when emergency responders arrived at the scene, the tanker had smashed into a guardrail and burst into flames over the north folks, southern railing road train track. they found an injured party with the tractor trailer involved in fire. and there was a substantial fuel spill. we believe he was fully loaded at 7500-gallons of diesel fuel. out there today, watching workers. and others put booms in the river are to contain the contamination threatened the river. surrounding the wetlands and wildlife. maryland ordered, to temporarily quit drawing water from the river are, to keep it from containing the water supplies. at this hour, route one remains shut down across the bridge and cleanup efforts continue. abc 2 news.com is the place to go, including one over the dam. and you could see live cameras throughout the beltway to monitor the traffic through your next trip. get it here right now, abc2news.com/traffic. baltimore movement was told to pack up their tents. they are
protestors, had harsh words for the mayor, who said they were camping in mceldon square overnight, is illegal and they must go. tear gas and rubber bullets. i don t want that. but like i said before, if it comes to that, i m ready to roll. i m from east baltimore. you ve seen what happened in oakland. we don t want baltimore to be another oakland. reporter: ernie greco hand- delivered this letter to the mayor. telling her, we believe it would be wise for the city of baltimore to act with restraint and responsibility. among those signing on, the fraternal order of police. we endorsed her for her re- election. we consider her a good friend. and we just disagree. reporter: some cities have started doing health and safety inspections at the campsite. reporter: like here in boston, where they said it was okay for demonstrators to stay. but los angeles is thinking about kicking them out. atlanta has already done so. in new york, protestors took to the streets, marching
store to buy a pair of gloves before committing the crime. [unintelligible] how many times did you squeeze the trigger? 3. the defense claimed that the ship was not aware that he is being videotapes. police did not tell him that his statement could possibly lead to the death penalty. the victim s wife. bishop under relentless pressure, calling it a tragic case and a dysfunctional situation and carla porter felt the need to kill her husband. her own daughter testified that her father was abusive to her mother. the defense attorney told jurors that we recognize and own up to the responsibility that walter bishop killed mr. porter. bishop feared that carla porter was in imminent harm. the prosecution argued that even if porter had abused carla porter, no one had the right to walk in and execute him. bish admitted his guilt in the crime, but felt he was protecting carla porter. he was not a very good man. he would beat on her. the sentencing phase begins tomorrow. the s
key piece of evidence in this case. videotaped confession. because it was on film, it began a maryland state law. prosecutors can seek the death penalty only if there is a filmed confession, or dna conclusively linking the suspect to the crime. of course, that s what the video did. the defense never denied that he pulled the trigger, but said he only did it because there was so much pressure from carla porter. just to recap. a jury has found 29-year-old william bishop guilty of murder. and they will decide his fate at sentencing, starting tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. for now being, we re live in harford county, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. carla porter s trial is scheduled to begin next week. if convicted, she could also face the death penalty. cracking down on the occupy wall street movement. police are cracking down on protestors. in oakland, california, police fired tear gas on demonstrators. police said they had no other option because protestors were ignoring
made a huge mistake by threatening us and trying to pushous out. and if they act on that, they will regret it. reporter: in oakland, both protestors and officers were injured. they shot flash-bangs into the crowd. reporter: mayor says that she doesn t want that here but that people can t live in the inner harbor. this is about a campout. and mceldon square and our public space are not there for that reason. reporter: when pressed, the mayor gave no clear time line. mceldon square is a desmate designated protest area. many say they re willing to get arrested. my at the point is overthere. it s green, shiny. but yeah, most of us are prepared to go to jail because we don t think anything bad will happen from it. how long will you get a misdemeanor charge? how long will you go to central booking? reporter: as the police chopper flew overhead, the people here seemed unconcerned. the city said it is still willing to negotiate for a peaceful resolution. reporte