sexual miners but tonight they lieutenant-colonel is free on bail. sheldon is in the newsroom with the latest. >> police say the two girls were offered money for sex but one of them ran away and reported it. that led to a cross country arrested. police say in this unusual case. >> it is rare to have somebody come here, commit a crime, and leave. >> the alleged solicitation happened last month in sacramento where the girls were walking to school. that is when police say jason shepard pulled up in a rental car and off for the girls money for sex. he is stationed in maryland but he was in sacramento on military business. after the incident, one of the girls ran away to report what happened. police were able to track down his rental car. >> the lineup was presented to

the victim and she was able to identify that person. >> a warrant was issued on 314. police took him into custody the next day. >> one of our detectives brought him back where he was booked into the sacramento county jail where he faces a felony charge and a misdemeanor charge. >> aberdeen has sperm -- confirmed he is stationed there but the army facility is not saying anything else. the case is still under investigation. investigators are looking into the incident. >> a high-speed chase in montgomery county ended in flames. you are looking at video from our affiliate in d.c. the car had been reported stolen. the driver sped off, triggering a pursuit. we're told the vehicle hit a tree and burst into flames.

passengers were killed. the driver and front passenger rescue. we were over the scene of a crash in baltimore city. this afternoon a car lost control and crashed into a residence in west baltimore. right now there is no word on the condition of the driver or anyone else was inside the car. >> relief for authorities after uncovering a suspicious package. police were forced to shut down the area near the 700 block. several residents noticed an unintended backpacking side of the parking garage. everything was deemed safe and the area was reopened after 6:30. and aberdeen hotel, $50,000 to fix damage from a prank. investigators want to know who is behind it. it happened early this morning in the 1000 block of beards hill road.

aghast was contacted by a website called -- a guest was contacted by a website called pranku.net. it sent waters into eight rooms. no charges have been filed. >> president obama commented on the shooting death of trayvon martin. he was killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer, george zimmerman. 25,000 people gathered to demand justice for trayvon. >> if i had a son he would look like trayvon. i think they are right to expect that all of us, as americans, are going to take this with the seriousness it deserves and we will get to the bottom of what happened. >> george zimmerman says he acted in self-defense. a new task force has been appointed.

the debt has focused attention on a law called stand your ground. it was enacted after an incident when a man shot a bitter in his house and waited months before learning he would not be prosecuted. the law allows them the force any place a person has a right to be. it could also be used to stop someone from committing a serious crime, including robbery or burglary. >> i do not want this to make a mistake of removing protections that are there. letting citizens know we will stand by them as they protect themselves and their families. >> the common law allows you to defend yourself for your home. this is called the stand your ground but it is really stand someone else's grand. >> florida is the most expansive. 19 other states have similar laws, allowing the use of deadly force.

maryland is not one of them. the two-year anniversary of the health-care bill, all eyes are on the supreme court. >> it will decide whether congress exceeded its authority when it enacted the mandate. the main issue before the court involves the individual mandate which requires americans to buy health insurance. 26 states are challenging the law. >> we have quite a few members who choose not to purchase health insurance and feel this is a violation of their liberty. >> analysts say the decision will set a precedent regardless of how it rules. religious conservatives are gathering to protest the anniversary of the health care reform act. the stand up for religious liberty and rally hapned this afternoon across the u.s., including downtown baltimore. attendees called the obama administration's reform assault

on religious liberty. under the authority, the department of health and human services announced that all employers had to provide contraception coverage to employees. >> this is not about contraception. it is about telling people of faith that the federal government has the belief and you better agree with them no matter what your religion dictates. >> similar protests also took place in germantown. >> in section 2012, the house approved a plan that is different than what the senate passed. this as the stage for a conference committee between the chambers. delegates spent two days debating a package including tax increases designed to balance the budget and chip away at the ongoing deficit. differences between the house and senate include personal increases. a measure to double the tax was

also passed. the senate must approve the bill. maryland senators want to move the date of elections to the same day as the presidential contest. today the senate voted 36-10 to move the date in 2016. city council members are elected and in odd years, not during the gubernatorial or presidential race. the decision was made in hopes to improve voter turnout. it now moves to the house of delegates. early voting in maryland begins tomorrow. >> that is right. analysts predict a strong turnout by republicans. we have close to a million of them seriou. >> friday afternoon, cruise or setting up to last of five early voting sites. one of 46 locations statewide.

>> each time early voting out numbers increase. people like the flexibility of having six days to choose of when they want to come. >> this is the first contest with the early voting. it runs through thursday. the election director believes he will see a total turnout of 30%. >> i think of one race been uncontested, that will make numbers low. >> the democratic ticket could suppress turnout and enthusiasm for the republican primary is considered lukewarm. as the delegates hunt keeps up, our police state -- blue state is getting a second look. >> the more the merrier. >> mitt romney held a rally this week. newton gingrich will visit annapolis on tuesday.

ron paul has a rally next week as well. >> it is not a colossal prize like texas or california or florida. it is still significant. >> every delegate matters. the early opening -- early voting centers are open. >> in the spirit of march madness, we decided to chronicle the season of a high school varsity basketball team. in "rebounding from loss," we sit down with 18 months after the loss of their team leader. >> as point guard, leon adds to be ahead of his opponents. the same could be said of his hen life for every morning keeps an eye over his 2-year-old sister as he carries her to day

care. he is the man and his family. he lives on the same street where marcus was killed. he wants something else. >> i want to get my aa degree. looking over my little sister. i want someone to look out for me. unfortunate, there was nobody there. i want to offer my sister. >> his grandmother brought to -- bought him his first basketball when he was 7. he is full of determination and desire, like the nba all-star guard allen iverson. >> i want to be like that. >> the merged into a leader and probably one of the better point guards of the city. >> it could not have been more visible than in this game.

he was almost knocked out but he got up. there were looking for the bottom of his teeth. >> i did not know what to do. i knew my team needed me. i decided to stay in. >> he refused to return -- leave the game. he kept going even as teeth fragments were found. they won the game, thanks to his 16 points. it was impressive. you are tough. you're covering your smile. >> that was just a piece of the documentary. you can watch it tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. on wbal. a lot of cash lying on the highway. the cash grabbing frenzy straight ahead.

>> i definitely want to be a winner. >> get your tickets ready. we will have the numbers in a few minutes. first, we check in some -- with some jackpot hopefuls. >> cooler temperatures and somewhat weather moving in for the weekend. right now it is still mild for this time of night. 65 at the airport.

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party stopped. -- already stopped. police are asking people who took the money to return it. >> i have waited all day. >> we have better video coming up. in a few minutes, the big jackpot drawing. the prize is $290 million. >> that is a lot of klein. kai reed has been hanging out with some hopefuls. >> that is a lot coin. i was inspired to buy a couple of tickets to play ev. when it is this high, you feel like you have to try your luck. >> they are a dollar a ticket. >> give me two tickets. make them a winner. >> there is nothing like a jackpot to put people in a good

mood. >> my hopes are to hit something. i do not care for is the jackpot. >> we love it. we get excited because we by ourselves. >> the big prize is $290 million. the jackpot has been rolling since january. >> it has been rolling since january. if it goes again tonight, it will go to 356 million. that will be the third largest in its history. >> the line has been steady all day long. packed with people feeling lucky in making plans for how they would spend the money. what would you buy? >> probably a new car. and another house. >> we are going to build our own

town and everybody we love " get help. i can pay off bills. college money for the grandson's. i might throw my girlfriend a couple of dollars. >> that was very nice of her. we will have the winning numbers in a few minutes. we should mention if no one wins tonight, the next drying is on tuesday. that will be a $356 million. >> good luck. they came, they saw, they ate. hundreds of people gathered at the spca today to order dishes from the food trucks. everything from barbecue to grilled cheese sandwiches and cupcakes. the proceeds will benefit the animals of the spca. cross out for the adoption center in visit with some of the

animals. -- they could also tore the adoption center and visit with some of the animals. >> a storm is approaching from the west. you can see it coming in. there has been a number of strikes and western maryland and west region year. parts of eastern virginia as well. this is a company that will have some shower activity. moving in from the west and the south. by the morning, there will be a little bit of rain. all weekend long we will have that area of showers and storms. so far though this 23rd day has been dry. nothing in the almanac today but the temperatures are there. 81 degrees at the airport. one degree short of the record. that was set in 1907. no records for our buck. 85 but the inner harbor.

that is not the official reading. 16 for the record low end on the same day 3 1/2 inches of snow. it is possible to get some snowy weather. not this time around. this time it is the second warmest on record. with days to go until the end of the month, 55 degrees is almost up to the first place reading. 1945 was the warmest ever. we could see temperatures sticking close to that to rid records, all the way back to the 1870's. semin degrees downtown. 65. cooler on the coast where the sea breezes. even in western maryland, a relatively mild temperatures. cloudy skies in the morning. a chance for showers. 53 to start the day. the temperatures will not change

a lot because the storm has some cool air. temperatures in the 50's. the storm with east showers and clouds and temperatures will be making its way through the mid- atlantic. to our south, down into the carolinas, there could be severe thunderstorms to mark. it is worth watching. some of this could, to the coast. right now clouds will limit the severity of the storm. we will have a few showers tomorrow morning. the shower weather continues into tomorrow night and into sunday before the thing starts to move out next week. cloudy skies, that will keep the temperature down. east wins at 5 miles an hour on the bay, a chance for a thunderstorm. if you're doing some fishing, be careful for those afternoon storms. 62 tomorrow and 58 on sunday.

eastern shores, scattered storms. temperatures in the 60's. it will still be cold on the beach with temperatures in the and cooling with the risk of a thunderstorm. our forecast calls for often on showers and thunderstorms saturday and sunday. we could use the rain. it is useful. monday, breezy, sunshine returns. tuesday, a high of 58. >> to of the best high school lacrosse teams get together for a showdown. that is next in sports. >> friday, march 23. tonight's jackpot is $290 million. you must match these balls plus

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>> from famine to feast for the ravens. four players stand on friday. corey graham from chicago when the special teams ace. and find a surprise, they re- signed their linebacker. he excels in multiple roles. his return shows maybe a recommitment to special teams. he earned a three-year contract. what a story for a young man homeless for a teenager and

undrafted out of syracuse. >> i'm trying to secure my future and take care of my family and generations behind me. this is a small steppingstone. it is not where it needs to be but i will get there. i'm going to spend it right. i am not going to make rain. [laughter] >> it is a tradition. they play hard and physical. it came down to our wanted to come to an organization that wins. >> he seemed pleased today with this signings but even more excited about the family business. his brother-in-law has the indiana hoosiers and the sweet 16 tonight against kentucky. >> there is a rumor and right be giving a pep talk tonight. you might have heard part of it right now. >> a check now on how the speech is helping the hoosiers.

pretty good. it has been a great game. the winner goes to the elite eight on sunday. meyer'sidwest, tom's wolf pack try to keep the cinderella's slipper on. 33-32. ohio and nearly pulled off the upset in overtime. north carolina advances. the orioles went through a game today with sonora -- no arm troubles from the pitcher. about as a good as it gets from spring training. the wind was blowing to the left against the red sox. in the first inning, adam. there is always a measure of good feeling. the bottom of three, you see how the wind helped. just far enough.

the orioles hang on to win by 6- 5. a great high school lacrosse match up. these are national rankings. this was a regional game. a packed house as they're trying to get things going. tied at 5. 65 from 5 1/2. the third quarter. brown, a great move. top shelf. they lead 10-5. thomas makes a run. he goes low. they come all the way back, 6 unanswered. 11-10 is your final. tiger woods looks like tiger woods-winning. he has not made enough pots in the second half pots. -- puts in the second half puts.

his seventh birdie of the day. a bogey. he shares the lead at 10 under par. coverage continues right here. stay with us for a check of the forecast coming up after this. [ male announcer ] for making cupcakes

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>> into each life, a little rain must fall. even into each weekend. she is still laughing. a couple of showers on sunday. breezy and cool on monday and a chilly day on tuesday. the high and the 50's. >> you guys are funny. >> that as of 411 news tonight. jay leno is next. news and breaking letter at any time a wbal.com.

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