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this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. hope for allen gross, willing to negotiate with the united states to release a maryland man in prison for spying. >> the big demand the cuban government is making in exchange. hello, everyone. >> here's what people are talking about tonight. >> the world's most influential leaders appealed to the cuban government to release gross. he could be allowed to come home to his family in maryland, but there is a catch. we're live and we have a new message from cuban leaders tonight. >> reporter: wjz has been following this story for more than two years. now a cuban official is asking the u.s. to come to the table.

for two and a half years, international aid worker allen gross sits in a cuban prison cell. the baltimore native is accused of being a spy, sentenced to 15 years behind bars for smuggling illegal communications equipment into cuba. now a cuban official indicates the country may be willing to release him. >> we are ready to sit down to talk and to have a negotiation on this mather. >> reporter: gross maintains he came to cuba as an aid worker to bring technology to the cuban, jewish community. they insist he was working for the u.s. government. cuba wants the u.s. oh to release the cuban five, five cuban spies convicted of espionage in 2001. >> we have concerns related to the situation. >> reporter: secretary of state hillary clinton has called for gross to be freed

unconditionally. his family are fighting for a humanitarian release. in a rare interview, gross' wife says she's worried that may never happen. >> i'm getting more hopeless all the time. i really don't know anymore. seems like we've crossed every bridge, have done so many things, and we keep coming up against a brick wall. >> reporter: now, new hope this latest development could be the break they've been waiting for. and tonight, wjz spoke with an official from the state department who told us they could not confirm if the u.s. was negotiating with cuba. >> thank you. allen gross is pushing for a temporary release to visit his terminally ill mother. breaking news in the search for a miss miss fugitive and the two girls he kidnapped. he shot and killed himself tonight as swat teams moved to

arrest him. the sisters ages 12 and 8 have been found safe. mais was accused of killing their mother and sister to get to the two youngest daughters. a massive pot bust. a former employee of the baltimore police department is charged with what could be a much bigger operation. we have the latest. >> reporter: the alleged master mind behind a massive marijuana growing operation. howard county police seized 341 plants in the basement of this townhouse, part of a sophisticated irrigation system. he has high intensity lights, air filters, a water pumping system, a ventilation system. it's a sophisticated grow operation that's been going on for sometime. uncovered another part of the stunning past. from 2003-2006, he worked as a technician for the baltimore

city police crime lab. a spokesperson confirms he was responsible for collecting and processing evidence from scenes. court records show he worked more than 100 cases, including some homicides. police say they started their investigation when someone reported suspicious activity. all the neighbors we spoke with said they had no idea what was going on. >> it just blows my mind that it was right there in that house and no one knew. it had to have been going on for years, and that's just what they caught. >> reporter: police say the 170 pounds of marijuana they found is worth more than half a million dollars. >> our investigation will continue into what was happening with those drugs after they left this residence. >> reporter: police are investigating if this is part of a bigger operation with even more players. released from jail on a $25,000 bond. >> uni left the baltimore police

department in 2006 for an undisclosed reason. the jury goes home without a verdict in the robocalls trial. accused of sending misleading messages to voters on the night of the 2010 elections. prosecutors say the call was meant to suppress african american votes. she claims it was bended as reverse psychologiy. the prosecution rests in another high-profile political trial. former presidential candidate john edwards accused of violating campaign finance laws to cover up his extramarital affair. prosecutors closed their case with a dramatic flourish playing an interview he did with abc news. >> i made a very serious mistake. >> he admits to the affair but repeatedly denies fathering her child. edwards looked somber while his words played in court. a former advisor testified how edwards angled for a job after

losing his bid for the white house. even as edwards affair was leaking to the public this early 2008, the candidates asked him to approach the obama campaign about becoming vice president or attorney general. he had discussions with hillary clinton's campaign too. edwards' goal was to be a supreme court justice. >> he was constantly in the game to find some role for himself in politics. >> he's charged with scheming to use illegal campaign contributions to hide his affair with hunter. the prosecution wrapped up its case without calling her. the question tonight is, will edwards take the stand in his own defense? >> he comes to that jury box with a lot of strikes against him. asking someone to resurrect their own credibility under

these circumstances will be quite a challenge. >> if edwards is convicted of violating campaign laws, he could spend up to 30 years behind bars. a passenger tries to open the cabin door in mid-air. the commuter flight was going from maine to philadelphia when the passenger got disoriented and tried to open the door. other passengers helped subdue the man. with the baltimore grand prix race weekend in jeopardy, a new leader takes over. working with two local businessmen to organize the event. they made deals with two previous racing groups that later collapsed. now city leaders are confident the new organizers will get the grand prix off the ground. camden guards has new muscle to keep fans off the field. this comes after a rash of

disruptions. we're live downtown and we show you how oriole park is cracking down on out of control fans. >> reporter: the message from the orioles is come on out to the ballpark and enjoy the game, just do it responsibly. baltimore orioles would like to close the book on this chapter of opening day. this guy who called himself batman ran out on the field and disrupted the game. not a prank. the orioles police say it's a crime. >> you get a couple of beers into people, and they're not always the most logical. >> reporter: fighting back against people looking for fame on the field. police patrol the park, now the os have hired a private security detail. >> we're doing what we need to do to protect our field, protect our players, and protect the entertainment people come here to see. >> reporter: in a perfect world, their new security team will never have to chase anyone on the field, but however if needed, they're in place. >> i think it's a disgrace that someone's going to try to ruin

the integrity of the game. >> reporter: our media partners report nay wear white t-shirts and khaki pants. they'll target trespassers and security disruptions. >> the players are out there, the umpires, the managers, the coaches. >> i think it's a good idea, keep the fans safe, people out of trouble. >> reporter: can be charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. >> adam jones says police should do whatever is necessary to get them off the field. a special visit from a raven. ray rice put himself and students at old mill middle school through the paces as part of the nfls play 60 program. he's sharing basics from training camp and urging students to eat health yip y and

play hard. you eat junk, your body will perform like junk. >> ha, ha, ha. >> remember that. well, coming up, controversy on the cover. the national debate being sparked by this new time magazine cover photo. the hazing death of a march band drum major. the uncertainty of the band's future. we have your complete forecast coming unnext.

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it is clear and 49 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete weather forecast is coming up. a fiery scene off the coast of washington state. a 30-foot private boat became fully engulfed in flames. the owner was rescued by a friend following in another boat. they were unable to save a dog on board. smaller boats tried to put out the fire. the boat eventually drifted and came to rest on a small island. people are killed and

hundreds more wounded after a bomb attack in syria. the two car bombs went off during the morning rush off. no one is taking responsibility for the attack. al qaeda may be trying to that take advantage. in the wake of the hazing death of robert champion, the band director has resigned. more than 100 band members weren't even students. tonight, terrifying moments two social workers who saved a baby's life reveal what really happened when a mother stabbed her daughter before their eyes. in this exclusive, we take you inside the chaos.

>> reporter: the terrifying moments still haunt william short and dana hayes. both spoke to wjz about the day hayes was monitoring a routine visit. they were inside a conference room at baltimore social services complex when all hell broke loose. >> a lady just stabbed her baby. >> reporter: the mom grabbed a knife from her purse and began stabbing her infant. >> she's real dangerous. >> reporter: hayes screams. >> oh, my god. god, help. >> reporter: her friend and co-worker leapt into action taking a chair and throwing it at the mom before she could stab the baby again. >> i was totally scared. i just had to act, you know? it's real and it's a baby. >> knowing that if you don't act, this could be it for that

innocent baby. >> you didn't have time to think about your safety. >> what was going through your mind? >> i have a niece that's that old, and looking at her i just thought about my niece. it's like a calling from god, you know? you're in the right place at the right time. >> reporter: short restrained the out of control mom who charging documents reveal bit him and threatened to kill the child saying if i can't have her, nobody will. the infant was rushed to a waiting ambulance. >> what do you think about people calling you heros? >> for me, it's humbling. >> does anything ever prepare you for what happened here? >> you're never really prepared. you can't look at a child in danger and walk away. >> you have no options. you have to do what you have to do. i think anybody in those circumstances would have done that. >> not a day goes by without me replaying the whole thing in my

mind. i probably will never forget. >> reporter: neither will forget the moment they learned the baby was going to live. >> the time where i felt i really wanted to cry was when they said she was okay. >> i felt like 10,000 bricks were just removed off of my shoulders. >> this experience has made me stronger and a better person. the end result is pretty diamond, and she's okay. >> the baby pretty diamond is recovering and out of the hospital. her mother remains in jail charged with attempted murder. in the health watch, an hiv drug is closer to a landmark approval. recommended the use of truvida to prevent hiv. it's marketed as a treatment for people infected with the virus. it could give users a false sense of security and lead to riskier sexual behavior.

strong reaction tonight to the provocative cover. a mother breast-feeding her 4-year-old son. time's managing editor says it's to get the reader's attention. well, prince charles became the prince of gailes as he stepped in to do the weather on wbbc. >> this afternoon it will be cold, wet, and windy over most of scotland. we're under the influence of low pressure. >> very dignified. after the prince wrapped up the five-day forecast, his wife camilla also got into the act. they were visiting the bbc scotland studios in recognition of their 60th anniversary. it was the first time in history a weatherman was referred to as

your royal heiness. i heard they had some snow in scotland. >> is that right? >> the same forecast the last six months in that part of the world. not quite, but did a great job. let's take a look. give that man a contract. let's take a look at temperatures. down to 49 now. the dew point is 40 degrees. a lot of places will get down to 40 tonight. the humidity is 49. the barometer 2991. right now 44 in oakland. a frost advisory for garret county and some of the neighboring counties. 59 in d.c. 56 ocean city. locally, cool spots generally upper 40s to low 50s. light winds now, much lighter

than earlier. tomorrow, winds pick up again out of the west, northwest. there's a batch of rain in texas and pretty heavy rain down there. looks like some of this rain will eventually get into the eastern part of the united states on tuesday. maybe a shower here by late sunday night. a better chance tuesday. a front to the northwest. most of the country in pretty good shape. we had a bit of a breeze today. we had a tight pressure gradient. tomorrow we'll see mainly sunny skies, a few degrees warmer than today. as we head into the weekend, pretty pleasant. saturday warms up to maybe 80 degrees. sunday night, the front gets closer. a better chance monday and into tuesday. northwest winds in the bay, gusts up to 20 knots. small craft advisory tomorrow. some spots down around 40. tomorrow, sunny, beautiful

afternoon, high of 73. saturday just a per thefect day. 78. warmer on sunday. better chance on monday and tuesday. temperatures in the 70s. god chance of showers and maybe just rain by tuesday. >> thank you, bob. 80 for mother's day. a wild week continues for the orioles. >> crazy bounces and a double header today at camden yards. we,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

double header that started out well. >> a good day for it after the rain out yesterday. the orioles week started with the team boasting about having the best record in baseball. they knew they were in for a challenge, and the rangers end up rolling through baltimore and winning 3-4. the story of this series, hamilton, second game of the

double header, hammered him with a blast that lands on utah street. he hits six homeruns in the series. he has 15 on the season. that's the most in the majors. the rangers got back on top. andrews singles up the middle. now tension sass won the night cap of the double header, so they do take 3-4. the loan oriole victory came in the first game of the double header. rookie ryan flarerty has his first major league homerun. the second batter is j.j . hardy. he also hits a home run to deep left. back to back homers and a 2-0 lead. first time in american league history that a team gets homeruns from hits first three batters in an opening game. the tampa bay rays will come to town tomorrow. you can see the os and the rays

right here on sunday, mother's day starting at 1:30. the ravens rookie class is signed and sealed, under contract, ready to hit the practice field tomorrow. line backer courtney upshaw of alabama. >> all right. thank you, mark. coming up, the king of all art auctions. >> you won't,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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