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good evening. we begin with breaking news tonight. a ware warehouse engulfed in flames. we are live with the latest from the scene. >> reporter: mary, a number of blocks have been plunged into darkness in the canyon area because of an outage that was caused by a three alarm fire. it broke out around 8:30 this evening. the heavy response by firefighters has poured so much water onto this fire that a collapsed zone has been set up around the building. that

isn'ted -- isn't the only threat. a number of containers with toxic chemicals has made this into a hazmat response as well. >> it's a mad house. the build building is full of chemicals. they're trying to keep it contained. it's been going like this for a couple hours now. >> it's our understanding that this warehouse makes plates. due to that, the chemicals they use are hazardous. we have taken all measures in evacuating some of the homes in the direction in which the wienld -- wind was blowing. >> reporter: it's not clear how many people have been evacuated. >> we see the active scene behind you tonight. thank you. fire oh fficials say no one was hurt in the fire. stay with us for the very latest. we will bring you updates as we get them on air and on line at wjz.com.

you can log onto see pictures of the fire. the other big story tonight, the east coast is getting pounded by rain. heavy rain is hampering downtown baltimore. >> the rain started last night, it started to come down heavy at times today. this strengthens while it moves up the coast. you can see the brighter colors which are the heavier bands of rain. here are the rainfall totals, we were about 5 inches down on the year, look at how we are making up ground. sales berry 2.5 inches of rain already. bwi marshall, 1.5 inches and still going up with the rain still coming down. another big part of this story,

temperatures, it is 46 in baltimore. it's 34 in oakland. there are wint er storm warnings in effect from tonight through tuesday morning and we expect accumulating snow out west. >> this spring storm is tearing through the entire area tonight. >> lest -- last october a surprise storm dumped regard snow on the northeast, nearly 20 million people were left without power. that winter storm arrived in the fall. now there's a string storm just like it. >> both producing heavy wet snow and both happening at times when we have a lot of leaves on the trees which will cause more wait on the trees and cause the trees to tumble down on tom of power lines -- on top of power lines. that's why there could

be power outages. >> this is expected to dump up to 4 to 6 inches of snow in pittsburgh, 8 inches in buffalo and more than 18 inches in johns town, pennsylvania. heavy rain knocked down trees and power lines. >> it was the parole -- whole tree that came out. >> along with this snow, wind is a major concern. 60 mile an hour wind gusts are expected along the east coast. prepare to be without power for days. >> stay with wjz for complete coverage, to find forecast updates, log onto wjz.com. phony knock off trigger a raid by federal agents. they hit the plea market this morning -- -- flea mark market -- market

this morning. >> it opened with a bang. >> they hit the door. they bum rushed the door. about 10 agents to each door. they took everything. >> not quite everything. ice agents were very particular about what they were looking for. >> seizing merchandise that is counterfeit, pirated or unlicensed. could be sunglasses. >> what was targeted, agents won't say. >> under amore reletsed a statement -- released a statement saying it wants to protect its products. under armor spends a lot of money making and marketing products.

knock offs cut into sales and profits. >> it's a multibillion dollar industry that impacts the united states in many ways. >> it may take until wednesday to go through and take illegal goods as evidence. they knew exactly where to look. >> if you didn't have anything counterfeit or any warrants they let you go. any merchandise that wasn't real is gone. everything. >> that raid comes after a 2 and a half year investigation. more secret service agents could be out of a job. so far six agents lost their job and 11 members of military are under investigation. the men are accused of hiring prostitutes ahead of the president's arrival in columbia. >> no doubt about it. >> it's not only that i want

the secret service to be the excellent organization that it is, but i also want to make sure that people perceive it as being that. that is very important. >> congress man comings said he's planning to send a letter to the department of lefts to see what -- defense to see what its roll is. all eyes remain in the florida jail where george zimmerman is locked up. he is charged with murdering 17-year-old trayvon martin. his attorney is working to secure money for bail and a safe place for him to stay. on friday a judge set bail at $150,000. zimmerman will be required to wear a gps tracker. a marine is dead after a fight in washington dc. the main suspect is a brother in arms. >> oh, my god, that's sad. >> certain ly an unlikely, unexpected place for a homicide. >> it was a fatal stabbing.

the victim had passed, that is university. unfortunate -- unfortunate. >> residents and the marines barks near by. >> i'm sad to here it. >> are in stun disbelief to hear the victims and the accused killer are marines. >> it's shocking to hear. know ing knowing that sense of family they have, it's shocking. >> to two marines, phillip bush and 20-year-old michael poth got into a street fight around 2:30 saturday morning. bush was fatality stabbed. >> two fellow marines. it's unfortunate that one of them killed another one. >> a defense official says marine guards subdued both. he has been charged with second degree murder. >> my heart goes out to the family. it's a shame certainly not something that should happen.

>> police believe the two men did not know each other before the fight. a maryland several rights leader -- civil rights leader is busted for alleged maryland position. carl snowden was arrested on friday after police say they found a small amount of pot on him. this comes days after he stepped down from the attorney district office. put ads on fire trucks to reduce the deficit? one organization's ad may cause some alarms to go off. >> the bright red means dollar signs to counsel man welsh. >> these are out of the box times. you need out of the box approaches to create addition nol revenue. >> the mayor said three

companies can cause because of the shortfall. >> hess proposing -- he is proposing legislation that would let the fire trucks put ads on. peta is jumping on the opportunity. they're wanting this ad to make its debut on a city fire truck. in a letter to the counsel man they said our advertisement featuring a sexy woman will drive residents to the vegan recipes that will keep them firing on all cylinders. people like the idea but not necessarily the ad. >> how would you like to see that on the side of fire trucks? >> it wouldn't bother me. i think it's a little misleading. >> the counsel man says his proposal is getting a positive response. >> i've had e-mails from firefighters applauding me. those that i've received have

been in favor. >> the counsel man proposed a legislation at monday's counsel meeting. he has not commented on the peta ad. coming up. >> i thought it was a bomb. >> may hem at mcdonalds. what spent a truck up in flames at the drive through. >> new evidence in the search for a missing boy. are they close to cracking this 30-year-old cold case. >> how firefighters saved paup pi from pierce -- puppy from fierce flames. >> are you surprised that allergy season is in full swing so early? >> we'll let you know what this rain means for your work week forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it's raining, 46 degrees in central maryland. the complete forecast is coming up. chaos at a california mcdonalds when a truck explodes in a drive through. pressure build up inside the propane tanks caused the explosion. firefighters in florida saved the lives of three dogs

thanks to some special equipment. this woman's pets were trapped when fire tore through her apartment. they found five dogs inside when they searched. >> we found two of the dogs next to the couch and one of them was removed by a neighbor. the fourth one we found under a coach. >> two dogs did not survive, but firefighters used pet oxygen masks to save three dogs. the masks came from a grant the department received. investigators searching for remains of a 6-year-old boy discover a possible bloodstain. the stain was found on a concrete basement wall. police have been tearing apart the basement in search for etan patz, a who boy who dis-- who disappeared 30 years old.

the owner of the cruise ship says crews will start removing it from the water next month. the ship needs to be put back in a floating state, then it will be towed to land. the bodies of all but two of the 32 people presumed dead in a wreck have been recovered. the cruise liner went down back in january off the coast of italy. this year's allergy season is worse than normal. nearly 20% of americans are reporting allergies this spring. the problem may just be getting started. >> enjoying a warm winter has come with a price. >> this shows allergies to certain pollens. you have redness and swelling. >> for allergy sufferers the pay back is now.

>> you end hall them and you have nasal congestion. >> he agrees with research health surveys that report more americans being sick with allergies on any given day this march and april than during the peak of the allergy season the last 2 years. >> in the past year the pollen season doesn't start until march. this year because of the fact that winter has been mild the pollen count is going up as early as february. people have been caught by surprise. >> nearly 1 in 5 americans had allergies in march and the april illness levels are closer to may levels which are higher. the doctor advises to medicate sooner. >> using air-conditioning systems, keep the windows closed at home or when you're traveling and at the end of the day take a good shower, wash away pollen

that can get stuck on you. >> doctors expect the allergy rates to drop this summer before rising again in the fall. certainly this rain helps a little bit rngs -- bit, right? >> all the pollen will get a good soaking. >> we need it. >> do we need it. the colors are exploding today soaking up all that rain. this is the strengthening. this is only the first waive of the storm that we're dealing with. we'll get to the second waive in just a moment. you see bands of rain still coming in from the ocean, off the coast and you still see the darker colors, that's where the rain has been moderate and at times heavy. it's coming to an end at least for now. we're not completely finished. this round will wind down. solid rain is north of baltimore at

this time. started as a lighter rain then today it started to pick up. we're going to be dealing with this on and off for the next two days. you see the colors changes. that's the next part of the storm. it's going to pull in colder air, we're talking about snow. rainfall totals, we're about 2.5 inches of rain in sales berry. the most of the rest of us have gotten about between an inch and 2 inches. you can see in come places that rain is still coming down. there's that northern wind bringing in that colder air. 36 in oakland and these numbers are going down. for baltimore, 46 right now. that's our low on the day. we managed a die of 57, but that was at midnight last night. temperatures fell into the 40s through out the afternoon. you see the rain already being thrown back into the united

states in a couple different states here. this is how it's coming together, a late season snowstorm. western maryland all the way up to western parts of pennsylvania already starting to change colors there. so we've got the low. it will continue to strengthen. it pulls down cold air in addition to connect with this cold air in canada. all that is coming together to create this snow, mainly for the higher elevations. some of the lower elevation red sox still getting -- elevations are still getting some snow. a winter storm watch. this goes through tuesday morning. we are going to be dealing with this storm through they think. you see the bull -- through then. you see the bulk of it pushes off to the north. we're close enough to see some showers around here. the forecast comes together, we

have some rain and drizzle out there right now, the wind are picking up. tomorrow only 51 for the high. it's not going to be the prettiest of days. by wednesday we get a little break in the action, 60s and watch for another storm to come our way on thursday. >> thank you. come ing up next in sports, birds manager getting tossed while protecting a player. ,,,,,,

stan is here with the sports report. >> the o's won but they did what they had to do. they sweep the twins, get swept by the yankees and today they avoided being swept in three out in anaheim, california. they're a birds fan. they follow their

team. bottom 1, significant new name indy chavez. it's icing on the cake of a sweet piece of defense. angles stliek -- strike first. contact. he jammed him up but he did get a blue single rbi in there anyway. pujols, swing and a miss. albert, in homers so far this season. the top of the 10th, rbi single. the o's win 3-2. they finish up the road trip 6-4. they will start a six game home stand on tuesday night. what else in happening in the world, stanley up playoffs. capitals on the brink of

eliminating the bruins. seguin scored the other over time -- over time winner. they will have a game tie wednesday. in boston, the men's la cross team. the greyhounds enjoyed the not so dirty dozen. i'll explain that. they're number one after beating hobart this weekend 17-6. >> you know, it's a good thing and a bad thing. you can feel good about your efforts to date. you go to play every saturday and want to win every game. >> so far so successful. this greyhounds are 12-0. that's the best start since 1999. con grand jury lalgss. -- congratulations. kansas city, kansas, nascar. your winner today is denny ham

blin. jimmy johnson came in third. finally, no more sports. >> thank you. >> have a good week, everybody. >> sta stay with us.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

a sparkling site in paris, france. take a look at the eifel tower. that is beautiful. springtime in paris. you have to love it. stay with us, we'll stay with us, we'll be right b,,,,,,,,,,,,

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