here's what people are talking about tonight. if the senate approves the measure, maryland would be the sixth state to allow legal same- sex marriages. it's potentially the end of a long and legal battle. pat warren has more on this. >> they broke in the afternoon, came back at 4:00. and they have been debating it ever since. a series of amendments coming up. but one by one, they're being knocked down. >> reporter: the senate is attracting considerably less attention on this ladies and legislation. 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 that there's a good possibility the bill is going to pass. >> reporter: but that didn't prevent efforts to amend the bill, despite warnings that any changes would send the bill back to the house. >> i really don't care what happens. >> senate opponents want to add a guarantee that legalizing same-sex marriage does not lead to this in the school. >> parents may not want their 5, 6, 7-year-old children exposed to this kind of material. >> it's the senate's obligation to put together information that protects religious freedom. >> reporter: but judging from the majority reaction to those amendments, the bill is already as good as it's going to get.

>> and we're expecting that last and final vote to come any time now. reporting live from annapolis, i'm pat warren. back to you. >> and of course, wjz will remain in annapolis. we'll bring you the results as soon as that vote takes place. tonight, two maryland families are coming to grips with the conviction of george huguely in the murder of yeardley love. more on what people are saying about the trial's dramatic conclusion. >> reporter: right before that verdict was read, george huguely made the sign of the cross. and then, hours later, when he found out he could be in prison until he is 50 years old, he put his hands over his face and started to weep. >> reporter: at the university of virginia, students debate the conviction and sentence of george huguely. the former lacrosse player, found guilty of second-degree murder, could serve 26 years in prison. >> there is definitely this kind of unresolved tension about it. >> i think that it's fair. >> i think second-degree murder

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. >> there are no winners in this case. there's nothing but loss everywhere. our hearts go out to the love family. they have suffered enormously. >> reporter: after the verdict, huguely's family also grieved. outside the courthouse, his mother bit her lips with watery eyes in disbelief. huguely's attorney spoke on their client's behalf. >> he's hopeful. he's spiritual. and he -- and we look forward

to some directions. -- 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 recommendation of a 26-year prison sentence. formal sentencing is coming up here in april. reporting from charlottesville, virginia, adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> complete coverage continues with jessica kartalija, live with reaction from people impacted by yeardley love, during her short life. jessica? >> reporter: well, vic, people around the country are reacting to the verdict. especially right here in baltimore county, where those who knew yeardley love say though she's gone, of course, she'll never be forgotten. >> reporter: college students react to george huguely's guilty verdict. >> i think he deserves what he got, quite frankly. and i think it's just tragic that he could do something like that to a girl who is basically

our age. and it's just like hard to think about. like that life is so fleeting. and like something like that could happen to really anyone. >> reporter: yeardley love's mother and sister gave this statement. it is 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 angel like no other. we will continue to keep hur her spirit alive, -- keep her spirit alive, by performing works of kindness in her fame. sandy works at the house of ruth in maryland. sadly, she said domestic violence cases on college campuses are all-too familiar. >> many campuses have places for young people to go. then there are agencies like the house of ruth as well. >> makes you think. like if you're in an abusive relationship, to reevaluate it. >> reporter: notre dame prep 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: online, there has been very strong reaction to that second-degree murder verdict. people saying in their opinion, it's just not strong enough. they do follow it by saying regardless of the penalty, it will never bring yeardley love back. in baltimore county, i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> jessica, thank you. the jury considered testimony from nearly 60 witnesses before convicting huguely in love's murder. a baltimore county man is accused of posing as a police officer. and detectives fear he may have stopped a number of drivers. and mary is in the newsroom with more. mary? >> police say they caught the man when he pulled them over for speeding. 59-year-old derek propalis of parkville was wearing a uniform. and driving a ford crown victoria, with emergency lights. detectives searched his home.

they discovered weapons, ammunition and pepper spray, along with uniforms from several different police agencies, include baltimore county, maryland state police, las vegas, and minneapolis police. investigators are concerned he was conducting traffic stops. any potential victims should call police. vic? >> actually, it's me. thank you, mary. propalis lived in the 2900 block of garnet road in parkville. he is currently on home detention. maryland attorney general doug gansler is taking on google. it's all about the new privacy issue. derek valcourt explains what gansler is so concerned about. >> reporter: gansler is calling for a new ceo. he blasts their new privacy policy that goes into effect just next week. >> reporter: frequent computer users know the power of google. >> reporter: using the google browser becomes habit. >> reporter: maryland's attorney general knows it, too. that's judge he's raising, alarms. gansler 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 are they doing with this? how are they storing? >> is it safe from hackers? save from-- safe from identity theft. >> here's the problem as the attorney general sees it. 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. google says it uses all of that information to make sure you see advertisements relative to your life. >> maybe you. targeted advertisement. maybe that's something you want. but you ought to have the choice. you ought to be able to opt into it or at least opt out of it. >> reporter: they call the new privacy policy easier to understand. adding, we're continuing to offer choice and control over how people use our services. of course, we are happy to discuss this approach with

regulators globally. but limiting google's access sounds good to computer users like dr. jafus doswell. >> anyone should be able to opt in or out, i definitely agree. >> reporter: the privacy policy goes into effect, march 1st. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> and earlier this week, two baltimore attorneys filed a clas-action lawsuit -- class- action lawsuit against facebook. >> well, it has been a remarkably mild winter so far. but this day may take the cake. people were out, enjoying the warm temperatures today. many in sports -- shorts, t- shirts. it normally feels like this in approximately. a -- april. a live look outside right now. if it could only last for spring. today took the case. tomorrow is going to take the entire buffet. i'm telling you, it's going to be unbelievably warm. but we may have showers to deal with. 61 in washington. 59 here. 50 in ocean city. it did drop with the winds coming off the beach there.

and 56 up in cumberland. so how warm did it get this afternoon. it was a couple of degrees warmer than yesterday. this afternoon, look at these numbers. 65 degrees. now, the record today is pretty high. the upper 70s. normally, we have a high of only 47. we haven't seen so many of those days. now, tomorrow, forecasted high is 73 degrees. the record tomorrow is 79. it's possible in virginia, some spots could get close to the upper 70s, even in some places in maryland, away from any water bodies. there could be at least mid-70s tomorrow. but there will be some showers as well. have a let's complete look at the forecast coming up. vic? >> okay, bob. thank you. your first warning weather coverage continues now with monique griego. with more on people out and about on this weather. >> everywhere you looked, people were outside, taking advantage of the sun. and many of them told us, this good weather has a weird way of putting you in a good mood. >> reporter: sunbathing 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 is a far cry from the waters of san diego, students are no doubt taking advantage of this unseasonably warm weather. >> i barely care about this reading. i was just sleeping. >> it definitely brightens up everyone's attitude. and creates a sense of wanting to be outside. >> reporter: basking in the sun is a drastic change from what we saw this same time last year. >> this is like four feet of snow everywhere. and here we are in shorts with 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. >> so this is the best time to come out to the park. exercise, run, get that fresh air. >> reporter: and while the sun gave some the motivation to get up and get moving, others just

wanted a reason to kick back and relax. because you never know how long this will last. >> i am trying to enjoy it as long as i can. >> reporter: and we did also run into a few people who didn't want to go on camera, but told us they called into their jobs, telling us that the weather was simply too nice to waste sitting in an office. vic? >> okay. i'm going to check the roster. see if anybody is missing today. >> exactly. and we'll see you tomorrow, monique. thank you. >> like i say, we do not endorse that factor. >> not at all. still tol come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. six months later. 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. a community shocked after a young child is literally run into her own death. the people being charged tonight. 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. and ready for the weekend. will this spectacular weather hold out? don't miss the updated first warning weather forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,

broken doors, hot classrooms and cracked doors. it's what baltimore teachers and studentses say they deal with every day. but the city's proposed bottle tax increase could change that. and gigi barnett explains, students plan to take their requests to lawmakers in annapolis.

on an unseasonably warm winter day at patterson high school in southeast baltimore, this is the cooling system. that is just one problem with the 50-year-old building. >> it's hot in here. only one window that works. and half of these classrooms is beat up. >> reporter: today, students rolled out their plan to rally city and state lawmakers in annapolis next week. asking them to the port to propose bottle tax hikes from 2 to 5 cents. that what boosts baltimore's school construction budget by 140%. some councilmembers are all for it. >> i challenge the taxation and finance committee to come out here and walk through the school, stand in these classrooms. see what these students have to go through. >> reporter: 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 new teacher and says the next step is changing

state law, to allow the city more control over school construction budget. >> what we are advocating is that you give up a block $32 million. you give it to us. and let us take that money and leverage it and borrow $400 million. >> and with that added cash, supporters of bottle tax says baltimore can fix all of its crumbling school buildings at once, instead of piecemealing it over a number of years. back to you. >> all right. thank you, gigi. baltimore has nearly $3 billion to repair or rebuild all of its schools. for the first time in maryland, notre dame university is getting a male president. james connelly is named as president today of the all- women's college. the sisters of notre dame is now open to men over the age of 32. he was vice president at eastern kentucky. six months ago today, "did you feel it?" was the most asked question in

maryland. like much of the east coast, this state was rattled by the biggest earthquake in our history. >> reporter: st. patrick's church took a hard hit last august 23rd. a 5.8 earthquake sent stone concrete plunging. >> slit the -- split the manhole cover right in half. >> reporter: fells point church was condemned by building inspectors. >> look up to the right there, there's a crash. >> reporter: six months later, that crack and others are repaired. >> if they would have come loose and fall, 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 close to everybody. i'm so proud and happy for my people. >> reporter: father wotech conducted mass, keeping a pledge made by then archbishop edwin o'brien last summer. >> we have to be sure how

people served here. we will make sure of that. >> reporter: final repair costs are unknown but could reach into the millions. you woantz believe where most of -- 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: looks like earthquakes aren't the only act of god. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> the earlier-than-expected reopening also guarantees another long-running tradition. mass will be said st. patrick's day, at st. patrick's. >> perfect weather. >> corned beef and cabbage, right about now. i can tell you that. >> yes, you are very irish, bob. i've always said that about you. let's take a look at these warm temperatures. they're going to continue for at least one more day. no wind right now. very windy tomorrow afternoon. 59. very dry air. 34%.

barometer falling just a tad. 29.63. come back and take a look at friday and your weekend after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

well, we heard earlier, monique griego said nice weather makes people in a nicer mood. >> i think it's true. >> it absolutely is true.

literally, when it's cloudy and rainy and damp and cold, for days on end, it does definitely change your mood. sunshine, nice mild temperatures make you feel really good. today and tomorrow, will be even warmer than today. but there will be a risk of shower activity. and maybe in the thundershower or two. and it's going to get very, very windy by later in the day. take a look at temps now. very pleasant still. 59. not going to get that cold tonight. 61 in washington. 49, out in oakland. 50 in ocean city. they were 64, like an hour ago. but the winds came back off the ocean. quickly dropped then, also down to pax river. they've dropped. but the dew point is low. the air is very dry. we have clouds overhead. but the chance of showers overnight, not very great. after midnight, maybe a shower. tomorrow morning, into the afternoon, a better chance of a shower or maybe a thundershower. mid- to upper 50s, the coolest spots. down by the bay, annapolis and kent island. 65/48. that is remarkable.

the 48 low is higher than the average high for this time of year, which is 47. and the average low is 28. we've had so few of those days. 78, the record high. 1874. 5 degrees in 1963. yeah, that was cold. no wind right now. but it's going to start shifting to the south/southwest. bringing in warmer air. memphis this afternoon, with 84 degrees. for tomorrow, maryland areas, west of the bay, and all of those counties in pennsylvania, west virginia, virginia, we have a high-wind watch. winds up there could get up to 40 to 50 miles an hour. here, east of the mountains, gusts to maybe 35 miles in the afternoon. that's why we have the possibility of very gusty winds. moving across the great lakes. but it will drag a cold front across our region tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow night. ahead of it, very warm air. and very windy conditions. so it stays warm tomorrow. gets breezy and turns colder

tomorrow night. and chilly, but generally sunny for the weekend. gale warning on the bay tomorrow. winds up to 40 knots, yeah. tonight, then, maybe a brief shower later on. 46 for the low tomorrow. mid to -- low to mid-70s. windy, warm. shower or a thunderstorm. or thundershower is possible during the afternoon. denise? >> all right, thank you, bob. we have breaking news to tell you about right now. a vote has just concluded in the senate on same-sex marriage. wjz is live in annapolis. political reporter pat warren has the results. pat? >> reporter: as expected, the senate has passed governor o'malley's same-sex marriage bill. the final vote, 25-22. that means with the approval of the house, all that is left is for the governor to sign the bill into law. however, that doesn't mean it's going to take effect right away because all sides agree that this bill is going to referendum. denise? >> all right. thank you very much, pat. and wjz will be in annapolis all night, gathering reaction. we'll have the latest tonight

at 11:00. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. wiki leak corporal brad manning; charged protestors and those that think they're traitors. i'm mike schuh, the story next. at any moment, the 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 for his sentencing. coming up. deadly midair collision. several u.s. marines killed. how did it happen? ♪

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it is just before 6:30. some clouds and 59 degrees. good evening, everyone. thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. seven u.s. marines are dead, after two military helicopters collide during a training exercise. bigat shaban reports for wjz from laz with more.

los angeles with more. small, charred pieces of wreckage are all that is left. after two military helicopters collided over the desert in southern california. seven marines died when the choppers from camp pendleton crashed during a night exercise. not far from the border. >> as dangerous as combat is, the things we do back here, trainingwise, do have a lot of inherent risk in them. >> reporter: a chopper, carrying two marines collided in midair, with another chopper carrying five marines. investigators are searching the crash site for evidence, trying to figure out what went wrong. >> there will be people reviewing flight plans. all of the information that will lead to a conclusion as to what ultimately led to it. >> reporter: the military trains in this hot, mountainous region because conditions are similar to afghanistan. >> the weather was mild when the helicopters collided last night. a shocking incident in alabama, a young child is dead.

and now family members are facing murder charges. mary is in the newsroom with more on the crime. >> reporter: police say the young girl was literally run to death. it stunned this quiet montgomery, alabama community. police say the stepmother of 9- year-old savannah hardin, forced her to run, nonstop for three hours, after lying about eating a candy bar. the medical examiner found that savannah was extremely dehydrated and found a very low sodium level. 27-year-old jessica hardin was arrested. and in another twist, she gave birth just hours after being taken into custody. she is under guard at a hospital tonight. denise? >> thank you, mary. the child's 46-year-old grandmother is also facing charges in this case. >> reporter: a jury in anne arundel county, holds a man's life in his hands. as they decide whether lee stevens should be put to death, after being convicted of killing a corrections officer. weijia jiang has the last- minute plea for mercy. >> reporter: first thing today,

the judge asked for a mistrial. the jury deliberated for several hours but had 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 mcgwynn, inside the now- closed maryland house of corrections in jessop. mcgwynn was working as an officer at the time stevens was sentenced for a life murder. he could be the first person under the new rigid capital punishment law, established in 2009. jurors could also hand down a penalty of life without parole or life with the possibility of parole. on thursday, stevens' lawyer claimed for a mistrial, claiming he wasn't allowed enough time to make closing arguments during the sentencing

face. -- phase. the judge denied the request. >> reporter: the jury has gone home but they'll be back at 9:00 in the morning. weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> another inmate is also charged in this case. a hearing to determine if he's comp tent to stand trial is scheduled for april. a special fbi task force is now taking the lead in the investigation into a shooting at a busy royal farms store in northeast baltimore. two men entered the store on harford road, tuesday night, and stole cash and cigarettes. one of them shot a customer in the chest, after demanding his wallet. the fbi violent crimes task force is now leading the investigation. and a reward of $2500 is being offered in this case. also tonight, baltimore county police are looking for this man. they say he broke into a chevy tahoe and stole a number of credit cards from a woman's wallelt. the -- wallet. the credit cards were used. the suspect is a white male with a bald head, driving a light blue minivan. anyone with information is asked to call police. in the maryland courtroom,

the army intelligence analyst is accused of giving thousands of documents to the website wikileaks is formally charged with aiding the enemy. bradley manning's case is drawing attention around the world. >> reporter: this is u.s. army gunship video. innocent civilian, killed on a baghdad street. video army analyst bradley manning is accused of giving to wikileaks. he's also accused of turning over hundreds of thousands of army documents. the 24-year-old would enter a plea. using a legal maneuver intended to give his attorneys more time to see what will be used against him, he deferred entering a plea. and he didn't choose whether to be tried by a military judge or jury. >> reporter: out at the front gate, five protestors from baltimore. >> we feel he's innocent. we feel he's a hero. if anybody helped end the iraq war, it was the people who

leaked. >> reporter: several motorists, though, yelled "traitor," after rising these signs -- reading these signs bhz. >> when we know our government is breaking the law, we have to speak out. and that's what i would argue bradley manning saw was going on. >> reporter: they took pictures across the street. all three russian tv networks are covering this case, one correspondent telling me viewers there love to see what he called american hipocracy. >> reporter: military court happens pretty quickly. that means manning's court- martial will happen in early spring. back to you on tv hill. >> the military court has set a tentative date of march 16th. if convicted, bradley could spend life in prison. time now for a quick look at what you'll see in the baltimore sun. reports for the nfl combine in annapolis. what you need to know about the college lacrosse season, from a to z. and a guide at the

american craft council at the convention center. for these stories and more, remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. >> it's one of your favorite shows. >> i love it. love it. >> staying away? >> yes. my pocketbook is forcing me to. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. i'm andrea fujii, in anne arundel county, where this may be the only classroom where using a smart phone is encouraged. that's because it's where these three students created a new app. i'll tell you all about it just ahead. outrage in afghanistan. new violence in the streets. and this time, american soldiers are the target. u. i'm bob turk. first warning weather. very warm friday and windy weather on the way. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. and wjz is always on. for updates on the day's news, and the updated forecast, log onto wjz.com. ,,,, what are your monthly expenses?

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the vileptd -- violent protest in afghanistan now claim the lives of two american soldiers. they were killed by an afghan soldier outside their base. an afghan official says the shooting was in retaliation for the burning of the muslim holy

book at a u.s. military base. the killings came hours after they called on the taliban to attack foreign troops. security video has been released of the train wreck in argentina. it shows the train hitting a barrier and causing one of the cars to propel into the other. faulty brakes are expected because the train overshot several platforms and missed one station entirely. the government has declared two days of mourning. police in the houston area are dealing with a number of smash-and-grab robberies at jewelry stores. they include this one that was caught on tape. sledgehammer-wielding thieves broke display cases and took high-price watches. police say they aren't sure that the robberies are connect the. using a cell phone during class is usually discouraged. but not in one anne arundel county high school. andrea fujii explains, that's where three students students have developed a new app that is getting worldwide attention.

>> writing computer code is something these three teenagers consider fun. it's something you can't put down. >> reporter: it's in the science, technology and engineering math class, where their idea for shake to shuffle application was born. >> we found this was a feature that android doesn't have but iphone has. we thought it would be a good thing to bring over. beuse it's already popular for iphones. >> reporter: the app allows users to switch songs on the play list without pushing a button. >> reporter: so if you want to switch to a song, all you do is shake it. and there it is. >> reporter: after three months of coding and problem solving, the app is now available to the world. and so far, 2,000 people are using it. >> it's awesome. because it's something that we made ourselves. and everyone else can download it. >> it's been very well received in the android market. and i'm happy that they are so proud of what they've accomplished. >> reporter: the app is free. but the reward for the creators, priceless.

>> we're not really planning on making money offer the app, but rather using it as a project for this class. and just growing the decoders ourselves. >> this apap -- app also allows users to make suggestions on how to improve it. >> it also works for dancing. could be confusion. >> could be. scott pelley has a preview of what is coming up on the evening news. the fbi has discovered iranian agents casing potential targets in the united states. john miller is breaking that story. we'll have that and all the day's news, tonight on the "cbs evening news." >> thanks, scott. here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,

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70s. and yes, there can be a shower or a thor thundershower or -- or a thundershower or two in some spots before it clears out. it will get windy. down to 36. breezy on saturday. but down to 49. 29. sunshine, 46 on sunday. warming up again with more sun. 55 and 58 on tuesday. denise? >> thank you, bob. well, sadly, bullying and being called names are often a part of life for middle school students. mary bubala has more on a well- known man who has an uplifting message for baltimore city 7th graders. o.j. brigants, has been an inspiration to the team as he battles als -- a.l.s. lou gehrigyay -- gehrig's disease. >> they were talking trash to one another and it was escalating. >> reporter: the boys had been mean to each other, calling each other names. >> they always make fun of

people and i don't like it. >> reporter: their teacher needed someone like o.j. to get through to them. >> he is someone who took what people saw as a deficiency into a way to touch people. >> reporter: o.j. spoke to the boys through a special computer. brigants was diagnosed with a.l.s. in 2007. and from that moment, he told the boys he decided not to let the disease stop him. o.j. goes to work at ravens headquarters every day ask has raised more than $1 million in a.l.s. research. his message to the boy, figure out how to make your weakness a strength. >> i have figured out how to do greater things with a.l.s. than i ever did playing. he's turned a difficulty into something great. >> never forget that. the 7th graders plan to run in o.j.'s upcoming 5k race to raise money for a.l.s. research. sign up for the race.

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i thought it would say, it won't be long now. it feels like opening day. >> we have a while to wait. mark is here with the wjz the fan sports report. >> we learn lessons about wanting young players to be great right now. give them time. sometimes it works out. here's a guy. matt wieters, entering his fourth season in the big leagues. he's a rising star now. named an all-star last season. also won a golden glove as the best catcher in the league. spring training report, we take a look at the former first round draft pick. now living up to the expectation. in fact, a number of scouts have told me, if they could pick any one player to build with, sweeters would be the guy. he's not only a take-charge guy with a pitching staff. he has developed into a potent hitter. 22 home runs last season. and beyond those measurable stats, sweeters has become a team leader. >> i think you can definitely

improve your leadership and work on it. but you know, being a catcher, all the way up, at some point in the game, you are going to be a leader. and now, as you get more and more years in the major league baseball, you're going to try to become more of a leader for the whole team, not just the pitching staff. and that's kind of where i am now. >> sweeter's spring challenge this year. including japanese lefty ohadda. major victory for milwaukee's ryan braun. major league baseball has overturned his 50-game suspension for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. an arbitration board found an irregularity in how bronze sampled. he is the first player to win on appeal on a performance- enhancing drug suspension. national football league is gathered in annapolis. it is where top college players are evaluated in workouts.

and while the ravens look at the college crop, they'll also get down to the business of talking contracts with quarterback joe flacco. flacco's agent will meet with ravens management in indanapol -- indianapolis saturday. flacco has one season remaining on his existing rookie contract. two qualifying races at daytona today, leading up to sunday's season opening race. final lap of race 1. that's danica patrick. bumped off course. sent into the retaining wall. high-impact crash. she was able to walk away, unhurt. and will use a backup car for her first daytona 500. tony stewart and matt kenseth, won today's twin qualifying runs. the nba all-star game is sunday in orlando. blake griffith won't compete this year. but showed his stuff against denver last night with a couple of spectacular power slams. this one, over and through

three denver players. goes airborne on a sky high alley-oop. they are the most-im proved -- improved team of the u.s. and what has been called linsanity. now there is a battle to trademark that word. several applications to patent the phrase, linsanity have been filed, including one by lawyer representing jeremy lynn. his jersey has been the hottest seller on the market. >> three weeks and he's become an international sensation. >> if he keeps it up, keeps playing well, we'll see how much longer he can keep up with it. >> turksanity. be right back. ,,,,,,,,

don't miss the cbs primetime lineup tonight at 10:00. it's a new episode of the hit drama, the mentalist, followed by, of course, eyewitness news at 11:00. finally tonight, a michigan family scores big after

cleaning up a farm house. they discover an old book, a vintage boxing and football cards. among them, dunlop's card, considered the rarest card ever distributed. the family thought about tossing the box. but good thing they didn't do that. the card is estimated at $10,000. texas woman is reunited with her dog after someone swipes the dog at a bar. the woman says she let a stranger hold the dog while she talked to a friend. but when she came back, the man and her 2 1/2-pound yorkie were gone. the woman said she got a call from one of the dog napper's friends. she said she saw a news report about the dog and then confronted him. >> hard to hide that little guy. that's it for us tonight. back at 11:00. >> thanks for watching wjz, maryland's news station. don't go away. there's much more ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley, including attacks on the u.s. could a new threat be coming from iran? we now take you to new york and the cbs evening news with scott

>> pelley: tonight, turning up the pressure on syria's dictator. >> it is clear to me that there will be a breaking point. >> pelley: wyatt anadriewz and clarissa ward on the world's response to the continuing slaughter and growing humanitarian crisis. john miller reports iranian agents have been casing potential targets in the u.s., including the new york city subway. is this the answer to rising gas prices? anna werner on why an oklahoma oil man believes the u.s. is on its way to energy independence. and seth doane with a doctor who has a prescription for homelessness. >> i got my own keys to my apartment. it's all good. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley.