this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage, it's wjz maryland's news station. remarkable results. a man's mangled face replaced with a new one. [ applause ] >> performed right here in maryland. hello, everyone. >> here's what people are talking about tonight. >> it takes dozens of doctors three days to transplant an entire human face and give a man a new chance at life. it's the most complex face transplant ever. >> reporter: an accident in 1997 left richard lee norris looking like this. a gunshot to his face took his nose, lips, and chin. now after a ground breaking

72-hour procedure, surgeons use a donor skin from the scalp to the neck, including his jaw, tongue, teeth, and facial tissue. >> the team used innovative surgical practices as well as computerized techniques to precisely and i would say amazingly transplant the entire face. >> reporter: over a five-day period, it's estimated 110 experts ranging from anastasessologists, and transplant surgeons all touched the patients. >> it started with me admitting the donor, that's about 20 people that touched that patient. this is the most remarkable thing i have ever seen. >> reporter: since 2005, norris has undergone several procedures but until now hasn't been able to function outside his home. >> putting the muscles back together, redraping the face, making sure the hairline

matched, and reconnecting the tongue. now came the final tailoring which is the connection of the nerves, the muscles, the soft tissue providing this drape of mr. richard norris only six days after his surgical procedure. >> reporter: now norris can talk and brush his teeth thank toss a procedure that's expected to improve the lives of thousands of patients. he's now recovering. five orpiment were able to accept organs from that same donor. >> 22 other face transplants have been performed around the world. the family of a dead teenager takes their fight to capital hill. trayvon martin's parents go before lawmakers. we have more on the case that's caused a national uprising. >> reporter: martin's parents told lawmakers they believe

their son is a victim of racial profiling and they want his killer behind bars. >> and now we will have a moment of silence. >> reporter: the parents of trayvon martin appear in front of lawmakers on capitol hill. >> he's sadly missed and we'll continue to fight for justice. >> of course my heart is broken, but it breaks even more to know that we have not gotten justice yet. >> reporter: their 17-year-old son was shot and killed walking through a gated florida community. the shooter? neighborhood watch volunteer george zimmerman followed the teen. he says he fired in self-defense. >> no justice, no peace. >> reporter: members of a maryland church urged the attorney general to prosecute the case as a hate crime. they believe he was a victim of racial profiling. >> there's a lack of confidence in the local and state officials to do the right thing here. >> reporter: it's sparked

renewed calls for activism across the country. here in baltimore, hundreds took to the streets calling for justice. >> at one point, i had a tear stream from my eye. >> reporter: the organizer said the rally was a first step in a greater movement. >> if we as a community come together, we can make a difference and we can prevent our young people from being the next trayvon martin. >> reporter: the lawyer for the martin family says they appreciate all the support, they just want to make sure the protests remain peaceful. >> thank you very much. george zimmerman claims martin punched him and bashed his head into the sidewalk before the shooting and some witnesses back up that claim. flames have already destroyed 28 homes and burned through 4500 acres outside denver. firefighters found two people dead inside one home and another

woman is still missing. it could be days before those who were evacuated are allowed to return to their homes. a veteran pilot yelling about a bomb on a plane. passengers hold the captain down. we have more for wjz about that in-flight nightmare. >> reporter: jet blue passengers touched down this las vegas six hours late after making an emergency landing in texas. passengers pinned down the captain after the co-pilot locked him out of the cockpit. he exhibited erratic behavior during the flight, he then radioed for flight on the ground. >> we're going to need authorities and medical professionals to meet us at the airport. >> reporter: he was eventually taken off the flight on a cart by security. he's a respected veteran pilot.

one passenger said the flight attendant got on the intercom and asked passengers to restrain the captain. >> he was screaming let me in. very quickly, maybe six or eight big new yorkers basically pinned him to the ground. >> reporter: for passengers in the rear of the plane, there was fear and confusion early on. >> people thought we were being hijacked by the guys who were attacking the pilot. i explained to everybody what was going on. >> reporter: the plane landed in amarillo 25 minutes later. the flight was diverted because of a medical situation involving the captain and that another captain traveling off duty entered the flight deck prior to landing and took over the duties of the ill crew member. the fbi is still investigating what caused the disturbance on flight 191. >> jet blue says the captain was taken to a local medical

facility when the plane landed, but the airline wouldn't say more about the medical condition that may have caused his out burst. newt gingrich shakes up his struggling campaign. he fired several aids tonight, including his chief of staff and he's cutting back on campaign stops. during visits today, he criticized the maryland governor's gas tax proposallable. ron paul will also host a rally in college park tomorrow night ahead of maryland's primary april 3rd. with summer just a few months away, baltimore city neighborhood pools are once again in jeopardy. the city stands to lose 7 of them. why neighbors and some city leaders are outraged. >> reporter: few would argue that pools are a vital part of recreation, especially for young people during the summer. tonight, there are calls for a

compromise over closures. when it's blazing hot in baltimore, nothing cools kids off better than a pool. yet this year as in years past, there may be fewer of them to take a dip. >> it has to be a concern that we're closing any resources for young people. >> reporter: the department of recreation and parks wants to close 7 of 13 walk-to pools this year to save money. a spokesperson for the agency tells us just as the city is facing a budget shortfall, so is recreation and parks. members of the city council tell eyewitness news they have no power to add anything to the mayor's budget. they can only make cuts. they're hopeful she's willing to compromise. recreation and parks tells eyewitness news from inspection to maintenance to staffing, opening and operating a city pool is expensive. >> all of us want to work toward

a good solution for young people in the city. >> reporter: none of the city's six park pools is scheduled for closure. the park pools would have extended hours under the recreation and parks new plan. by the way, pools are scheduled to open memorial day weekend which is may 26th. that's the park pools. >> right. under the recreation and parks plan, the city's three indoor pools would be open during the summer. two local school districts have new superintendents. he was also a finalist for the top job? howard county. that position went to renee. she becomes the first female superintendent for howard schools. how much money can buy happiness? how about $363 million?

tonight's megamillion is the third largest jackpot ever. and here are the winning numbers just in moments ago. get your tickets out. 19, 44, 34, 9, 51, and the megaball 24. if no one wins tonight, friday's jackpot is worth a whopping $476 million. >> see bob is still standing, so he did not win. coming up, teens trash a store. see more of them ransacking the shelves and the situation they were taking advantage of when they stormed inside. >> i'm hooked up to a machine. i can't do anything. the friendly feud ended with patients started throwing punches. knocked out and facing charges. details of an arrest in the case of an assault on school grounds that went viral online. a much warmer wednesday in

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mud. the only thing visible, the outline of his body. he fell into a ravine under a bridge under construction. firefighters used ropes and also built a floating cat walk to help pull the man free. he's being treated for hypothermia. dramatic video from miami as 100 high school students over take a wal-greens. they stormed into the store. they raced up and down the aisles throwing items on the floor and destroying displays. they took advantage of a walk out by classmates who wants to protest the trayvon martin shooting. receiving compensation from the u.s. government. robert bayles is accused of sneaking off base and killing 17 afghan civilians. the family were told the money came from president obama. the white house is hoping to

ease tensions with the large pay outs. demands for justice grew after bayles was flown out of the country. he's currently being held in kansas. a man storms on to a howard county high school's campus and gets into a fight with a student. we have new reaction to the arrest of a 40-year-old with a long rap sheet. >> hey! >> reporter: police say this video that went viral online was key to identifying and charging this man with second degree assault. he's attacking a 16-year-old student on the long reach high school campus. the student ends up knocking him to the ground. fellow students here are glad cops solved the case. >> i think he's clearly crazy. he should not be on school grounds, especially wearing a ski mask. >> reporter: he had a connection oh to a 15-year-old girl, also

seen on the video. police say she was charged as a juvenile. >> this was really unique because on adult came from off the campus and assaulted a student. >> reporter: authorities listed two addresses, one near the school and another in west baltimore where a next door neighbor says that's out of his character. >> he seemed to be real nice to me. >> reporter: a search of court records revealed he has a long criminal record, including charges for theft, drugs, and resisting arrest. he's been ordered to stay off the campus. he faces a maximum of 10 years in jail if he's convicted. for now, he's been released on bond. >> his next court appearance is scheduled for june 6th. police released dash cam video of a wild pursuit of a

stolen school bus. finally, one officer was able to get close enough to hit the bus causing it to lose control. the officers shot the suspect twice. he is now in custody facing a number of charges. a fight between fans at the university of louisville and the university of kentucky breaks out in an unusual place. it happened between patients at a dialysis center. it didn't take long before words went too far. >> he told me shut up and then gave me the finger. >> i'm sitting there hooked up to a machine. i can't do anything. >> i went up to him and i hit him. i didn't hit him hard, but i hit him. >> ed wilson declined to press charges. he just hopes they don't show up at the same time anymore.

>> in kentucky, you don't mess with those sports teams at all. >> you've heard don't mess with texas, don't mess with kentucky. a big warm upcoming tomorrow, briefly. then it's going to get cool again, but not terribly cold. 44, 50% humidity. south winds have turned around to the south. that means it's not going to be nearly as chilly tonight. the barometer high at 30.23 inches. pretty mild, 42. last night oakland was in the upper 20s at this time. 40 over in easton. locally, temperatures tonight will get back in the upper 30s. some locations maybe down to 33-34, and then a quick warm up during the morning. 48 in annapolis.

56, 31 today at the airport. the record is 86 and 20 in 2001. the winds are turning out of the south. tomorrow, more of a southwest breeze. that will bring in very, very mild air. chicago was in the mid-70s today. this front with scattered shower and thundershower activity is moving off to the east. it will bring us a chance of a scattered shower or a thunderstorm late tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow evening. it will get cooler and drier on thursday and friday. tomorrow looks like a mild day. front goes through quickly. temperatures still running above average, even though it will be cooler than tomorrow. tomorrow looks like a really nice day, at least for part of the day. a few clouds coming in, 38 to

low 40s in the city. breezy, 72 tomorrow, and then down to 62 on thursday. 39 thursday night. 60 on friday. warming up again, 67 and 65 saturday and sunday. >> thank you, bob. coming up, fighting for a place in the final four. place in the final four. >> we have the latest on the,,,,

it was a good season. mark is here with our sports report. >> the team was worn out from the last game. maryland's big show downturns into a major let down. they got knocked down hard by notre dame. maryland talked about how hard

the fighting irish would be. the coach lit into her team hoping to inspire the terps to answer with some toughness. despite that, maryland was down 19 at half and there was no big comeback. it got ugly in the second half. too many turn overs and easy baskets for the irish. skylar diggins led them at 22. the worst tournament loss in their history. baltimore's best high school basketball player has left town. he transferred to st. patrick's high in elizabeth, new jersey for academic reasons but says he'll be back in baltimore for his senior year. he's committed to playing in new

jersey in college. the as and mariners open up with a series in japan. the os were cooled off in their warm up in sarasota. their pitchers allowed one orioles hit and that didn't happen until the 8th inning. minnesota beat up on orioles starting pitcher, he struggled through three innings, gave up four unares. twins win 5-0. nfl owners and general managers gathering in florida this week. emerging from one of the many meetings in palm beach, one of the announcements made, the official kick off of the season, the defending champion new york giants will play host to dallas cowboys december 5th. the opener is usually a thursday. the president will be speaking at the democratic national convention on december 6th.

the sabers skating in, beats goalie brandon hopie. 5-1, buffalo wins. they move ahead in the race for the final play off spot. >> thank you, mark. coming up, nailing the perfect part. >> the key role these dogs are auditioning for, next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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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. theater auditions don't usually include this much barking, but they're looking for the perfect chihuahua to star in legally blond. he has to fit in a purse and be

able to memorize his lines, so to speak. >> and cry on cue. a couple of st. louis cardinals fans wanted to hit a home run with their wedding ceremony, so it was baseball jerseys instead of tuxes for the guys. the bridesmaids wore red dresses, even the guests wore their cardinals gear. the couple stepped up to the plate and said i do. >> she gets to wear a wedding dress after all of that. >> she's more comfortable, i can guarantee. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,