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this is wjz-tv, wjz-hd and wjz.com, baltimore. from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now is complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. >> i'm vic carter. four in a crash as they rush to fight a fire in glenn. the firefighters were on their way to the pine wood east complex. one man was rescued from that fire with life threatening injuries. no word yet on what caused the fire or the crash that followed. two come in northeast

baltimore where two were shot and killed. they cover up her death. meghan mccorkell has more on this heartbreaking case. meghan? >> they gather to recover about the night she died. >> someone say amen! >> reporter: prayers, hugs, and tears as a community remembers 13 year old. >> she was fun. she liked to go places and make friends. >> reporter: classmates say good-bye with messages on the teen's locker. >> didn't get in a lot of trouble either. >> reporter: was shot by two boys playing with a fire, her body dragged into the backyard and put into trash bags. >> she never did anything to anybody. >> reporter: sources say in the killing it was found inside an off-duty police car, dating the

suspect. the community mourning the death with city officials getting answers about how she was killed. >> we're going to get answers. it won't bring her back, but for the safety of the children. >> reporter: an intense investigation is under way. >> the thought of it is quite frankly disgusting. i require more from our officers. >> and i ask you all just to be strong and make right choices. >> reporter: family members hope others learned from this tragedy as they remember a life lost too soon. the boys were charged with involuntary manslaughter at the juvenile court. i'm meghan mccorkell, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you, meghan. police ending with a

pursuit pile-up. crashed into a home on miller road in glennbar avenue. we're not sure how badly the driver was hurt. police tell wjz he is facing charges tonight. abusive power. mike hellgren explains the policing has no confidence in leopold's leadership. >> reporter: the aclu is demanding what they call a county executive. the state prosecutors claim leopold has security details to keep on political opponents. >> it's expressly forbidden by the law, so how is a top ranking government official spending time on this conduct is just outrageous. >> reporter: two got leopold to

step down. the head of the international brotherhood of police officers is outraged at the protection staff to drive him to clean up his urine. >> the county will become once word spreads of the indictment to the country. >> reporter: follows a no- confidence vote. >> i was surprised to see 100% of the members who voted to vote that way. >> reporter: leopold had denied wrongdoing. he told wjz, i continue to work with the members and honored to serve as police chief and continue to have faith and confidence in all police department members. >> if there were reports of police officers turning a blind eye, i would say, shame on the chief. >> reporter: the aclu is especially worried about what he was collecting on the opponents and how long he was

doing so. mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you, mike. a loss for the music world tonight as respected jazz musician dies in a crash. bassist joe byrd played in the trio. he acted as a goodwill ambassador for the state department. died when a driver ran a red light. joe byrd was 78 years old. authorities are thinking a contagious virus is to blame. family and neighbors are worried about getting sick themselves. jessica kartalija has more on the alarming illness. >> reporter: galvert county is looking for samples of a microbe strong enough to kill

three family members. died march 1st. her 58 year old son and daughter died tuesday. the maryland department of health and mental hygiene confirmed two died of influenza h 3 combined with a bacterial infection. medical examiner said at least one of the bodies was brought here to baltimore city for an autopsy. blake's other daughter is being treated at a washington area hospital. they were caring for miss blake when she contracted a pneumonia type of illness. >> we have no evidence that this is spread beyond this family group. >> reporter: health officials have contacted members of blake's extended family. >> i don't know a lot. i'm trying to take precautions

for my family. >> reporter: school officials are notifying parents to watch for any sign of illness. >> it's upsetting to think there's something out there that we don't know what it's all about. >> reporter: flu season goes through may. if you haven't had a flu shot, it's not too late. jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> health officials also urge anyone for anyone to contract the flu to keep sick children at home. stopping to apologize. a woman steps forward to say she's sorry after driving other 100 miles per hour at the capital beltway. >> i offer my utmost and most insere apologies to my residents. >> she was given originally a ticket for unsafe lane change but should be cited for reckless driving. 6 points on her driver's

license. versus the navy on capital hill. they want to stop from moving from baltimore to virginia. alex demetrick is live with the exchange. >> reporter: when this broken navy hospitalship was moved from baltimore to norfolk, virginia, civilian contractors supporting the trip had been pinning their hopes on the senator. senator tried working magic on the sack secretary of the navy. >> we had the same feeling with the colt scuffed us. i'm not joking. we love the comfort. >> reporter: it's finance, but not affection, that moves the

navy. >> in excess of $2 million a year for the comfort. >> reporter: in cost savings close to supplies and the doctors and nurses staffship in times of war and disaster. >> comes from the hospitals in virginia. >> reporter: pitched hurricanes and out of the way in norfolk. >> you're in a hurricane, they see riding it out and you have to get ready to deploy. >> i have to get back and see. >> i'd like to look at that in fact and see the judgment to keep the comfort. >> reporter: well, if that hurricane strategy doesn't work, they consider another shift to baltimore. vic? >> thank you. they're set to leave baltimore in one year. for tech fans, the latest ipod is unveiled with an hd

television. the new ipad will be thicker and heavier with a larger battery but one thing not changing is the price. goes for $499 with other versions ranging from $600 to $800. a lottery winner on welfare? >> i thought they were cutting me off, but since they didn't, i thought it was okay because i'm not working. >> why this million dollar winner said she needs the government aid. the new incentive for anyone with information on this driver. a baltimore native wrote this letter to the mayor and it's about the circus. i'm weijia jiang and i'll explain coming up next. another warm winter day. i'll have the complete forecast coming up next. complete coverage continues

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it's 59 degrees, mainly clear. the complete weather forecast is coming up next. a truck driver dead in florida. witnesses say the truck drove in the path of the freight train pulling five cars. took over three hours to bring

the blaze to control. they escaped without injuries. a scene in tulsa after a shooting outside of the courthouse. 23 year old andrew shot and then officers returned fire. a bystander were all wounded. none of the injuries said to be life threatening. police don't know why he initially opened fire. murder and terror charges are in the indictment of the mass murder in norway. contested to killing 77 people but denies criminal guilt. the extremists say they were supporting a proimmigration policy. attacked a youth camp sponsored by norway's company. he will receive psychiatric care and undergoing a mental health exam with the trial starting in april.

a $3000 reward for anyone with information on a hit and run accident. ran over a man and then drove off last week with the victim in critical condition and police don't know who he is because he wasn't carrying any identification. the mayor takes on a hollywood star with a war of words over the circus. smith is concerned about the treatment of elephants in the circus. weijia jiang has both sides of the controversy. >> reporter: she's an international superstar, but jada pinkett smith keeps an eye on where she comes from. >> supports the hometown. hometown girl. >> reporter: pinkett smith wrote to stephanie about the circus which is coming to the city later. as a mother and proud baltimore native, i'm writing because of

the circus. elephants don't choose to perform. it bans any mechanical or electrical device to cause suffering or physical injuries, but the mayor is not star struck and has ignored other issues linked to the city. >> we've reached out about homelessness, school issues. we've gotten some feedback and support or concern about those issues that are very pressing to the city. >> reporter: as for the circus. >> i appreciate the fact that they come to baltimore. i've enjoyed them since i was a child. i take my daughter. >> reporter: ringring insists on all care of safety. they consider the animal welfare act. weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness

news. a million dollar lottery winner is collecting food stamps. the sum of her lottery came to -- asked if she had the right for the assistance. >> i have no income and i have bills to pay. i have two houses. >> late tonight, the state of michigan cut off amanda's benefits. it's the responsibility of food stamp recipients to alert changes in income and may face investigation. nothing to do with rain or snow. this is the solar variety. charged particles in the sun will shape the earth's magnetic field. it may affect your gps. this is the largest solar storm in the last five years.

sorry, i'm not going to be able to make it to work. i got lost by gps caused by a solar flare. >> incredible pictures. this thing was like 50 times the size. okay, you noticed if you happen to be in the north pole during the next couple of hours, just look up to the north. you have actually might see maybe some of the aurora. it's possible for it to come down south. it's visible in new york and pennsylvania, so it wasn't that far away. 59 degrees on this night. really amazing day. winds at 10. barometer holding steady. looking at these warm temps, 58 in oakland. i mean, it's amazing this time of year. 52 in bell air and camp john, 67 degrees today. not a record but awfully warm. 52 this morning and average is 31 on the record, 76, and 10

back in 1960. 70 wins today that bumped the temperatures up from the freezing mark to the upper 60s. tomorrow, maybe even warmer. may get to 70 and tomorrow night, cooler air with neighboring few showers and expecting a lot of rain out there. but generally, a pretty nice day that will be warm. clouds and a few hours of showers into early friday that clears out. it will be a little cooler friday and quite a bit cooler, i think, on saturday but it will warm up again by sunday. winds are picking up up to 25 knots. wind advisory in the afternoon. bay temp, cool. 6:07. tonight, generally clear, a few high clouds but mild 45 to maybe low 50s in the city. a warm, breezy day. 68, probably 70 in some spots

with increasing clouds late in the day and shower activity tomorrow late into early friday. clears out, a little cold at 67. 32 at night and chilly on saturday. 48 a little breezy and back up to 60, partly sunny skies on monday. denise? >> looking good, bob, thank you. quarterback available to any team. >> [ male announcer ] for the saver, and a big first step. for the spender who needs a little help saving. for adding "& sons." for the dreamer, planning an early escape. for the mother of the bride. for whoever you are, for whatever you're trying to achieve, pnc has technology, guidance, and over 150 years of experience to help you get there.

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>> trainings education time, one of the best. peyton manning, if he's going to torment baltimore anymore, it's going to be a different team. he's no longer a colt.

owner and manning making the announcement today. the qb released after 14 seasons of one of the greatest in history. manning helped lead into the super bowl four times named the mvp. plans to keep playing but no longer with the horseshoe on his helmet. >> i've been a colt for almost all of my adult life, but i guess in life and in sports, we all know that nothing is going to last forever. times change, circumstances change, and that's the reality of playing in the nfl. >> among the teams expected to make a play for manning, the dolphins, redskins,. made a good first impression. minnesota twins in sarasota today. two scoreless innings. struck out in the second.

two orioles pitchers. birds are now 2-2. college basketball coach and his terms open up against wake forest in atlanta tomorrow. it will likely take four days to win the tourney but has his mindset on a strong finish. >> everything we learned in the acc, we learned for this tournament and to win it. i mean, our goals haven't changed. >> hoping for the miracle run to start at the noon tipoff tomorrow. local college lacrosse taking on hopkins at the field. came in unbeaten with the jays

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