unfortunately, i think this doctor is fine, he is being put out to pasture and the community receives a disservice by him not being able to continue to save lives. back to you. thank you, derek. and wjz is follow this still unfolding story. we ll have reaction tonight at 11:00. new information on the brazen abduction of an 8-year- old baltimore boy. police say the kidnappers wanted cash from the boy s father. tonight, a manhunt for the west baltimore man, police believed coordinated the abduction. wjz is live. mikemike hellgren stays on the investigation. mike? and vic, his in a minute is rahim taylor. he is 21 years old. police say there now may be more than just the two people they ve named that are involved in this plot. reporter: new charging documents wjz obtained, revealed through a witness account, that rahim taylor was likely the mastermind behind the scheme to abduct 8-year-old derek brown. why did they have to do that to a child? it s just ridiculous. th
this cold front is going to take all of the heat and humidity and push it away. temperature-wise, we ve dropped to 73 degrees in baltimore. 76 in d.c. now, mind you, that s with the thunderstorms that have gone through. because it has rebounded back up to the 80s. compared to yesterday at this time, with those thunderstorms going through, 20 degree swing in d.c. and in baltimore. so for tomorrow, the cool air will continue our way. we re setting for a beautiful couple of days. bernadette, thank you. an 8-year-old boy is abducted near his west baltimore home. right now, an intense manhunt, under way for the suspected mastermind. wjz is live at city police headquarters. mike hellgren uncovers new information, including more on demands for ransom. mike? mary, this is the bulletin. police are still searching at this hour for 20-year-old ra him taylor. they say he wanted cash from the 8-year-old s dad, so he hatched a plot to kidnap the little boy. reporter: new charging d
health officials said there is no widespread risk to the public, only people who live with the victim need to be treated. we will have more for you tonight on 11 news at 5:00 and 6:00. 8 year eight-years old derrick brown jr. is home safe after being abducted wednesday evening. the story is far from over. it was around 7:00 a.m. tuesday morning. helen jones was on her front porch when something across the street made her think of a news report of an amber alert, something she had seen on monday night. i wondered if it was the little boy they were looking for. she would become the key to ending the frantic search for derrick brown who police said was stuffed into the back of a car on gwynn a ave. she looked at a vacant house across the street and sees a boy looking around outside. i saw lowboy. i saw the little boy. that might be a little boy they are looking for. i dialed 911. she says he ran over and asked to call this gramont said he was hungry for his capto
closures in effect. location int darlington. that s to be gone charlie. another problem spot at pulaski highway. we have some debris in the road. a tree is down at long green pike in the catonsville area. there are artscape closures to the weekend. you re probably getting used to those closures. 95 south of 195, so far so good north and southbound. this is an 95 north of 195. problem-free on the entire beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. thank you. the local boy reportedly abducted monday night is waking up at home this morning. one of the suspect is waking up in a jail cell. but the case is far from closed. jennifer franciotti joins us with more details on a second suspect. police do have one suspect behind bars. they might still be looking for darrick brown if it weren t for a woman with a good memory. the boy was abducted while walking with friends on monday evening. yesterday morning, alan jones was on her front porch looking at a vacant ho
in progress. calls are supposed to be recorded and easily retrieved. that has not been happening. police are start are trying to figure out when that part of the system broke down. the department first noticed the recording problem when a request was made for the 911 call of teresa rigby. she is the officer that was thrown off the j.f.x.. that was three weeks ago. the systems vendor said it should be reporting to the hard drive and then retrievable when the system upgrade is complete. they will review the handling of the burglary call on saturday. after reporting and brother right here on tv 11 last night, we are happy to report that the 8-year-old boy is back home with his family after being abducted and held for ransom. derek brown was found in an abandoned home just a couple of blocks from where he was taking. was taken. on thishe latest investigation. as you can imagine, this must have been a terrifying ordeal for the little boy, and certainly for his family. it