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earthquakes two tremors send people runing for cover. >> the chaos as tsunami warnings are put into effect. >> good afternoon, i am don scott. >> i am jessica kartalija. >> here is what people are talking about, a strong earthquake rocks the indian ocean off indonesia, moments ago a tsunami warning was lifted, and as she reports it brought back memories of the earthquake in 2004. >> reporter: the powerful earthquake lead to evacuations. civilians directed traffic as people headed to higher ground close to the epicenter. there was panic, women fainted and crowds gathered at mosques to pray. many feared the worst because a quake in 2004 hit the same area and killed 230,000 people. this man says he felt the ground shake for nearly six

minutes. >> -- running out -- running out, screaming and everybody was screaming that -- that there miss there is some earthquake happening. >> they were moved outside and they were placed under a warning after a second quake hit hours after the first one. >> after shocks will go on for weeks, months, maybe as long as years. you wouldn't expect any more after shocks this big. >> indonesia remains on high alert but the president says there are no reports of deaths or serious damage. monica, wjz eyewitness news. >> and we have her standing by. >> when you are talking about an 8.6 that is a massive size earthquake so we have looked at some of the old ones, the

biggest one ever was 9.5, this 1 is tied for 7th, the other one that happened there was a 9.1, now there was not a tsunami as was the other one. the reason is this is a different type of quake. the earth can move in different directions, this one goes side to side. the one that happened back then went vertically so we did not have that fortunately at this time. we will keep you updated. >> thank you. they reported feeling tremors. >> this week the prosecutor reviewing that will make an announcement. she must decide whether to charge george zimmerman. she is already ruled out a grand jury, which means that zimmerman cannot be charged with first degree murder.

but if he is arrested he could be charged with lesser crimes. prosecutors here are wrapping up their case against the two brothers accused of setting a pit bull on fire. we are live at the courthouse. weijia jiang has the latest. >> reporter: good afternoon. the lead prosecutor just finished up her closing argument after reminding jurors of every single piece of evidence they saw and heard in this trial and now the defense is presenting their closing arguments and one attorney said right away there will not be justice for that dog because she says the wrong people are on trial. both prosecutors and defense attorneys rested their cases in the trial against 20- year-old twins travers and trumaine johnson. the brothers are accused of setting this pit bull on fire in may, 2009. the puppy, nick named phoenix was burned so badly she had to be euthanized. >> her tongue, her eyes, her

pads are scorched off. unbelievable. >> the violence sparked widespread outrage across the country, then again when it ended with a deadlocked jury. during the next trial they faced challenges, a witness refused to testify. the judge found her in contempt of court, then gave her prison time. the defense tried to rattle the case even more, arguing the police officer who first responded to the scene did not secure it, take pictures or interview witnesses. animal welfare advocates have been in court for the entire trial, hoping for a conviction. >> we hope that there is a good verdict in the case but either way this case has brought enormous attention to animal abuse here in our city. >> each johnson brother faces four charges, the most serious one is aggravated animal cruelty. that is a felony and if convicted they could spend up to three years behind bars. reporting live in downtown

baltimore, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> the jury is expected to start deliberating this afternoon. >> prince georges county police make an arrest in connection with the shooting of a six-year- old. raymond brown is charged. police say he was staying in the same home where the boy lived and where he found a gun supposedly hidden in a spiderman back pack then shot himself in the chest while playing with it. an international manhunt for a man suspected of murder ends in baltimore county. oscar santino was arrested at his home. he is wanted in honduras, where he is said to be a gang member. when he is extradited it will be the second time he has been sent home from the united states. >> two high school lacrosse players can breath a sigh of relief after a reversal in their suspensions, ron matz has the update. >> the state school board has overturned their suspensions. last april the teens were

suspended after a lighter and penknife were found in their bags at a get away -- an away game. the students argued the items were used to repair their lacrosse sticks. they said school officials did not use proper desecration in suspending the students and has ordered their records wiped clean that comes late as suspensions impacted their college applications. >> i applied for eight colleges, with seven of the applications had have you ever been suspended from school and if so please explain below. and if i tried to explain that to any college they would not have taken me. >> both dennis and edsell have been accepted to shenandoah university again where they will be on the same team. back to you. >> in its ruling the state school board argued the suspensions violated the county's discipline code. in baltimore county dallas

dance is officially the new superintendent. he was approved by the county board of education yesterday. the 30-year-old from virginia has been chief middle school officer in the houston school system for the past two years. >> and we are getting a little winter like feel for the air this spring day. let's take a live look outside right now as temperatures are dropping and the clouds have moved in. how long is this cold snap going to last and is it going to rain? meteorologist tim williams over in the first warning weather center and marty bass in the outback. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. the latest on the rain is will it rain has been the big question. we have had a chance but tonight this afternoon through this evening is the best chance. this has been responsible for keeping such dry over us and has been kind of eating up the leading edge of the rain but now with showers around we have a better chance to see some of that rain through the afternoon. let's take a look at graphics just to give you an idea of how this has been playing out. we are in most of the state is

in abnormally dry conditions. all the areas there from cecil county down into southern maryland ab normally dry. we have been so below for the year so far and it is because of these numberings, one just a little over an inch down towards the month far. we are only 10 days into the month, for the year down and that is going to persist until we get some rain. we don't expect to get a lot but there are other problems looming as a result. for more on that we send it out to marty. >> good afternoon. let's go to our graphic. we want to talk about a freeze watch. from carroll county west and you folks along the mason dixon

line. we are going down to 39 degrees tonight if you get my drift. we got to watch for some possible frost. it is going to get warm again and how soon, that is what we want to know. meteorologist tim williams has those details shortly. now we throw it back inside. >> they could be getting help from the museum. according to our partners a partnership has been proposed. visitors who made admission cher there could take a short bus ride there. merchandise would also be sold in their gift shop. before going forward the mayor must sign off on it. >> still to come on wjz eyewitness news at noon safe and sound. a week long nightmare for 9 miners is now over. >> want to play catch? former oriole jeremy guthrie makes 1 lucky fan's dream come true. >> and meteorologist bernadette woods will have the complete first warning weather forecast.

>> complete coverage continues with don scott, jessica kartalija, and first warning weather with marty bass ,,,,,,,,

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group of peruvian miners. they have been rescued. the cause of the original collapse is not known. the university of california davis is releasing an on-line report on the pepper spraying of students by campus police last fall. this video made national headlines in november when officers pepper sprayed student demonstrators. uc davis police officers union sued to keep the document under wraps but a judge approved its publiclation without the names of the officers. today will be the last parole hearing for charles manson. he and his followers were convicted in the 1969 slayings of sharon tate and 6 others, manson is now 77, will likely not show up for today's hearing. under current law inmates can be denied the chance for reapply for parole for up to 15 years so he could be 92 before he is eligible for another hearing.

>> the university of arkansas is without a football coach after firing bobby petrino. he was in a motorcycle accident and lied about being alone on the fact when in fact 25-year- old staffer jessica durel is with him. he later admitted to having an inappropriate relationship with her and had given her 20,000, he has since apologized. jeremy guthrie's boredom brings excitement to one plan. he said does anyone want to play catch. he responded. he lost his leg but it is his attitude that prompted him to replay to his tweet. he got tickets and a bat. >> what a cool -- >> -- guthrie. >> -- warmer days are ahead, meteorologist bernadette woods has your complete first warning

weather forecast. >> but first let's take a look ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and last

now first warning weather and the complete forecast and the first warning of severe weather. >> welcome back, everybody. this is our best chance of showers that we have had in a long time. as tim was saying they are coming down from the northwest

but still just a chance. we will show you clear skies overnight but the clouds coming and here are those showers you see not that far away, no showers out there. now there is also a wind bringing in cooler air. we are at 49 here. 49 in dc. out in the mountains it was in the 20s overnight, 36 in oakland, compared to yesterday we are 10 to 15 degrees cooler for most of us. now, because of that colder air we do have freeze watch all the way down to carroll county for no, sir overnight hours. it is going to be a cold one tonight and tomorrow we will start to recover but we have a really nice warm up heading our way in the five-day-forecast. get tot that in a moment. first up this front though. it comes down from the northwest. you see all those showers with it. then this gets out of here for tomorrow once again. we dry it out once again which is not good for that fire danger. here is that front leaving us. the gusty winds tomorrow, a

cool day still tomorrow but with more sunshine, then on friday at least we get a little bit of a break from the winds before the warmer winds start to kick in as we head toward the weekend. so the forecast is like this, for today the clouds out there, breezy and cool, a couple of showers possible, 56 for our high. then tonight clear it out, down to 35 degrees. tomorrow 59 for our high. but with more sunshine and a breeze so that fire danger is going to continue tomorrow. the dry air comes back in and those winds kick up but you are going to want to stay tuned for that 5 day because we have some really high numbers in this weekend forecast. >> all right. >> nice. >> all right. >> yeah. >> thank you. after the orioles wrap up their series with the yankees they head out on their first road to take on toronto. this saturday see the birds stake on the blue jays at 4:00 live right here. >> still to come on wjz's eyewitness news at noon, can tax day kill you, why you will

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in today's wjz health watch new research finds a link between tax day and deadly car crashes. researchers compared irs deadline data with crash

records from the national highway traffic safety administration. they found over the last three decades an average of 13 more people died on tax days compared to the two weeks before and after the deadline. the study's authors say one of the reasons may be the stress destracting drivers. >> check back in with us today at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00, we will have the latest on the underwater quake threatening indonesia, and trayvon martin's parents speak out today in washington, d.c., wjz will bring you complete coverage. join us for these stories and the breaking news today at 4:00 right after dr. phil. >> please stay with us your five-day-forecast is next. you're the best mom ever. thank you, sweetie. oh... ♪

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