he's one of two men killed inside a secure building in afghanistan. derek valcourt is there and has reaction from those who knew the fallen hero, derek. >> reporter: that soldiers remains are returning to the u.s. tonight on a flight scheduled to arrive any moment to the dover air force base in delaware it is a heartbreaking moment. military officials say this weekend one of those afghan police officials assassinated mark shobel and others. >> my dad was he was a good man. >> the news devastating to mark shante's wife and children. >> he said take care of my sweetheart no matter what happens to me so that's what

we're going to do. >> reporter: marshanti spent years as a phys-ed teacher for several baltimore schools. thousands of condolence poured from students he thought for years. >> he was the kind of person who came into the room and just calmed it down. >> when he got his job with the army he said he had two passions in life one was working with kids and the other was being a soldier and he was so fortunate he got to do both. >> he was a gentle giant, he was nonopposing. >> reporter: he was the tenth baltimorian to lose his life. his killer still at large. police say they know who he is and they are conducting a

search to find him. >> derek, thank you. since marchanti's murder, they've been patrolling all administrative buildings. news from outside cleveland. one student is dead four others injured. and police say their classmate is responsible. manuel gallegus is reporting from chadon ohio. >> reporter: parents cried and hugged their children as a student opened fire. one student is dead and four others injured. >> we feel so disheartened. >> reporter: a teacher may have saved lives by running after the suspect. >> one of the teachers happened to chase the shooting suspect out of the building, immediately at that point our officers entered the building, went to the five injured students that were injured, and got ems right there in the door right behind him. >> reporter: police say there

was just one shooter and he turned himself in. students said there was chaos with people screaming and running down the hall. 1,100 students are enrolled at chardon high school. parents describe it as a tight nit community where everybody knows each other. teachers ushered the students out of the building and into the elementary school across the street. parents lined up outside to collect their kids. >> i hope every parent if you haven't hugged or kissed your kid in the last couple of days to take that time. >> reporter: officials say the victims are four boys and a girl. one witness said he recognized the shooter as an outcast who might have been bullied. since he's a juvenile, police have not identified the suspect. but they say they have his handgun and they're run ago background check to trace where he got it. manuel gallegus. >> the school is planning a candlelight vigil tomorrow night and is making grief

counselors available to both opportunities and teachers. police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a student at the university of maryland. denise is in the newsroom with details of the attack. >> campus police say a female student woke up to find a man touching her leg inside her college dorm room. this happened inside cumberland hall. over the weekend a student was also beaten and sexually assaulted. but police do not believe the incidents are connected, kai. >> police are stepping up patrol at both campuses. >> new details tonight on a case that has shaken hardon county. a 16-year-old who is accused of killing his father. mike hellgren has the latest. >> reporter: the court vacated

his arrangement which was scheduled for this afternoon. his attorney did enter an appearance and we're learning more on how the case will progress. >> reporter: what will happen as robert richardson the third the teenager who shot his father to death last month and who's case is divided and shaken as close nit community in hartford county. the a question that weighs in the heads of loved ones as they just revealed in a recent wjz investigation. >> it just hit me right here. right here in the center of my heart that the boy snapped. >> reporter: investigators describe a grizzly crime scene, pools of blood throughout the family's home in bell air. some friends and family members believe richardson a high school student was abused although prosecutors have yet to reveal a motive. dozens of supporters launched a facebook page collecting donations for his defense. they've now raised enough money to hire a private lawyer for him. >> he's aware of us. he is not an adult by any

means. going to this preliminary hearing, seeing his face he's just a baby, he's a boy. >> reporter: richardson has admitted to him -- while loved ones wait and worry whether this teenager has any chance at freedom. >> i know that there were so many signs that something was wrong in that house, and too many people looked the other way. >> richardson is charged with first and second degree murder and a firearm charge. he is being held on no bail. reporting live, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. mike, thank you. authorities found the body of richardson's father in a pond a few miles from where he was killed. violence in the parking lot

at arundel mills mall. collins is accused of trying to run over police officer outside of the mall. they were trying to speak to collins about his possible involvement in a crime. the battle over the tax increases. and right now the mayor is introducing the proposal at city hall. monique griego reports, the opposition is banding together. >> we urge city council to find a better way to do this. >> reporter: union workers and local businesses banded together to show their opposition to the proposed battle tax increase. >> it's going to cost jobs. it's going to cost family money and this is the wrong direction for people to take. >> we struggle every day to keep things going. >> reporter: sandy berry owns right bike supermarket. she says the tax cut her sales

by 5% and she fears increasing city taxes will send more customers to the county. >> we're going to lose not only the beverage sales but the rest of everybody's shopping basket. that's huge for us. >> reporter: the debate has opinion ranging for several months now and those who support it are just that passionate. >> i feel very comfortable moving forward that this is something we can use to help change the landscape when it comes to the fiscal needs, the physical needs for our schools. >> reporter: the mayor estimate it is tax hike will bring in $10 million a year and increase the city's contribution to construction by 140%. opponents say they know the schools need help but don't believe bottles are the way to do it. >> you can't tell me they can't come up with an alternative plan to take the money off working class people. >> monique griego. the bottle tax is part of the better schools initiative that she hopes will bring in

school funding. the tax is being introduced at tonight's council meeting. we're being spoiled with more beautiful skies. meteorologist bernadette woods and bob turk are updating our conditions, here's bob. >> these temperatures are normal for the middle of april once again. take a look at radar, there's nothing around here. there's just a few clouds drifting by for the most part clear. there'll be a weak front going through the area. it'll be a little cooler tomorrow, probably by as much as 10 degrees. take a look at the region as we speak. right now we're still at 63, 63 in washington, haguers town 64. compared to yesterday the same hour was 16 degrees warmer. same thing in washington. 18degrees warmer in haguerstown. there's a chance we will see rain moving in here by the middle of week. which will give us an

indication of how dry we will be. bernadette woods takes a look at that. >> as we've been benefiting on a beautiful afternoon. we had a very wet into 2011 but since we started 2012, look at this we're almost 2-inches below just for this month alone and for the year about 2-1/2 inches below our rainfall. and then our normal. we did bring a surplus coming into this year as we explained but it's starting to add up pretty quickly. we will need the rain coming our way, but it is in the form of rain as the warm air is going to blanket the entire region. still ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at 5:00, dozens of cruise ship passengers robbed at gunpoint. how one woman's quick thinking could lead police to the suspect. fighting to survive, several maryland firefighters are badly hurt on the job. we'll have an update on their recovery. a townsend man shot in his own home as he catches a burglar in the act. the suspect is now in custody

so why are neighbors still alarmed. i'm andre skwra fujii we have that still ahead -- andrea fujii. we have a beautiful night ahead. the forecast is coming up. ,,,, okay, that looks great.

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a townsend man is in the hospital after he was shot by a burglar inside his home. tonight the suspects facing charges but that is not enough for the homeowner. >> reporter: judge denied the suspect bail today and even though he is behind bars tonight, many neighbors say they are still on edge. in a quiet community less than half a mile from downtown

townsend neighbors are shocked that someone here was shot. >> we had never heard of anything like that that violent. >> it's a very family oriented neighborhood. very safe, that's why i think a lot of families come here. >> reporter: 49-year-old bradford steven hollis broke into this home on the 500 block of allegheny avenue, when the homeowner a 65-year-old man came home to find him. police say hollup shot him in the back of the neck then drove off. a couple of blocks away, an officer spotted hollop and pulled him over. they say he was dressed head to toe in camouflage and in his car he had some of the victim's belongings. even with hollop behind bars, neighbors are still worried that crime is beginning to

increase. she said this isn't the first time the victim's house has been burglarized. but there are only so many precautions residents can take. >> you can only do alarms and a dog and you know just trying to be safe. >> reporter: hollop is now facing attempted murder. right now he is on parol for attempted murder, rape and burglary. reporting live in townsend, an andrea fujii. >> reporter: they don't believe the victim was targeted, he is expected to make a full recovery. the reporting tool is available for minor crimes including property destruction and theft. now police say it will speed up crime in courts which are needed for insurance reimbursement. it will also free up officers that are needed for more

serious crimes. if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check on the traffic. >> it could be a while at this point. north bound on the harrisburg expressway bumper to bumper. the interloop of the belt way heavy in that direction from delany to hartford road. the outer loop backs down to charles street in that direction. if you're traveling on the west side of the interloop, heavy there over to security. expect about 15 minutes to get through. as far as accidents are concerned in jappa, mountain road at old jappa road. eastern avenue at grundy. let's now take a look, sun glare may also affect your drive home. this traffic report brought to you by elantra.

you can save thousands more at your hyundai dealer. a trip of a lifetime more than 50 baltimore area students are heading to china next month. but before they go a rare chance do find out exactly what it'll be like. >> reporter: soon to be exchange students come face to face with current exchange students from china. >> you can read a lot of stuff on textbooks and online but that doesn't give you the experience you get from someone who lives there. >> reporter: the students are here with an exchange program, but they spent some time with the students to get them prepped ready for their home country next month. they are exchanging information about their culture, sights not to miss. >> the great wall. you cannot miss the great wall. >> yeah, they can't miss that. >> reporter: and of course what they eat. >> we have chinese food, very different from american food. >> reporter: and the students from china are teaching them a

few key words for their visits. >> hello in china is ni hao. >> reporter: the students will head home in eight weeks. >> i think americans are very friendly. >> i fell in love with her sophie. a trip to china is in keeping with its commitment to experimental learning opportunities. >> what a great opportunity for high school students to go to china. wow. >> and vice versa to have the chinese students here too. >> that's how you really learn with hands on experience like that. some beautiful weather not sure what it'll be like in the places they're going to be in china but it'll be at least pretty. 63 now, south southwest winds at 10. humidity way down. very dry warm air mass. it'll be cooler tomorrow we'll talk about that right after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

how beautiful. >> yes i like that. >> from all of us here in the

studio this is the warmest winter we have all ever experienced. i mean going back as far as i can remember, this winter has been just remarkable. we're going to come up with all the final numbers. once they have all those winter numbers all those degrees above normal. at least how many we're going to have by this year alone. take a look at temps, check out how warm it's still out there. by the middle of april 63 in washington, 52 up in oakland. 51 cumberland and ocean much cooler at 50 degrees down there. locally still in the upper 50s to mid-50s rock hall. 63 columbia and 60 up in westminster. 64, 25 today. a cold frosty morning with clear skies, light winds. it really did drop.

some suburban areas, sunshine just really warmed us up. 64. our average high is 48. our average low is 29. that has always come up one degree from last week. # six the record high in 97. in 1984, nine above zero on this day. right now southwest winds continue being milder. to the west it's become a west wind. there actually a weak frontal boundary. hardly a cloud with it but it will drag some what cooler air tomorrow so tomorrow it'll be maybe 10 to 12 degrees cooler than today. still milder than average but it will feel a little slighter breeze. from the west to northwest, areas of precipitation beginning to develop. we start seeing some rain break around here. that rain will spread into our region as a warm front approaches from the west. cloudy skies by tomorrow night. a good chance we'll see rain on and off on wednesday. now if the winds go back to the east which they probably will

by that time it's probably going to stay to the 40s to low 60s. looks like a damp, cool wednesday. after that thins dry out and warm again once again. there will be no consequence expect cooling us down. wednesday, rain. as we showed you, we need the rain. it's going to be welcome. northwest winds at 10 knots but diminishing, yes. bay temp now to 44. and cleared 33 to 38 in the city. still way above normal. 63 tomorrow, nice day still but 10 degrees here or more cooler than today. sunshine and the clouds come in late tomorrow night. rain likely on wednesday. >> all right, bob. thank you. still ahead at 5:00, violence escalates in afghanistan after soldiers mistakingly burn the holy book. will there be any more safeguards for american troops. what sparked the violence that claimed the life of a 10- year-old?

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it's 5:28. 63 beautiful degrees and clear. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. three maryland firefighters

remain hospitalized. they were critically burned during a house fire. their concerned families are giving an up update on their recovery. >> reporter: firefighters went into a burning home to try to rescue those inside. >> underneath it all we're all families. although some of us are strangers, we're all the same. >> reporter: parents of the three fire fighters with the most severe injuries recall the harrowing moments after they got the call. >> took the longest drive, three hours from new york and didn't know what to expect. >> reporter: otulle is facing up to eight months of medical treatment. ferrel has respiratory issues and is breathing through a breathing tube. mike mccleary has severe burns to his hands and bruised ribs. fire investigators are still trying to determine how that

fire began. >> there was fire showing from both sides of the house and the rear. we attempted to darken down the fire from the outside first. >> all units 6354 evacuate. >> reporter: ethan and harry come from fire fighting families miles apart, but are united. >> a special foundation for injured firefighters is paying for the victim's loved ones to stay in washington, d.c. as they recover. an after school fight in southern california is now the center of a murder investigation. denise is in the newsroom with more on the tragic events which resulted in the death of a 10- year-old, denise. >> the los angeles county coroner's office has ruled the death of joanna ramos manslaughter. ramos was involved in a fight with an 11-year-old girl then

later collapsed at home. her sister says joanna died after surgery for a blood clot on the brain. no arrests had been made but there were seven witnesses in the fight but it did not involve any weapons and no one was knocked to the ground, mary. >> thank you, denise. witnesses add there was no indication the victim was bullied. tina krauss says the violence is escalating in afghanistan. >> reporter: a suicide bomber struck this base in eastern afghanistan as u.s. forces were coming off duty. the blast killed at least nine afghans and injured dozens more including several american soldiers. the taliban called the attack pay back for the coran burnings at a u.s. base. over the weekend an afghan policeman killed two u.s.

officers at the interior minister in kabul. riots are raging across afghanistan despite continued apologies from president obama and military commanders who have called the burning an accident. >> we are condemning it in the strongest possible terms. >> reporter: furious protesters threw a bomb injuring seven american special forces. the violence prompted the united nations to evacuate its international staff from the area. nato has pulled their advisors. despite the pull back, america is dedicated to its mission in

afghanistan. a mission that includes training afghan troops u.s. soldiers are not ever sure they can trust. >> reporter: 11 people were killed in the protest. government forces continue to battle the rebel uprising activist group says 135 people have been killed across the country. the european union responded to the escalating violence by placing new sanctions on syria. the government of president assad countered by saying a new constitution will pass by voters and will reed to political reform. higher gas prices are one reason for the rising prices at the pump. today marked the 20th straight day gas prices have risen. according to aaa the average price for a gallon of regular is $3.75. that's a 25-cent increase over last month's price. rick santorum and mitt romney are in a tight race

going into tomorrow's republican presidential primaries in michigan and arizona. as danielle nottingham reports, the candidates are making one final campaign push before the voters head to the polls. mitt romney told workers in his home state of michigan that he'll be better at turning around the economy than rick santorum. >> i've spent 25 years in business. i understand santorum is a nice guy but he's never had a job in the private-sector. >> reporter: michigan and arizona hold primaries on tuesday, but both men have concentrated their time elsewhere. santorum is trying to convince voters he's the true conservative. >> i don't believe the government should be telling whaus to do. >> reporter: in detroit cars are king and both romney and

santorum oppose the government bail out of the car companies. but that's not stopping the candidates from reaching out to auto workers. >> it's not the case where union members are primarily democrat. there's a lot of diverseification out there. bowman works at the production line at ford and took a big pay cut when the industry collapsed he believes michigan needs more than just automobile jobs. >> i really wanted to know who best represents not only my views but what's best in michigan for job creation, job growth and that's why i finally chose mitt romney. >> with the race so close, both romney and santorum are focused on getting their supporters to the polls tuesday. in detroit michigan, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. presidential candidate rick santorum will get secret service protection next week.

until now romney was the only candidate given protection. now to some of the stories you will find. a look at an online counseling service offered. and checking in with orioles pitcher alfredo simon who this time last year was facing murder challenges in the dominican republic. for these stories and more read tomorrow's baltimore sun or go to wjz.com. aaron maven returns to promote art in education especially for students in low income areas. ron max has more and the important message he brought with him. >> reporter: there's music, dance and art at the patterson park charter school. something the students really love. >> i think it's really very important to me. it's a way for me to escape and express my families. aaron maven told me art was

important to him growing up in baltimore. >> you're in an environment where you have so many factors around you pulling you in a million directions. you need things like art to keep you level headed, to keep you focused and just to keep you sound. >> reporter: today young audiences is providing grant money to keep the arts in school. >> and our vision is that all students have the opportunity to imagine, to create and realize their full potential through the arts. >> reporter: the patterson park charter school is one of 20 schools in the city receiving grant money. >> young audience, these other agencies like this. they are very, very important to what we do as a system and as a city. >> reporter: important for the nfl star and the students he met today. >> just express yourself and let other people love what you do. >> so even if it takes us coming in, coming into the classrooms to do a program like this on our own that's what we're going to do. >> reporter: ron max, wjz

eyewitness news. a total of $35,000 in grant money was announced today. maven is getting ready for his fourth nfl season. sky high chopper 13 is other -- is over us. >> we have a bit of a bus fire. a charters bus apparently with no one on board at the time caught fire. fire officials responded as you can see they used a little bit of water here to get the smoke and flames knocked down. just a few moments ago the fire rekindled so they're standing by waiting to make sure they got this fire out. it is blocking west baltimore street as you're approaching martin luther king boulevard. this is right in front of the university business park so you can expect delays if you're trying to get from west baltimore. >> captain mike perry reporting live. safety recall fire danger in several popular vehicles

what nissan owners need to know. important changes to one of the most popular sports in the country. details on the new safety guidelines for children that play baseball. staying rather mild with some midweek rain. i'll have from the forecast. and here's today's report from wall street. we'll be right back. ,,,,,, [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable

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in tonight's health watch, baseball and softball seasons are approaching so pediatricians are issuing new guidelines to protect young athletes from getting hurt. terrell brown reports for wjz with the details. >> reporter: ryan venezia is learning how to play baseball from the pros. >> i want to try my best to be in the mlb. because like i want to be a first baseman in there and all that. >> reporter: he's only 9 years old, so his dad wants to make sure he's taking precautions. >> not overusing them. making sure they stretch before the game.

>> the american academy of pediatrics is putting out new guidelines to keep young athletes safe. >> the group recommend teaching kids proper throwing techniques, training and conditioning to prevent injuries, because children are prone to hurt their shoulders and elbows. >> as they're throwing if they overuse their arms that causes problems. >> reporter: more than 8 million kids ages 6 to 17 play the game every year in organized recreation leagues. young pitchers should not pitch competitively more than eight months of the year. >> there's a lot of stuff, a lot of information out there that gives you the guidelines but the guidelines have to be followed. >> reporter: ryan is glad his son is learning how to play right off the bat. >> if they have the right

technique, they're going to do much better. >> because he doesn't want his son to end up on the dl list. and safety calls for children to use the right safety gear. great weather today to break out a bat and glove. actually was really nice outside and still is. it's clear outside and still feels a lot like spring as bob mentioned. bernadette woods and bob turk have a look at what you can expect. let's start with bernadette. bernadette we're jealous, you're outside. >> wouldn't this be a nice opener coming up in april. we'll be a little bit cooler. we start off the day in the 30s. mostly sunny skies, as we head through the afternoon, partly cloudy that's about it. but we two still to the upper 60s. although that's going to be cooler. for more on that here's bob. >> not everyone wearing a coat. unbelievable. it'll be cooler but a lot

of clouds. rain on wednesday, upper 40s most of the day. chilly damp day. another beautiful day. partial clearing on tuesday. mild a little breezy. 65, 64 partly cloudy on friday. another chance of rain coming back. look at that 58 to start the weekend, mary. >> today's energy saver focuses on the lighting in your home. consider three way lamps they make it easier to keep lighting levels low. and use task lighting instead of lighting the entire room. dimmers help save energy in your home. for more information, go to wjz.com. scroll down the left hand side of that page and go to our special section.

fishermen in wisconsin parked their cars on the ice and the ice broke down. >> nissan is recovering 79,000 vehicles to fix possible gas leaks. gas could leak because fuel pressure sensors may not be tight enough. that could spark a fire. dealers will tighten the sensors or replace gaskets to fix the problem. the recall includes the infinity qx and infinity m from 2011 and this year. >> hollywood partied well into the night celebrating the winners of this year's academy awards. edward mora reports for wjz with an inside look at several of the big bashes. >> reporter: best actress winner meryl streep posed for pictures with octavia at the governor's ball. while christopher plumber waited for his name to be

engraved on the prestigious award. melissa mccarthy partied with her family. the governors ball is the academy awards official after party. but for many it was just the first stop on a long night. octavia made her way to the vanity fair party. >> it feels like cake. there's nothing better than eating cake. >> reporter: some stars like cameron diaz and jennifer lopez changed out of their oscar's outfits. producer harvey winsetien celebrateed the artist. the mainly black and white film won eight awards. including best picture, best actor. >> i'm very happy, very proud.

i'm shocked, i'm over the moon. >> reporter: katy perry was one of the many that celebrated. the governors ball was retool third-degree year from a former sit down affair to a cocktail bash. denise is standing by with the preview. >> scene of terror. wjz will keep you updated. we'll have all the breaking news. now back to kai and mary. still to come tonight. wjz eyewitness news, it's been a long dry spell for the os. but adam jones is upbeat during,

you've heard the saying, hope springs eternal during baseball spring training everyone for the long suffering orioles.

mark vivano joins us more on the positive viable coming out of serrasota and it's not just the vibe. >> reporter: bryan roberts has been with the orioles for eight years, it is fair to wonder why players stay positive as the o's continue to finish in last place. adam jones certainly hates losing. i've talked to him numerous times about the frustrations he's felt with the orioles. he's been named an all star. jones talks about dedicating himself to being a poz táeu teammate heating into 2012. >> i just want to lead by example. obviously i'm a happy guy. i just want to come here and let everybody on the team i have your back. no matter what. through the failures, i'm going to be with you through the glorious times.

let's just come out here and play the game hard every single day. respect the game and knowing every day that we played the game as best as we could that day. >> reporter: some negative news did emerge after an injury to cane. wada says he has experienced the condition before. he signed a two year contract with the orioles to be part of the starting rotation. i'll have more on the orioles coming up in the next hour. more delays at the daytona 500. i'll have more at 6:00. >> carnival cruise passengers are home after an unexpected adventure. police in mexico are looking for vandals who robbed 22. nobody was hurt by it's another black eye for the cruise industry. >> reporter: when the carnival splendor docked this weekend

passengers got off with a memorable if unpleasant vacation story. an encounter with a masked gunman. >> he said in spanish, he wanted all of the money they said. one fellow pulled his wallet, he said no, everything your backpacks and all. >> he had his gun brandish and he pulled it down. he pulled up his shirt to show his knife. >> reporter: when the gunman was not looking, brandman snapped a picture. in a statement carnival released a statement, carnival sincerely apologizes. carnival also owns costa cruise line and is still recovering from the sinking of the contra

costa concordia. >> more than 2 million tourists go to mexico every year. >> reporter: mexico has an imagine problem too. it has recently been combating travel issues. >> i kept thinking, try to stay calm. >> reporter: don black stone in san francisco. cbs news travel editor greenburg says despite safety concerns, mexico is expecting 52 million tourists this year. that number is actually up from last year. still ahead on eyewitness news. >> reporter: a baltimore national guards men assassinated in afghanistan. we'll tell you why he has death is ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

coming up on eyewitness news, high ranking target a maryland national guard, guard major shot down in afghanistan. what it has to do with the burning of kurans. and gunfire erupts at a high school. the suspect, the victim and a potential motive. a homeowner is shot as he

catches a thief. we had more incredible weather, how long will it last. check in with these stories and all the breaking news, wjz eyewitness news starts right now. fallen hero, a high ranking soldier from maryland murdered in afghanistan. >> tonight his hard broking family and why he was targeted. >> hello everybody i'm denise koch. >> and