Baltimore: The death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray in Baltimore has been ruled a homicide and “We have probable cause to file criminal charges,” Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby said today. Gray died last month of a spinal cord injury suffered while in police custody.

Mosby said the six Baltimore police officers involved in Gray’s death are being charged with second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and assault, among others. Just one officer is being charged with murder.

Although the officers had said they arrested Gray for possession of a switchblade knife, the knife in question was not a switchblade and “no crime had been committed by Mr. Gray,” Mosby said. “Accountability… you’re getting it today,” she said.

Bridgegate: A close ally of Gov. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has pleaded guilty to his part in closing the George Washington Bridge as punishment to the Mayor of Ft. Lee. David Wildstein, a former Port Authority official, appeared before a judge this morning. Two other Christie allies are expected to be indicted. They are Bill Baroni, the former deputy executive director of the Port Authority, and Christie’s former deputy chief of staff Bridget Anne Kelly.

Where this goes has to be played out. Wildstein has previously told other people he kept Christie informed as the lane closings were happening. If what he said is true, his plea agreement would probably require him to testify to that in court.

Not Included: Tesla Motors announced the development of batteries to power homes and businesses. The batteries would store solar power and serve as emergency backups and in some cases power homes that are off the energy grid. Tesla said it will start shipping the batteries to installers this summer.

Nation: A three-story parking lot at the Watergate complex in Washington has collapsed and one person is missing. It is described as a “pancake” collapse in which one floor dropped on top of another. Other buildings in the complex have been evacuated.

Bernie: Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders formally announced his candidacy for President yesterday, striking out against money in politics and income inequality.

Sanders mused about “whether it is possible for any candidate who is not a billionaire, or who is not beholden to the billionaire class, to be able to run successful campaigns.” And while noting that 99 percent of all new income goes to one percent of Americans, he said, “This type of economics is not only immoral, not only wrong, it is unsustainable, it cannot continue.”

The Obit Page: Ben E. King, the beautiful baritone who was the lead singer for the Drifters and sang the timeless “Stand by Me,” has died at age 76. The Drifters, with King writing and singing, produced a string of some of the greatest hits in the R & B era: “There Goes My Baby”; “Spanish Harlem”; “Save the Last Dance for Me,” and “This Magic Moment.”

Big Bucks: Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston, who was accused of rape while in college, was picked first in the NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

“It’s so surreal; it feels like the championship game in 2013,” Winston told the NFL Network.

Winston is a great QB, but what’s interesting is that he was drafted first, and expected to make a fortune, with a league that claims it is coming to grips with the domestic misbehavior of its players.