celebration turns tragic as fire claims the lives of eight people. >> live, local, latebreaking -- this is wbal 11 news. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good evening. i am deborah weiner. vice president dick -- former vice president dick cheney is recovering in the hospital after having a heart transplant the debris had his office announced the surgery. the former vice president is in the intensive care unit at inova fairfax hospital in falls church, virginia. he has had five heart attacks since the age of 37. mr. cheney thanked the family of the on known heart donor. president barack obama is in south korea for three days of diplomacy. the president arrived on sunday morning local time. he plans to keep pressure on north korea to back off of a planned rocket launch. the president's first business

will be a visit to the dmz. the controversy over the death of trayvon martin should cause everyone to do some soul- searching. in baltimore, activist are answering that call and organizing a rally. we are live downtown with the story. >> a lot of people in the baltimore area are upset and outraged by what happened to trayvon martin. even the sanford, florida is far away, if people in our area are showing their support on monday night. >> trayvon martin has become a symbol for the fight for justice, not in sanford, fla., but across the nation. >> rev. witherspoon and cheryl black are outraged by the shooting death of trayvon martin. the circumstances surrounding

his death are reminiscent of incidents that happened in baltimore, like the alleged beating by a black teenager by a jewish community group. >> we feel the pain to some degree. >> between incident like that one and to show solidarity for trayvon martin, witherspoon and black are organizing a rally for monday afternoon. it will be held at 5:00 p.m. and finished with a rally at city hall. >> we think it is an outrage. people are rightfully angry. we want to create a been you by which people can come together collectively are around the city. >> come out. we have a clear idea of what we want -- no more racial profiling, changes in the police system here in terms of community control, and ultimately jobs for young people. >> hundreds of are expected to come out for the baltimore march. like other rallies, organizers

are asking people to wear hoddieodies. that march begins at 5:00 p.m. monday. there will be a rally in vigil at city hall. reporting live at city hall in downtown baltimore, the bba ltv 11 news. >> it has been more than five years sent a new york police officers shot and killed an unarmed man. the police department has fired the detectives. shonn bell was killed in a 16- bullet bras when he left his bachelor party in november 2006. the department has fired an officer and three others ab resign. the decision came after administrative judge concluded he acted improperly. baltimore county police investigating a stabbing in -- at a gas station. it happened shortly after 9:00.

police say a 27-year-old man was stabbed while standing at the gas pump. no word on a motive or suspects. today was a washout weather wise. we are in store for more rain tomorrow. >> the flavor has changed. the temperatures -- generally, a little more than a half an edge of rain around our area. more is on the way. look at the radar. i have circled baltimore at the top of the screen. most of the rain is in virginia. most significant rain we've had since severe storms. heavy rain and potential for flooding. the entity will back off this evening at the rain just into our direction. rain overnight. definitely in the forecast for tomorrow. details in a few minutes. >> the maryland house of delegates spent the day considering dozens of bills, trying to get ahead of a monday

night deadline. among the measures moving forward, and gov. o'malley's policy governing public-private partnerships. rick santorum the winner of the louisiana are presidential primary. santorum is mitt romney's chief challenger and has one tennessee, mississippi, alabama. this victory is not likely to change the over dynamic -- the dynamic. early voting kicked off today in maryland. analysts are predicting a strong turnout. from now until next thursday, a registered voters can vote at any of 46 early-voting locations. election officials say there was a steady flow with people coming in all day. almost 900 came out to vote early. >> it is critical to get this done. we have to come out and vote.

>> a lot of people like the convenience of coming out now and not having to wait. even with the weather, they are coming out. votinglyn's 46 early centers are open from 10:00 until 8:00. baltimore city firefighters say 83-story house collapsed after flames consumed more than half the building. it happened early this morning in west baltimore. the house was vacant. no one was injured. a neighborhood in charleston, with virginia is in shock after an early-morning fire killed two adults and six children. it happened after a family party to celebrate the birthday of one of the victims. >> when you start thinking about young children, this is as bad as it gets. >> unimaginable, hard to grasp. neighbors say words are hard to come by after a fire torch's

this home killing eight people, including six small children. >> i saw -- the house was in flames. >> she lives across the street. those alive were just not -- were not just neighbors, they were friends >> nicest people you could ever meet. we came over here every day and played with them and everything. >> last night she promised two of the children she would see them first thing this morning. >> i promised to be there when she woke up. she woke up this morning in flames. >> one of the victims were at the holiday inn express in charleston. >> we hired for personality and the stability. lisa had an infectious smile. she never met a stranger. she got along great with her co- workers. >> others are trying to make sense of what happened.

so many questions about what went wrong, while the end result is undeniable. a tragedy that our loved ones will never make sense. >> the mayor confirmed it was the only ship carter celebrating her 26th birthday party at the house. another child who survived the fire is in the highs but -- in the hospital on life support. still to come, a chance to fight your perfect down while helping out a very good cause. gangsters and bootleggers -- it is the 12th annualh

>> rights to be a dream of finding that burst -- perfect wedding dress. brides get breast cancer stop at the hyatt regency as part of its nationwide tour. the event showcases hundreds of

designer dresses. proceeds are donated to cancer programs. >> it has been great. today we had a stampede for the vip event. it is very popular. we generally see about 100,000 people celebrating -- supporting the down cells. we reject these young ladies getting ready to start their lives. >> stampede. you can get tickets for tomorrow's event. from wedding dresses and to as it suits -- it is the 12th annual "all that jazz per "people came dressed in their finest 1920's to give up and spent the evening dancing, a gambling, and bidding on auction items. benefits critically ill children and their families. >> our annual gala is so important to the organization. we have never had to deny the request of a critically ill child.

we will never have to say no. >> a good goal. the organization says the event raised $100,000. a lot going on even with the rain. >> short term is wet. long term is cooler.

it's where you spend a lifetime so your kids can go to college. so you can actually visit that beach proudly displayed on your monitor. for that, you work through lunch. or as we like to say, lunch through work. perfectly balanced hormel compleats meals. freshness sealed for flavor. in over 30 varieties, it's the lunch that works.

the passat is one of nine volkswagen models named a 2012 iihs top safety pick. not that we'd ever brag about it. turn right. come on, nine. turn left. hit the brakes. huh? how'd that get there? [ male announcer ] we can't hide how proud we are to have nine 2012 iihs top safety picks. so we're celebrating with our "safety in numbers" event. that's the power of german engineering. right now lease the 2012 passat for $219 a month.

>> there was no winning ticket far last night to the jackpot will be $356 million. take the lump-sum annual get about $250 million. necked drawing is friday night. >> look at that radar again. right around baltimore, the beltway outlined in yellow. maybe a little drizzle. that is about it. off to the southwest there is some rain. light showers to the west of the district of columbia, but it gets heavier to the south. we will put the radar in motion as we change over to our other computer. a big slug of rain coming our

way. this contains severe weather earlier. that is backing off, the severity part. but there is a lot of moisture here drifting in our direction. we are apt to get a good shot of rain over the next couple of hours. we will not be done with the storm after that. there is tomorrow to go through. 62 at the high at the airport. indirect -- inner harbor, 66. that was before sunrise. current temperature is 55 and 56. three-quarters of an inch of rain at the airport. about two-thirds of an inch downtown at the science center. more is on the way. temperatures are on the way down. we hit the peak a couple of days ago where we hit 81. we have been sliding. the lowest temperature at earlier in the week -- 56 at the normal high for the time of year. we are getting closer to the

average temperature. 57 at annapolis. 54 at ocean city. jester town, 57. frederick is off 50. still in the 50's out in western maryland. all of that moisture with that big storm system still reaches back in the ohio will be it -- ohio river valley. the upper part of the storm still have to come through. there is still more out to the west. it will take another 18-24 hours for this thing to move through the area. scattered showers and thunder possible. 52-58 the overnight low. like, easterly winds. mostly cloudy tomorrow. maybe a few sun breaks here and there. maybe some thunder. probably not quite as much rain as today and tonight, but still a chance for rain. northwest wind at 5-10. the statewide forecast -- everybody's still had that rain chance around the area.

out in the mountains, slightly cooler off to the west of us. north winds will be like tomorrow. 5-10 knots. futurecast shows this rain finally beginning to pull out of the picture by early monday morning. the last of that leaving the lower eastern shore. then we dry out for a while. forecast -- seven days worked -- briefly but dry day sunday. chilliest day today. low down near freezing. rain chance is wednesday. temperatures in the 50's-60's the rest of this week. >> congratulations on a fabulous day. a new number one coming up next in sports.

>> this is powerball. good evening, america. we have a huge jackpot tonight. a guaranteed $40 million and it could be yours. good luck. first up number 15, 37, 35, 1, 47. now for your winning powerball. that number is 8. once again, here are tonight's winning powerball numbers. good night. good night. i will see you back here

[ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks

with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. >> back in the preseason, hopkins and virginia. at with the game of the season. it delivered indeed.

a baltimore native had a big game. decimated on a late hit. they responded with a rocket shot. it gives the blue jays their first lead of the game. 7-6. the perfect feed far rob white. that was gorgeous. zach palmer from behind the net. nobody saw the shot coming. last seconds of overtime. ballgame. john hopkins wins in charlottesville for the first time in 13 years, 11-10. maryland and north carolina at a gathering in chapel hill. 40 seconds to go. kevin cooper goes headhunting and pommels greg mcbride.

mcbride respond by going after cooper. both players ejected. several penalties. maryland ends up with a chance. can get into the net. north carolina hangs on, 11-10. the first loss of the season. not interested in any of that. a quick shot. find the back of the net. 8-4. pat burns. you cannot stop what you cannot see. of villanova women's 13-5. placed a sin numbers. 12 runs on 15 hits. he has matched his entire spring output in one afternoon. jackson. three-run shot out to left.

for-44 the day. a big afternoon. nice outing. the birds enjoyed the day 12-3 over washington. for the fourth time, maryland women if the court for a sweet .6 game brigi the terrapins found their bonds in all places, blacksburg. >> that with a defining moment for our team in terms of regrouping and making a commitment towards each other. we tried -- it does not always happen that way, but you want to peak come march and april. that is where this team is really at. >> defending national champions at texas a&m. a tough emotional second round win. complete coverage on your 11

news at 6:00. google and florida. rick pitino is your fault either figure. gators gave it all away. the go-ahead jumper. level in the final four. 72-68. ohio state in the top seed syracuse. my goodness. tied at 29-29 at the break. ohio state on to the final four, 77-70. the arnold koller invitational. tiger woods. -- arnold palmer and the occasional. tiger woods is making his lead

grow. 12 under and 83-shot lead. a double bogey at 15. trouble on the 17th. maybe not so much trouble. he would save apart. a one-shot lead. final-round right here tomorrow on tv 11. it is tiger woods' first official win this year. >> still a it's oysternomics 101.

you start with a u.s. senator named ben. by helping restore thousands of acres of oyster beds, he kept hundreds of oystermen on the job... which keeps wholesalers in business... and that means more delivery companies... making deliveries to more restaurants... which hire more workers. and that means more oystermen. it's like he's out here with us. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin, and i approved this message.

>> i need my umbrella again. >> find one. diverter is decidedly down today. only in the 50's. we will make it into the 60's

tomorrow. that rain chance is still with us. temperatures in the 60's. typical is 56. we will be just below that tuesday. the morning low down near freezing. another rain chance again wednesday. >> thanks for joining us. we will see you back tomorrow at 5:00. follow breaking news anytime at wbaltv.com and follow us on facebook and twitter. the following is a message from new york mayor, michael bloomberg. [ cheers and applause ] >> hello. i'm michael bloomberg.