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this is wjz tv, wjz hd hdwjz.com. >> from the cities to the counties to your neighborhood. now it's complete court and juriment it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> deadly retaliation. a baltimore national guardsman killed in afghanistan as violent demonstrations rock the country. tonight his family speaks to eyewitness news. >> that violence hitting home. thanks for joining us. the unrest now in its sixth day and all stems from the burning of muslim holy books. >> reporter: the family members don't have too many of the

details on how he was killed but tonight they're remembering the life of who they call a hero. aaron and his sister are morning the loss of their father, 48 year old major. he was serving in afghanistan where the burning of the koran has led to outrage. the military has yet to confirm that the major was one of them. >> we don't know anything about what happened. >> reporter: they're aware of the violence in afghanistan but choosing to remember how the father of four lived and how he chose to love his wife. >> it was like a love story right out of book. >> take care of mom. take care of my sweetheart if

anything ever happens to me. >> reporter: he left a mark on more than his own family. for years he worked as a phys. ed teacher. >> my father has been my idol and been my hero and i grew up trying to be just like him and i hope and pray that i can be even 50% of what that man was. >> if more fathers could be like he was, i feel like this could be a better place. >> reporter: in the past the major had done one tour of duty. this was his first tour of duty in afghanistan. >> sad loss there. derek live for us tonight. a spokesman sighs despite the contentions it will continue to stand by the afghan partners

and and -- investigators see a sudden blast of wind created a fire ball inside this riverdale home injuring seven firefighters. they're recalling the moments after getting getting the call that every parent dreads. >> under neither it all we're all one big family. even though some of us are strangers, we're all the same. >> the three firefighters are being treated. they're still trying to figure out how it began. >> police say a man walked in on a burglary and then was shot. >> reporter: news of what happened inside this home spread quickly among neighbors. >> it's my worst nightmare. >> reporter: police say at 1:30 in the morning the man who

lives at this house returned home to find a burglar inside. he shot the crook and took off running. police found the suspect a few blocks away dressed in camouflage from head to toe. >> it's surprising to hear about something like that. >> reporter: the crime has those who live in the neighborhood on heightened alert. many here already try to deter burglars. >> i'm always trying to make sure the windows and doors are locked. >> it's shocking. my father lived here for many years and this is the first time i've heard of a violent situation like this. >> the residence has been released from the hospital and the suspect has not been released. family and friends are remembering a john hopkins student that was killed last year. he was hit by an 83 year old

woman while riding his bike on campus in february. he was declared brain dead and died a few months later. tonight his family is fighting against a bill that renews drivers license for eight years instead of five. >> this shouldn't happen to another family. this was a situation where we feel a driver was not really competent to drive. >> earlier today nathan's friends held a memorial bike ride in honor of him. it's down to the wire with just two days before the michigan primary. mitt romney and santorum are having a two man show down. >> this church is filled with music and praise.

for these christians, their faith has a heavy influence on their politics. jennifer is following the race closely. rick santorum is her candidate. >> he stands for family values. >> reporter: santorums appeal to evangelical voters helps push him to the top of the poles in michigan. mitt romney who was once the favorite in his home state is now finding it hard to connect with the voters. charles says he can't identify with romney and admires santorums issues on conservative issues. romney says he has little time to make up a lot of ground here in michigan but expects to come away with a victory. he shrugged off criticism. >> people have come and gone and i've got more votes than

anybody else in the race so far. >> reporter: santorum with voters in maquette saying a win here could shake up the race. >> you can tee it up here in michigan and change this race here in michigan. >> reporter: both candidates will spend the next 48 hours chris crossing the state they know could be a turning point in the race. danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> arizona is also holding a contest on tuesday. meanwhile, arizona's governor is throwing her support behind mitt romney officially today. the multibillion dollar trial over the water disaster has been postponed. sources close to the case say that bp is requesting more time the reach a settlement with the

lawyers. meanwhile, the gas prices are surging and quickly inching towards $4 a gallon here in maryland. this february is the earliest gas prices have ever topped the $3.50 mark. >> if -- >> reporter: it's being called a crude awakening. >> you got to reach in your pocket and do what you got to do. >> reporter: analyst anticipate the mid-atlantic region will become a hot spot for fuel cost up and down the east coast. >> in the spring when the refineries switch over to the summer fuel blends, they're cleaner burning fuels better for the environment but more expensive to refine and subsequently to produce and we then sometimes see gas prices increase. >> reporter: the idolling of

two philadelphia refineries in resent weeks and a closure sure. >> 2012 isn't looking very promises at this point. >> reporter: midwest average 1 dollar a gallon lower. >> i'm still broke and in debt. >> reporter: prices are expected to go higher by this summer if a third philadelphia area refinery closes. i'm tim williams for wjz eyewitness news pump watch. back to you. >> the national average is now setting at $3.65. that's 12-cents higher than one week ago. we have a lot more to come. a train crashes and people trapped inside the train. we'll tell you what happened.

>> they treated him like he was a dog. >> a veteran crawled for help after a car jacking that's caught on tape. no one helps. this shocking video you'll have to see to believe. in hot water. robert kennedy's son is accused of roughing up a nurse. tonight he responds to the accusations. >> the brewing battle over maryland's same sex marriage. the details are coming up. >> i'm meteorologist, we've got another winter warm up headed our way this week. we'll have the details after this break. complete coverage continues with adam may and meteorologist with adam may and meteorologist woods and sports with dan ,,,,,, ????

it's 36 degrees and crystal clear. we'll have the complete forecast coming up. three people dead after this train derailed. all six cars derailed as the train was headed to toronto. two train engineers and an engineer trainee were killed. 45 people were sent to hospitals. the train took a diverging track. a pretty strong earthquake

rattles taiwan. people fleeing were captured on video when the quake hit. so far, no reports of any serious injuries. it lies on a stretch of the pacific basin. an 86 year old world war two veteran is attacked at a gas station and it's caught on camera. nobody stops to help him. you can see it happening right there in progress while aaron says he doesn't remember being hit but he does remember feeling his broken leg. you can see after the attack that he has to crawl sawway on his own. he gets into the store and all these people just keep walking right by him. >> i was wondering if they saw me crawling. they knew something was wrong. people don't want to get involved in anything now days.

>> that's sad. he did eventually make it inside the store without any help there. they're still looking for the suspect tonight. we have new details this evening about an incident involving the youngest son of robert kennedy. he's facing misdemeanor charges after getting into a fight with two nurses. he was trying to take his newborn son outside for a walk and the nurses said he got physical with them and the became byes head moved back -- baby's head moved back and forth. the lawyer is denying that and says the baby slept the whole time. >> maryland's same sex marriage bill has passed two major

hurdles, the house and senate. the battle to get the issue in front of voters is already under way. many members are against the same sex marriage bill. they believe that only traditional unions should be called marriage and they fear most voters don't see it that way. >> in today's world they'll probably go the other way. >> at the church in baltimore the service is about to start. most of the members here support the bill like long time partners kathleen and julie. they separated when it passed but know the fight isn't over. >> i have so much faith that

our dream of my 87 year old mom walking us down the aisle will come true. >> opponents began their campaigns to get voters to decide. they'll need nearly 56,000 valid signatures to put the measure on a ballot. wjz, eyewitness news. >> if the measure does reach the ballot, voters will cast their votes in november. you got to check out this rare video of astronauts singing as they walked on the moon. >> i have not seen that. >> it's incredible. video showing the astronauts from apollo 17. that was the last time humans set foot on the moon, i think a couple of years before our time, 1972. they haven't been to the moon in our lifetime.

>> that's wild. >> that is wild. >> there's some video. >> you could see the moon tonight along with two planets. >> venus and jupiter. it's all lined up. you don't have to be one of those really good viewing areas either because even in the city with all the lights around you can still see it. >> it's perfect. >> beautiful sunny day. look at where we topped out, we were up to 49 degrees and got the dose of cold air. it did not last long. already above average today and keep on climbing tomorrow. 36 now. when you head out west there are 20s in the mountains and the winds are very light tonight. they're going to turn around to the south and pick up tomorrow. take a look at what's to the south of us. we have much warmer air moving in our direction. the 40s from today are going to 60 degrees for tomorrow. there's a front out there off

to the north of us and draw all the warm air our way. take a look at this front here. it's producing a lot of snow into the upper midwest and make its way into new england. you notice a separate round of rain over florida and possibly problems tomorrow for the daytona 500. for us and between all that we're going to see sun shine mixed in with a few clouds. the front knocks us down on tuesday but we're still in the 50s. another front is going to come our way. it's going to take through thursday to get out of here. to bring the clouds in tuesday night and wednesday and the rain may linger into thursday morning. we're still in the 50s. out in the waters, small advisory goes into effect tomorrow and it's going to be a warm wind.

tonight we're going down to 29. tomorrow sunshine mixed with clouds and 60s degrees for our high. take a look at the five day forecast. here comes the next front, 50 on wednesday and rain lingering in thursday. on friday we start out in the 50s. >> adam. >> thanks, so much. coming up in sports. one orioles short stop is ,,,,,,

the fan sports report. >> the highest scoring nba all star game since 1987. still made for an entertaining

street ball. the current nba most valuable player. team work and chris paul and blake griffin, thank you very much. lebron james hit 36 points. nice transition wind mill there. final score though, west the winner. kevin of pg county, game mvp. oil's news, first year pitcher held out of his scheduled bull pin schedule today because of left elbow discomfort. it's nothing new for him. x-rays showed nothing new for him. meantime, our report finds short stop j.j. trying to recapture that same power hitting from last season. he says his body is already hurting from last season's

muscles waking up. all in all work can be fun. >> all this stuff we're doing is a lot of repetition stuff and getting your legs under neither you. >> i feel like my number one goal every year is to stay healthy and play for as many games as bobble. i don't like to try to set certain numbers because it adds more pressure to me. >> meantime, nascar's big story in daytona beach florida, no story at all. the great american race is postponed in the first time in four years. at high noon tomorrow or maybe tomorrow night in hopes of avoiding a tuesday race. women's college race now the raleigh. maryland bottled up on offense for a while but the best

rebound team won. lauren chipped in 12 and the turps win their fourth straight. 55-50. they clinched the number three seat in the acc tournament. from the sunday evening, would you believe it? the world golf classic t shot went into the gallery down the ladies back. she was all right. hey, a quick note. manhattan gets beat today so they clinch second place in the maac. that's men basketball. >> still ahead on eyewitness news, it's the cutest crawling contest ever. check out which baby took first prize when we come back. ,,,,,,,

this might be the most adorable competition you'll see. it's a diaper dash. it is a race area set up so the babies can see who can crawl the fastest to the other side. they won bragging rights and a 1000-dollar ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,