reaction here in maryland. but first, adam may learns about the reaction where huguely learned his fate. >> reporter: right before that verdict was read, george huguely made the sign of the cross. and hours later, when he found out he could be let out of prison when he was 50 years old, he put his hands over his face and started to weep. the former lacrosse player found guilty of second-degree murder could serve 26 years in prison. >> there is definitely this unresolved tension about it. >> i think that it's fair. >> i think second-degree murder fair was pretty fair. >> reporter: the verdict came after nine hours of deliberations. jurors did not believe huguely planned to kill his ex- girlfriend yeardley love. but they also didn't think it was an accident. instead, they ruled the beating death in her off-campus apartment in may 2010 was an intentional disregard for human life. love's mother and sister from cockeysville moved many to tears when they testified during sentencing. lexy love said, quote, i never

wanted something so bad in my life than i have to see yeardley's face again of. >> there are no winners in this case. there's nothing but loss everywhere. our hearts go out to the love family. they're suffered enormously. >> reporter: after the verdict, huguely's family also grieved outside the courthouse. his motor bit her lips with watery eyes and disbelief. huguely's attorney spoke on their client's behalf. >> he's hopeful. he's spiritual. and he -- and we look forward to some corrections. >> reporter: even though the trial is over, uva students say love's death will be a sad chapter in their school's history forever. >> she'll obviously stay in everyone's memory. but i think the school, like, can move on, from, like, the tragedy, hopefully. >> reporter: a judge still has to reaffirm the jury's recommendation of a 26-year prison sentence. formal sentencing is coming up here in april.

reporting from charlottesville, adam may, wjz eyewitness news. tonight, the verdict is also hitting hard in baltimore county, where yeardley love grew up. jessica kartalija has reaction from the community. jess? >> good evening, kai. yeah, here in baltimore county. and really across the country. but especially here at the old field, where yeardley love used to play lacrosse, people say yeardley is gone. but of course, she won't be forgotten. >> hours after george huguely was found guilty of second- degree murder, yeardley love's mother and sister gave this statement. it's truly devastating to wake up each day and realize she is no longer here. yeardley's contagious smile, kind spirit and gentle touch, have left this world. but we know that heaven has an ancientle like no other. we will continue to keep her spirit alive, by performing works of kindness in her name. in baltimore, college students react to the guilty verdict.

>> i think he deserved what he got, quite frankly. and i think it's tragic he could do something like that to a girl our age. it's hard to think about that. life is so fleeting and something like that could happen to anyone. >> reporter: sammy timmons is the executive director of the house of ruth, maryland. sadly, she says domestic violence cases on campus are all too familiar. >> it's important when young people see this kind of behavior that they are available to their friends, that they talk about it but are not judgmental. >> probably maybes people think. and like if -- like if they're in a relationship, reevaluate it. >> reporter: notre dame prep, where love attended high school, issued this statement, yeardley will always be one of our girls and though we will never fill the void left by her death, we pray that those whose lives have been immeasurably altered may find peace. >> reporter: and online, there's been extremely strong

reaction to that second-degree guilty verdict. people saying it is just not enough. but regardless, they're following that comment with whatever he would have gotten. it's not enough to bring yeardley love back. we're live in baltimore county, i'm jessica kartalija. wjz eyewitness news. >> the jury considered testimony from nearly 60 witnesses before convicting george huguely in love's murder. a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, expected to pass the state senate tonight, with a vote taking place any minute now. political reporter pat warren has more on the debate. pat? >> reporter: that's right. the debate is continuing. but president miller does tell me he expects to call a vote tonight. and he says he believes the bill could pass by an even wider margin this time than it did last year. >> reporter: the senate is attracting considerably less attention than marylanders saw in the house. but the effects of the debate are still being felt. >> i was approached by a mother of a child that testified

before our committee. 14-year-old girl came before us and testified against the bill. and her mother told me that her name and her testimony were posted on the internet. and she has been subjected to harassment and abuse as a result of that, threats and harassment. on the other side, the children of one of our members have been threatened and harassed for that member's support for the legislation. >> reporter: senate president mike miller expected no such motion on the floor. >> i think people recognized there is a good possibility it would pass. >> reporter: but that didn't prevent efforts to change the bill. >> i really don't care what happens in the chamber, relative to this bill. >> reporter: and a number of amendments have been offer, all of them at this point, have been voted down. reporting live from annapolis, i'm pat warren. back to you. >> we'll continue to watch it. the same-sex marriage bill

passed the house of delegates last week by a vote of 72-67. the soldier accused in the largest classified information leak in u.s. history is arraigned today in maryland. army private first class bradley manning was formerly charged. manning declined to enter a plea today. he is charged with giving more than 500,000 sensitive reports from iraq and afghanistan to the website wikileaks. a baltimore county man is accused of posing as a police officer. and detectives are concerned there may be several victims. vic is in the newsroom with details of the arrest. vic? >> reporter: police say they caught the man when they pulled him over for speeding. he was wearing a virginia state police uniform. and driving a ford crown victoria, with emergency lights. detectives searched his home and discovered weapons, ammunition and pepper spray. along with different police agencies. including baltimore county, las vegas, and minneapolis. investigators are concerned he was conducting traffic stops.

any potential victims should call police. mary, back to you. >> thank you. propolis lived in the 2900 block of garnet road in parkville. he is currently on home detention. taking on google. maryland's attorney general leads a major challenge against the internet giant's new privacy policy. wjz is live. derek valcourt explains what is wrong and why the attorney general wants to do something about it. derek? >> reporter: he was demanding a meeting with google's top executive, blasting their privacy policy that goes into effect in one week. >> reporter: frequent computer users know the power of google. >> using the google browser almost becomes habit for actually doing quick searches. >> reporter: >> reporter: maryland's attorney general knows it, too. that's why he's raising alarms. gantler wrote this letter to google executives on behalf of attorneys general from 36 states, calling their new privacy policy, troubling, saying it appears to invade consumer privacy. >> what do they do with this

information? how are they storing it? is it safe? is it safe from hackers? from identity theft? and who are they giving that information? >> reporter: under the new privacy policy, share your information with any of the google products, say, for example, you do a google search. that search, your information, even the websites you visit, will automatically be shared with all of the other google products. >> reporter: google says it uses all of that information to make sure you see advertisements relevant to your life. >> maybe you want targeted advertisement. maybe that's something you want. but you ought to have the choice. you out to have the ability to opt into it or at least out of it. >> reporter: a new google spokesperson calls the policy easier to understand. adding we're continuing to offer choice and control over how people use our services. of course, we're happy to discuss this approach with regulators globally. but limiting google's access sounds good to computer users. >> everyone should be able to opt in or opt out. i definitely agree. >> reporter: google's new

privacy policy goes into effect march 1st. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> derek, thank you. earlier this week, two baltimore attorneys filed a class-action lawsuit against facebook, criticizing the company for its privacy practices. we are enjoying more incredible weather tonight, with temperatures in the 60s again for much of the state. let's check in with bob turk in the first warning weather center with more on our mild and beautiful weather conditions. bob? >> just beautiful. take a look at temperatures now. a little after 5:00. still some sun out there. although it's beginning to come down. clouds. 61. still 64 in washington. oakland, up to 50. ocean city, a little warmer than it was earlier this morning. they're at 63 now. now, this afternoon, we actually got to the mid-60s, which is well above our normal. take a look at this. 65 today. the normal today, 47. guess what we're predicting tomorrow? 73. it could even get to 75. that is certainly possible, depending how much sun we get.

but it will turn a lot colder by tomorrow night. we'll have a change in the weather for the weekend. mary? >> all right, bob. thank you. still ahead. retaliation attack. did a military mistake lead to the deaths of two american military soldiers in afghanistan? at any moment, a man convicted of killing a maryland prison guard could learn whether he'll live or die. i'm weijia jiang, in annapolis, with the latest from has sentencing, coming up. i'm alex demetrick. coming up, last summer's east coast earthquake left a baltimore landmark condemned. see its joyous reopening as eyewitness news continues. big weather changes in the forecast. bob will have more on the rain and cooler air coming our way. ,,,,

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anne arundel county jurors hold a man's life in their hands as they decide whether lee stevens should be put to death for killing a corrections officer. weijia jiang has the last- minute plea for mercy from the defense. weijia? >> kai, first thing today, the defense requested a mistrial, which was rejected. so the jury continued to deliberate for several hours. but they have yet to make a decision. at any moment, 32-year-old lee stevens will learn if he will live or die. since late wednesday, the same jury that convicted him of first-degree murder has been deciding how he'll pay for it. in 2006, stevens fatally stabbed 42-year-old corporal david mcginn inside the now closed marylandrous of correction in jessop. he was working as an officer at the time stevens was serving as a life sentence for murder. he could be the first person to receive the death penalty under maryland's new and more rigid

capital punishment law implemented in 2009. jurors could also hand down a penalty of life in prison without parole. he could. the judge denied the request. >> reporter: the jury wrapped up and went home. they'll be back at 9:00 in the morning. reporting live, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> a hearing to determine if he's competent to stand trial. notre dame university is getting its first male president, james connelly has been selected to lead the catholic women's college. the board of trustees says he is the best candidate to replace retiring president mary pat surcamp. he worked most recently at

eastern kentucky university. if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check in on the roads now with kristy breslin. things could get just a tad bit tricky if you're traveling on i-95. a couple of slow spots out there. delays from 32 to 100, around howard county. also slows down again from eastern avenue past whitemarsh boulevard. that's on the northeast side. as far as the beltway goes, the north side inner loop slows down from charles street around to providence road. the outer loop, also struggling there from york road to charles. as you can see, we have red in that middle spot there. average speed in that area, about 25 miles an hour. west side inner loop, delays continue there from wilkens avenue to security boulevard. in bel air, a crash at emerton road, at plum tree. also falls road at smith avenue. and west northern parkway at wabash. let's take a live look. you can see, there is some busy traffic there on the beltway. that's a look at dulaney valley road. this traffic report is brought

to you by pizza bolis. stop in and get two medium, one- topping pizzas. only at pizza bolis. 6 months ago today, the earth moved under our feet. the state was rattled by the biggest earthquake in memory. now, a major baltimore landmark, left damaged and condemned, has reopened. >> reporter: st. patrick's church took a hard hit last august 23rd. a 5.8 earthquake sent stone and concrete plunging. >> split the manhole cover right in half. >> reporter: fortunately, nobody on the ground was hurt. but the fells point church was condemned by building inspectors. >> look up to the right there. there's a crack. >> reporter: six months later, that crack and others are repaired. the heavy finials. >> they would go through the roof of the church. >> reporter: and just in time for ash wednesday, the church was safe enough to reopen. >> a congregation that is almost exclusively hispanic had

its church back. >> this is the closest to everybody. i'm so proud and happy for my people. >> father wotech conducted mass, keeping a pledge made by then archbishop edwin o'brien made last summer. >> reporter: final repair costs are unknown but could reach into the millions. you won't believe where most of that money is coming from. >> luckily, the archdiocese did have earthquake insurance. >> reporter: and that's not the only miracle that opened the church, sooner than expected. >> originally, we were looking at, like, later. but thank god we had the mild winter. and the work was able to get done. >> reporter: it looks like earthquakes aren't the only act of god. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> and the early reopening also guarantees another long-running tradition. mass will be said on st. patrick's day at saint patrick's. the way it should be. >> in a couple of weeks. feels like st. patrick's

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looks so nice. here's a live look from sky eye chopper 13. east baltimore. the city skyline there. this unseasonably warm weather is definitely being enjoyed throughout our area. monique griego shows us how people are taking advantage. i hope you spent a lot of time outside today as well, monique. >> well, thanks to the story, yes, i did. and everywhere you looked, people were outside, enjoying the sun. and many of them told us this good weather has a really weird way of putting you in a good mood. >> reporter: sun bathing and even flip flops in february. >> for baltimore, it's definitely pretty crazy. but i'm from san diego. so this is kind of what i'm used to. >> reporter: while the lawn at johns hopkins university is a far cry from the waters at san diego, students are no doubt taking advantage of this unseasonably warm weather. >> i barely care about this reading. >> definitely just brightens up everyone's attitude. and creates a sense of wanting

to be outside. >> reporter: basking out is a drastic change from what we saw this same time last year. >> this snow, there's like four feet of snow everywhere. and here we are, with shorts and sunglasses on. it's insane. >> reporter: and this insanely sunny weather also means crazy hot sales for food vendors. >> oh, it means business. that's what it means. a lot of business. yeah. >> reporter: the parks were also packed with people. >> reporter: so this is the best time to come out to the park. exercise, run and get that fresh air. >> reporter: and while the sun gave some the motivation to get up and moving, others just wanted a reason to kick back and relax. because you never know how long this will last. >> i'm trying to enjoy it while i can and be outside as much as possible. >> reporter: and we also made -- met a couple of people today who didn't want to go on camera but told us they did call into work, saying that the day was simply too nice of weather to waste it at work. kai? >> feel the sniffles coming on. >> i do, monique.

thankthank you. let's check in with bob turk. he's updating the forecast in the first warning weather center. did you notice tim called in sick today? he has a bad cold. that's what he told us. >> bob? >> it is going around. we hope he gets well sick. hope he enjoyed some of that sun. we're at 61. 64, washington. 63 in ocean city. 50 in oakland. 64 in washington. it's dry out right now. although there's some clouds, maybe a couple of sprinkles to the north and northwest. don't expect much in the way of rain tonight. 50 in annapolis. 58 kent island. rock hall by the bay, 59 degrees. 65, 48 today. the 48, very, very warm overnight at the airport at least. 47 is the average high. keep that in in mind. 28 is the average low. 78, lots of 8s here. 1870, for the record high. so we weren't really even close to that.

right now, the winds are really calmed down. but later tonight and tomorrow, the winds are really going to pick up. by tomorrow afternoon, we could see steady winds, 10, 20, maybe even 30 miles an hour. with wind gusts over 40, expected tomorrow. and that's why tomorrow afternoon, all across the western areas of our state. we have a wind watch. a high-wind watch. east of the area, we'll see windy conditions, not quite as windy as the mountain areas. but anybody out here could see wind gusts over 50 miles an hour. we're expecting wind gusts over 40 by tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night. all because of a deep area of low pressure that is going to be moving across the great lakes. it will pass to our north. it will drag a frontal system across the region by late in the afternoon, tomorrow evening. ahead of it, very warm temperatures. prietd now nmemphis, tennessee, it's near 80 degrees. kentucky in the 70s. that's moving in our direction for tomorrow. you see a few clouds, showers to the west. don't expect much out of that. but during the day tomorrow, scattered showers and with the front coming through, maybe a

thundershower, which is kind of rare for february. and then it turns windy and colder during the afternoon. and tomorrow night, cooler air coming in. still breezy or windy. really windy across new england. temperatures tomorrow night, back in the 30s. but tomorrow afternoon, probably low to mid-70s. i'm not kidding. gusty winds tomorrow. 20 to 40 knots, perhaps, with a gale warning on the bay tomorrow. bay temp, around 42 degrees. that's chilly. tonight, then, maybe a shower overnight. but not much right now. 46. breezy. and very mild. warm, windy. clouds and sunshine. a shower or perhaps a rare thunderstorm. looking at 73. it can get to 75 or 76. >> we're not talking to you. >> you are really crazy. [ laughter ] >> she won't be calling in sick tomorrow. >> no. now that you call him out on air, forget it. my chances are out, bob. [ laughter ]

still ahead on eyewitness news at 5:00. a tight race for the republican nomination. who is in the lead? as the candidates prepare for a critical stretch of the campaign. tragedy near a west coast military base. how seven marines died during a training exercise. building baltimore schools. why students are joining in on the debate to raise the bottle tax. i'm gigi barnett. that story is just ahead. ,,,,,,

it is 5:30. 61 glorious degrees outside. just a beautiful sunset at this point. coaching -- good evening, everybody. thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. broken doors, hot classrooms, and cracked floors. that's what baltimore teachers and students say they deal with every day. but the city's proposed bottle tax increase could change that. wjz is live with tonight's school watch report. gigi barnett explains how students are trying to sway lawmakers. gigi? >> baltimore's proposed bottle tax hike has many opponents. but today, the plan picked up some support in the form of students. on an unseasonably warm winter day at patterson high school in southeast baltimore,

this is the cooling system. that is just one problem with a 50-year-old building. >> it's hot in here. only one window that works. and half of these classrooms is beat up. >> today, students rolled out their plan to rally city and state lawmakers in annapolis next week, asking them to propose a bottle tax hike from 2 to 5 cents. that what boosts baltimore's construction budget by 140%. some councilmembers are all for it. >> i challenge the taxation and finance committee to come out here and walk to the school, stand in these classrooms, see what these students have to go through. >> in the state of maryland, baltimore city probably has the oldest set of buildings. >> reporter: terrell williams is with build baltimore, one of the groups pushing for the bottle tax hike. and new schools. he's also a teacher and says the next step is changing state law to allow the city more control over its school construction budget. >> what we are advocating is that you'd give us a block, $32

million. give it to us and let us take that money and leverage it and borrow $400 million. >> reporter: and with that added cash, supporters of the bottle tax say that the city school district will be able to fix their crumbling buildings, all at once, instead of trying to piecemeal it over a matter of years. back to you, mary. >> all right, gigi. thank you. and baltimore needs nearly $3 billion to repair or rebuild all of its schools. a helicopter crash on the west coast is being called one of the bodiliest -- deadliest military training accidents in years. denise is in the newsroom with more on how seven marines lost their lives. >> reporter: well, kai, two marine corps helicopters collided over the desert during a nighttime training run. take a look at the scene along the arizona border. the military says the crash involved a cobra helicopter, which was carrying two crewmembers and a huey utility helicopter, carrying the other five victims. investigators are still

gathering evidence. but they say the weather was mild. last year, three marine pilots were killed in training exercises in southern california. kai? >> denise, thank you. six of the seven victims were stationed at camp pendleton, which was the largest base on the west coast. two american soldiers serving in afghanistan are dead tonight. killed in retaliation for the u.s. burning of korans. tina kraus reports for wjz. tonight, president obama is apologizing. >> reporter: afghan police fired on protestors during a third day of violent demonstrations that have now claimed the lives of two u.s. soldiers. cbs news has learned an afghan soldier gunned down two american troops at a military base in a province of eastern afghanistan. an afghan official says the shooter killed the soldiers in retaliation, for the burning of korans at the bagram u.s. air base. the killing came hours after the taliban and some radical

lawmakers called on afghans to retaliate against foreign troops. president obama has sent a letter apologizing for tuesday's incident, calling the burning of the holy books an accident. afghan president hamid karzai said a u.s. military officer burned the books out of ignorance and with poor understanding. he's pressing nato to put those responsible on trial. outrage is spreading across the country. these protestors say foreign forces have insulted their culture and don't respect their religion. huge anti-american demonstrations are expected to sweep across the country on friday after a day of prayer. tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >> and protests are spreading to more cities. at least 11 people have died in the violence. the captain of the sunken costa concordia cruise liner is facing more charges tonight. captain francesco chetteino is

now -- schettino is now facing charges of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning ship. the luxury ship hit rocks off the coast of italy last month. searchers continue to find seven still missing. several members of congress receive threatening letters. and investigators say more are on the way. the letters were addressed to the lawmakers' district offices, including speakers of the house, john boehner. investigators say it contained harmless, powdery substances. but in one, the messages warned, every senator would receive a later that -- letter that may contain poison. presidential hopefuls are locked in a tight race in upcoming primaries. tara mergener has the latest for wjz from the white house. >> reporter: mitt romney hit the campaign trail in arizona, ready to hit his chief rival's record. speaking to a group of builders

and contractors, romney slams rick santorum's vote. >> he voted to fund planned parenthood, even though that was against his principles. he voted for no child left behind, even though that was against his principles. >> reporter: a new poll shows romney and santorum, virtually tied. santorum has launched a new t ad in romney's home state. it shows quotes from the governor, in an attempt to show he is not a true conservative. >> santorum is raising cash at a fundraiser. all four gop candidates went to different corners after squaring off in what could be their final debate. >> governor romney raised taxes and fees in massachusetts. >> during your term in congress, the years you've been there, the government has doubled in size. >> reporter: nutenewt gingrich instead is focusing on washington state and the south. president obama has set his

sights on a southern state, too. he visited florida thursday. the state will be a crucial battleground this fall. at the white house, tara mergener, wjz eyewitness news. and the president is sounding confident about his chances in november. in an interview today, president obama said his five more years to accomplish some of his goals like immigration reform. in tonight's healthwatch, a newly-approved skin cancer drug is helping patients with aggressive melanoma. a ucla study says zalboraf is nearly doubling. survival rates to some whose cancers spread within nine months. patients taking the drug survive 16 months before their tumors start to become resistant to the drug. a prince george's county man is starting to talk about his brush with death. an out-of-control car barreled through the parking lot. it smashed, sending his vehicle

into the restaurant. >> just starting to get into the car. the car would have crushed me. if my car wasn't there, that car would have went straight on through. and there would have been probably more lives taken. >> reporter: the other driver died in that wreck. bolin says he is still a little sore but otherwise okay. dealing with bullies and being called names are often part of life for middle schoolers. but today, one man who is well known in baltimore, shared a tough life lesson. watch as it starts to set in for 7th graders at a city school. >> reporter: o.j. brigants, a former ranks player and -- ravens player now battles a.l.s. or lou gehrig's disease. but today, has life is as a wake-up call for 7th graders. >> they were talking trash to one another and it was escalating. >> reporter: the boys were mean to each other, calling each other names. >> they always make fun of people and i don't like it. >> reporter: their teacher, mr.

gabeer needed someone like o.j. to get through to them. >> he is someone to normally turned what people saw as a deficiency into something more amazing that he could touch people. >> reporter: osm j. spoke with -- o.j. spoke with the boys through his special computer. he was diagnosed in 2007. and from that moment, he told the boys he decided not to let the disease stop him. he goes to work at the ravens headquarters every day and has raised more than $1 million in a.l.s. research. his message to the boys: figure out how to make your weakness a strength. >> i have enabled people to do greater things for a.l.s. than i ever did playing. >> he's turned a difficulty into something great. >> reporter: and these 7th graders plan to run into o.j.'s upcoming 5k race to raise money for a.l.s. research johns hopkins. find a link to sign up for the race. it is on may 5th. and o.j. continues to be an inspiration.

and to help people. >> he is just simply amazing. >> and his wife as well. >> his wife does so much. but o.j. always comes into a room with a huge smile on his face. always, he lights up a room. so it was great that these kids got to meet him today. still ahead. rushed from school to the hospital. an 8-year-old girl struggles to survive, after she's shot by a classmate. a brave employee saved the day. how she stopped a robbery with a product normally used to fight off grizzly bears. bob turk. the first warning weather center. another very warm day on tap. and a look at the weekend. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. here's today's report from wall street. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

a talented musician and composer. ron matz has more on darren at waters' evolution of people. a musical monument to african american life. >> i like a lot of gersh win. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: a funny thing

happened to darren atwater on his way to becoming an accountant. he became an accomplished musician instead. first playing the piano by ear. >> i grew up playing in church. so when you go to church, you kind of hear, they're playing -- ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: his soulful symphony plays to sold-out audiences. now, darren's evolution of people will be performed friday night. >> just a soundtrack for our lives. we all listen to country, or rock and roll or hip-hop or jazz. so why not create a cannon of music that speaks directly to our time. >> reporter: it's a high-energy show. >> unlike the symphony. it was quiet. our audiences can clap, stand up. sometimes they dance in the aisles. so that energy and that calm response from the audience, back on stage, it's something that is so unique, so special. >> reporter: you could say the

same about darren. >> i think of it as a celebration of just a community, coming together, to express the best of who we are. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: rorn matz, wjz -- ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. ♪ [ music ] >> oh, man, when he played "someone to watch over me ," that's classic stuff. for more information on darren's friday night symphony performance gto wjz.com. >> i could listen to it all night long. this warm weather, expected to last just a little while longer. it is such a gorgeous thursday night as we take a live look outside. but there are changes coming. bob turk has a look at our forecast through the next five days. bob? >> tomorrow is going to be a very warm day. scattered showers and maybe a thundershower or two. it will be very windy. close to 50. close to 70. into the low -- even some mid- 70s by the -- i'd say, 2:00,

3:00, 4:00. and it starts to drop. it will clear up by late in the afternoon. gets very windy. wind gusts over 40 miles an hour tomorrow. the next five days issue the cooling will continue into the weekend. as you can see. but still above average temperatures. 49, saturday. mainly sunny on sunday as well. 46, 29. warming up again on monday and tuesday. 55 and 58 on tuesday. just can't get a grip on this region at all. in today's energy saver. paint the walls of your home a light color. that's an order. dark colors tend to absorb light, requiring you to use more energy from light bulbs to achieve the same effect. not only do light colors on your walls help conserve energy, they also make your rooms feel brighter and more cheerful. put you in a better mood. for more information on how you can become an energy saver, go to wjz.com, scroll down the right-hand side of the page. and click on our special section.

mary? >> all right, bob. thank you. in washington state, a third grader shoots an 8-year- old classmate with a gun that he snuck into school. as manuel gallegus reports for wjz, police now believe it was accidental. >> reporter: a third grader from an elementary school in bremerton, washington, is in critical condition, after being shot in the abdomen. police say her 9-year-old classmate brought a gun to school in his backpack and it somehow went off. now, investigators are trying to figure out how the boy got the gun and why he brought it to school. >> conduct the investigation. >> reporter: the boy was booked into a juvenile detention center and could face numerous charges, including third-degree assault. the school is open today and crisis counselors are available to talk to students after a terrifying afternoon. >> we heard a boom. and then the person came on and yelled, "lock down," three times. >> reporter: 8-year-old aminna coserboman is in the hospital. her family gave a thumbs up

after her surgery wednesday night. manuel gallegus, wjz eyewitness news. >> and the school board says it will review safety procedures after seeing results of the police investigation. a brave employee fights back after a would-be robber tries to steal drugs from a pharmacy in spokane. surveillance video shows the employee blasted in the face with grizzly bear spray, which is normally carried by campers to fend off the bear. the 24-year-old suspect got away but didn't get far. police arrested him a short time ago. >> i may need some of that for bob. time now for some of the quick stories we'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. reports from the nfl combine in indianapolis. what you need to know about the lacrosse season. and a guide to the show at the convention center. for all of these stories and a whole lot more, remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. well, check in with eyewitness news at 6:00 for all

new stories. the debate over same-sex marriage continues in annapolis. gone too soon. a 9-year-old chances and dies. wait until you hear how and who is now charged, back in court. and the soldier accused of leaking classified documents is arraigned here in maryland. new at 6:00, why protestors believe he should be set free. i was joking about the bob thing. >> okay. >> but sometimes. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. charting the growth of a rising star. >> mark has the latest on the orioles' matt wieters. a spring training report is coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

in the first week of orioles spring training, we have been hearing about a number of new pitchers on the team. how about the guy who catches for all of those pitchers? sports director mark viviano joins us with a look at matt wieters. mark? >> he is entering his fourth season in the big league. and matt wieters has emerged as a star. named to the all-star team for the first time last season. and he won a gold glove for the

catcher. we take a look at the former first round draft pick, who is living up to expectations. in fact, a number of major league scouts have told me, if they could pick any one player from the o's roster to pick, sweeters would be the guy. he has developed into a potent hitter. 22 home runs last season. and beyond those measurable stats, sweeters ask a team leader. >> i think you can definitely improve your leadership and work on it. being a catcher, all the way up, at some point in the game, you're going to be a leader. and now, as you get more and more years in major league baseball, you can be more of a leader. not just for the pitching staff. and that's kind of where i'm at now. >> reporter: and sweeters' challenge this spring is bringing the number of new pitchers. position players reported today, the first full-team

workout, scheduled for tomorrow. more on the orioles coming up next hour. plus the nfl has gathered for the draft combine. and talking contract with joe flacco. details on that and more ahead at 6:00. >> we'll see you then. soon you'll be able to get rid of the customized ads that show up on your web browser. alexis christoforous reports for wjz, internet providers are hoping to win back some customer trust. >> reporter: sports fanatic amanda grun uses her iphone for instant access to nba scores and stories. and she's not surprised, she gets basketball ads through her browser. >> everybody has your information. what can you do? >> reporter: but federal officials say internet users should be able to choose whether they want their personal information collected and sold to advertisers. >> thanks for being here. >> reporter: thursday, white house officials announced a coalition of internet giants have agreed to add a do not track button on their web browser. web providers will still track

you but will not use the information to send you customized ads. the american civil liberties union says it's a start. >> now they have to take the next step and make it really meaningful, by making "do not track" actually mean you won't be tracked. >> reporter: web providers will still collect information about your internet hab object -- habits and use tell for market development. >> it doesn't make me more comfortable at all. >> reporter: mozilla offered this track last year. microsoft followed. google resisted. but they say they will now follow the industry agreement. the internet companies have nine months to build do not track buttons into their browsers. nine months to find other ways to appease advertisers. alexis christoforous, wjz eyewitness news. >> the aclu wants congress to make the do-not-track button a federal requirement. and still to come on wjz's eyewitness news. george huguely, convicted and sentenced in the death of yeardley love. i'm adam may, in

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coming up on wjz eyewitness news at 6:00. justice for yeardley. decades in prison for george huguely. new reaction and what is being said about the sentence. down to the final hours. i'm pat warren in annapolis, where the senate is taking up same-sex marriage and action

tonight is expected to end this issue and with a win for governor o'malley. taking on google. while maryland has a problem with the internet giant. i'm derek valcourt coming up on eyewitness news. don't miss the updated first warning forecast. >> check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. on the brink of history. a final vote on legalizing same- sex marriage in maryland. >> tonight, the final debate and what happens next. hello, everyone. i'm vic carter