harbor. tonight, the mayor calls it disappointing. wjz is live with the impact and how police are going to monitor this. >> they say they're going to monitor city school police. and they're going to keep better tabs on facebook and twitter. the arrests range from violation in curfew, to serious assault and stabbing. >> reporter: calm, in and around the inner harbor, was shattered saturday night, when hundreds converged downtown in a large area, from the block to first mariner arena. the gathering, like others in the past year, turned violent. police also believe it was all organized online, primarily from facebook. >> reporter: really, from different neighborhoods, fought over trivial, silly things. >> reporter: amin tyler, watched it all unfold. >> a lot of commotion. a lot of people running around. very surprised. very, very surprised. they were even thinking about not coming into the inner harbor. >> reporter: police used a

taser to break up one fight. >> he was stabbed in the arm, as a result of a petty dispute. looks like she met up with a group of girls. they exchanged words. it turned physical. >> reporter: and this is not the first time something like this happened downtown. >> reporter: including fights at the fourth of july fireworks last year, a little boy injured by a stray bullet and a father murdered. the harbor is a major tourist draw and money maker. and the mayor says keeping it safe remains a priority. >> and they were being disruptive. and we moved in to take control of the situation. it's disappointing. >> i'm committed to making sure that the masher is safe. for our citizens, as well as visitors. it's a trademark. and i'm going to protect it. >> reporter: and this is remarkably similar to another large gathering of iewghtds -- youths downtown last april. that also ended with a teenager stabbed. reporting live at city police headquarters. mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. vic? >> mike, thank you very much. police say they made more

than 10 arrests before bringing the crowds under control. hard time in federal prison. a second baltimore city police officer, now sentenced for his role in an elaborate extortion scheme. mary is live with the latest on this case. >> reporter: 25-year-old jerry digs spend the next 30 months in federal prison. he is one of those charged for illegally referring cars for towing service repairs after crashes, in exchange for cash. digs falsified police reports, indicating that some vehicles more damage than they had. this allowed the owners of majestic to get more money from insurance companies. to date, two police officers have pled guilty to their role. >> the shop owners have also pled guilty to their roles in that scheme. a man hunt is under way for a suspect who tried to run down a suspect on eastern shore. jessica kartalija has the latest on this search. >> reporter: that suspect is

still believed to be in the cambridge area, or somewhere on the eastern shore. >> reporter: shortly after midnight sunday, police pulled over this man. 39-year-old demetrius denbee, on leonard lane in cambridge. >> cambridge police officers stopped the suspect in his truck for a traffic vielgtz. their investigation on the scene led them to request a k-9 to respond to a drug scan. >> police say denbehit the gas, slamming right into an officer. that's when police opened fire, shooting at denbe's truck, as he took off. >> the chief of the cambridge police department, called maryland state police and requested that our homicide unit investigated this case because was it a police- involved shooting. >> reporter: cambridge residents say they are shocked by the violence. >> reporter: i came out my back door, 1:00, 2:00. and i saw police light flashes. >> i wanted to live in cambridge to get away from that type of thing. >> reporter: the officer was taken to the area hospital with a broken ankle.

denbe's truck was found abandoned a few blocks away. >> reporter: and denbe faces charges of attempted first- degree and second-degree murder, as well as assault. jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> jessica, thank you. if you have any information, you're urged to call state police. we want to update the breaking news from last hour. police are on the scene of a shooting in harford county. no word on any arrests or the motive for the shooting. tonight, we're learning more about the u.s. soldier, accused of slaughtering innocent afghan villagers. staff sergeant robert bales is currently being held in fort leavenworth, kansas. and he is meeting with his attorney for the first time. he could be charge the for killing 16 civilians, nine of them children. police say the 38-year-old described the two young children as a man of honor. bales was reportedly upset about being sent back to the

middle east and being passed over for a promotion. a maryland officer, assassinated in a secure location in afghanistan. it comes as hundreds of friends, family and complete strangers come together to remember major robert marchanti. alex demetrick comes where services are held. >> reporter: major marchanti died. and today, the people who made it a home said goodbye. >> reporter: the respect shown major robert marchanti, proceeded him to the trinity assembly of god church. a full-time soldier, marchanti was murdered last month in afghanistan, leaving a wife and four children behind. >> he went there to provide for our family and to serve this country. and he did it until the very end. >> reporter: his job was a mentor am he actual -- he actually work alongside and with the afghans to help them improve their operations. >> reporter: but it was one of those afghan police officers who gunned down major

marchanti. in the inadvertent burning of the copies of koran, rioting swept over the country. marchanti was one of two soldiers assassinated by the afghan cop. >> i hope if the military is watching this and whoever is going out and is looking for the man that did this to my father, i hope they find that coward and take him to justice. >> reporter: but that hunger was a undercurrent today. first of all, there was a life to remember and appreciate. >> reporter: my dad, he was the perfect image of love. >> the way he showed the boys in the family how to treat a woman and how to be a good husband, undeniably, that is what i will remember most about my father. >> major marchanti will be buried with full military honors at arlington national cemetery tomorrow. >> major marchanti was killed during his first tour in afghanistan. homeowners listen up. baltimore's mayor is trying to follow through on trying to lower taxes in the city.

mayor rawlings-blake introduced that today. the plan would reduce property tax rates by 20% by the year 2020. then the city would make up the revenue from income with slot machines that would eventually be installed in the city. right now, it is just a proposal. almost feels like we're going to skip spring and go directly to summer. students catching sun today, out at what they call the beach. we also saw these women cooling off with ice cream in fells point. seems like ice cream, iced tea. all in hot demand as people are looking to chill out today. i think it's pretty safe to say that winter is in a rear-view mirror. meteorologist bernadette woods and bob turk are updating the first warning weather forecast. let's start with bob. >> i think we left winter behind sometime this year. we have a couple of spring showers and thundershowers around. take a look at radar. right now, not too far. north of the baltimore region am a little batch moving through carroll county.

another batch of showers. one little thundershower there, west of martinsburg. and hagerstown now. closer to the city now. a little batch of showers. beginning to die out. westminster to finksburg. hanover, pa, to glen rock. and another little batch from henderson. to denton. thunder and lightning there. downpours in some of those cells. we might see a shower in the baltimore area. most of it is going to die down. we might see repeat of this i think tomorrow. which is going to be another mild day. right now, in the 60s and low 70s across the region. and that's been the way it has been the last couple of weeks. bernadette woods in the outback, with a look at the incredible lack of snow this year. bernadette? >> we've talked about record winters the past few years. but this year is the opposite. and it's still looking to be a record. take a look here. this is the last official day of winter. we're looking back at snowfall and the lack thereof. 1.8 inches is what we've officially gotten at bwi

marshall for the season. you can see that's the third lowest all-time. and these records go back to the 1800s. lowest ever was in the 49, 50 season, with under an inch of snow. for some people got most of their snow in october before the season even got under way. this is starting to wind down as we look ahead with this forecast. and it gets even warmer. we'll have that shortly. back inside. >> thank you, bernadette and bob. excitement is building now in college park. in less than an hour, the u.s. women's basketball team takes on louisville in the ncaa tournament. sports director mark viv yango has more. -- viviano has more. >> some schools are just excited to get invited to the tournament. the maryland women expect to not only get in but contend. they expect to take on that goal when they play on their home court tonight. >> reporter: home court is an advantage for the terps and they used it in beating navy in the first round at comcast center saturday. in round 2, the opponent is

louisville. and though maryland will be favored to win again, they know all about the unpredictable nature of march madness. >> i know our team understands at this time of year, and you can watch the men's bracket and what is taking place, you can't take anything for granted. >> reporter: nothing taken for granted with these terps. they learned a tough lesson when they watched on their home court to george town a year ago. and it is an especially critical time for the seniors who know that a loss will mean the end of their college careers. and that's a rallying point for the terps. >> the girls have played hard for the three senators. and i know they will continue to play hard. we're going to go stars -- as far as everyone is willing to go. and it will be a lot of fun. i know we're definitely excited for this last round. >> reporter: from the seniors on down, including star sophomore, alyssa thomas, this is a special time for the terps. and they embrace the opportunity, without feeling too much pressure. >> i don't think we'll have any

problem relaxing. i think everyone is ready to play and excited to play. but i think when the time comes, and we step on the court, we are going to be ready and focused to play. >> maryland is taking on a louisville team that is coached by former terrapins assistant, jeff walls. terps are going for some revenge tonight. adam? >> all right, mark. thank you so much. and vic. okay. maryland -- if maryland wins tonight, they'll advance to the sweet 16 play in raleigh, north carolina. >> i can't believe march madness is already getting to the end already. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. we've got to check you. he's going to check you out, okay? >> the not-so-friendly skies. the tsa is under fire again for what happened to this 3-year- old in a wheelchair. 25 years after surviving a bullet to the face, western district officer gene cassidy finds his life is on the line again. >> reporter: i'm mary bubala. how baltimore city police are

helping one of their own. that story just ahead. how these painted lines on the side of 95, nearly cost one maryland man his life. i'm derek valcourt. i'll explain coming up on eyewitness news. and another unseasonably warm, march evening. are we in store for changes? don't miss the updated first warning forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

right now, police are looking for a driver who nearly killed a truck driver. wjz is live at shock trauma tonight. that's where the victim is being treated. derek valcourt has more on what happened and the search for the driver. >> reporter: he went through surgery here. he is expected to recover after a highway hit and run. >> reporter: construction worker ricardo jobes, recovering from a shattered leg and dislocated elbow, after a car slammed into him monday morning. it happened just prior to the caton avenue exit. the two left-most lanes were blocked off, as jobes began laying down new striping on a section of the highway. that's when a car veered off the lanes and struck him.

>> it could have been far worst. -- worse. the equipment was himself and one employee. just so happens the other employee was facing traffic. mr. jones had his back to traffic. one of them was able to get out of the way, but mr. jones was not able to get out in time. >> reporter: construction workers were not able to get a good description of the vehicle or a lrns plate number. >> reporter: the crash reconstruction expert believes it was a gm sedan. possibly a gold or silver pontiac grand prix. they need the public's help finding it. >> we want to advise anyone traveling to construction zone to slow the speed down. >> 2010, maryland registered 1700 crashes in highway work zones, injuring 833 people, killing six. part of the reason why lawmakers agreed to allow speed cameras in construction zones, hoping to slow down traffic. >> reporter: as for the victim,

ricardo jones, he was in stable condition. he is engaged to be married later this summer. it's not clear whether he'll be able to walk down the aisle. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> anyone with information on this hit-and-run is urged to call the maryland transportation authority police at 410-537-1208. a baltimore police officer shot on duty, two decades ago, now faces a new battle to survive. mary joins us now with more. officer gene cassidy is once again finding that fellow officers are by his side. >> reporter: 25 years ago, officer gene kazidy was shot fighting crime on the western district. he survived and thrived as a teacher at the police academy. even though a bullet to the face took his eyesight. now, so many years later, jean cassidy finds has life is on the line again. >> reporter: just pray and everything is fine. >> reporter: gene cassidy needs a liver transplant. he unknowingly contrart

tracted. >> today, fraternal order of police are offering support to gene. certainly keith gladstone stopped by heading into work. >> 20 years ago, he taught my class. and his legacy. just would like him to continue on. >> officers are a family. and everybody here wants to help gene out. and for some, it is deeply personal. >> on the night in which he was shot, he was working at 7 15. and i would have relieved him in an hour or two. >> reporter: he is a close friend of gene's. and that could make him a candidate for a living organ donation. >> for me, it's not a sacrifice. it's an honor and privilege. >> i'm overwhelmed and deeply, deeply touched. >> reporter: so far, more than 80 people have come by the f.o.p. to donate blood and to offer support to gene and his family. >> thank you very much. you still have time too help. the blood drive continues until 7:00 p.m.

tonight. thanks to the early arrival of the spring-like weather of the famous washington, d.c. cherry blossoms, they are in full bloom. thousands ever people are swarming the tidal basin. this year marks the 100th anniversary of the trees. of course, they were a gift from japan. it was a five-week spectacular. officially kicks off tomorrow. i was just out on capitol hill today. they are beautiful now. >> most of those blosoms will probably be down in about two weeks or so. most of the blossoms will be -- >> there will still be a party. >> nice party. >> oh, yeah. let's take a look at temps now. a few showers around some spots. but still on the mild side. 71. barometer holding steady. south/southeast winds at 7. looks like another day tomorrow, like today. ,,,,,,,,,,

here's a live look outside right now. it has been a wonderful day, bob. and we're almost out of here. winter, get out of here. >> seven hours left of winter. >> snow, get out of here. >> a little too warm for that. yeah, it wasn't much of a winter, as we have been telling you. actually, one of the warmest winters in history. let's take a look. we have one or two showers left right now. just north of the city.

across portions of carol county. a little activity is dying out, as it moves into southern york county. and there's other stuff going on the eastern shore. there they are. one, two, three separate little thundershowers, going on over the eastern shore. a little activity to the west. very, very weak. it's still possible, across north central maryland. of a brief shower or two between now and maybe 8:30 or so. but that's about it. looks like tomorrow, we'll probably see the same scenario. but look at these temperatures. that's part of the reason. we got a little moisture in the air. sun comes out. a little chilly air comes in aloft. turns the atmosphere over. and you get some clouds forming and pop-up showers. 71, 74. 70. 60, the cool spot, ocean city. down by the ocean, it's chilly. 69 in oakland. and locally, well, if you've had any showers, they've dropped in the 60s. otherwise, still near the 70- degree mark. 75 today. dulles airport got to 76. and they broke a record. we got to 75. three short of tying the record

average once again. 55, 20 degrees above normal. 45 this morning. the average low, just above freezing. 34 degrees. and record, 12 in 1876. light southeast winds now. tomorrow, more of a south leer winds we think. and that is going to keep us in the warmer air all week long. to the west of us, a lot of shower and thunderstorm activity. and ahead of it, very warm air. the whole east coast. minneapolis this afternoon, was close to 80 degrees. i think we may get to 80 or maybe even a little better thursday and friday. showers to our north. a brief little area of showers in ohio. we could still see a shower this evening and again tomorrow afternoon, with that same kind of pattern. but gentlemanly, warm, sunny to partly cloudy skies. watch out for that. east winds on the bay. rather light, 53. tonight, any showers over by 8:00, 9:00. and tomorrow,

low to mid-70s. maybe a brief shower. perhaps a thundershower in some spots in the afternoon. it will be very isolated. but somebody hopefully will get some rain. it has been very dry this month so far. >> yeah, it has. you can feel the humidity in the air right now. >> today, it came back quite a bit. it's been very, very dry. from 68 down to 16. the first three rounds of the ncaa tournaments are now in the books. jessica kartalija is live to update the asus brackets challenge. >> it's tough to say, adam. say it eight times fast. the further we get into the tournament, the more points you can earn. in tie for fire first, tim and mary. and bob turk rounds out the top with 76 points. as for me, i am nowhere to be found, but i am still in there somewhere. so if you want to check the standings and see where we all stand, just come here to wjz.com, and click on the link at the top of the home page. way to go, adam. i'm impressed. >> i have to admit, i got help

out. did you get help? >> no, clearly i did not. and i have somebody back in the newsroom that -- by the name of mitch freedman. >> oh. our executive producer. >> don't ask him for any advice. >> i'm not going to give up my helper here. very helpful with my bracket. march madness continues. thursday night with the sweet 16 at 7. it is syracuse, versus wisconsin. that is the battle of ohio, the buckeyes versus the bear cats. all of it is live here on wjz 13. did you do a bracket this year? >> i didn't do a bracket at all. i can't tell you what i did. still to in on eyewitness news this evening. out with the old and in with the new. bge is set to kick off its new smart grid program. i'm monique griego. coming up, how it could affect your bill. a controversial confrontation. an unarmed teenager is killed. a neighborhood watch leader says it was self-defense.

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79 degrees and mostly cloudy. good evening, everyone. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. a horror and a forker alert is in effect. four people are killed in front of a jewish school, including three young children. as manuel gallegus reports, it is the latest in a string of shootings around the city. grieving relatives arrived at the oczar hotara school, as news arrived of the shooting. >> reporter: all of the children are like my children, this woman said police say a gunman on a motor bike opened fire in the city of taluz. a rabbi, his two young sons and another child were killed. >> reporter: the prosecutor says he shot at everybody who was near it. children and adults. the children were chased inside the excuse me. investigators say the gun used in the attack is the seech --

same one to kill three separate soldiers last week. in both of those shootings, the gunman escaped on a scooter. french president nicolas sarkozy promised to find the killer. >> reporter: authorities are trying to determine if this latest shooting is a terrorist attack. so far, the motive is unknown. but one of scierlt's top diplomats in france says it is clear the shooter singled out the jewish community. >> the jewish school was a target. this is not something that can be understood. how can you aim the children from a close range and kill them? >> reporter: french media reports the soldiers of last week's attacks were of arab descent. security is tighter at jewish and muslim buildings around taluz. manuel gallegus, wjz eyewitness news. >> france has the largest jewish community in western europe. estimated at half a million people. france also has the largest muslim population in western europe, about 5 million people.

a gruesome crime rocks salem, massachusetts. a mother is accused of trying to kill her own children. >> reporter: police say the 25- year-old mother slashed the throatsof. her two children and then tried to set fire to their apartment. it happened as you said nsalem. firefighters say the door knobs were removed, windows were covered and the smoke alarm was disabled. both children, ages 3 and 8, survived, despite a deep wound to their neck. the mother was taken into custody. she faces a number of charges. >> no word yet on a possible motive. the shooting death of a florida teenager continues to cause unrest in a florida community. trayvon martin was walking home with snacks when police say he wasil caned by -- say he was killed by a member of neighborhood watch. >> justice for trayvon. >> reporter: hundreds of

trayvon martin supporters marched sunday, outraged that three weeks after the shooting death of the 17-year-old, police have not arrested the gunman. >> i would like to see an arrest. i would like to see this man brought to justice. >> reporter: martin was visiting relatives on february 26th, walking in their subdivision, on his way home from a 711 store and was unarmed. it was 7:00 p.m. george zimmerman, a community watch member thought martin looked suspicious and called police. size he's got his hand in his waistband. and he's a black male. >> are you following him? >> yeah. >> okay. we don't need you to do that. >> reporter: but zimmerman ignored the dispatcher. he caught up with martin. they fought. two minutes after he was told police would handle it, several neighbors called 911, hearing screams then gunfire. >> you think he's yelling help?

>> yes. [ gunshot ] >> just -- there's gunshots. >> reporter: martin was dead, shot once in the chest. zimmerman told police he fired his 9-millimeter in self- defense. and he has a lawful concealed weapon permit. but all martin was carrying was his cell phone, a can of iced tea and a bag of skittles. >> they're treating this as my son is the perp. my son is the victim here. >> reporter: the case has been turned over to the state attorney's office, which can file charges or present the case to the grand jury. police now say alcohol say serious factor in a serious atv accident. 19-year-old deborah ann martin was seriously hurt sunday morning in this accident in union bridge. police say she was riding on an atv as a passenger, when the driver struck a guardrail. that 36-year-old driver is also in critical condition at shock trauma tonight. an investigation into a brutal assault at a baltimore gas station. it happened at this station near the intersection of

reisterstown road in northwest baltimore today. one person was taken to the hospital. so far, police have not released any more details about exactly what happened. >> bge is getting ready to put its smart grid into action. monique griego has more on how it hopes modernizing will help save money. >> reporter: conserving energy costs is a big concern for most homeowners. >> i think it's important to save money with this economy today, we have to do everything. >> reporter: bge hopes to help customers like linda thompson save money. by installing new smart meters. >> we're going to be able to help our customers do what they have been asked to do for a long time. which is help them become more energy efficient and help them save money. >> reporter: starting in may, crews will go house to house, switching electrical meters for a new digital one. they'll also be upgrading. >> this is going to give us for the first time, a two-way connectivity to the meter. >> reporter: bge says the actual process of switching out

only takes a few minutes. so there really won't be any lengthy interruptions in service. >> reporter: unlike the old meters, smart meters will allow them to track their usage over time. gold says it will also increase the utility's response to outages. >> in will allow us to pinpoint, with greater accuracy, which customers are in service, which are out. >> reporter: the smart grade transformation is expected to take three years and cost $482 million. 200 of which was paid for through a federal grant. thompson said she is just hoping for a smooth transition. >> i don't like changes myself at all. i like the way it is right now. and it's fine. digitalized. but you gotta keep up with the times. >> reporter: monique griego, wjz eyewitness news. >> bge crews will begin putting in smart meters in may, in anne arundel county. baltimore city won't start until next year. a letter is being sent out today to all customers.

time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. upset residents. a petition drive to recall elected officials. students, beware of what you're posting on facebook and twitter. scholarship applicants are now checking social media sites. remember to look for the updated first warning weather forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. starbucks is opening a new store. but this one comes without coffee. the seattle chain is squeezing into the juice bar market with its new chain. evolution fresh. the store aims to help health- conscious people. the company says it will also start selling at its starbucks locations. >> can you add a little starbucks into the juice? >> probably so. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. this is mark viviano, with the orioles in spring training, where matt wieters is catching on as a bonafide major league star. we'll hear from the orioles catcher when eyewitness news

continues. desperate search. wild weather. rescuers hope he can be found alive. bob turk. first warning weather center. warm start to spring officially. i'll have the first warning five-day forecast will coming up. wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. for instant updates on all the dayy's news, and updated forecast any time, log onto wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,, turn left.

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very dry, warm weather. in fact, denver broke 76 degrees on saturday. a 3-year-old boy in a wheelchair is given an invasive patdown by tsa agents in chicago. >> he's going to check you. he's just going to check you out, okay? >> can you sit up for me? >> sit up. real nice. >> the little boy was traveling with his family to disney world when his family fell under suspicion for unknown reasons. video shows the boy trembling in fear. the father said he was so upset with officers, he filmed it for you tube. the tsa says it is aware of the video and is investigating. scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. turns out the soldier accused in the afghanistan murder, had a million and a half dollar judgment against him. that story and more tonight on the cbs evening news. thank you, scott. here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,, [ male announcer ] for the dreamers...

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weather coverage. meteorologist bernadette woods and bob turk are updating this. >> it is beautiful out here. now, we've had more clouds come in because of a few showers and thunderstorms. they are out there this evening. but as we head into tomorrow, we'll start out the day with fog around. in the 50s. we'll see sunshine, back up to the 70s. and a chance again for a shower or thunderstorm, as we head through the evening. this warm weather is going to continue, though. so for more on that, here's bob. >> once again, tomorrow could be in the mid-70s. got to 75 today. same thing for wednesday. slight chance for a shower or thundershower tomorrow. probably a lesser chance. look at these temperatures. close to 80. maybe 81 on friday. then some shower activity. and we need it. for the weekend, 69. down to 43. a little chilly there. considering on saturday night. adam. >> 69, chilly. not too bad, bob. thanks so much. you're looking for work. even as the unemployment rate continues. andrea fujii explains that

thousands of marylanders are still strug struggling to find jobs. >> reporter: some may call it schmoozing. others call it survival. >> it's very challenging. just due to you have to know someone that is already inside the business business. >> reporter: william bol wear is one of many at the national careers careers fair. he spent the last six months looking for work. >> it's actually really tough to actually get the job in the field you study in, it's really tough. >> reporter: but the bureau of labor statistics shows the job market is the best it's been in two years. maryland's unemployment rate is now at 6.5%. almost 2% lower than the national average. >> reporter: and almost all of the growth was in the private sector, adding about 5,000 jobs in january. >> reporter: this employer says there are fewer candidates to pick from lately. >> each time we have been here, i've seen a little less each time. actually, today has been the least busy. >> reporter: but those still

out of work aren't as positive. >> i don't have my bachelors degree. i just have an associate's. that maybes me really nervous. -- makes me really nervous. i think there is a lot of competition out there. >> reporter: in the meantime, williams is hoping to find a side job. >> keep on filling online applications out. and hopefully something will break through. ang dre -- andrea fujii. wjz eyewitness news. >> according to the bureau of labor statistics. salisbury has the highest unemployment rate. sits at 10.4%. >> peyton manning picks a new team. mark has the latest. next in sports. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

big news now. >> yes. hall of fame quarterback. this is big news. it's come down to contract negotiations. if and when the deal is done, peyton manning will join the denver broncos. he picked broncos over san

francisco and tennessee. maybe the most prized free agent. manning's decision comes less than two weeks after imer-- jim ersay. but manning didn't play this past season because of a neck injury that required four surgical procedures. his ability to help the broncos certainly will depend on his health. and it is expected the broncos will now trade tim tebow. denver is scheduled to play the ravens, in baltimore, this coming season. >> reporter: to baseball now. the orioles have reached the midpoint of spring training, now less than three weeks to opening day at camden yards. questions remain leading up to the start of the season. and the help of pitcher zach briton is a continued concern. he was scratched from a scheduled start. suffering from soreness in his left shoulder. discomfort that has been an issue for briton for several months. team doctors say there is inflammation in the shoulder. briton will be evaluated for

the tomorrow. on the bright side, developer matt sweeters. -- matt wieters. threw out two in the exhibition game last night. sweeters is coming off -- wieters is coming off his best as well. wieters is growing into an all- star-caliber player. while in sarasota, i asked him about the season ahead. and his answer reveals much about how he is expecting a leadership role. >> what's going into your mind this year, off of building last year. >> it's more of this year's pitching stuff. they came in great shape. and all are ready. so to be able to get our pitching staff where i think they can get. and where i know if they do get that way, we can compete. and that's one of my goals this year. >> reporter: wieters threw out two base stealers.

o's beat the yankees, 6-3. birds had the day off today. they'll resume exhibition play tomorrow. the men's ncaa basketball tournament. 16 teams still battling for the title. maryland terrapins, taking on louisville in college park. that game will tip off in about 15 minutes. terps defeated navy in the first round on saturday. maryland is talented. but maybe just as important, they're healthy. >> you know, within college women's women's basketball, the team that stayed without the healthiest injuries had the best shot in terms of going the distance. and for us, you know, we have relatively all season long, been healthy. >> reporter: maryland faces a louisville team, coached by former terps assistant jeff wall. he led to win three years ago. i'll have highlights for you at 11:00. let's see if they can keep moving on.

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sergeant baels lawyer talks to peter van sant. >> he has an early memory of that evening and a later memory of that evening but he doesn't have memory of in between. >> pelley: and bill whitaker reports on his million-dollar money troubles. a gunman opens fire on a school in france. elizabeth palm own the death toll afrtd the and the investigation. should a neighborhood watch captain be prosecuted for killing a suspicious teenager? mark strassmann reports. and a hidden america most of us never see. jim axelrod with a photographer determined to make sure that we do. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. staff sergeant robert bales talked for the first time today to the lawyer who will defend him of the massacre of civilians in afghanistan. his attorney tells us tonight bales has no memory