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now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> justice for trayvon, how outrage over the death of the unarmed teen in florida spurs rallies here in baltimore. >> new developments in the investigation of the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot him. >> good afternoon, i am don scott. >> and i am jessica kartalija. >> and here is what people are talking about today, the growing nationwide outcry over the killing of trayvon martin, the florida teenager whose death has raised concerns about racial profiling. we are live with complete coverage. mike hellgren is in west baltimore, where one of the rallies will be held today but we will start with mark strawsman from sanford, florida, the community that has been forced into the national spotlight with martin's death. [ singing ] >> reporter: last night dozens gathered outside a gated community where 17-year-old trayvon martin was shot and

killed a month ago today. the shooter, george zimmerman, claims he fired in self defense and remains free. sunday church services from florida to chicago turned into calls for justice. >> we can't do it by ourself, we need you god. >> reporter: in eatonville, florida, reverend jesse jackson implored the faithful to look at his killing as a new wake up call in a new battle for civil rights. martin's death and zimmerman's conditioned freedom has morphed from a criminal case to a national cause. trayvon's dad, tracey martin, thanked the miami heat for their support. friday star lebron james tweeted this picture of the basketball team wearing hoodies, a show of solidarity for the teenager. in dc hundreds rallied in the rain saturday. a day after president obama issued this highly personal

message to trayvon's parents. >> if i had a son he would look like trayvon, i think they have a right to expect that all of us are americans are going to take this with the seriousness it deserves and we will get to the bottom of exactly what happened. >> that is exactly what the slain teen's parents will be demanding tonight at the commission. thousands of supporters will hear them address the commission in person. >> that was mark straesman strassman reporting from florida. we have this report. >> reporter: good afternoon. at 1:00 hire there is a rally planned and at 2:00 lawmakers will speak about his case, all of this on the one month anniversary of his death. thousands of come together nationwide for justice, struck

so personally by the death of trayvon march trayvon martin the outrage was felt here too. >> it could have been them, it could have been my sons so i felt compelled to come it is just the right thing to do. >> we are all are tray tron trayvon trayvon martin, we all the have to show our outrage. >> many wore hoodies as a nationwide call to action. >> it is important to get involved because it could have been me, it could have been you, one of your family members, it could have been anybody. >> again there is a big rally planned at 5:00 at light and

pratt streets another one here at 1:00 and people are rallies across this country today regarding the trayvon martin case. mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> we will have updates throughout the day on today's scheduled events as mike said on 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 news. >> police are searching for who killed a teenager in front of his home this weekend. roderick burton was shot saturday night and later died at shock trauma. police don't seem to have any idea us to a suspect or motive. an animal abuse case with national ramifications twin brothers accused of setting a pit bull on fire is ready to go to trial a second time. they are charged with beating a dog, soaking it with a flammable liquid and lighting it. it had to be put down. the first trial ended in a hung jury. >> while that case is unfolding

here the nation's highest court is hearing arguments on the healthcare overhaul. they will look at whether it is constitutional for the government to require all americans to buy health insurance. danielle nottingham reports for wjz. >> reporter: supporters of president obama's healthcare overhaul rallied up front of the supreme court. >> helped families and we need to check that to make sure it continues to help that. >> over the weekend members of the tea party rallied against the law. >> this is strong step toward socialism and i don't want that to happen in the united states. i believe in the constitution. >> reporter: the 9 justices are listening to three days of arguments over whether the healthcare law is constitutional. today's issue should the court postpone a decision because the law does not go into full effect until 2014. the court only holds about 400 people and just a handful of seats are open to the general public. some started lining up out here

on friday to get a chance to listen to the arguments. the biggest issue in the case is the law of individual mandate, which requires all americans to buy health insurance or face a fine. 26 states are opposed to the mandate. >> the question is how much the federal government can force states to comply with its will. >> reporter: tuesday the court will hear arguments on the mandate and whether congress can force americans to buy something. the justice is will likely take their time considering the issues. a decision is not expected until this summer, right in the middle of the presidential election campaign. in washington, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> some court observers believe the supreme court could decide the mandate is unconstitutional but allow the rest of the healthcare law to move forward. >> republican presidential hopeful rick santorum is doing a little explaining today after blowing up during an exchange

with a new york times reporter. >> quite distorting my words. if i see it, it is bull -- come on man. what are you doing? >> that came after the reporter questioned santorum about calling fellow candidate mitt romney the worse republican in the nation. santorum initially called the reporter a liar but it turns out the quote was lifted from a speech santorum gave just minutes before. >> pick any other republican in the country. he is the worst republican in the country to put up against barack obama. >> he clearly new the cameras were rolling here. the pressure is on him here and he is trying to point people toward healthcare and if he wants to use the media as a foil in this way that is absolutely up to him. >> santorum later clarified his comments, saying he was criticizing romney's ability to attack the president on healthcare and santorum said he felt the reporter was trying to

turn that comment into a much broader attack. >> shifting to weather it is about to be turning again. many people are reaching for their sunglasses again but soon you may be reaching for that heavier jacket. marty is in the first warning weather center. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. hello everybody, here is the bottom line we will be 25 degrees chillier tomorrow at day start than we were tomorrow. it was a gentle 52 degrees when don and i began the morning edition. take a look. a cold front dropping out of the north tapping out of eastern canada, the eastern james and hudson bay region. the fact of the matter is when you look at our colored current temperature map you can see that dip in the jet stream with the blues going into the magentas and purples, the wind is heavy out of the north. it is windy as that front dives

down and overnight a freeze warning in effect for the northern tier counties and half of the eastern shore and from the beltway down the 95 corridor to dc a freeze watch in effect as temperatures go into 32 degrees. so when it is going to get warm again? you don't have to keep your coat out for that long. those details coming up shortly. now back to you. >> the university of maryland's women's basketball team is one step away from another trip to the final 4. they took on texas a&m this weekend and found themselves down by 18 points at one point in the game but they would rally and beat the aggies 81-74, they now next face top seed notre dame tomorrow night. head coach brenda frese talked about this tough match up just a short time ago. >> for us there is no pressure. you know at the start of the season no one expected us to be here and you know we are going to go out as a two seed and just play our hearts out for 40

minutes. we are going to be 12 strong you know fighting to by able to have a chance to go to denver. >> the men's fine 4 is now set, saturday night it is kentucky playing louisville then it is kansas and ohio state. see both games right here live at wjz 13. >> i am like way out of it. my bracket has crumb led. >> i am holding on by my fingers. >> still to come violence on the campus of mississippi state university. the latest on the search for a killer. >> the head of the catholic church is doing something no pope has done in a decade. we will explain. >> and taking another live look outside it is sunny but a little bit of a chilly start to your workweek, your complete local forecast is coming up. completion corvelg continues with don scott, jessica kartalija and first warning weather with marty bass

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inside mississippi state university students are on edge after a fatal shooting on campus, john sanderson was shot several times inside a dorm on saturday and later died at an area hospital. university officials say it is the first time an incident like this has happened at ms u.

students say the shooting has left the whole campus shaken. >> it is hard to think. it was hard to sleep, knowing that somebody just died like 30 feet from you. >> i guess i am feeling not safe. they got to get some more security around here and -- >> police are looking for three men who drove away but they say they don't belief the suspects are students there. an investigation is ongoing. >> two priests will go on trial today in a child sex abuse case. william lin lynn is the first u.s. official charged with endangering children. he is accused of knowing about two claims and trying to cover them up. one of his two co-defendants ed avery has already pleaded guilty to raping a boy inside a church in 1999. as part of his plea deal he will face up to five years in prison. the head of the catholic church will visit cuba, pope benedict

xvi is headed to the island after a three day trip to mexico where he celebrated mass with more than 300,000 people and briefly wore a sombrero. it is the first trip since john paul, ii visited more than a decade ago. >> still ahead don't let that sunshine fool you it is on the chilly side. your local forecast is two and a half minutes away. ,,,,,,,,,,,

now the weather, complete forecast and the first warning of severe weather. >> we have had it too good. we just -- we have just had it too good. normals are 57 and 37, so let's just talk about where we should be, which is where we will be today and tomorrow. actually a little bit above norm today, tonight though 32 degrees is going to be a bit of a shock. i know a lot of people including myself kind of got the jones, got out in the yard a little bit but there are freezes warning and watches out tonight as we are going to see it go to 32. i think it is more of a let's be cautious than a we are going to lose everything to the 2012 gracer, okay. >> got you. >> let's go ahead and take a look right now on tv hill, it is 7 degrees warmer than at this time yesterday, 59 degrees, 29% humidity, a dry northerly breeze at 22 miles

per hour. steady at 22. barometer is at 29.91. cumberland 48, 44 oakland, 57 elkton, 52 haggerstown, almost 60 dc, low 60s greater easton, mid-60s solomon's island pax river and ocean city, mid-50s westminster and bellaire, almost 60 cumberland and annapolis, kent island add almost 60. here is this dry chilly air coming down from the great lakes. you can see the movement there. the fact of the matter is by tomorrow morning you know it is, you know the real feel is going to be at maximum is 32. so we are actually right on the cusp of upper 20s to low 30s, the real feel tomorrow morning but very quickly there after high pressure moves onshore, your warm front setting up and bang here we go right back above normal 63 is the high temperature today. increasingly windy. it is going to get more than 22. 32 tonight. tomorrow we are talking about

57 degrees. mostly sunny skies. a very normal late march day. we will take a look at the five- day-forecast and some warmer temperatures here coming up shortly. >> thank you marty. >> you are welcome. >> still to come on wjz eyewitness news at noon taking a chance, why doctors say women may be rolling the dice when it comes to fertility. >> the details ahead on health watch. >> and wjz.com is always on. here as the top stories, for instant updates and the updated first warning we,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

in today's wjz health watch very few young women with cancer are taking steps to preserve their fertility. they looked at women and found only 6 to 10% looked into fertility treatments like egg freezing. women who were younger and college educated were more likely to be counseled about their fertility risks. >> you certainly want to be sure to check back in with wjz eyewitness news today at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. nationwide support rallies across this country and right here in maryland for murdered florida teenager. we will have complete coverage for you. and it effects every american. we will update you on the obama care case being heard by the united states supreme court. join us with these stories and all the news breaking news today at 4:00 that is right

after dr. phil. toothpaste is not formulated for cleaning dentures,

the abrasives in the toothpaste actually create those micro fine scratches in the denture, and that's where bacteria can grow and thrive. these are the very bacteria that can cause bad breath. dentists do recommend that you soak your denture in polident. polident doesn't scratch the denture surface, and it kills 99.9% of bacteria that are responsible for causing bad breath. by using polident and soaking your denture every day you can feel confident your dentures fresh and clean. welcome back, let's take a look at the five-day-forecast, we talk about it being cold, how about 72 on wednesday? yeah, that ain't bad, 64, 61, 65 with sun thursday, friday and saturday, that 61 looks like oh, it is getting chilly again, the normal is in the upper 50s. >> no complaining. >> no. >> just dress warm, don't miss

the primetime line up. at 10:00 it is hawaii 5-0 and stay tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00. >> how did that go? >> no complaints, it is jeans and long sleeves weather, that is good weather, no ,,,,,,,,,,,,