employination may have been illegally accessed. we'll stays on the scene live. >> reporter: the aclu says the secrecy surrounding what they're calling mr. leopold's enemy's list needs to end. it cuts across party lines and also includes an anne arundel county police sergeant and former county employee. >> reporter: the aclu believes the spying scandal, involving john leopold is much bigger than first thought. leopold was accused of directing police to use the state criminal database, to dig up dirt on his political foes. and the aclu is demanding to know what information leopold may have collected on a growing list of people. >> literally, theft of taxpayer dollars. >> reporter: now including annapolis mayor, josh cullen. the process has now been destroyed. >> and delegate don dwyer. aclu attorney, david roca. >> picking up dirt on an opponent is definitely not a

legitimate law enforcement purpose. >> reporter: the pressure mounts as the police chief refuses to answer under oath before the council. >> i do not want to break the law. so i do not want to answer. >> his failure and unwillingness to do that is shameful, embarrassment. improper, and in my opinion, renders him unfit to be chief of police. >> reporter: the aclu is also demanding logs from the database they believe leopold accessed. >> we certainly believe that our clients are entitled to that access. >> the state prosecutor indicted him earlier this month. >> and the aclu says the countery needs -- county needs to notify people who have illegally accessed information. something that has not been done. >> thank you very much, mike. several members of the county council are still pushing for the chief to openly answer questions about what, if anything, he knew about the alleged spying. updating the breaking news

we've been telling you about. a vehicle crashes into a home, setting off a fire in baltimore county. sky eye chopper 13 live over the scene. captain mike perry with more. mike? >> reporter: hello, vic. it happened a little after 4:00 this afternoon. the 8800 block of howard forest lane. this is located off of reisterstown road. gray rock is the cross street. fire officials were called for apparently a truck, which was unoccupied, rolled into a town home, causing a gas main to snap and then catch fire. it caused damage to that town home. and several others that were adjoining that town home. now there was no injuries reported here at the scene. and as we come around here, hopefully mark can show you the truck. the truck, up until about 15 minutes after the fire, was extinguish at the town home, still on fire. it is not clear what caused this unoccupied truck to roll into the home.

fortunately, there were, like we said, there were no injuries. now, fire officials remain on the scene as bge is here now, trying to get the gas main shut off. so that they can get the rest of the fire completely out. back to you on tv hill. >> thank you very much. captain mike perry, live in sky eye chopper 13. new information in the controversial death of a teenager at a juvenile city in carroll county. mary is live to explain charges dropped in the case. >> reporter: and prosecutors are dropping the charges against five school counselors because the key witness, a detective, is barred from testifying. the case against counselors ridge hinged on the timing of the events back in january 2007. when isaiah simmons died at bolingbrook. the five men were accused of pinning him to the ground for three hours, then delaying calls for help, when he appeared unresponsive. but because the lead detective who put together the time line of events is facing perjury charges in an unrelated case, he is not able to testify in this case, resulting in the

charges being dropped. vic? >> mary, thank you. bolingbrook was closed weeks after simmons' death. wjz is speaking to simmons' family. a live report, new at 11:00. a new trial is under way for twin brothers, accused of setting a pit bull on fire on a baltimore street. once again, animal advocates are closely watching developments. weijia jiang has more on this high-profile case. weijia? >> reporter: denise, jury selections have been under way for several hours in a case that has infuriated so many. and the lie publicity could make -- high publicity could make that process longer than usual. >> reporter: it's been nearly three years since this pit bull nicknamed phoenix, was burned so badly she had to be euthanized. baltimore city twin brothers, travis and tremain johnson were already tried once in the case, but last february, it was a

hung jury. a single holdout could not be convince convinced they were guilty. >> we hope there is a good verdict in this case. but either way, this case has brought enormous attention to animal abuse here in our city. and we'll be here. >> reporter: the case led the city to form an anti-animal abuse task force. the first of its kind in the country, with phoenix as its face. that publicity and widespread outrage is expected to be a challenge in court. the judge called for a pool with 80 potential jurors, 40 more than usual. he expects many will be disqualified because they already know about what happened. once a jury is seated, members will see much of the same evidence during the first trial, including surveillance video defense attorneys tried to have thrown out earlier this week. the 35-minute tape was critical for prosecutors. it shows clips from a police camera at the scene. >> reporter: the most serious

charge the johnsons face is animal cruelty, a felony that could put them in prison for three years. opening arguments are expected to begin tomorrow. for now, we're live in downtown. weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right. thank you very much, weijia. the trial is expected to last at least a week. maryland stays in the political spotlight. another republican contender for president is paying a visit. in this campaign 2012 report, we are just a few days away from the maryland primary. tonight, texas congressman ron paul will speak at the university of maryland. he is in last place but says he has no plans to drop out of the race. former house speaker newt gingrich. speaking of mitt romney, the republican front runner picks up another endorsement. former president george h.w. bush says he will endorse romney tomorrow. former first lady barbara bush has already given him the nod of approval. stay tuned for campaign 2012.

maryland's primary is tuesday. count on us for updated information about the candidates. the jet blue pilot, caught on cell phone video, appearing to have a mental breakdown. passengers jumped into action when the captain started acting erradically. >> reporter: jet blue has suspended the pilot who caused the midair chaos. veteran pilot osbun had a mental breakdown. the 49-year-old captain became irate being after his copilot tricked him into leaving the cockpit so he could lock him out. >> he's banging on the door. his first officer. i think his name was steve. bring it to throttle idle. we're all going to die. jesus. >> reporter: passengers took action. including former law enforcement officials who happened be to traveling to a

security conference in las vegas. >> the four of us just jumped up and grabbed him and pulled away from the cockpit door. and he started ranting about iraq, iran, they're going to take us down. >> we had no other options but to physically restrain this individual down on the ground until they brought help. >> the crew made an emergency landing. the jet blue flight from new york to las vegas landed safely in texas. and osbun was taken into custody. in a tv interview, the president of jet blue says he's known osbun for years and that nothing in the pilot's record would indicate he would be a risk on a flight. bigad shaban, wjz eyewitness news. >> now, the passengers on the flight were interviewed in texas before boarding another plane to las vegas a few hours earlier. budget crunch. baltimore city parents are upset tonight after baltimore's mayor announces she wants to close more than half a dozen swimming pools.

wjz is live at druid park, where adam may has more. >> this and the other ones. they are not scheduled to close. they could be a whole lot busier if this plan goes through. >> reporter: seven of baltimore's smaller neighborhood swimming pools could be dried up. but the new plan to close them for good has some city parents upset. >> what are the kids going to do? that's what sends them to the corners. because they have nothing to do. >> reporter: the mayor says the closures are necessary because of the budget deficit. >> you have to choose your priority and prioritize your spending on things that matter most to families. >> reporter: the mayor. >> not named exactly which pools will be shut down. but they're targeting the oldest ones with the lowest attendance. >> they're obsolete. what young kids enjoy are the splash pads that we have been installing. >> reporter: the city has plans to open more of those splash

pads at the inner harbor. also an ongoing overhaul with the parks and recs services. but some councilmembers are against the change. >> we have resources. but i don't think we're creatively using as well as we could. >> reporter: baltimore is not the only major city doing this. dozens of big cities across the country have been shutting down pools over this economic downturn trying to deal with this recession and save city budgets. reporting live, adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> the city council still has to approve the mayor's budget. the sun is back out. after afternoon showers. a live look outside now. what's in store for the rest of the evening? bob turk is tracking live doppler radar. didn't rain that much. moving through quickly. shower activity. not much to it. just a few lingering showers. salisbury, over to deal island and to the west of berlin and ocean city.

and that's about it. in maryland. baltimore north and fact. in fact, southern maryland north. there is pretty much nothing going on. looks like dryer air moving in. you can see that front moving across pennsylvania this afternoon. as it moves into maryland, it really weakened considerably as we see not much going on. looks like a forecast headed our way. dryer and cooler. but still above average. half a billion dollars. that's the mega millions jackpot. the largest in history. people across the history have mega millions snapping up tickets. derek valcourt. you have a certain smile on your face. i guess you're hoping to win. derek? >> that's a lot of money. it bears repeating. $500 million. and it has stores like this one, cranking out the ticket sales. >> reporter: at the start of the day, the mega millions jackpot was pinned at a record- breaking $476 million. >> it's unreal. >> reporter: but with ticket

prices soaring by noon, the new estimates rose even higher. and lottery officials say it is not over yet. >> it is possible, based on sales that this jackpot could get even higher before friday night's drawing. stores are already busy. >> for the last about week and a half or so. it's been nuts. >> reporter: ask with no lucky winner in tuesday's drawing, excitement climbs with the jackpot. >> it's funny. because i think everybody feels that way. when it gets to be a big total. everybody wants to play. >> reporter: all over the country, coworkers are going in on office pools to try to increase their odds. in fact, all of this money represents the hopes and dreams of my colleagues over at wjz. >> may i have 275 mega millions tickets. >> reporter: 275 chances to hit it big. but as they say, all it takes is one. >> somebody has to win. why not me? >> reporter: after taxes, the winner could walk away with a

clean $236.3 million. around the country, folks are dreaming about what they do with all of those zeroes. >> no longer working. that's for sure. >> take my family on a cruise. go to disney. travel. pay my house off. >> i wouldn't be standing here talking to you. that's for sure. >> reporter: if i won the lottery, i wouldn't be standing here talking to him either. listen. the odds are not all that great, unfortunately. we're talking 176 million to 1. it can happen where you can hit the second place prize. that's $250,000. in fact, the last drawing, just a few days ago, someone hit that. there are two winners here in maryland hit that second place prize. one sold over in german town. the other in sykesville. we're live in canton, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right, derek. good luck to you and all of my colleagues. i'll know something is up when the room is empty. the tickets for the record- setting drawing can be purchased until 10:45 p.m.

friday night. >> i can't believe they have all of those numbers. uncertain future. the healthcare reform act. how their decision affects you. clean water and the chesapeake day. i'm pat warren. coming up. maryland lawmakers have some big fish to fry. i'm mike schuh, live. the weather is warm and business is blooming. i'll tell you where when eyewitness news returns. any more showers coming this way? stick around for the updated first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

we have more breaking news for you now. several people hit in reisterstown. >> reporter: yes, this is along reisterstown road in owings mills. originally reported as multiple pedestrians struck. when we arrived, they were packaging one person. we saw one person put in the ambulance. it's not clear if someone else was placed in prior to our arrival. but we can't seem to find a vehicle that may have struck that person. it's not clear whether it has

left the scene. but there are several baltimore county police cars on the scene. they have blocked one lane of southbound reisterstown road. at pleasant ridge. as they continue their investigation. we'll keep you updated as we continue to gather information and update you as the situation warrants. back to you. >> thank you, captain mike perry. we will keep you updated. to save the pay -- bay, pay a fee. a collective fee to improve drainage systems. political reporter pat warren explains, there are other clean water proposals in the mix. >> troubled waters, the health of the chesapeake bay takes center stage in annapolis today. ♪ [ music ] >> today is a disaster. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: about 100 people held this colorful but pointed rally in favor of flush taxes, storm water drainage fees and

septic controls all in play in the general assembly this session. >> reporter: there is great public support for clean water. >> i have two grandchildren. and i want them to be able to grow up and be able to swim and fish and just enjoy clean water. >> it's in my blood, in my veins. >> we need clean, healthy water for everybody. >> reporter: a modified version improved in the house. >> this is some evidence of the growing and deepening unconsciousness in the state. and therefore among members of the general assembly. >> reporter: a bill to help clean the bay by raising a flush tax. and a bill to raise a fee to collect storm water runoff, have passed from the house to the senate. >> the cost is in not preserving and protecting the land. >> reporter: clean water and healthy bay may come at a price. but supporters say what better thing can you put your money into? reporting from annapolis, i'm pat warren. >> some lawmakers question

whether this is the right time to raise additional fees. since the general assembly is already considering an income tax and gas tax fees. warm weather is heating up sales at nurseries. mike schuh has more on the early spring rush. >> reporter: seems like we're a couple of weeks ahead in terms of weather. we are. the trees ask the plant think so. and so, too, are the people who take care of their yards. >> reporter: so pink, so soon. >> $44.19. >> reporter: so much mulch, so soon. warm weather is putting people in their yards. >> doing debit or credit? >> reporter: but only after stopping here first. home depot manager john lucas has been kept busy. >> we did have to -- we geared up a little earlier this year just because we've had such great weather. we've had such a mild winter, folks are ready to go. >> reporter: this mulch is

going in diane pollock's yard. >> because it's warmer. it's time to start. everything is blooming real fast. so you got to make sure the weeds are coming up, the grass is growing. so you have to get out there and have to work on the yard. >> reporter: this year, she feels she is three weeks ahead. >> okay. so this is what they did. >> yep. >> francine phillips' basket is $100 heavier. how early are these plantings? >> about a whole month. >> reporter: for her, being comfortable working in her own yard is what got her going. >> i'm loving it. i think it's beautiful. >> reporter: and this warm weather is also pushing suppliers. they're scrambling to make sure they have enough plants this far north, this soon. >> reporter: john, the manager, won't use numbers to define how good business has been. but he's happy. >> we are up. we're doing well. >> reporter: remember, buying is the easy part. now the hard labor. >> good luck. >> thank you. >> reporter: besides the home centers, contractors, mulch men and landscapers all tell me that their business is up this

spring as well. reporting live, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. denise, back to you. >> good there for them. we needed that. >> i ordered my mulch today. >> mulch is good. keeps moisture in. keeps weeds down. still way, way too early to plant annuals. most of the stores will not have that until the end of april or may. mother's day is when you should plant perennials outside. if you still have frost between now and then. trust me. even though it's been warm. take a look at temps. 72. just went back up to the high for the day. winds south/southwest. currently falling. come back and take a look at a dryer and somewhat cooler end to the week. ,,,, turn left.

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spring showers moving through the air. officially 3/100ths of an inch. pretty much gone, except for a few sprinkles. and across extreme lower portions of the shore. 63. 68, easton. we've warmed back up with the sunshine to 72. it did drop into the 60s for the showers. 75, 72. h -- 62. 65 in oakland. d.c. had rain. locally, right around the mid and upper 60s to the pleasant low 70s. tomorrow, looks like our highs will be about 10 to 12 degrees cooler than today.

still above average, which is 58. tomorrow's high, only around 60, 62. 72, 40. nice cool this morning. 58, 37 are the averages. and the record, 1945. that's about the third day in a row. they really had a heat wave that year. 87. 1982. 21 degrees here at the end of march. can get chilly. we have a southwest wind that is keeping in the warm air. but tonight and tomorrow, the winds go back to the northwest. that will bring in this dryer and cooler air that is sitting over portions of -- let's call it the great lakes, basically. this low pressure moving across quebec, dragging that front across the area this afternoon. showers and storms. new york area saw pretty good stuff. boston all off to the east. look how quickly it moves. gone. to the northand west of us. and yes, it will be a little cooler by about 10 degrees. and friday night, a warm front approaches from the southwest. perhaps a little rain friday night into saturday. and then it clears out and

actually gets warmer for the weekend. so it's been a pretty good weekend by saturday afternoon. looks nice. winds tomorrow on the bay. northwest at 15 to 20 knots. and there will be a small craft advisory out there on the bay tomorrow. so don't take a canoe out tomorrow. bay temp, around 52 degrees. yeah. tonight, then, clearing, dry and breezy. around 50 and 51. tomorrow, sun and a few clouds. nice day. 62 degrees and a nice breeze. nice thursday. >> great. thank you, bob. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. >> i'm alex demetrick. coming up, signing up. rocket science, 101. that story as eyewitness news continues. ugly, unwanted cellulite. now there's a new treatment to get rid of it. controversial information on the night trayvon martin was ki,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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mostly sunny. 72 degrees. good evening. thank you for staying with wjz. and here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. new details are emerging in the shatting death of trayvon martin. as randall pinkston reports from sanford, the special prosecutor is urging patience because the investigation could take weeks. >> the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. rush. >> reporter: the u.s. house of representatives of the the scone of the latest trayvon martin protest. >> just because someone wears a hoody does not make them a hoodlum. >> reporter: illinois congressman bob rush wore a hoodie, as he spoke out about racial profiling. he was told to stop because hats are not allowed. he was escorted off the floor of congress and reprimanded. >> members need to remove their hoods or leave the floor. >> reporter: trayvon martin was there. the hoodie has become a symbol

of solidarity. warned by demonstrators nationwide. they want zimmerman charged for killing the 17-year-old. >> i think injustice needs to be spoken up for. that's why i'm here. >> reporter: zimmerman has gone into hiding since the shooting. he remains free. but now we're learning, sanford police nearly arrested him. >> reporter: zimmerman told police he fired his weapon in self-defense, after martin attacked him. lead investigator chris sereneo, seen here on the right, wanted to file manslaughter charges, but was told there wasn't enough evidence. the case is now in the hands of a special prosecutor. investigators are reinterviewing witnesses and examining 911 calls. >> so you think he's yelling help? >> yes. >> reporter: authorities want to know who was yelling for help before the gunshot. >> all right what is -- [ gunshot ] >> reporter: the investigation could take weeks. but demonstrators say they want justice now. in sanford, florida, randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> the investigation into

martin's killing is essentially starting from scratch with a new special prosecutor and team of investigators quietly reinterviewing witnesses and examining evidence. a jury finds virginia tech negligent for not notifying students sooner. >> the parents of those victims want $4 million in damages from the state which operates virginia tech. back in the spring of 2007, a gunman killed 32 people on campus before killing himself. earlier this month, the jury agreed the school was method when it delayed notifying students on the entire campus before the gunman killed scores more. previously, the judge had put a $100,000 cap on claims against the state and the school. >> 25 other people were wounded in the massacre. an eastern shore man is charged in connection with the fatal shooting of his 4-year- old son. 29-year-old jamal wolford

senior was charged with manslaughter after his son found the gun in his home and shot himself. the mother was also struck with a bullet fragment. police say they found the boy in the bedroom. a woman pleads guilty to performing illegal implants on women up the east coast, including here in bawmplet according to the deal, 45-year- old kimberly smedley injects injecting silicone, intended for lubrication, into women to enlarge their buttocks. several women ended up getting sick. the procedures were performed in washington, d.c. and philadelphia. final arguments over president obama's healthcare law. the court takes up two issues, expanding medicaid. and if the law can start up if one part is found unconstitutional. >> reporter: some supreme court justices seemed open to the idea that part of the healthcare reform act can survive, even if they strike down its core. but they asked probing questions about what happens to the rest of the law if they

determine the requirement for all americans to buy insurance is unconstitutional. >> my approach would say, if you take the heart out of the statute, the statute is gone. >> reporter: attorneys general from dozens of states are pushing for the court to throw out the whole law. >> it needs to go back to congress with a clean slate to start over. even if there are good provisions in the bill. >> reporter: the court also spent this third and final day of arguments looking into the section of the law requiring states to expand their medicaid program. >> many families take for granted they have health coverage. but there are a lot of low- income families that don't. and the medicaid family in particular provides that kind of care. >> reporter: state leaders argue the federal government has no right to force them to expand their state medicaid programs and spend millions of dollars that aren't in the budget. but the obama administration points out, the law says the federal government would cover the bill for new medicaid

patients through 2016. and after that, it would pay 90% of those costs. at the supreme court, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. the justices are expected to issue their rulings in the cases they've heard this week in june. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. baltimore's next school superintendent, dr. f. dallas dance talks about his vision for the district. and headliner by former president bill clinton. and michael phelps continues his path for the summer olympics. remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. do you have what it takes to be a rocket scientist? students at johns hopkins are finding out. alex demetrick reports, the university has started a unique program to bring more talent to the final frontier. when it comes to other worlds, there are still plenty of secrets to unlock. but first you have to get there with the right spacecraft,

carrying the right tools. and that takes a lot of experts. >> you don't just have aerospace engineers. they have physicists. they have chemists. they even have biologists. >> reporter: just the sort of majors johns hopkins is drawing into a new program that awards a minor degree in space science engineering. >> before i took this course, intro to space science and technology, i really didn't know that much about what went into the design of a space mission. >> reporter: so students are given a mission. >> reporter: the purpose of the ice cap monitor is to launch a satellite into a near polar orbit. >> talking somewhere between 8 to minedegrees. >> reporter: besides working in teams, stiewnltsdzs in the new minor will also intern at places where real missions are planned, built and controlled. >> the laboratory is getting a look at them. and decide whether or not this is the kind of person that they'd like to have working with them. >> reporter: as a field, space science is wide open. >> there are basic questions that we still haven't answered.

for example, what's at the core of jupiter? we don't know. and nobody has ever seen the surface of venus. >> answers that first mean getting there with new tools and ideas. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. well, hopkins has been involved in space research for decades. this is the first attempt to help undergraduates find work in the space industry. still ahead. wild scene. a school bus chase, captured on camera. and it ends in a hail of gunfire. out of control. a wildfire raging in denver. the latest on the firefighting efforts. i'm bob turk. the first warning weather center. sunny and dryer end to the week. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. and wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. for updates on all the day's news, and updated forecast any time, log onto wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,

a fiery crash on a texas highway leaves one person and two others injured. police say a gasoline tanker overturned after crashing into a car, just before midnight. the driver of the truck died at the scene. hazmat crews were called and the road remained closed through the morning. the cause of the accident is still under investigation. dramatic video from

stockton, california. people are seen escaping a burning greyhound bus. the driver says a passing motorist alerted him to smoke coming from the bus. police say all 26 passengers got out without anyone being injured. the fire filled the bus, filling the downtown with smoke. investigators believe the fire started in the rear engines. a man steals a school bus and takes police on a wild chase down a new mexico interstate. take a look at this. dash cam captures the bus barreling down the highway with albuquerque police in hot pursuit. road spikes cause the bus to fish tail and it eventually comes to a stop. the suspect is now in police custody. a wildfire continues to burn out of control in colorado. planes are spraying fire retardant on the flames for a second day. at least two people are dead and the search is on for our missing woman. dozens of homes have also been destroyed. authorities believe the wildfire was likely sparked by controlled burns set last week

to clear vegetation, in the hopes of preventing a wildfire. in tonight's healthwatch, the fda approves a new laser device that promises to blast away unsightly sul light. -- cell light. ashley morisson has a look at how it works. >> reporter: mary ann piland is healthy and fit. but there is one thing she doesn't like about her body. >> when i see my legs naked or in tight pants, i don't like the way i look. >> mary ann's thighs have cellulite. and she says so far, nothing has worked. >> of course i tried all of the over-the-counter creams and they didn't do anything. they're really expensive. >> reporter: so she's trying cellu laze, which targets the skin underneath. doctors insert through a small incision, heat up the underlying tissue and smooth out fat cells.

>> reporter: by using that to cut the fat and tighten the skin, that's how we have long- lasting results. >> reporter: nearly two dozen patients participated in the trials. after two years, none of the patients reported any side effects. jennifer guzman was part of the fda experiment. she said she couldn't be happier with the results. >> afterwards, it was like very, very smooth. it was very nice. i could sit down. i wouldn't see any bumps. i would stand. >> reporter: and unlike laze -- traditional laser treatments, it requires at least six sessions. cellulite requires only one treatment. mary ann is considering using the procedure to treat other problem areas. >> ashley morrison, wjz eyewitness news. >> reporter: well, cellu laze does cost more than traditional laser treatments. but the cost averages out because it's a one-time treatment instead of multiple procedures. >> bob is over there checking his legs to see if he

qualifies. >> he'd never fork out the money for that. sounds like science fiction. but the pentagon has actually developed a ray gun. they sent it to afghanistan but many in the military refused to use it. we'll show it to you tonight on the cbs evening news. and here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,

after some really afternoon showers, things have cleared up. look outside now. how is the rest of the week shaping up. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. bob turk is in the weather center. he has the updated forecast, heading through the weekend. bob? >> looks like a nice night. cleared out nicely. it will be back in the upper 40s to mid-50s. tomorrow morning, should be pretty bright and sunny start to a nice day. temperatures eventually in the upper 50s to the low 60s. just slightly above normal. normal high tomorrow is around 58 degrees. friday night, cloud comes back. maybe a period of rain late friday night into saturday. as a warm front comes through. 62 on friday. 68 on saturday. clears out, close to 70 on sunday. and mid-70s for monday next week. denise? >> wow. >> uh-huh. >> thank you, bob.

still to come on eyewitness news tonight. the national football league adopts a couple of important rule changes that go into effect this fall. >> mark has details coming up next in sports. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

it's oysternomics 101. you start with a u.s. senator named ben. by helping restore thousands of acres of oyster beds, he kept hundreds of oystermen on the job...

which keeps wholesalers in business... and that means more delivery companies... making deliveries to more restaurants... which hire more workers. and that means more oystermen. it's like he's out here with us. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too.

well, the rest will be studying off season. mark is here with the wjz the fans sports report. >> the team the players. two new rules for the nfl this fall. one pertains to overtime. if the team with the first possession in overtime, the game is not over. the other team gets a chance to score. that rule has been in effect prior in the play-offs only. but now it will apply in regular season games. and a new way to deal with fumbles. all turnovers will automatically be reviewed by the coach upstairs. no challenges needed on turnovers upstairs. it will be up to the rev to review them all. free agent news. jacobs has decided to sign up with the 49ers again. new york cut him for salary cap

reasons. jacobs was on the wish list is says he will play for jim harbaugh in san francisco. quarterback danny o'brien has decided to continue his career at the university of wisconsin. he's eligible to play at wisconsin this fall and has two season seasons of college ability remaining. o'brien is one of third playing since randy edsel took over as coach. in baseball, mike messina is voted into the orioles hall hall of fame, along with rich dower. they will be inducted in a ceremony in august. mesin -- messina has the third most. lefty dana got a start in the spring training warmup against the blue jays. competing for a spot in the starting rotation. and he's not too happy about

how he pitched today. alfredo simone also got roughed up. and the o's lose to toronto. the final was 9-3. the major league regular season is under way. the official opener was in japan, early this morning, u.s. time. the seattle mariners and oakland a's do the honors of going around the world to get it all started. and they hope with extra innings. tied 1-1. dustin ties the go ahead run for seattle. the mariners beat the a's before a sellout crowd. and japanese legend ichiro suzuki had four hits for seattle. he's very popular there. and a two-game series will conclude tomorrow. basketball news. loyola coach jimmy patsos. it's a contract extension, reported to be a five-year deal. that according to the baltimore sun. patsos has been loyola's head coach for nine seasons. 24 victories this season. the most in school history. the hounds were knocked out

of the ncaa tournament by ohio state. buckeyes were in the final four. and you can see the national semi times here on wjz this saturday. kentucky taking on louisville. followed by ohio state and kansas. coverage tips off saturday at 6:00. >> a few months to do. thank you, mark. be right back. coming up, the president's healthcare law has its final day in the supreme court. the fall jowltd from today's arguments am plus where y the military has spent $100 million on a high-tech ray gun they aren't e,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

don't miss the cbs lineup at 10:00. it's the drama, csi, followed, of course, by eyewitness news at 11:00. that's it for us now. we'll be back at 11:00. i'm vic cart er. >> thanks for watching maryland's news station. much more ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley. including new details on the jet blue pilot who suffered a >> pelley: tonight, now we know what happened in the jetblue cockpit.

the copilot describes the captain's mental breakdown and his warnings to the passengers. >> i'm looking at this guy and i'm like "this is how it's going to end." >> pelley: lee cowan is covering. at the supreme court, some ju justices ask why the national health care law shouldn't be thro thrown out entirely. >> pelley: jan crawford was in the courtroom. dr. jon lapook on a new study that shows two third of all cancer cases might be preventable. and david martin gets hit by the military's high tech ray gun. it can stop a mob. so why won't they use in the afghanistan? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. late today we heard for the first time the details from inside the cockpit of that harrowing mental breakdown suffered by a jetblue captain. the copilot says the