>> 4 shootings. city police searching for answers. we are learning more about the soldier accused of killing 16 afghani civilians. new information paints a conflicting images. lot of the irish, picture- perfect weather. 11 news at 6:00 starts now. >> live, local, and late- breaking, this is wbal tv 11 news. [captioning made possible by

constellation energy group] >> a stunning day weather- wise. what a beautiful day. what can people expect as they hit the town tonight? >> this is highly unusual weather for any st. patrick's day to wind up 20 degrees warmer than usual. for the month of march, we are running 10 degrees above average. you can see on our satellite rare combination most of the northeastern u.s. is cloud-free. there is some rain off to the mountains to the west and south. some big storms are developing in the mississippi valley. for the moment, we are all clear. all clear as far as temperatures are concerned in big storms. as far as fog and clouds, we will talk about that with the insta-weather-plus forecast in a moment. it is absolutely beautiful outside. temperatures around 70. we are at the in our harbor

enjoying the weather and st. patrick's day. >> i got the perfect gig. call it a lot of the irish, you could not ask for better weather on this st. patrick's day, especially for those that enjoy some of the day's activities. which is sea of green at the 2012 dunkdalk parade. parade goers wearing green. the parade is a celebration of the town's irish heritage heard >> we love it. they do a great job. celebrated.the zsoo polar bears and got to enjoy it green chunks of ice. the kids got face painting scared >> i think it was pretty

cool. i like tell the maryland is due takes advantage of all the holidays. they seemed to do special things on holidays. we like that. >> back out here live at the inner harbor everyone is out here taking advantage of the warm temperatures. if you notice, everyone is wearing their green. mentioned this is unusual temperatures, but many of us will take it. >> thank you. if you are headed up to celebrate, do not rely on the lot of the irish to get to beckum. triple ltd. led it has partnered with the state transportation to keep roads safe with tipsy taxi. >> if you would like toset up a ride, the number is 1-877-963-

taxi. another celebration it taking place and in college park. a 11 sports pete gilbert joins us live with sports. >> navy -- fans across the state like it when they get together. today they did on the basketball court thanks to the n.c.a.a. selection committee. brenda freeze hardly has to motivate a team after watching to number twos fall on friday. morrison knocks down the long jumper. navy trailing by 8. second half, maryland finally pulled away. that was delicious. maryland 159-44. monday night, a game at home at comcast center.

we will talk about that and hear from the coaches about today's win for the terps. >> officials are trying to figure out what sparked an apartment fire in dunkdalk. flames broke out in the 500 bachus of trap road. a firefighter was trapped inside. >> i was walking back from the chimney and saw smoke coming out of the laundry room and figured the house was on fire. so i ran and got whoever out i could, knocking on doors. >> everyone including a firefighter made it out safely. the red cross is assisting the nine people this place. a violent start to the weekend as police are investigating four separate shootings in a 6-hour period. that shooting took place in the 3500 block of west belvedere avenue after 11:00 p.m. officers found the victim, a 25- year-old man, suffering from

multiple gunshot wounds. if he was rushed to sinai where he died. police have no arrests. we are learning more tonight about the american soldier accused them of the massacre that took the lives of 16 afghani civilians last weekend. staff sergeant robert bales now ft.s in his own cell at leavenworth, kansas. they described him as guarded when talking about his deployments to iraq. his family has been moved to a base in washington state for their protection. >> they are suffering, they are confused. more than anything, everybody is very concerned. they are scratching their heads more than anything else. >> bales attorney questioned allegations he was drinking the night of the shooting and suggested his client may be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. hundreds took advantage of the great weather to look for a job. where local career-seekers

gathered. >> america -- [unintelligible] >> gop hopefuls stumping for votes outside of the u.s. mainland. how the candidates prepare for more tough contests ahead in tonight's commit in 2012 update. >> haze in the atmosphere today, but the sun did its job. but the sun did its job.

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-- and cashiers. visit our web site wbaltv.com code for more information. mitt romney is stumping in puerto rico. rick santorum stirred controversy about comments over english being the primary language in the nation. peter alexander has an update. >> people here cannot vote in americas a general election but they will have a say in selecting the republican nominee. romney with voters. last night, he was here for a rally that was more of a carnival than it was a political event. a long list of speakers, almost all the speaking in spanish. there was music, dancing, energy and passion. romney told the people you respect them and cares for them as americans. his arrival rick santorum who is in missouri caused controversy before you left the island earlier in the week. he said if puerto rico was to become the 51st state in

america, that english become the primary language. that upset some of his supporters as well as some of the voters here. he tried to backpedal and do damage control, saying english would be a preferred language but not the official language. we understand that the people of different cultures speak different languages. but we have a common language and that is what i was saying yesterday. realistically, i would add that some would maliciously say i said that was unfortunate. >> the primary in puerto rico is tomorrow. mo. caucus is tonight. illinois votes on tuesday. >> pete's here, and it is a perfect day to talk about baseball. >> we could have had spring training right here. the orioles are down in florida and they get a double header with the red sox. we will check in.

>> is that word again. mild weather. our hazy sun shined it. 70 degrees at the airport. 59 downtown.

>> a birthday celebration for one of the maryland zoo's most beloved animals. samson the all of the celebrated

his fourth birthday. the event was complete with priority favors -- party favors and a cake. >> all of the elephants got a cake and samson's was special. it had match potatoes as the icing. >> he weighed 290 pounds at birth. he is 6 feet tall and 3,000 pounds now. >> your 11 insta-weather-plus forecast with your meteorologist john collins. >> and only four years old. what a day today. beautiful day. radar-satellite combination. no cloud. there is a lot of moisture in the air. plus, a summer-like haze, which part of it is air pollution and part is moisture in the atmosphere. there is a widely scattered charter activity out in the mountains of west virginia. not getting into maryland or

virginia, except down west of roanoke. and we could see the same kind of thing tomorrow, except i think we will see more clout around our area tomorrow. what happens today? the same thing has been going on all winter. we had a good margin on temperatures, above normal. off the normal high as 51 degrees. 71 at the airport. 73 at the inner harbor. the record is 85. we have not really broken any records or one, maybe. morning lows were in before's and 50's. the record is 15 degrees. you could see where we could be this time of year. but we're not. around the bay, readings have started to fall in the 60's. the sun doing its number. readings are falling into the

60's and really cool along the beaches where readings were in holding athe breeze temperatures down. clouds more persistent there. this is the situation there this evening. similar tomorrow. we'll get a shot of this marine air being pushed in. that will hold a temperature down and read some clouds in there. in the upper atmosphere, i have drawn in the jetstream here. it is riding high over the midwest and the east. this pattern has been rather persistent all winter long with only brief episodes of cold air coming through. if the west coast has been the cold spot, as it is this time. they are on the other side of the jet. the tug of his reflective. there is the cold air, from the plane states. so we cloud up overnight

tonight. chilly, patchy fog developing. 48-53. 65-70 tomorrow. i suspect we will spend most of the day in the 60. we are calling for a lot of clouds and patchy fog early in the day. southeast winds at 5-10 miles per hour. futurecast shows the clouds coming in with fog, these green patches, then it dries out for the end of the day. monday morning, we do the same thing. these clouds may be more or less persistent through the day. the rain chances are highest to the west of us. tomorrow, no rain but a lot of clouds, maybe a few sun breaks. approaching 70, but cooler today. monday, near 70. monday is similar to sunday. then spring starts tuesday with the high of 74 with the rain at the end of the week. >> fro the susquehanna bank

sports center, this is a 11 sports. >> seeds tend to hold their spots in college hoops for women more than men. at comcast center chalk held. they knew it would take a perfect game for the upset. the first half was played closely. maybe driving in and kicking out. morrison hits the long jumper. tied at 17-17. kim rogers got hot from the outside. the second half, the acc player of the year settled in. 12 in the second half. navy kept hanging around. the athleticism was too much.

spectacular. the final contest center -- marilyn moves on, 59-44 -- maryland moves on. >> we should the three and it is part of why we have had a successful season. we shot it tonight. >> what is great about coaching is a list of is that you can motivate her and challenger and so many different ways. the coaching stop thought i was hard on her. and i thought i was just right. >> bre dnda was right. next up, the cardinals. it was louisville that came to comcast center and 2000 and beat the terps. the ravens remain active in of free agency. they had offered eagles guard kevin mathis a contract. mathis chose to stay in philly.

five free agents have signed all four. the ravens have only retained matt burke. the orioles had scored a paltry sum of runs this spring. the starting pitching it gives a glimmer of hope for 2012. they are pitching against the red sox today. chen was solid. 5 innings he pitched well. one blemish on his mark. even this, he was atom and afterwards. it was not his fault. the wind carried it out of the park. all boston's runs for the game on that one swaying. the fifth inning, now the sixth. nick a single to right and a double to right. like the old nick, coming back

from surgery. the birds get on the plate thanks to a boubou from the red sox -- aboo boo from the red sox. the blue jays snapped a losing streak to princeton. trying to do the same with syracuse. the second and fifth ranked teams respectively. a couple of good coaches, a steamed programs. the blue jays up 4-2. john ranigan. jojo morasco behind the net. syracuse is no down 2. good offense from the jays. the software of canada,, the, bowl 10-4, the final for hopkins.

>> know tonight, the latest on the american soldier accused and the massacre of afghan civilians one week ago. preparing for battle. presidential candidates are making their rounds to secure votes. making the cut. you are looking live as hundreds of ravens cheerleaders battle without for a spot on the squad. who made the cut. who made the cut.

>> want to remind people that you cannot wear green because of the green screen. >> exactly. >> if uigher can were g-- weiner can wear green. >> made the weather work. that was not the luck of the irish, that's the skill of the irish. 568 tonight. 68 tonight, 70 tomorrow. at least spring starts on tuesday. at the end of the week, we do get a rain chance.

we have not had any significant rain since the beginning of the rain since the beginning of the mud so we could

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