[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- newsis is wbal's and tv 11 at noon. >> good afternoon. today, the u.s. supreme court takes, the most important cases in decades. president obama is held care of legislation. lawyers from 26 states will argue parts of the lot are unconstitutional. brian mooar reports. >> outside the u.s. supreme

court, as citizens from all over the country sounding off on president obama's health care reform law and the epic constitutional showdown got on inside. the first hearing in an extraordinary three days of arguments. at the core, this is a fight over the boundaries. 26 states are arguing that congress has overstepped its bounds by forcing all americans to have health care. on day one, the justices are tackling a more elemental issue. it could be too early to hear the case to the key components have not taken place yet. demonstrators outside made an appeal that was purely in nature. >> i refuse to give over my control to someone else, a bureaucrat or politician. >> i stand here today because no one should never be told they

have cancer and to go home and die. >> these arguments are the hottest ticket in town. the line began forming on friday for a chance to see history. court, brianme mooar, wbal like the tv 11 news. >> trayvon martin was shot and killed a late february by a neighborhood watch man who said he was acting in self-defense. there will be a special meeting of the sanford, fla., community. people across the community honored martin holding special church services and rallies. people here in baltimore will hold a rally tonight on the heels of a local tribute made yesterday at ame in baltimore wearing hoodies in solidarity

who was wearing one himself when he was gunned down. volunteers made almost 200 times for demonstrators to carry on the march tonight. -- 200 signs. they say this is reminiscent of incidents that have happened in baltimore. >> racial profiling. that is the major message. we have questions of racial profiling right here in baltimore city. >> the march will start at 5:00. they will then walk to city police headquarters and and with a rally and vigilant 7:00. in anne arundel county firefighter is recovering from first and second degree burns. he was called to aspen court when someone reported smoke coming from the sun room of a house. all three people inside were able to get out safely.

the fire carter was taken to bayview for treatment to his eyes and neck. no word on the cause of the fire. the damage could be about $550,000. jury selection to begin today in the retrial of two brothers accused of setting a pit bull on fire. lawyers for travers and tremayne johnson want to exclude police video. they say the deal was unreliable and no dna was found to link to the brothers. the pit bull had to be euthanize and the first trial ended in a hung jury. >> we have been getting so used to this warm weather, that i think we have of forgotten what an actual march deals like. typical lows in the 30's and we will get close to that today. 59 currently with the wind out of the north and gusts up to 31.

at bwi marshall currently. feeling like it's in love looked at the's right now. sunshine to the afternoon, -- feels like it's in the low 50's. concerns of a freeze tonight to the north. a look at the 7day when we come back. >> rick santorum gets another win in his campaign as they tried to keep the pressure on man romney. -- mitt romney. he lost to rummy earlier in the week in a pr and illinois. romney and finished second in the gingrich finished third. the next primary is on others day in washington and maryland.

registered voters can cast a ballot that any of the 46 early voting locations across the state. election officials say they have seen a steady flow of voters this weekend despite the rain. the 46 early voting centers are open from 10:00-at 8:00 every day. on sunday, it 12:00-6:00. final preparations are finished for pope benedict's visit to cuba. he arrived this afternoon. >> the altar is ready, setting the stage, literally. among the cubans, those who remember pope john paul ii's visit 14 years ago, there is a rock star anticipation. fidel castro once promised all cubans that their communist government would take care of

them come a cradle to grave, but today it is the catholic church that helps. political expression is still censored, but the government tolerates some opposition like the so-called women in the white. some americans are traveling to cuba to see the pope believing that this is an opening for the holy father. from brooklyn, already here in cuba. >> the church does not embrace one particular economic or political system. it speaks to values. >> after meeting with the rubble castro, he will -- raul castro, he will meet with fidel. nbc news, santiago. >> he may be paying more at the

gas pump, but there are some ways you can save. we will explain. plus -- >> he is like a big kid himself. >> speaking to the wife of the army sergeant accused of gunning down innocent afghans. this never happened in got them. not even that man can escape the long arm

quick the officer who pulled over this car probably was not expecting to come face-to-face with a super hero. this stop this lamborghini for improper rear tags and the driver was none other than batman. is is not the first time he has had a run in with police. howard county helped him with a flat tire on halloween while he was on his way to entertain kids at a hospital. the wife of an american soldier accused of killing 16 afghan civilians is speaking out exclusively to nbc news. when staff sergeant robert bales uty a fourth time come this meant he would be

missing more time with their two young children. >> i have no idea what happened. he loves children. he would not do that. it's heartbreaking. i cannot imagine losing my children, so my heart definitely goes out to them for losing all of their children. >> she told matt she believes her husband is innocent and there is more to the story than what is being reported. she said he never exhibited any signs of ptsd. the information on how of the city plays a role in the occurrence of breast cancer. -- how obesity plays a role in breast cancer. >> colder air in the mid atlantic. the temperatures will be dropping. how cold it will get tonight and when we will warm back up. the wind is shaking the camera with gusts

>> the squeeze at the pump and that your wallet getting tighter. gas prices jumped 11.5 cents over the last two weeks. it is now running $3.93 per gallon. is going for nearly $5 in chicago and other cities. if the high gas prices are causing you to drive less and use public transportation more often, you may get a break on your car insurance rates. bob hansen explains. >> every minute drive is costing

you more. prices are at record highs for this time of year and some people are looking for ways to cut back. >> i do not go anywhere else additionally at all. >> i put the same amount in every time, $20. >> the were miles on your car could mean saving on your insurance. >> the less you drive, the more you pay. >> they are changing their plans and linking it directly to the number of miles they drive. it is based on driving 19,000 miles per year. your insurance rate goes down for every 500 miles to drive less than that. >> i have seen savings averaging 15% line sometimes with my clients. >> they are cutting back on driving because of higher prices at the pump. maybe they are carpooling or taking the bus. but they drive more than 19,000?

>> the people who drive that much do not go on this program. >> how can you keep track? if you have onstar, you can do it that way or yourself. >> we use the honor system. we ask you how many miles are on your car once per year. >> a number of companies are offering the paid by miles rate. a silver lining. >> are you driving less? >> absolutely. >> now, your 11 insta-weather + forecast with meteorologist ava marie. >> hold onto your hats, ladies. gusting wind through the afternoon. a cold front has passed by kicking up the wind. skies are completely clear with beautiful sunshine. the only we could enjoy it

without the wind. moving well-off sure. very thin, high clouds moving in to garrett county. the cold front has dipped passed the state and is moving throughout virginia. we're now seeing temperatures dropping down. the colder air coming in from the north, we still have sunshine which is competing for the temperatures. it's keeping as pretty steady. we're not seeing a big movement. we will feel much colder and eventually a storm system will come in from the west that will increase our rain chances on wednesday. looking at the national map, you can easily find the cold front, the blue colors and proud of this darker green. you can see this is just dipping over maryland. currently, in the 50's, but in the third the's tonight.

60 in annapolis. 55 currently in gaithersburg. expected to get near 60, at best. the wind gusting up to 30 miles per hour at times, sustained wind around 20 miles per hour. the temperatures will be dropping down. clear and cold overnight with a freeze watch for the baltimore city area. north of here, that is a breeze warning. conditions are more likely. if you have your garden planted, you may want to put some covering over it to protected from the temperatures. it to be in the upper 20's in northern baltimore county, carroll county. the entire area except for a lower shore is in a freeze watch or warning extending until tomorrow morning. grab a jacket tomorrow.

we are only warming up to 53. wednesday, back in the 70's with a new front. dropping as into the 50's and 60's by the end of the workweek. >> breast cancer patients who are obese are more likely to have their cancer returned. it is unclear whether losing weight would help reduce the risk. overweight women may have more breast cancer recurrence is because the chemotherapy did not account for extra weight. a new study from the cancer institute in washington said overweight women stayed at a greater risk of recurrence even when the keynote doses were adjusted accordingly. -- even when the chemotherapy doses were ingested accordingly. experts say sleeping in an adult bed or with a care giver should be considered a major risk

factor for sids. the number of cases have dropped dramatically. exposure to cigarette stand bed sharing still increases a baby's risk. the next time you're looking for a healthy snack tummy may want to grab popcorn. air popped popcorn is high in fiber and has more antitax and aunts -- antioxidants. adding butter and salt turns it into nutritional nightmare. that takes away all of the fun. audiences were hungry on weekend for "the hunger games." it easily set a record for march opening. the $155 million is third best ever, setting the record for a non-sequel.

only "the dark night clothes "and "harry potter" have done better. they were selling one ticket every 12 seconds. "titanic" director james cameron has reached the deepest part of the ocean. he descended 36,000 feet, or 7 miles come into the pacific ocean to the lowest point of the mariana trench. he was using a specially designed submarine in a solo dive. it took 12 hours 37 -- two hours, 37 minutes to reach the bottom. he took pictures and collected samples for scientists to study. >> it was one heck of a ride. you just scream down. >> it was a partnership between the national geographic society' and rolex. he is in the third person ever to reach that depth.

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>> tonight, demonstrators across the country and in maryland will rally in honor of trayvon martin, one month after he was

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