charges for george zimmerman. >> almost two months after trayvon martin is shot and killed. the florida special prosecutor is ready to make a special announcement. >> hi. i'm kai jackson. mary is off. here's what people are talking about. we have breaking news. cries for justice are being heard in the trayvon martin case. in a matter of empties, criminal -- minutes, criminal charges are expected to be filed for george zimmerman. police are calling for calm. >> reporter: barricades are up outside the correctional facility in sanford, florida, where there are -- authorities are waiting for an announcement in the trayvon martin case. special prosecutor angela quarry is expected to press state charges against george zimmerman, the volunteer neighborhood watch captain who said he shot mart nin self -- martin in self-defense. >> for the last 44 days, it has

been a nightmare. and this is coming from a mother's perspective. >> reporter: martin's parents spoke in washington, d.c., where civil rights leaders met with u.s. attorney general eric holder. he says the justice department is looking into possible federal civil rights charges. >> that every level of today's justice department, preventing and combatting youth violence and victimization, is and will continue to be a top priority. >> reporter: police here in sanford are taking steps to keep the peace, once the prosecutor makes her announcement. >> reporter: zimmerman is going to have to figure out his legal defense. but two attorneys representing him quit yesterday after he stopped talking to him. in sanford, florida, randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> zimmerman's former attorneys are willing to take up his case against if -- again if he contacts them. wjz will continue to update this storia and bring you-- story and bring you the special announcement when she breaks it. also, a verdict in the

retrial of two brothers, accused of setting a pit bull on fire. minutes ago, they made their decision. >> hi, kai. and to everybody, 20-year-old twin brothers, travers and tremain johnson, have been found not guilty of all charges linked to this case again, not guilty. they were accused of setting phoenix, a pit bull puppy on fire, back in may 2009. she was burned so badly, just days later, she had to be euthanized. now, the johnson boys have already been charged once before. they were on trial. but that ended. it was a hung jury back in february 2010. a single holdout could not be convinced to convict them. this was a totally different story. 12 men and women unanimously said that the state simply could not present enough evidence to show that travers and tremain set the dog on fire. they said it showed someone set the dog on fire, but the state

did not meet its burden of proof that it was the johnsons. prosecutors were relying heavily on surveillance video. but the jurors said they couldn't tell who it was in the video. we also spoke with family members and animal welfare advocates who are watching this closely. we'll have brand new reaction for you new at 5:00 and 6:00. for now, we're live in baltimore, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> as weijia mentioned, we will continue to follow this story. >> reporter: after months of investigation, baltimore county police make an arrest in the fatal hit-and-run. >> 68-year-old beverly moore was crossing the street when she was struck and killed in february. 25-year-old david french jr. is being held on $500,000 bail. police say moore was crossing seven courts road january 22nd. a car stopped to allow her to cross, when a vehicle, drink by french, according to police, passed a stopped vehicle.

witnesses said french did not stop. >> french turned himself in to police yesterday afternoon. >> a woman who used bleach as a weapon inside baltimore county wal-mart pleads guilty today. a judge sentenced teresa jefferson to a five-year probation. last october, she poured the chemical on a woman's head. the fumes sent 19 shoppers to the hospital. jefferson is also banned for five years from the store. asleep on the job. and it's much more dangerous than it sounds. jessica kartalija is in the newsroom now with more on the incident that occurred at the calvary cliffs nuclear power plant. >> the worker was found lying on the floor, with his hard hat off, and his eyes closed. it happened last june in the nuclear plant. if they're having a fire, the operator was not equiped to respond. the u.s. nuclear regulatory commission says the actions

were deliberate. the plan has been cited for the violence. they say nothing has been planned. constellation nuclear energy group says the employee is no longer working at that plant. >> reporter: constellation says safety is their highest priority. and they will not dispute the findings. we have breaking news from eastern baltimore county. let's go to captain mike perry in sky eye chopper 13. we're northbound i-95. this is the fort henry tunnel throughway. a single-vehicle accident. looks like a car rolled over and struck the median. the driver was trapped for a brief time. he has since been extricated and transported to hopkins bayview. his condition is not known at this hour. but we do have a significant delay along the northbound fort mchenry tunnel throughway. or i-95 northbound. the delay extends well back beyond the tunnel. so if you're approaching the tunnel throughway from the south, you want to perhaps use 895 as your alternate. back to you on tv hill.

>> captain mike perry, report being live. for the second time in a decade, a massive earthquake strikes the coast of indonesia. it triggered widespread panic of a tsunami. monica villamizar reports. >> reporter: this led to massive evacuations across southeast aia. civilians headed for traffic. as people headed for higher ground close to banda afternoony. >> crowds gathered at mosques to pray. >> reporter: many feared the worst because in 2004, a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit the area and killed 275,000 people across the region. this man said he felt the ground shake for nearly six minutes. >> people are fearing that some earthquake is happening. >> warning alarms sounded across the indian ocean.

in thailand, schools interrupted classes. hospitals moved patients outside. and tourist areas near the coast were immediately placed under a tsunami warning. after a second 8.2 quake hit just hours after the first one. >> aftershocks will go on for weeks or months, maybe as low as years. you wouldn't expect any more aftershocks this big. >> reporter: indonesia remains on high alert. but the president says there are no reports of deaths or serious damage. monica villamizar, wjz eyewitness news. >> our first warning weather coverage continues now. meteorologist tim williams is taking a closer look at this earthquake and why it did not trigger a tsunami. tim? >> well, this tremor was a magnitude 8.6. it ranks up there with some of the strongest quake ever. it struck around 2:48 there, local time there in indonesia. it triggered along a segment on a fault on the sea floor, some 269 miles southwest of the

coafl coastal city of bandas a -- bandaaceh. both quakes occurred at roughly shallow deaths. one at 14 miles below, and one at 10 miles below the sea floor. according to data gathered by the united states geological survey. we have a graphic to give you the idea of this is the type of earthquake it was. this is considered a strike- slip fault. now, this means that the plates usually slide side by side of each other without radically altering the height of the sea floor. no water was thrown up, no water was displaced, which means no tsunami was triggered as a result of the earthquake. we'll continue to keep you posted on the outcome of these earthquakes, kai. of course, right now, we want to take a look at our local weather. nothing too drastic here in play. >> yes, we have a cold front coming through the area today. best chance for showers we've had in a long time.

not really putting that dosing rain we need on the fire danger. but anything helps at this point. you can see scattered showers coming down in the west. and in some areas, the rain have mixed with snow and sleet to the west of the state. wouldn't be surprised if there was sleet mixed in there. we were going to switch it over and show you as far as temperatures go. much cooler than we have been lately. 53 degrees is where we sit in baltimore now. 32 in oakland, after starting out the day in the 20s. and that is about a 10- to 15- degree swing from of the why. we're way below average. we'll have your forecast coming up. gas prices have been easing lately. but it you're planning a road trip this summer, you're going to pay. in tonight's wjz pump watch report, analysts say we're going to rise a bit. that equates to about 24 cents for a gallon of regular gas. here's a look at the prices right now in maryland. last month, a gallon of regular cost $3.83 a gallon. let's check in on our roads

with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. hi, crition tee. -- kristy. >> well, we have that breaking news to update you on. northbound 95. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene. that's eastern avenue, it involves a vehicle into a median strip. and we have several lanes blocked off. as you can see, a significant delay there, it stretches way beyond the tunnel. the best way to avoid that would be to take 895 as your alternate. as far as the rest of the region goes, we're also look looking at almost a 40-minute delay. over to park heights avenue. on the outer loop, that delay pretty significant as well. 20 minutes there from york road to the scene of the earlier crash at park heights avenue. other accidents include frederick road at dulton in catonsville. bel air at rossville boulevard. tonka street, south of boston and also mulberry at north fulton. let's take a live look. you can see, things are definitely thinning out there on the west side of liberty road. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet,

hardwood and laminate, to. -- too. you can call them. still ahead at 4:00. the dangerous side of beauty. what's being found in some nail polish. [ explosions ] hours from a cease-fire, troops in syria rain bombs on the opposition. will the violence stop as planned? chaos of a utah police shootout is captured on an officer's dash camera. and it's a cool, breezy afternoon. but there's a warmup on the way. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

a high-speed chase comes to an end on a los angeles freeway. but the suspect decides he isn't going down without a fight. officers try to use bean bag guns to subdue him, but he doesn't give up.

police surround his car and handcuff him and he becomes combative. it takes at least four officers to hold him against the patrol car. police say the the chase began after he was spotted driving recklessly. the suspect was eventually taken into custody. a happy day for a group of peruvian miners and their families. s -- the nine men were rescued after being trapped in a shaft for almost a week. they have been buried since last thursday. they survived by receiving liquids and oxygen in a giant hose. the cause of the collapse is not known. in today's consumer watch report, the u.s. government announces plans to create a database to track stolen cell phones. >> reporter: this surveillance video from inside a subway station in washington, d.c. showed a sting operation by d.c. metro transit police. a decoy lay motion little on a -- motionless on a platform.

easy prey for a thief. before being arrested by plain clothed police. it's the type of crime that is so common, it's easy to find, even on you tube. >> iphones and smart phones nowadays are like cat nip for criminals. they're valuable, they're exposed. they're easy to steal. >> reporter: which is why nypd chief charles schumer and gray announced an agreement between the fcc and the nation's cell phone providers to create a database that would be used to permanently disable stolen smart phones. >> we intend to make the black market for cell phones a black hole for would-be criminals. >> reporter: if added to the national database, all major u.s. service providers would know not to activate the phone. cell phone theft in new york city jumped from 8% of robberies 10 years ago, to more than 40% today. >> lost and stolen phones are the number one problem facing

mobile users today. and anything we can do to reduce the incentive for thieves to steal phones is a good thing. >> here in the united states, the system wouldn't take effect right away. but every mobile phone could be registered within 18 months. most in six months. after a rocky few days of trading, wall street bounces back a little bit. [ stock bells ringing ] all the markets finish in positive territory. the dow was up 89. s&p up 10. nasdaq up 25. let's go to new york, where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. stocks bounced back after the biggest sell-off of the year. the surprise profit from the aluminum producer alcoa gave the investors hope that the earnings season may not be as weak as expected. last month's pullback in hiring may prove to be only temporary. that's what they have concluded in the latest assessment of the economy. the survey showed that each of the bank's 12 districts grew at a moderate pace. the survey also found that

hiring was steady or increased in most of the country. the u.s. government has filed an antitrust lawsuit against apple and major book publishers. the suit claims they conspired with apple to raise electronic book prices. new research finds one in five american adults read an e-book in the past year. and there is a glitch in nokia's smart phone. the company says a software bug could compensate for a break. the cell phone maker is also warning that stiff competition from apple's iphone will hurt its first and second-quarter results. that's your money watch. for more, head to cbsmoneywatch.com. in new york, i'm alexis christoforous. getting a toddler to say goodbye to their pacifier can be a difficult thing. but a tree in denmark is making it a rite of passage. this is a pacifier tree in

copenhagen. for generations, children have been giving up their baby pacifiers and placing them on the tree when they're 2 or 3 years old. placing them with colorful ribbons and goodbye letters, there is at least one tree in every place in copenhagen. charles manson. could he get out of prison? coming up, an early bounty from the bay? the weather could make it happen. that story as eyewitness news continues. a partly cloudy, chill afternoon. meteorologist bernadette woods says it's the coldest day we'll see this week. wjz is always on. for the top stories on wjz.com, instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

all right. nice -- >> that's a pretty shot. >> yeah, it's a pretty shot. >> looks like a simpsons sky. >> a what? >> a simpsons. >> simpsons sky.

that's funny. "the simpsons." correct me if i'm wrong, did i actually see hail today? >> there was. sleet pellets, snow outside. so yes, a little bit of everything going on outside. we'll show you doppler radar. it's bringing scattered showers with it. but pulling down such cold air that some of the showers are mixing with sleet pellets. and farther west, snow showers. marty was showing that on the morning show. we had clear skies overnight. then the clouds came in. and this is what has been coming out of the northwest. and you see in pennsylvania, there was even more in the way of snow today. not that far away. with the northwest winds, 53 degrees outside in baltimore right now. 30s in the mountains. 42, our west. and compared to yesterday at this time, we're about 10 to 15 degrees cooler. and this is after we spent so much time above average. now, with the colder air coming in, there are freeze warnings and watches out for the overnight hours. you see all of the red flag warnings have been pushed to the south at least for now.

looks like some of those could be coming back starting tomorrow. but today, it's not as huge of a threat. humidity is up. chance for showers around. and temperatures are down. 54 degrees has topped out at so far today, way belo -- below the average of 63. and we're going back to the 30s again tonight. as all of this cold air is carved out over the northeastern part of the country. you have to look pretty far to the west. but there is a new round, in the 70s, to the rockies. and that will move in our direction. but not quite yet. first off, we're going to deal with this front. it leads off tomorrow. winds are off tomorrow afternoon. what happens, it continues to bring in cooler air for at least one more day, even though we start to dry it out. then friday, we shut off that wind. things calm down a little bit. but we have a new round of warm air to the west. and those numbers go up to the upper 70s. we could be pushing closer to 80 degrees by early next week. quite a swing is coming our way. today's forecast on the waters.

small craft advisory in effect through 6:00 tonight. and winds picking up. forecast for tonight. scattered showers out tonight. that comes to an end. 35 degrees. tomorrow, sunny tomorrow. breezy and cooler. and i have to correct myself from yesterday. >> correct yourself. >> adam brought up, do you think we're going to get snow outside with those temperatures. i said, i don't know. and he was right. he should be doing weather. >> let him do it for one day. >> okay. >> then you're back in there. >> all right. >> thank you, bern. don't miss tonight's cbs primetime lineup. it's the hit drama, csi, immediately followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. after the orioles wrap up their series with the yankees, they head out with their first road trip of the year. they're heading north of the border to take on toronto. this saturday, it is masn. taking on the birds. right here on wjz 13. scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. it will soon be the tallest

skyscraper in the western hemisphere. and the iron workers erecting one world trade center will take us on a breathtaking ride to the top. that's tonight on the cbs evening news. new caseless. the number of people sickened by tainted sushi is on the rise. the pepper spray probe. a new report is out on that incident at uc davis in california. what school leaders did not want the public to know. and rick santorum is out of the way. now, mitt romney is going out to president obama in his fight for the white house. eyewitness news at 4:00 continues with denise right woter this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it is 4:29. 53 degrees with a mixture of sun and clouds. hello. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter.

here's what people are talking about. updating the news from florida. crim charges are expected to be filed -- criminal charges are expected to be filed against george zimmerman. in 90 minutes, the florida special prosecutor will announce which charges he will face. they will touch off a nationwide firestorm of protest. zimmerman claims he shot the unarmed 17-year-old in self- defense. also looking into possible federal civil rights charges. wjz will continue to update this story for you at 5:00. and we'll bring you the special prosecutor's announcement live at 6:00. and it appears the stage is set for the 2012 presidential election. mitt romney unleashes blistering attacks on president obama. wjz has complete coverage of campaign 2012. danielle nottingham reports for wjz from washington. >> reporter: mitt romney picked a graphics company, owned by a woman, to kick off his campaign swing through the northeast. with his biggest threat, rick

santorum, now out of the race, he's taking aim at president obama's record and trying to shore up support from female voters. polls show women have been slow to back the republican front runner. >> 92.3% of all the jobs lost during the obama years have been lost by women. 92.3%. >> reporter: and the obama campaign is sharpening its attacks on romney. they released a new web video wednesday, going after the former governor's record on the campaign trail. >> i was a severely conservative republican governor. >> reporter: president obama and romney's likely matchup isn't stopping newt gingrich and ron paul. both rivals way behind in the delegate count say they're hanging in the white house race. >> reporter: gingrich says he's received thousands of donations in the hours after santorrum dropped out of the contest. he's asking the former senator's supporters to

consider backing him. >> i'm prepared to hang in there and talk about big ideas and big solutions and an american energy policy, getting gasoline below $2.50 a gallon, issues like that, and see what happens. >> reporter: gingrich and paul will now go after santorum's delegates in the next round of primaries april 24th. >> reporter: at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> and we invite you to stay with wjz for complete coverage of campaign 2012. we'll bring you the latest on the campaigns and the candidates. cease-fire promise. syria's president says starting tomorrow, his country will honor a u.n. deadline to stop the violence. kai is in the newsroom to explain. president bashar assad says there are contingencies. >> the full plan is for a cease- fire starting tomorrow. but syria's army is using the final hours to inflict as much damage as possible on the opposition. the u.s. and others are

skeptical assad's regime will fully comply after several previous failures. syria ignored the previous attempts to call it back. president assad said his troops reserve the right. >> they estimate the u.s. conflict has killed nine people. the university of california davis releases an online report on the pepper spraying of students by campus police last fall. >> a uc davis task force says the incident, which was caught on video, could have and should have been prevented. the students were part of occupy wall street camps in november. the camp says officers should have considered other alternatives first. nine suspected illegal immigrants are dead after the van they were riding in crashed in south texas. investigators say the driver lost control last night and flipped onto a field in the outskirts of la jolla in palm

view. the crowded van was carrying 19 people. along with the nine people killed, six others were hurt and four fled. two were later caught. the cause of the crash is unknown. the close-knit community comes together to remember those gunned down during a mass shooting. don knap reports for the ceremony to honor the victims. >> reporter: on this cold, rainy day, eight days ago, victims of a murderous rampage lay dead or dying, families and friends gather for a ceremony of remembrance, remembering those lost. doris trabuco of san leandro. grace kim. kathleen ping, the school secretary, judith seymour of san jose. and lydia hay. >> immigrants come to learn a skill and improve a shot at the american dream. >> this is a community of many young immigrants. can you see the young faces of those students. and i hope that other students will continue. and try to complete their

education and make their dreams. that's, i think, the way to remember these young people. >> reporter: the seven killed and three others wounded, were shot allegedly by former student wan go. go, 43, faces seven courts of murder and three counts of attempted murder. he has not yet entered a plea. he's expected back in court on april 30th. oakland police recovered a gun they believed could be a murder weapon. it was found on the waterway less than a mile from school. but for now, the focus is on the victims. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: police have said that go was targeting an administrator who had been involved in a financial dispute with the school. a charles county man is facing drug charges after he is accused of selling marijuana out of an ice cream truck. acting on a tip, police stopped the truck operated by alexander hopkins. they fund a bag of pot and

stash of cash inside the vehicle. he is charged with possession, with intention to distribute marijuana. he has been released on bond. at least 100 people have now gotten sick from salmonella, possibly linked to sushi. according to the centers for disease control prevention, nearly a quarter are from new york. eight are from here in maryland. 10 people have been hospitalized in this outbreak. the rare strain ofal mon-- of salmonella has affected 19 people. but no deaths have been reported. outside it's breezy. and temperatures are cool for april. bob is here with updated numbers. >> yes, they are. spotty showers. very light. here and there. actually, some sun was out for a while. and clouds developed. and we saw light shower activity. most of it really wasn't very heavy. in fact, baltimore area, we had sprinkles for about five to 10 empties. that's about it. local -- 10 minutes. that's about it. locally, to the west of us, air is even colder, even some

snowflakes and sleet reported in some of these showers over the last hour or two. this will eventually clear out. but take a look at temperatures right now. we're only at 53. normal high now in the low 60s. only 40 in oakland. temperatures right now are running anywhere from 5 to as much as 15 degrees colder, even 18 degrees colder than yesterday at this time. we've got clearing skies tonight. it will be cold again tonight. but we do have a warmup on the way. denise? >> thank you, bob. if warm, dry weather feels good to us, we rrnts alone-- aren't alone. it has also had an impact on crabs and fish in the bay. >> reporter: the winter that wasn't not only kept the chesapeake from turning to ice, it kept water from turning warmer as usual. >> we've heard that they're starting to see the crabs move. and the peeler runs begin a little earlier. >> reporter: and while it's still too soon to tell how abundant crabs will be, odds are, crabmen will be catching

them earlier than usual. >> the white perch and some of the shad runs, everything seems to be above schedule this year. >> the habitats fish depend on for the bay, have also had an unusual weather. >> we have had a dry march and april. that could be good in terms of the size of the dead zone for things that don't live in the bay. >> reporter: dead zones are created by nutrients running off in rain storms. less rain means less algae. it also means less clear water. >> the dry ears -- years are the years that bay grasses do well. ue the -- but it's a little early to tell. >> all depends on the weather. >> one species that may benefit from the weather is not a welcome one. dry years produce a lot of jellyfish. hi, vic. hi, everyone. northbound 95. that's still going to be a

problem for you around eastern avenue. let's go to some earlier footage. as can you see, we had an overturned vehicle that slammed into the median there. we had three lanes blocked. the delay there is back to 395. and it's going to take you at least a half hour to get through. as far as the rest of the region goes, traveling on the west side inner loop. that's jammed up there from frederick road to security boulevard. the north side inner loop, stop and go there, from park heights avenue over to the jfx. and on the outer loop, the northeast side there, we have an accident between philadelphia road and 95. that one taking away the right- hand lane. other accidents include bel air road at rossville boulevard, wise avenue at lynch avenue, tonka street at boston. also, pulaski highway. let's see, things air bit slow there on 70 westbound in that direction. it will take about 15 minutes to get through that delay. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury, call 1-800-the firm, or visit

them online at 1-800-the firm. the maryland transportation authority says repairs are now being made to the westbound span. it is part of a nearly $4 million project to repair the concrete piers. traffic will only be minimally impacted. but the repairs are expected to take about a year. and straight ahead at 4:00. it's no secret cigarettes are bad for you. why it's even worse if you smoke menthol cigarettes. and you'll definitely need a jacket tonight. bob turk is updating your first warning forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

we have new information about what happened inside the white house situation room, moments before the raid on osama bin laden's compound. secretary of state hillary clinton tells all today in a q&a session in annapolis. clinton says the atmosphere was so tense, nobody could breathe

for 35 minutes. the white house said some communication with troops in pakistan were aware of what was going on as it was happening. new evidence this week in a landmark church sex abuse trial in philadelphia. the secret files outline the career of a priest convicted of child pornography charges. former reverend frances tralgar was transferred eight times in his career because of repeated complaints. hundreds of documents are being given to the grand jury. lynn is the first in the u.s. charged with endangering children by transferring priests accused of molestation. entering a courtroom to argue charles manson shouldn't be released. manson killed and maimed people. he did not show up today's hearing and was denied parole for a 12th time. for years, tate's sister has traveled to the courtroom. dash cam video from a

police squad car from the accused murderer are being dragged down the street. don rascon reports from salt lake city, utah. >> the video is very emotional. [ gunfire [. >> you see the pain. >> one, two, three, go. >> reporter: a terrifying and chaotic scene on the night of january 4th, as dozens of officers try to figure out what is happening as they try to race to the scene. but this video is not just coming from inside ogden police cars. officers -- four officers from riverdale, and four officers from south ogden are also dispatched to the home of stewart. it's not clear which house the shots are coming from. >> as seen in this riverdale dash cam video -- >> let's go, let's go. >> reporter: you see one injured officer being carried away. and about 20 minutes later,

officers come carrying a man in handcuffs. it's believed that this is a suspect. matthew stewart. and they're trying to figure out what hospital to take him in. >> reporter: in the end, six officers are shot. one is killed. a night none of these officers will ever forget. >> it's just a stark reminder of how fragile life is. and it's a reminder of how life can be. >> stewart faces murder charges and other felonies. if convicted, he could face the death penalty. in tonight's wjz healthwatch, one more reason for smokers to quit. a new study in the archives shows people who smoke menthol cigarettes are more than twice as likely to suffer a stroke, compared to those who smoke nonmenthol. it was almost three times higher in women and caucasians who smoke menthol. is there poison in the polish?

a new report by the state of california finds many manufacturers are lying about toxic ingredients in nail polishes. bigad shaban reports from oakland, california. >> reporter: cynthia amahas 12 employees at her nail salon in los angeles. they work up to 12 hours a day. so it's crucial the nail polish is safe for them and their clients. >> it's crucial if some of my clients are pregnant. >> reporter: some polishes, only used in nail salons, are mislabeled and contain dangerous chemicals linked to birth defects, asna-- asthma. they're known as the toxic trio. >> they first chose 25 brands to test. they found more than 80% claiming to be free of a certain toxic chemical actually had it. and 30% had dangerously high levels. >> no worker should have to suffer impacts due to a

manufacturer's false claim. >> reporter: the group who take make it say the levels are low. nicole fisher is a nail polish distributor and recommends salon owners buy from well- known companies. >> yes, you're going to pay a little more am but at least they know it's regulated by the state and it's safe. >> reporter: cynthia amas says the well being of her business and her employees depends on it. >> it's pshed for -- important for them to know that our salon is a safe place to come and enjoy a service. >> reporter: now, it's up to them to decide if it warrants legal action. bigad shaban, wjz eyewitness news. los angeles. >> and the attorney general's office says it will have to review the findings before taking legal action. a 5-year-old takes 50 bags of heroin to school for show and tell in connecticut. the boy put his stepfather's jacket on display in class. but imagine the teacher's surprise, when he pulled out the drugs from the coat pocket. the step father, 35-year-old

sants on roman is charged with injury to a minor and sale and possession of narcotics. a pregnant woman in ireland. operators teamed up to help the woman who called several times, claiming to be suicidal. they contacted at&t and were able to trace the call to dublin, ireland. police forced entry and found her with pay stab wound. the city plans to recognize the dispatcher involved in the life- saving efforts. former oriole pitcher jeremy guthrie plays catch with one of his twitter followers. guthrie, who now plays for the colorado rockies, tweeted that he was looking for a catching partner and connect the with 23- year-old woody roseland. roseland is a cancer survivor. tests revealed a rare form of bone cancer. and the two played catch at coors field ballpark in denver. >> that was a good day. and a good use of social media.

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here's a nice shot out from harbor cam now. we had a mix of weather today. we had wind. we had rain. we had should sleet. wet snowflakes in some areas. this is what we call self- defeating sunshine. it's very cold air aloft. the sun comes out. heats things up a little bit. it is kind of like a perk, gets the air moving. some of the clouds form. dropped enough cold air down to create sleet in a few spots. yes. rain showers in others. and snowflakes. garrett county, some areas in the mountains, picked up a half inch of wet snow today. we're running quite a bit above normal, at least for the last day or so. take a look at radar. we had light sprinkle activity around the region. a few spots picking up a brief, brief shower. maybe a little rain and snow mixture there in frederick county. some of those mountain areas, right there near walkerville.

don't be surprised if you see some snowflakes or some sleet. it's very cold air coming in aloft. and as it clears out tonight, it will be another cold night, just like we saw this morning. right now, we're at 53. we're running about 9 degrees below normal now. it is pretty dry, though. humidity is only 36%. dew points pretty low. 27 degrees. that's with the temperatures up there in the clouds. it's cold up there. winds northwest at 7. at least they've come down a little bit. barometer holding steady. 29.91 inches. only 41 in oakland. some of the mountain areas, upper 30s. 56, washington. locally, temperatures, some upper 40s to the low 50s. normal high now is in the low 60s. so we're running about 10 degrees below normal. had we had this pattern in march, we would have had a very cold, cold march. we're now here in april. we've gone back to more march conditions. 23-mile-an-hour winds in

hagerstown. seven here, 14. we'll still see breezes. to the north and west, we have frost and freeze advisories. those watches will see areas around 30 to 35 tonight. pred flag warning -- red flag warning for virginia. chilly temps, north and west of the city. could get down into the midfirtd 30s. and there could be widely scattered frost. all because of a deep low, driving this colder air down across the eastern united states. it's going to break up a little bit. we see spotty showers and snowflakes as well, across the northeast all because of cold, high pressure. eventually, it's going to head off to the east. and warmer air starts heading back. thursday and friday looks great. still breezy. and a small craft advisory through the afternoon on your thursday. tonight other still a few showers for a little while. but later on, chilly, as the winds die down, 35 to the low 40s in the city. upper 50s tomorrow. closer to normal. a lot nicer afternoon. at least it will feel better than it did this afternoon. >> okay. thank you, bob. still to come tonight on

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