this is wjz tv. wjz hd tv and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> hello, everyone. i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. here is what people are talking about tonight. >> it is the biggest republican primary so far in the race for president. tonight, the results are in. mitt romney gets a definitive win in florida after a big battle in a contest down there. tonight, danny is live for wjz in tampa. she will be telling us what this will mean for the gop race and for the other candidates who are remaining in the race for the republican nomination. we'll take you now live to tampa, florida, and daniel yelle reporting for wjz on tonight's results. >> reporter: this is a huge win for mitt romney after he left

south carolina limping. he was the favorite going in and walks away the front runner once again. a triumphant mitt romney thanked his supporters for a big victory in florida's republican primary. >> a competitive primary does not divide us. it prepares us. we will win. >> reporter: it is romney's second win and the largest delgate haul so far in the 2012 campaign, but it was an expensive campaign. romney and his supporters spent more than $14 million on tv ads to secure florida. it was a tough loss for newt gingrich who led in the polls here just last week. he says he's not giving up. >> we are going to contest every place and we are going to win and we will be in tampa as the nominee in august. >> reporter: voters said the economy was by far the most important issue in this race. according to exit polls, half of those who responded said foreclosures were a major problem in their area.

recent debates were also a factor in their decisions. 2/3 said they helped to make up their minds. about a third of voters faulted romney and about a third faulted gingrich for running the most unfair campaign. rick santorum is also exchange in nevada. he urged his opponents to stop abe attacking each -- attacking each other. >> what we saw in the last few weeks in the state of florida isn't something that's going to help us win the election. >> if it helps win elections, we win hands down. >> reporter: ron paul bypassed florida to concentrate on nevada and other caucus states. gingrich being a nonldz he couldn't -- acknowledged he couldn't overcome being out pent by romney -- outspent by romney. he said he and his supporters will help people power defeat money power. cbs news, now back to you. >> ok. thank you very much, danielle. we've just learned romney will get secret service protection

starting tomorrow. a car crash, a stolen police cruiser, wild getaway and one man is dead tonight. the crime that involved officers from two counties and the city and ended in a shootout. >> reporter: the violence ended at the shopping center in baltimore city where police shot and killed a man after they say he stole a cruiser and threatened an officer. >> it woke me up. crime is getting worse and worse around this neighborhood. i think it's crazy. >> reporter: investigators say it started a few miles away around 2:00 a.m. when a baltimore county cop tried to pull over a driver without his headlights on the beltway. that driver fled and crashed near i-95. then, things got really heated. >> he began to engage the officer and fight. according to county police, the suspect told the officer that he has a gun and he will shoot the officer. >> reporter: somehow, police say he managed to steal the police car and drove it to a motel 6. minutes later, police saw an suv speed out of that parking lot with several people inside including the guy who

stole the police cruiser. they pulled it over and said somehow that man got in the driver's seat and drove away while police were putting the others in custody. police did recover some surveillance video from a bar and restaurant near the motel 6. the owner said they asked him not to share it with the media. investigators say next their suspects headed to annapolis road and that shopping center where it all ended. he died in police gunfire. three baltimore county officers shot their weapons along with one officer from anne arundel county. it's unknown how many shots went off and unclear whether the suspect was armed at the time. >> they don't know what's on this man's mind although i think they may have could have done it a little better if they didn't see weapon in his hands. >> reporter: baltimore county police say their three officers involved are all on routine administrative lead. city police remain the lead investigators. wnlz eyewitness news -- wjd

news. >> -- wjz news. they say they used methods to track them and three other suspects are being questioned tonight. a crash killed four people when a teen drove the long way down route 50. we have new clues in what may have caused that tragedy. >> reporter: toxicology tests show the teenager that was driving the wrong way down that road was under the influence and so was the driver she hit. >> there's a car going the wrong way on 97. >> reporter: for 15 minutes, drivers frantically called 911 to report a car driving the wrong direction on 97 and route 50. >> i don't think they had a clue they're on the wrong side of the road. >> reporter: police didn't catch up in time. 19-year-old brittany walker crashed head on into a bmw and died along with passengers breanna franko and zachary rose. the other driver 55-year-old

terry davis also killed. now investigators say both drivers were under the influence. >> she was driving on the belong side -- on the wrong side of the highway. i don't know if alcohol is related or not. i just don't know. >> reporter: walker's family struggles to figure out why the teen was on the wrong side of the road. the family of terry davis wants to know where were the police. >> why weren't the cops there to stop them before they hit terry? >> reporter: saying wyatt nearly caught up in the crash. >> adrien line takes over and i'm -- adrenaline takes over and i'm caught in survival mode. >> reporter: he swerves just in time to avoid being hit by walker's car. he was here when the chrysler flew by him in the wrong direction. it would go another five miles before the wreck. >> either they're look to go hit someone or they're just that far out of control. >> reporter: wyatt says he isn't surprised alcohol is involved. he's just sorry it ended so

tragically. we've learned brittany walker was ticketed in 2010 for going 91 miles per hour in a 65-mile- per-hour zone. reporting live, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you. investigators a say a small amount of marijuana was also found in walker's car. an arrest in the murder of a well-known community activity prince george's county police say linwood johnson confessed today to killing lenny harris. harris' body was found last week. he was an act visit in the community. they say the two men knew each other and johnson says robbery was the motive. new information from jfk's assassination on that day has just been released to the public. we're hearing long lost audio tapes from air force one. >> reporter: these tapes really catapult listeners back into time. on them we hear lindon johnson consoling john kennedy's mother after the assassination as johnson himself assumes the

presidency. the just released tapes kept for year by john f. kennedy military aide recorded as they brought the president's body back to washington. >> we have reports quoting that the president is dead, that he died about 35 minutes ago. >> reporter: lindon johnson newly appointed as president of the united states and his wife attempted to console president kennedy's mother. >> i wish there was something i could do. i want to tell you we are grieving with you. >> that's very nice. ok. i know. i know -- >> reporter: lee harvey oswald was blamed for killing the president. investigators say oswald was a lone wolf yet for decades historians question whether he acted alone. >> i doubt the tapes will put the conspiracy theory to rest. they can't accept the proposition that a lone wolf, someone as dysfunctional as lee harvey oswald could have

carried off this assassination of the president. >> reporter: a philadelphia dealer will sell the original box and tapes for $500,000. back to you. >> cie thank you. you can listen to the recording on-line. go to wjz.com and click on the news tab. the next time you lose power, you could get a break on your electionity bill. the -- electricity bill. power companies can no longer charge you and at least 10% of customers are in the dark for 24 thundershowers. the changes are not retro active so don't look for breaks on past outages oof the baltimore ravens just missed a trip to the super bowl, but a chef will go to indianapolis for the big game. nancy longo is a owner of pier point restaurant and will represent the ravens at the festivities. it's an annual event that raises money for the maryland food bank and other charities 6789 this is her 16th trip to

the super bowl. hopefully, she'll be back next year along with the ravens. look at those scallops. >> that's what they are? they're really pretty and look good without even thoag what they were. a former teemp teach are -- teacher charged with disgusting acts. the acts he performed in the classroom. talk about a frightening wake up call. how a frightening man survived a suv landing on top of him. >> i'm not out of touch. i know these are not things any of us want to do. >> only on wjz, the governor talks about the tough times this state is facing and the sacrifices he wants you to make. how much longer will the spring-like weather last? i'll have the complete first warning forecast coming up next. >> complete coverage continues with denise koch, vic carter, kai jackson and first warning weather with bob turk and

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it is 56 degrees and clear in central maryland right now. first warning weather is coming up. a homer race woke up to -- woke up to an suv on top of him. he crashed into the home while being chased by police. it took about an hour to pull of suv off him. despite burns, he's expected to survive. the driver took off but police know who he is and plan to arrest him soon. a former california teacher is under arrest for allegedly

molesting his students in the classroom. investigators say 61-year-old mark burns put cockroaches on the faces of blindfolded children with their mouths taped shut and then photographed it. burns is charged with committing multiple vulgar acts on two dozen children over a three-year period. he was arrested after he tried to have the photos developed. new allegations of the sex abuse case at syracuse university. tonight, the wife of the accused is a target. a slander suit against syracuse claims that coach bernie fine's wife laurie was known to have sex with players. her husband is accused of molesting a ball boy. that alleged victim bobby davis says it was widely known that mrs. fine had affairs with players. her lawyer says those claims are disgusting. the search for survivors aboard the sub pernlgd costa concordia is over -- submerged costa concordia is over. 15 people are still missing. officials suspended the search because of safety concerns for the rescue workers. the ship is loaded with about

half a million of fuel and other polluteants and now they're looking on preventing an environmental disaster. could this be the end of the dollar bill? some lawmakers want to get rid of the $1 bill and use a $1 coin instead. supporters say it's a move that could significantly cut costs replacing the bill with a coin could save the government about $5.5 billion over the course of 30 years. >> when governor martin o'malley delivers the state of the state address he will look to reduce the budget short fall by any means necessary ms we went do annapolis to interview the governor as he faces one of the toughest challenges of his political career. the governor is keenly aware that the state's roads and bridges are in need of repair. that's why he says he needs to raise taxes on gasoline. >> given the revenue generated on this type of tax, i can hear families saying i can't afford

this. >> i believe it's irresponsible to do anything. i believe inaction has a cost. this is a conversation that we'll have. >> reporter: the other tax issue that a lot of people are concerned about was the tax on people who make $1 hundred none,000 a year -- $100,000 a year. you've been -- criticized by the republicans and comptroller. >> better ideas are welcome. those additional revenues will allow us to protect investments that all of us have made in public education and hard work of teachers and administrators that has had us recognize as the best public schools in four years in a row in the nation. >> one of the concerns people have about their leaders is they're out of touch with the common man. a couple questions i want to ask you the average person would be concerned with every day. have you any idea the average cost of a gallon of gasoline? >> it's about $3.60, dlawrs 3.8 #. >> what a gallon of milk?

>> couple of dollars. >> $3.99. a loaf of bread? about $5. the governor always positioned himself as family man in touch with his constituents. >> the call of your question is are you out of touch with how real people live and with what we all have to face when we go to the grocery or to buy gasoline. i'm not out of touch and i know that these are not things that any of us want to do, but the better future that we seek for our children is not something that happens by itself. i wish there were a way that we could do all of these things without asking anyone to do more. at the same time, i believe people are willing to do a little bit more if it's fair. >> so, now the clock is particular on two things for martin o'malley.

he has a long list of goals for his final two years as governor and has a few years to complete his state of the state address where he will outline his plan for maryland, how much it will cost and who will pay. of course, we'll be watching. a protestor finds a wild way to crash a soccer game in england with 5:00 left on the clock, the man handcuffed himself to a goalpost and refused to move. his reason had nothing to do with the game however. he was apparently protesting a discount airline? after several minutes, police managed to cut him from the post so that the match could resume. those are fighting actions, boy, over there. let me tell you. >> the bobbieses are very -- bobbies are very polite. >> pretty amazing stuff. it's an odd protest especially that country where soccer is the biggest thing going. we have a very warm day, a very warm night. look temperature right now. we're still in the mid-50s right now. 56, humidity 34%.

winds south-southwest at nine. keeps us in the warm air a little longerment barometer has been -- longer. barometer has been holding steady. in oakland, 56 in wa 48 in ocean city. a breeze off the elk river at 49 degrees. locally, temperatures in the upper 40s to the upper 50s right now. pretty unbelievable. look how close we came to the record. 66 today. the record 69 back in 1947. the normal high, you have to remember this is only 42 degrees. this morning, it was 30. the normal low is 25. the record low four in 1966. it's the southwest winds right now. keeps us in the warm air tonight. tomorrow, we'll have more clouds. even a chance of a few showers coming in from the west. in fact, a little bit of rain is popping up across the ohio river right around cincinnati and portions of west virginia. take a look at some of the

moisture moving in from the gulf of mexico coming up from the south and just late this afternoon a few showers popping up here across that border area. cincinnati getting a little rain. lexington, kentucky. this is primarily moving to our northwest. chance to see a few showers maybe midday to early afternoon and then it will probably just stay cloudy at left partly cloudy throughout the afternoon. behind this, another area of low pressure is expected to develop along this weak frontal boundary and that low is going to bring a little moisture mainly to our south. it still stays mild. we could see a little additional rain late wednesday night into thursday. temperatures again probably in the low to mid-50s even on thursday. now by friday, all this is gone. thursday afternoon, you see more sunshine. it will begin to cool down just a tad. friday probably near 50. still seven or eight degrees above normal. southwest winds in the bay 10- 5. small advisory overnight. bay temp around 41. tonight, let's call it partly cloudy, breezy at times.

39 to the mid-40s later on. 62. mainly cloudy and still warm a few stray showers and then tomorrow night a little period of rain possible into thursday. 54. sunshine 50. it will get closer to normal for the weekend with a lot of clouds as well and some sunshine too. denise? >> 62, thank you, bob. the ravens if i go. >> -- figure out how to slow tom brady. >> it didn't stop him from >> it didn't stop him from going to the ,,,,,,,,,,

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mark is here with our wjz 13 the fans report as we find reasons to get excited for sunday. >> you look at the ravens a little bit whether it's offseason or the super bowl, the yawrk is always -- the quarterback is always the

center of attention. steve bisciotti and coach harbaugh are going to discuss the state of franchise in a press conference. one of the things may be a new contract for joe flacco who did outplay tom brady in the title game. he had he was within a couple of plays of beating them, but they survived the upset bid and the new england qb taking in the sights of his fifth super bowl bringing his own camera to media day in indianapolis. brady was less than picture perfect against the ravens defense. threw two interceptions and no touchdown passes and he knows he has to be better than that against the new york giants. >> i'm going to make sure i don't throw any interceptions. i'm going to make sure i try to play really well. they're a good team. i think that's why they're here. they force you into a lot of mistakes. we can't go out there and make mistakes and expect to win. >> can we get to him? of course we can get to him. we've got to him beforement we can get to him now -- before. we can get to him now.

it's important to get to him. i think he's the guy that makes everything run. he's definitely their right- hand guy. >> new england's tight top end ron gronkowski showed up for media day without a walk boot on his left foot. he suffered a sprained ankle against the ravens. says he's better but it's unclear if he'll play sunday. in baseball, the orioles international shopping spree has touched off a row test. the korean baseball organization has said it will file an official complaint with major league baseball after the o's signed a 17-year-old korean pitcher to a minor league contract. the korean organization says the o's took advantage of the young player. the o's say there is no issue with this signing. baltimore basketball star carmelo anthony back at work for the new york knicks tonight returning to the lineup after missing two straight games with ankle and wrist injuries. he came out shooting against the detroit pistons looking healthy. he scored 25 points in his return leading the knicks to a 113-18 86 victory that snapped a three- game losing streak for new

york. college hoops, border war between tennessee-kentucky got heated, but cooler heads would prevail preventing an explosive season like we saw in cincinnati earlier this year. no ejections. just a technical foul. kent kept would cruise to a win. everything ended up ok. owings mills tomorrow, we'll hear steve bisciotti's rare appointment with the media. appointment with the media. >> looking forward to that,,,,,,

some new england patriots fans are showing their love for the team. super fans from maine had their house decked out with everything from t-shirts and blankets to lamps, glasses and even toothbrush holders. they're hoping to add some super bowl merchandise after

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