misconduct trial. reporter: a big shift in the trial of anne arundel county executive john leopold. mr. leopold, do you feel you have a better chance here with a trial by judge? a surprise turn has leopold and his two defense attorneys opted for a trial by judge, not jury. this follow as lengthy process where over 300 people filled out questionnaires and about 100 perspective jurors were interviewed in person. i have no knowledge of anything. reporter: leopold is accused of misusing his executive security. the indictment alleges officers lied lookout while he had section in a vehicle and while he stole campaign signs and that all of it was done on county time with county tax dollars. i don t think so. i think this would be a better understood trial than having the jurors there. reporter: he doesn t think a trial heard by a judge would weaken the outcome. leopold is charged with one count of fraud for misusing county dollars. judge dennis sweeney will determine his f
right now. a chance to meet tom brady earlier today. it was a very measured meeting. about the focus, not looking ahead, not reflecting. he kept going back to the process of preparation, accounting for every minute of game week. it was a maddening and my new shitake about it. it is why he has won 17 games minutae about it. it is why he has won 17 games. it is hard to win the super bowl. we have made it there since i have been here five times. it is hard to get to this point. it is hard to get to the afc cabbage a gamchampionship game. we re fortunate to have this opportunity. live in foxboro, peet gilbert, 11 news. the possibility this could be the year s last provided. ravens fans out in full force. [indiscernible] these fans are ready. [indiscernible] [cheering] today i had a chance to talk to his son. it definitely was very exciting. they got a sense of the city of baltimore. what would your dad s a? dad say? he would love it. he was very proud of the t
officer was not supposed to do it. during the 2010 event, leopold instructed him and another office to watch out for a woman named conn,ie she was not to approach him. a woman named connie. he said they did keep an eye on her, but she was not a security threat at all. he was given immunity. he said he saw it because he saw what leopold had done to others. for some like that to be put in a position where they are too uncomfortable to say this is ruining my life, it is just a disgrace. judge dennis sweeney will decide if leopold broke the law by using members of his security detail for personal and political duties. tomorrow, the defense will make a motion for a judgment of acquittal. the judge will decide the case will end or continue. barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news. opening statements are set to begin tomorrow in the case of the murder of teenager phylicia barnes. the work of prosecutors may have gone much harder today because of the troubles of the lead detective in th
get the forecast every day at wbaltv.com. les mis tore through an apartment in the early morning hours. a three-alarm fire at this three story, multiuse building that started around 12:45 this morning. the temperatures were continuing to drop. firefighters say part of the roof collapsed before they got everything under control, which took nearly two hours. investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the blaze. investigators in harford county said they know what caused the destructive house are yesterday in joppatowne. a heat lamp got too hot in cited nearby boat. the flames broke out just before 2:00 wednesday afternoon. there was one person in sight at the time had to be rescued. we are told the damage is around $225,000. the baltimore city state s attorney s office says it will not press charges against three police officers in the death of 43-year-old anthony anderson. he died in custody after suffering blunt force trauma, according to reports from the me
they were not at all affected by the weather. the weather in new orleans is spectacular. they got into town about 3:15. the super dome is spectacular. it stands out in the landscape as you come into new orleans. imagine how it looks for those who who never played at a super bowl. it was a 2 1/2-hour flight to new orleans. for some, the trip to the super bowl took 15 years. i mean, i don t think it stifled joe in any way like that. joe is joe. the progression of a quarterback and his career and what he has gone through and accomplished this year, it is just a progression. people are going to view it a certain way like oh, joe broke through. joe has been winning games since day one, since he got here. he is still a relatively young quarterback. and he has one more game to try to win this season. if he wins it, he can cement his legacies as an elite quarterback. you know, we can t forget here that not only are we dealing with the super bowl, but also dealing with mardi gra