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your neighborhood. now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's new station. >> fatal crash. a tragic accident claims the lives of three siblings. >> the latest on the investigation into hartford county. >> hello, again. i am jessica kartalija. >> i'm don scott. >> three lives lost. a car accident claims the lives of three siblings. wjz is live at the police headquarters. we did change has the latest on the investigation. >> an afternoon. two maryland parents are planning the funerals of their three grown children. >> reporter: just before 10:00 monday night, but 543 is shutdown. a chaotic aftermath of a deadly crash that killed three siblings. police identified them as

brothers david and joseph bacchus along with her sister. they all live together in the same house. investigators say the three were in a 2003 chevy cavalier heading southbound when for a reason unknown to car sites like a toyota in this opposite lane. that's when a third car team won't them and split it in half. police say two others were injured in accident that for now yields more questions than answers. >> they are still looking to see if perhaps i'll call and/or speed was a jerk in the crash. >> police say the other two injured are now in stable condition. that's all we know about them for now her year we will work the story for you with the very latest at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00. wjz eyewitness news. >> we thank you. investigators are waiting from

the results from toxicology tests to determine whether alcohol was involved. >> police make arrest after a violent case of road rage last night. witnesses say ross sub rick got into an altered haitian at a red light area both men got out of their cars and police say he stabbed the other man and drove away. the other driver chased his car down and push them off the road into a ditch. the same-sex marriage bill that passed in the house of delegates last friday hits to the state senate. ron max is back with more on today's proceedings. >> an afternoon. a senate committee is scheduled to vote on the bill in the next few minutes. if it passes, the legislation would go before the full senate and be one step closer to becoming law in maryland. last week the house of delegates passed a bill which gives same- sex couples the right to marry in maryland. if it passes, the bill would've had to govern her own alley who

says he will sign it. opponents of the bill say they will seek to put the issue on referendum giving voters the final say in the november elections. back to you. >> thank you very much. last year the state senate passed a similar bill that later died in the house. >> new legislation changing the way highway at work stone cameras operate. the state senator sponsors a bill that would turn the speed cameras off if no one is working in the area. he believes it's unfair to drivers to have the cameras clicking around the clock. >> i'm not crazy about speed cameras on highways, but i do understand that in a construction zone you should have it there. it's taking it. it just says when workers are present. >> according to aaa, lester almost half million drivers were mailed by these cameras. >> a case of tuberculosis has been confirmed at the university of maryland. officials warned of a possible case weeks ago and moved to quickly

isolate the person who is now getting treatment. health officials stress the disease is more difficult to his contract through typical campus life and requires prolonged sustained close contact with an infected individual. a very big day on wall street as the dow jones costs 13,000 for the first time in nearly four years. the milestone came about two hours into the trading day. the stock market got the final push from strong corporate earnings reports and the greek bailout deal intended for a global financial crisis. the dow was above 13,000 for about 30 seconds before dropping back of it. now let's take a look at the numbers from moments ago. the dow still up, the s&p up for, and the nasdaq up nine. >> started off a little chilly this morning. nothing to really complain about. a change coming for the afternoon taking a live look outside. what a gorgeous day in the area. things are expected to get

warmer. marty is in the weather center with more on this warm winter weather. we are loving this winter. good afternoon, marty. >> hello, everybody. this morning was chilly, but then it seasonally chilly, temperatures where they should be. the normal, by the way, is 47. that is our current temperature. that is 4 degrees warmer than at this time yesterday. i am on the loft to scan. this doesn't mean the returns you look at our hitting the ground, but there is some weather to the west that's trying to meander in an easterly direction. frankly, what we are looking at is a lot more than shower activities. take a look at this graphic. you will notice it is present this afternoon. that disturbance passes to the west on up to the north. we are in for a high of 53

today. the mixture of clouds and sun and is just the beginning of the story. we are going to let the good times roll in the first warning weather segment. wait until you see the forecast for tomorrow and thursday. off the charts. >> thank you very much. the party is on in new orleans. this is fat tuesday. tens of thousands celebrate in the streets where parades will roll all day. karen brown has the latest for wjz from bourbon street. >> reporter: the parade kicked off mardi gras celebrations in new orleans. thousands of people lined st. charles avenue hoping to catch some beads and have some fun. many camped out overnight to get a good spot. on bourbon street, elvis is already in the building. >> fat tuesday is my favorite.

>> officials estimate that about a million people pour into new orleans for mardi gras, one of the big attractions is this man right here. in fact, at 81 easement in this for more than 50 years. he's considered to be the unofficial mr. mardi gras. >> as always, the costumes are creative and colorful. anthony little is on a roll. >> you nap on me. will you stay up all day? >> until midnight and probably beyond. >> the party comes about -- pumps about $500 million into the local economy. >> the party that never ends. >> also celebrations, to an end at midnight. karen brown, wjz eyewitness

news. >> a lot of the footage was taken last night in the dark. here's a live look at bourbon street right now. link is fasting and repentance before easter sunday, and it starts at midnight. >> have you ever been? >> i have ever been. >> i have not either. i don't know that i could handle it. i think you could handle it. >> .com at noon, a violent conflict unfolds in the streets of south america. the details coming up. >> getting paid in plastic surgery. more on an unusual contract dispute involving new york teachers. >> and the sun is breaking through the clouds as we take a live look outside. you're updated forecast is coming up. >> complete coverage continues with don scott, jessica kartalija, and first warning weather with marty

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>> a violent morning in chile of protesters and riot police bring traffic to a standstill. police moved in as protesters blocked highways:for more social benefits. officers used tear gas and

water cannons to disperse the crowds. dozens were arrested. demonstrators demand the government provide workers with better health care access, fuel subsidies, and improvements to infrastructure. same at a massachusetts man survives a fire accident which he tells police was the result of road rage which he said started when he confronted a car load of young men who cut him off. he said they beat him at the side of the road. the man caught up with him and started opening fire on his car causing them to crash. cement i tried to protect myself. >> the band managed to escape through a window. >> an unusual contract dispute in buffalo, new york providing thousands of teachers with access to free press excerpt or a period right now teachers can get anything from tummy tucks to breast implants totally on the taxpayers dime.

both the teachers union and the state say the perk is inappropriate considering the education department is millions of dollars in the red. however, the issue can only be solved during contract negotiations which stalled years ago. >> we wanted to give it up. all the district has to do is come to the table and negotiate with us. >> analysts say the school system is facing a $42 million budget shortfall in the next fiscal year. last year it spent almost $6 million on plastic surgery. >> that just doesn't make sense. i'm sorry. take another live look outside and stick around. your complete first warning weather forecast is now just two and a half minutes away. >> a slightly overcast sky, but things are starting to warm up a little bit. your complete forecast is just two and a half minutes away. medicare. it doesn't cover everything.

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you see it on the horizon, see that darkness but it evaporates before it hits the ground. a bit of a breeze pickups this afternoon. right now it's 47 degrees. again, that's your normal daytime high. high of 53 today. humidity is southerly at 12. barometer is at 30. or let's look at temperatures around the noon hour. 46 dc, 48 eastern, 47 ocean city area still 39 in oakland, of course, you've had clouds. this action cruises on out of here before not too long. we are going to see a mix of clouds and sun tomorrow, then we see a wind shift cut through the area. the fact of the matter is that

you don't love high pressure up until friday is going to keep pumping mild air raid up the coast. when the wind shift does come through, we go from fantastic to great, from warm to mild. it's just a tremendous run of weather as we move through the latter days here. again, it's going to get crazy. 35 is below. 10 degrees warmer. tomorrow courtesy of that high, 62 degrees and it only gets warmer as we hit thursday. it is just a great five day forecast coming up. >> unbelievable. >> as bob said a couple days ago, if winter were to end right now, it would be the tenth mildest winter in history. >> no complaints. >> still to come on eyewitness news at noon, a new epidemic sweeping the country. find out more about the disease

that researchers say is killing more people than hiv area that's ahead. >> and constant updates of all the days news and the first warning weathe,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

>> in today's health watch report, hepatitis c is claiming more lives than hiv age. researchers say about 15,000 deaths were tied to hepatitis e. it's a comment for 13,000. the chronic hepatitis virus is also the leading cause of liver disease and cirrhosis. and the movies your children watch could influence when they start drinking. a study in the british medical journal finds that teens who watch movies film without all of these are twice late -- are twice as likely to take up drinking. >> be sure to check in at 4:00, 5:00 am and 6:00 to bring you the latest on earth the crash that killed three siblings. and we are monitoring events where a senate committee is about to vote on the same-sex marriage bill. please join us for the stories

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>> welcome back. 62 tomorrow, 68 on thursday. we are calling for a couple morning showers. we may have a couple more through the date. the fact of the matter is, a

couple sprinkles. friday afternoon a big cold front comes through. that could be a springlike counterstroke with potential gusty weather somewhere in the mid-atlantic. comment down saturday and sunday. 49 and 46. from real warm to almost normal temperatures. saturday is going to be windy. >> any chance you take that 68, duplicate it and put it on saturday also collects. >> that's not a high probability. >> don't miss tonight's primetime cbs lineup area stay tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00 right here on wjz. >> a couple blogs happy to be back home after being trapped on the side of a cliff. they tumble down the cliff about 100 feet. firefighters were called in and brought them up one by one. the dogs ended up not being seriously injured. >> thanks for watching eyewitness

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