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a first look at the man who shot trayvon martin. does george zimmerman's attorney think his client can get a fair trial? hi. i'm kai jackson. mary is off. here's what people are talking about. second-degree murder. today for the first time, george zimmerman appears in court to face the charges he shot and killed trayvon martin. randall pinkston reports from sanford, florida. >> reporter: 28-year-old george zimmerman appeared before a judge in sanford, florida, for less than five minutes. >> mr. zimmerman, you are appearing here for charge of murder in the second degree. and you are represented by mr. ra mero, is that true? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: zimmerman is charged with the the shooting death of trayvon martin. defense attorney mark omerra said he choatz not to seek --
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chose not to seek bond at this time. >> we want this thing to calm down, rather than demand a case of evidence, which might only increase the fervor. >> reporter: trayvon martin's parents are relieved zimmerman is behind barbs. >> we just want people to know that if you shoot someone that is unarmed, that you should be arrested. >> now, we have to turn our attention to trying to give him -- get him to stay where he's alt. >> for now, zimmerman remains behind bars. he is separated from other inmates. >> reporter: prosecutors say they will make the case that zimmerman committed second- degree order in. >> ee looked at all of the evidence, applied the law and based on our findings we felt that was the case. >> reporter: zimmerman said he acted in self-defense on florida's stand your ground law. that law allows the use of deadly force in a fight. randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news.
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>> zimmerman's formal arraignment is may 29th. second-degree murder could carry a life sentence in florida. denise is in the newsroom with more on the nonay turnage investigation. -- monae turnage investigation. >> a warrant is out for the 14- year-old half brother of monae turnage. police are looking for martinez armstrong. they say it was his gun two boys were playing with on march 3rd when turnage was shot and killed. the gun, traced to armstrong, was found inside the personal car of a baltimore police officer who is connected to the suspect's family. police say armstrong has a kill or be killed tattoo on his neck. kai? >> denise, thank you. police say the boys panicked after the shooting and put turnage's body into a backyard and covered it with trash. >> opening arguments begin in
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the death of two teens in baltimore. >> reporter: there were two people in the car that struck the teenager that night. a man and a woman. he said she was driving. she says he was driving. now, it's up to a jury to decide who is telling the truth. >> it's been 10 months since 16- year-old courtney angeles and 17-year-old emerald smith were killed by a hit-and-run driver while crossing martin luther king and pratt streets. for their grieving mothers, the start of this trial is filled with emotion. >> anxiety. some relief that we're finally here. at this point, knowing that justice will be served. >> reporter: the justice at that point is a guilty verdict for 28-year-old rubin dun. dun admits he was one of two people in the car that struck the girls. but he says it was his then girlfriend candidate ra miles who was driving and failed to stop. but under a plea deal, miles will testify for prosecutors, saying that dunne was driving drunk that night. >> rubin dunne should have never been driving. >> reporter: the victim's
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family members believe dunne was driving and later switched seats with miles to protect himself. >> whether he had a few beers, whether he was going over the speed limit, whatever the situation may be, he shouldn't have been doing it. >> reporter: dunne faces a number of crim charges, including two counts of automobile manslaughter. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> dunne faces the point possibility of up to 30 years in prison if he's convicted on all charge. a police pursuit ends in a crash in anne arundel county. sky eye chopper 13 is over route 3 in crofton. just after 11:00, officers tried to pull over a possible stolen car they believe is connected to a robbery. the police officer somehow crashed with the suspect vehicle. now, three people were hurt. it's unclear if any of the injured are morphs. the road was closed for sometime but has since reopened. a worker injured. at sparrows point steel mill continues to recover today. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene, where two front loaders collided. rescuers had trouble reaching the injured driver, so they
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used the bucket of another loader to get him out safely. he's at bay view medical center with nonlife-threatening injuries. blamed for the doomsday budget. today, governor martin o'malley responds to the millions in deep cuts. jessica kartalija is live in the newsroom with more. >> reporter: governor martin o'malley says he is partly to blame for the budget meltdown in annapolis. but he says mike miller and mike bush also share the responsibility. the 2007 package that would have raised income taxes did not get passed. now, the governor must decide whether to hold a special session to address the cuts before they go into effect in will judge. o'malley says he is not sure when or if he will give them a second chance. >> education, public safety and healthcare are all being hardest hit with the cuts. we'll have more on the mayor's conversation today, all new at
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5:00 and 6:00. halloween is no treat for a favorite baltimore landmark. that's the night mount washington tavern burned down. alex demetrick reports, work under way right now, could see it reopened by next halloween. >> reporter: the fire burned more than just wood at the mount washington tavern. it consumed a couple of generations' worth of fond memories. the front door survived in one piece. other than that -- >> the only thing that was really left standing were the front stones and brick walls on the first floor of the main bar. so we're going to incorporate them into the new design. >> reporter: a design that is taking shape on the tavern's original footprint. the goal? a business that is still old but improved. >> that's not our part. it's still the mount washington tavern. i think you'll still feel the tavern ambience and particularly this part of the building. >> reporter: but elevators and a modern kitchen will enhance the features like the sky bar and shuffle board.
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and others will have jobs waiting for them here. >> reporter: they stressed to their bosses, marg managers that as soon as the tavern reopened, they'd back. >> reporter: fans can also pitch in. $75 will buy one of these bricks for the entrance. and that money will be donated. >> all that was money will go to the pediatric hospital. >> reporter: alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> before the tavern reopens to the general public, owners plan to host a party for the firefighters who fought last year's blaze. it's another pleasant spring day, but not much sun. outside right now, there's a mixture of sun and clouds. but they're not rain clouds, fortunately, and we do need the rain. wjz has weather and traffic together. meteorologist tim williams is here with the updated numbers from first warning weather. tim, they had a good day out in the mount washington area to work on this, didn't they? >> yes, they did. they have had good days and the
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days will continue. the stretch will continue right on into the weekend. temperatures a little cooler today, as a result of the clouds that kai mentioned a little earlier. and the winds from the northwest that have be just pretty persistent for the last few days. 59 degrees now at bwi marshall. 43 in oakland. as a result of those northwest winds, 2:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, through 9:00 a.m., we do have a freeze warning in effect for allegheny and garrett counties, and a frost advisory in effect for all areas pretty much on the western shores, except baltimore city and anne arundel county. but again, it's going to be another chilly night. it's because of the high pressure to our north and northwest. that high is going to eventually ease on down to the shore and move on out to sea. but when it does, it's going to allow for some warm air. and when i say warm, i mean very warm air, to move in just in time for next week. we'll talk about that coming up in your complete updated first warning forecast. kai? >> tim, thank you. we look forward to hearing about that. let's check on the roads with kristy breslin at wjz traffic
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control. >> hi, kai. hi, everyone. traveling out there on northbound 95. we're starting with delays there from 32 to 195. about 15 minutes to get through. harbor tunnel throughway, really jammed up in that northbound direction. that's from the spur to the harbor tunnel. another 10-minute delay. on the top side inner loop, stop and go there, stevenson road to the jones falls expressway. and westbound inner loop, also heavy in that direction. not abnormal for this time of day. that's security boulevard. 70 westbound, minor delay there from 29 to mare marriottsville road. and a couple of accidents. and also in the harbor county area. fallston road at 165. let's now take a live look. as you can see, up ahead, that begins the delay there at the spur, which ends at the harbor tunnel. and we'll take a live look. a lot of traffic you can see on the top side of the beltway there, at greenspring avenue. this is brought to you by bill's carpet hardwood and laminate, too. call them at 1-877-75-bills.
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in about an hour, johns hopkins hospital will unveil its brand new billion-dollar building. many people are expected to attend. it will provide patients with more comfort and privacy. some of the projects include new york mayor michael bloomberg, and members. united arab emirates agency royal family. they'll be on hand for the ceremony. wjz is at the hospital. we'll have more on the expansion and the dedication, coming up live at 5:00 and 6:00ment. still ahead. unusual rescue. a woman entangled in a massage machine. how her family tries to get her out before firefighters arrive. unreasonable response. the report on a pepper stray incident in california is complete. who is receiving sharp criticism? teacher on the run. what this man allegedly did in maryland and d.c. that landed him on the fbi's most wanted
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a terrifying hair cut for one woman in china. a 64-year-old woman was trapped after getting her hair cut. her family try removing it by cutting her hair off. but that did not work. after a couple of hours, firefighters were able to disassemble the machine. luckily, she was not hurt seriously. two students were on bus. luckily, they suffered only minor injuries. an suv ran a stop sign,
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crashing into the bus, which then careened into the fence and into the house. the driver of the suv is under arrest. a town meeting to discuss the pepper spray incident is wrapping up on the uc davis campus. chuck e. bradford report. >> it shouldn't have happened. >> reporter: and the task force charged with investigating the pepper spraying of protestors agrees. saying the incident should and could have been prevented. the 13-member task force had plenty to go around. finding this. and finding the chief of police at fault for lack of leadership. the report cites one officer whose name was redacted as saying while officers pepper sprayed, the chief was in the surrounding crowds. task force investigators also
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found fault with the officers wielding the pepper spray. specifically the most recognized officer, lieutenant john pike. though they were not able to interview for the report. the task force found no use for the pepper spray. they felt surrounded by a hostile crowd. because officers could be seen easily walking in and out of the crowd, without challenge. >> and i didn't think it would like really -- i didn't think it would affect me. but it did. it carried a stick. it was on my mouth, my clothes, in eye eyes. >> niko was part of the crowd pepper sprayed that day. >> hopefully people will be accountable and own up to what happened. >> reporter: but not everyone agrees with the report or the blame. >> as someone who was there, i saw repeated warnings being given to the students in line. and i think to not comply with that, they kind of got what they deserved. >> school administrators are studying the report and developing a detailed response plan to make sure students'
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safety and free speech rights are paramount. wall street continues to head in the right direction. the markets post gains for the second straight day. nasdaq up 39. let's go to new york, where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. stocks rallied for the second straight day, as the economic outlook gets a little brighter. the government says businesses posted a record amount overseas while imports declined. many are now raising their economic growth forecast for this quarter. but experts say the economy still has a long way to go. more unemployment benefits were applied for last week, suggesting the job market recovery remains slow. hewlett packard. a study of personal shipment computers unexpectedly rose. the government's bureau is backing off a plan to limit big up-front fees to support a credit card.
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the agency is supporting fees. after that, fees would be capped at 25% of the card holder's credit limit. the agency says the proposal protects both consumers and the banks. and mortgage rates are back near an all-time low this week. the mortgage buyer, freddie mac says the average fell from 3.88% to 3.98%. experts say buying a home or refinancing is a bargain for those who can qualify. that's your money watch. for more, head to cbsmoneywatch.com. in new york, i'm alexis christoforous. prepared to shell out a little more for your next cab ride in d.c. the d.c. tax commission approved a 44% price hike in cab fairs. the per-mile fare will go from $1.50 to $2.60. the hike is intended to bring tax revenues and average prices to levels similar to those before may of 2008. the hike will go into effect april 21st. coming up at 4:00.
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i know that it was going to be revisiting the horrors that he put on my sons and family that night. sharonitate's sister attends charles manson's parole hearing. what else she's saying. miracle baby. the cry a breathing mother hears in a hospital morgue. and clouds this afternoon. but no rain in sight. meteorologist tim williams is updating your first warning forecast. wjz 13 is always on. for the top stories on wjz.com, instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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don't miss tonight's primetime lineup on cbs at 10:00. it's the hit drama, person of interest. then stay tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00. now, we should let you know that the baltimore orioles are on the road to toronto. this saturday, it's masn on wjz. see the birds take on the blue jays at 4:00 p.m., live here on wjz 13. lots more ahead on wjz at
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4:30. cease-fire in effect. why syria's soldiers refuse to return to their bases. deadly stage collapse. the cause revealed in a review of the accident. and the first day in court. for former presidential candidate john edwards. the charges he's facing. eyewitness news at 4:00 continues with denise and vic right after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,, [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable
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and those winds from the northwest have been keeping our temperatures down a little bit. and the clouds have been blocking out the sun at times through the afternoon. so that is also the reason the temperatures are going to stay down. just a little below our average of 64. now, we have nice conditions shaping up with high pressure building in. it's going to eventually sink down to the south of us. you see the clouds are going to start getting pushed out of here and start drying up. because of the overnight clearing, our temperatures are going to drop. and we do have some freeze concerns in our higher elevations. but keep in mind, as that high starts to move on out of here, it's going to allow for very warm air to move on in here. so we'll get into the mid-60s tomorrow. 70s by the beginning of the weekend. and we'll be likely near the 80 and 85 range. yes, you heard right. 85 range by the middle of next week. highs continue to move off to the south and southeast. and the front that is going to be off to our north doesn't really get here to drop our temperatures down. it's going to be a very nice, and very warm week ahead.
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small craft advisory through 8:00 p.m. winds on the bay tomorrow. from the northwest, just around 5 to 10 knots. so with our forecast high, tomorrow starting off at 37 degrees. keep in mind, there will be frost concerns in our far western counties. we have temperatures going up from 65 tomorrow, to about 72 on saturday. look at this. 86 on sunday. 87. and then 87 for monday and tuesday. we'll be back with much more with denise and vic coming up ,,
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the presidential candidate and his mistress, john edwards is on trial, facing charges he used campaign finances to cover up an extramarital affair. he is also facing a hometown jury. >> how are you feeling? >> reporter: john edwards arrived at the greensboro courthouse, with his daughter 8 and his parents -- kate and his parents, to begin the jury selection. katherine eagles introduced the former presidential today to about 200 potential jurors. she told them, this is not a case about whether he is a good husband or politician. it's about whether he violated campaign funds laws. he is alleged to have used funds to keep his affair quiet. he later admitted the affair. the public new edwards as a husband devoted to his wife elizabeth, as she battled
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breast cancer. she died in 2008. >> they have to get spojohn edwards' psyche, his mind. did he know the law? and did he intend to break the law? >> reporter: the prosecution's star witness, edward's star aide, edward young. he initially said he was the father in hunter's love child. but edwards denied the child was his until 2010. edwards helped shape campaign finance law as a senator and had a career as a trial lawyer. >> so he can't claim, gee, i didn't know what the law was. >> reporter: edwards denies knowledge of the money. prosecutors want to prove edwards sought the funds to cover up his affair and keep his campaign alive. i'm dick brenham in new york, wjz eyewitness news. >> lawyers recall their first -- will call their first witness on april 23rd. if convicted, he could face prison time and as much as $1
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million in finds. pointing the finger at engineers. >> denise, the review finds that the rigging was not built strong enough to meet state building codes. seven people were killed. dozens injured in the august accident that occurred as a storm hit the fairground. it happened right before country music duo sugar land took the stage. numerous lawsuits have been filed against sugar land and companies involved with building that stage. band member, jennifer netlezs -- nettles and kirsten bush are giving depositions today. >> a report on the emergency plans and response is also expected to be presented later today. a novelty grenade forces evacuation. the bomb squad was called to the new york area this afternoon. an hour after the building was
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evacuated, all-clear was given. and the building was reopened. well, a cease-fire in syria. the bloody fighting is on hold. but there is concern the peace won't last. danielle nottingham reports for wjz. the white house is working on a diplomatic solution to the problem. >> reporter: gunshots can still be heard in syria. but for the most part, government troops and rebel groups are holding their fire. >> the syrian government has ended the violence on its side. >> reporter: the shaky cease- fire is holding for now. but syrian government troops and tanks have defied u.n. orders to pull back from occupy towns. >> the lord is watching, however, with skeptical eyes, since previous promises made by the government of syria, have not been kept. >> reporter: the u.n. security council is considering a plan to monitor the situation in
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syria. >> reporter: the white house says it welcomed the reports of peace but warns syria should be judged by its actions. >> the assad regime has been long on promises and short on fulfillment of those promises, both to the international community and to its own people. >> reporter: secretary of state hillary clinton again called for syrian president bashar assad to step step down. >> reporter: assad will have to go. and the syrian people must be given a chance to chart their own future. >> reporter: secretary clinton says the u.s. supports sending u.n. observers as soon as possible. at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> now, the u.n. estimates that at least 9,000 people have died in the fighting in syria. tens of thousands more have fled to jordan and turkey. a demolition crew is removing debris at the washington state home, where
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josh powell blew up himself and his two young sons. in february, powell set his house on fire during a visit with his two sons, charlie and braden. all three died. powell was a suspect in his wife susan powell's 2009 disappearance. but he was never charged. neighbors want to turn the home's lot into a park dedicated to the young boys. the fbi's most wanted list is reserved for the world's most dangerous criminals. but tonight, andrea fujii explains, a former teacher has become a top 10 most wanted fume tive am. >> wouldn't be going on this list, if we didn't think he was a significant danger to the public. >> reporter: ronald hosgo, is talking about 30-year-old eric to have. -- toss. the former teacher is wanted on child pornography charges. authorities say it was back in 2008 that a school camera, containing child pornography was found in his possession. he's been on the run ever since. >> he fled ahead of the law enforcement response, with
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other indications, other information in this that -- there that had child pornography. >> toss, who also goes by the name of david buson, is accused of producing child pornography while in maryland. >> while on the run, he's been in indiana, wisconsin, and minnesota. most recently, he was living in the area of phoenix, arizona. when authorities came looking for him, he eluded capture again. >> this is someone who has shown unique adaptability. he's able to have to form trusting relationships with adults. at least in part to groom future victims. >> reporter: the fbi says he has been able to stay on the run because he constantly changes his appearance, evidenced by these pictures. investigators say he is an expert at social engineering. meaning he knows how to blend into different socioeconomic groups with different backgrounds. which makes him even more
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dangerous. >> our hope is that eric toss reaches out to us and says, here i am, i surrender. in the absence of that, we will hunt for him. anyone providing information to the arrest of toss could be eligible for a $100,000 reward. what's going on, mike? >> we're in the timonium area. it's called pine valley. it's off quaker ridge road. a dwelling fire, fairly severe dwell being fire. looked like it started in the kitchen or back side of the house. and consumed much of the interior am a very stubborn fire due to the wind conditions that are out here today. but fire officials just a few moments ago, put a knock on. but you can see, not before extensive damage occurred. there are significant presence of firefighters in the area. if you're coming into this development, you can expect delays as baltimore county police are detouring traffic
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around the hoses in the roadway. back to you on tv hill. >> thank you, captain mike perry, in sky eye chopper 13. well, an historic home catches fire in frederick. flames engulfed the three-story log cabin on hull road. no one was inside at the time. investigator say the fire was electrical in nature. and it began on the first floor. the home which sustained $15,000 in damage was built in 1823. well, some top children's doctors want mcdonald's restaurants kicked out of hospitals. >> well, denise, the group is called corporate accountability international. it's sending letters to nearly two dozen hospitals that have mcdonald's inside. the letters urge hospitals to end their contracts with the fast food giant. they say mcdonald's promotes a food environment that harms are not one that promotes health. and what's more, nearly 2,000 medical professionals across the country support the move. a spokeswoman says they are
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focusing on mcdonald's, because the restaurant profits most and leads the way. >> thank you, gigi. mcdonald's has recently rolled out new menu items, including apple slices, yogurt, and salads to provide healthy options. no rain in sight. take a live look outside. no april showers means maryland needs rain. wjz has weather and traffic together. bob is here now with the updated numbers from first warning weather. it continues with dry conditions tonight. it's going to be chilly. take a look at temperatures. turned out to be a beautiful afternoon. we had clouds roll through the area. right now, 59. 60, pax river. the chilly spot, oakland at 43. later tonight, see that dew point is very low. which means late tonight, with lighter winds and clear skies, temperatures are going to drop. that's why we have, in fact, a frost advisory for those counties just north and west of baltimore, from 2:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and north of the region, and western maryland, a freeze warning. again, tonight, temperatures could get down to 29 and 30
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degrees for a few hours early in the morning. north of the city, may get down to 32 or 33 for a few hours tomorrow morning. so tender plants out there. you might want to cover them up, okay? denise? thank you, bob. let's check on the roads with kristy breslin. >> hi, denise. hi, everyone. the beltway continues to back down. on the west side inner loop, the delay now 20 minutes there, from frederick road to security boulevard. top side inner loop, just crawling along there from stevenson road to jones falls expressway. and we have a couple of slow spots from 95. slow there from 32 to 100. and it slows down again from 395 to the tunnel. as far as 70 westbound goes, minor delay from 29 to marriottsville road. and as far as accidents go, fallston road, at 165. also, baltimore anap will onis -- annapolis boulevard, at bell road. we have a break there on the beltway. this traffic report is brought to you by virginia tourism.
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end. watch as the suspect leads officers on a high-speed chase down the freeway. suddenly, he comes to a stop in front of a cruiser. he gets out and appears to shoot at police while running. officers fire back, hitting and killing the suspect. police say the chase started after officers tried to pull the driver over for a traffic stop. charles manson loses what could be his last shot at freedom. and he's once again denied parole. bigad shaban reports for wjz, on the emotional reaction from a sister of one of the cult victims. >> deborah tate cried with relief, after a california prison panel denied parole to charles manson, mass murderer. >> i don't have to see him again. >> reporter: 77-year-old manson didn't attend the hearing. he's been locked up for 40 years for organizing a series of gruesome murders in 1979. he killed several people,
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including tate's tate. for deborah tate, the parole hearings have always been a nightmare. >> i know we're going to be revisiting the horrors that he perpetrated on my friends and family that night. >> reporter: this is the property where manson's followers snuck in during the night and murdered tate and her four friends. the actual home was demolished nearly 20 years ago, and replaced with a new mansion. >> reporter: the parole board says manson is still a danger. >> we have not yet in any of our documents seen any indication of remorse. >> i truly believe mr. mansoned manson needs hospitalization, and not incarceration. >> reporter: deborah tate has lived through 12 parole hearings. and this likely was the last of them. >> this was the first time i got any kind of a joy out of a sentence passed down by the board. >> reporter: manson will be 92 the next time he's eligible for
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parole. in los angeles, bigad shaban, wjz eyewitness news. >> a spokesperson for the prison says manson has a steady stream of visitors, including college students writing papers about him. and they say he receives more mail than most prisoners. a premature baby born dead is found alive inside a morgue. >> doctors declared the baby girl dead after she showed no vital signs. they placed her in a tiny wooden coffin in a morgue refrigerator. but when the mother went inside to take a picture as a memory, she touched her baby's hand and the child started crying. an investigation has been launched. all medical personnel who saw the baby have been suspended. the hospital's director says hypothermia may have caused the baby's vital signs to disappear. >> the baby survived 12 hours in a refrigerated room. she remains in intensive care but is in stable condition. a man accused in a shooting rampage, breaks down and cries
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today in a face-to-face jailhouse interview. juliette goodrich has the story from oakland, california. [ sirens ] >> reporter: ever since last monday's mass killings, accused killer juan go, has not talked to anyone publicly about what happened. today, he agreed to talk to cbs 5 during a scheduled jailhouse visit. when i asked him if he was remorseful, he said, without hesitation, i am sorry. but said that word doesn't help. he said families are so angry with me, if i tell them "sorry ," it doesn't bring anyone back. >> reporter: i asked go to tell me what happened the day of the shooting. he told me, quote, "i only remember parts of that day, and it is too hard to talk about ." go has a public defender and told me, quote, "i have only talked with my lawyer about the details of that day. he said, i want to see my
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family, but i think they don't want to see me. i'm not sure ." go kept putting his helped down into his arms during our conversation. he spoke clear english, despite reports he had trouble with the language. go is a naturalized american, born in south korea. and he told me, quote, "i was going to be a nurse. i was studying to be a nurse but it didn't happen. he said, it's comicated to -- complicated to explain. he also tode me -- told me, quote "i don't trust people. they can say one thing and in their minds be thinking something else ." >> reporter: he is accused of killing seven people at the small christian college. new surveillance video shows 33-year-old james mabry busting through the windows of a good will store. also shows him putting on a red dress and tearing up the displays inside. the damage is estimated at over
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$30,000. police arrested him for burglary and criminal mischief. in tonight's consumer watch, credit card holders may soon be paying more for fees. the obama administration is proposing to relax a cap on credit card fees. this would increase the cost of cardholder and give banks more money from the charges. it would give application fees and other up front charges that they can charge within the first year. your dna may determine how nice you are. that's according to health day news. researchers found a connection between kind people or people who like to laugh like these folks. and specific receptor genes for two hormones be thought to be associated with niceness. they were less likely to help others, unless they had versions of the genes am although these people laugh, we assume they're also nice. >> well, they look like they like each other. they're smiling anyway. >> they're just doing it for the cameras. from early spring weather
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bob is reporting that he's almost home. >> not even close. >> yes, almost normal. at least it's in the upper 50s. and some low 60s. yesterday, we got to 56. right now, we're at a more pleasant, a lot more sunshine. 59 now. but still have a slight breeze, north and northwest, 13. barometer on the way back up. the dew point is very low. once again, this is extremely dry air. and there's still an extreme fire danger around the entire region. because we just haven't seen any rain. the dew point is very low, at 26 degrees, very dry air. humidity very low at 28%. now, with that briez and low humidity, there's just a lot of dry fuel in the woodlands. the leaves, branches, that are just ripe for a fire. so please be very, very careful. do not throw cigarette butts
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out the window. because they could start a fire. okay? just be real careful. 59 in d.c. 60 in pax river. 56 ocean city. and 43 out in oakland. 52 in cumberland. tonight, it's going to be really chilly again. north and west of the city. good chance we'll see widely scattered frost. harford, baltimore county, northern areas. western howard. a lot of carroll, and all across southern p.a. that's tomorrow morning. 58 in annapolis. 58 in kent island now. but later tonight, temperatures will din to fall as the winds begin to die down. right now, 15, 13 as you can see. a lot of radiational cooling. any heat that accumulates today along the ground, would quickly radiate. winds die down with clear skies. low dew points, it can get quite chilly overnight. we had these clouds yesterday. and light sprinkle activity. and even snow flakes and a little sleet. to the west of us, a lot of sunshine in milder temps.
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that's heading our way, beginning tomorrow. and believe it or not, back here, there's very warm air buildings to the southwest. we will probably break the low to mid80 the by next week. i know it seems impossible because we're talking maybe scattered frost tonight. this afternoon rvelt still some shower -- afternoon, still scattered shower activity. mind winds become west/southwest. and here comes a big warmup. warmer tomorrow. warmer saturday, even warmer on sunday, monday, tuesday. back in summer kind of temperatures. northwest winds only 5 knots. bay temp, around 53. so tonight, clear and chilly. 37. some suburbs, 33. downtown, around 44. 65, sunny. a beautiful, very nice end to the week. but once again, still dry for at least a few more days. >> okay. >> all right. thanks very much. bob. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. spreading their message.
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stories and all the day's breaking news. eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. out of hiding. george zimmerman appears in court to face a murder charge. >> reporter: the nation watches as his lawyer plans his defense. >> hi. i'm kai jackson. and i'm denise koch, in for mary bubala. here's what people are talking approximate. >> all eyes are on florida. as george zimmerman enters a not guilty plea, he is charged with murdering a teenager. >> reporter: george zimmerman appeared before a judge in sanford, florida, for less than five minu
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