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a march mean evening. live look outside. will things be changing as the weekend approaches? bob has a closer look at what we can expect tomorrow. tomorrow could be actually 1 or 2 degrees warmer. beautiful end to the week. upper 60s to low 70s by the time that's all said and done. same thing for saturday. sunday we'll see some clouds. but still 70. late sunday night.
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maybe afternoon midnight, showers and a chance of showers into early monday. 50 with warmth returning. some call it the curse of the best actress. as karen brown reports for wjz, sandra bullock is the latest to run into marital problems after taking home the oscar. >> reporter: sandra bullock's golden moment at the oscars has been tarnish said. in touch magazine says that her husband of five years, jesse james, cheated on her with a tattoo model. >> does this surprise you? >> it really surprises me. >> everything seems so perfect. he was so happy. they seemed so in love. >> reporter: but the alleged other woman says her affair with james started at his west coast choppers garage, outside of los angeles, where he taped his reality tv show, monster garage. bullock was in atlanta at the
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time, filming her oscar-winning role. >> reporter: bullock has reportedly left their home here in southern california and has canceled her appearance at the london premiere of "the blind side" for "unforeseen personal reasons." >> with where do you think she would go for this? >> i think her sister owns a bakery in austin. i think she might go to be with family now. >> do you have any idea what this boy has been through? >> reporter: and bullock is not the only one to have marital problems shortly after receiving the prize. there's reese witherspoon and hilary swank. >> nothing like this where it has been so scandalous. >> reporter: according to in touch, the tattoo model says james insisted his marriage was over. james is apologizing, telling people he's to blame, and asking his wife to find it in
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her to forgive him. >> reporter: bullock's husband issued a public apology to his wife and three children, calling most. allegations against him untrue and unfounded. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. a grill of victory for some underdog teams. mark has the latest next in sports. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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hooting and hollering there today. >> you couldn't ask for a better start. upsets, overtime. and buzzer beaters. among the elements that make the ncaa basketball tournament, one of the most exciting spectacles in all of sport. it's a three-week event. but within about three hours of the start of this tournament, we have enough excitement to fill a highlight real. three upsets, three overtime periods. vanderbilt. trying to fight off upset- minded murray state. what a finish. down by a point in the final seconds. they inbounded. vanderbilt needs to stop. thomas, the shot. is good. it's a buzzer beater and an upset all at once. and the celebration is on. pile on the hero, dinero thomas. there's your agony of defeat for vanderbilt. president barack obama actually picked murray state among others. it is the first for that team in 21 years. and the game is under way right now. in san jose.
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a day after st. palt patty -- st. paddy's day, the luck of the irish runs out. irish get a shot to tie it. carlson scott lets it fly. no good. the irish gets a bit in the bucket. no more time. no more notre dame. old dominion wins by 1. first victory for the monarchs in 50 years. they get baylor. with upsets opening the stage on opening day, the maryland terrapins should be on alert for tomorrow night. and morgan state they had been inspire -- they should be inspired. and first-round showdown set for tomorrow in buffalo. every team here earned the right to be here. so -- and that's the beauty of this comp -- competition, of the tournament. that on any given night, anybody can beat anybody. you're allowed to dream. >> we play basketball. just as long as the next
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person. so we're just trying to come in and do what we do. not really focus on what they do, but focus on what we do. and try to execute our plan. >> morgan state is in this. coming your way tomorrow, 12:15 in the afternoon. you can see it right here. and the terps take the court, around 9:30 tomorrow night. in spokane, washington. see that also right here. we'll hear from the terps on our late news tonight. baseball now. the orioles are hit with yet another spring training injury. today, pitcher koji uahara limps off the field with an injured left hal -- hamstring. no word on how serious the injury is, but he suffered from that left year, too. miguel tejada signing autographs. base hit brings in nick
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markakis. he slides in with the first run of the game. 1-0, first. adam jones comes in the third inning. deep and gone. second home run this spring for adam jones. matt sweeters -- matt wieters also hit one out. he was hit hard. seven runs allowed in just three innings. travis schneider hit two home runs off of g guthrie. the orioles lose to toronto, 13- 3. it's the season opener. when it counts, april 6th at tampa bay. let's see if they can get it straight until then. >> it was fun today. >> yes, it was. >> that's it for us tonight. i'm mary bubala. >> and i'm vic carter, for bob and mark. thanks for watching wjz, maryland's news station. don't go away. coming up next, more march madness. continues right here on wjz. we'll see you later. ,,
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