appearing here for first appearances. charged with murder in the second degree. and you are represented by mr. ramirez. is that true? >> yes. zimmerman entered a noty plea. he is charge-- not guilty plea. he is charmed with murdering trayvon martin. defense attorney said he chose not to seek bond at this time. >> with an attempt to truly calm this case down, rather than demand a presentation of evidence, which might only increase the fervor. >> reporter: trayvon martin's parents are pleased that he is behind bars. >> we just want everyone to know that if you shoot someone who is unarmed, you should be arrested. >> now, we're trying to get him to stay where he's alt -- at. >> reporter: for now, zimmerman remains behind bars in the county jail at the criminal justice complex. he is separated from other inmates. >> reporter: prossurety -- prosecutors say they will look

at the case that zimmerman committed murder. >> >> we looked at the evidence and applied the law and felt that was the case. >> reporter: zimmerman said he acted under self-defense under florida's stand your ground law. that law allows the use of deadly force in's fight -- in a fight. >> reporter: randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> zimmerman is set to be arraigned may 29th. second-degree murder could carry a life sentence in florida. detectives release new pictures of three suspects in a beating caught on tape in north calvert street last month. police say a group robbed and attacked a tourist last week. several posted the video online, sparking outrage around the country. anyone who recognizes the suspects in these photos is asked to call police. a police chase ends with a crash in anne arundel county. officers say they were going after a stolen car, linked to a robbery. the driver of the white toyota camry refused to pull over and

eventually smashed into several police cars on route 3 in crofton. you can see officers on the scene, inspecting the damage to their vehicles. the crash sent several people to the hospital. it's not clear if any police officers were hurt. >> thank you, vic. we are still working to get more details on what started the chase. a police union is airing its dirty laundry with anne arundel county executive john leopold on the radio. wjz continues to investigate this case. mike hellgren is live and has the showdown on the dial and why the union decided to run the critical ads. >> they're mounting the campaign to get the county executive to step down, something he says he will not do. and we learned today, there will be several ads the union produced another one, after the county executive spokesman called them bullies. >> reporter: both of ann arundle county's police unions have been outspoken critics of john leopold. calling for him and the police chief to go, amid accusations leopold was treating his

security detail and ordering them to illegally dig up dirt on his enemies while the chief ignored it all. now, the international brotherhood of police officers is airing a radio ad to spread the message. >> doing the right thing wasn't easy. but when people like leopold and chief tier won't do the right thing, someone has to. >> never mind the mind-boggling charges against him. he cannot function as the chief executive of this county any longer. >> reporter: the county executive's spokesman calls it a smear campaign, an attempt to bully mr. leopold. when leaders like leopold are charged with breaking the law, where do you turn? when leaders like james tier seem to care more about their own power than the safety of the people they protect, what do you do? you stand by people like anne arundel police chief davis. >> davis testified before the council when others wouldn't.

we need leaders, managers, and supervises -- supervisors to enforce the policies we have in place. >> reporter: leopold denies doing anything proper and vows to fight the charges in court. >> this is the office representing lieutenants. they had no comment today. reporting live, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> mike, thank you. the union plans to run the ads for the next several days. governor martin o'malley today is accepting some of the blame for the budget breakdown that could lead to the $500 million in cuts to the state. pat warren talks about what they plan to do. >> reporter: governor o'malley brains the ice. >> if we had -- breaks the ice. >> if we had a consensus, i'd call a special session this afternoon. >> the first job is getting house and senate in order. >> what we have to do first is call one another and see if we have the consensus to resolve

what many thought should have been resolved before midnight on the final day of the session. >> it's the first indication of a plan to bring lawmakers back to annapolis, after they passed a plan that would affect nothing but cuts. looking for college educations, with affordable tuitions. those cuts mean tuition goes up. >> a 10 to 13% increase in college tuition. hardly the sort of progress that we had been making and making college education more affordable. >> i don't know anybody's jobs who are giving him 10% sudden raises to counteract that. all of our friend the are in the same boat. >> reporter: on sine die, the ship of state sprung a $12 million leak it will take a special session to plug. >> i think what we all need to do is take a deep breath, put special interest to the side, egos to the side and focus on what's best to serve. >> reporter: they believe a

revenue agreement was the casualty over a battled expanded casino building. senate president mike miller said time simply ran out. >> thank you very much, pat. the budget takes effect july 1st. twin brothers are off the hook after being accused of setting a pit bull on fire. tonight, animal advocates are still claiming victory, even without this case. wjz is live at the maryland spca. weijia jiang is there with how phoenix's legacy lives on. >> reporter: advocates say phoenix's death was a critical turning point in the city. and it's because of her, other animals have more protection than ever before. >> reporter: phoenix, the pit bull puppy, was not the first dog to be fatally abused in baltimore am but she's the first one many remember. >> phoenix did not die in vain. i do believe she was a catalyst for change in baltimore in many ways. >> reporter: despite a second failure to convict travers and

tremain johnson in the case, animal welfare advocates claim victory. >> justice denied does not mean good does not come with something. >> reporter: baltimore became the first city in the country to form an anti-animal abuse task force, which has since grown into a commission, made up of eight agencies. >> our relationship with the police department has definitely expanded now. there's a lot more communication. the state's attorney's office is involved in prosecuting cases. so everybody is working together. >> reporter: before the city met phoenix, there was no tracking system for animal cruelty cases. but now there's a record for each one reported. last year, there were 200. >> more reporting means more convictions. this college student was sentence to 90 days in prison for mutilating several cats. and this man was charged for launching a small, york shire terrier off a balcony. those animals in better homes. >> unfortunately, it took a hor

end us -- hor end horrendous act like this for us to get galvanized. but we are. and we will continue to fight. >> reporter: since then, new measures have been adopted statewide. notably, convicted animal abusers are not allowed to have a pet forrast least five-- for at least five years. >> several cities across country have formed task forces of their own, modeled after baltimore's. widespread protest over hot classrooms. the new budget includes funding to install 10acs. students had complained they were falling asleep in class because they were so hot. so far, there are no details on when that installation will take place. we definitely don't need air conditioning right now. it is a beautiful, dry evening. and our temperature is just right for spring. in fact, almost normal. meteorologist tim williams and

bob turk are updating our conditions. we'll start with bob in the first warning weather center. bob? >> you could open the windows and get that free air conditioning. but it's going to be cold later tonight. tell you about that in just a minute. take a look at temps now. clear skies. just a few puffy clouds out there. turned out to be a pleasant afternoon. 59 now. chilly, 43. and no air conditioning. the heat tonight. in oakland. dew point is way down. 20 and 47 in oakland now. dew points way down to 26. that means it will get colder tonight. in fact, so cold that the weather service has issued, beginning alt 2:00 a.m. to early in the morning, a frost advisory. yes, north of the city. as you can see, including howard, baltimore, harford, cecil, carroll county, frederick and west, negotiate and west of that -- north and west of that area. a freeze warning. temperatures could get to 31, 32 degrees overnight. so watch out if you have tender plants. north of the city.

they may get nipped in the bud as they say. also, look what we have coming. high pressure in control. more dry weather. that means no rain in the forecast that we really, really desperately need. and for the breeze, there's still an extreme fire danger out across much of the region. tim in the outback with a look at how dry it is. tim? >> well, thank you, bob. as bob mentioned, there is no rain in the forecast any time soon. and that leads to its own set of problems. let's take a look at a few graphics. as of today, the united states geological survey has upgraded maryland's drought status for much of central maryland to moderate drought. now, because we have still not received any measurable rain, we are now moderately dry in the middle of the state. and severe drought down toward the lower eastern shore. it is because we are now more than one and a quarter inches below in the rainfall totals for april. and almost 4 1/2 inches of rain below for the year. until we get any nice

measurable rain, it's going to be still following this trend. but for now, we're going to enjoy temperatures that are more spring-like now and going to be more summer like, coming into the next few days. bob will have your complete updated forecast coming up in a few days. right now, the nation's top- ranked hospital is unveiling a new state of the art building. the billion-dollar project is attracting thousands of people to johns hopkins tonight. wjz is live at the ceremony. monique griego has more on the names in attendance. >> reporter: the dedication ceremony is just getting under way. and right now, more than 1,000 people are in attendance. and things in this area are hectic with road closures and tight security. and a lot of that has to do with two attendees. one is the royal family. and the other is the mayor of new york city. >> reporter: road closures and tight security took over east baltimore, as johns hopkins prepares to unveil its billion dollar baby. >> it's really and truly an

absolute state of the art facility. we think it's probably the best hospital in the world. >> reporter: gary stevenson said the hospital wouldn't have been possible without two major donors. new york city mayor and johns hopkins graduate michael bloomberg arrives. the united arab emirates family is also expected to attend. >> the contributions were critical to this. there are also many, many other donors. >> reporter: a quick tour of the hospital only gives you a glimpse of what this 1.6 million square-foot building has to offer. it boasts new technology, football-length hallways and better rooms for patients and their families. >> my son was there for five months. so that room in that hospital was our home for five months. >> reporter: they wanted to make sure the home was beautiful to look at. and home to hundreds of pieces of art. >> we think that part of healing involves esthetics and beauty and comfort. >> reporter: today's celebration will celebrate the overall end result being which

not only more beautiful but better hospital. >> we think it's big for the world. >> reporter: and the dedication ceremony is expected to last until 6:00. orleans street will remain closed until 11:00 p.m. tonight. reporting live, monique griego. wjz eyewitness news. >> the hospital opens for business may 1st. >> that was a great light show you showed us at 11:00 last night. it was amazing. >> thank you, kai. still ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at 5:00. a former presidential candidate on trial. the challenges in court as john edwards faces criminal charges. i'm mike schuh at police headquarters. police are searching for the man who owned the gun used to accidentally kill a 13-year- old. his story when we continue. i'm alex demetrick. coming up, rising from the ashes. a baltimore landmark builds its way back into the business.

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we're following some breaking news. a crash is causing delays on the beltway. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene. captain mike? >> big trouble on the inner loop of 695, kai. this is going to be between the lillian hold interpass and i-95 in the parkville bel air road area, baltimore county. a three-vehicle collision. you see the vehicles have been moved off the side of the road. as soon as they can get the fire truck out of the roadway, it looks like operations will begin to move smoothly again. but the delay extends well back into timonium, near the harrisburg expressway. if you're on the inner loop,

expect delays. fire officials will be clearing the scene momentarily. roads should be opened in a short time. back to you. >> thank you, captain mike perry, reporting live. let's check in with kristy breslin. she has more on those delays. kristy? >> reporter: well, definitely on the inner loop, as captain mike said, it does extend back to the harrisburg expressway. it should be cleared up in a few minutes. but you might even want to get off at dulaney valley road to avoid that mess. you can see the delay is starting to build. as far as the rest of the region, expect delays from dundalk to the beltway. northbound harrisburg expressway. slow from shawan to belfast. and also trouble on the south side of the beltway. a fire beginning to back things up as well. as far as the west side inner loop, very heavy there from southwestern boulevard to security boulevard. and as we mentioned on the top side inner loop, we had several delays there. the first from stevenson road

to 83. then it slows down again. so it's actually turned into one long delay from the harrisburg expressway to the scene of the accident over at bel air road. as far as other accidents go, mlk at howard. let's take a live look. as you can see, that's right smack dab in the middle of the day because of that accident there at bel air road. and we'll take another live look. you can see plenty of brake lights as well. that's 295 at 32. this traffic report is brought to you by pizza boliss. stop in and get a pair of medium one-topping pizzas. back to you. new information in the case of a 13-year-old, accidentally shot to death by two friends who then hid her body, possibly with the help of a police officer. as mike schuh reports, police now believe they know whose rifle was used in the crime. >> reporter: by issuing this wampt for -- warrant for an unrelated crime, police hope to get martinez armstrong into custody. they say he owned the 22-

caliber rifle used to accidentally kill 13-year-old monae turnage. two young teens who were playing with that rifle, are now charged with involuntary manslaughter. hit once in the chest, her body was found in a backyard off this alley in northeast baltimore. you may remember, four-year veteran police officer, john ward, has been suspended with what happened as police want to know if he helped in the cover- up after the rifle was found in has personal car. police say it isn't the officer's rifle, it's armstrong's. and armstrong has drawn into this as he is the half brother of one of the teens who has been charged. also connected to the teens? that officer. he's the fiance of one of their relatives. tattoos will probably lead police to martinez armstrong. hard to miss is the one in the middle of his forehead and this one on his neck reads "kill or be killed." >> other than to confirm the

facts, police are not interested in elaborating on martinez armstrong's case or the search to find him. reporting live, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. >> if you think you've seen martinez armstrong, police urge you to contact them. fire tears through a home in timonium in the area of quaker ridge road. the fire caused significant damage before firefighters brought it under control. so far, no reports of any injuries. we're talking a lot about brush fires. >> yes. very dangerous out there. still very dry. it will continue to be dry. and still breezy right now. northwest winds at 10. very dry. hiewrmt only -- humidity only at 28%. come back and look at a warmup on the way after this. ,,,,,,,, ring ring

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pretty sky there, with a few puffy clouds. it will clear out tonight. and as you mentioned, with very dry air once again in place, extreme fire danger continues. but it's going to be a cold night overnight. then a big warmup headed our way. we'll talk about that in a minute. take a look at temps now. very pleasant. and not too far from normal. normal low in the 60s. 59 now. still chilly, oakland at 47. easton up to 61. locally, temperatures now in the mid- to upper 50s to the

close to the 6-degree mark. harford, baltimore county. much of howard, carroll county, and all across southern pa, look for scattered frost tomorrow morning, as temperatures will be dropping into the mid, maybe low 30s. so you can still have frost with temperatures in that range. right now, the winds are down a little bit. and late tonight, with the winds really quick. and the skies clear, that's when temperatures will start to fall. after midnight, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 in the morning. temperatures in the upper to mid-30s. it will be chilly in the morning. with the winds beginning to go to the southwest tomorrow. in the south, it's going to warm up a lot. right now, clouds left over in the northeast. to the west us, clear skies and a warmup here. temperatures in the 70s down in the southern mississippi valley. that is headed in our direction. tomorrow, maybe about 9, 8, 6, 7, 9 degrees warmer than today. even warmer on saturday and sunday. as high pressure moves off the east coast. that allows the winds to come back around to the southwest.

and a really warm air mass sitting back in texas, oklahoma. that will be with us early next week. guess what? we'll be in the 80s monday and tuesday of next week. probably sunday as well. saturday, really, the warmup begins. it's probably going to get into the low 70s. looks like shower activity stays to the north of us. unfortunately, doesn't look like we have any real rain moving in until maybe chances of rain and a thundershower. chances of rain late in the day tuesday. northwest winds becoming very light. and the bay temp up around 53 degrees. tonight, clear and chilly. 37 to the low 40s in the city. some suburban areas could get down to the low 40s. 35 or so with scattered frost. 65 tomorrow, but a sunny understand to the week. and yes, it will be warmer and feel much better with no wind tomorrow afternoon. >> although it's beautiful. thank you, bob. still ahead at 5:00. new reports on the tragic stage collapse in indiana. who investigators are blaming for the deadly accident?

it's a classic case of he said she said. i'm derek valcourt at the downtown courthouse. jurors have to decide, who is telling the truth in the death of two teenage girls. that's coming up on eyewitness news. i'm ron matz at the inner harbor. where a landmark baltimore restaurant is marking a major milestone. the rusty scuffer story coming the rusty scuffer story coming up here on wjz. ,,,,,,

it's 5:30. 59 degrees and mostly sunny. thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. key testimony in the trial for a man accused in a deadly hit- and-run that killed two teenagers on martin luther king boulevard. today, the prosecutor's star witness takes the stand. derek valcourt is at the courthouse and watching this emotionally-charged case. derek? >> reporter: well, the key witness in this case says her boyfriend, the defendant, was the one driving that car. the defendant says no, it was my girlfriend. she's lying. the jury is going to have to sort this whole thing out. >> reporter: 27-year-old kendra miles took the stand as the state's star witness. she pointed the finger at her then boyfriend, ruben durn, as

the hit-and had run driver, who struck court mene angeles, and emerald smith as they crossed the boulevard. leaving the girls' families devastated. >> i'm going to let the justice system do what they need to do. and hopefully justice will prevail. >> reporter: kendra miles was in the car that night and testified that after the accident, dunne briefly stopped the car and kept saying, oh, my god, i'm going to jail. >> reporter: miles also told the jury that after the accident, she panicked and switched seats with dunne, even lying to police, saying she was the one driving. all to protect the father of her children. >> reporter: should the jury believe kendra miles? it absolutely not. >> reporter: dunne's defense attorney says miles really was driving that night and that she is lying to the jury to save herself. she cut a plea deal with prosecutors, avoiding jail time in exchange for her testimony. >> the issue with ms. miles really is the fact that she gave, several times on the night of the incident at the scene, a version of events that

says that she was the driver. then she goes to talk to other officers. she signed documents, saying she was the driver. >> so the jury is going to have to decide who to believe in this. he said she said. just -- one more witness. then onto closing arguments. the jury will have the case by the end of the day. >> derek, thank you. ruben dunne faces multiple charges, including vehicular manslaughter and leaving the scene of the accident. he faces the possibility of up to 30 years in prison. the findings are released it from two investigations into the didly state collapse at the state fair. gigi barnett has more. >> according to an engineering review, the stage wasn't built strong enough to meet state building codes. seven people were killed and dozens injured when a storm hit the fairground, bringing that stage down. it happened in august. minutes before the country duo

sugar land was set to perform. another review also out today, determined that the overall state of preparedness was not adequate for an event of its size and scope. meanwhile, numerous lawsuits have been filed against sugar land and the companies involved with building that stage. denise, back to you. >> thank you, gigi. sugar land band members are expected to give depositions about the collapse today in west virginia. jury selection begins today in the trial against former presidential candidate john edwards. federal prosecutors say he used campaign finances to cover up an extramarital affair. >> reporter: john edwards arrived at the greensboro courthouse with his daughter kate and his parents to begin the process of jury selection. inside, u.s. district judge katherine eagles introduced the former presidential candidate to about 200 potential jurors. she told them, this is not a case about whether mr. edwards

a good husband or politician. it's about whether he violated campaign finance laws. prosecutors say he funneled nearly $1 million in campaign funds to keep his mistress, rielle hunter quiet. he later admitted the arption fair with hunter. the public knew edwards as a husband devoted to his wife elizabeth, as she fought breast cancer. she died in 2010. >> they have to get into john edwards' psyche. john edwards' mind. did he intend -- did he know the law? and did he intend to break the law? >> reporter: the prosecution's star witness, edward's former aid, ran drew young. young initially said he was the father of the child but later renounced the claim. edwards denied the child was his until 2010. the defense team will have its own challenges. 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. >> if convicted, edwards faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and as much as a $1.5 million fine. a man accused in a shooting rampage at a small university in california is apologizing for his actions. in his first interview since the shootings last week, juan go said he is sorry for what he did. he is charged with seven counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder. authorities say he was targeting a school administrator. though go has not elaborated on his motives. he has not yet ernltsessed a plea. a bomb bomb scare forces evacuations at new york ground zero. a suspicious package was reported in lower manhattan this afternoon. it turned out to be a toy grenade. an hour after the building was evacuated, the all-clear was

given and the building was reopened. tonight, we're getting an inside lookald the one world trade center. six years after construction began. crews are close to finishing the 104-story building next to the area where the twin towers stood. 3500 workers are now laying some marble, welding floors and installing windows. the project, once estimated to be close to $2 billion, has risen to $3.8 billion. last halloween was no treat for a favorite baltimore landmark. that's the night the mount washington tavern burned down. alex demetrick reports, work under way now could see it reopen by next halloween. >> reporter: the fire burned more than just wood at the mount washington tavern. it consumed a couple of gen raipgzs' worth of fond memories. the front door survived in one piece. other than that. >> the only thing that really was left standing were these front stone and brick walls on the first floor of the main bars. 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 the hard 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 level floors, an elevator and modernized kitchen will enhance old features like the sky light and shuffle board. it will also mean that dozens of employees who had to find work elsewhere, will have jobs waiting for them here. >> and they expressed to their bosses, managers that as soon as it reopens, they're coming back. and that they're managers and they all understood. >> reporter: fans of the tavern also pitched in. $75 will beip pitched in and it will be donated. >> all of that money is going to the pediatric hospital. >> and then they will swing in and welcome them. >> before the tavern reopens to the general public, owners plan to host a party for the firefighters who fought last

year's blaze. the documentary film bully opens in maryland today. and the governor already has a ticket. governor martin o'malley and first lady katie o'malley will be attending tonight's premiere screening in annapolis. it follows five students. a town hall discussion on the effects of bullying in maryland schools will follow the film. american stiewntzs seem to be falling behind when it comes to science. and that can jeopardize our economy and national security. now, as jessica kartalija reports, the new exhibit is encourage encouraging kids to take an interest in science. >> reporter: creating future scientists, one dpbt at a time. >> you could do stuff that you never done before. >> reporter: congressman dutch ruppersberger, helping to launch the new stem exhibit at port discovery, called nano fabulous. kids learn how scientists discover and invent. >> technology is so important to the future of our country. and our younger generations needle to learn math, science,

physics. and hopefully some of these children who were here today will be influenced by having fun and learning technology. >> they are truly very excited about science. they are excited about learning. and they know that learning and fun can go together. >> reporter: the nano fabulous concept was created by professors and grad students at the university of maryland's materials research science and engineering center. >> only 4% of americans are scientists. and that's not very good for us. so we need to expose them to things they're not used to seeing. >> reporter: jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> and university of maryland researchers will lead lessons and take families through the exhibit. still ahead on eyewitness news tonight. drivers in danger. what led to a car chase and shootout on an l.a. freeway? blame it on technology. why a texas driver claims his gps caused this car wreck? i'm bob turk. in the first warning weather center. big warmup on the way. i'll have the exclusive first

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over the years, many restaurants have come and gone. but one continues to thrive. the rusty scuffer opened in 1982 and is marking a major milestone. ron matz has more on its secret to 30 years' success. >> reporter: executive chef mark miranda is in the kitchen, preparing his signature dishes, crab cakes, oysters and stuffed shrimp. the rusty scuffer is a baltimore icon, now celebrating its 30-year anniversary. >> we have been greeted with open arms. >> the views from the restaurant are spectacular. on saturday nights, the scuffer serves up to a thousand dinners. >> it's actually very exciting. you know, we continue to grow the business. we're extremely busy. >> reporter: you'll see familiar faces here. and every picture tells a story. >> i had a nice sunday brunch

on columbus day, 1992, with joe dimaggio, then governor schaefer, and louie goldstein, it was an unbelievable experience. >> reporter: listen to this. in thirst years, the rusty scuffer has served 1.7 million crabcakes. probably go through in the summertime, thousand, 1500 pounds of crab meat in a couple of weeks. >> reporter: the weeks have past and baltimore has changed. but the rusty scuffer remains. the oldest restaurant on the inner harbor. still in its original location. >> we are a local restaurant now. local chefs. and glad to be part of the progress in baltimore. and keep it going forward. >> reporter: ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. >> and in commemoration of its 30th anniversary, the restaurant will offer a fixed- price, two-course lunch for $19.82. get it? 1982. and will feature items from the regular menu. outside, there are clouds

but no rain in sight. and summer-like temperatures are around the corner. >> wait until you see this five- day forecast tim has. tomorrow looks like it will start off chilly. probably in the 30s. lots of places at least low 40s in the city. mid-60s by afternoon, with a lot of sunshine. looks like a very nice end to the week. but here comes the warmup. tim has a look at that five-day forecast. tim? >> warmup, indeed. we have had temperatures up and down. even snow in parts of the area yesterday. no snow in this five-day. take a look. we're looking at temperatures on saturday, going up to about 72. then we'll be challenging records for sunday, monday and tuesday. we'll keep fine-tuning this as we get closer. but look at these highs. 86. 87. and 87. we'll be very close to 90 degrees for the third week of april. with overnight lows down near 60. now, for your energy saver tip of the day, don't put the pedal to the metal. aggressive driving, speeding and rapid and hard braking

wastes gas. it can also lower your mileage by 33% on the highway. and in the city, 5%. so slow it down, especially with gas prices soaring the way they are. for more on how to be an energy saver, go to wjz.com. click on the right-hand side of the page and click our special section. dozens of homeowners are picking up the pieces after a funnel cloud touches down in northern california. take a look. winds of up to 110 miles an hour, knocked over power lines and ripped off roofing in san wa teen county -- san joaquin county. it was part of a winter storm system heading for the sierra nevada mountains. a police chase ends in a shootout on the freeway. take a look. officers chased 19-year-old abdul aryan down u.s. 101, after he failed to stop for reckless driving. eventually,, he jumped out of the car. police opened fire. killing the teen. no other injuries were reported. los angeles police are looking at surveillance video near the spot where two u sc

grad students were killed. the man and woman were sitting in this car, outside the woman's apartment, when someone opened fire. now, the man tried to run for help, but he collapsed on a nearby porch. both victims were graduate students from china, who were here to study electrical engineering. neighbors say they can't believe it. >> it's a tragedy. i mean, these two poor people are trying to get more education, you know. they just want to come to america. and this is how we treat them. you know? >> initial reports said the shooting may have happened during an attempted carjacking. but police say a motive is still not clear. a demolition crew is cleaning up the last bits of debris from the place where josh powell used to live. a contractor in washington state says he was asked to remove every trace of josh powell's home, including the driveway. powell set fire to the house back in february, killing himself and his two young sons. he was also a person of interest in the 2009 disappearance of his wife

susan. a cease-fire in syria. the bloody fighting is on hold. but as danielle nottingham reports for wjz, world leaders aren't ready to call it progress just yet. >> reporter: gunshots can still be heard in syria. [ gunshots ] >> reporter: 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 world is watching, however, with skeptical eyes. since many promises, previously made by the government of syria have not been kept. >> reporter: u.n. security council is considering a plan to send observers to monitor the situation in syria. >> reporter: the white house says it welcomes 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 hin hip again call for syrian president barb bashar assad to step down. >> assad will have to go. and the syrian people must be given the chance to chart their own future. >> reporter: secretary clinton says the u.s. supports sending observers as soon as possible. at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> now, tens of thousands of syrians have managed to cross the country's borders into jordan and turkey, where they are living in refugee camps. check in with eyewitness news at 6:00. vic is stand being by with a preview. one of the fbi's most wanted. accused of disturbing crimes,

including child pornography. his ties to maryland. and a new fee for verizon cell phone users. check in for more on these stories and the breaking news at 6:00. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. the orioles end their home stand with heartbreak. >> stan has highlights and reaction next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

the orioles had the day off before heading out on their first road trip. stan joins us now with more on the team's roller coaster ride through the first six games of the season. stan? >> hello, kai. after unmasking their season opening identity, with an energizing sweep of oakland. the orioles got a taste of their own medicine. downtown at the yards, falling liquidity. plus, extra innings for the second straight innings. birds hopes losing skid fall apart at the tenth. reliever kevin greg gives up this home run to nick swisher. advantage swisher. that ball out of the ballpark. lets it up up and away. orioles, suddenly 3-3. after starting out 3-0.

jake arrieta pitched well. but he and the o's still lost. >> reporter: getting swept is tough. but we're going to compete with those guys all year, as well as the other teams in our division. the last two games are a pretty good example of that. i think it's just a matter of making one more pitch or getting one more guy on base. or you know, there's a lot of variables there. but we've going to find ways to get it done. >> reporter: so the orioles are on the road. to toronto. this saturday, masn on wjz. game 2of their series. 4:00, here on wjz 13. coming up at 6:00, among other things. round 1. pro hockey stanley cup preview. a driver in texas makes a wrong turn into a light pole and blames it on his gps. police say the driver was heading west when his device suddenly told him to make a right turn. he followed directions and

crashed right into the light pole. fortunately, no one was hurt in the minivan and light pole weren't as lucky. they're a bit damaged. bizarre break-in at a good will store stuns police. a naked man smashes through glass at the store and put on a red dress and heels. police say the suspect trashed the store. he is charged with mischief and criminal burglary. after his arrest, police also realize the suspect is a registered sex offender. >> what is going on in texas? people run into light poles. >> yeah. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. spreading their message. >> when leaders like anne arundel county executive john leopold are charged with breaking the law, where do you turn? the new ad, pitting a police chief against county executive. >> i'm

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>> check in for these stories and all the day's news. "wjz eyewitness news at 6:00" starts now. sounding off. a police union takes on the anne arundel county executive over the air waves. >> tonight, the new ads, and the building tension. >> hello, everyone. i'm vic carter. and i'm denise koch. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> the union representing anne arundel county union sergeant has a message for john leopold. they want him gone. and they're mounting a campaign to force him out. wjz continues to investigate the case. mike hellgren is live with the adand the fallout tonight. >> here's some new fallout. in the ad, the adpraises air deputy police chief fo