about an internal investigation that threatens to arrest a man who is recording them. derek valcourt has the video and talked to the man who shot it. >> reporter: as you are about to see, this video is the latest in the controversy over how city officers handle citizens recording them on camera. >> reporter: it's early saturday morning, along croft street in federal hills. six officers all hover around a man who appears to be detained on the ground, when scott culver sees it walking home, he breaks out his cell phone camera. >> i didn't know what was going on. it was happening. it was life. i have a camera. i'm supposed to be able to take video. >> reporter: he's right, at least according to this new police policy, issued friday, in response to court challenges to how city officers handle being recorded. but watch what happens next. >> take a walk, sir. >> you're loitering. >> really? >> yes. you're loitering.

>> i'm asking you to leave. >> reporter: officers never ask him to stop recording. instead, they threaten to arrest him for loitering and ask him to leave the area. >> turn around and walk. >> i'm leaving. >> turn around and walk. biff give me -- give me your id. >> that seems to be their way of saying, well, we have this policy. instead of telling me, you can't do that, we're just going to tell you, you can't be here. >> police protection, there should be guidelines on how close you can be to record officers employs. >> because in you're a police officer that puts your life in danger every day when you show up to work, you don't want extra burden to worry about if videotapers are friend or foe. >> reporter: ironically, culver says, had the officers just ignored him, this video wouldn't have gotten any attention. >> first thing i would have happened, i probably would have tweeted something like, "some poor schmuck just got arrested on croft street." and went to bed. >> reporter: culver says for now, he is not planning any

legal action. but he says he believes the police department owes him an apology and should admit their mistake. the aclu appears to agree with culver. they have asked for a copy of his video. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> a police spokesman would not comment on the story, citing pending internal investigation. wjz continues to follow the breaking news from southwest baltimore. an entire community without gas or water service. it was sparked when a crew accidentally struck a gas main while repairing a water main. wjz is live with complete coverage. sky eye chopper 13 has more on the problems at the scene. but first, mike hellgren is live on the ground with the situation there. >> reporter: it started at 3:30 in the morning. it's a major mess. it's going to take sometime to clean up. we're talking about days. the main priority now is getting the gas shut off in homes. we're talking about 900 different structures, and they'll have to forcibly go inside with a locksmith if they

can't get hold of the owners. >> reporter: a crew working to fix a broken water main this morning, damaged a bge gas main, a piece of asphalt ruptured it. and water got inside that gas main. bge crews must now get inside dozens of homes to shut off the gas and make the fix. >> reporter: a gas outage, affecting several hundred customers typically takes a lot longer to restore when compared to an electric outage that affects several hundred customers. we're going to be here for a while. we're working very closely with baltimore city, trying to coordinate our efforts. >> reporter: the process is time consuming and could take days. all must be drained. and some people could have gas in their appliances. and they have to get those fixed. it has long-time residents frustrated. >> we're at their mercy. what can we do? we are just residents. we just get the bill every month and pay it. >> reporter: the frustration there. and you're look live as they continue to work on the scene. we're talking about an area,

including parts of millington avenue, between frederick and parts of ashton street. and if you have those gas-fed appliances in your home, they all will have to be checked out. even if they get the gas line on, and that could take several days, then you've got to go inside these individual homes and make sure that water did not get inside those appliances. so it could be costly for a lot of people. reporting live in southwest baltimore, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> costly and obviously frustrating. mike? >> thank you. captain mike perry with a bird's eye view of the entire mess. mike? >> reporter: hello, vic. you're looking at the actual gas and water main break. this is the hole that department of public works was just in a few moments ago. they have cut away the bad section of waterline. they are waiting to install the new section of waterline. and should help customers get their water back. but bge has at least two or three dozen crews that are still working, digging along

wilkens avenue. and frederick avenue. and just south of the west side shopping center now. they're conducting different work. then bge will have to get in this hole and get the gas line restructured and refitted. then they'll still have to make sure that all of the water is out of the gas line. so just like we said, this is going to be likely to take several days and quite a few folks in the neighborhood are going to be inconvenienced. back to you on tv hill. >> okay, captain mike perry, thank you very much. captain mike perry has the latest tonight at 11:00. a serious accident is under investigation tonight in harford county tonight. sky eye chopper 13 was over a ware house on wheeler road in whiteford. a tractor somehow fell on top of a man, pinning him. crews rushed to the scene to free him. no word on that person's condition. also in harford county tonight. a grand jury indicts a teenage boy for the murder of his father. 16-year-old robert richardson is charged with first-degree murder of his father, also named robert richardson.

the younger richardson was arrested in january. the motive for the murder still remains unclear. prosecutors continue to lay out their case against george huguely. the man on trial, for killing cockeysville native, yeardley love. the testimony brings out new dramatic details about how love died inside the charlottesville apartment. adam may reports from the courthouse, it was too much for love's mother to take. >> reporter: both sides spent the day trying to spin the medical evidence in their favor, as the jurors were listening intently to that testimony. i had a brief conversation with yardley love's mother. she was extremely polite. >> reporter: yeardley love's mother sharon left the courtroom during graphic testimony, about her daughter's cause of death. speaking briefly only with wjz, she expressed gratitude to all the people supporting her back in baltimore. two neurological patholgists

spoke about the fatal injuries to love's brain. using a plastic skull and brain, they explained how blunt force trauma killed the student from cockeysville. scott goodman is a prominent local attorney. >> it is by far, the most sensational case in charlottesville. >> reporter: he faces life in prison if convicted of first- degree murder. for that to happen, prosecutors have to prove intent. testimony from another lacrosse player who said he had an affair with love, then saw huguely choking love in a jealous rage. then love's door, allegedly kicked in by huguy the night of their confrontation. >> hours later, she was dead. and there is no evidence anyone else was in the room. so yes, the e-mail he said he was going to do that and the fact that it happened, very good evidence. >> reporter: defense attorneys keep reminding jurors that

huguely was drunk, a strategy that has resulted in lesser convictions in other cases. >> this was the typical heat of passion manslaughter case. it was angry in the course of a relationship. which is also a manslaughter case. >> defense attorneys are trying toking toking our -- argue that love's brain injuries could have been done by cpr. but today, both of the doctors on the stand said that was simply not possible. reporting live, adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> and wjz is always on. check in for complete coverage of the george huguely trial. for updates, log onto wjz.com. a committee could vote any time on same-sex marriages in maryland. local reporter pat warren with details on the vote. pat? >> reporter: that's right. the committee is meeting as we speak. it's a combined total of 45 lawmakers on the house judiciary. and the house health and

government operations committees. they've heard a series of amendments. they listened. they voted them down. now they're on to making their final vote on what has become a very hot issue this session. >> reporter: same-sex marriage advocates packed lawyers mall last night, calling on delegates to vote in favor of letting people marry with no consideration for gender. two weeks ago, it was the advocate for traditional marriage. also in huge numbers, calling on those same lawmakers to stand up for marriage as one man, one woman. governor o'malley kicked off the session by introducing a bill that changes the definition of marriage. but also provides for religious liberty. meaning that no religious organization would be required to provide same-sex marriage. they fear challenges in court. the governor and others in favor of same-sex marriage testified friday that it is in the best interest of children of gay and lesbian couples that their pants be allowed to

marry. that was answered by those who say the best benefit is for children to be raised by a mom and a dad. >> reporter: it's uncertain at this point how long it will be before we get a final vote. because each has a right and they take the opportunity to discuss or at least explain why they are voting the way they are. but that final vote from the committees is expected tonight. and then the bill moves to the floor of the house. reporting live from the house of delegates, i'm pat warren. back to you. >> and wjz will bring you the results of that vote when we get it. also from annapolis tonight. new information on governor martin o'malley's gas tax plan. according to the baltimore sun, the government is offering more money for local road projects if they support his proposal to add a 6% sales tax to each gallon of gasoline. under the current proposal, it would add 18 cents to the cost of gallon of gas over three years. we are midway to february. but certainly doesn't feel like it. some clouds are rolling in.

what about the chance of showers this weekend? wjz is live with first warning coverage. meteorologist bernadetteed woos and -- bernadette woods and bob turk are here. >> there are clouds around. take a look at radar. with some very light activity across the region now. just a few spots reporting the actual rain reaching the ground. air is still quite dry. it's really not a big weather maker. but some folks receive some showers over the next hour or two before it clears out. now, it's been very mild, absolutely. but tomorrow, the day like today, with more sunshine. we had sun for most of the day. then the clouds came in. tomorrow, temperatures again running about 8 or 10 degrees above normal for this time of year. and that has been the picture all winter long. bernadette woods has some very interesting numbers. bernadette. >> it is incredible, just how mild this winter has been. here are some of the numbers. we want to show you this. we're taking you back to december 1st. statistically, december through february, are the coldest months of the year.

and during this stretch, 24 days in december have been above average. 21 in january. and 11 so far out of 14 in february. and we remember that some of these days have been way above average. february 1st, coming in at 70 degrees. and looks like this mild weather is going to continue. we'll have that forecast coming up. >> okay, bernadette and bob. thank you. spring training is right around the corner. and it's been a long time, since the orioles had a winning season. and the long line of general managers have tried to change that. sports director mark viviano has more on that. >> we know -- the a tough job. but at least one candidate turned it down, while others pulledded their name -- pulled their name from crmpleghtz but dan -- consideration. but dan duquette is up for the challenge. >> reporter: dan duquiet is -- duquette is back. he's been on the job as orioles gm for three months, occupying the job that has seen six others in the last decade and a

half. all unsuccessful in their efforts to change the losing streak. it has now reached 14 sanes. i sat down with him to discuss the work so far and his discussion of how orioles fans feel after so much losing. >> i do know thattoriole fans-- that oriole fans are dedicated fans. and they have all said the same thing. give us some hope. >> you inherit a beloguer -- beleaguered fan base. >> oriole fans are very engaged with the am. and i know they'll come out if we give them a good reason to come out. >> reporter: the reason has to include winning baseball. and winning baseball has to include good pitching. that's the top priority on duquette's agenda. he brought in two pitchers from japan. and he's counting on the orioles' young pitcher. he's not counted on adding star players. but he believes the orioles can compete, with rising talent. >> my job is to help us decide, you know, who are the orioles?

okay, what is our identity. all of the good teams, all of the winning teams, i know, have a specific identity. and something that they stand for. so my job in spring training is really to help us form our identity. if we'regoing to be a good team. and we're going to win more games than we lose, we have to know, who are these oriole. >> how are we going to play? what are we going to stand for? what values are we going to bring out? so when we come to the ballpark, we'll given them a team that they're proud of. >> and helping to form this new identity is manager buck showalter. and duquette shares his thoughts on buck coming up later. orioles pitchers and catchers report for spring training sunday. still to come on wjz eyewitness news. ♪ [ music ] ♪ where do broken hearts go >> a final goodbye. funeral plans for whitney houston are complete. but the mystery surrounding her

death is far from over. baltimore city schools in desperate need of repair. things are so bad, the mayor wants to take immediate action. i'm monique griego. coming up, we'll have more on how she plans to do that and what parents think. i'm jessica kartalija. in baltimore city. coming up next on wjz, as if you didn't know. it is valentine's day. what you need to know, how local businesses are handling the big rush on the day of love. that story next. anwe could be in store for showers tonight. stick around for the updated first warning weather forecast. ,,

we have some breaking news to tell you about right now. a house committee has just approved legalizing same-sex marriage in maryland, by a vote of 25 to 18. it now moves to the full house for debate. mayor stephanie rawlings- blake is mapping out her plan to improve city schools. tonight, we get a look at a plan to find out exactly how bad things are. monique griego has more from parents and administrators. >> reporter: while parents are happy that the mayor is finally taking some action, they also want to know what took so long. >> reporter: old aging units, a dilapidated door. this is what kids in halliburton academy deal with every day. >> i think it's long overdue. the schools needed repairs, years and years and years ago. >> reporter: principal anthony rubio agrees. he gave a tour inside the school. he says teachers do their best

to dress things up. but it's hard to hide the outside. >> it takes away from what we're able to do with the kids. >> reporter: so many baltimore schools look like this, mayor stephanie rawlings-blake is making it her mission to improve things for kids by finding more funding for school construction. >> we are at a place where too many of our schools don't have air conditioning. too many of our schools have clouded windows. >> reporter: the mayor's city would up the bottle tax from 2 to five cents. it is expected to raise $10 million and increase the contribution to school construction by 140%. >> reporter: and the mayor says she is very focused on one thing when it comes to any plan to improve the school. >> that the proposals we put in place will give us immediate results. >> reporter: parents and community groups have also been rallying for change. >> it's awful. the bathrooms. the classrooms. the lockers. the smell. everything. it's just hor endous. >> reporter: while parents know

this isn't easy, many feel that they're being left behind. >> their county cousins that go to a nice new building, we don't have that. and our kids deserve that. >> reporter: and the mar plans to introduce a bottle tax hike sometime next week. denise, back to you. >> now, the city is waiting to determine exactly how many schools need repairs and what it will cost. well, guys and gals, you still have a little bit of time to pick up those flowers and chocolates. it is valentine's day. that means love is in the air. wjz is live. jessica kartalija has more on how marylanders are getting into this hallmark holiday. >> i made this nice couple. it's date night, valentine's. you guys are buying cupcakes. >> yes. >> did you already pick one out? >> yes, we do -- did. >> cupcake. how has your valentine's been? >> great so far. >> and how about you? >> wonderful. >> did he get you anything nice on valentine's day? >> he did. >> what did he give you? >> cupcake. and flowers, right?

>> flowers. >> your cupcake awaits. >> take the paper off. [ laughter ] >> wow. >> so, nancy. since it's our valentine's. will you marry me? >> yes, i will. [ laughter ] >> ooh. >> do you have any more of those cupcakes back there? [ laughter ] >> guys, here's where we were earlier today. congratulations, guys. take a look. >> thank you. >> flowers by chris. valentine's? oh, yes. >> reporter: at flowers by chris, on charles street -- >> i'm here because i have a lovely girlfriend who needs some flowers. >> reporter: they say it's the holiday that's all about love. the chocolate, the cards. and, of course, the flowers. >> 99% of the time, it really is roses. and not always red, but

probably 80% are red. and then pink and then peach. >> reporter: studies show 13% of women like a romantic dinner 37% prefer jewelry. 23%, flowers. >> reporter: and once you get the flowers home, just a couple of tips. if they come in a box, make sure you snip the bottom, at an angle if you can, that will prolong the shelf life. and if they come in a vase like this, chris says put them in the sink. and let tepid water run through it, once a day. and that will keep them lasting even longer. but valentine's day, isn't just about buying sweets for your sweetheart. >> that's my best friend. so yeah, i couldn't be with her right now for valentine's day. so i came in, picked up two roses. we'll go getting some to eat -- something to eat later on. >> how are you guys going to celebrate? >> it's up to her. whatever she wants to do. >> well, congratulations again.

tony owns ice gems. he says that he does cupcakes and wedding cakes. >> we certainly do. yes. we'll give you our card. >> all right. well, thank you guys so much for -- this is awesome. thanks for doing this on air. congratulations. we were mentioning that men spend an average of $178 on valentine's day, on their sweetheart. but women spend about half that. but that doesn't matter, right? it's the thought that counts. >> i got a cupcake. >> guys, back to you on tv hill. >> well, clearly he spent more than that. >> that is one expensive cupcake. >> more men than women say they would prefer chocolate on valentine's day. guys also say cologne is a romantic gift to receive. >> i didn't think about cologne. but yeah, chocolate all around at my house. >> wonderful. >> are you touched? >> yes. >> i could use money element. 48 degrees. [ laughter ] south/southeast winds at 5.

barometer falling a little bit. we'll come back -- it's all that money. come back and take a look at that nice wednesday after this. ,

already, some light shower activity in the region now. still mild, as you can see. very little precipitation with this system. very light. still a little in far western maryland. not too sure we'll even get to

central or northern maryland tonight. temperature-wise, 48 now. 49 in washington. the cool spot, 37. now, oakland might see a few snowflakes later tonight. up in the mountain areas, could accumulate a trace with wet snow. 42 at cumberland. 43 in hagerstown. nothing east of those regions. frostburg west. that's what we're talking about. 49 in washington. another mild day this afternoon. 49 out in rock hall. and annapolis. and kent island at 48. 55 degrees today. not a record, but 45 is your average high. just went up 1 degree. 33 this morning. average no lowis now 26. record, 70. valentine's day, 1990. that was a warm one. and in 1979, whoa. two. that will freeze your roses. 2 below zero. right now, southeast winds in the region. light winds, not a big deal. they really won't be a factor. tomorrow, though, will be a little breezy. the system moving across the east. a little snow to the north. shower activity to the south.

weak system passing through the area tonight. and pretty much breaking up. to our north, widely scattered snow showers. tomorrow, back into dryer air and sunshine. as this weak low passes through the area. south of us, high pressure moves in. thursday, another system coming in with shower activity. but mild temps. front coming through late in the day or on friday. will cool us down somewhat for the weekend. but still above normal temperatures for the most pt. windy a little on the bay tomorrow. gust up to 20 knots. and the small craft advisory. 41 degrees tonight. maybe some showers for the next hour or two. still lots of clouds, 34, 53 tomorrow. maybe even 55 again. so another warm, unbelievably mild february day once again. this has been one of the mildest winters actually, up until this week, it was the 12th mildest winter ever recorded here. it might even beat that. >> thanks, bob. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news.

i'm mike schuh in towson. one week away from a vote on transgender rights. raised voices, religious and security concerns. what they're saying, only at 6:00. unthinkable crime. police search a landfill on details on why a man killed his two children. what police found. also ahead. we take it for granted, our medicine is there when we need it. what if it's not? maryland coach brenda frese was shocked, her son's medications are not always available to everyone. what is being done so we don't ,

good evening, everyone. thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. as tributes continue for whitney houston, her funeral plans are finalized. as alison harmelin reports from her hometown of newark, there

will not be a public service tonight. >> reporter: whitney houston will's funeral will be at the church why where she started. no wake or public memorial is planned. >> they have shared her, for 30- something years with the city, with the state, with the world. this is their time now. >> reporter: fans of the singer have been streaming past the church in the funeral home where her body wabrought monday night. >> and i always said to myself, i want to be just like her. you know? and i just want her to rest. >> reporter: houston sang here as a child, at new hope baptist church. her mother, sissy led the music program. and her cousin, dionnewarwick, was also in the choir. >> ♪ and i will always love you ♪ >> reporter: houston was one of the world's best-selling artists, until she started using drugs and alcohol. the 48-year-old pop sensation was found dead saturday, in the water of a bathtub in a beverly hills hotel. some prescription drug were

found in the hotel, but police say no more than most people have at home. investigators are waiting for toxicology results before discussing the cause of death. houston's god mother, aretha franklin, honored the singer with a special concert in charlotte. she sang one of houston's biggest hits. >> i will always love you ♪ >> reporter: and asked the crowd to pray for the family. in newark, new jersey, allison harmemin, -- harmelin, wjz eyewitness news. >> houston leaves behind an 18- year-old daughter. in her own words, for the first time, we are seeing and hearing the interrogation videos for a woman convicted of murder of a coworker in an upscale clothing shop. >> reporter: even the prosecutor who tried the case calls the tape chilly. the tape shows britney norwood lying to police, saying two masked men attacked her and murray.

she said they then killed murray. but then police say she contradistricted dicted herself, saying she moved murray's car. >> prior to him sexually assaulting me and tying me, they made me move her car. >> reporter: also made public surveillance video from the apple store next door. it showed employees listening to loud music but not calling police. last month. -- norwood was sentenced to life without parole. >> prosecutors say norwood killed murray after she was caught shoplifting from the store. an apparent break-in. jack young's wife, darlene, came home to find shutters and a window had been opened. youngs told police nothing appeared to be missing. strengthing rights -- strengthening rights for

transgender people. late this afternoon, the public had their chance to influence the council ahead of next week's vote. >> reporter: transgender, christy poll is being beaten at a rosedale mcdonald's. it is clear, not the people who support this bill, not the people who oppose it. no one wants to see a human beaten because of their transgender. >> this bill is an anti- discrimination bill. >> reporter: this bill is close to giving them more protection. but the road to protecting them has hit a wall. actually a door, two of them. a men's and a women's. on paper, it's section d, line 4. the words, public accommodation. >> reporter: about half of those testifying against the transgender bill don't want a person who hasn't had the gender reassignment surgery allowed into a women's bathroom. >> i did not want my grandchildren going into the bathroom and having a man, dressed as a woman. >> we'd be forced to allow men to use ladies rest rooms,

women's locker rooms, women's gyms, women's dressing rooms. >> reporter: but those supporting the bill are quick to say -- >> this bill is not a bathroom bill. we live, work and play among you. we go into fast food restaurants and use their bathroom. >> reporter: this speaker used her two minute toss use the names -- minutes to use the names of people killed because. who they are. >> sheldon kelly, murdered and dismembered october 23rd, 2011, detroit, michigan. >> reporter: the vote on this bill would happen monday night at 6:00. >> now, maryland is one of 34 states states that offer no special protection for its transgender residents. time now for ache quick look -- a quick look at the baltimore sun. see the heights a south river high schoolteacher goes to for aeronautics class. preview of the 2012, women's college lacrosse season. and a listing of the best high-end burgers in baltimore.

remember to look for the updated forecast, from wjz's first warning weather team. in tonight's healthwatch, dozens of potentially life- saving cancer drugs are in short supply, with no sign of new production on the horizon. 28 cancer drugs, taken by more than 550,000 patients are in short supply. and some could run out within a few months, while many patients need years of treatment. congress has so far, not taken action on any bills to give the fda power to deal with the shortages. and the drug crisis hits close to home for a prominent marylander. tonight, wjz investigates prescription drug shortages, as university of maryland basketball coach, brenda frese shares her struggle to find a solution. >> reporter: you'd never know it now. but not too long ago, one of these twins nearly died.

>> obviously, you know, you feel helpless. >> they told me he had a matter of weeks left to live. >> reporter: university of maryland basketball coach brenda frese and her husband mark remembered the moment doctors told them their son tyler had leukemia. >> when you hear that word, you're thinking what? >> you're thinking the worst. my initial thought that whole night without being educated was how much time do i have left with my son. >> reporter: doctors at johns hopkins immediately started pumping chemotherapy into tyler to stop the fast-moving disease. >> these chemicals are doing these things to your child, yet they're also saving his life. >> it was only after his chemotherapy. might not be there for others. in short supply. costs had skyrocketed. they worry about parents who could afford it. >> it isn't just one drug.

pharmacists and doctors tell wjz, drug shortages more than tripled in the last six years. >> i'd be surprised if 2012 isn't worse. because we're still dealing with the shortages. they keep rolling in. >> reporter: so why is this happening now? aside from production problems, once a drug turns generic, profits promise. >> can you say this is driven by a profit motive? >> it's just not worth it to make the drugs anymore. >> others say it is untrue. whatever the cause, sometimes doctors cannot get the very drugs that could save your life or you can't afford it. >> i have had at least two patients who could not afford their drugs and decided to go the hospice route. >> these people that are, you know. ing to gain a profit. what would their life look like if their son or daughter was someone that needed this drug?

>> reporter: brenda and mark turned anger into action, after asking lawmakers to investigate. maryland lawmaker elijah cummings is outraged. >> basically, what you're doing is stealing somebody's life. >> if we can't take care of americans when they're going through illness. if we can't make sure they're not taken advantage of, we need to go home and do something else. >> reporter: it might be that little tyler makes a big difference in a world where a lot of people's lives hang in the balance. >> i'd like to put my fear in these people's rear ends and get them going. maybe if it happens to one of their family members, they'll do it. >> reporter: the fda plans to work with them to manage the drug makers and improve supply. you can find the link to the current drug shortages. and there are a lot of them and the statement from the drug industry at wjz.com. >> got to be discouraging for families who are affected by this. >> you bet. i'm alex alex demetrick. coming up, finally, some positive signs for the

chesapeake's troubled oyster population. that story as eyewitness ,,,,,,,

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with powell's name on it, a testament. some books with his wife's name on it and a utah map. powell dropped off those items before he killed himself and his sons in an explosive fire. he was the person of interest in the disappearance of his wife susan. there is a glimmer of hope on the half shell. the oyster survival rate is the highest it's been in 16 years. >> reporter: for the first time since 1997, a maryland survey finds oysters have hit a 92% survival rate against diseases that have killed massive numbers in the past. >> there are hints of disease resistance from further south in virginia. we're not sure of that from maryland. but it could be thatsome disease is developing. >> reporter: that's half the good news. watermen nol not only found plenty of healthy water in the season. they're finding baby oysters.

>> a lot of young oysters from last year set. and hopefully, if disease doesn't affect them and they grow out, then we'll have some oysters in a couple of years. >> reporter: but if oysters are showing promise, it's a different story in the north. >> reporter: after tropical weather flooded the bay with fresh water at the end of last summer, some oyster bars are wiped out. >> they probably died in the tropical storms when the salinities dropped. we had 100% mortalities. >> reporter: and where there were empty shells, there was no catch. >> most everybody didn't have a choice. they had to make a living here. so they had to go down the bay. >> we're very excited about what we're seeing with the oysters in the bay right now. >> reporter: alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> now, the current survival rate is more than double what it was 10 years ago, when disease killed 58% of the bay's oysters. >> i will guess some oysters will be tonight. >> scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on

the cbs evening news. is president obama on the rebound? a new cbs news poll out this evening, shows that his numbers are moving up. we'll tell you what is behind the surge. and we'll tell you about the new front runner in the gop field. that story is tonight, on the cbs evening news. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

welcome back, everybody. we see some changes coming our way for april. we get rid of these showers during the overnight. we start out above freezing. mixture of sunshine and clouds, 53 for our high. tomorrow evening, still pretty mild out there in the 40s. so for the rest of the five- day, here's bob. mild temps. 53, 50. good chance for showers on thursday. partly sunny skies. rather cloudy. 44, down to 28. denise? >> and sports is next. ♪

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well, it's nice to know that the new manager of the orioles appreciate more fans. mark is here with the wjz the fan sports report. >> and they'll appreciate him. >> general manager dan duquette talks about establishing a new orioles. he has added about a dozen players to the roster in his three months on the job. and the team will open spring training this weekend, beginning work to end a 14-year losing streak. sat down with the gm. and as he promised, duquette has not spent big money or acquired star players.

he is banking on the core of talents that the orioles already have. and he's counting on this guy. the feel-good of manager buck showalter. there was great optimism when showalter took over in august 2010. now he pairs with duquette to form yet another new duo. >> i think bark has great leadership ability. and our relationship is great for the team. i think he and i together can help this team get back to where they need to be, right? first step of that goal would be over 500 this year. >> orioles pitchers and catchers report to sarasota for the start of spring training this sunday. we are marching toward march march madness. loyola has been the standout team. but don't count out coppin state. the eagles are gaining speed with a couple of weeks remaining in the season. last week, they got a big lift to beat maryland eastern shore.

michael harper broke open a tie game. that proved to be the game winner. coppin is now won, 5-6. this one, they lost was a buzzer beater on saturday. and these are character builders. >> i hope that we learn something from these experiences, where we become tougher. when it gets down to the stretch run. but i'm real confident in the players. and i know their will to win. >> that victory red. four games remain in the regular season before the meac tourney. eagles, 8-4 in conference play. you can see the practice in march madness at coppin now. get out on the ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

don't miss the cbs prime time lineup tonight at 10:00. it's a new episode of the hit drama, unforgettable. that's it for us tonight. back at 11:00. i'm denise koch. >> thanks for watching wjz, maryland's news station. don't go away. there's much manufacture ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley, including th >> pelley: on valentine's day,

heartening news for president obama and rick santorum. the president's job-approval rating hits a surprising number. while santorum takes the g.o.p. front-runner title. reports from norah o'donnell and john dickerson. with iran threatening to close the strait of hormuz, allen pizzey is aboard a u.s. warship sent to make sure it stays open. wyatt andrews reports long after the caucuses, iowa welcomes another man with his eye on the presidency, the president of china. and seth doane catches up with greg brooks who may have found $3 billion off the coast of massachusetts. >> t hunt for the treasure keeps you excited everyday. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, president obama has not been enjoying the kind of popularity that gets presidents reelected. but in a nes