district of anne arundel county. she was campaigning near anne arundel mall on friday. organizers told her candidates could not be in each parade, only elected officials. >> i do not have the financial resources. that is why i am here on a friday evening. >> she thinks they are playing politics. >> it seems they are trying to keep republicans out. there are all sitting delegates as democrats. >> they say the no-canada will has been in place for 20 years. >> it has nothing to do with politics. >> a former delegate told us "my recollection

. >> testimony continues in the trial of three men accused in the murder of former councilman ken harris. barry simms has been following the trial. he has the latest from the courthouse. >> an employe testified she worked at the new haven -- to pay college tuition. she thought she was going to die. she described the terror she felt when armed robbers came into the club, demanded money from the owner, and stole her purse. in court, she responded that is my weed. the defense home gym and differences between her testimony and recorded statements. >> and one of the statements she says that mr. harris called the bar before he came, and mr. covington compel testimony is that he did not call the bar. also, there was a discrepancy. >> covington said as he and harris walked out of the bar, the suspects approached. darrell -- gary collins, charles mcganey, and jerome williams are accused of robbing the club. >> i have just been robbed, i was very upset. when asked why she did not officially, police, she said she stay covered their hand -- their heads with gloves. >> she never mentioned the gloves,

harris. detective donald diehl wrapped up his testimony. he explained how we ruled out suspects, leading to the charges of mcganey, gary collins, and jerome williams with the robbery and murder of harris. >> the clock is ticking. the bush tax cuts expire december 31. kate amara joins us live with more on that. no surprise there. >> there was a chance they could have acted on it, but senate democrats decided to say they will not pick up the talf until the lame-duck session. no vote on tax cuts until after the midterm. democratic leader blamed the delay on uncooperative republicans. the issue is on the minds of voters. >> make the tax cut permanent. >> the gop wants tax cuts extended across the board. it is a key component of the pledge to america. >> massive uncertainty for job creators. the american people are suffering. >> democrats say the agenda is a step in the wrong direction. >> their plan would take us back to the bush years. >> relief is on the way for some. a jobs bill designed to cu

. >> defense attorneys grilled the lead detective in the ken harris of murder trial. the question the validity of evidence obtained from the train. three suspects are accused of killing the former councilman in 2008. the detective continues his testimony later on this morning. a white supremacist accused of beating a freshman has turned in a surprise guilty plea. calvin lockner agreed to a prison term after pleading guilty to armed carjacking and assaulting a corrections officer. two he teenagers are accused of beating james privott and stealing his car. >> a naval academy graduate was among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in afghanistan. brendan looney graduated from the academy and was assigned to a sealed team before being sent to afghanistan. there is no word of what brought the chopper down. >> house republican leaders preparing to roll out their agenda. the pledge to america the gop will put in place if they get control of congress. kate amara has more. >> good morning. this applies to a market is kind of like a sequel to the contract with america. it i

. >> testimony continues in the trial of three men accused in the murder of ken harris. much focused on discrepancy in prior statements. barry sims has the latest from the court house. >> former new haven lounge employee not only had to talk about how frightened she was, she also had to explain differences in her testimony friday and past statements she made to police. gary collins and two others are charged with the murder of harris when he tried to leave. prosecutors are relying on d.n.a. evidence and believe they wore gloves to hide evidence. the defense attorney wants to know why she did not mention the defendants having gloves on their hands. >> she said did they wear gloves, no. she never brought up the perpetrateers had gloves until a year later. they asked, and they didn't say anything about it. >> prosecutors believe the security officers who saw surveillance video can identify gary collins as one of the officers. the officer claims collins has a distinct walk. they asked her about a funny walking suspect. >> she made it clear she saw the person enter the bar an

prosecutors have yet to place three suspects accused of murdering ken harris at the scene of the crime. the witnesses are struggling to identify the defendants base slowly on facts from the night in question. >> my problem is that these witnesses are testifying based on assumptions, based on conjecture. >> many witnesses have referred to a halloween mask of baseball skull. >> officials say an alleged incident happened late last month and no one involved suffered life-threatening injuries. >> police say two cars crashed at hanover road about 8:30 p.m. last night. people were taken to shock trauma. >> a student is in the hospital with a possible case of bacterial meningitis. the student is in stable condition and under observation. officials have been working with the county health department and several of antibiotics as a precaution. health officials say it can be serious but is generally treatable if treated early. a high school needed to be locked down after a body was discovered on campus. no word on the identity of the body. please do not believe it was a student. police say they f

. >> testimony continues in the trial of three men accused in the murder of ken harris. much of yesterday's questioning focused on prior witness statements. barry sims has been following the trial and is at the courthouse. >> she told jurors on september 20, 2008. i thought i was going to die. like other bar workers, she described the tror she felt when the people came in and stole her purse. in short, she responded "that's my weed" when asked about marijuana found in the purse. she said gloves and a bandana did not belong to her. they asked her about the murder and the actions of the club owner. >> in one of the statements she said mr. harris called the bar before he came, and mr. covington's testimony was he didn't call the bar. also miss showers in one of her statements said mr. harris went out of the bar first and then three or four seconds later, mr. covington went out bar. >> she said as the robbers approached, he was ordered at gun point to go back into the bar and hand over the club's cash. mcgehny and williams are accused of robbing the bar. she said, i was upse

. >> dna evidence took center stage in the ken harris murder trial. kelly miller spent the day saying how police were charged the three defendants. testimony resumes later today. a white supremacist will spend 31 days in prison for an attack on an elderly fishermen. the judge sentenced the man to 31 years for assault and a hate crime against james privett. lockner said the attack would not have happened if privett was white. a trial date of january 26 has been set for john wagner and his wife lavelva merritt. the couple killed stephen pitcairn during a robbery last july. police say they recovered bloody evidence that ties them directly to the crime. >> it is a senate showdown that has been brewing. democrats say the measure will punished companies that ship jobs overseas. kate amara joins us live from our washington bureau with more on the story. >> good morning. senate democrats are hoping today's test vote will help them score points with voters back home. with the midterm elections five about the sour economy, senate democrats are pushing legislati

. >> questions over the evidence in the murder trial of former councilman ken harris tooight. attorneys for three mee accused in the killing belleve their %-flawed investigation. of a >> keith daniels live at the %-detective was back on the tad today, keith, what can you tell us tonight in. >>well, jeff and jjnnifer, the detectives's name is donald deal, he finished the testimony today for prosecutors. then defense attorneys attacked. during cross examination. >> the lead detective invvstiggting the coming of spent moss of the day in courtn thursday. giving jurors a play-by-play of investigation. the homicide defense attorneys argued that police mmde missakes. mishandled the investigation, and evidence in the case. >> there was a picture on the -- one of the surveillance videos of a oung lady that, in my opinion, was there. but even though the detective, the primarr detective drove all the way up to upstate new york tt talk to somebody, he never bothered to find out who the person was in the ideo. >> charles mcganey, gary collins and jerome williams, all charged death during a

prosecution has rested its case against three suspects accused of murdering ken harris. prosecutors have dropped a charge of primitive murder against jerome williams, gary collins, and charles mcganey. they still face felony murder and secondary murder. closing arguments could begin as soon as tomorrow. >> the baltimore city police department is morning the death of a fellow officer. james fowler was a veteran on the force. he was on as a way to penn state when he crashed his truck in pennsylvania yesterday evening. poor weather conditions contributed to the deadly crash. >> scientists are putting the choice of sex in the hands of parents. parents undergoing in vitro fertilization can identify the sex of a specific embryo and can choose which one to have implanted into the mother's womb. >> it is potentially problematic that it does raise serious ethical issues. but the balance so for favors autonomy on the part of the parents in making reproductive decisions that work for them. >> i did not make those babies. the miracle of life is the same. the only thing we are doing

. >>> more testimony in the trial following the murder of ken harris. a witness testified she saw a man with a gun wearing that halloween mask found near the crime scene. prosecutors linked one of the three defendant's dna to the mask. >>> the baltimore county police are investigating how a car ended up in a pond. sky chopper 13 was near the seen. the police are trying to found out if anyone was in the car. >>> and several homes and businesses in little italy are without power after the electrical fire. about half of the homes and businesses have had their electricity restored and if the power isn't restored yet, it should be any time now. >>> in sports, the ravens do this town proud on a national stage picking up a big win with the new york jets. here's mark viviano. >> reporter: good morning, the new york jets get all of the attention in "hard knox." but the ravens deliver in the ugly game filled with penalties and turnovers. now, points were at a premium. the ravens scored the team's only toughendown and -- touchdown. the jets managed two field goals

. >> the three men seen here all face-to-face with ken harris' killer but not yet one can say mcganey, gaay colyns, or jerome williims was the gunman. >> everybody is assuming that the people out in front of the bar were the people iiside of the bbr were the people at some point wenn behind the bar. that night. to being terrified his manager sidney mathews, seen here, told jurors uote, i don'3 know if thhse are the boys. >> who would know better than the person who was involved in the incident? and his testimony was he could not say. >> the state is still banking on surveillancc video. and dna to convince jurorss3ú mcganey, colyns and williams, are guilty. >> his dna matches dna recovered off of articles, recovered from thh scene. >> back in january of last year, police commissioner fred bealefield tied jerome william's dna to this haaloween mask, a mask eye witnesses testified seeing the shooter wearing the night of the murder. in downtown baltimore, joy lepola, fox 45 news at 10:00.3 >> and testimony was contradictory at times today witnessessrecall hearing, to the number of suspec

. >> another week of testimony wrapped up in the trial of ken harris. jurors listened to debate over more d.n.a. evidence. barry sims is covering the trial and has the latest from the court house. >> connecting evidence t three men on trial for murder and robbery. testimony about taking samples from evidence provided by investigators to check for blood and skin tests. then he submitted the samples for d.n.a. analysis. >> remmy told jurors, he examined a mask. one woman testified she saw a man wearing prior to the shooting of baltimore city councilman kenneth harris. harris was shot outside the new haven lounge. workers inside the lounge testified a masked man was part of the group that robbed the club. he checked for skin cells and was unable to determine what type of red substance was on the mask saying it was not blood. prosecutors say d.n.a. from williams was found on the mask. his attorney questioned him about handling the mask. >> the technician can't tell the jury where the mask came from. he can't tell the jury under what circumstances it came in

. >> jurors in the ken harris murder trial watch surreilllnce video today from several cameraa at the strip mall harris was shot. %-has the latest testimony, and including a security guard that identified the suspects, forr3 %->> it has been two years since former baltimore councilmanken nightclub. -his surveillance videe releesed after the crime to the media, outside of the bar. the men police say are responsible for harris' death. a seccrity guard that worked at the shopping center testified he could identify two of the ssspects right aaay. because the other, he said, has a funny walk. but the defense claams the vvdeo is not clear enough to distinggish discipline in my opinion, none of theetapes re super clear, not high definitioo. >> jurors hearr from the police videooapes collected fromeveral surveillance cameras that nightú including one from inside the haven lounge. attorney jeeooe bifvens ú%estioned the ime printed on the video that was not properly match to match the timing of the crime. >> i have to onder,3 specifically, with respect to the tape from the bar, when were thes

harris' widow leaves the courthouse after listening to testimony at the murder trial. photos and video was ssown to jurors tuesday. >> this is not an issue of did a robbery take place. of couuse it took place. it is on video it is an issue that no ne can identify the people. ú% charles mcganey, gary colyns, and williams charged shooting harris. bar's owner covington testified -n court telling the story he3 ttld fox 45 news affer the murder. >> a gunman ran up on both of us.ú and stuffed the gun to the center of my head. >> covington told jurors he saw3 the gun and heard one shot fired, behind him. >> i didn't seeeit. but i hear it. i hear it all the time noww >> but defense attorneys say the testimony does not link their clients to the crime. >> mr. covington was clear, on direct x he said i cannot identify anybody. >> it is impossible for him to have seen any characteristics of any people.>> i think you will t there are identification mistakes concerning the elements that clearly show whaa i said in my opening, that they are not going to be to be able prove their ca

harris. --t of today's questioning >> one witness said she no longer feel safe. she suffers from post-traumatic stress syndrome. she dropped out of morgan state university because of depression. >> she said, "i thought i was going to die." she described the terror she felt when r. roberts came in and stole her back. -- when armed robbers came in and stole her bag. she said gloves, a bullet cartridge casings, and bandanas did not belong to her. >> in one statement, she said that mr. harris called the bar before he came, and mr. cummings testimony was that mr. harris did not call the bar. also, in one of her statement she said that mr. harris went out of the bar first, and three or four seconds later, mr. covington went out of the bar. that was a discrepancy with what mr. covington said. >> covington said that as he and harris walked out of the bar, the robbers approached. he was ordered at gunpoint to go back into the bar and hand over the cash. three men are accused of robbing the club. durin

harris as he tried to drive away. three suspects are now on trial. let's go live outside courthouse east with the latest testimony. >> the bar owner, to current workers and one former employee described what happened. one person said he thought it was some kind of joke. then he realized his life was in danger. [no audio] >> we are having some difficulty in trying to bring you that story. the bar owner testified and one of the things he talked about was he felt he had made a mistake in a police report. he described for robbers that came into the bar and all we're going to try to do now -- we will try to see if we can come back with that story. >> we apologize for the difficulties. we will get back to that. it is a difficult and complicated case to try to sum up. >> going to the gym is great for your help, but can you work out too much? for some people, it's an obsession. >> and some brave souls made their way down all the wars tallest skyscrapers for a great cause. >> do you always wash your hands after using a public

harris. we have the very latest from the courthouse. >> as prosecutors methodically present their case, they rely on dna and other evidence found during the investigation conducted by the baltimore city police department. they hope to convince a jury that gary collins and two others are involved in the shooting death baltimore city councilman in harris. the defense questioned the evidence and wonders if it was possibly -- properly handled, and of some of it was possibly contaminated. >> to take evidence from one crime scene and related to another crime scene to prove the ad did he of the perpetrator at a separate crime scene is problematic -- to prove the identity of the perpetrator at a separate crime scene is problematic. >> technicians testified about how works instructed to swap and collect evidence. they were asked about latex gloves and a woman's purse found in an alley not far from the lounge. prosecutors believe the gloves were used to hide fingerprints and told jurors the purse was s

prosecutors are trying free man for the murder of former city councilman ken harris. they dropped one of the murder charges. barry simms is live outside court sided with the courthouse east with the details. >> prosecutors are still trying to get second-degree murder. the charges will be shown to the jury. they have rested their case after dna testimony. the defense continues trying to cast doubt on the validity of a forensic testing. crime lab analyst testified that a jacket and this masked contained the dna of jerome williams. the thing williams is the person who fired the fatal shots that killed kenneth harris in september 2008. the three men robbed the new haven want -- lounge. they do name from the three defendants on bandannas and gloves located during the investigation. when asked about the approach to crime lab took, they told jurors it was an unbiased scientific analysis saying, "you cannot take these results." mcganey's attorney does not think this is consistent with video shown the jury. >> the bandanna, the masked, i have video proof he was not wearing any

harris and the armed robbery. he was questioned about the crime scene. he testified he had a four-store toyota corolla taken to the crime lab. he was shot inside the car when he tried to drive away. the detective said inside the club, he viewed surveillance video captured during the robbery and told technicians were to search for fingerprints and dna evidence. he also spoke to the owner of the bar to determine the robbers moves. the defense wondered why certain items were chosen for processing but others were bypassed. >> the bar or the register was never tested. i have watched the video and it is clear the person who climbs over the bar actually puts his left hand on the bar. clear as candy. he made a determination that should not be tested. >> the detective told the jury they got a search and seizure warrants and collected dna samples from the defendants. a mask and latex gloves were found not far from the club and a tip was received at the three men may have committed the crime. a jacket believe to be owned by

it is expected this will be a delay as his attorney is in the middle of councilmember ken harris's murder trial. >>> baltimore roads are ranked 10t worst in the country according g to a transportation research group. a live look with sky eye chopper 13 as just one of the damaged roads in the city. you can see all of those patches down there. this is in southwest baltimore. wjz is live. pat warren has more on what the ranking is based on. pat? >> that's right. the data was collected in 2008. and it covers the entire baltimore metropolitan area. >> hit a few bumps in the road. and you rank the tenth worst roads in the country. >> had some work recently done on my car because of it. >> and it costs an extra $603 a year to fix your car. >> i hit a pothole. and it -- threw my alignment off where my tires began to run out. >> if you hit a pothole, definitely, you can be sure -- if you've done no physical damage to the suspension parts, you've knocked the alignment way out. >> there's my hubcap. they are ranking for rugged roads, where the transportation department takes pains to smooth things o

but it's expected there will be a delay as his attorney is in the middle of councilmember ken harris's murder trial. >>> a maryland state trooper, gunned down, working security to make extra money. tonight, new details on what led up to his murder. kai is live in the newsroom with more. >>> at a preliminary hearing today, a police detective testified that a man escorted out of an appleby's restaurant, later returned and killed trooper wesley brown. it happened in forestville, prince george's county. cyril williams faces first- degree murder charges. the detective says that williams waited near a tree and shot at brown as he left the appleby's restaurant. a second man, anthony milton, also faces charges in the case. police say the gun used in the murder was united states found in -- was found in his backyard. >> and trooper brown who you just saw a moment ago, was just 24 years old. >>> hundreds of family and friends turn out for the family of a funeral of a popular harford county high student killed in a tragic accident. joey dentriment. and weijia jiang has more on the service. >> dur

the ttree witnesses seen here were all face to face with ken harris' killer bbt none of them can say with certainty that charles mcganey, gaay collins and jerome williams are the men who did it. their testimony contradictory from the number of shots they %-suspects that carried out the crime. >> everyone is assuming that the people out in the front of the bar were the people inside of the bar were the people that at some point went behind the bar. >> the statt is banking on surveillance video and dna -vidence to convince jurors thht mcganey, collins and williams are guilty. back in january of last year, commissiooer fred bealefeld tied the dna to this mask. witnesses saa that the suspect wore that mask on the night of the murder. >>> first on fox, wooms and we are not talking about the gummy kind were found in candy at a gift store at one of baltimore's most refound hospitals. 14-year-old scarlet went to john she purchased reese's cups from the gift store. she ate one and got sick. >> there wereeholes on top of the reese'' cup and there were worms ccming out on the top. they were sww

. >> day 14 in the city councilman ken harris murder trial. what the defense and prosecution said in their closing statements. that's next. >>> checking for more on these stories on the day's breaking news all new at 6:00 now back to you. >> thank you. >>>>,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ♪ [ monkey cheeps ] [ male announcer ] a bath becomes even more pleasurable when you know that your water is being heated in an environmentally- conscious way while saving you hundreds of dollars on your water-heating energy bill. the geospring water heater from ge with advanced hybrid technology. heating the water in your home any other way is just going to seem primitive. [ monkey cheeps ] ♪ maryland residents can save up to $780 while funds last. >>> the ravens get a ray of sunshine on this dreary day. ray rice was able to practice and declared with certainty that he'll be ready to play in pittsburgh on sunday but the decision is up to the coaches. he suffered a severe bruise to his right knee four days ago. he wore a red vest in today's indoor practice. rice says the

harris at the time took the stand and she ssys, she saw the shooter wwth thh mask on. she couldn't identify any of the identify any of the individuals by face. howwsignificant is her >> it establishes the emotional aspect of the case ann in fact there was a shooting. more importantly, she is the first steppin tying the shooter to a mask. she saw a mask. this is the mask which they're goong tt say the shooter, one of thh defendants was wearing.%andt testimony rom that aspect. >> well, then i guess we will have to see how this all works out in ttrms of whether -- because with thht mask the defense can say, my client may have had this mask on a couple of daas ago, but that is why the dna is in it. who is to say he had it on on the night of the shoooingg >> that's right. because dna doesn't tell you when it was depooited, it juut says it was there. in this case what the defense is going to say, is first of all, the dna evidence is not conclusive. >> right. >> or it's tainted. sometimes dna gets from one place to another. they're going to take the position, yes he may have

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. >>> >> and more testimony today following the ken harris case. a witness said she saw a man with a gun wearing the halloween mask in 2008. the prosecutors linked one of the three defendants dna to the mask. >>> and reports of a bedbug invasion at an apartment complex lead to a lawsuit. a woman wants a hundred thousand dollars where she claims to have suffered scarring and disfigurement from the bite. you can read more here in the baltimore sun. >>> and it was a close one. a touchdown by mcgahee helped. and another includes a sack. and ray lewis had a big hit that still resounds up in the meadowlands. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

. >> fourth witness has taken the stand in the murder trial of ken harris. keith covington testified that harris disobeyed the gunman's commands to step back in the club and he was shot. >>> sad story to report this morning: three people died in a crash in prince georges county overnight involving ambulance. the crash happened around midnight on marlboro pike. an suv going the wrong way crashed into an ambulance ripping it in half. we'll have more updates throughout the morning and of course we'll see you on good morning maryland at 9:00. >>> you're looking at some of the last images of jennifer petit. she was the mother in that horrific home invasion in connecticut. the thieves, forced her to withdraw money from the bank, while her family was bound and gagged at home. and we'll hear what she told the bank teller in a very calm voice and how the police responded. but the big question this morning, why did it take them more than half an hour to arrive at the scene? good morning, america. i'm george stephanopoulos. >> i'm robin roberts. >>> also this morning,

harris.ú meteorologist steve fertig is here with a look at our forecast. it might not be prettt for lng, at least in the coming days.3 >> that's true and we aae been around here.w can use some rain >> ask and you shall receive so stop askiig now. depression number 16 which could certainly become tropical storm nottsuch a sweet 166after all it's goinggto beefor us. that tropical depresssoo number 16 comes our way. sky hd radar coming your ay, showerr later today but the heavy rain probably late tonight into your thursday. right now it's just increesing cloud cover. any unshine you see this morning which won't be much, will fill in by the cloud the to the south on the way. we do have a flood watch in the northeastern part of the state. how about a flash-flood for everyboodyelse. thhs is a system that is coming our way. it's bringing ssas much as 2-4 %-locations.in. the morning forecast at theebusú stop doesn't look too bad. partly cloudy skies. we will head toward thh 70s as we see the 60s th

. >>> testimony in the ken harris murder trial is expected toú focus on dna evvdence today. prosecutorr say the evidence is suspects to the crrme. yesterday the prosecution contiiued to chip away at the suspects all accused of murder. the homicide detective who respooded to theescene the night of the murder took the stand. he discussed several pieces of evidence found earby including a mask and a jacket. the defense, however, questioneú the detective's handling of the crime scene. >> this was a very complex crime scene which is something i have maintained all along. it seems to me, that detective beale should have had tte assistance of at least four or five other homicide detectives. >> the trial is expected to last at least a month. >>> a man accused of taking part in a murder for hire plot strikes a deal just before heading to trial. -8 years old matthew brown pleaded uilty to first-degrre murder on wednesday. prosecutors say he helped to plan the death of william porter who was fatally shout ouuside of his to yoo shone ga!!towson gas. a sentessinsentencing date has % sch

. >>> fense attorneys in the trial of three men accused of murdering ken harris conttnue to hammer away at the evidence and the witness inside the case. the trial eeters week two and there's manyyunanswered questions as the case moves forward.ú stephen janice joins us with this morning. >> good morning. >> it sounds like the defense is poking a lot of holes in the defense and testimony, is that the case? >> there's a lo lot the questions about a lot of the procedures that went n ddringú the investigation, like did they take finger print at the bar. did the suspects jump over, or what was the timing the videosú. these are technical questions. you ddn't know if they're having an impression on the jury until the end of the case. >> so not necessarily something off the bat that is going to throw this whole caseeout? >> not at this point. they hhve given me scationnthatú that there's going to be something about the dna >> talk about timothy hel hep b, who is he. >> he pointed in the directton of three suspects. he was lattr murdered last year. hh is a key part of this ccse. he is a key w

sure. >> ken strickland live on capitol hill, a lot of reaction to what harry reid has planned. thank you. >>> delta airline pilot has been suspended while the company investigates whether he was about to fly drunk from the netherlands to the united states. so, the pilot was pulled from the cockpit and the flight to newark airport was canceled yesterday after a member of the crew felt that the pilot was just not fit for duty. dutch police arrested that pilot who had been identified but authorities say did not give out his name, but he is a 52-year-old man from new jersey. he was fined about $900 and released after he was found to have a blood alcohol level of 0.023. that is, by the way, above the maximum allowed by dutch standards, which are considered tough, but not above the faa standards in the united states. joining me now from washington is mike, an aviation safety expert pilot and former chief litigator pilot for the faa who practices aviation law. mike, thanks for joining us again. >> you're welcome, tamron. >> why isn't there one standard across the board when you think

in colorado, ken buck is tied with the incumbent senator mike bennett. if you go down to florida, let's not forget that marco rubio the republican candidate chased governor charlie crist out of the g.o.p. is he now running an independent and rubio is winning in a three-way race. so, here in delaware, the turnout was double what people expected. christine o'donnell has generate add lot of enthusiasm in republican circles so we have 48 days to figure ot. out. >> shepard: the tea party is one with all of the excitement. the question -- you know, last night at this time, karl, it sort of sounded like the republicans were not going to back these tea party candidates but what a difference a day makes. >> well, the nrsc the national senatorial were not going to give her any money if she was on her own. this morning they sent her a check for $42,000. that doesn't tell the whole story. there is a lot of expenditures and ads that they could do for her that they are probably not going to too. the republican national committee can put up a lot of cash. the national

accused of killing former city council membbr ken aaris want jurors to believe their clients are the victims of a flawed investigation. lead detective, investigating harris' killing spent most of toe today in court giving jurorú a play-by-play of how he handled the investigation. thhy argued police made mistakes. mishandled the investigation an3 evidence. including surveillance video captured at the scene. >> well, there was a picture on the -- one of the surveillance videos of a young lady. that in my opinion, was there. but even though the detecttve, primary detective drove all the way up to upstate new yorkú almost to canada to talk to somebody. never bothered to find out who the person was depictee in the video. >> mcganey, colllns, williamm, all charged with murder in the during the robbery, t the new september of 2008. >> well it was a very hot day today. it will be hotter tomorrow maybe. >> near 100 did i hear? go to chief mettorologist vytas reid with the latest. did i hear that, 100? >> some portions of the state. southern part. mid to upper 90s. anywhere from three to 4 d

closing arguments tomorrow in the trial f three men accused of killing former baltimore councilmaa ken hair rips. %-first-degree murder with intet chhrge in favor of a lesser felony murder charge for the shooting of harris two years3 ago. >> hagerstown police say the handgun a 2-year-old boy accidentally shot himself with, belonged to a federal agent. the gun was stolen three weeks -arlier from the officer's car. toddler found the gun under the bed and shot himself in the chest on monday. he was still in critical3%condi. the boy's 16-year-ood brother and 17-year-old girlfriend have been chargeddaa adults with -heft and firearm violations in the incidentt >> the amily of a girl eleccrocuted on a softball field in druid hill parr settles a lawsuit withhthe electric company. amount was nnt disclosed. >> the girl died back in 2006 when she leaned up against a fence to stretch. the laasuit against the city, which was previously tossed out. %->> breaking news to report out of northeast baltimore at thisú hour. a man was shot in the headú according to police on boley lane two blocks off sin

number seven, nevada, where senator harry reid just can't shake sharron angle. and at number six, colorado, with ken bach looking strong against michael bennett. ????? >>> it's no secret that there's been a rather unflattering portrait of me painted these days. i'm not counting on the national media to vote for me on november 2nd. i'm asking all of you to vote for me. >> wow, welcome back to "hardball." that was republican senate nominee christine o'donnell thursday at a candidate forum up in delaware. she took center stage today in washington at the family research council's values voters sumit. she was the big story this week of course and now on into november. joined by christina bellatoni the senior reporter for talking points memo, a distinguished website and politico's jonathan martin. there you are, jonathan martin. and there you are. let me start with you, jonathan. i want you to look at this again. here's o'donnell today and now i want you to try to be -- totally nonideological and just look at this political phenomenon look at and seeing if it's rea

ken disgibson has that report for wjz. >>reporter: jamie died on the way home from a football game, her best friend was behind the wheel. >> on the side of the road, it caused the vehicle they were riding in to trip five times. >> reporter: her father is in washington hoping to help other families avoid the same tragedy. he is trying to enact legislation to toughen up the licensing rules for young drivers. drivers will have to be 16 to get a permit and 18 for a full license. teens will have to be supervised while driving at night until they are 18. cell phone use is strictly prohibited and they are only allowed one friend under 18 in the car. advocates of the new law say granding young drivers restricted licenses will save thousands of lives. if this law had been in place 8 years ago, he believes his daughter would still be alive. >> i think the driver in that car she was with was distracted. there were so many kids in the car, their cell phones were on the ground. >> reporter: if the law is passed, they will have three ye

even know we live in a culture that ddt is still buy that stu in the kids' lineup for harry potter box that's going to take a much longer than to take the watch my film. >> 28 the september on pbs the 10th inning ken burns's name on it. that means it's dynamite nice to meet you can. ok we will see what a lot nouncer ] we know jerry brown was mayor of oakland, but what were the results? fact: brown promised to improve schools. but the drop out rate increased 50%, and the state had to take over the schools. fact: the city controller found employees paid for 22,000 hours... they never worked. fact: brown promised to cut crime. but murders doubled, making oakland the 4th most dangerous city in america. jerry brown. he just can't deliver the results california needs now. he just can't deliver the results palin's alaska documentary series. i'm lara spencer. on.reg and ba. the new family photos.he wild. . >> bill o'reilly, tonight on sarah palin's alaska. >> plus, you can't be asking the media to be leaving your kids alone if you're on "dancing with the stars."'s amazing before and after. >>

said ken puck gont win. >> the latest poll in nevada here was this person who wasn't supposed to have any credibility and if she was going to win the republican primary, by george harry reid was going to be a shoo-in. there you have it. it's a statistical tie. >> wait a minute, contessa, nobody has said harry reid would be a shoo-in. >> they said it before she won. >> the fact of the matter is most people thought harry reid had a very hard, uphill battle and he's in the fight now. he has a very, very good chance of winning. you know, no one gave us a shot in delaware. and look at what people are saying about that race today. remember, ten candidates, i mean, look, i don't know why john corn ien is still a chairman. he lost eight races where nrc had picked an established candidate, lost to a far right wing candidate. and they know that this is a disaster. they're having to invest in places where they thought they were going to win. that has to benefit us. >> i'm interested in what happens in the next 47 days here to see whether republicans, i mean here's the thing, normally you have th