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a missing girl found dead. >> >> a young baltimore teen found dead after roller skating, hours later, family members find her body. >> >> good evening, thanks for joining us, i'm adam may. tonight, a 13-year-old girl is dead. her east baltimore family is devastated and looking for answers. "wjz" live on this breaking story. derrick has reaction from her family. >> >> reporter: it was her brother that found her buried under trash in an alley. this grief-stricken mother,

speechless. not able to comprehend the murder of her 13-year-old daughter. >> she left home to go roller skating an never returned. >> reporter: her her aunt -- >> she never came home. she never did anything like this before. we knew that. for her not to come home was out of the ordinary. we called the police and said we thought she was missing. >> >> reporter: the family said they were told to wait 24 hours before filing a missing person's report, but the victim's brother went out searching for her and found her in an alley, her body, covered with trash. >> she does have some signs of trauma, but we are not sure what she was skilled from. >> reporter: detectives going door-to-door, questioning neighbors. interviewing the young girl's friend >> she didn't walk out there by herself. someone pulled her out there. if you saw anything suspicious. give us a call.

>> >> reporter: her family heartbroken >> we never had any problems. she was a little good kid. >> reporter: neighbors left wondering who could be so cruel. >> that's a monster. what kind of human being would do something like this to a 13- year-old child. i can't describe the feeling. i have two kids. it's a monster. >> >> reporter: the victim's body taken to medical examiner. >> >> anyone with information is urged to call the baltimore city homicide detectives. >> >> a toddler has been found inside of a chuck e cheese's. the three-year-old girl said her name is harmony. her parents are nowhere to be found the girl is tonight safe with police, but officials are trying to track down her parents, anyone with information on the identity of this child is urged to call the

hartford county police. >> >> another developing story. after hours of intense standoff ends. a man was threatening his life and the life of someone else in this house. s.w.a.t. teams helped to talk that man outside and he was transported to the hospital. police have not confirmed if anyone else was in the home at the time. >> >> an indiana toddler that we told you about found alone in a field has passed away. angela backcock was taken off life support this afternoon. she died immediately after being taken off life support. all of her family, parents and two siblings were killed in the vicious tornadoes. the weekend death toll now stands at 38. . >> reporter: the pews at saint freezing rain sis xavier church packed for emotional services.

parishioners wiped away tears and hugged each other. by day's end, the pews were flowing with donated clothing. smoking jims rolled out his barbecue -- >> a lot of times in these situations, people don't get any hot food. so we came to help. >> reporter: going door-to- door, checking on residents, who said in the midst of the devastation, she feels blessed. >> look around you, there is a lot left. >> reporter: a curfew remains in henryville interest 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 am. officials fear looting and want to keep people safe from things like downed power lines and gas leaks. the downtown area of west liberty, kentucky, off limits to most so crews could clear debris.

paul ferguson's family survived, but his house, gone. >> i watched this -- i dropped to my knees. >> >> reporter: commune i are vowing to rebuild, working as hard as they can to put things back together. >> >> tonight, state police in indiana say think they they have accounted for for all of the residents hit by the tornadoes. >> >> back here in maryland, mounting concerns among residents following a sex scandal involving a top politician, john leopold is accused of misusing his office. on friday, he was indicted on numerous charges, including allegations 245 leopold used the security detail to drive him to parking lot to engage in sexual activity. numerous -- >> these people that run for politics should be more careful about what they do. >> it's horrible. just terrible abuse of power.

>> leopold said that he will fight the charges, but he has no plans to step down. he is due in court march 26th. >> >> the moving of the campaign overdrive. type tuesday two days away, republican presidential candidates are ramping up their fight for votes. drew levinson has the very latest to "wjz." >> reporter: the gop front runner went to georgia sunday where her iser offed up pancakes -- >> not every day you get served -- >> reporter: mitt romney ignored his republican rivals and attacked president obama. >> he has been in office for three years. i'm still waiting to hear what his job plan is. how he is going to make america most competitive and put us back to work. >> >> reporter: georgia offers the most delegates tuesday and it's newt gingrich territory. he said it is a must win >> you lose all credibility if the folks who know you best

repute crate you repudiate you. >> >> we have seen in washington, and some of the other states, we have the anti-romney vote, if you will. both gingrich and i are out there shrugging away. >> reporter: santorum and romney are locked in a tight race in ohio. a key state because it's a general election battle ground. a new poll shows santorum leading romney by two points. ohio is one of 10 states up for grabs tuesday with more than 400 delegates at stake. republicans could see their economy emerge or once again shake up the race. drew levinson, "wjz" "eyewitness news." >> >> ron paul spent sunday in alaska alaska holds its primary super tuesday. up there, 27 delegates are up

for grabs. over to russia where president vladimir putin wins a third term. that was the president claiming victory late tonight. he will be in office for six more years with his eyes brimming with tears. he proclaimed to supporters they have triumphed over his opponents. >> >> after a trip to home, edwin o'brien is back in baltimore celebrating his first mass as cardinal. tonight, gigi barnett has the details. >> reporter: this special mass and the cathedral of mary our queen, the beginning of the end in baltimore for edward cardinal o'brien. this was the scene last month in rome when pope benedict xvi elevated o'brien to cardinal. now, back in baltimore, this is his first mass as cardinal and, he says, there is still much work to do. >> i'm hoping and praying the

new appointment comes soon so people can stop worrying an the new archbishop can have his own program in place. >> reporter: o'brien's elevation is bittersweet. he will leave this city to begin a new position in rome. but parishioners say it was an honor he was selected. >> it's good for all believers. >> reporter: o'brien is the fourth leader of the archdiocese of baltimore to become a cardinal. he said he is ready to forge ahead. >> i'm grateful to the people of baltimore and all of my associates. >> >> reporter: card follow o'brien has some say over who his successor will be. he was able to send three names to rome, but he can't say who they have because the process of choosing the next archbishop is a secret. i'm gigi barnett, "wjz." cardinal o'brien doesn't know when his new appointment

in rome will begin, but he hopes his new position will promote christianity in jerusalem. >> >> orioles looking for ball girls and ball boys for the 2012 season. men and women got a chance to show off their baseball skills. they were tested on being able to handle -- the chosen ball boys and girls will work with the team for the entire 2012 season. but you have to be 18 >> still to come, ammunition depot exploded. we'll take you inside of the blast that shook an entire community. >> not respectful to the victims or to the survivors. >> >> shocking serial killer tours, milwaukee unveils a jeffrey dahmer tour. >> >> flowing la virginia burning down hawaiian homes. residents return and survey the

damage. >> >> major u.s. cities losing their trees at alarming rates, baltimore is among them. i'm tim williams with more on what is affecting our area coming up. >> >> chilly air has returned to maryland and it will be here for a couple of days. the complete first warning forecast coming up with "eyewitness news" returns. . ,,,,,,

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it's 36 degrees and mostly cloudy in central maryland. a little snow to the west. bernadette will have all of the details in the first warning forecast coming up. >> >> two passenger trains collide in poland, injuring -- killing 16 and injuring dozen says more. at least 54 people were hurt, including an american woman. crews began to dome through the twisted wreckage. >> >> an investigation is underway in the republic of congress go after a series of catastrophic explosions. more than 200 people were killed. 2,000 people hurt. a fire trig ared a whole cache of depots to explode. still no word on what caused the initial fire. >> >> a milwaukee tour group is causing a bit of controversy. the tour for focuses on the

areas that serial killereverry dahmer lived. the first tours that took place in milwaukee, met with a loud and angry protest, including at least one family member of a dahmer victim. >> just like to read books and know history and i have never been on a tour that actually showed where things went down. >> this sort of thing here upsets me, it angers me and it's just not respectful to the victims. >> >> tourgoers on a one mile walk many of the places where dahmer hunted and killed his victims. >> >> a police officer in philadelphia arrested after police say he tried to pick up a prostitute. police say he was busted after a prostitute he tried to pick up. the priest remains on administrative leave tonight.

>> >> smoking lava swallows up homes in hawaii. a volcano erupted spewing lava into the town of the big island. residents in the area were flown out by helicopter. lava blanketing roads and snaking through trees an incinerating everything in its path. >> we didn't think this would be this coming down, let alone for 30 years. > the volcano erupted as one of the most active in the world. >> >> it appears most areas are losing trees, baltimore is no exception. tonight, tim williams explains what factors hit our region the hardest. >> >> trees are losing ground to pavement in many person cities and baltimore is among them.

>> it indicates a decrease as well as a number of major u.s. cities. >> recently released u.s. forest service runs through 2005 and identified a decline in tree cover. >> there is of course natural disaster such as hurricane irene last august where we lost 1300 trees. we also lose trees because of a lack of adequate after care, a new tree planting. >> used to determine 17 of 20 cities studies lost tree cover while 16 saw increases in pavements and rooftops. recent tropical storms are largely to blame. baltimore lost nearly two percent of the entire tree canopy, almost twice the average for most cities analyzed the biggest culprit, baltimore's gran prix.

baltimore's new sustainability plan calls for doubling the tree canopy. means 8800 trees will be planted or given away starting in july. >> we'll turn over any tree loss. >> tim williams. >> >> baltimore is not far behind from three biggest tree loserses right now, listed as new orleans, houston and alburquerqie. they plant these trees and get stuck on the medians, they are knocked over, they are dead, not being watered. >> we do need our trees. >> i have plenty in my yard. >> >> the biggest tree advocate bob turk. >> bob loves his trees. >> >> all right, current weather. > >> 1 point 8-inches of snow,

that's it for the entire season. as of now, if we don't get any more this season, we are looking at the third least, ever. that goes back to the 1800s. . snowshowers out there, right now. this will not add to our total. these are a burst, a round that comes and goes, part of a quick moving system that will pass through tonight into tomorrow. first, up today, storms to the south, carolinas, virginia, hiding out to sea. giving us a little rain. all of that is gone now. snowshowers showing up with the next storm system, in between, wind has picked up out of the west, bringing in colder air. look at all of us in the 30s. down into the 20s, compared to yesterday at this time, 10-15

degrees colder than it was. so our high on the day, below average. 48 degrees. that has not happened in awhile. in the next couple of days, we will be in the 40s, but we have another warmup coming our ways. upstream, this is where the chili air is coming from. it will continue to move our way tomorrow into tuesday. bringing snow to a lot of the areas that were pummeled and devastated by the tornadoes, rate and snowshowers possible alon the way, when it leaves us, still chilly, before we start the warm upon wednesday. small craft advisory in effect. going down to 28 degrees. tomorrow, we go up to the 40s. that is it. 44 for our high and another day below average on tuesday before the warm air returns it is coming back. 61 degrees on wednesday, 67 on thursday.

by friday, chance for rain, in the 60s. >> >> rain is right around the corner. >> >> coming up in sports there they are, the new atlantic coast ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

fans sport board. >> >> let's talk about it, folks for the 10th time in school history, maryland women's team has been crowned queens of the atlantic basketball conference. a hard day's work for the number 5 terrapins, they have earned the automatic march madness bid with help right there -- then, later on, acc player of the year, alyssa -- career high, 29 points.

only the second sophomore to be named the acc player of the year. maryland strolling down victory lane. first year coach fired up, he got -- cavs get the bucket, 61- 58, virginia, then on the ensuing bucket. watch terrell. 25, he had for the heeding score, but the cavaliers, seven on the career high, 35. extra period. despite 17 points for senior baltimore -- athletic conference. springfield, massachusetts. northeast baltimore's only loyola of maryland. came out stroking in the second half, all team conference

player -- extra win, loyola wins it, 70-60 for the mack conference championship tomorrow night on national tv. finally, baseball. oriole spring training report from sarasota. top pitching prospect, bill lan bundy. fourth pick overall. he struck out adam and then mark reynolds and got matt weeder to pop up. pretty impressive who was on his way to becoming a national player of the year in oklahoma. . >> it was really fun. high school ball, instructally. really fun, i got to learn some things from it. really, i want to throw strikes yesterday, fast ball commands in and away and then the curve ball as well and i felt like i did that very well. > >> we had 71 innings and 158

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