. -- great colt's rates s, orlando brown, and mike flanagan. let's look back at some moments from 2011 to baltimore fans will for ever enjoyed. the red sox had the 10-game lead. in the bottom of the ninth, that ended boston's season and gave orioles fans something to truly care about. celebrate that. to november 6 at hines field. going back to smith after a huge drop. earning redemption from the playoff loss last january. alloys make me think that ravens have a chance. we will have another check on the forecast right after this. why not save on car insurance? [ coin drops ] [ high-pitched voice ] thanks. [ normal voice ] you're welcome. get a free quote at progressive.com. >> year is a look at some stories we're working on for later tonight. the clouds are getting thicker as we count down to 2012. 11 news will be live at the inner harbor where there is a heightened security. we just confirmed a shooting investigation in southwest baltimore. police say a man was shot near baker street. we'll have those stories and much more when you join us ton

mike flanagan was 59. >>> our 4th biggest story was a good-bye of a different kind. gary williams stepped down as head coach of the men's basketball team. >> this is my decision. its been a decision i have thought about for a while. i just like to thank first of all -- better hold that. that may not be the last time that happens. i want to thank the students -- >> through 22 years he won more games than any coach in terp history. he won in 2002. he is staying on at college park as the assistant athletic director. >>> what many call the greatest night of regular season play is our number three story. the red sox defeat the orioles to keep their seasonna live. boston led and were one strike from winning when the orioles tied it up. three pitches later robert helped end the red sox postseason dreams. even race manager joe madden sent a tweet thanking the orioles for the win. >>> cars zipping at 180-milance hour on downtown baltimore streets is the number two story. the first grande prix drew tens of thousands of people. the city spent millions to get the downtown street

. >> a shocking death was the suicide of mike flanagan. he ended his life in august. >> i am retiring. i can no longer do it. >> just days before christmas, the voice of reason fell silent. longtime radio talk-show host lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. speaking of courage, we need our baltimore ravens to soldier on. for all of us, a toast to our five-year baltimore -- a partnership with the baltimore ravens. good luck in january. happy new year, everyone. >> you knew that jennifer was going to get the ravens and there somehow. take a look at some of the most popular local photos. here is a tree that fell on an suv right after hurricane irene. the man dangling from a building, rescued. you can share your best photos and video at wbaltv.com. >> that is all for us at 5:00. >> preparations are underway for baltimore's new year celebration. >> wasn't a true cancer diagnosis? a teacher is under investigation after fellow teachers claim they were duped. >> an emotional moment on the campaign trail. find out what got newt gingrich all choke

, some debate among larry and mike and i as to its characterization. but i remembered being referred to as the committee in on the blue collar worker. and it included representatives of the labor department, commerce and treasury. and this committee turned its attention to pension reform. this is a subject that prior administrations, most notably the kennedy and johnson administrations, had worked on. and it had garnered the long-term attention of senator jacob jatch its who had first -- javits who had first introduced a bill in 1967. the auto and steel workers unions wanted a government termination insurance program to provide assistance to current and future retirees in the event companies could no longer fund their retirement plans. they opposed any private risk-based system because they argued the weakest companies would pay the most in premiums and that might tip them over the edge of solvency. the building trades and the teamsters union generally opposed any regulation of the private pension system because their members participated in collective