work there. captain mike perry with the very latest. captain mike. >> a little after 4:30 or a little before 4:30 this afternoon, two cars got together, crashed and then crashed into the center barrier of the southbound june falls expressway. we know two people inside were transported to local area hospitals with nonlife threatening injuries. however it is completely closed. the southbound june falls expressway at 45th street. you will see a very, very long line of traffic extending all the way back into baltimore county along the southbound james fall expressway. some folks turned around and trying to work their way back to cold spring. this accident is nearly cleared. the tow truck has arrived. one vehicle is on the tow truck. once they get the other attached police will release this traffic. so it should only be another 15 to 20 minutes.

folks have gotten out of the car. the traffic has been delayed for about half an hour and it appears for the next 20 to 25 minutes everyone will remain closed. we'll stay on top of the situation and keep you updated as the situation continues. back to you on tv hill. >> thank you, captain mike. christie breslin will have an update on the delays in just a few minutes. the other story we're following tonight. a spring nor'easter slams maryland and other states. wjz has extensive coverage. bernadette woods and bob turk are covering the story. >> reporter: a frozen surprise for the middle of spring. it may have been rain down below in most of maryland but not down here. >> mostly here. >> on top of the kaiser's ridge, it's been blowing in off and on since midnight. >> it's been like this all

morning. wet, and cold wind blowing. >> reporter: a lot of equipment had been put up at the end of the winter had to gear up and go on the road. >> a lot of our crews were getting ready for spring. so i brought the crews in at 10:00. >> reporter: crews did their work ahead of time to keep roads open. but for those who weren't in a hurry, waiting the weather out was the better option. >> it slowed you down. >> yeah i've been here since 10:00. >> reporter: the delay wasn't on the itinerary especially when it was warm just a couple of days ago. >> i was expecting to wear shorts. i had shorts just a couple of days ago. >> you know when you spend summer down in florida and you come back to this, and you know birds, this isn't fun. >> reporter: it is still rare enough to use caution when passing through. >> the main thing to do is slow

down, be careful. >> reporter: despite the conditions, state police report very few accidents along this stretch of interstate 58. back to you on tv hill. >> this storm is being felt all around the northeast tonight. parts of new york and pennsylvania are also covered in snow. 50,000 homes and business are without power in those two states alone. and high winds are a concern. first warning weather continues with meteorologist bernadette woods and bob turk. their tracking the storm and how it's impacting our area. we'll start inside with bob. >> pretty amazing stuff, i'll tell you that much. we had a storm halloween. very similar kind of storm. not quite as much snow but very unusual to have this much snow in those areas at the end of the april. we had slight rain in the region. right now around the baltimore region. light rain moving through. from westminster west a little

heavier echoes showing. it's possible these echoes are producing snow. temperatures there in the mid- 30s with snow reported. it's not showing up, garrett county primarily and frostburg west. two inches or so around frostburg. as much as 8-inches fell and it's still falling. john's town, 12-inches expected. you can see all across the allegheny mountain. the rain to the north across new england. and a speck of rain moving through our region. that will eventually move out. it's going to primarily stay on the cool side the next couple of days. bernadette is looking at how well we did this weekend. >> reporter: some drought denting numbers out there, wjz drought watch continues to track these numbers. take a look, generally one to two inches of rain around the

region. lower parts of the eastern shore and southern maryland getting over two inches. see park hall, 12.4-inches of rain. this came over the course of about 24 to 36 hours so it really soaked into the ground nicely. now to update you on where we stand for the year. we're at 3.88-inches down still but we were over 5-inches going into this storm. for the month look we've almost caught up just .3 of an inch down. >> stay with wjz for the latest weather, log on to wjz.com for the latest any time. a young woman is a second person to be charged in the brutal attack caught on tape. wjz is live at city police headquarters. weijia jiang has more on the suspect and how police need your help. >> reporter: even though investigators have two suspects in custody they also have arrest warrants for two more

people they can't find any where. police are aggressively looking as they call this incident an embarrassment to the city. a baltimore tourist is beaten, robbed and later stripped naked. hajana davis is behind bars. >> mrs. davis used her shoe, her high heel shoe as a weapon during that attack. prosecutors and detectives were able to charge her with armed robbery because she used that high heel as a blunt object. >> reporter: parsons turned himself in after tipsters from as far away as california called in. detectives have also identified

18-year-old deangelo carter and tequilla carter in the video. there are many more than just four suspects in the case. police are relying heavily from help from the public to identify those people. >> just do the right thing. this was an incredible embarrassment for baltimore. and i think baltimorians are outcaged on what happened and i think people need to be held accountable for their actions. >> reporter: parson's attorney says his client has no part in tracking down others. >> there's this notion that he's working along with all of these people, that's not the case at all. he doesn't know them to be able to give any information on them. >> reporter: police urge anyone who does to help bring justice to the victim and to the city. >> reporter: davis who had a bail review earlier today is being held on bond at $250,000 bond. parsons on half a million. we're live at police headquarters, weijia jiang, wjz news. >> police also need help finding the other two named

suspects. anyone with information should call the warrant apprehension task force. 410-837-6970. the latest on carl snoden. denise is in the newsroom to tell us what the charging documents reveal. >> reporter: city police say they arrested snoden on drug charges while he was in a car with a registered sex offender. according to the charging, snoden was behind the wheel with a suspected felon in the passenger seat and suspected marijuana on the console. >> denise, thank you. snoden's arrest comes as he announces plans to sue leopold. the man accused of murdering an unarmed florida taepb is out of jail.

tonight the police chief that originally allowed zimmerman to go free is quitting. >> reporter: lee had been under pressure to quit after he set zimmerman free. last month, lee temporarily stepped aside. >> my leadership has become a distraction. >> reporter: but now lee says she's giving up the position. the neighborhood watch volunteer was released from jail late sunday after posting bail. his attorney is not revealing where his client is staying over fears of his safety. >> we have not had any threats recently. >> there are reports zimmerman was allowed to leave the state of florida. authorities say he's wearing a gps monitoring device and they

can track his every move. zimmerman has yet to officially plead in court but newly released documents say his attorney filed a written plea days ago. >> i am sorry. >> reporter: during that hearing, zimmerman apologized to martin's parents. the family's attorney crump says they are outraged. if convicted of second degree murder, zimmerman could face life in prison. in sanford, florida, randall pinkston wjz. zimmerman's arrangement is scheduled for may 8. two brothers awaiting trial want to delay their trial because of the comparisons to

zimmerman's trial. the trial was scheduled to begin today but their attorney has requested a postponement and a change of venue due to recent stories comparing their case to the one in florida. investigators are still searching for the cause of a three alarm fire in canton. sky high 13hd is live where the flames broke out. that fire forced people from their homes and cut off power to thousands. monique griego reports with a closer look at the aftermath. >> reporter: it did take fire fighters several hours to get this fire under control and today they spept much -- spent much of the morning putting out hot spots stuck inside all that degree. the fire breaks out in the 1200 block of bayleaf. >> it just went through like the whole entire building. it was pretty, it was epic. >> reporter: nearly 100 firefighters were called in to battle the flames as they

worked to get things under control. heavy smoke forced 60 residents to evacuate. fire crews were also concerned with what was inside the warehouse. which is owned by the eastern plating company. >> the chemicals they use on a regular basis are hazardous. >> reporter: it'll take firefighters several hours to get the upper hand on the flames. you can see how much damage was done to the warehouse. the entire roof of the front portion of the warehouse collapsed. and firefighters today spent much of the morning puts out hot spots that remained. investigators will team up to evaluate any hazardous chemicals left behind. as for neighbors, they are praising firefighters for keeping the flames from

spreading to their homes. reporting from canton, monique griego. baltimore is getting ready for a big international soccer match. tonight they hosted the director forthe futbol club. he also discussed plans to lay the stadium with real grass in time for the match. >> it's important we play all our matches on grass so it's important that we have the grass field here. the ravens have been wonderful. they're going to lay down the turf field so that will be up and ready for the game itself. >> jolly o. sorry. director for the grounds says it'll take about three days for the entire field to be covered with grass which is coming from a farm in new jersey. they're not seeding it kai. >> it's just so amazing how

they take the sod and put it down and it's there. >> it's ready, set go. >> can't wait. testimony begins in the john edwards trial. the arguments from both sides and the new questions over a key witness. >> missing for three decades. what happened to aton pate. where this canton landmark is getting ready for prime time. the story coming up here on wjz. two days of rain and clouds, when can we expect the conditions to change? don't miss the updated first warning forecast with bob. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it is cloudy, 46 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete forewarning

weather forecast is coming up. testimony begins in the john edwards trial. the former expresidential candidate is accused of using funds to hide his mistress in 2008. >> reporter: john edwards only had a couple of words for people outside of the courthouse as he arrived for trial. he is accused of using campaign funds to conceal his affair. the money paid for hunters travel, hotel, and medicare when she got pregnant. edwards argues that it was a gift and since it never went into the campaign fund, it

cannot be accounted as campaign money. legal experts say he could have a creditability problem. for a while he pretended to be the father of hunter's baby and he may have broken the law when he contacted other witnesses to ask about their testimony. >> this case is so much about both what andrew young is saying versus what john edward is saying. it's that fight of creditability. >> reporter: edwards has not said much about the case. the defense is expected to call edwards mistress to testify but attorneys say they haven't decided to put edwards himself on the stand. the stakes are high, a possible 30 years in prison if he's convicted. in greensboro, north carolina, dick brennan. and the trial is expected to last for six weeks. if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check on the roads for kristin bresland.

>> hi kai, hi everyone. let's update you on the breaking news we had earlier. the expressway about 4:30 we had an accident there involving two vehicles just past cold spring: we have joust gotten word that it is opened up and everything is moving well in both directions. as far as the beltway goes, delays extend from national park to the loop. as far as accidents two, polaski highway at japa road. eastern boulevard at north stewart and also mcculla at north mlk. let's now take a live look, things are definitely getting back to normal. this traffic report is brought to you by medieval times, come in for a medieval spring break, bring your student id and get your ticket for only $29.95.

you can get all your details by visiting them at medieval types.com. >> christie, thank you. >> what a weekend. from a drought to a downpour. let's take a look at temps and conditions and it's cold too. 46degrees now with a wind out of the west northwest 15. it feels more like 39 out there bob. the barometer is coming back up. things will warm up a bit this week. we'll have those numbers right after this. ,, i'm more of an absentee plant parent. [ cellphone rings ] tuscaloosa? schenectady. des moines. ok. ok. ok. i can't always be there to weed my petunias. so now we use miracle-gro shake 'n feed plus weed preventer.

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all right, a lot of clouds out there. we do have a little bit of a light rain. take a look at radar across central maryland. we still have some echoes showing up. down by dc as well, over the next two or three hours still a risk you might see some more sprinkles or a light shower activity. to the west we've had some reports in the blue bridge. some of those mountains up there. 250feet of wet snow and flakes. everybody else is well above freezing. take a look at readings right now we're at 46 now.

45 in dc, 48easton. and a chilly 35 oakland, a lot of mountainous areas around 30 to 35. a few spots more than 8-inches of wet snow in portions of garrett county. now they do typically get some snow in april but this amount is pretty unusual. 43 in cumberland now on the other side the ridge is there. the dewpoint is pretty high. at 38 compared to our 46 degrees temperature. a rather moist atmosphere. 49 in rock hall. still have wind in the area. we did get wind gusts in the 30 to 35-mile an hour range. with all that rain and wind we could have a few trees down. it didn't happen around here thank goodness. temperatures in the 30s, 13- mile an hour wind certainly feels like winter out there. low pressure that developed we talked about it last week. developed along the gulf coast,

came right up the east coast as a real nor'easter. this thing is spinning around, most of the united states clears the bill. expect for a few showers here in new mexico. the next system is beginning to develop in canada. a risk of shower and thundershower could come in at that time. right now still snowing across portions of new england, down through john's town. some heavy amounts there as well. some of the areas and some of the higher elevations around 3,000 feet. could see more than a foot of snow. and that's going to cause a problem. the rest of the area light rains, scattered around. some rain here through southern portions. you probably won't see a lot until maybe wednesday as high pressure begins to move through the area. we start to see some dry air. maybe some showers late wednesday night. better chance on thursday of

picking up some rain and it could even linger longer. the bay temp up to 58 degrees. so tonight look for some spotty showers for a little while. tomorrow mid- to upper 50s, still a risk of a shower. we'll probably have some sun but the clouds are building in in the afternoon. but won't create but a shower. nothing like we saw last week. still ahead on eyewitness news, roger clemens back in court. the former baseball star faces perjury charges, the jury who will decide his fate. another man implicated of secret service scandal. plus the punishment for the service members involved. the search for the miss,,,,,

it's 5:30, 46 degrees and cloudy, good evening thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. a nor'easter gives the east one

final blow of winter. thousands are without power. >> reporter: wheels are spinning on icy roads in pennsylvania. a rare april nor'easter is dumping rain from maine to virginia. >> this is supposed to be springtime. >> i know and it's not. >> reporter: in john's town pennsylvania people are digging out ape longing for last week's unseasonably warm weather. >> i cannot believe that this late in april we get snow. ridiculous. >> six to 8-inch, 10-inch, that's a lot of snow to get in april. >> reporter: the snow is weighing down spring branches, bringing down power lines. marge gillmor will be keeping his fingers crossed at her convenience store. one surfer traded his wet suit

for a ski suit. duarte g era ldino. to the north and east the threat is rain. much of new hampshire and western maine are under a flood watch right now. first warning weather coverage continues with bernadette wood. she has more on the heavy rain and snow. >> this storm has been making its way up the cost and really pounding it. here we have live doppler radar. we've seen a few inches accumulating for the rest of us, in the form of rain showers now mixing with snow showers down through carol county, all the way down to the bay some of these rain showers did mix with snow showers this evening. let's switch it over and show you this is the storm system. the rain made it up the coast strengthening as it did. look at some snowfall amounts up and down the northeast, for

us we've had reports up to 8- inches in western maryland, just enough state, pennsylvania there are reports of up to a foot. just absolutely incredible for this time of year. we will keep you updated in the forecast. >> to find forecast updates and live radar any time log on to wjz.com. we have some breaking news from sanford, florida. minutes ago the city commission refused to accept the resignation of the town police chief bill lee. lee was criticized for not guilty initially charging george zimmerman in the trayvon martin shooting. lee stepped down temporarily but issued his resignation today. it's unclear if lee will keep his position, zimmerman was released in bail today. the charles family is being

kept away from their home. >> reporter: isabel celis put their daughter to bed. suspicious circumstances were seen around an entry point. the parents of little isabel say they last saw her when they put her to bed on friday. the parents have been cooperating. back to you. >> police say they originally thought the child may have wandered off but that theory no longer holds. the renewed search for clues in a 33-year-old missing child case in new york city comes up empty. police say the excavation of a manhattan basement yields it no obvious human remains and little forensic evidence. they were hoping for a case in the 1989 disappearance of a 6- year-old boy. the work space was once the work space for a man who was friendly with the child. investigators say a 12th member of the military is now

implicated. bill plant reports for wjz from the white house. >> it just gets more troubling. >> reporter: five nights before the president's arrival a 12th secret service official who was not previously under investigation brought a prostitute to the hilton hotel. the hotel where the president later stayed. the officials implicated isn't the scandal stayed here. there are now 6fbi officials that have left their jobs. four have chosen to resign, the other two or supervisor, david cheney have retired. dave stokes has been fired but has a chance to appeal. >> the key thing here is not that they were prostitutes. the fact that foreign nationals were brought back into a secure area on the eve of the trip of the president of the united states goes against everything that the secret service stands for. >> reporter: lieberman who has oversite of the secret service

are asking the white house to make sure no administration council are involved. >> i would say they ought to be launching their own internal review of all white house personnel. >> reporter: but for some on capitol hill, questions remain about a cultural problem in the secret service. where only 11% of the agents are women. >> i can't help but wonder if there's been more women as part of that detail. if this ever would have happened. >> the white house says an internal investigation ruled out misconduct by any of their members. an emotional day for singer jennifer hudson. she broke down in tears when she testified against the man who is accused of killing her mother, sister and nephew. hudson told the jury she didn't want her sister to marry him. the trial is expected to last a

month. the perjury trial for former baseball star roger clemens is under way. he's accused of lying to congress regarding his use of performance enhancing drugs. danielle nottingham reports from washington. >> reporter: clemens walked to court with his wife debby at his side. the prosecution is using its opening statement to lay their case that he lied to congress when he said he did not use steroids. >> i have never taken steroids or hdh. >> reporter: six women and four men are serving in the jury. >> it's a mix of men and women, black and white. people who seem very knowledgeable about baseball and others who have no idea at all. >> reporter: bryan macnamie is the prosecution's key witness.

he said he saved the used needles as evidence. debby cummings was in court but has left the courtroom because she is a potential witness. >> i think debby clemens testimony is going to be a mystery and surprise of the trial. the defense wants to keep andy pettitte as condensed as possible. >> reporter: this is clemens second time going to trial. the government's first shot at the case ended last july with a mistrial. after prosecutors showed jurors evidence the judge declared inadmissible. in washington, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> the first witness is scheduled to take the stand tomorrow. the trial is expected to last four to six weeks. sharp words from president oe -- obama as he promised a

new crack down on syria. the president announced more sanctions against the government of president assad. syria is accused of killing thousands of their citizens during an uprising. >> national sovereignty is never a license to slaughter your people. for those who stick with us know they are making a losing bet. >> president obama also put together a -- the federal grant will help deploy a technology knowned as managed access. it will allow calls with approved cell phones only. despite screening hundreds of cell phones still get into the hands of prisoners. a nascar champion comes to

a howard county high school to help show students how to stay safe behind the wheel especially as prom season approaches. nascar champion curt busch has posted 23 career histories going faster than anyone else. but today he made a stop at glen oak high school to talk about slowing down and paying attention on the road. >> when i was a kid, 16 years old had my first car, you know i thought that the world reinvolved around me. well it really doesn't and you have to be aware of what's going on around you and make sure you're not guilty a statistic. >> car crashes account for more than half of teenage deaths.

the safety bug is a modified safety beetle. kurt busch was suspended after being stopped on suspicion of driving under the influence. he hopes the children learn from his mistake. >> i wanted to bring more attention to the issue and make sure they are safe on the road. what the general assembly's actions will ultimately mean for maryland consumers. the former newspaper publisher who's now making headlines as a yogurt maker. and how the ravens are looking to find quality receivers in this year's draft. a first of its kind military celebration at townsend university. congressman rupert and kevin camminis were among those on hand for the unveiling of the

memorial. it is dedicated to student soldiers past, present and future. the memorial will be placed adjacent to bertit hall. it has been a landmark since 1948. folks in canton and fells point have made it an early morning and late night favorite. the sip and bite is now ready for prime time. >> right now i'm making a fetta cheese and tomato omelet. >> reporter: at the sip and bite where more home cooking keeps people coming back. >> the home cooking, the people, the atmosphere. >> reporter: tonight the sip and bite is ready for its close up with guy fierri on drive-ins and bites. >> we're honored really and humbled. we couldn't be more happy than

what's happening to us the last few months. >> reporter: mrs. pat how are you doing? >> i'm doing great. >> reporter: that's pat burmadas she's been serving up the good food and seeing celebrities for 45 years. >> michael phelps, and shaffer. >> my baby. >> yeah, he's my baby. >> reporter: it's family here, a third generation. making the sip and bite a baltimore favorite. >> yes i'm proud of it. yeah. i take all my customers but also we give good service, good food. good prices. and that's it. >> reporter: ron max, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you, ron. famous customers include george clooney, he filmed part of his movie there a few years ago. >> did you see those pancakes. >> i love their grill cheese.

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some clouds, breaks and still showers in a few areas but looks like things will begin to improve some what tomorrow. it's going to stay on the cold side. bernadette has the latest. >> sort of a transition day. we're going to start the day in the 30s with a lot of clouds around. as we head through the afternoon still sunshine and a chance for a shower or two. as we head to the evening the temperatures start to drop again. for the rest of the forecast here's bob. >> the temperatures which are

in the upper 60s we won't be seeing much. 59 back up to 65 on wednesday. more sunshine, yes more showers on thursday. maybe into friday at 62. a little cooler again in the week. 64 partly cloudy to begin your weekend. mary. >> bob, thank you. today's energy saver a 10 minute shower can use more money than a full bath. a 10 minute shower will use 5- gallons less over a typical bath. a new shower head will also save you energy up to $145 each year. for more information on how you can be an energy saver go to wjz.com. scroll down the right hand side of the page and click on our special section. a year later, some degree from japan's tsunami was recovered in alaska. the ball's owner says it holds special meaning because he lost

his home in the tsunami. a florida teen is recovering after he was shot during a sleep over at a friend's house. police say the 14-year-old was sleeping on a couch near three younger children when a suspect opened fire. classes resume after a former nursing student goes on a shooting spree. the christian college in california oikos reopened today. the student said he was upset with the school because he wanted a refund. if convicted he could face the death penalty. new guidelines could provide relief from those who suffer from migraines. american association of migraine says that over the

counter anti inflammatory can hemp dampen down the ability for -- he was acquitted in a animal cruelty case. but now he's facing other charges. charges. we'll hear from the raven ,, thanks.

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the nfl draft keugs off sunday night and the ravens -- draft kicks off and the ravens are looking for a few good men. we look at one who has become a fast raising raven. >> reporter: the first round of the draft is thursday night and the ravens have the 21st pick in the first round. a lot of attention is paid to

who gets picked on the first day. the ravens has gotten hall of fame talent before but the later picks are just as important. laderius web a prime example. a third draft pick out of the nickel state. most ravens fans had no idea who web was. he just got a $50 million contract. web is a star on the rise and during mini camp this month he talked about not just elevating his game but becoming more of a team leader now on defense. >> maybe some guys will listen more now. i always used to try to talk but i didn't know how much they would listen. i think now since we're here together, we're bonding right now and the guys we're just close now. so when i have something to say it seems like they, they listen. >> web says he wants to

continue to be the ravens main punt returner. web had one return for a touchdown it was that 68-yarder at cleveland. former kicker matt stover will announce the raven's draft picks on friday. i'll have more on the ravens coming up the next hour, and it's an off day for the orioles they're back home after a long road trip getting ready to start a home stand tomorrow. the latest on the birds as well, that's next hour at 6:00. police make another arrest in the beating of a baltimore tourist caught on tape seen around the world. i'm weijia jiang with who the person ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

coming up on wjz news, the courthouse beating caught on tape. police make another arrest in the case but the investigation is far from over. >> i'm alex demetrick, coming up february finally shows up in the middle of april. that story as eyewitness news continues. and officials are looking for answers in the massive warehouse fire in canton. what they're doing now. and a great day out there, wjz has the latest forecast and an update on a nor'easter that's blanketing several states with snow. >> check in on all these and

breaking news. >> wjz eyewitness news starts right now. another arrest in the violent attack of a tourist. good evening everyone i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> now a woman is the second person to be charged in a violent attack. weijia jiang has the story and why they need your help. >> reporter: they have arrest warrants for two other people they can't find any where. now police