[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good afternoon, everyone. the fbi is stepping in to help the local investigation. agents are selected for the many believe is responsible for violent string of robberies in

baltimore convenience stores. >> this royal farms was the site of an armed robbery earlier this week. the fbi is becoming increasingly concerned about the violent nature of these crimes. the have released some pictures, hoping someone will recognize the suspects. this is surveillance video showing the suspect walking into the royal farms store around 4:00 a.m. he pulls out a gun, orders the court to open the register, then fires a shot before he takes the money. fortunately, no one was hurt. >> it is scary. it is awful. it should not happen. >> but that was not the case and another royal farms in northeast baltimore two weeks ago appeared in that case, two suspects entered the store and one of them shot a customer in the chest as he was reaching for his wallet. >> he is violent been he has already shot somebody, an innocent guy, in one rural farms. and he shot a shotgun in another

1. >> -- in one royal farms. and he shot a shotgun in another one. >> they are looking for this man caught on camera during a robbery on hartford road. a task force is leading the investigation. they think that the men may be responsible for their crimes in the baltimore area. >> we're hoping that someone will recognize of them, based on the photos that we have put out including the video. there is another suspect involved in the february robbery. at minimum, he is a person of interest for us. we're hoping that anybody the recognizes these people or have had conversations with individuals who may be spoke of being there or brag about in these robberies would certainly call the fbi violent crimes task force. >> that is 410-265-8080. the reward is being offered in this case.

>> a man is an extremely critical of -- critical condition after he was harmed in a fire. the flames broke out last night in the 7900 block of the ness circle. seven additional people are recovering from injuries connected to that fire. we are told that j.crew was responding to the apartment fire at the time. four firefighters suffered injuries. but a woman and a man were injured in the car. the third passenger was not chairs the hurt. the mother and brother of an anne arundel county teen edmund to have a party on the night of the crash, but deny giving alcohol to minors. they received civil citations for supplying minors with

alcohol. it was a wrong way at said that killed briana franco and zachary roads. the civil citation is punishable by up to $2,500. more than 100 family members and friends gathered yesterday to remember a 13-year-old monet tarnisge. teachers and classmates have set up a memorial at the eighth graders locker. they say that she was a great student. she presented the morning announcements with a chillier and was the only girl on the lacrosse team. -- with a cheerleader and was the only girl on the lacrosse team. >> maybe some other child will learn from this. do not play with guns. if an accident happens, if anything happens, please dial 911. >> her body was discovered in an

alley and the trash bags. city police officer john ward has been suspended as police investigate his possible role in the alleged cover-up. we now know when the maryland national guardsmen will be laid to rest. the public can honor him at an open funeral service at trinity church on sunday, march 19, at 10:30 a.m. he will lie in state until noon when a christian mass will begin. on tuesday, the guardsmen will receive full military honors and will be buried in arlington national cemetery. he leaves behind a new wife and four children. he was 48 years old. >> today, it is all about temperatures. worry about the ring tonight. today, it is great. the sun is out.

68 gretna at the airport. 52% on the committee -- 68 degrees at the airport. .2% on the barometer o look at the inner harbor at the center harbor. it is 70 degrees. the barometer is falling. that means something is on the way. mainly a cold front and some rain. >> republican presidential hopefuls are looking to put a positive spin on super tuesday. it calls for some candidates to drop out of the race. >> mitt romney walk away with more than half of the super tuesday delegates. he says it is time for his opponents to stand down. it was hardly a knockout win,

but after victories in six of 10 super tuesday contests, including the battleground state of ohio, mitt romney says of the writing is on a wall. >> we have the time and resources and the plan to get all the delegates. we think that will get done before the convention appeared >> they're now focusing on upcoming races in kansas, mississippi, and alabama. and the political maneuvering is intense. >> i feel very good about last night. >> following victories in three predominantly republican states, and a near win ohio, rick santorum supporters are asking newt gingrich to step aside. the former speaker only got the most votes in his home state of georgia. >> gingrich's rejecting all calls to drop out. >> i am staying in this race because i believe that it is possible for a moderate to win

the general election. >> ron paul is still hanging on. his campaign wants to collect enough delegates at the convention for his ideas to be included in the party platform. >> coming up, we now know the details of whitney houston's will. plus a mass of solar storm has arrived here on earth. but are we seeing any effects? and in a doctor's here to answer and in a doctor's here to answer your pet questions.

>> crews in the midwest are working overtime trying to help pets impacted by the storm. they have set up staging areas for people to look for lost pets. >> they have a lot of things to worry about. at this point, we are trying to make it, for their animals, one less thing to have to worry about. >> the free supplies were purchased using money from the aspca and petsmart. we are now learning how whitney

houston's estate will be divided up. in her will, she is leading all of her assets to her 19-year-old daughter bobi christina. but these will stipulates that it will be put in a trust and she will receive it in payments over the next 10 years. straight ahead, "carries law" is back. we will be talking -- "harry's law" is bad. we will be talking with academy award winner kathy bates. >> mild temperatures -- we will be back with the [ dog growls, barks ] bring your dog to work day... not our best idea. [ barking ] george! stop it! stop. oh. it was a nice thought. [ male announcer ] some business decisions are better than others. the best decision is switching to verizon. you're good to go.

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>> the largest solar storm in five years hit the earth about 5:45 a.m. this morning. it arrived more easily than it could have. it is expected to shake births magnetic field today. that could disrupt utility grids, airline flights, and gps services. there's really no danger to you or i or to our meteorologist john collins. school pictures, right, john? >> the solar wind is pushing into the earth's magnetic field. that is causing beautiful or aurora displays in the atmosphere. this is a forecast maps showing where the are rose -- for the auroras will be most visible today and tonight.

this green-shaded area is where the ore will be overhead, covering a great deal of canada and almost all of alaska. it will come as far south as northern pennsylvania and northern new jersey. folks in boston and new york and seattle may be able to see the or in the northern horizon. it is possible that maybe we could see it here, although we may be just a little too far south in baltimore. except that we have a storm coming in with some clouds. we are generally cloud-free here in baltimore. the rain is all west of us. a few sprinkles out in garrett and allegany county, but not as far as washington county. but it is moving in. by this evening, our rain chances will move up.

in the meantime, we are experiencing some really nice weather. these breezes have taken up the temperature a little bit. it is very mild. only in the 50's to run 60 degrees in western maryland. the rain is on their doorstep. but it is the south wind that is helping to heat things up. 523 grains per cubic centimeter or milliliter -- i am not sure what the scale is -- but the pollen count is in the high range for trees. in the mold category, it is for 88, which is the moderate range. -- it is 488, which is the moderate range. here is the satellite image. we have lightly filtered sunshine.

these are the rain-makers. they are off to the western now. -- to the west right now. by morning, the rain chances go up from tennessee and back up into arkansas right now and beyond that, the temperatures will step back a little bit and we will go back to normal for this time of year. but today will be unseasonably warm. some of the guest will be strong. gale warnings are in effect for -- some of the gusts will be strong. gale warnings are in effect. rain into the early morning hours on friday and then it should break into sunshine, but it will be cooler, only in the mid-50's on friday. that is typical for this time of year. do not forget, sunday morning, we spring ahead, tiewise, as we

go into daylight savings time. >> "harry's law" stars kathy bates. she joins us now live to talk about the show's big return to nbc. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. it is a pleasure to be with you. >> it is alleged to have you. but research with an observation point the first season felt a little bit like "the practice" or "boston legal." >> we have a million mean playing malcolm when the season comes back. we will get back to what is happening in the neighborhood. the neighborhood people really helped harry create her store. i think we should be hearing a little bit more from them. >> this show is based around

some great characters, and even better legal cases. can you give us a preview of some of the cases we will be seeing? >> there is a wonderful art coming up with a man named sam berman played by christian clemmons in. he is one of her nemesis from her old firm. she had a case with him when she was fighting to get a settlement from a tobacco company. in the middle of this case, sam is working on his boat one weekend and he accidentally shoots himself in the head with a nail then. so he comes in to have this deposition with terry with this nail sticking out as head. she is horrified and sense into the hospital. it changes his whole personality. -- and sends him to the hospital. it changes his whole personality. that starts a relationship between the two of them which culminates in one of these amazing -- i would call the

contest, the episode she bets that he is trying to soothe her. but there is a contest of the sex is a paralegal, the sexiest attorney, all in cincinnati and they're raising money for st. jude's. and she bets in the price of this money that he is trying to get from her. so that is a wonderful episode coming up. i don't know. it will be a different show than the when you're used to seeing. >> it is. we absolutely love it. that is a much for being with us. >> please join us on our new night, sundays at 8:00 p.m. >> will do. that is "harry's law" right here on wbal tv 11. we will talk with patrick allan next who is here to answer your pet questions. first, a look at how wal

>> dr. patrick allan is here to answer your pet questions. we always like your hairdo. but today, in particular, it is really working for you. [laughter] >> we have a variety today a different pythons and bell was

better very well-behaved, but making me -- pythons and boas who are very well behaved, but making me a little nervous anyway. >> why does my cat like to lick plastic bags? he is 14 years old and he has been doing it since he was a kitten. i try to keep them out of his way, but he always seems to find them. >> that is a world allies that a lot of cattle have. i do not know if it is -- that is a weird little device that a lot of cats will have. i do not know if it is the texture. it is not really dangerous to them as long as they are not interesting pieces of it. >> i have a 2-year-old boxer. she has a buildup of something on her legs and stomach that will not come off in the bath. >> the question itself is not very specific as far as what we are looking for. so i can really say what you can

use to get rid of it. it could be normal pigmentation in the skin. it is something that would have to be checked out first. >> the owner of these pictures brought in 12. i think we should all put them up. thank you for coming. we appreciate it appeared if you have a pet question, you can e- mail them to us or visit our website, wbaltv.com. and now, you're maryland lottery midday pick three and picked four numbers. ♪ >> hello, brian johnson. seven, zero, -- final number 1.

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