this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. assassinated in afghanistan, a high-ranking maryland national guardsman killed. the escalating danger of retaliation for americans overseas. hello, everybody. here's what people are talking about tonight. a sneak attack inside a top security facility. a military officer from baltimore is gunned down in the wake of anti-american protests in afghanistan. we have more on the fallen hero.

>> reporter: helped to train afghanistan police. this weekend, one of those afghan policemen assassinated him and another u.s. officer inside the highly secured building. that attack, suspected pay back for the burning of the karan by u.s. troops. >> my dad, he was a good man. >> reporter: the news devastating his wife and four children who live in baltimore. >> take care of mommy. take care of mommy. >> take care of my sweetheart if anything ever happens to me. >> reporter: before taking full-time work with the national guard, he spent years as a phys ed teacher for several baltimore county schools. his last teaching job was at carnie elementary where staff remember him well. >> 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 -- one was working with kids and the other was a soldier. and he was so fortunate to do both. >> reporter: he is the 12th maryland guardsman to lose his life in the global war on terror. >> it's really touching to see how many lives he did touch. >> reporter: the military says they know who his killer is and there's an active search to find him. >> the remains arrived at dover air force base. since their murders, the top u.s. commander in afghanistan has withdrawn all military advisors from the building. we have breaking news from new jersey where a flight is forced to land on its belly. the plane's nose gear collapsed

when it landed tonight. the passengers and crew had to use the emergency chutes to get off the plane. the airport was briefly shut down, no one was hurt. a high schooler in ohio opens fire in the cafeteria in what looks like a targeted school shooting. our cbs affiliates tell us a second student is now dead, three other teens are injured. >> reporter: parents cried and hugged their children outside of the high school after a fellow student opened fire in the school cafeteria during breakfast. >> 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. he immediately at that point, our officers entered the building, went to the five injured students that were injured, and got ems in there

right behind them. >> reporter: the shooter turned himself in. students who witnessed the attack say there was chaos with people running and screaming down the halls. teachers ushered the students out of the building and into the elementary school building 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, take that time. >> reporter: the victims are four boys and a girl. one victim said he recognized the shooter as an outcast who may have been bullied. police have the handgun and they're running a background check to trace where and when he got it. the school is planning a candle light vigil for the victims tomorrow night. >> we have just learned the shooter told police he stole the gun from his uncle. controversial bottle tax could get higher. the tax has been in place for two years and now city leaders want to double it to pay for

school construction. wjz is live and we have the strong reactions from both sides of the issue. >> reporter: the bill would raise the bottle tax to a nickel. it was just introduced tonight, but it's already drawing fiery response. a battle is brewing over bottles. >> we owe our children at least 5-cents. >> we're going to lose sales. we're going to lose customers. >> beverage container tax. >> reporter: hears a bill to raise the bottle tax from 2-cents to 5-cents. the money would help fix crumbling classrooms throughout the city. >> our kids deserve better and sometimes it takes tough decisions to make sure that we provide a way forward. >> reporter: it could bring in an extra $10 million a year. it's an investment supporters say city schools need desperately. >> there's rats running around. it's hot, 90 degrees in some

classrooms. >> frankly, this city has not empowered our children to succeed. it's done the opposite. >> reporter: many say it will hurt their bottom line. >> it's too much. we're at that tipping edge. >> reporter: the 2-cent tax has lost jobs and sent customer toss the county. >> the 2-cent tax hit us hard. now they want to go to 5-cents, it will double the impact. >> reporter: supporters say they have to start somewhere, now it's up to the council to decide. and there will be a public hearing on the proposed increase. it if does pass, it would take effect in july 2013. >> thank you. both the mayor and school ceo will head to annapolis to testify about school construction. we are hours away from a key republican show down in

michigan. both campaigning hard heading into tomorrow's primary. michigan is considered home turf for romney. republicans in arizona also head to the polls tomorrow. ron paul and newt gingrich are trailing the front runners in both state. a female student was sexually assaulted by a stranger in her dorm and it is not the first attack this school here. we have more on this alarming problem and what the campus is doing about it. >> reporter: that's right. police are saying that a very vigilant roommate may have stopped a bad situation from getting worse. campus police say the assault happened early sunday morning. two men gained access to the 7th floor room of an 18-year-old student. have you felt safe? >> i have. i have. it's like a wake-up call. >> reporter: the 18-year-old was the victim of an assault. one of the suspects was touching

her leg and another man holding her laptop. her 19-year-old roommate returned. they confronted the men who fled. >> one individual who gained access took an opportunity to place his hand on the young lady's leg. >> reporter: students have to take an active roll in their safety by keeping doors locked and being aware of their surroundings. >> watch yourself, watch around you, watch your friends. >> reporter: this surveillance video of a man running matches the description of a person who broke into the bedrooms of three separate women and fondled them in september of last year. there's the case of the infamous bar cuddler. >> that's horrible. how can people just get this and violate privacy? >> individuals need to take the proper precautions. walk with groups. >> reporter: there's only a description from one of the two

suspects. a man described as 5 feet 8 inches tall wearing blue jeans and a gray baseball cap. >> encouraging students to report any suspicious activity. a woman will get some of her horses back. animal controlled seized all 133 polish arabian horses last year. marsha cut a deal with prosecutors that lets her get back half of the horses. animal control will randomly check on the animals. a maryland sports star comes home to promote the arts this schools. visited the charter school today. he is passionate about the arts. this is celebration of the arts week. baltimore schools will host art contests and workshops. he credits art with helping him cope with add as a child. coming up, a humble hero.

the reason a rescuer did not bother to stick around after saving three children from this burning house. the big buzz generated by angelina jolie's leg. slightly cooler tuesday headed our way. i'll have the complete first warning forecast coming up next.

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it is 51 degrees and clear in central maryland right now. the complete forecast is coming right up. a fast-moving fire rips through a strip mall in oklahoma city. smoke could be seen for miles. the intensity of the blaze forced firefighterrers to stay outside the building. no one was injured and the cause is under investigation. an after-school fight between two young girls in california is now a homicide investigation. police say 10-year-old joanna collapsed hours after the fight. she died following emergency surgery for a blood clot on her

brain. the fight started over a boy, so far no arrests have been made. a texas man risks his life to save three children from a family he didn't even know. he saw a house on fire and a mother screaming for help. she told him her three babies were still inside and he ran in, he was able to rescue them before the firefighters even arrived. >> door's locked. i'm trying to figure out how to get in. i had to go back and find the baby. she had another baby in there. smoke was ridiculous. >> no one was injured. in the end, the family says joe left before they even had a chance to thank him. they were reunited the following day. an engine room fire leaves an italian cruise ship in the pirate-infested watersover the indian ocean. without power and has more than 1000 people on board. help is not expected to arrive until tomorrow afternoon. now it is the sister ship of the

coasta concordia which capsized last month. 32 people were killed or are presumed dead. millions of people are driven to collect things most of us would consider junk. they are compulsive horders. in some cases, hording is in your genes. >> reporter: imagine living like this. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: clutter, trash, filth, in some cases rodent infestations. these are the homes of horders, as seen on popular tv shows. tons of clutter that can fuel a small fire into a raging inferno like it did inside this phoenix home. this woman barely escaped her home and in charlotte, one man died when firefighters couldn't get in his house to rescue him.

>> i was obsessed with this. >> reporter: for 15 years, she filled up her home with stuff her neighbors threw in the crash. >> books, boxes, stuffed animals, clothing, paper, lot of paper. i would think to myself, i cannot believe people are actually throwing out these perfectly good, wonderful things. >> reporter: so many things piled up, her home became a health and fire hazard. >> someone came in and said you must clear this out or you will be evicted. >> reporter: eviction, shame, and isolation the side of hording. why do people do it? >> it's in the realm of psychiatric conditions. >> reporter: points to recent studies by johns hopkins which found hording may be as much biological as psychological. >> there is a genetic component. >> reporter: genetic, meaning for some people hording could be in their dna. did anyone in your family have a

hording problem? >> i've come to learn, very shockingly, my father was stashing and storing everything. >> reporter: when did you say to yourself, i need help? >> i didn't go out seeking help. it was my family that brought the help in. >> when you first walked in the door, there was complete clutter. >> reporter: cognitive behavioral therapist worked with amanda for five years. >> it's a very difficult process. >> reporter: difficult but rewarding. her shame replaced by determination. >> amanda's therapist says while the results are profound, it's the result of a lot of hard work. well, it is the leg that

launched a thousand tweets after last night's academy awards. some are calling the right leg the break-out star of the oscars. her provocative pose on the red carpet and during the actual show rocked the social media world. someone even started a twitter feed called angie's right leg. it has 20,000 followers. no word if her left leg is sulking. ha, ha. flaunting it, flaunting it. she's got it. >> caught my attention for a few. >> i would imagine so. you're human. let's look at today's weather. it caught everyone ice attention, it was so beautiful. 51 right now. 33 dew point, humidity 50%. southwest winds still at 3. bringing in milder air, but it will shift to the west. the barometer 30.2. to the west, it's cooling down somewhat. 53 in washington and 50 in ocean

city, and locally still in the upper 40s to low 50s. even mid-50s in annapolis. a very, very mild day. in fact, it got up to a remarkable 64 after a very chilly, frosty 25 degrees this morning. hard to know what they were. in the morning you're freezing, in the afternoon you're sweating. the record is 76 and 9 back in 1934. temperatures around the area were pretty warm in afternoon. but there's going to be a shift in the wind coming late tonight and tomorrow. driving somewhat cooler and dry air. no rain with this front. still southwest winds here. it will be gusty overnight tonight. this moisture building along the gulf coast, low pressure coming

into the west will head across the country toward the great lakes. it will be dragging this moisture across the ohio valley. that will bring us clouds late tomorrow night and a good chance on wednesday of rain on and off with cooler temperatures as well. because by wednesday, high pressure is going to move off the east coast. the winds go back to the ocean. a good chance of rain and drizzle here on wednesday. northwest winds will be diminishing, but a small craft advisory into tomorrow morning. the bay temperature around 44. sunshine for the most part. tomorrow night, that's when the clouds come back. 53 tomorrow. at least in the mid-40s all day tomorrow. 64 on thursday with partly sunny. 56 on friday. another chance of rain. 58 on saturday. >> thank you, bob. coming up, sizing up the

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raising the bar, going for hope. we have the sports report. >> formlating expectations in spring training. prepare for the upcoming season with two gold glovers in the outfield. who's going to take the job in left? will he be good enough to hold on to it? it is the subject of our spring training record. we've seen him in parts of three big-league seasons eliminated by injury and ineffectiveness. adam jones has a lock on that center field spot. >> he's looked a lot better out

here the last week since you know this winter he's been working his tail off in lestville left field. i told him, be comfortable, be the athlete you are. he's an unbelievable athlete. he needs to not be afraid to make mistakes. >> one of the additions to the os outfield is andy chavez. he looks to be the primary back up or a candidate to start in left. more delays at auto racing's daytona 500, fire and rain. a day and a half of rain pushed yesterday's start. during the race, fire when montoya's car slammed into the back of an on-track drier. still 40 laps yet to race. college basketball, georgetown taking on notre dame. henry simms of mt. st. joe's.

georgetown led the irish by 10 at the half. georgetown over notre dame, 59-41. engineers worked the inside game. kelly alston up and in and she's fouled. she turns that into a 3-point play, part of their victory over west minister. they remain unbeaten and advance to the regional semifinals. >> wow, unbeaten. >> it's play off time for the girls and the,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

family got quite a shock. it turned out this little kitty hitched a ride under the hood of their car. she heard cat sounds. she thought the car was haunted. right. she drove about 20 miles before popping the hood and discovered the stow away. the kitty is doing fine and now will stay with the family. who could give it up? we'll be right back. ,,,,

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