that some of the sports biggest stars have used illegal performance-enhancing drugs. >> they have never had the king and like this. -- speaking pen like this. >> that kingpin is this man. he is the founder of biogenesis america, the miami clinic that is close down in the wake of the scandal. they have agreed to cooperate and share a list of 20 players, a list that includes yankees player alex rodriguez. >> i stopped in 2003 and have not taken it cents. -- since. a drug braun failed test. but at 50 game expansion was overturned when he challenged out doctors processes urine sample. riverill not make any statements about it. the truth is not changed. >> major league baseball will not comment either, citing the ongoing investigation. they did say -- the commissioner's office has assured us that no decisions regarding discipline have been made or will be made until interviews are completed. which means fans will wait -- >> i do not know who to believe now. >> and wonder. wbal-tv 11 news. interest in baseball has skyrocketed in the baltimore area since the orioles made the playoffs. 11 news reporter lowl melser joins us from camden yards with that part of east worry. -- with that part of the story. >> when you hear stories like this, they are downright disturbing. just about every when we spoke to agreed there is so much on the line when it comes to the contracts and money in baseball, it appears some players will do anything they can. unheard-ofreat of suspensions looming in major league baseball because of the biogenesis scandal, some fans are taking it pretty hard. >> it could not come at a worse time. these guys have guaranteed contracts. what were they thinking? i can't believe they would do that. >> when you talk about large amounts of money like this, people do what ever they can to get paid the most. they want to win rings. that is what they do it for. >> others are taking it in stride. there is no doubt that professional baseball like other professional sports have had issues with performance enhancing drugs, and now it like mlb may be putting it put down. -- putting its foot down. >> they have always had a competitive edge. >> he says that baseball players have been doing what ever it takes to win. despite the scandal, there are still a lot of goodwill models out there. >> we see some players have crossed a line with the drugs, but there are many players who do not. who are terrific role models. that is who we need to concentrate on. christ is exactly how feels today. my son to play baseball. i wanted to be a clean sport. >> there are questions as to whether any orioles were involved in the scandal. there was one name that loaded around during spring training concerning be company. we will take a closer look at that tonight at 6:00. live outside camden yards, lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. right now outws of south south baltimore. sky team 11 over the hanover street bridge. captain roy taylor, what is going on there? vehicleoks like some has taken out the southern -- correction, northern warning sign. it has knocked it down and it has shut down southbound hanover street. northbound hanover street has a portion of that in the middle of the roadway. this is causing a major impact because traffic cannot proceed past hanover street which is causing a backup on 95 and 395 all the way to martin luther king boulevard. be advised, if you try to cross this. it, you're to have major issues. captain roy taylor he is thank you. the driver is cited in an accident with a school bus and 55 kids aboard. investigators believe the bus driver turned his head to talk to the kids when he crashed into a van which then plowed into a r. in all nine people were sent to the hospital, five of them students from centennial lake elementary school. we are told all injuries are minor. national transportation safety board released new information regarding its investigation in last week's train derailment in rosedale. we have the very latest from the newsroom. david? >> within the hour, the ntsb released a report on its investigation. they have not interviewed the driver. routewe retraced the taken by john olver and junior. it is a revealing view that you will only see on 11 news. according to the train admits report, the -- the train and then report, the locomotive started sounding the whistle three minutes prior to impact. the same direction, the refuse truck driver johnalvin jr. traveled. just before reaching the tracks, there is a slight in time -- slight incline. if you look to the right, he could see the train through trees and vegetation. he should have had a clear, unobstructed view. according to in tsp investigators -- tontsb investigators, five seconds before the crash, the camera captured the truck. the train was traveling 49 miles per hour, the legal limit. the driver of the truck got out of the hospital sunday. he has not responded to requests for an interview. he now has an attorney who climb to get his name or answer any questions. federal highway safety inspectors are auditing his trucking company. authorities have taken his vehicles out of service 17 times due to violations. we will have more at 6:00. reporting live from the newsroom, david collins, wbal-tv 11 news. flex thank you. -- >> thank you. baltimore city is approaching a dubious milestone, the 100 homicide of the year. it started on the 2700 block of glenmore avenue. police say someone shot a man in the face as he sat behind the vehicle of -- behind the wheel of a vehicle. murder of theth year. an hour later two miles away a double shooting. two men were walking to the store when the suspect came up and opened fire. the two ran inside the house for cover. both are being treated for gunshot wounds to the stomach and side. no word on their condition. authorities have identified the third and final suspect in the murder of the 16-month-old child and the shooting of his father, which is seriously -- who is in serious condition. detectives say the child was sitting inside a car with his father when the shots rang out. police have already caught up to the other two suspects. anyone with information should contact metro- crimestoppers. >> she attended the boston marathon as a spectator, but she returned home to maryland a survivor. >> she recalls the woman who saved her life, coming up next. >> a towson university student has been in a, since march. coming up, the radical -- the rare medical condition that caused it. >> we have a change in our weather pattern. >> it was an emotional homecoming for erica brannock this week. she was the last boston marathon bombing victim to leave the hospital. she came on 50 days after the attack and was greeted by her inner circle of friends and loved ones. she asked the media for something. help her to find a california woman named joan who helped her after the blast. >> she actually took her belt off to use as attorney get on my leg. i do not not for her, think i would be alive. >> asking you shall receive. her name it turns out it is not joan. it is amanda north. brannock meetlped north who was visiting baltimore. we will have much more on that tonight at 10:00 and 11:00. >> cannot wait to see that seared -- that story. i towson university student has been in a coma for the past 10 weeks as the result of a rare condition he was born with, but never knew he had. his family is trying to raise awareness of avm. >> back in march, thousand freshmen gilad nissim called his father complaining of a headache. 40 minutes later, he collapsed. >> he had a classic headache, what is considered the worst headache of your life. and he went down. >> it did not take doctors long to realize that he was born with a condition that affects less than one percent of the population. arteriovenous malformation. >> what that means is an abnormal connection between arteries and veins. we see that tangle of the avm here. >> a healthy person has arteries to relieve pressure. thehat is missing is capillary network. the artery will dump right into that vein and the vein is not high-omed to having that pressure blood. a hemorrhageauses in the brain. that is what happened in gilad's case. people are born with it. time. rupture at any sometimes there is no warning. sometimes people can experience dizziness, or as in his case, a headache. veryre gently he was young and strong and healthy. >> in recent weeks he has started breathing on his own. he has clearance to move to a rehab facility in israel where most of his family is from. hopeful, but doctors say recovery is hard to predict. >> it depends on how the patient relevant brain is wired, so to speak. him all the best. doctors are recruiting children for a new clinical trial, hoping earlye progress in the detection of autism. researchers are looking for 60 children to between the ages of 18 months and five years that have not been diagnosed with the disease. they hope that researchers will find varying levels of rna, which is like the instruction level for your dna. they hope that they will be able to diagnose autism earlier. to maryland ise philadelphia. for more information, you can go to our website, wbaltv.com. click on medical alert. >> now your insta weather plus forecast with meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> a beautiful weather pattern, but it is about to change. still a couple hours to enjoy this nice evening across the area. temperatures range from 66 in oakland in western maryland to below 80 relevant baltimore. 72 at oceantable city on the coast. a little warmer inland. solace bury at 79 degrees. the key -- solace bury -- at 79 degrees. the key to these comfortable temperatures is the dew point. only in the 60's. unusual for this time of year. very dry air for this time of year across the mid-atlantic area that means a clear sky and a clean sweep across hd doppler. which gives us a nice evening ahead of us. partly cloudy downtown. . temperatures not as cool as the last few evenings. the sun does not set until 8:30 tonight. you have a couple hours to enjoy a nice breeze. this is moving off the coast of new england out to sea. moisture will converge on the mid-atlantic region. this is in the gulf of mexico. the national hurricane center chance of 66% possibly becoming a tropical storm. right now it is a heavy rainmaker. multiple storms in cuba and the keys. again, if this comes in named storm, it would be andrea, the first on the list. even if it does not, it will dump a lot of moisture on the mid-atlantic. each means the potential for heavy rain. chance of showers late afternoon tomorrow. the deeper into tomorrow night and friday we go, the etter the chance for rain. you see that moisture coming through here with showers, thunderstorms, heavy rain. that lips to the north on -- that lift to the north on saturday. it does not look like the best half of the week will come until sunday. there is that 30% chance of a shower in the evening. -- southeastast winds gusting to 20 knots. waves averaging two feet to three feet. a chance for a shower tomorrow afternoon. showers and storms likely. tapering off a bit on saturday. partly cloudy skies on sunday. high temperatures getting back into the low 80's. >> thanks. just a moment ago, we were talking about autism. i said diagnosed with a disease -- autism is not a disease. it is a disorder. just clearing that up for people. victim.lleged bullying >> we have the story on an incident that sparked the five- year legal battle. >> i'm in washington. the president caps on susan rice for a new top job. >> i'm in washington with >> the owners for more than 30 legal u.s. marijuana businesses gathered on capitol hill to ask lawmakers to make it easier for them to do business. a quick they say conflicts between state and federal laws are putting them -- quick they say conflicts between state and federal laws are putting them in jeopardy. a >> this is the evidence of a multibillion-dollar industry rolling warmer as americans warm-up to the idea of medical marijuana use. he runs a mellow cool marijuana dispensary in north europe -- in northern california. he says the conflicts keep them from benefiting from business tax breaks and opening a bank account. .> it's a maddening experience it's very difficult. >> federal prosecutors are threatening to shut him down. >> it is impossible. >> he was joined by about three dozen other cannabis industry leaders. 19 states including the district of columbia have legalized the drug for medical use. havengton and colorado also approved it for recreational use. >> we think this is an issue whose time has come. it will only grow more complex and important area >> now taxakers are suggesting relief. >> it is an illegal substance. >> he is part of an organization drug-d on creating dub -- free communities. he says lawmakers are heading in the wrong direction by supporting these businesses. >> we would be better off as a society if these did not exist. a separate aclu study found more than $3pend million and forcing marijuana laws in one year. they also found that marijuana laws disproportionately affect the african-american community. we are attentive buying be lucky, lucky soul who will soon be a multimillion dollar. >> will she take installments or settle for the cash option? the big decision when we cover the nation. >> a baltimore family gets >> live, local, late raking. you at watching wbal-tv 11 news 5 p.m. with stan stovall, danl -- donna hamilton, tom tasselmyer, and sky team 11 covering breaking news where you live. wbal-tv 11 news at 5 p.m. continues now. >> new tonight, baltimore city is making a payout to the family of a girl who says she was elite and beaten that she was bullied and beaten so severely surgery.red this morning the board of estimates approved a $45,000 payout. -- >> kim dacey has details from city hall. >> the city solicitor says this type of settlement is unprecedented, but he calls the amount by zobel. the incident happened in 2000 and eight. a fight broke out between two girls. the aggressor allegedly had a history of bullying the victim. had been negative interactions between these two students before. there were problems with other kids. the allegation was there was insufficient supervision. >> the victim suffered injuries to her face so severe she had three surgeries as a result. her family filed a lawsuit and the two parties reached a settlement of 40 $5,000, a settlement large enough to require the approval of the city board of estimates. the size of the settlement was driven by two factors. area that was inadequately supervised and the injuries were sick to begin and evolving surgeries -- were significant and involving surgeries and broken bones. wrecks generally, the school is not liable for bullying incidents that occur outside the school or spontaneous acts of bullying. >> unless there is a history where the bully has been reported to school authorities so they should be on watch to make sure bullying does not occur. >> in this case, the victim's family will get money for physical and emotional damages nearly five years after the settlement. at city hall, kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> here's a look at some of our other top stories. and man critically injured after falling at an orioles game has issued a statement asking for prayer and privacy. fortese istc -- at the hospital where he has been since last wednesday. his condition has worsened from serious to critical. two men have been charged in the assault. and a baltimore man out of jail abuse isrge of child facing new charges for trying to drown his son. a parker is being charged with attempted murder and child abuse. he forced of the baby underwater in the bath. it happened late last month. he was already on probation after serving time for doing a child in prince george's county. no word on worker's son's condition. when the super bowl -- check. meet the president -- check. the president congratulated the baltimore ravens for an exciting and to the season. he congratulated them for the charitable work that players have done. ozzie newsome gave the president the traditional team jersey. in case you're wondering, he is number 44, as in the 44th president of the united states. >> there is a new national security adviser tonight. this is susan rice. this is a step up for ambassador rice. we have the latest from washington. >> thanks. good evening. many republicans up here are not happy about this appointment, but they can't stop it. susan rice becomes president obama's top foreign-policy adviser. >> she is a consummate oblique servant. a patriots who puts her country first. >> she will coordinate the pentagon and the state department. >> i look forward to continuing to serve on your national security team to keep our nation strong and safe. >> rice succeeds tom donnelly, the national security adviser binng the takedown of laden. she looked to be on track to replace hillary clinton as secretary of state until benghazi when for americans -- one for americans were killed. on sunday talk shows, she used talking points that proved to be untrue. republicans blame her for protecting the president before the election. some questioned her appointment today. chooseerry as they ambassador rice, only because -- it is curious that they chose and pass it arise, only because she is such a political lightning roll now. >> if the percent say that benghazi raised doubts. 66% support the use of drones against terrorist targets. but only 15% support military action in syria. 'sese will all be susan rice issues at the white house. nominationbassador goes to samantha power, a former white house advisor. unlike rice, power does need senate confirmation. it is possible that republicans, upset at rice getting the top job, we'll take it out on power. wbal-tv 11 news. >> coming up, a demolition ager takes a scary -- demolition project takes a scary turn. >> we will have an update on the progress of rescue teams when we cover the nation. >> closer to home, the latest on that train derailment. we will take you to the scene. >> as we cover the nation, at least one person reported dead, another believed to be trapped beneath the wreckage of the collapsed building in downtown philadelphia. firefighters have rescued more than a dozen people inside, digging with their barehands, when an adjacent building toppled acetylation army -- toppled a salvation army store. >> there were people standing on the corner right next to the thrift shop. there was a really big aftershock on the ground. you felt it shake. there were people who fell over. people started screaming. >> we're are told that adjacent building was under demolition when the collapse happened. the u.s. army staff sergeant first with murdering 16 afghan villagers last year injured a guilty plea in court. the plea will allow 39-year-old robert ailes to avoid the penalty. his attorney claims that his client was suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder and a brain injury at the time of the shootings. a jury will have to determine if his sentence includes the possibility of parole. the trial will begin in september. >> and finally we find out who bought that winning powerball ticket. 84-year-old lori of mackenzie traveled -- gloria mackenzie traveled to tallahassee with her family. she is not taking to the podium. sold at ag ticket was publix store. at 84, you better believe she took the lump sum. >> did i tell you i had a long- lost aunt that lives in florida? did i mention that. all right, coming up -- >> they say they have been developing plans for years. the online grocery service will stand out from the rest. >> national officials say that baltimore parks are not as good as they used to be. we will tell you why. >> rain from the south and flex good afternoon. i'm rod daniels live in the 11 news room. here's what we are working on for :00. information on that train derailment in rosedale. at least 20 major league baseball players implicated in baseball players implicated in the investigation i hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >> just in time for summer vacation, parks are adding more healthy options to their menus. the number of people is growing as families seek cheaper summer trips in a rough economy. many meals at parks will fall under 600 calories. >> i think it's a very powerful movement toward healthy food. we want to be part of it. and we want to give people choices so they can make sure the eating experience matches the outdoor experience. >> and vendors will display signs with nutritional information and locally grown food. parks were once considered the best in the nation, but they are falling in the rankings. they are ranked 26th in the nation. parks slipped out of the top 20 low funding for parks continues to be a problem in baltimore. the number one pick? minneapolis, minnesota. >> now your 11 insta weather plus forecast with meteorologist tom tasselmyer. .> a beautiful day you still have a couple hours before the sun goes down to enjoy nice evening conditions. about 80 degrees. 76 on chestertown in the eastern shore. as its about as warm gets around here this afternoon. easton on the eastern shore, 81 degrees. a cool 68 in oakland. they have had showers approach the area and clouds buildup. we we talked about that yesterday. that light risk of isolated storms. we are seeing most of the activities they west in west virginia. the clouds are certainly there. we have high, thin cirrus clouds moving across baltimore, but really not interrupting a beautiful weather pattern. partly cloudy. not as cold as the last few nights. i like southeast breeze. that high pressure area that produced this june whether is about to leave. that opens the door to a weather system of chicago. all of these converging on the mid-atlantic will bring the clouds tomorrow and tomorrow evening going into friday, part of saturday. a lot of tropical moisture to ourselves. when that gets here, the rain could be heavy on on friday. tomorrow, just scattered showers, especially west of here. just a cloudy start to the day. and you see that tropical moisture surging north enhancing the rain in the region and maybe producing a few scattered thunderstorms. the bulk of that moisture saturday. i think we will see some sunshine on saturday. tomorrow, not like the last couple. it will be an overcast today, a more humid day. 10 to 15 wind at miles per hour. 2, 3 foot chop on the waters on the bay. it could be bumpy out on the open waters of the bay tomorrow. western maryland, decent chance of showers and storms tomorrow and friday. keeping those temperatures about 70 degrees. eastern shore, upper 70's to lower 70's. rain off and on likely. if you are on the coast or headed that way, slight chance of a shower tomorrow evening. a cloudy day. scattered thunderstorms on saturday as well. surf temperatures in the low to mid 60's. 76 tomorrow. close to 80. storms on friday. up to 84 to finish the weekend. >> we begin tonight's consumer alert with a major decision when it comes to air travel. the head of the tsa is dropping a proposal that would have let passengers carry small knives on planes. the proposal drew fierce opposition from lawmakers and others who said it would put passengers at risk. others argued that carrying small knives or golf clubs could not allow terrorists to cause a train to crash. confiscate over 2000 of these small folding knives a day from passengers. toyota has a recall due to our reported brake problem. hybrid models including certain previous models. toyota has received more than 90 complaints from drivers. so far there have been no reports of any crashes or injuries. online retailer amazon.com plans to start developing -- delivering your groceries. it has been setting the gas testing the new service called amazon fresh in its hometown of seattle for the last few years. groceryand the business starting with los angeles as early as this week. if these locations go well, amazon fresh may expand to 20 other cities by 2014. you should think twice before you send the next facebook or twitter post, because it could hurt your chances of landing a job. eight percent of young americans aged 18 to 24 have lost a job due to their social media profiles. that is according to a study by a market analysis firm. however, the study also found that a two thirds majority said they are not concerned about how social media use may harm future career prospects. china had the most incidents affected by social media. brazil had the fewest. when it comes to networking, young professionals in the lgbt community have not had a place to come together until recently. the maryland corporate counsel was formed two years ago and has been working to strengthen the presence of lgbt in the business and professional community. they say they saw a need and met it, allowing members to work together successfully and openly. they look forward to an exciting future lyrically and are fashionably. >> -- an exciting future politically and professionally. ofthe year has been a year change, exciting change. >> for more information on the maryland corporate counsel, and to our website thomas wbaltv.com. donna? >> a new scandal for major league baseball as close to two dozen players are linked to a now defunct and substances clinic. we will look at a possible baltimore connection to the case. but first, things are looking different at the special olympics. how the addition of tennis is changing the landscape. >> that's a whole lot of law- enforcement officers in carroll county running for the torch run relay for special olympics maryland. the purpose -- protect the flame of hope as it makes its way to the opening of the summer games at towson university. this was not the only torch run. 5000 other officers participated across the state. last year this event raised two point $1 million for special olympics maryland. special olympics is always working to make the games more fun and rewarding for the athletes. there will be a new sport for the athletes this summer at towson. rob roblin has the details. >> it a special time for these tennis players. for the first time this summer they will the competing at summer games. for the special olympics tennis team. nancy has been the coach for the past eight years and being able to impede this year in summer games is great. >> we have athletes this year that will be doing foam ball singles and doubles and athletes doing traditional full-court, doubles, traditional doubles, and we have a unified we have compared with a volunteer. that there will be more opportunities to compete. >> adding tennis means six ports. this is the first time we have had a full plate of sports available. it is nice for towson university to be able to accommodate us like that. >> there are 29 athletes on the howard county tennis team and most lay other sports. >> i'm playing softball on saturday and sunday. >> you play soft all and tennis -- softball and tennis? wrecks yes. >> you are going to be a busy man. >> yes. >> it is a job that she loves. leaks.ay usda my kids play competitively. this is by far the best job. >> wbal-tv 11 news. >> again, those games are this weekend at towson university. there is what is coming up at 6:00. >> i'm at the white house. president obama leas the ravens smiling after their super bowl celebration. hear what the president has to say, knew it took the clock. new at 6:00. >> and the scandal with banned substances and major league baseball. i'm lowell melser. >> what did this truck driver c before the train -- the truck driver see before the train collision? a point of view you do not want to miss. live, local latebreaking. this is wbal news at 6:00. >> our big story -- a busy week for members of the baltimore ravens. but before they get back to the practice field, they had the ultimate field trip with a visit to the white house. >> yeah, they did. spent all day at the white house. it sounds like the ravens and the president had a lot of fun with this visit. >> they really did. i can tell you this -- from watching this afternoon celebration unfold, president obama either has extremely astute speechwriters or watches a lot of football. he had a rapport with the ravens players that you would expect more from close friends than the president of the united states. the president showed his familiarity with the ravens when he at lives a line about ray lewis's dance. >> it reminds me, by the way -- please do not do that on the south lawn. lex and the commander-in-chief drew ed reed into the spotlight. >> i will point out thated is -- i will point out that ed is getting some great hair there. i'm not the only one. you look like an old man. click the president zeroed in on the challenge for the upcoming season. a ravens meeting with his favorite team, the bears. luck next season. you will need it in week 11 when you go to my hometown of chicago and play the bears. >> the most touching moment after john harbaugh and ozzie newsome resented the president with the jersey. the layers heading to team buses, president obama lingered or an exchange with oh jaaber dance, before heading back to the oval office to return to the world more wrestling problems. he pointed out that his brave fight against als, and at the conclusion of the celebration, the first ravens layer to go up to the president was ed reed. he gave him a big old hug, so clearly no offense to the old man jokes. live at the white house, wbal-tv 11 news. , there is a slideshow with pictures of today's events at our website. just log on to wbaltv.com. >> controversy over performance- enhancing drugs is taking attention away from the field of major league baseball. as many as 20 players are interviewed linked to him i am a -- to a miami antiaging clinic that reportedly sold formants enhancing drugs. the clinic pro owner tony bosch