save others. that is our big story tonight nine people are looking for a place to live after they're done got home went up in flames. firefighters not only had to put out the flames, but desperately raced to save one of their own. >> the cause of the fire is under investigation. instead of enjoying their saturday morning in the comfort dundalk home, they had to evacuate as a fire broke out. >> i ran and got whoever out i could. knocking on doors. a couple of minutes later, the fire trucks were here. >> firefighters rushed to the

six-apartment home saturday morning. upon arrival, fire crews saw there may be others inside the dwelling. they went into the building looking for those residents a firefighter made a distress call. >> he got disoriented a little bit, called for help. >> firefighters raced into the structure and safely removed their colleague. soon after, the fire was declared under control. the fire started in the basement. ms. lee -- many residents are happy they made it out alive, but are sorry they lost their home. >> there are some people that may have lost everything. >> everyone, including that firefighter, made it out unharmed.

>> new tonight, someone is in serious condition and five others injured after an accident. it happened just before 5:00 this week -- tonight. a car was making a left turn and was hit by an suv and not into the path of an oncoming car. all six people were treated at area hospitals. a violent start to the weekend. police are investigating four separate shootings in a 6 hour. -- six-hour period. officers found a 25-jessup -- 25-year-old man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. he was rushed to sign night where he died. meantime, a 23-year-old man is recovering after a shooting in northwest baltimore. the victim was approached by two suspects who try to rob him on

boarman avenue. the victim was shot twice. so far police have made no arrests in any of the shootings. we are learning more about the american soldier suspected in the massive project massacre that took the loss of 16 afghani civilians. robert bayless said in his own cell in fort leavenworth, kansas. neighbors recalled him a good father, but say he was 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 a lot. they are confused a lot. more than anything, everyone is concerned. >> bales attorney questions allegations he was drinking the night of the shooting and suggest his client may be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. mitt romney stuff -- stopped in

puerto rico. peter alexander has tonight's 2012 update. quite the people cannot vote in america's general election, but they will have a say in selecting the republican nominee. last night, mitt romney was at a rally. it was a lot more of a carnival. along with the speakers, almost all of them speaking in spanish -- there was music, dancing, energy, and passion. mitt romney told the people they respect them and cared for them as americans. his rival, rick santorum, also called -- caused a firestorm of controversy early in the week. he said if puerto rico wants to become the 51st state in america, it is necessary that english become the primary language. that upsets some of his supporters as well as some of the voters.

he tried to do some damage control and said in which would have to be the preferred language, not the official language. >> we understand that people are from different cultures, but we have a common language. that is what i was saying yesterday. someone maliciously root that. >> peter alexander, nbc news. >> at the economy remains a major topic of the campaign trail, hundreds of maryland residents turned out for a job fair in anne arundel county. it was an effort to sell hundreds of jobs available at the facility. available positions include cashier's as well as jobs in marketing and food and beverage services. >> i am not currently working, but i am always looking for better opportunities. i have a lot of experience in the food and beverage industry. >> i would like to start a new

career. i thought this would be a nice stop to start. i was very interested in finding out what the job was about. >> for more on the available positions, visit our website wbaltv.com. dozens of spectators sported green today. it is an annual tradition. lots of green as you. hundreds of participants gathered for the to the the 12th st. patrick's day parade. parade gore's gathered for the annual celebration of the community's irish heritage. >> we love it. they are awesome. they do a great job. >> organizers handed out toys to children. the parade started in 2006, but was canceled in recent years due to bad weather. of course, that was not an issue

this year. people gathered where it all began in ireland to watch today's st. patrick's day parade. it included marching bands from washington state and north carolina. some americans even made the trip to watch the festivities. >> we are here visiting, having a good time, seeing the city. we love the people here. >> dublin is also posting a four-day st. patrick's day festival with live performances and amusement park rides. we will introduce you to a champion after the break. a special celebration for one of the state of the most beloved animals. hundreds of random cheerleaders battle it out for a spot on the squad. who made the cut? >> a change in the weather patterns. mild temperatures again. the forecast just ahead. clear skies, a little bit of

haze. temperature down to 54 at the airport. airport.

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>> a birthday celebration for one of the maryland zouk's most beloved and salt -- animals. it was sam sun -- samson the alpha's birthday celebration. it was part of the zoo's on site -- long st. patrick's day celebration. >> samson's cake was extra special. it was made out of corn meal. it had mass potatoes as the icing. >> yummy. samson weighed two hundred 90 pounds at birth. he is now more than 60 tall and 2,000 pounds. if you were asked to spell the word "gudz a lot" would you be able to? this is baltimore's newest spelling bee champion.

he spelled his way through 17 rounds at the seventh annual baltimore spelling bee. his mom -- he attends -- he took the top spot in is on his way to the scripps national spelling bee in d.c. coming up, making the cut. which ravens cheerleader candidate will make the squad this upcoming season? >> clouds and fog tomorrow morning. [ female announcer ] with xfinity,

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>> their prize, to become the member of the nfl's only coed cheerleading squad. one of those judges filed this report. >> beautiful, talented young ladies and gentlemen trying out for the 2012-2013 baltimore ravens cheerleading squad. a field of 75 whittled down from over 300 hopefuls. >> we have a phenomenal talent pool this year. it will be a really tough decision.

>> we are going to have a super competition. >> gerry sandusky overseeing the event. a crowd filled with family and friends, all rooting for their loved ones. >> she went to the university of maryland, decided she loves the state, and stayed here. this will be her seventh year. >> i am here for dana. i really hope she makes it. i cannot wait to see her do some flips and some troubles. >> dance moves? not a problem. these ladies rocked the house. the guys, amazing. the girls had to prove not just how high they can kick, but how much they really wanted it. what about these guys? think they could make the squad? in the end, some tough decisions or the next baltimore ravens up cheerleading squad. heartbreak for some, including some veterans who did not make

it, but for others, a turk joy, especially for those who did. jessica made it after more than five years of trying. >> i really want to cry, but it has not hit me yet. i cannot believe it. i never want to let them go. >> i have missed dancing and performing since i graduated college and i really decided not to long ago to go after it. i am really glad i did. >> up next, the calendar issued. -- calendar shoot. >> now, your forecast with meteorologist john collins. >> mild temperatures. at the moment, we still have clear skies. the new dual-polar indicates it

is not rain -- it is in sex or something like that. there is rain out to the west. spot become isolated showers in the mountains of north carolina. all of that should state west of us. we have an east wind, which will hold it to the west. it will also bring in some other stuff we will talk about in a minute. 71 at the airport. the typical high is bidding for. did not break the record of 85 degrees. no rain today at all. it was a really nice day. annapolis, 54. 50 cambridge. frederick, 57. it is still winter time. take a look at the status light -- satellite picture, here is that easterly breeze coming in. high pressure over cape cod. that will push in worcester tonight, which will produce some low-lying crops and some fog by

tomorrow morning. tomorrow, more cloudiness that we saw today. that warm air mass is covering most of the eastern two-thirds of the country. this big area of high pressure sitting over us. thunderstorms sitting out there on the ohio river valley. all of that should stay west of us. the west coast, the jet stream is moving to the north. the jet stream is way up in canada. all of this warm air has invaded the eastern two-thirds of the country. the green shaded air is the warm air. -- green shaded-area is the warm air. our forecast, becoming cloudy tonight. patchy fog developing. 48-53 the low. slashed northeast winds. tomorrow, temperatures rise once again. 50 along the atlantic coast. the warmest temperature is just west of us on the piedmont. there might even be some sun

breaks. rain in the mountains. temperatures will be held down a bit. 65-70 the items are. mostly cloudy skies. pettifog early in the day. east-southeast wind. less than 1 foot chop on the open waters of the bay. let's look at -- take a look at the seven day forecast. upper 50's to near 70's tomorrow. west of us, maybe some rain chances, but not very significant for us at all. spring starts tuesday morning. 70's most of next week. by the end of the week got a chance for rain. >> tonight we are talking about the women and the maryland women. >> the basketball n.c.a.a. tournament under way. home court advantage for the purpose. they would not go quietly.

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15th seeded navy dreaming of the upset. they made a nice bed. -- nice bid. the chemistry is better than it has been in years. open on the wing it, knocking down that jumper. changed it to a two. kim rogers' back-to-back trees. second-half, alissa thomas. nice in the second. 17 far the game. stapleton not down that triple. 37-30. macy -- cannot stop that. maryland wins it 59-44. >> we shoot the three. as part of why we have had a

successful season we just did not connect enough. >> what is great about coaching alyssa is you can challenge her in so many different ways. the coaching staff thought i was too hard on her and i thought i was just right. >> next up, legal and maryland. the cardinals led by jeff walsh. lubow demolished the terps in 2009. 7:00 tipoff on monday. ohio state and downes agha brigit -- gonzaga. the buckeyes to try to pull away. gonzaga could not get it done. ohio state in the sweet 16. they face the winner between cincinnati and florida state. it has been more than two weeks

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>> winter is almost gone. quite tuesday morning, spring arrives. it has been here for a while already. 70 on monday. fog tomorrow morning. all week in the 70's. the highest rain chances are at the end of the week. >> thank you are joining us. a message from rick santorum. [ light cheers and applause ] >> hello. i'm rick santorum, republican candidate for president of the united states. a few nights ago, the people of iowa sent the rest of the