>> in his first public comments, the shooting of trayvon martin, what george zimmerman said at his bail review hearing. >> hi, everybody. i'm mary mary bubala. kai is off. a judge agrees, george zimmerman can go free on bond. randall pinkston reports for wjz. it comes moments after the accused killer makes an unusual move by taking the witness stand. >> reporter: a shackled george zimmerman offered a surprise apology to the parents of trayvon martin who were in the courtroom. >> i wanted to say, i am sorry for the loss of your son. i did not know how old he was. i thought he was a little bit younger than i am. and i did not know if he was armed or not. >> reporter: the apology happened at zimmerman's bond hearing. the defense called on zimmerman's parents and wife as character witnesses. they testified by phone because they have been threatened. >> i've never known him to be violent at all, unless he was

provoked. and then he would turn the other cheek. >> in the end, circuit judge kenneth lester granted zimmerman a $150,000 bail, far less than the $1 million bond originally. >> do you have any comment? >> martin's parents left without speaking to reporters. >> it was devastating that he got to give a self-serving apology to help him get a bond. they were very outraged at that. >> reporter: zimmerman had asked to meet with martin's parents before the hearing. but the family's lawyers said it was not the time. >> reporter: cbs news has learned that zimmerman could be out of jail within 24 hours. they are hoping to come up with bail money and hoping to get permission for zimmerman to live out of state. >> i think he's happy that he'll be living with his family and be out. >> reporter: the neighborhood watch volunteer is charged with second-degree murder for shooting 17-year-old trayvon martin during a confrontation in february.

zimmerman claims it was self- defense. in sanford, florida, randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> once law enforcement officials released zimmerman on bond, he will be required to wear a gps monitor. a family secret. new details today on how police found the body of an elkridge woman missing for 21 years. alex demetrick has more on the murder of christine jared. >> well, robert jared is being held, charged with the murder of christine jarrett. this happened when she disappeared on january 13, 1991. robert jarrett has always been a suspect, but refused to let police search his home. that all changed this week, when he moved out of the home and his second wife gave police permission to search. detectives searched a backyard shed and discovered christine's body. the cause of death will be determined later. >> wjz is following this story. we'll have much more reaction

to the murder at 5:00 and 6:00. two suspects are in custody after a carjacking and chase that started in woodlawn. sky eye chopper 13 was over the intersection of edmondson and mount holly. that's where the chase ended and a foot chase began. police say it took place on glen mathis court in woodlawn. two were arrested. police recovered two guns and a taser. we'll have more on this developing story all new at 5:00 and 6:00. yeardley love's motherments access to the evidence used to convict george huguely. the love family intends to file a wrongful death suit in love's death. huguely and his mother were both in a virginia court, while this motion was filed. huguely was found guilty in love's may 2010 murder. his attorneys are hinting they may ask for a retrial. huguely will be sentenced in august. well, they are supposed to handle trouble, not cause it. today, more secret service agents could be out of a job for their alleged involvement

in the columbia prostitution scandal. danielle nottingham reports for wjz from washington. the secret service is moving closer to a final decision about the future of eight agents, put on administrative leave in the prostitution scandal. cbs news has learned their polygraph test could be complete soon. and the results will likely determine if they will have their security clearances permanently revoked and lose their job. three other agents are already out, including supervisor greg stokes who was fired, and supervisor david cheney, who retired. one of cheney's earlier assignments was a security detail for former vice presidential candidate sarah palin. he made light of his work on his facebook page. posting a 2008 photo with palin and writing, "i was really checking her out." in response, palin started pointing at the white house. >> you really have to start cracking down and seeing some

heads roll. >> reporter: the white house fired back, saying the agency took the appropriate actions. and it's too early to make other judgments until the investigation is complete. >> it is prepostrous to politicize the secret service. >> reporter: the obama administration insists, the president's security was never compromised during has trip cartagena. and that the president has faith in the men and women who protect him. secret service officials continue to brief people on friday. it also includes 10 military service members and as many as 20 columbian women. at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> both the military and the secret service have investigators on the ground, in columbia, looking into the scandal. a shooting puts police on alert in carroll county. sky eye chopper 13 over gorsuch avenue in westminster. police say two neighbors got into an argument when one pulled out a gun and shot the other. officers are still looking for the gunman. nearby schools were locked down

as a precaution for a brief time. the victim suffered nonlife- threatening injuries. the state board of education chooses its next state school superintendent. lillian lowry leaves her job as delaware's secretary of education to come to maryland. she is replacing long-time maryland superintendent, dr. nancy grasmick, who retired after 20 years on the job. lowry will step into the role on july 1st. good news for bge customers. the $100 credit promised in the merger of constellation energy. and exelon will be in your may bge bill. if a customer's bill is under $100, the repate will carry over into other future bills. customers who are no longer in bge or leaving the service may 1st, will not get that refund. the weather is too nice to be running the heat or the air conditioning. you don't need either. outside, it is mild, dry, sunny, beautiful april afternoon. wjz has weather and traffic

together. meteorologist tim williams has the updated numbers from first warning weather. really nice out there. >> i think you summed it up out there, mary. all of those descriptive words. and it is a gorgeous afternoon. take away the pollen and you have a beautiful day. we have temperatures near perfect. right now, 72 degrees. our average now is 66. so we are above that. what you're seeing here is clear skies over the mid- atlantic. and up and down the entire eastern sea board. but a front moving in our direction. and that front is expected to really put a dent in our rain deficit. we have a low that is moving across the great lakes that will eventually hold up in eastern canada. and what we'll see is a bunch of rain, including a front that is going to stall over our area, for really the next 48 hours or so. we'll see a pretty good soaking as a result. we'll talk about the timing of it and what you can expect, coming up in your complete updated first warning forecast. >> tim, thank you. let's check in on our roads right now. sharon gibala is live now. how do the roads look? >> reporter: overall, not so bad for a friday afternoon.

we had typical problems and delays. but nothing horrendous. we had an accident on the outer loop, 295. that one is not causing any major issues. you will find an accident at parkville. five accidents in the city. east cold spring. west lombard at south mlk. york at east belvedere. and druid hill at wilson. 895 is a bit slow at this point, in the northbound direction. and another six managements between lombard and 95. there's a look at your drive times and speeds on the top and west side inner loops. and you can see, pretty much in the 30s on both with 20-minute drive times. there's a live look at the jfx. a rolling backup, a little stop and go, where the left lane is blocked. this traffic report is brought to you by court restoration. when your property is damaged by fire, flooding or storms, trust the restoration experts at accord restorations. for more information, visit accord restorations. it wasn't the weather that caused a delta jet to make an emergency landing in new york.

a bird strike knocked out the engine on night 2063, just after takeoff. michelle miller reports for wjz. >> reporter: the plane landed safely back on the ground, after a harrowing few minutes in the air. inspectors examined the right engine, which was damaged after what passengers described as violent shaking, followed by smoke, seen in the cockpit. >> reporter: minutes after the flight took often, the pilot radioed to air traffic control. >> delta 1063 has had an engine failure, declaring an emergency, due to a bird strike. >> reporter: one passenger is shooting video after takeoff. captured striking footage of a flock of birds out the window. a freeze frame shows at least seven birds, some of which were probably ingested in the right engine. >> we have declared an emergency, engine failure on the right. engine, request official return. >> a visual return would save precious seconds for the pilot, as he guided the crippled aircraft down. >> they were going to square it

out to the right. and we'll head back in. and just to let you know, our stats for delta 1063. we have 179 souls on board. >> reporter: the flight brought back memories of the miracle on the hudson, back in 2009, when u.s. airways flight 1549 made an emergency landing, after both engines were damaged by a flock of geese. >> reporter: no one was hurt during the turbulence or the emergency landing. a 7-year-old boy is ejected from the orioles game in chicago. the little boy somehow wondered -- wandered onto the field during yesterday afternoon's game. a person player scooped him up and returned him to the parents. the family was ejected from the game, according to major league regulations. the o's went on to beat the sox, 5-3. still ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. controversial comment. a substitute teacher makes a remark to a kindergartener,

about what she's wearing to gym class. hidden cameras in changing rooms? we'll tell you where and who is accused of putting them there. a.m. andrea fujii. middle schoolers are working to heal the water. how these floating wetlands will help ease the ecosystem. it is friday. and we're enjoying beautiful weather. but there is rain coming. stick around for the first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it's clear and mild, 70 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast coming up. a cargo ship, carrying nearly three tons of food, fuel and other supplies, is enroute to the international space station. this is video from the flawless launch this morning in cazik stan. if all goes well, the spacecraft will arrive at the station space station sunday.

three russian astronauts, and an american astronaut are now living and working aboard the outpost. a man is escorted from a southwest plane in handcuffs after reportedly flashing the flight attendant. -- auto passenger was not detain -- the passenger was not detained but handed over. the fbi is looking into whether to press federal charges. female employees alt a sears store in north hollywood are stunned and upset. a male coworker is accused of placing a hidden camera in the dressing room. christine has one woman who has filed a lawsuit. >> our invasion of privacy was taking from all of us girls. >> sales associate crystal dean fears she is one of the ones. accused of hiding cameras in the women's rest rooms and dressing room at the north hollywood store.

police say their suspect, alhandry, gamiz, had been recording undressed women for the past 13 years. he was arrested thursday and currently out on bail. >> i want to know if i had been on it. >> she says her three small daughters have been in the dressing room. police say gamiz may have uploaded the video to a share site. it's hard for detectives to id the victim. now, dean has hired an attorney who says he is already representing three sears employees. mike alder points out, sears asked this worker to sign this arbitration agreement, two weeks before gamiz was arrested. and he believes the timing was highly suspicious, considering what he says. >> not that we won't sue you, but that one, we'll ash trait, so-- arbitrate so it won't go public. and three, we want you to waive your right to act together as a group in any lawsuit. >> reporter: but sears denies any wrongdoing. in a statement, a spokesperson

says, the policy was sent to associates nationwide, earlier in the month, prior to us learning of the incident. and the agreement does have an opt-out clause, where employees who sign the form can go back on it within 30 days. as for dean, she says she is unsure if she'll keep working at sears. >> i just don't feel like being there. because i still feel -- i feel betrayed by them. >> the suspect's court date is set for next month. not clear how long the video cameras were there. a mostly positive end to the week on wall street. [ stock bells ringing ] >> reporter: after a couple of down days, the dow rebounds. here's a look at the numbers. dow is up 65 points. s&p up about 2. and the nasdaq, with 7. let's go to new york right now, where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. u.s. airways has struck a deal with american airlines' pilots, flight attendants and

ground workers to win their support for a possible merger with bankrupt american airlines. the carrier responded by saying it wants to emerge from bankruptcy as a stand-alone company. american has angered the unions by asking the judge to throw out its labor contracts. while the unions can't force a merger on its own, they can help a judge consider the deal. stocks end the week on a high note, after better-than- expected profits from mcdonald's, microsoft and general electric. 29 states added jobs, while 20 states lost them. the biggest declines were in ohio, new jersey and wisconsin. states that reported healthy job gains included new york, california, and arizona. rupert murdoch's company has been hit with nearly 50 phone hacking lawsuits. that brings the total to over 100. gas prices are slower for the third straight day, down about a penny to $3.89 nationwide. and for the first time in four

months, gas prices are slightly lower on most toll roads across the country. that's your money watch. for more, head to cbsmoneywatch.com. in new york, i'm alexis christoforous. the rebuilding of ocean city's famed boardwalk seems to be going smoothly. crews are reportedly finishing the first phase of work between the inlet and somerset streets. the boardwalk has been completely rebuilt in wood. it's a decision that was made by voters in a poll last year. the boardwalk is expected to be ready in time for the town's inaugural susan g. komen race this sunday. controversy long over. but the komen foundation is still feeling the effects of its blunder over planned parenthood. we'll explain. unresponsive pilot. his plane crashes into the gulf. today, the coast guard releases his identity. and the weekend is here. and it's going to rain. find out when in your updated first warning weather forecast. wjz 13 is always on.

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well, i hope folks enjoyed today. and you get half of tomorrow. >> you know? >> and then a little indoor time. >> yeah. well, you know, mary, april showers. we have not had them. >> that's true. we need them. >> we do. we're down about 5 inches or so for the year. we're down. and we've had less than an inch for this month so far so as we take a look at live doppler radar so far, we'll show you what is generally moving in our direction. and this is what mary is talking about. you'll have the clear conditions as the rain is starting to take form. the thinner portion up around indianapolis and cincinnati. that's going to move through. and the bottom portion around little rock. that's a heavier batch of rain, all going to move into the area. and it's going to take a while to get here. then it's going to take a while to leave. wjz drought watch continues to track the rainfall totals. and of course, we will continue to monitor these through the weekend. right now, we're at 72 degrees

at bwi marshall. we have 52. as your dew point. relative humidity, at 49%. southeast winds at 9 miles per hour. 29.89 is your barometer reading. it's pretty steady right now. going to fall as that front starts to approach from the west. the barometer and the pressure all going to get pretty low. 72 now in oakland. we have 70 in hagerstown. look at this. 79 out in cumberland right now. cool spot in ocean city at 60. 68 in patuxent river. around the immediate metro area. 68 in rock hall. 67 in kent island. 74 in westminster. and what we're seeing in ocean city, a bit of an influence, with the winds coming in off the water. water temperatures still pretty cool, 10-mile-per-hour wind from the east is keeping it just a little cooler there. same around bwi marshall. the farther you get away from the water, the warmer the temperatures get. this is the system. a big batch of this, all driven by low pressure. up around the great lakes is going to move over towards southeastern canada. the next batch coming in across

texas, is going to extend all the way from the great lakes all the way down to the gulf. what's going to happen is that front is going to eventually move into our region. it's going to take about midday tomorrow. before we start to really sea the cloud -- see the clouds increase. and the showers. but after it gets here, it will linger. showers will stay with us. and low pressure. and in almost a nor'easter type form, it's going to stay over us, kicking back. a lot of moisture. and that's going to be the difference in our rain totals. it's going to be pretty substantial. putting a pretty good dent in our rain deficit for the year. sunset today is at 7:50. southwest winds on the bay. 10 to 15 knots. no advisories. tonight, going down to 52. average overnight is 44. it's going to turn cloudy. mostly cloudy tomorrow. 77 degrees. next hour, bob turk and i will talk a little more about the rain totals and what we can expect. just know, it's going to be substantial after the rain starts. >> all right. we're prepared.

>> all right. >> thanks, tim. don't miss tonight's primetime lineup. it is an episode of blue bloods. then stay tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00. scott pelley is looking for a preview coming up on the cbs evening news. two years after one of america's biggest environmental disasters. scientists are still concerned about the impact of the bp oil spill. we'll take a trip to investigate the health of the gulf. tonight, on the cbs evening news. critical mistake. a new mother is given someone else's baby. but that is just the beginning of what happened. gut-wrenching testimony. the norway massacre trial continues. what anders breivik did to prepare for the slaughter. missing child mystery. a new york boy, missing for 33 years, why police are digging up a manhattan basement. eyewitness news at 4:00 continues with vic right after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it's 4:30. 72 degrees and sunny. hello, everyone. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about. three decades after he vanished in new york. the search for 6-year-old aton pats is heating up. investigators are digging up a basement, looking for clues in this precedent-setting missing persons case. alison harmelin reports for wjz from new york, with the latest. >> reporter: authorities removed chunks of concrete from a building cellar in lower manhattan. it's just down the block from where aton participates was last seen on his way to school nearly three weeks ago. >> we're cautiously optimistic that we will find evidence. >> reporter: dozens of police have converged on the sojo neighborhood. investigators say an fbi dog detectedy remain -- detected

remains. miller used to pay aton to help him with small chores. shortly after the boy vanished, miller lay down a new concrete floor. miller's family says he's innocent. >> fbi has been here to investigate the case. he cooperated with them, went to the site. and he doesn't have anything to do with it. >> reporter: investigators have looked at a long list of suspects over the years, including convicted child molester, jose ramos, who was dating aton's babysitter. the boy's diss appearance drew -- disappearance drew national attention. aton was the first missing child pictured on milk carts nationwide. >> reporter: this is down the street from from where aton's parents used to live. neighbors are hoping there will final be some answers. >> it will be a remarkable thing to think that after 33 years, they finally come to an end. >> reporter: authorities set up dumpsters outside the building to collect all the debris. they expect the work to take up

to five days. in new york, alison harmelin, wjz eyewitness news. >> aton's parents had their son declared dead in 2001. they have not commented on the renewed investigation. the other big story today, a judge grants bail for george zimmerman, the florida man accused of killing trayvon martin. in unprecedented move, zimmerman took the stand, apologizing to martin's family. the judge set bond at $150,000 and he could be free within a few days. a norwegian man who admits to going on the deadliest rampage in decades. >> reporter: anders breivik describes in graphic detail, dozens were dead. many in tears. others walked out of the courtroom. breivik said he killed a camp supervisor then turned on the teens. he said they were frozen with

terror, many so scared they didn't each try -- even try to run. he also said he played the modern warfare video game for hours to help him pravment. >> the trial is expected to last several more days. high drama at 70,000 feet. as a pilot loses contact with air traffic controllers as the plane circles aimlessly before crashing into the water. >> reporter: dr. peter herzeg took off en route to florida, shortly before 4:00 this morning. about an hour into the flight, air traffic controllers lost contact with the pilot. the plane then started orbiting in the gulf of mexico, off the florida panhandle. fighter jets were dispatched to check it out and found herzeg unresponsive, in has twin- engine aircraft, iced over. the plane crashed around 11:15

central time, about 120 mys west of tampa. slidell pilots are upset over the loss of one of their friends. >> i've lost a dear friend, just a great guy. super doctor. and just a regular guy that would do anything for anybody. >> reporter: according to the coast guard, the small plane had a softening, but sunk into the gulf. crews flying over the area saw no sign of the pilot. he is a well-known doctor with a practice on robert boulevard, not far from slidell boulevard. the doctor was a good aviator. and his plane was in good condition. >> his aircraft, looked it over many times. it's just meticulously maintained. and he spared no expense to keep everything tip-top shape. >> two f-15 fighter jets in the

area intercepted the plane and monitored it until the plane crashed. every effort to contact the doctor in the cessna failed. president obama takes a moment to reflect on history. the president visited the henry ford museum in dearborn and took a moment to sit on the bus made famous by rosa parks. her refusal to give up her seat is a pivotal point in history that kick-started the civil rights movement. events organized for the susan g. komen breast cancer charity. she came under fire after deciding to stop giving money to planned parenthood, then reversing the decision. participation has declined by as much as 30%. dozens of wetlands are now floating in front of the world trade center. andrea fujii says it's thanks to the work of middle school students. >> reporter: 50 floating wetlands, set adrift in the

inner harbor, in an effort to clean the water of pollutants, which harm the marine ecosystem. >> i've seen sandwiches and wrappers, water bottles, everything. >> reporter: so 20 middle schoolers from the cross roads school, together with the waterfront partnership of baltimore are begging the biggest floating wetlands in the state. >> plastic pieces. on the fish. the cigarette butts that people flick on the ground. they get washed down the drain and into the harbor. >> reporter: by june, the roots of these plants will grow below the planks, becoming food for fish. >> reporter: sky eye chopper 13 shows the wetlands in front of the world trade center. for thousands of people to see. >> they'll help clean the water. but we have a large body of water here. so more than anything, they're really an educational opportunity. >> reporter: an opportunity that baltimore youth are helping with firsthand, providing a healthy habitat for generations to come. >> like everything needs to

live and have its own place to be happy. >> reporter: andrea fujii, wjz eyewitness news. >> reporter: the floating wetlands will be in front of the world trade center for the next five years. near perfect weather to head downtown to see those wetlands. live look outside right now. sunny and warm. but we still need more rain. wjz has weather and traffic together. bob is here with the updated numbers. >> as you mentioned earlier, wjz is always tracking the drought watch. that is going to change dramatically this weekend. we're expecting quite a bit of rain across the mid-atlantic region by saturday night, into most of sunday. here's why. take a look at radar. there's a front out to the west. that front has shower and thundershowers along it. that will move into our region tomorrow afternoon, probably after 2:00 or 3:00. but down here, near texas, louisiana, there was an area of low pressure developing. going to head off to the east. eventually getting into the gulf of mexico. and eventually heading up toward our region, where you think pretty much saturday night into sunday, i think it

will bring us a very nice amount of rain. in fact, some areas could pick up more than two inches of rain saturday night into sunday. that would certainly be a drought buster. let's take a look at temperatures around the region. pleasant out there, yes. 72 degrees in d.c., it's up to 75. 69. looks like the rain will cool things down on sunday. and a chilly start to the next week. we'll have a look at the rain and those numbers, coming up, vic? >> okay, bob. thank you. let's check in on the roads with sharon gibala. >> we're going to hear that the rain is holding off for the afternoon rush. latest one is actually in towson. another one just in in cockeysville road. in parkville, that wreck still there. and 6th now in the city. east cold spring at hillen and west pratt. west lombard and mlk. and if you're headed out on 895, you'll find northbound

delays, approaching the harbor tunnel. then a seven-minute setback as you approach the 95 merge. there's a look at your average speed. average speeds, in the low 30s, with 19 to 20-minute drive times. you'll also find delays on the jfx in the northbound direction. that's where we're finding that delay. and again, that is partially because of people leaving downtown. partially because of that construction project that is going to be there for quite sometime. this traffic report is brought to you by pizza bolis. get a pair of medium, one- topping pizzas, for only $9.99 each. back to you. >> thank you very much. gas prices are slowly starting to come down. a number of factors are contributing to the decline, including easing tensions with iran. and healthy supplies of gas. experts expect the trend to continue for the near future. here's a look at the latest prices in the baltimore region. we are paying an average of $3.93 a gallon, down from $3.95

yesterday. this time last month, we were paying $3.90. looking for something fun and free this weekend? while gas pries are down, -- prices are down,ed out to the national parks. national parks are offering free admission to all of its parks all day long. the deal is from tomorrow, the 21st, until sunday, april 29th. by the way, every u.s. state, except delaware, has at least one national park. straight ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00. two years later, and the deadly gulf oil spill is still harming seafood. student loan debt. how president obama is using the issue to get the vote in the presidential election. and it's beautiful now. but it's going to rain this weekend. find out how much and when in your first warning forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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pakistan. it was carrying 127 people when it crashed in stormy weather a few miles from an airport in islamabad. there does not appear to be any survivors. the aircraft was operated by a domestic carrier that resumed operations just last month, after being suspended in 2001, due to financial difficulties. prosecutors are wrapping up the deadly crane collapse case that shook new york city. the crane's owner, james loma, is charged with manslaughter in the collapse that killed two workers in may 2008. prosecutors say the rig fell apart because loma got a cheap repair on a vital piece. in the summations today, the series of events surrounding the repair. it's unclear how soon the judge might decide that case. it's been two years since the gulf oil disaster. and the impact still is being felt. mary is in the newsroom with more. mary? >> well, vic, more than 200 gallons of oil spilled, killing wetlands and fragile wildlife. the fda says crabs, shrimp and

fish are safe to eat. but two years, scientists find lesions and and other deformities. the oil flowed for 85 days before finally being capped. >> the disaster cost gulf states billions of dollars in lost tourism. she wanted to be hit by a car. that's wapolice say a woman was trying to do by riding her bicycle into cars on purpose in california. jeff nguyen has more. >> on the corner, by the red light. >> reporter: it was around 6:30 monday evening, when rita cobbian noticed a car crash from her store, involving a bicycle,a the intersection of azusa avenue and arrow highway in covina. police say 20-year-old was weaving between cars to get hit on purpose. >> she was actually looking for an opportunity to get involved in a collision and potentially ask for money. >> reporter: police say pangburn is a homeless person in the area, who they say tried to pull the same scheme about

four hours earlier, a few blocks away at arrow highway and hollenbeck avenue. >> she actually asked the other party for some money, at which point, the driver of the vehicle said absolutely not. >> reporter: we went to that intersection and found this couple and showed them her picture, without saying her name. >> the girl, selina. i met her like a year and a half ago. and she was a loose cannon. >> reporter: after the second incident, police arrested tangburn a few blocks away and ticketed her hear hit-and-run. they say she confessed to intentionally getting hit by cars to make money. it's an image rita was surprised to hear because bang pangburn shopped at her store about twice a week. >> she's very nice. she never was disrespectful to people here. >> she is kind of not all there in the head. >> the case will be reviewed by the los angeles district attorney's office to see if further action will be taken.

a nurse brings a newborn to the wrong mother for breast- feeding. both families are extremely upset. it happened this week in minnesota. the mother was transferred to a different room and the identification with the mother's room number, which follows the baby, was not updated. >> this is a human error. and we're all human beings. we make errors. and nobody feels worse than the nurse involved. i'm pretty sure with this visual and audible system down the road, shouldn't happen again. >> the hospital has added another layer of protection. an audio check for both mother and baby, called hugs and kisses. it's programmed so if the mother and baby aren't compatible, a warning will sound. a woman is told, she's too sexy for gym class. parents are furious about the teachers words. >> this was the outfit she wore monday. when the teacher made the comment. >> reporter: henry wilson is furious, showing us what his 7-

year-old daughter was wearing at her new jersey school, when he said a teacher said inappropriate words to her. >> when it came to my daughter, he said, you're too sexy for gym today. >> reporter: wilson does not want his daughter on camera. but he's filed a police complaint against the teacher, identified as 40-year-old marco inskep, by the egg harbor 63 school district in south jersey. >> the decision was made to suspend the substitute teacher from the district substitute's list. >> reporter: we went by an address listed to inskip to get his side of the story. we heard this from behind the door. >> no comment. >> okay. are you sure you don't want to say something in your defense? >> please leave my property. >> we will, sir. >> reporter: this woman knows inskip, who is an outsourced, frequently-used substitute at the elementary school. >> he's a very nice guy. >> shouldn't be in the school system. >> reporter: wilson said he feels the same way, and he's glad his daughter immediately complained to another teacher.

>> my daughter was afraid to say the bad word. she just doesn't speak bad words. so two other little girls who overheard the substitute told the teacher what that word was. >> reporter: the superintendent says inskip says he used the word "cute." either way -- >> he will not be back in macarthur city public schools. >> a complaint was filed against the teacher for harassment. but he will not be charged with any crime. the school board will meet in may to decide whether to let him go. president obama wants to help college students avoid crippling loan rates. the interest rate on federally subsidized student loan rates will double in july. newer subsidized stafford loans. the government is urging congress to take action. new era-lasting bulbs. the light bulb can last up to 30,000 hours for 20 years.

the revolutionary light bulb will cost you about $50, but only about $1.20 a year to operate. that's more than 20% less than compact florescents. they go on sale this sunday. one man gets a furry surprise in the ceiling of his home in china. the owner of the house discovered a red panda bear, while he was changing the ceiling tile. how it got into the house to begin with is still unknown. looks pretty content right there. sunshine for the first part of the weekend. but rain will move in. bob has the updated first warning forecast next. ,,,,,,,,,

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is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a superhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ what a beautiful friday afternoon, as we look from sky eye chopper 13, flying around over the city. >> yes. >> yes, sir, sir, bob. >> pollen count is good, bob. by this weekend. looks like the drought may really be over. because we're expecting a good amount of rain across the region. some areas east of that area, talking particularly eastern shore and delaware, could see two or more inches of rain. here in the baltimore region, probably an inch, maybe as much as 2 inches of rain expected this weekend. starting sometime later tomorrow afternoon. take a look at temps and conditions right now. very pleasant afternoon.

we're at 72. southeast winds at 9. the barometer falling just a little bit. 29.89 inches. humidity pretty low. at 49%. but it's going to pick up this weekend, as the winds become southeasterly, off the ocean. going to bring in a lot of moisture and southerly winds tomorrow, bring in additional temperatures, too. warmer. 77 now in cumberland. that's the warm spot around here. perv, the breeze off the ocean, keeping ocean city very cool in the spring months. 68 in pax river. d.c. at 75. locally, temperatures very pleasant once again. right around the low 70s. cooler spots by the bay. kent island, and annapolis at 66. right now, the winds pretty much all over. generally look into the southerly flow. that will keep us into the mild air tomorrow. but a front will approach us tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow night. already pretty good shower activity developing. it's going to expand overnight and tomorrow. as the wind comes out of the gulf of mexico. a plume of moisture, expected to develop right along the ohio valley. it will be moving across our region. tomorrow, after 3:00, 4:00, into tomorrow night.

in addition, low pressure developing over texas. going to head for the gulf coast, and head right up the east coast. that's going enhance rainfall across our region saturday night. and looks like most of sunday will be just cool and damp, as the front goes through. it sprawls out. and this is just the perfect scenario for exactly what we need. a drought-busting rain. at least the models are in pretty good agreement now. there's that low pressure with that warm air off the ocean. flowing into that cooler surface. a good chance we'll see some steady rain. probably a good amount here across much of the region. particularly east of the area, where they could see, as i mentioned, at least two, maybe even three inches of rain. southwest winds, starting to get windy, too. southwest winds on the bay tomorrow. at 5 to 10 knots. bay temp, around 57. tonight, a few clouds. but a pleasant night. 52 degrees. tomorrow, warm, 77. but after 2:00, 3:00, we'll have scattered showers and thunderstorms. could be some heavy downpours with those. and cooler temps and rain expected here most of the day on sunday. could even linger into monday.

>> wow. >> and it's going to get chilly again. back in the 50s by late side -- by sunday and monday. only in the 50s. >> okay. all right. >> thank you, bob. still to come tonight on eyewitness news. a husband charged in the disappearance of his wife 21 years ago, in elkridge. he's arrested, after police make a key realization. i'm mike schuh. what happened, when we return. ,

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and coming up, we're there as this deserving firefighter receives a heroes welcome. check in for more on these stories and the day's breaking news. eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. i wanted to say i am sorry. >> unexpected apology. george zimmerman testifies at his bail review. >> what he told trayvon martin's parents and the judge's decision on whether he will go free. >> hi, everyone. i'm mary bubala. >> and i'm vic carter, in for kai jackson. >> for the first, the man accused of killing trayvon martin says he is sorry. and moments later, the judge agrees to grant him bail.