self rescued or came out. then we started treating the patients lying on the ground were injured or needing assistance. the ones who were not injured got -- walked back and got on the second bus. >> 354 on the bus and 17 were injured. one was flown to -- 35 were on the bus and 17 were injured. one was flown to shock trauma. >> i had guidance counselors available to talk with the parent and with the children. >> state police say charges are pending. >> here is the question, do incidents like these raised concern over school trips? after seeing something like that i imagine it would. you can share your opinion and more pictures -- and see more pictures from the scene at wbaltv.com. >> baltimore county crews were busy at two fires today. the first was at the 8300 block of philadelphia road. firefighters say when they arrived the house was fully engulfed in flames. fortunately everyone made it out safely. and a second one happened just before 730 and two adults and one child were able to get out. both fires started in the kitchen. two men were shot, one of the 600 block of murphy lane in the southwest, the other in the 2900 block of denim circle in jerryell. about an hour boat -- hour later, a woman was shot in the 800 block of car barry lane. puttingmore's mayor is an o'malley back in city hall, peter o'malley. the governor's brother has been made the mayor's chief of staff. he was elected chair of the state democratic party just a few months ago. now he is leaving the post. -- a leading to that post. -- he is leaving that post. >> the rental payments to a baltimore city landlord were made each month of the year, but the tenet was never allowed to move in and take possession of the property. >> records show the city housing department pay the landlord $12,000 as part of the section 8 low-income voucher program. the tenant never got to live in the vacant house. tonight, the question is, how did this happen? >> i imagined myself living here. >> 29-year-old vanessa davis was ready to move into baltimore's reservoir hill neighborhood, and even signed a lease agreement in january of 2010. for months, davis tried to move in, patiently waiting because of delay after delay. she said the landlord kept claiming it was not ready. she lived with family and friends and even had to stay outside. >> i'll let you know, look, i just had to sleep in the park. what is going on? and he said, it would be just a little bit longer. the >> -- >> her plight has some of the door into what her attorney calls serious problems in the voucher program. it allows residents to find low- income housing and it provides a rent stipend. davis says she provides -- she suffers from attention deficit disorder and relies on the land or to get the keys. records indicate the landlord got more than $12,000. once housing discovered the situation, it terminated davis from the voucher program. >> someone dropped the ball. someone approved this house without verifying that the use of -- user occupancy permit was there. this property should not have ever been rented. they're trying to penalize my client because she did not move in. >> this april 14 letter from baltimore city housing states she was tossed out the program because she never took possession of the property. the house had been vacant since 2004. there was no license for multifamily dwellings, no accuracy -- occupancy permit and electrical work had not been completed or inspected. baltimore housing says we take the welfare are residents very seriously. the matter is under investigation. -- the welfare of our residents very seriously. the matter is under investigation. we call the landlord and he answered, but soon the call was disconnected. we galt -- we called back, but got no answer. in 2007, the state fined him $20,000 for failing to fix 52 of his properties. >> a few hours later, 11 news began -- after 11 news began asking questions, davis received notice that she was reinstated into the doctor program. what about the $12,000 paid to the landlord? the letter from baltimore housing indicate it is working to get the money back. >> wide as gasoline caused so much, and should u.s. oil companies -- why does gasoline caused so much? and should u.s. will companies in making such record profits? those were the questions at a combative hearing featuring five oil industry ceos. >> the big diguys from big oil n the senate hot seat over the high cost of gasoline. they said, do not blame us. it is the high price of crude oil that is driving of the pump prices want cheaper gas, they said, cut prices. >> if there is a big concern about gas prices, federal and state government paid 50 cents per gallon. >> when the price goes up, the after-tax profits of your company's goes up significantly. >> raising our taxes will not reduce the price of gasoline. >> but to balance the budget, democrats want big oil to pay more. >> in light of massive deficits and massive profits -- >> the red ink is moving fast. the executive says higher prices would hurt. >> it will generate far less government revenue than if we were allowed to compete and produce our nation's own resources. >> the democrats went after konerko for a news release calling for higher taxes -- went after conoco for a news release calling higher taxes on american. >ranking republican orrin hatch went after democrats. >> gas prices are too expensive? i've got a, let's raise taxes. >> and the republicans who control the house say no way to higher taxes on big oil. >> while segment -- senate democrats in washington take a stand against taxes for well companies, david collins joins us live from north baltimore with details of what is going on at the state capital. >> timing is everything, and with gas prices climbing above $4 per gallon, motorists tell us now is not the type for maryland legislators to even be about raising the gas tax. paying more than $4 per gallon for gas is too much for most consumers. >> i cannot fill up my tank anymore. in a letter dated to gov. martin o'malley, it is suggested to me as soon as possible with state house leadership to consider revenue from transportation needs. it does not consider any particular tax proposal, however, several leaders have already floated several tax increase options that did not float. -- that did not fly. for example, a three year phase in for 10 cents per gallon. >> there is great incentive for $3 to $4 per gallon gasoline. if you raise the gasoline tax, you will force them to drive less. you are at risk for less revenue, not more. >> it not only got drivers' attention, but the state attorney general noticed, too. his office is probing into what triggered the increase. in a letter dated may 11, he is asking empire petroleum to provide documentation on why his gas prices went up by 25 cents per gallon in a 24 hour time frame. the company initially blamed potential disruptions along the mississippi for the increase. >> any increasing gas is going to kill the small businessman. >> coming up at 6:00 p.m., some of the hidden costs in the price of the bomb. -- of the pomp. and >> are you looking for low gas prices? frankly, who is not? you can compare gas prices by going to wbaltv.com and also on your cellphone. >> honoring president obama, details on what earned them a trip to the white house. >> and you think you are getting older these days? cuddy because by yourself phone? >> what? >> find out. >> and some change in the weather, rain out west headed our way. pnc virtual wallet gathers your spending and saving in one place. credit and debit purchases, checks, bills, and other financial information. it lets you see the details as well as the big financial picture. so you can do more with your money. see what a complete view of your money can do for you at pncvirtualwallet.com. ♪ pnc bank. for the achiever in you. >> three baltimore county police officers are being honored for their actions. they are credited with pulling a paralyzed man from a burning home early last halloween morning. the three officers met with president barack obama this morning and they will be honored later tonight in a special ceremony. >> in tonight's medical alert, can a favorite gadget make us look older? more plastic surgery and patients are seeing wrinkles. doctors are saying they are not caused by aging, but squinting in front of our technology. >> she is back for a checkup at about 10 days after getting botox in jenson -- injections. you might be thinking that she looks pretty young for that. >> i do not think i am getting them because of age. i'm only 24. >> her doctor says he is seeing younger and younger women like her asking for botox and he says it is likely because her generation uses so much technology. they're constantly squinting in using their facial muscles. >> their lives -- they are using those devices more and more and we are overusing those muscles. more and more patients are concerned about those hyper animated lines that are developing. >> i think it is from being on the phone all the time, squinting, facebook, text messaging, e-mailed. >> but a san diego plastic surgeon says he has not seen good evidence to show smart phones or electronics are causing early aging. >> there are people in their late 20's who do have premature signs of aging where botox can be useful. but i do not think it is wise to necessarily promote it to a demographic everly do not have the signs of aging or sun damage stock -- to a demographic that really does not have the signs of aging or sun damage. >> he thinks it may be driven by finances. the american society of plastic surgeons does not do research into the specific reasons that people get specific surgery's, but there was an 11% jump in botox treatment done on women ages 20 to 29 from 2009 to 2010. this doctor warns his patients it is not a permanent fix and not for everyone. >> you have to be cautious and give people the various options that there are out there. >> you can take a medication mike botox and inject it into anybody and -- like botox and inject it into anybody, but what are the consequences. >> alley does admit there are no regrets, but she does admit this. >> i think he did a good job. i'm glad i did it. presque tonight, a california couple things they have a solution to a nationwide problem, the rising cost of health care. this doctor and his wife started net line just over a year ago, a membership designed for people who have lost their jobs and four part-time workers who may not get full benefits. the price, $49 per month, $10 per visit. >> insurance paperwork can take up to 30% to 40% overhead for a physician's office. we just bill the patient directly. there is no insurance and no rebuilding. we do not need the staff to do that either. >> interesting idea. if you need surgery, med lion encourages people to take out a high deductible plan so they will be covered for medical emergencies. some big news to announce, welcoming a new big baby boy at a whopping 14 pounds 3 ounces. matthew maldonado was delivered by see section. doctors believe he is the biggest baby born in the state of california. they had been told to expect a large baby, but nobody expected him to be that big. his wife was in labor for two days. our friends on facebook are weighing in. ashley's firstborn was 9 lbs. 11 ounces and michelle has had four children, two of whom came in at 9 pounds. judy's sister with 12 pounds 11 ounces. perhaps tony put it best saying, 14 counts, that is a small turkey. -- 14 pounds, that is a small turkey. >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> it looks like our string of per extreme days -- spring days is about to come to an end. it will not be long until the rain showers move in our direction right now, hd doppler has a dry weather pattern in our area. scattered showers are trying to move into western maryland as we speak, especially in garrett county. a thunderstorm has popped up in the past couple of hours moving down interstate 68 toward deep creek lake. that weather that has been living alone is slowly crawling into our direction. it already into western maryland and moving east as we head into friday and the upcoming weekend. once again, we are in the high to very high range for tree and grass pollen. even if you do not get any rain tonight, there's still a slight chance for that moving into baltimore. big storms developing on the northern shore of ohio. spreading east of the way to the coast now. partly to mostly cloudy skies overnight. the temperatures will not drop as much. in the 70's around baltimore now. 60's on the coast. near 80 at frederick. the west virginia panhandle is quite warm, upper 70's 2 loh 80's. expect down around 60 at the inner harbor. mostly cloudy skies and a slight 20% to 30% chance of showers after midnight. these storms are developing in much warmer air with temperatures well into the 80's on the other side of this fraud. and a slow-moving storm coming -- of this front. and a slow-moving storm coming across the plains. it will be the middle of next week before we're done with the impact of the storm. as long as it took for the nice weather to move in is going to be about how long it will take for this chari whether as well. a chance of showers tomorrow afternoon a chance -- and a chance of showers on saturday. rain is likely on sunday. it for tomorrow, not as picture- perfect as we have, accustomed to. mostly cloudy skies, 66-71, a light southeast breeze. showers moving across the bay tomorrow as well. a high of 72 and maybe warmer out in western maryland ban on the bay or the eastern shore. in east/se when coming off of the bay. the lower eastern shore, scattered rain shower, 68 inland, 62 on the beach. an extended forecast with a shower that could pop up any time. a 70% chance of showers and storms on sunday. that threat of the unsettled weather continues monday through wednesday of next week. >> still to come, the flood waters from the mississippi river continues to head south. >> there is no question when i saw the dead picture and a live picture that therit was clearly osama bin laden. >> one of the troopers who saw osama bin laden after he was killed, coming up, what makes him so sure it was the al qaeda leader. oh wow, look at that. 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[ female announcer ] join the dreamworks experience for the ultimate vacation, only on royal caribbean. >> breaking news in baltimore city. let's send it out to captain roy taylor and skyteam 11. >> we are at washington boulevard in front of montgomery park near monroe street where a fire truck ended up colliding with a tanker truck wall and was trying to respond to a fire in downtown baltimore city. the dinapoli there were any injuries involved. the problem will be traffic. east and west bound at washington boulevard they are still waiting for city police to respond. >> thank you. the record-breaking flood of the mississippi river is now threatening two cities. >> it could have a destructive effect on thousands of people living in the flood bill. -- but in the floodplain. >> the wait for the waters to recede in memphis continues, but the race to couldn't -- to protect communities downriver raison. homeowners are sound back -- sandbagging around the clock, and hoping for the best. temporary levies are being built across the region to hold back the mighty mississippi. in baton rouge, a sluice is being installed to raise the levy and protect the city. >> the losses could be absolutely tremendous. >> tremendous destruction the army corps of engineers hopes to avoid. over the next few days, they hope to trigger the morgue and the spillway and divert flood waters away from that larouche. but there are 4 million people right now protected by this system -- away from that in rouge. but there are 4 million people right now protected by this system. expecting 10 to 15 foot water. take going to get out and our losses. it >> a loss that leaves him speechless. >> no words, no words. because i built this myself. >> emotional decisions being made for this historic flood. >> a terrible situation down there. as the mississippi river overflows its but -- overflows take a look.ucklin you can share your own photos. wbaltv.com. >> from photos to personal writings, new details revealed about osama bin laden. the latest, coming up. >> to the latest now on osama bin laden, several lawmakers had a chance to view his death photos today and writings from his diary shows continue to be very involved in plotting attacks from it -- against the united states. >> intelligence officials say the al qaeda leader was constantly looking for new ways to attack the united states. a treasure trove of evidence seized from osama bin laden's compound in pakistan is revealing more clues about the mastermind behind 9/11. >> we began the process of poring over the data collected at the compound. >> that day included handwritten journals. in and he suggests striking smaller cities, targeting trains, and attacking on significant dates like the 4th of july were the 10th anniversary of 9/11. >> this man really was a threat to the u.s. if he had been left to his own devices, he would have killed americans and killed more americans. >> he is gone, history. >> the photo shows where the gunshot wound was in his head. and there was another picture showing his body. >> john mccain refused to see them, but on the floor he insisted torture was not a factor in tracking him down. >> i opposed so-called enhanced interrogation techniques before osama bin laden was brought to justice and i oppose them now. >> mccain said that it was wrong for officials to claim that waterboarding lead to finding of but -- to finding bin laden and the call them to correct their statements. -- and he called on them to correct their statements. >> a bus accident investigation on the eastern shore. the queen anne's county fire department said the commercial transit bus carrying two children and adults to the national zoo in washington overturned just before 9:00 a.m. this morning. several adults were taken to hospital and several children were also hospitalized. some were treated at the scene firefighters responded -- some were treated at the scene. the firefighters responded to a one story home fire completely engulfed in flames this morning. they believe that fire started in the kitchen. baltimore city police are investigating three shootings, all of which happen within a two-hour. -- within a two-hour time frame. one was shot in west baltimore and the other in the denim area of tallil -- jerryell. about an hour later a woman was shot near barberi lane. >> still to come, four years later a little girl's parents reenergize the search for their daughter. consumer alert, how school systems are now taking advantage of social .etworking > >> that is what happened when a tv reporter gets too close to a camel. >> [laughter] >> some tense moments at the university of missouri. police searched for a suspected gunman as the campus, down. -- as the campus was locked down. they say the suspect is no longer at the university. >> and federal officials and screeners were doing their jobs when they frisked a baby. the incident at the kansas international airport sparked national attention when someone took a picture of it. security officials say baby's stroller set off an alert of possible explosives, so that screeners were justified in taking a closer look at the baby boy. you never know what might happen when you are reporting on a farm, especially a camel farm. a camel decided to get a grasp of her hair at this farm in virginia. it had a pretty good grip. it with some help from the photographer she was able to free herself. i'm sure they had a pretty good laugh. [laughter] no injuries. just a bad hair day. >> it could have been worse. camels are known for doing some pretty bad things. still ahead, find out which jurisdiction is stepping up its broad band. >> they're helping kids raise money for sick children. they're working hard to train to help make dreams come true. >> and how schools are turning to social networking to get their message out. >> showers and thunderstorms moving into parts of western maryland. a sign of a beautiful weather pattern that is about to change a little bit. right now, 74 at b.w.i. marshall, 76 at the inner harbor. guests -- gas prices are already soaring and one lawmaker once us to pay even more. coming up at 6:00 p.m., the proposal that as many consumers concerned as prices topped $4 per gallon. and a look at the many actions on the table to make the inner harbor more appealing to both residents and new tourists. plus, a tour bus with kids and adults overturned on the way to the zoo. these stories and >> the move from saturday to sunday could raise the profile of the preakness, but is it feasible? it has been held on every other day of the week, but never on sunday. >> i did not know that. but can it be done and should it be? lowell melzer joins us live with some answers. >> it does not sound right, does it? having the priebus on a sunday. and the maryland jockey -- having the preakness on a sunday. and the maryland jockey's want to know that it is not their idea. it is broader the owners who got the idea from a florida race track. >> i think it is fair to say all options are on the table. everything will be explored and investigated. i cannot tell you a phase 8 -- if it is a good idea or a bad idea now. >> it was a suggestion from mike rogers, which owns -- of and my rogers that owns pimlico. they saw huge success when mi developments move to the derby to gold street park on sunday. it was a 29% jump on the we can handle from the year before. >> it is absolutely essential to take a good look at it. if it makes sense from the standard of having a great day and a financial standard, sure we will take a hard look at it. >> after 135 years of the preakness, it has never been run on a sunday. there have been six mondays, 14 tuesdays, 5 wednesdays, 438 -- for thursdays and 13 friday spirit -- four thursdays and 313 fridays. >> it is possible that the we can handle could go up. it is something the club will look at, but nothing it is remotely set in stone. >> to make a blanket statement because it worked in "a" is not a good statement. that said, we will look at it from a number of different angles and then answered questions for you happily. >> the maryland jockey club is taking the attitude of "let's wait and see" until at least 2012. area churches are not happy with this either. >> in other news, it has been four years since little madeleine mccain disappeared while on a family vacation in portugal. her parents hoped a new book will reenergize that search. kate mccann rights of her torment that she may have missed a warning from madeleine herself the morning she disappeared. >> it was just days before her fourth birthday when little madeleine disappeared from her resort bedroom in portugal. that morning, her mom kate rights, "matalin said, why didn't you come when john and i cried last night?" she writes that she could have missed an important clue. it was my belief that she was eager -- that someone with either in or trying to get into the bedroom that night. they let the children unattended while they died at a cafe a few minutes away. they checked on the kids every few minutes or so until madelin was missing. in england, the official investigation is over. kate concentrated on the findmatalin website -- defined madeleine website. she also writes of her marriage almost crumbling. >> we do still have to keep things together. we have sean and amalie and we have lots of time with them. >> there is one undisputed fact, that while madeleine is missing on what would be her eighth birthday there is no credible evidence that she has been harmed, 9. >> -- there is no credible evidence, none, that she has been harmed. >> hundred explosions accompanied the volcanically wrote -- eruption with a plume of black smoke rising nearly 2 miles above the volcano in italy. >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> lightning strikes on hd doppler to our west. the first signs of a changing weather pattern that will likely bring some weather our way for friday and maybe even into the middle part of next week. lightning strikes through parts of garrett county through the afternoon. it is still fairly scattered around the northeastern ohio and cleveland. breaking off east of that, though, showers making it into the baltimore area. before now, that is likely to change into tomorrow and saturday and sunday. i hope you enjoyed the great spring whether we have enjoyed in the past few days. today was another one. at the inner harbor, quite a bit above the high of 73, which is the normal. if you average it out, it was a fairly typical 12th day of may. just a bit milder than normal. showers are diving south and east, heading down toward virginia and the carolinas. they remain on the far eastern fringe of all of that activity. it is likely those clouds and storms will continue to spread over our region. it partly to mostly cloudy sky tonight will drop some of the warmth and is likely to build up some today and keep things warmer overnight. even western maryland has readings in the low 70's. for tonight, 53 to 60 degrees, mainly cloudy skies. we do have a 20% chance of showers primarily after midnight heading to friday morning. this slow-moving storm in the middle of the country is trying to get past us, and it's going to take several days. the cloudy, shower weather will now take several days to move through. scattered showers tomorrow afternoon and storms will stay further west of us. the same scenario on saturday. sunday, maybe some thunder mixed in there and the same thing on monday. scattered showers and thunderstorms. it does not look like a completely washed out forecast, but the continuing threat of a shower will be hanging over us for the next several days. mostly cloudy friday, scattered showers, cooler and upper 60's to around 70. winds are light. in the western maryland, getting into the warmer air that has been over the ohio valley. they are a few degrees warmer at deep creek lake than we are here at baltimore or toward the coast. the lower eastern shore may not get out of the 60's, especially on the coast with the wind coming in off a chilly ocean water. 69 on saturday, 6 -- with a 60% chance of showers. a 70% chance of showers on sunday monday through wednesday, the same basic scenario, scattered thunderstorms and low 70's. >> howard county executive ken kohlman kicks off construction for the injured broadband network. he stopped by the community college to lay the first strand of fiber. the high-speed network will connect 715 institutions in maryland. >> will be providing a set of the our connection between each of our campuses and enable us to better deliver instructional resources, online student services and class is. >> it will also connect public libraries and government institutions. officials predict the broadband network will be complete within two years. at a time when school districts are laying off personnel to balance budgets, the public is insisting on transparency. many districts are turning to social media to help them do that. you name houston has more. roblin bowers hasi been an educator for 20 years. and received the principle of the year award. the district could have announced it on the school's message board, but they got a bigger response on this page. >> it was nice to see. >> this return to the social media side about a month ago as a way to get its message out. >> we thought facebook was a great opportunity for the school board, administration and staff to get out the word to community members and show them what is going on. we need to more effectively communicate. >> but it was not an easy decision for the superintendent, who had no meat -- have only dealt with the negative aspects of social networking >> i've dealt with a lot of high school and middle school facebook issues. >> but he is not having it anymore. >> having a facebook page allows this district to also be transparent with its voters, who at a time like this with school closings and budget shortfalls, are demanding to know how their money is being spent. >> this book is another stop on the right direction. just being as transparent and honest in the decision we are .aking > >> monika is the one who convince the superintendent that facebook is a tool we need. >> why not? this is something that parents, alumni, students, community members are using. >> principal saoirse will also be honored in washington. she is hoping to meet the president or mrs. obama. if so, all anyone will have to do is go to the facebook page and find it. >> google is showing off technology it calls android at home. it uses the android to turn on and off and electronics, such as the lights, dishwasher, or spend their system. it is similar to the way bluetooth communicates with a cellphone. no word when it might be on the market. >> this time, the excitement is not about one of his movies. he is filming men in black 3, but it is the two massive trailers that he has packed into the solo neighborhood that has caused a stir. neighbors and businesses are not amused. michael bloomberg had to order smith to move them. one of them is his stapersonal traylor, 53 feet long -- his personal traylor, 53 feet long with a balcony, and the other is his personal jim. and he also has an apartment a few blocks away. >> still had, plans for a new debate for the inner harbor coming up. the public has a role in the decision. >> there's still time to register >> if you have ever run a race, you know high import it is to train for that race. that is exactly what these kids are doing to get ready for the triathlon to benefit the make a wish foundation. >> jennifer franciotti spent the morning at the park where the rates will be held over the weekend. >> they are kids with a lot of energy and even more heart. between the ages of 5 to 14, they are training for the make a wish kids triathlon from -- on sunday, may 22. all ages. distances, of course. each child is raising money for the organization that makes dreams come true for critically ill children all over the world. >> it really helps people get their wishes when they are sick. >> the kids get really involved in it. they are all pumped up, and just seeing a sense of accomplishment on the children running the race is unbelievable. >> last year's first kids triathlon raised over $90,000 and the funds are used to grant wishes to sick children in the mid atlantic region. >> last year we did over 100 which is in the mid-atlantic region, most coming out of the baltimore area. >> and more money rates, the more which you can grant. -- the more money you raise, the more wishes you can grant. >> that is right. >> he went to disney world and had a good time. >> even without the personal stories, the kids know where the money is going and what it is for. it is amazing to see everybody come together. >> the event is may 22, rain or shine. there's still time for kids to register. also, the baltimore ravens will be your taking pictures with kids and signing autographs. >> to find out more about race information, go to our website wbaltv.com. >> that is all for us at 5:00 p.m. >> here is what is coming up at 6:00 p.m. >> do you see that number? sadly, it may be a breaking port for motorists, but lawmakers may still it -- may still consider a gas tax increase. >> refreshing the inner harbor, what changes would bring it all back? >> a bus accident on the eastern shore cents over a dozen people to the hospital, a live report coming out. >> this is wbal tv 11 news at 6:00 p.m. >> a field trip to the national zoo took a quick trip -- turn for the worst this morning when a school bus carrying kindergartners rolled over, sending more than a dozen people to the hospital. tonight we learn that charges are pending. >> the bus was on its way to washington d.c. when it crashed with another vehicle. it happened on route 213 and white marsh road. rob roblin