justice for martin in maryland. >> reporter: this is a massive rally. it started at 5:00. it is still going on. many people are concerned about social and racial inequality. you're taking a live look at the crowd as they have made their way to city hall demanding justice for trayvon martin. hundreds of people of all races and ages came together at the inner harbor making a loud cry for justice after the death of trayvon martin the unarmed teenager shot to death in florida by a neighborhood watch captain. >> it could have been any one of our kids, whether it be an african american child of any race. you know it still should be some justice. >> why do you think it strikes such a nerve. >> because it's happening right here. >> reporter: the case has many reliving how they were victimized. >> i've had to sit down with my

son and talk to him about the code. right. the code being how do you conduct yourself as an african american male in our society when you may be approached by authority figures. >> reporter: in annapolis, the legislative black caucus drew attention to a cause. >> because a child wears your hood or because you wear your hair a certain way does not dictate your behavior. >> reporter: senator ben carden pushed for a law to end police profiling by race. >> what we want to know, we want to know the facts. but from the federal government we want to know how race came to play. >> reporter: martin's death has become for these supporters a powerful example of injustice that can no longer be happening. >> i wouldn't want it to happen to my children, grandchildren or anybody else. >> this is senseless killing for nothing. >> reporter: let's talk a look at the crowds here.

this is a case that has captured nationwide attention. but particular attention here locally. the rally today was organized by the naacp with other groups participating and many people wore hoodies to show solidarity with trayvon martin. mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. all right, thank you very much mike. as a result of this case the maryland black legislative caucus is also asking the department of justice to review stand your ground laws in 21 states that give room for people to use deadly force instead of retreat during a fight. an emotional town hall meeting and rally for trayvon the martin on the streets of sanford florida where a teen was killed walking home. complete coverage continues now with more on the outrage. the parents of trayvon martin gathered with supporters at a church outside of sanford florida to defend their son. >> they've killed my son. and now they're trying to kill his reputation. >> reporter: the unarmed 17- year-old was gunned down last

month in a suburban neighborhood. the shooter, neighborhood watch volunteer george zimmerman claims he fired in self- defense. zimmerman has not been arrested or charged. >> even in death, they are still disrespecting my son. the family lawyer admits trayvon was suspended from school because traces of marijuana were found in his book back. >> whatever trayvon martin was suspended for had absolutely no bearing on what happened. >> reporter: it's been one month since trayvon martin was killed, since then rallies have been held not only here in sanford but throughout florida, new york, throughout the entire country. thousands are expected at another rally today in sanford. and members of martin's family want to question political leaders about the incident about a special city commission. a friend of zimmerman says the incident was not racially

motivated. >> there's a gap between the time that george came out of the vehicle to when the gun went off that we don't know what happened. >> reporter: a special prosecutors has been chosen to take over the case. ray lewis will join the jets antonio holmes along with comedian sinbad at the rally tonight. jessica kartalija is in the newsroom. >> reporter: in less than an hour, the anne arundel council meets. the council issued tier with a subpoena earlier this month but he earlier said he would not testify. the council wants to know what he knew about john leopolds misuse of his police detail. denise. >> all right, thank you jessica. wjz is at the county council

meeting tonight and we'll have more at 11:00. the u.s. supreme court takes up the constitutionality of president obama's health care reform law. it is a closely watched legal battle that could have a big impact on the health care system and the 2012 presidential campaign. danielle nottingham reports for wjz from the supreme court. >> reporter: the heated debate over president obama's health care law reached the steps of the supreme court. hundreds protested outside as the legal justices started hearing three days of testimony as to whether the law is constitutional. monday's session detailed on whether the law should go through in 2014 when the entire law goes into effect. >> there would be no reason to decide the jurisdiction.

>> don't you want to know the answer. >> reporter: a ruling from the high court is expected in june right in the middle of presidential election battle. the decision could have a major impact on both president obama and his gop rivals who have pledged to repeal the law. rick santorum went to the supreme court and pledged to make it the central issue if he's the republican nominee. >> this is the most important issue in this election. people lined up for days for a khaápbs to hear the historic argument. >> i truly believe this law tramples our constitution. >> reporter: the real fireworks are expected tuesday when the justices look at the law which requires americans to buy health insurance by 2014 or pay a fine. two years after the health

care law was enacted a new cbs news poll shows americans continue to be skeptical about its 47% disapprove of the law. maryland takes the political spotlight in tonight's campaign 2012 report, the republican presidential candidates are stopping here ahead of next tuesday's primary election. pat warren is in annapolis where newt gingrich is expected tomorrow. right time, right place and republican presidential candidates are taking advantage of that. in baltimore county and around the state maryland voters cast their election ballots today. >> we still have major issues health wise, education, taxes. and spending just it's too much spending. >> reporter: early voting started saturday, fresh off a visit last week for former massachusetts governor mitt romney who's maryland campaign is headed by former governor

bob ehrlich. newt gingrich is scheduled to visit annapolis next week. former senate's rick santorum's campaign is also penciled in. and ron paul holds a town meeting on wednesday. it's a lot more attention than maryland republicans have come to expect but these are unusual times, but voters are paying close attention. >> whether it's romney or santorum or ron paul or newt gingrich, we have four people. and that's a lot to choose from. and sometimes it's hard. but you have to listen to it all. >> reporter: political analyst richard bats of romney supporters says there's some things to be gained by making a showing here. >> maryland is considered a very, very left winged state. but the republicans even if though you wouldn't know this

from election rhetoric, the candidates are conservative. >> reporter: of course what the candidates are really after here are delegates. maryland will sent 27 to the republican nomination. pat warren, now back to you. >> you can count on us for updated results and information about the candidates. for updates any time just log on to wjz.com. a windy and cooler start to the week. a live look outside right now. certainly a big difference from last week when we were in the 70s and the 80s. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. bernadette woods and bob terp are updating the forecast for us. >> we're very close to where we should be this time of march believe it or not. temperatures have dropped three to 4 degrees we're down to 54 now. the cold spot oakland at 41. the dewpoint is down to 19 degrees. this is some very, very dry air moving into the region. and that's going to play into our forecast tonight. we still have that breeze

coming in from the north 16 here, 21 up in elkton, 25 in pax river. later tonight the winds should die down and that's going to cause some problems with perhaps some freezing conditions. bernadette woods has more on that. >> reporter: the planting season really began early with how warm it's been and unfortunately for those people who did start early, you could face some problems tonight. a freeze warning goes into effect late tonight for almost the entire state. that's because temperatures are going to drop. with those winds dying down. clear skies and dry air on top of us. we're forecasting a low of 32 degrees at vwi marshal. that means outlying areas will drop into the 20s. as far as the city goes probably staying above freezing. this is something we'll track and we'll have the update coming up. back inside. it is march madness for the university of maryland's women's team. a big come back win has the terps on the brink of the final four. mark vivano has more on how far

the team has come. >> some will say it was maryland that had the luck of the irish and how they were able to advance to the game against noder dame. it was a thrilling victory over texas a & m. >> two on one carter. and how about that. >> reporter: that was impressive but not as impressive as maryland's come back effort. they rallied to eventually overcome the defending national champions texas a & m. the terps have shown that they should never be counted out. >> just continue to fight for each other. that's what we did. we believed we could come back and we did. >> we didn't lose our poise. we don't freak out if we are down because we've been there and done that. we just try to chip away you know stay focused on our possessions once at a time. >> reporter: now in the elite eight, the maryland women say they play like there's everything to gain, no one

expected them to come this far, so they are lose. >> i think in the second round when we play louisville we did have a little pressure here that we didn't get past second round last year. from now on we're just playing and we're going to play for 60 minutes. >> for us it's no pressure. no one expected us to be here. we're going to go out as a two seed and we're just going to play our hearts out for 40 minutes. we're going to be 12 strong fighting to be able to have a chance to go to denver. >> the coach mentioned denver and the mile high city is the sight of the women's final four. with a win over noter dame tomorrow night the terps can head west, denise. >> very exciting. thank you very much. coming up tonight on wjz news, defeating diabetes, clear evidence that a popular weight loss surgery can desolve even cure diabetes.

we're going to have the latest from aaa and their projections might shock you. camden yards looks a lot more like a construction zone than a ballpark. i'm jessica kartalija, we'll take you behind the scenes of the new and improved ballpark. >> a cool night ahead, what about the rest of the week. don't miss the updated warning forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

girl: i want to tell you about my friend. his name is ben. ben learned about a homeless boy who had an infected tooth, and the boy died. that made ben really sad. he wrote a law so every kid can see a dentist. we have special dental van that goes from school to school. he even helps make sure we learn how to brush our teeth. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too.

gas stations continue to pump out the pain. >> it's outrageous. i just pumped $20 and that's not even half a tank. >> reporter: maryland's average is even higher at $3.78,

inching closer to that dreaded $4. aaa says april is when the east coast switches from winter fuel blend to the more expensive summer fuel blend and for drivers that means topping off already high prices. >> what we're going to see is going to make it worse but these are the typical increases we will see. >> experts expect prices to jump 10 to 20% in the next few weeks. after topping at $4.25 a gallon in may. >> it's hurting everybody. >> i expect it to go higher. i think $4.50 or $4.70 is not impossible this summer. >> i'm sure a lot of people hope you are wrong. >> i hope i'm wrong. >> drivers can log on to our website to find the lowest gas prices in our area, just go to wjz.com and click on links and numbers. it is one of the most

beautiful ballparks in the country. and this year oriole park turns 20 years old. jessica kartalija explains there's changes on the way to make it better. >> reporter: camden yards is getting a facelift. >> the 20th anniversary at camden yards, we want to make sure the park is beautiful. >> reporter: this is what the new and improved camden yards will look like, seven and 8- foot tall bronze sculptured of the greatest players. a new roof deck on top of the batter's eye wall on center field will show off the view of

downtown baltimore and utah street. and the flag court has been modified to improve the view for fans. >> we believe that the areas that we're adding are going to create a social environment where fans can see their friends to come visit, that not as if you're trapped in your seat watching the game. >> fans are ready for the first pitch. >> it's a mess right now but it's going to look a lot better on opening day. >> reporter: remember opening day is on good friday april 6th. i'm jessica kartalija, wjz. >> of course you can catch all the action on opening day right here on wjz. we will have a special and then air the game live. >> we need that warm weather to come back for that day. >> normally that time of year it's in the low 60s. >> that's okay. >> let's take a look at temperatures now. cooling down a bit we're down to 54. the barometer on the way back up. a look at the chill and warmer weather for the middle of the

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before we go to weather, we have breaking news. a water rescue is going on. >> reporter: just occurred a

few minutes ago denise. this is in essex. three persons on board a canoe capsized in middle river. they were wearing life jackets but they weren't wearing any survival suit. this water is still quite cold. they are being transported by the fire department now back to shoreline where they can be warmed up. now the assistance here was rendered by the natural resources police. they were the first boats on the scene. they are seeing the canoe that was there. that was capsized and baltimore county police helicopter were also called to the scene to assist in the event they needed to air lift patients. the air rescue is now complete. there are no apparent injuries that we can see. >> thank you very much captain mike perry in sky high 18. >> let's head over to bob to talk about our weather today.

it was very windy. >> forecast advisory. temperatures right now around the region it is beginning to cool down. temperatures were pretty close to normal today. 54 right now, 56 in washington. cold start oakland at 44 degrees. temperatures are beginning to fall here. 50degrees up in bell air. 50 in westminster. the air is very, very dry. so tonight as the wind diminishes, temperatures will begin falling. i don't think the city or any where near the bay will be freezing. north area north of the city, 57 today. 57, 37 are the averages so 37 tonight in the city. it's just about where it's supposed to be. 84 the record high. 21 in 1878. that's pretty chilly. here in the east not much going

on expect the storm. the rain moving offshore, more moisture heading into the central states. that eventually brings us a chance of a storm. but tomorrow clear, chilly conditions tonight. lots of frost and freezing. conditions over much of the eastern half of the united states from northern virginia into new england will be quite cold. tomorrow high pressure moves in. winds slowly diminish, cold tomorrow night. wednesday a big warm up, late in the day or by evening with this storm approaching, chance of a thunderstorms. it could be locally strong in some gusty areas. some gusty winds in some areas. northwest gusting to 20 knots tomorrow. and small craft advisory through tomorrow afternoon. the bay temp around 53, sunrise 6:58. tonight watch out for those freezing conditions, 32 to about 38 downtown. maybe some upper 20s in some of

the colder neighborhoods. sunny, still a bit of a breeze tomorrow. slightly below average but it'll be bright and sunny all day long. >> i like that. thank you very much bob. well it is down to the final four. jessica kartalija is live to update the aces bracket. >> denise, you and i are nowhere in sight. bernadette woods is at the top, mary is next. if you want to see where you stand, go to wjz.com and click on the bracket challenge at the top of the home page. denise we're there some where.

>> congratulations mary. >> you know the gauntlet is down. you have to get in next year. >> we'll see. >> still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. i'm ron max in canton where a new look mr. row is celebrating the 20th anniversary of camden yards. the story coming up here on wjz. pink slime, the controversial ground beef filler, now the company that makes it makes a major decision. i see it. it's full of [ bleep ]. come on man, what are you doing? >> santorum lashes out, what

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it is just before 6:30, 54 degrees and sunny. good evening everybody and thank you for staying with wjz here are some of the stories

people are talking about tonight. hundreds of people joined a march through downtown baltimore in support of trayvon martin, the teenager killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer in florida. mike hellgren has more on tonight's massive rally. >> the rally started here at light and pratt streets at 5:00, the crowds quickly drew as they made their way to stay hall. many of the protesters wore hoodies to show their solidarity with trayvon martin. sky high 13 shows you the scope of the massive crowd here. some of them upset over racial profiling and issues of racial injustice. ben carden spoke at another rally. the senator talking about making racial profiling illegal nationwide and the black caucus also rallied in annapolis. several rallies today. the largest though in downtown baltimore organized by the naacp. the story has captured the nation's attention and particular attention here in

maryland. reporting from downtown, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. and ravens star ray lewis is expected to participate in a rally tonight in sanford florida where trayvon died one month ago today. we'll bring you the latest tonight at 11:00. republican presidential candidate rick santorum loses his cool. and this campaign 2012 report, he lashed out at a reporter while being questioned about comments he made about mitt romney. mcginnis reports from washington, d.c. >> reporter: rick santorum got into an exchange with the new york times reporter in wisconsin last night. >> the worse republican in the country, is that true? >> what speech did you listen to? >> right here, right here you said -- >> stop lying. >> reporter: santorum took on the reporter when asked to explain his latest attack on romney. during a speech moments before, the former pennsylvania senator had told a crowd of supporters not to vote for romney.

>> pick any other republican in the country, he is the worse republican in the country to put up against barack obama. >> reporter: santorum clarified he meant romney couldn't take on president obama when it comes to health care. >> quit distorter or words. if i see it, it's [ bleep ]. come on man, what are you doing? >> jeff selani was the reporter santorum tussled with. >> he clearly knew that the cameras were on. we were simply asking questions like we all do. >> reporter: santorum says the reporter was taking him out of context and trying to make this a broader attack on his reporter than it was. >> wjz is always on. check in with complete

coverage, maryland's primary is one week from tomorrow. a plea deal is in the works for the so called blond bandit. the woman accused of a string of crimes in the region. jessica is live in the newsroom with the very latest on this. >> reporter: thewoman is expected to plead guilty to charges stemming from a string of bank robberies. she was arrested last november after a chase on the capital belt way following a two week crime spree that prompted a search. last thanksgiving, schaub carjacked a woman. the woman's hand was cut during the struggle. police in western maryland are looking for one or more killers tonight. 36-year-old evans was shot to

death in a home in hagu erstown. and an increased reward is being given. the damage was discovered earlier this month but it is unclear when it occurred. nearly $1,300 is now being offered for information leading to an arrest. the company that maybes pink slime a ground beef filler says it is suspending operationals at -- operations at three of its four plants where it is made. the filler known as lean finely textured beef meets food safety standards, but critics say the product could be unsafe and is unappetizing. recently several grocery store chains announced they will stop selling the product in their meat. new research showing

bariatric surgery is being recommended, and not as a last resort. >> reporter: for years, -- had a har time keeping the pound off and controlling his diabetes. >> right after the surgery within about a week or so, i no longer needed the medication for my diabetes at all. >> reporter: the study looked at 150 obese patients with poorly controlled diabetes. patients were given one of two types of weight loss surgery plus medication to treat the disease. a third group just got the medicine. the surgery patients lost more weight than achieved normal blood sugar levels better than the groups just on medication. >> the patients at the end of

one year, they were on an average of less than one medication for their diabetes. in fact, about 40% of the patients were on no medications. their diabetes essentially went away. >> reporter: 26 million adults have diabetes in the u.s. about 30 to 50% of them don't have their diabetes under good control and researchers are saying that for some surgery could make a big difference. but bariatric surgery comes with risks including digestion problems. but he says it was worth it. >> i have more energy than i had before with two little kids running around the house. >> reporter: his diabetes is in remission,teresa garcia. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you will

find in tomorrow's baltimore sun. a dozen robbery suspects are apprehended by police as they cut down on crime. >> a local drummer is the founder of his own tech start up band happy where music teachers can connect with students all over the world. look for the updated forecast from the wjz morning team. baltimore will be marking the 20th anniversary of camden yards. one of the city's most known symbols will play a key. mr.bo is ready to swing toward the fences. >> reporter: nothing says baltimore like national beer and mr. bo. >> that's like the domino sugar sign, welcome home. >> reporter: this commemorative

bo can will be part of the big celebration. >> now this celebrating the orioles is 20 years at camden yards is awesome. >> reporter: good news for nacho mamas. >>bo i think is the most beloved icon in baltimore. >> reporter: many o's fans can't believe the yard has been around for two decades. >> it's amazing, i just, it doesn't seem that long ago. it doesn't seem that long ago i was going to memorial stadium. >> reporter: these commemorative cans won't be around forever and already they are becoming collectors items. >> i've already seen them on ebay. they're already selling these things on ebay. >> reporter: it was the beer that helped build a city, now a new mr. bo that forever changed baseball. then and now a baltimore original. >> when i look out the window at night in my house i see mr.

bo winking. >> ron max, wjz eyewitness news. >> he is a flirt that guy. the commemorative bo cans will be sold at orioles ballpark when the season starts. for more, go to wj z.com. i can't believe it's been 20 years. >> i know. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. historic visit the pope touches down in cuba. his message for the cuban people. >> horrific scene, several people killed in a crash in virginia. >> i'm bob turk in the weather center. i'll have your exclusive five day forecast. wjz13 is always on. for instant updates on all the day's news and updated day's news and updated forecast, log ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

three people are dead after a three vehicle crash. state police say a dump truck carrying sludge crossed the double line into oncoming traffic. a total of five trucks and a car was involved in the cash. an investigation is ongoing. pope benedict xvi continues his latin american tour with a

stop in cuba. it is the first time a pope has visited the island nation in 14 years. pope benedict will be in cuba for three days, his biggest event in havana will be a mass celebrated in revolution square wednesday. organizers expect tens of thousands to attend. it is unclear if the pope will visit fidel castro during his trip. james cameron dive to the bottom of the ocean is a success. he is back after the dive. it took cameron two hours and 36 minutes to make if trip. while down there he collected samples as part of a national geographic research expedition. he is the third man to reach the bottom but the first to do it alone. he is king of the world. >> i think titanic is coming up in 3d so he's all over the place. scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news.

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a cooler but still pleasant march evening. hopefully you didn't put away your heavy blankets because you may need them tonight. bernadette woods and bob turk are updating the forecast. hello bern. >> reporter: it is going to be a cold one after a stretch of warm weather. we drop down to about 32 degrees at vwi marshal. 20s in the outlying area. for tomorrow that's how we start out the day with sunshine but as we head to the afternoon, only a little bit of a breeze. we say below average but still mid-50s. those temperatures will be dropping. for the rest of the five day, here's bob. >> watch out for that drop, if you have any tender plants out make sure you cover them up because they probably couldn't survive. particularly into the city. big warm up an evening

thunderstorms or two on wednesday. drying out, cooling down a little bit. 62, 59. and a few clouds back on saturday, 63. maybe some showers again by late saturday early sunday. denise. >> thank you, bob. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. an update on the orioles bryan roberts and the player who's taking his place. >> mark talks with the manager buck showalter coming up next in sports. map ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

11 days and we're going to hear the crack of the bat. mark is here with the fan sports report. >> and they're getting things in place for that. less than two weeks till the orioles start the preseason. pitchers bergson and burketon will both start. what they're going to do is allow roberts to participate in work outs and travel with the team all in an efforts to allow him to get used to the bright

lights and noise of the game. it's something he hasn't been able to endure while recovering from brain concussion. roberts remains optimistic that he'll be able to play this season. ever since manager buck showalter took over in 2010 he has been a big fan of robert andino. he's played him more than any other manager that's had him. i talked to showalter about his ongoing support of robert. >> robert has ability. the first scout was saying, we have this guy but he has ability. he has this problem and this problem but he has ability. i'm not sure about the ability factor of some guys we have here right now. i would like to see this guy. you understand where robert's buttons are. >> andino has been one of the o's stand out hitters this year

to go with an outstanding at- bat standings. i'll have more tonight at 11:00. the ravens pick up an extra pick. that gives the ravens eight picks total in the april draft. other nfl news, bill parcells has been approached about coaching the new orleans saints while head coach peyton is suspended for the upcoming season. parcells was last the coach at the dallas cowboys. payton was one of his assistants. payton was suspended for a bounty system that played players to hurt opposing players. in new york today, the introduction of tim tebow as the newest jet. it's rare for much fanfare for a back up qb. tebow will play behind mark

sanchez. ever the team player tebow says no problem. >> however i can help the team, however i can make a difference. however they can use me, i'll be open to it and work as hard as i can every time i step on that field. i will give my whole heart to being the best jet i can possibly be and helping this team win football games. >> tebow reiterated the broncos who traded him. a final four reminder, we have the games for you, kentucky against louisville. kansas ohio state, coverage kicks off at 6:00. maryland ,,,,,,,,,,

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don't miss the cbs prime time line up tonight at 10:00 after hawaii five-0. that's it for us tonight. we'll be back >> pelley: tonight, will the health care law live or die? >> the purpose of this lawsuit

is to challenge a requirement-- federal requirement-- to buy health insurance. >> pelley: the supreme court takes up a landmark case that will affect virtually every person in america. jan crawford is covering. the killing of trayvon martin. mark strassmann talks to the new special prosecutor about the evidence in the case. dr. jon lapook on a surgery that appears to cure diabetes in many patients. and a latter-day lindbergh. james cameron's record-making voyage to the bottom of the sea. (cheers and applause) captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. reporting tonight from washington. >> pelley: good evening. can the federal government force you to buy something whether you want it or not? that is the question before a historic session of the supreme court.