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this newscast with breaking news. it comes in the case of trayvon martin. we have just learned the case against the teen's shooter will not before a grand jury after all down in florida. that was the announcement made minutes ago, the special prosecutor says she alone will decide if charges should be filed. trayvon was unarmed and walking home more than a month ago when a neighborhood watch part pant shot him. he says he acted in self- defense. he has not been arrested or charged yet. the other big story, the fire danger that has led to several evacuations in this area, wjz has complete coverage of the red flag warning and its weather related cause and effect. here is mike hellgren with the impact on people. >> reporter: the national weather service says conditions are ripe for explosive fire growth and we have already seen that happen. gusty winds and days without rain have created dangerous dry conditions and a red flag

warning for most of maryland, meaning wildfires could erupt as they did yesterday, prompting temporary evacuations. >> they had all this out of the road evacuation. >> very concerned for my house, my neighbor's house, the property and kids, the smoke for people that have respiratory issues. >> reporter: more than 100 firefighters responded to the fire. >> they are going to bring bulldozers in and they said it may smolder for three to four days until we get good rain but they are going to cut it. >> reporter: over the past few days we have been reporting on several fires including this one near the bay bridge. firefighters say most of these fires are not from natural causes but people starting them and urge everyone to stop open burning and watch how they despise of lit matches and cigarettes. there were fires reported over the weekend in baltimore, anne arundel and frederick counties,

no one was injured in those. mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> and our complete coverage of this red flag warning continues with marty bass over in the first warning weather center, marty. >> good afternoon, don, hi, everybody. all of delaware, all of maryland, with the exception of garrett county, all of virginia with the exception of one county. look up in pence in pennsylvania with the exception. far western state all of the keystone properties. now let's take a look at winds. steady at 15 miles an hour on tv hill. over the past hour we have seen a gust to 35 miles an hour. now let's go to first warning doppler weather radar. i will tell you in the afternoon and evening forecast today and tomorrow we have a chance of a shower but you got to really start pumping this radar out on that very wide scan to even find any light shower activity and i am not too sure any of that gets out

of the mountains out to our wet so when might we see rain in the forecast? we will have those details coming up for you shortly. now i am going to throw it back to you. >> thank you very much, marty. in southwest baltimore city investigators are trying to figure out what started a fire in pig down. take a look at this photo. this blaze broke out on sergeant street. lots of damage but no injuries reported. a prince georges county family is mourning the sudden death of a two-year-old. police say the toddler was play in in his front yard then ran out into the street and was struck by a van. he later died. the driver of the van stopped and stayed at the scene and investigators say it is unclear if he will face charges. the clock is ticking in annapolis as lawmakers enter the last scheduled day of the session but without a finished budget. ron matz has more on what is stopping them. >> reporter: hi, don, the general assembly has less than

12 hours to make tough choices, lawmakers are still divided about how to balance the books and cut a deficit. the assembly has yet to vote on other issues including the governor's offshore wind proposal and a measure to expand gambling at state casinos, if they don't finish the budget the session could be extended. don, back to you. >> thank you very much, ron. if all goes well though the 90 day session could end at midnight tonight. once again attorneys are heading to court in connection with the murder of prison inmate phillip parker, strangled by another inmate aboard a bus. now they are asking the judge to dismiss or reduce the 18.5 million judgment awarded to his family. a hearing on that case is scheduled for this afternoon. parker's murderer, kevin johns eventually killed himself in prison. two men accused in a racially charged series of shootings in tule ka made their

first court appearance. five black people were shot within a few hours and miles of each other on friday and three died. here is manuel gallegos with the latest. >> reporter: the two men accused of killing three african americans and wounding two others in tulsa faced a judge this morning. they are charged with first degree murder. 19-year-old jake especially gland and his 32-year-old roommate alvin watts were arrested yesterday. police say they are responsible for the shooting spree on friday that may be racially motivated but investigators say it is too early to call the murders a hate crime. >> it is preliminary to determine what the motivation was behind this, if the evidence supports that and we believe we can prove those elements of a hate crime that will certainly be considered at the appropriate time. >> england's father was shot and killed two years ago. per nell jefferson, who is black, was arrested as a person of interest. england's fiance and the mother of their baby also recently killed herself. the day before the shootings in

demand used a racial slur on his facebook page to describe his father's killer. it says today is two years that my dad has been gone shot. it is hard not to go off between that and cheran, i am gone in the head. >> every piece of evidence will be weighed, reviewed, compared and overlaid with the laws of the state of oklahoma. >> the arrests are a relief for the residents of tulsa, who paid tribute to the victims at easter services. manuel gallegos, wjz eyewitness news. >> the two are held in lieu of $9 million bond apiece. the navy says it is now providic compensation to those affected by military jet crash in virginia. it was on friday a fighter jet crashed into and apartment building in virginia beach. dozens of apartments are destroyed no-no one is seriously injured. the initial payments will be $2300 for each of the residents. a mechanical mal function is blamed for the crash but a full

investigation is underway. cardinal edwin obriep is on his way back to rome today after his last easter celebration in the archdiocese. parishioners said good-bye to him. the pope elevated him to cardinal. next month william laurie will take his place here. in sports bubba watson has put on his first green jacket after he wins the 76th masters tournament. he won on the second hole of a playoff yesterday. he two putted from 12 feet out after hitting his second shot almost 90 degrees out of the trees and off pine straw from 155 yards away. watson, a 33-year-old from the florida panhandle got really emotional after his win. >> i never got this far in my dreams to talk. it is a blessing. i mean to go home to my new

son, it is going to be fun. >> the win for bubba moves him to number 4 in the world, making him the highest ranked american in golf at this moment. still to come on wjz's eyewitness news at noon jury selection begins in the trial of the man accused of murdering jennifer hudson family. what they are asking jurors. a fire is moving close there to the homes there. what is moving the breeze on a sunny afternoon. your complete first warning weather forecast is still coming up. >> complete coverage continues with don scott, jessica kartalija, and first warning weather with marty bass. and meteorologist bernadette woods. it is wjz, maryland's news station. ,,,,,,,,

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in chicago jury selection begins today in the trial of the moon accused of murdering the family of singer jennifer hudson, william balfour is charged with killing her mother and brother in their home in 2008. police say he also kidnapped and killed her 7-year-old nephew, the 150 potential jurors will answer questions from the judge and attorneys today. opening statements are set for the 23rd of this month. in philadelphia two firefighters are killed on the job. crews were battling a warehouse blaze early this morning when a wall collapsed on them.

two firefighters are dead. three more are hurt. as crews tried to rescue the trapped firefighters they say the fire grew even larger. >> due to the high winds we had some embers blowing and we had small fires popping up towards the east of the building. at the time all those fires have been contained. >> crews eventually got the fire under control and no residents are hurt. it has been eight years since multiple firefighters have been killed while battling a single fire. the cause is still under investigation. meanwhile up in rural new jersey homeowners are on the alert as a huge brush fire is creeping closer to them. investigators the blaze began this morning and has scorched a thousand acres. no property damage has been reported but crews say several homeowners have been told to be ready to evacuate. he was a fixture on cbs for 4 decades now the world is mourning the loss of mike wallace. he died this weekend at a care

facility in connecticut. wallace began co-hosting 60 minutes in 1968. his last interview was roger clemens in 2008. he was 93 years old. you can see a tribute to make wallace on 60 minutes this coming sunday right here on wjz 13. of course sunday night at 7:00. and still to come on wjz's eyewitness news at noon it is pretty sunny out there but the wind is making for some dangerous weather conditions, you updated first warning weather forecast now just two and a half minutes away but and a half minutes away but first ,,

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fires this afternoon. i was going to state the obvious but i don't want to jinx anything but you get where i am going with this. it is tinderbox dry and here is this red flag advisory for the entire state with the exception of garrett county. winds west-northwest at 15, gusts to 35 miles an hour. 26% humidity, 62 is our temperature. 28, 29, 83, is the barometer, 48 oakland, 60 cumberland, 60 haggerstown, low 60s elkton, easton, ocean city, mid-60s dc, pax river, navel air, essentially annapolis and kent island too, 59 bellaire, 57 westminster, 62 columbia, rock hall 61, so we have got this cool front, chillier settling into the mid-atlantic, you figure along the confluence of this there would be rain and showers. not necessarily. not like it was humid yesterday, mild, 74, but not humid. we did have rain earlier along what i would believe is the leading edge of this new air

mass but it somewhat feels warmer. looking at there, that thing is going to spread down to the south. we are going to mention a chance of showers in the forecast this afternoon and tonight. then again tomorrow as cooler air continues to sift in over the region but i don't think it is enough rain to really stave off long-term at all these tinderbox dry conditions. forecast today we will call for a high of 68 and you know increasingly cloudy skies and i will start to mention that chance for passing afternoon or evening shower then partly cloudy, breezy overnight. temperatures mid-40s, tomorrow cloudy skies, noticeably cooler by 10 degrees with a high of 58. wait until you see the multiday run below normal that is coming in our five-day-forecast. >> all right. thank you. still to come the olympics bring together more than just the world's strongest athletes, some supercolds and other viruses will be there too. what doctors are doing ahead in health watch. remember we are always on. here are some of the stories on our website. for constant updates of the

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-- a chance of a passing shower. no real relief from these dry conditions, it is going to be below normal, the normal 61, 62 by thursday. the weekend looking milder but clouding up by saturday, 65 friday. almost 70 on saturday. >> got you. don't miss tonight's primetime line up. at 10:00 it is hawaii 5-0. then stay tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00. and easter may have been yesterday but celebrations continue today. the annual white house easter egg roll for one. >> wonderful day. and i hope you all enjoy it. i hope you put on your comfortable shoes. we have got ours on, right? all the obamas here. so on behalf of our family i also want to wish you all a happy easter and a happy easter egg roll. >> and with that dozens and dozens of children got ready for the big race.

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