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county executive leopold. >> reporter: kai, these are ugly allegations. they involve misuse of county resources, misuse of powrp. and also some of a sexual nature nature. >> one of maryland's most prominent and powerful lawmakers, john leopold, has been indicted on four counts of misconduct in office. they contend he regularly used his protection squad for his own political and personal benefit. it includes sworn officers, regularly, requiring them to replace, distribute and check on political campaign signs, often several times a day throughout the 2010 campaign season. leopold is the republican who has served as county executive since 2006. he's long been dogged by allegations of impropriety. including a cam plaint he was
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engaging -- complaint he was engaged in sexual activity outside of a mall. leopold has always denied wrongdoing and says opponents want to drag his name through the mud. but emit david is taking the allegations seriously, saying mr. leopold frequently asked these officers to drive to a location where he engaged in sexual activity with another county employee. the indictment says when he was in the hospital, leopold required an additional police officer to work overtime to prevent one girlfriend from meeting up with his live-in partner. the state says that cost the county thousands of dollars and was an abuse of public trust. >> reporter: of course their leopold is considered innocent until proven guilty. we should also note this is the same prosecutor's office that brought the indictment against former baltimore mayor sheila dixon. >> all right, mike. thank you. complete coverage continues
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with vic carter in the newsroom. and more from john leopold himself. >> reporter: just a short time ago, county executive leopold called in and i spoke with him about the indictment against him. >> the state prosecutor has had his opportunity to present his side of the story. i look forward to my side of the story being heard. in a court of law, all sides have the opportunity to present evidence and argument, as opposed to the grand jury process, which can be manipulated and controlled solely by the state prosecutor. i would ask my fellow citizen to reserve judgment until then and that they be patient as the judicial process takes course. there is only one proper forum for these issues to be discussed and that's in the court. and i look forward to my side of the story being heard. >> does that mean you are denying any of these charges? >> i think the proper forum for all of these aired is in the court system. and i look forward to doing it there. >> and at this point, you plan
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to stay in office? plan to continue doing your job? >> absolutely. i've been an excellent steward of the county resources. and i ask my fellow citizens to be patient as all of these charges are answered. i have decades of history of valued public service, where i've been an excellent steward of the county's finances. and i have confidence that the citizens understand that and they know that as i continue in office, that their resources will be protected. >> well, given the damaging level of these charges, are you able to continue to govern and stay focused on the work for the citizens of anne arundel county? >> there's no question about that. i've been in this position for six years and have returned over $60 million to the taxpayers. i've cut spending. i've got a triple a bond rating. i've been, i think, an excellent job of managing the county resources. and i have no qualms of continuing to do that on their
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behalf. >> reporter: you sound as if you're taking this pretty well. but this has to be affecting you personally. >> actually, i'm pretty confident that once the facts are aired, people have a good picture of all of the facts involved in this case. i'm very confident of the outcome. >> once again, leopold ended our interview by saying that he is looking forward to addressing the charges in court. he has no intentions of stepping down during the legal process. he said he is confident that he can continue to serve the citizens of anne arundel county, while his legal issues play out. >> reporter: wjz is following developments in the story. we will bring you much more reaction throughout the evening. for the second time in days, powerful storms pummeled the midwest and parts of the south. already, there are reports of widespread damage. and seconds ago, three deaths are reported in indiana. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. terrell brown is in new market, alabama for the very latest. >> reporter: meteorologists believe it was a tornado that
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shredded these homes outside huntsville, alabama. >> devastating. it's heartbreaking. don't really know what to think, to tell you the truth about it. >> reporter: the first round of friday's wicked weather tore off roofs. meteorologists believe it was the work of at least two tornadoes. each with winds of around 130 miles per hour. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: from louisiana to ohio, from missouri to south carolina, golf ball-sized hail fell. and damaging winds pulled down trees and power lines. tens of thousands of people are without electricity. >> forecasters warn conditions are likely to get worse, especially after sunset. >> this is just going to be an unfolding event for the rest of the day. i would say if you have to run an errand, go ahead and do it now. and make sure you're back within the next couple of hours. >> reporter: warm air from the gulf of mexico, colliding with low pressure from the northwest, is setting off the storms. >> reporter: the severe weather comes two days after a massive system in the same region. unleashed more than two dozen
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tornadoes, killing at least 13 people. >> reporter: forecasters expect today's tornadoes to travel fast but stay on the ground for a long time, with the potential to cause more damage. terrell brown, weempleg eyewitness news. -- wjz eyewitness news. >> meanwhile, authorities say tornadoes have left widespread damage in southern indiana. and a sheriff's official says at least one town is gone. the first warning weather team is keeping a close eye on these violent storms. first warning weather coverage continues with meteorologist tim williams and bob turk tracking the system. let's go straight to tim. >> you've heard the dynamic that creates these storms. let's point them out for you. this is the radar. you look at our clock here to take you back to these storms when the storms first started to break out. really around 8:00, 9:00. it's cold air, coming from the rockies. warm, moist air coming from the east side. that's the air we have been enjoying, without any of the severity. and a strong, low-level jet stream between the two that creates a very quick moving river of air that starts to spin with these storms.
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it creates a bit of a spin with the storms. the tornadoes start to spin out. tornadic activity starts to spin up. and this is what it looks like all day as the storms have been firing up. we take a look at the watches and warnings. as we have been talking about their tornado warnings, and this is the low driving it. all of the warm, moist air moving ahead. we expect it to lose most of the punch. we expect to see rain out of this. but all of this very strong storm activity is heading to the north and northeast. much of it will lose its punch. and a lot of that activity is going to move up to the north of us. but we do still have some of it moving in our direction. for more on how it's impacting us here lowly -- locally. particularly from baltimore to d.c. now. look at this display. pretty good echoes going on right now. moderate to heavy showers. maybe rumbles of thunder there. but south and west of us right now, there's not a whole lot going on, until you get down about fredericksburg. south, there's a big, big gap
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there. in fact, looks like for a while, we may not see a whole lot of rain. but that next area of showers and storms that is, in fact, moving to the east and northeast. take a look at the advisories. over west virginia and ohio. that's where they have the tornado watches. for most of maryland, we're under a flood watch. some areas could see another inch of rain. and with the rain in store earlier this week, there could be flooding in smaller streams in the region. >> stay with wjz for first warning weather. to find forecast updates and live doppler radar any time, log onto wjz.com. >> wjz is also following breaking news out of downtown baltimore. we're told there's been an accident outside the convention center. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene right now. let's go to captain mike perry. mike, what's happening? >> hello, kai. we're at conway and sharp street. south sharp street, where a four-vehicle collision has occurred. as you can see, the south side of the intersection, on northbound sharp street at conroy. three vehicles here. one sitting sideways.
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actually, a fourth vehicle now up on the curb. initially, this was called with and trapman. we saw several people taken out of one of the vehicles. they have been taken to a waiting ambulance. we are told nobody has a life- threatening injury here. one of these clearly jumped the curb and collided with looks like the edge of a wall near a building. the whole front of that is completely destroyed. what we're hearing with that is three people going to local area hospitals, none with life- threatening injuries. that's good news. but it's causing a major traffic issue on conway street. you can see traffic is being detoured on the south. sharp street. from conway. you're not able to get over into the inner harbor. and we expect this accident to be here for at least the next half hour or so. back to you. >> quickly, no pedestrians involved that you're aware of? >> not that i'm aware of, kai. when we got on the scene here, they said there was entrapment here. but we were not aware of any pedestrians with any type of
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critical injuries. back to you. >> okay. thank you, captain mike perry. today, students at chardon high school in ohio return to class. it's the first time since the deadly shooting in their cafeteria. denise is in the newsroom with more on how that day went. denise? >> police were on hand as students came to school by foot, car, and bus. some students were visibly moved, hugging each other as the day started. flowers and candles surrounded the school sign as well as the gazebo in the town square. earlier this week, a shooting left three students dead and two others injured. 17-year-old tj lane is accused in that shooting. >> if found guilty, he could face life in prison. funeral arrangements are complete for the baltimore soldier killed. he was killed during retaliation for the burning of the coran -- korans. he leaves behind his wife and four children. he was also a teacher in the baltimore county school system
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for several years. a viewing will be held sunday, march 18th, at trinity, assembly of god in lutherville. he'll be laid to rest, tuesday, march 20th. hit-and-run. caught on tape. but tonight, police in laurel need your help catching the driver. he fled the scene, not knowing a dash camera on a metro bus captured it all. >> reporter: keep your eye on the white truck as it merges from route 1. and the person walking on the right side of the road. the dash cam video, catches the right truck, going up on the sidewalk and running over the pedestrian. the truck never stops. >> knowing that he hit someone and sent them down an embankment, 30 feet. it's definitely surprising. >> reporter: the hit-and-run happened wednesday on route 198 in laurel. police released the video, hoping the public could help. they believe the truck is an f-
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20 work truck. police do not know who the victim is. he had no identification on him. >> we're really counting on the community in this one to help us come forward and identify the victim and identify the driver of the truck and the truck. >> reporter: police say only two motorists stopped to help the pedestrian. a white man between 50 and 60 years old. and police say had the white truck just stopped, the driver who clearly lost control, may not be in the trouble he is now. >> 100%, it could have been an accident. but we don't know because they decided not to stop and continued on. >> reporter: the pedestrian was taken to shock trauma with severe head injuries. a snapped femur and a crushed pelvis. a water main break causes damage in baltimore county. skysky eye chopper 13 is over seminary avenue. in lutherville. you can see, part of the road is just gone. the 12-inch water main break broke this morning. and public works crews have closed that area off as they
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make repairs. many nearby houses don't have water right now. good news tonight, for ravens fans. star running back ray rice the be with the team this summer. how the team avoided letting ray rice become a free agent. >> hello, mary. although two-time all-pro running back ray rice said he prefers a long-term deal. last season's rushing leader is content with his new designation as the team's franchise player. this means several things. first off, rice, who would have been an unrestricted agent will earn $2.7 million. secondly, the move allows the ravens' front office to buy needed time to negotiate a lengthy deal with their premiere runner. ray did score a career 15 touchdowns. and he led the purple birds with 76 catches for 704 yards. ray rice added that quote/unquote, he's going to be
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here in charm city, not just for one city, mary. but for many years to come. stan will have other ravens' rosters moves coming up next hour. >> mary, together? whew. >> right. we needed ray-ray. ray rice. >> we're glad you're staying, rice. terror scare in philadelphia, when a man drove his car onto the runway at an airport. >> i was embarrassed and humiliated and then angry that i was treated this way. >> what one mother was asked to do, as she went through security. and... >> i'm mike schuh, in essex. and this is kisses. and her owner karen. kisses has a very special story shared by a few animals. how you can help when eyewitness news continues. severe storms to our west. how will they impact our weather. bob has details in the updated forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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incredibility new video today of the man who drove his car into the airport. this caused panic and fears of a terror attack. whit johnson has more on the charges the suspect faces. >> we've got a rogue vehicle driving around on the airport. >> reporter: with a black jeep cherokee, flashing across the tarmac. >> what's going on? >> i don't know. we're trying to figure that out right now. >> reporter: one flight had just seconds to abort its landing. more than a dozen others drifted in a holding pattern as others scram -- scrambled to communicate with pilots. >> we're stopping all airport miewchts at this time due to a situation on the ground. all of our movements stopped. >> i guess somebody is having fun. >> reporter: police say 24-year- old kenneth mazik was either drunk or high on drugs when he
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ran his jeep into a gate. >> the black suv. they caught up with him. they do have him. >> reporter: in addition to dui and resisting arrest, mazik may face federal charges. police called it an isolated incident with no link to terrorism. but a decade after 9/11 it's raising questions about airport perimeter security. >> terrorists remain fixated on aviation. so aviation has to maintain the highest levels of security. it does highlight a potential vulnerability, which is why i think it needs to be reviewed and reviewed quickly. >> reporter: a vulnerability someone with more sinister intentions may look to exploit. in washington, whit johnson, wjz eyewitness news. >> aviation experts say there have been 25,000 airport security breaches since the 9/11 terror attacks. >> if you're waiting for someone to get home from work,
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let's check on the roads with kristy breslin, live at wjz traffic control. kristy, i assume it is a mess out there, many places. >> that definitely describes it. let's give you an update on the traffic in front of the convention center. we have an accident there, south sharp at west conray. as you can see, it causing quite a delay. there is no access to the inner harbor. and conway is being detoured around south sharp street. the best way is to take lombard or pratt street. but avoid the area around the convention center if at all possible. as far as the rest of the delays go, if you're traveling on the west side inner loop, we're up to 45 minutes there. 95 to 795. the top side of the inner loop, very busy in that direction, from park heights to harford road. and the outer loop, about 25 minutes there from providence road to the harrisburg expressway. 70 westbound. bumper to bumper there, from 29 to marriottsville road. northbound 95, delays there stretch from 395 to the fort
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mchenry tunnel. and other accidents include washington boulevard at south monroe. and park heights avenue at glen avenue. let's now take a live look. you can see, things are very heavy there on the beltway, west of york road. and you can see, they're just a bit on the baltimore national bike. this traffic report is brought to you by pizza bolis. stop in and get two medium, one- topping pizzas, only $6.99 each. back to you. started out to be a beautiful day. and boom, clouds came in. rain. take a look at radar. we have showers in the region. the heaviest, just south and east of baltimore. and south of the d.c. area. they're moving quickly off to the east and northeast. it won't rain too hard, too long. but we'll have a wet night. maybe thunder as [ male announcer ] at green giant we know nature gives us the most nutritious of gifts. but only when they are ready to be given. that's why green giant picks vegetables at their peak. ...and freezes them fast, locking in nutrients ...for you to unwrap. ♪ ho, ho, ho. green giant
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quickly. doesn't look like anybody is going to see a long, long period of any heavy rain. right now, the moderate to heavy rain, south and east, over toward denton now. heavy echoes south of the city. and lighter activity, south and west of the baltimore region. then it kind of really breaks up, south and west of us. in fact, it's very little across portions of virginia now. until we get much, much farther to the west. and we'll take a look at that radar out there. we have showers and thunderstorms breaking out over portions of ohio. that's where severe thunderstorms will be happening. we'll see thunder and lightning, late tonight into your saturday morning. take a look at temps, generally in the mid- to upper 40s. a few low 50s in the region. rain, dropping temperatures. we did get into the low 50s again. slightly above normal this time of year. 50, 48. 46 up to the north. and the winds had been primarily out of the southeast. and that's pushing water on the bay.
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tides running as much as 1 to 1 1/2 feet above normal. and for the rest of the area, from the baltimore area and harford county west, a flood watch in case anybody sees any more than an inch of rain. there could be minor flooding. the tornado watch is out for ohio, tent tent and west virginia. not in our region. showers and storms across the south. of course, as you know, the more severe weather now going on across portions of southern indiana and into ohio. northern kentucky, some of those really, very, very devastating tornadoes. right along that frontal boundary. most of the energy is passing to the north. in between, warmer air coming in here. not much in the way of activity until that front comes by. that will get some thunder and lightning. maybe brief downpours. and cooler and dryer air coming in for late in the day. and on sunday. southwest winds, at 5 to 10. it will be picking up late in the day. bay temp around 46. showers, maybe thunder overnight. 49.
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tomorrow back up, with that warm air moves in briefly in the morning. could get to 65. and then clearing out, turning colder by tomorrow night. >> got it, bob. thank you. still ahead at 5:00. wjz continues to follow the breaking news. as anne arundel county executive john leopold is indicted. the latest coming up. i'm alex demetrick. coming up, baltimore's mayor ,,,
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it's 5:30. french degrees and raining in the area. good evening. thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. let's update the breaking story wjz has been telling you really the last hour and a half. anne arundel county executive john leopold has been indicted. >> kai, leopold has been charged with four counts of misconduct in office. among the state prosecutor's allegations that leopold was having sex in parking lots after officers drove him there on the county dime. the indictment says leopold regularly misused his for political and personal benefits. that he used anne arundel county police officers as campaign workers, regularly having them place and distribute campaign signs. it each alleges the officers
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would pick up campaign checks. leopold denies any wrongdoing and says he won't step down. he's been county executive for more than five years, following 20 years in the general assembly. kai? >> stay with wjz for complete coverage of the john leopold indictment. we'll bring much more reaction coming up all new at 6:00. we are also following major weather concerns across the country today. three people are killed by tornadoes in indiana. take a look at video from northern alabama. dozens of homes and buildings damaged or destroyed. today, severe weather is part of a major weather system moving across the country. here in maryland, heavy rain is moving through parts of the state right now. wjz is live with first warning weather. bob turk is tracking those storms for us. >> take a look out at the midwest as you just mentioned. right now, the strongest of that storm activity. down to the louisville area. and nashville. tornadoes reported some some of those areas. just as we speak in the last
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hour, some of these reaching the ground and causing more damage and destruction. that's going to continue for the next several hours, as tornado watches extend from portions through west virginia. for our region, we have some rain on the area. most of the heavy stuff, south and east of baltimore. but we'll see rain from time to time this evening. looks like we'll see some breaks. but looks like thunder and lightning for our region, coming in later tonight and during the morning before things begin to clear out for the rest of the weekend. >> wjz will continue to track those storms throughout the evening. to find forecast updates log onto wjz.com. first, federal agents announced they will begin checking immigration status of people arrested in baltimore. now, the city's mayor has ordered police not to do the feds' work for them. alex demetrick reports, the order is meant to keep communication open between immigrants and police. >> reporter: immigration and customs enforcement or i.c.e. is the lead federal agency,
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dealing with illegal immigrants. with an executive order by the mayor, baltimore police are not to take on that enforcement job. >> our police are doing their jobs to make the cities safe. we are not working as agents, immigration agents. >> reporter: here's why. >> we felt a wave of fear begin to envelope the community. >> reporter: with the announcement that people in jail in baltimore will have their immigration status checked by i.c.e. agents. that's made dealing with police even a call for help less certain. >> with this announcement today, we're hopeful that communities will once again regain that trust with the police department and continue to call when they need help. >> reporter: under the mayor's order, no discrimination by police and all city agencies against any city resident. orders no city funds be spent investigating civil violations of immigration law. and questions about immigration status may not be made to start a civil immigration investigation. >> reporter: the mayor's order does not stop police from cooperating with federal agents, in cases involving
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undocumented immigrants, suspected of criminal activity. >> and the sea is not going to stand in the way of any of that enforcement. >> reporter: but it won't be checking visas for i.c.e., just to be checking them. >> the mayor's executive order is also making a did of i.c.e., asking them to identify themselves as i.c.e. agents, not as simply police. coast guard has called off their search for a missing cruise ship passenger. vic has more on the decision. >> reporter: the coast guard says they troll the water between the waters in palm beach, florida for 84 hours, but there was no sign of a missing canadian woman. she is believed to have gone overboard. the fbi looked at a vessel after it docked. the boyfriend of the 47-year- old woman said he last saw her around 1:00 wednesday morning. he alerted the ship's crew of her disappearance later that day. a consumer group called the
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victim's association says the woman is the fifth person to go missing off a cruise ship this year. finally, headed home. hundreds of people are glad to be off the disabled cruise ship, costa alegra. with no power for three days, passengers say conditions became extremely difficult. >> european passengers began to arrive home safely, after their nightmare cruise ship. six of the eight americans on board remain in the sashells, where the costa aleg ria was pulled to port. for gordon and eleanor bradwell from georgia, the terrifying moment came when the alarm rang out to abandon ship. they got separated and scrambled for a life boat. >> we all went to our life section. and there was a point where we thought we were going to have to lower the boats. >> reporter: crews put out the fire within an hour. but the ship with 1,000 people on board was stranded in an area known to be targeted by somali pirates. cabin temperatures soared to
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over 110 degrees. there was no electricity to power the kitchens. >> not having enough food. not being able to rest well at night. we had -- the heat is unbearable. so we had to spend most of our nights on the top deck of the ship. >> reporter: in the three days it took to be towed to port, passengers say hygiene conditions became deplorable. >> everything was off. no light, no air conditioning, nothing. no toilet. i mean, that was horrible. that situation. >> charlie d'agata, wjz eyewitness news. >> reporter: this is the second emergency situation this year for costa cruises. in january, 25 people died after the costa concordia capsized, after hitting rocks off an italian island. ravi is on trial for allegedly using his web cam to spy on his freshman roommate, tyler clemente, as he kissed a
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gay man. clemente committed suicide after the video was posted online. today, the man he was kissing, identified only as mb, confirmed he is the man seen in the video. ravi is charged with bias, intimidation, witness tampering and hindering arrest. in today's wjz healthwatch, taking vitamin a may lower your chance of getting skin cancer. after a study, researchers found those taking supplements were 60% less likely to develop mel nome a. vitamin a is naturally found in sweet potatoes, carrots, spinach, milk, and eggs. also, in healthwatch, there is new hope for the millions of marylanders living with hepatitis c. janeiam yamamoto report -- jane yamamoto reports, there are some who aren't responding to the treatment. >> reporter: ted castlin has been living with hepatitis c
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for more than three decades. >> and every time i would drink, my liver would hurt. taking any kind of alcohol with hep c is like pouring lighter fluid on a fire. >> reporter: hepatitis c infection is caused boo a virus that is spread through contaminated blood. the virus attacks the liver and leads to inflammation. 57-year-old kaplan took anti- viral medications to clear it through the body. >> when you stop the therapy, the virus came back again. >> reporter: doctors at ucla recommended a newer medication. it was approved last spring. kaplan began taking the medication, in combination with traditional drugs, use the to treat the virus. >> these are unique in the sense that these are direct acting agents. the problem is you can't do it themselves. >> reporter: just over 3 million in the united states have a chronic hep c infection.
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mostly affects people born between 1945 and 1965. majority of them don't even know they are infected. >> reporter: less than half of hepatitis patients respond to standard treatments. and c-vac is studying one of them. in one study, it was no longer detected. kaplan has been taking his treatment for nearly five months. >> where are you for treatment now? >> i've got five weeks left. negative since week 3. >> he hopes this drug combination will eliminate his infection for good. in los angeles, jane yamamoto, wjz eyewitness news. >> side effects can include rash, low-red blood cell count. nausea and fatigue. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. learn about a program that helps refugees get acclimated to their new lives. designers talk about the top home trends for the spring. and more on what today's roster moves mean for the ravens. remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's
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first warning weather team. if you ever wanted to be a baltimore ravens cheerleader, now is your chance. this is the weekend for the big auditions at the merit downtown athletic club. ron matz has more on what it takes to make the cut. >> reporter: ask any ravens' cheerleader, and they'll tell you. being in front of 72,000 screaming fans is a real rush. >> it's amazing, having all of those people screaming when you're running through the tunnel, the adrenaline that is pumping through your veins. it's awesome. >> reporter: the ravens have the only co-ed squad in the nfl. so men and women are welcome at the cheerleader auditions set for saturday, at maryland's downtown athletic club. >> it's very stressful. you can be very nervous. but if you come in and you're confident with what you can do with your skills, then you should be fine. >> let's go, ravens! >> reporter: the tryouts have been held here for 10 years. >> and the number 1 thing we've
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always said is community. we need to support the communities that we're involved in. and nothing says community better than the baltimore ravens. >> reporter: about 250 men and women will be auditioning right here. the final cuts will come march 17th in a live performance at the lyric theater. ♪ [ music ] >> your parents, your friends, any family members get to come. anybody you work with. boyfriends, girlfriends. they get to come and cheer you on. and you do the audition process, in front of a live audience. >> reporter: ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. >> for more information on what you need for tomorrow's auditions, log onto the website, wjz.com. >> you need spunk, kai. >> you got to have spunk. well, don't miss the cbs evening news. here's one of the stories they're working on. i'm steve hartman. coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. a 76-year-old grandma, trying to stop violent crime in new orleans. does she have a prayer?
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does she have a prayer? wait until you meet her. tonight on the cbs evening news, with scott pelley. still ahead on eyewitness news. embarrassment for nasa. how hackers got the best of the space agency. i'm bob turk in the first warning weather center. wet start to the weekend. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. and here's your report from wall wall street. ,,,, [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less?
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at least three people are killed in indiana, as violent storms ripped through much of the south and the ohio valley. homes are destroyed in several states, including alabama. where tornadoes are believed to have caused this damage you're looking at. winds reaching 130 miles an hour, tore off roofs and snapped road signs. the damage stretches from ohio to south carolina. let's take a live look outside now in our area. will those storms have an impact here? wjz has first warning weather coverage. meteorologist tim williams, out back and bob turk, with our winter weather in the studio. bob? >> we have shower activity in the region tonight. rain and drizzle, probably in the morning. might have had some thunder and
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lightning during your saturday morning. then it will clear out quickly by noontime. temperatures on the mild side to begin with. then it gets cooler and breezy by late in the day. and tomorrow, night, we'll be dropping back into cooler temperatures. tim has a look at that five-day forecast. definitely a chill for early next week. >> temperatures take a bit of a hit this front moves through that is bringing this rain tomorrow. then we'll start to see temperatures rise into the middle of the week. take a look at the five-day forecast. 50 degrees on sunday. we do drop into the mid-40s. low to mid-40s tuesday. and then 58 into 60s wednesday into thursday. now for your energy saver tip for the day. short power outages don't have to mean that your body temperature suffers water in your water heater will stay warm during cold weather so you can use water to take short, warm showers to keep your body temperature from cooling down too much in case of a power outage. for information, log onto wjz.com, scroll down the right- hand side of the page.
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>> a hawaiian mom says she was humiliated when asked to prove her breast pump was real at an airport. >> i had to stand in front of the mirrors and the sinks and pump my breasts in front of every tourist that walked in. >> wow. >> the woman said she was flagged for additional screening at the airport wednesday because of her electric breast-feeding pump. she claims agents told her she couldn't take the pump on the planes because the bottles in her carry-on were empty. when the bottles were full, she was allowed back on the plane. the tsa has since apologized. every day, stray dogs are brought into the barks animal shelter in anne arundel city. some stand out because of the hardships they endured. mike schuh shows us what happens. >> in baltimore -- [ barking ] >> reporter: strays survive,
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thanks to ample food and trash. there are abandoned houses in a patch work of places to hide. this dog was one of them. skin and bones when brought to barks. she couldn't walk in. her foot, crushed and missing. >> we saw that he had three- quarters of a leg still there. >> so she sent to the essex center. >> she was wagging her tail. wants to go, wants to run. it's that un -- . >> it's that unconditional love they have for you. >> her bond with karen. next, noasmication -- no amputation. kisses got a prosthetic limb. after eight months, karen thought she needed a change and took this ball of energy home to foster. that was four months ago. karen cooperate give up kiss -- couldn't give up kisses. >> do you remember the day when you were like, ah. >> i remember when it just hit
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me, i was like, okay, i can't give her away. there's just no way. >> reporter: today is a special day for the three and sometimes four-legged dog and her two- legged friend. with this contract, exactly one year since kisses arrived, karen signs the papers to adopt her. >> and she's yours. >> yea! >> official mommy now. >> in essex, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. >> what a nice story. what a cute dog. barks has a fund to help all animals needing medical attention. and the veterinary center is accepting donations at its front desk to defray the $15,000 cost for the treatment of kisses. in other news, an embarrassment for nasa. a report says hackers broke into its system 13 times last year. they stole employee credentials and access to projects that could compromise u.s. security. nasa spends $15 million on
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cyber security. at least 48 electronic devices have been lost or stolen in the past two years. check in with eyewitness news at 6:00. more coming up. >> wjz will keep you updated on the breaking news we were first to tell you about. anne arundel county executive, john leopold, indicted on serious charges. new reaction from leopold, coming up new at 6:00. and another round of severe weather hits the midwest and the south, causing more destruction. the latest on the deadly weather. check in for these stories. we'll have more coming up. thank you. how do people in minnesota make the most of the winter weather? well, some go surfing. surfers braved the cold waters of lake lake superior to catch the waves. getting to the wire requires a trek, though, through the snow, with temperatures in the 20s. you can see the snowflakes flying there. hopefully this suits you. good enough job. >> okay. surf board and snow just don't seem to go together. >> not at all. but good for them.
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a rhode island teen will never drive again. that's because a judge took away his driver's license forever. the 17-year-old admits he was drunk behind the wheel of this car when he crashed into a tree last october. now, the accident left one of his friends in a coma for weeks. a judge handed down the harsh punishment to send a message to young, reckless drivers. >> the law has been set out to address specific facts before the court. if you're going to drive dangerously in rhode island and you're a young person, this court is going to respond accordingly. >> the teen pled guilty to several charges, including driving over the speed limit and not wearing a seat belt. an armored truck driver is wanted for murder and theft tonight. police say 32-year-old ken conas killed his colleague. then took off with more than $2 million. he later called a friend and admitted to the crime. police believe he is armed with
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automatic weapons. he was last seen driving a tan ford explorer with pennsylvania license plates. now, here's something you don't see every day. a group of students racing into the classroom. take a look at this. dozens of students run for cover, as a deer makes its way down the halls down a high school in charlotte, north carolina. a few of them were treated for minor cuts and bruises. but otherwise, they're okay. the deer skid around the wax floors before running owz outside the building. >> the students will get out of the way of the deer. >> he's not in his territory. still ahead on eyewitness news tonight. breaking news. >> john leopold indicted. complete coverage coming up all complete coverage coming up all new at 6:00. ,, 3q i stepped on the machine,
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coming up on eyewitness news at 6:00. breaking news. anne arundel county executive john leopold is indicted. overtime controversy. i'm weijia jiang, with how much baltimore city schools is spending on it. and the surprising answer to who is get the most. it's not an educator. that story is next. >> reporter: tornado outbreak. dozens of violent storms battle the midwest. now, more deaths are reported. storms moving into maryland. the first warning weather team is tracking them. >> check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> wjz eyewitness news at 6:00
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starts now. indicted. a prominent maryland politician, facing serious charges. >> i would ask my fellow citizens citizens to reserve judgment until then. and that they be patient as the judicial process takes its course. >> reporter: tonight, the judicial allegations against john leopold and his response to them. >> hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> updating the breaking news. wjz was first to tell you about an indictment that was handed against john leopold. mike hellgren breaks down the indictment. >> reporter: denise, we have been pouring through it for the past several hours. these are some serious and

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