counselilil. -- council. they are asking that his name be removed from the ad, and the county is doing that. >> both have been outspoken critics of john leopold. calling for him to go. amid accusations leopold was doing his security detail. and illegally ordering him to dig up dirt. now, airing a series of radio ads to spread the right message. >> doing the right thing wasn't easy. but when count executive leopold and chief tier won't do anything, we are lucky to have someone who will. >> he says he will keep up the pressure. >> if there is any basis for the chief turning a blind eye to the county administrator's shenanigans, then i say, shame on the chief. >> reporter: they call it a smear campaign, an attempt to bull mr. leopold.

>> when leader like county executive john leopold are charged with breaking the law, where do you turn? when leaders like chief tier seem more concerned about their power than the safety of people they protect, what do you do? you stand by police chief emerson dave davis. >> davis testified against the county executive when tier wouldn't. >> sometimes you have to make decisions that are contrary to the beliefs of the administration that you work for. >> reporter: leopold denies doing anything improper and plans to fight the charges in court. >> reporter: and leopold's trial is expected to start in early september. reporting live, mike hellgren, weempleg eyewitness news -- wjz eyewitness news. >> mike, thank you. the ads will air on three radio stations in the baltimore area. we have breaking news to tell you about realty now. -- right now. police on the scene of breaking news. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene. captain mike perry has details. >> sorry, denise. we're actually in harford

county. passenger this bank robbery occurred at a bank in forest hill. maryland state police and harford county sheriff's department just made an apprehension on at least one person that we know of, possibly a second, they were tracking these individuals from the forest hill area, down to south bel air, where near the wal-mart, south of the benson police barracks, in harford county, where they went behind a wal-mart and ran into a wooded area. they called canine dogs from the harford county sheriff's office, and baltimore county police helicopter to assist in apprehending these individuals. we understand those persons were apprehended in the wooded area, just north of the wal- mart. you're looking at police activity, some fbi and harford county sheriff's office people on the scene, maintaining a crime scene here. just north of the wal-mart. now, we believe that passenger a -- personnel a -- apparently a vehicle that these people jumped from, was left in the

wal-mart parking lot south of the benson barracks. and that is being maintained now as a separate crime scene. two people in custody. no police injured. all from a bank robbery. new developments in the beating, outside a baltimore courthouse that has gone viral on the internet. gigi barnett has more. >> reporter: the attack is causing outrage because as victim is being severely beaten, people are taping it on cell phones and laughing. and just a warning, some of this video may be disturbing. take a look at these pictures just released by city police. these are three of the people wanted for the assault and robbery. the victim was in front of the courthouse on north calvert street on st. patrick's night when he was attacked and robbed. now, several bystanders taped the attack on their cell phone and posted it on the internet, allowing thousands of people to view it. >> anyone with information on the suspect is asked to call

police, at 410-396-2411. it took a little less than two minutes for george zimmerman to make a court appearance. he's's the neighborhood watch volunteer, charged with second- degree murder of trayvon martin. randall pinkston reports from sanford, to explain what happens now. >> reporter: 28-year-old george zimmerman appears before a judge in sanford for less than five minutes. >> mr. zimmerman, you're appearing for the first time, for charge of murder in the second degree. and you are represented by mr. ramirez. is that true? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: zimmerman's lawyer says he ernltseses a -- entered a not guilty plea. zimmerman is charmed with the shooting -- charged with the shooting death of trayvon martin. his attorney said he chose not to seek bond at this time. >> with an attempt to truly calm this thing down, rather than demand a presentation of evidence, which might only increase the fervor. >> reporter: trayvon martin's

parents are happy that zimmerman is behind bars upon. >> this is just first base. we have a long way to go for what we set out to do, which is to get justice for trayvon. >> prosecutors say they will make the case that zimmerman committed second-degree murder. >> we looked at all of the evidence. we applied the law. and based on our experience, we felt that was the case. >> reporter: zimmerman said he acted in self-defense under florida's stand your ground law. that law allows the use of deadly force in a fight. in sanford, florida, randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> zimmerman's formal arraignment is may 29th. second-degree murder could carry a life sentence in florida. police are trying to stop a stolen car when they say the driver of the white toyota camry refused to pull over. he eventually smashed into several police cars on route 3 in crofton.

the suspect was arrested. we do not have word if officers were injured. baltimore brothers cleared of killing a pit bull. but animal rights activists say the dog did not die in vain. and wjz is live at the spca. and wjz has more on the changes that came from phoenix's tragic death. >> reporter: advocates say phoenix's horrific death was a critical turning point in the city. and it's because of her that other animals have more direction than ever. >> reporter: phoenix was not the first dog to be fatally abused in baltimore. but she's the first one many people remember. >> phoenix did not die in vain. i do believe she was a catalyst for change for baltimore in many ways. >> reporter: despite prosecutors' second failure to convict 21 and 24-year-old travers and tremain johnson. >> justice denied does not mean good does not come of something. >> reporter: after phoenix's death in 2009 sparked nationwide outrage, baltimore

became the first city in the country to form an anti-animal abuse task force, which has since grown into a commission made 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. everybody is working together. >> reporter: before the city had phoenix, there was no way of tracking. but now there is a way. >> this college student was sentenced to prison time for mute plating nine cats-- mutilating nine cats. and this man was convicted for torturing a small york shire terrier off a balcony. >> unfortunately, it took a horrendous act like this for us to get galvanized. but we are together. we will continue to fight. >> reporter: since phoenix's death, several new measures

have been adopted statewide to protect an malts. notably, convicted abusers are not allowed to have a pet for five years after their case wraps up. reporting live in baltimore, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right. thank you, weijia. several cities across the country have formed task forces of their own, modeled after baltimore. budget mess for maryland. millions of dollars on the chopping block. today, they catch up with governor martin o'malley, who says he is not ready to call a special session yet. political reporter pat warren has more on what they're saying. >> reporter: well, the strategy the governor is outlying is to outline monday night. when lawmakers ran into a dead end. >> reporter: governor o'malley breaks the ice. >> if we had the consense us, i'd be glad to call a special session this afternoon. >> reporter: but the first job is getting the house and senate in order. >> well, 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. >> reporter: it's the first indication of a plan to bring lawmakers back to annapolis, after they passed a budget with nothing but cuts. cuts that will affect families like the gills, who are in umbc today, looking for college educations with affordable tuitions. those cuts mean it goes up. >> a 10 to 13% increase in college tuition. hardly the sort of progress that we have been making and making college education more affordable. >> i don't know anybody's jobs who are giving them 10% sudden raises to counteract that. and all of our friends in the same boat. >> reporter: on sine die, the ship of state sprung a $512 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, put egos to the side and focus on what's best for the

people we serve. >> reporter: now, the governor believes that the revenue package that was agreed on first on monday night was a casualty of an ongoing battle between the house and senate over expanded gambling. now, senate president mike miller says the click closimply ran out -- simply ran out. i'm pat warren. back to you on tv hill. >> appears the patience ran out, too. >> absolutely. >> by law, maryland must have a balanced budget. another cool, april evening. live look outside now. will the warmer temperatures return in time for the weekend? wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are updating the forecast. >> big-time is the answer to that. we'll get to that later. very pleasant afternoon. got to 62 now. cool spot, oakland at 45. dew points very low. this is very dry air once again. and because of that dry air, it's going to be a chilly night tonight. and in fact, chilly enough, for

frost to form. north and west of town. between 2:00 and 9:00 a.m. a frost advisory. further north, even a freeze warning could get there. and it can stay on the dry side. you can see most of the air is under still very, very dry conditions. in fact, tomorrow, another dry day. that's going to make the conditions even dryer than they have been. and speaking of dryer. tim has a look at just how dry it has been. tim? >> reporter: well, this prolonged period of time without rainfall has prompted the u.s. geological survey to upgrade maryland's drought conditions. and they did that as of today. now, what you're watching here, from left to right. abnormal conditions. as you get into the western portion of the metro area. and we're in moderate drought for much of the central portion of the state, on down to the eastern shore. severe drought on the lower eastern shore and down toward period right before you get to the edge of virginia. so we are in a stretch, where we have not had any appreciable

rain. we're a little more than one and a quarter inches down for the month of april. and just a little less than 4 1/2 inches down for the year so far. and not only do we not have any rain in sight. but we have temperatures soaring in our next five days. so we'll have your complete updated first warning forecast with bob. new york mayor, michael bloomberg is here to help dedicate the new $1 billion state of the art facility at johns hopkins hospital. wjz is live there now. monique griego has more on the people attending today's ceremony. >> reporter: hey there, vic. while the ceremony is just coming to an end, and more than 1,000 people did attend today's dedication, including a royal family, and as you said, the mayor of new york city. >> reporter: road closures and tight security took over east baltimore, as johns hopkins prepare the to unveil its billion-dollar baby. >> it's real truly an absolute state of the art facility. we think it's probably the best hospital in the world.

>> reporter: gary stevenson says the hospital wouldn't have been possible without two major donors. the united arab emirates royal family is also expected to attend the dedication. >> their contributions were critical to this. but 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-lengthed hallways and better patient rooms for patients and their families. >> our son was in the hospital for five months. that room was our home for five months. >> reporter: the building is home to hundreds of pieces of art. >> we think that part of healing involves esthetics and beauty ask comfort. >> reporter: today's deldication -- dedication will celebrate the overall end result, which is not only beautiful but a functional hospital.

>> clearly, it's big for us. and we think it's big for the city. we also think, frankly, it's big for the world. >> reporter: and if you're going to be traveling through this area, it's important to note that orleans street will remain closed until 11:00 p.m. tonight. reporting live at east baltimore. monique griego, wjz eyewitness news. >> sounds like a party, monique. thank you very much. the hospital opens for business on may 1st. >> sure does sound like a party. still to come. unprecedented trial. a former presidential candidate on trial. the charges against john edwards. i'm alex demetrick. coming up, rising from the ashes. a baltimore landmark builds its way back in the business. that story as eyewitness news continues. it's a classic case of he said she said. i'm derek valcourt at the downtown courthouse, where jurors have to decide who is telling the truth in the death of two teenage girls. that's coming up on eyewitness news. nice weather for the weekend. don't miss the updated first warning forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

a key witness takes the stand in a trial of a man who left two baltimore girls best friends, dead. derek valcourt has the latest

developments from the courtroom. >> reporter: denise, there were two people in the car that hit those two teenage girls. a man and a woman. the man says the woman was driving. the woman says the man was driving. a jury is going to have to figure out who is telling the truth. >> reporter: 27-year-old kendra miles took the stand as the state's star witness. she pointed the finger at her then-boyfriend, defendant rubin dunne, as the driver who struck courtney angeles and emerald smith as they crossed martin luther king jr. boulevard, leaving the girls' families devastated. >> i'm going to let the justice system do what it does and hopefully justice will prevail. >> reporter: kens ra miles -- kendra miles will testify that after the accident, dunne said, oh, my god, i'm going to go to jail. she will also testify that she

switched seats with him all to protect the father of her children. >> should the jury believe miles? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: defense attorneys say that miles was really driving that night and that she cut a plea deal to save herself. >> 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 and talks to another officer, says she was the driver. she signs a document saying she was the driver. >> reporter: the jury is going to have to sort through this he said-she said case. that could all begin tomorrow afternoon, if jury deliberations begin then. back to you. >> thank you, derek. >> rubin dunne faces the possibility of up to 30 years in prison if convicted. an investigation is under way into the cause of a fire in baltimore county. sky eye chopper 13 over the scene, as fire rips through this home in timonium. it happened in the area of

quaker ridge road and pine valley drive. the fire caused significant damage, before firefighters brought it under control. there are no reports of injuries. well, a maryland cat must have decided to go on a road trip. meet summer. she belongs to a woman who lives in kennedyville, centsz county. somehow, summer ended up wandering around an electrical company, in parsipony, new jersey. animal control picked up the cat and traced her to her owner with a chip implanted in her ear. she will soon be reunited with her family. it's unclear how she made the 160-mile journey to new jersey. >> and she's so sorry. she didn't mean to end up in engine -- new jersey, i'm sure. >> very lovely. the garden state. >> interesting story. well, i hope we find out maybe. let's take a look. >> she's not talking, bob. >> flying cat. 58 degrees now. dew point is very low. very dry. 29% humidity. winds are beginning to calm

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here's a live look outside right now. beautiful sky out there. warmer than it was yesterday. >> yes, it was. got up to 62 yesterday.

we're at 56 tomorrow. back up, even warmer. couple of degrees warmer. more sunshine and not windy tomorrow. without the wind, that sun is going to feel really, really warm this time of year. take a look at temps now. very pleasant afternoon and evening going on. 58. but it is going to get cold tonight once again. 61 in d.c. 60 in easton. 47 in oakland. oakland tonight will be around 29 or 30 degrees. negotiate of the city tonight, we'll see temperatures around 34 to 37. and that's why we do expect to see more scattered frost north and west of the city tonight. 60 annapolis, kent island. 58 over in columbia. right now, the wins are really beginning to drop off. and late tonight, when the winds go calm. clear skies and that low dew point, temperatures are going to tumble here. frost advisory tonight. and freeze warnings, further north and west. we could get down easily to 31 or 32 degrees in the morning. so if you had any tend are -- tender plants or flowers that

you put out ahead of time, bring them in or cover them up tonight. you might have frozen flowers tomorrow morning. east of us this afternoon, still cloudy and still breezy. a bit of a breeze, but it's beginning to die down. high pressure is over the region. it will be over us tonight and tomorrow. but eventually, the same high. this could mean the cool temps will move offshore. and the wins go back to the west/southwest. and that's where the warm air is building. very warm air in texas, oklahoma. going to get some big storms out there. for us, the warm air moves in a little tomorrow. more on saturday. and full blast on sunday, monday and tuesday. we're talking 80 to mid-80s around the region. some spots in virginia, maybe even d.c., could get to close to 90 on monday and tuesday. i kid you not. so look for some really warm temps. it will be, unfortunately, continued, dry. chance of a shower will come probably tuesday night with a cold front, maybe a thunderstorm at that time. and boy, do we need it. northwest winds, very light.

hardly any wind at all tomorrow. small craft advisory until 8:00. bay temp around 53 degrees. nice ask cool on the water. tonight, then, clear and chilly. with lighter winds. 37. some neighborhoods 34. do you want, probably low 40s. sunshine, beautiful afternoon, with light winds. tomorrow, 65 degrees to about 2 to 3 degrees above average for friday. >> great. >> thank you, bob. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. 100 city schoolteachers cut from their jobs. why school leaders can't renew their contracts. i'm gigi barnett. the details are next. 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. there he goes. just going to stop this guy right here. he's been acting erratic this entire time. caught on tape, a wild police chase on a freeway. see how it e,,,,,,,,

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partly sunny and 58 degrees. good evening, everyone. and thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are trucking about tonight. >> jury selection begins in the unprecedented criminal trial against former presidential candidate john edwards. prosecutors say he used campaign funds to cover up an affair. >> reporter: john edwards arrived at greensboro north carolina 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 days about whether mr. edwards was a good husband or politician. it's about whether he violated campaign finance laws. federal prosduartes say edwards funneled nearly a million dollars in campaign funds to keep his mistress, rielle hunter, quiet, during his 2008 bid for the white house. he later admitted the affair 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 a tough road to go. they have on get into john edwards' psyche, his mind. did he intend -- did he know the law? and did he intend to break the law? >> reporter: the prosecution's star witness, edwards' former aide, andrew young. young initially said he was the father of edwards and hunter's love child but later reannounced the claim. edwards denied the chide was his until 2010. the defense team will have its own challenges. edwards will help shape campaign finance law and had a career as a trial lawyer. >> so he can't claim, gee, giknow what the law was. >> reporter: edwards denies knowledge of the money. prosecutors want to prove that he sought the funds to cover up the affair and keep his campaign alive. i'm dick brenham in new york. wjz eyewitness news. >> lawyers will call their first witnesses on april 23rd. trial is expected to last about

six weeks. a wild police chase through the streets of los angeles, ends with a suspect fatally shot. but his family says it didn't have to end that way. it started when the suspect refused to stop for officers. that sparked a high-speed chase through the san fernando valley. the car was chased onto the freeway, where it was struck by a police cruiser. the man jumped out and made several menacing motions to officers with hands, who opened fire, killing him. the suspect is 19-year-old abdul aryan. his uncle said he did not have a gun and was afraid of police. officers say because it was dark, they could not tell if the man was armed. a 13-year-old baltimore girl accidentally shot to death. her two friends tried to hide the body. police are now looking for the man they believe owned the rifle used in the crime. >> reporter: by issuing this warrant for an unrelated crime, police hope to get martinez armstrong into custody.

they say he owned the 22- caliber rifle other used to kill monae turnage. two young teens who were playing with that rifle when turnage was shot, 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, in connection with what happened as police want to know if he helped in cover-up after the rifle was found in his personal car. police say it isn't the officer's rifle, it's armstrong's. and armstrong has drawn into this, as he's the half brother of one of the teens who has been charged. also connected to the teams, 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. at police headquarters, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. back to you on tv hill. >> if you see martinez armstrong, police ask you to contact them. federal agents across the nation are looking for a man with ties to maryland. this is a picture of 30-year- old eric toss. he is on the fbi's 10 most wanted list. toss is a former teacher at an elementary school in washington, d.c. and is wanted for producing child pornography including doing that here in maryland. he was most recently living in the phoenix arizona region. but eluded capture. well, years of working and living in baltimore will soon come to an end for dozens of city teachers. they are international educators. and their visas are about to run out. as gigi barnett explains in this school watch, school leaders are now looking to hire american teachers.

>> reporter: seven years ago, city school leaders had a desperate need for highly qualified teachers. they launched an international search to find instruct oshes in countries like jamaica, and the philippines. now, many of those work visas are about to expire. and about 100 schoolteachers will have to go back home. >> this is not easy. it's very difficult. some of them have been here for as many as seven or eight years. and they've kind of made this their home. >> reporter: school leader say their hands are tied. after conducting an intensive survey, they found hundreds of american teachers qualified and ready to fill the spot that many international teachers currently have. under federal labor laws, a school district cannot hire an international teacher if they can find an american teacher to fill the spot. after a final tally, the district can only sponsor about 46 international teachers whose visas expire next year. and baltimore teachers union

president marietta is siding with teachers. >> our teachers bring a wealth to our community and our students. and it unfortunate that the market at this time is not bearing out the need to keep all of our teachers. >> that seems real unfortunate. >> yun fears one of her teachers may be on the cut list. >> i would like that teach to stay. but i can understand the administration's need to try to address making jobs available to american citizens as well. >> reporter: and some of the city's international teachers are upset, in part because they say they were promised sponsorship for permanent residency when they first arrived years ago. denise, back to you. >> the school district has not yet decided which of its international teachers will be allowed to keep their position. if you own a verizon cell phone and you want an upgrade, it will cost you. starting april 22nd, the company will charge a $30 fee

when you want a new cell phone. phone companies say subsidizing smart phones has hurt profits. last halloween was a night that the tav everyone burned down. you can see it reopen 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 bon piece. other than that -- >> the only thing that was left standing was these front stone 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 in this part of the building. >> but level floors, elevators,

will enhance this. it will also mean that the dozens of employees who had to find work elsewhere, will have jobs waiting for them here. >> they expressed that they were coming back. and their managers and that they all understood. >> reporter: fans of the tavern can also pitch in. $75 will buy one of these commemorative bricks and that money will be donated. >> all of the proceed going to mount washington pediatric hospital. >> and once that goes, the old door will swing open in welcome. before the tavern reopens to the general public, owners plan to host a party for the firefighters who fought last year's blaze. still to come. more than just a burglary. a naked man breaks into a good will store. see what happens next. how did it happen? a bus ends up demolishing a house. i'm bob turk. the first warning weather center. a big, big warmup on the way. our exclusive first warning five-day forecast. and wjz 13 is always on.

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well, the cease-fire in syria is holding for now. but there are growing concerns tonight that the peace will not last. the u.n. security council is considering a plan to send observers to the monitor the situation, after syrian government troops and tanks defied orders to pull back from occupied towns. meanwhile, u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton has once again called for president bashar assad to step down. a truck was carrying a load of sand when the accident happened. at least three people on board the bus were taken to the hospital. the extent of their injuries still unknown tonight. the investigation into the cause of the crash is now under way. a big scare for some students in miami, florida, when their school bus slams into the side of the house. two students and two adults are being treated for minor injuries this evening. but police say an suv ran a stop sign, crashing into the bus, which then careened through the fence and into the house. no one inside was hurt. the driver of the suv is under

arrest. well, he's not your average burglar. a texas man is behind bars tonight, after breaking into a thrift store without any clothes on. first police say the suspect smashed through the glass at a nearby motel, cutting himself. then he wandered over to the local good will to do a little shopping in the nude. as you can see in the end, he decided that what he wanted to be dressed in was a red dress and a straw hat. shortly after, he was arrested. >> i believe he -- he wasn't really wanting that particular dress. he was still trying stuff on. scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. george zimmerman made his first appearance in court today, after being charged with murder. we will talk to his lawyer about what happens next. tonight on the cbs evening news. and here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back. ♪

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you mentioned, vic. and tonight, we have freeze concerns in garrett and allegheny counties. and the far western suburb. then we start to warm up as we start to get past an overnight low around 37 or so. we go up to a daytime high, through the 60s, right up to about 65. and overnight lows back down into the 40s. and then it warms up nicely, almost summer like for the next five days. here's bob. amazing five-day forecast. considering how chilly it's been. beautiful. 62. 75. yes, 86 predicted high now on sunday. 87, monday and tuesday. and a chance, pretty good chance for things on -- tuesday night into wednesday of scattered shower and thunderstorms. but look at that. 87. down a little cooler, 54 at night. maybe a little rain early next week. denise? >> boy, that's almost 90. thank you, bob. american students seem to be falling behind when it comes to science. and that can jeopardize our economy and our national security. jessica kartalija reports, a

new exhibit is encouraging children to take an interest in science. creating future scientists, one exhibit at a time. >> you could do stuff that you never done before. >> reporter: congressman dutch ruppersberger, helping to launch the new stem exhibit at fort 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 need to other learn math, science, physics. and hopefully some of these children who were here today will be innocenced by having fun -- influenced by having fun and learning technology. >> they are truly very excited about learning about science. they are excited approximate learning. and they know that learning and fun can go together. >> it was created by professors and grad students at the university of maryland, materials research science and engineering center. >> only 4% of americans are scientists. and that's not very good for

us. 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. >> that looked pretty cool. >> it did. >> check that out. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. the pain of orioles baseball. starting the season with two sweeps. one good, one bad. >> stan has sports coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,

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stan is in tonight for mark, with the wjz the fan sports report. orioles didn't beat the yankees, but they played hard. they were competitive. >> the yankees were 0-3. >> right. >> all of a sudden, they're 3- 0. the orioles were 3-0. and all of a sudden, they're 0-3. after unmasking their season opening energy with a three- game sweep here, the orioles got a taste of their own medicine after being swept by the visiting yankees last night. falling liquidity. plus extra innings. birds were hoping for to end a losing skid. but their hopes fall apart in the tenth inning. tied at 4-4, whenev canin gray gives up this homer to nick swisher. not good news at all as he pitched as well. but the orioles go on to lose.

they were 3-0. now they're 3-3. jake ariet hadda -- jake arrieta had a good dame. >> losing is always tough. but we're going to compete. our last two games were a good example of that. i think it's just a matter of making one more pish or -- pitch or getting one more guy on base. you know, there's a lot of variables there. but we're going to find ways to get it done. >> orioles now on the road in toronto this saturday. it will be mass inn on wjz, as the birds take on the blue jays in game 2 of their series. 4:00, live here on wjz 13. today, down the road in our nation's capital. teddy roosevelt takes the lead in the annual presidential mascot race, after tying the shoe laces of other contenders. but he's caught at the finish line by george washington. meanwhile, top nine. ludwig. moves a shot past ryan zimmerman at third. and this game, tied at 2-2 with

the cubs. later, runnersa the second and third. former runner, alfredo simone. zimmerman is crossing the plate. nats win on a walk juv. they're 5-2, atop the n.l. east, by a half game nfront of the new york mets am meantime, four, count them, four, national hockey league teams set off. including the washington caps, lacing up against boston in boston. >> i don't think somebody can say who is favorite or who is not in the play-offs. you know, last couple of years, i think everybody said we were going to be undefeated. and it's going to be easy for us. and we lost. >> oh, they lost. but we'll have highlights at 11:00 tonight. last night marked one of the more unusual ways of announcing. 7-foot super star, normalins norwell, considered the best big man of high school ball. he told everybody where he is

going to play. here's the word from headquarters. >> i'll be taking my talents for college to play at the university of... kentucky >> you know, a lot of people say that this guy is already a better shot blocker than freshman anthony davis. the guy from kentucky that led them to the national championship this season. got out of high school. and he is the player of the year in college basketball. they say this kid is better. >> wow. >> quite a hair do. >> yeah. >> ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

don't miss tonight's primetime cbs drama tonight. then stay tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00. that's it for us tonight at 6:00. back at 11:00. i'm denise koch. >> for bob ask stan, i'm vic carter. thanks for watching wjz, maryland's news station. much more ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley. including george zimmerman appears in could >> pelley: tonight, the man who killed trayvon martin faces a judge. >> mr. zimmerman. >> yes, sir.

>> couric: >> pelley: mark strassmann talks with the attorney defending george zimmerman. >> he's very frightened. >> pelley: elizabeth palmer is inside syria. >> the cease-fire holding but the army hadn't pulled back as it promised to do. >> pelley: a swarm of bomb scares disrupts a major university. and america the beautiful. we turn to texas where chip reid discovers a rainbow at the end of a drought. >> pretty. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. a judge in san fort, florida, has ruled that there is enough evidence to hold george zimmerman on charges that he murdered trayvon martin. zimmerman appeared in court today, the first time we've seen his face or heard his voice since the night he called police to say there was a suspicious person in his gated neighborhood. the case started a