ssica? >> reporter: that's exactly right, mary. they're still trying to figure out exactly what happened. hass mad crews arrived-- hazmat crews arrived here when several people began to feel sick inside that keswick building. >> reporter: one by one, employees in the keswick south building, are loaded into ambulances. 17 people rushed to area hospitals, after suddenly becoming ill. >> trouble breathing. unknown cause of the illness at this time that is under investigation. the hazmat crew of the city fire department has been performing sweeping of the building. hundreds of employees were immediately evacuated. some didn't want to go on camera. >> the announcement came over the p.a. system, telling everybody to evacuate the building. >> we kept hearing sirens, coming and going. and my manager came in a little later. like 10:00, 10-ish. and she said, what's all the sirens, all the ambulances out front for? and next thing you know, they made the announcement for everybody to vacate the building. and we have been out here for 40 minutes. >> reporter: it's sil unclear

what caused -- still unclear what caused the illness. >> we checked for carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulide and others. >> reporter: we're told more than 1,000 johns hopkins hospital and university employees work here at the keswick building. patients are not seen here. it's for emergencies only. >> reporter: officials were hesitant to let people leave for the day, in case they should take something home with them. >> i don't want to go in there until they clear the building. and make sure it's safe. i don't want to get sick. >> reporter: and there is a possibility that food poisoning may be the culprit. they're also urging any employees at the keswick building to please call 911 if they begin feeling ill this evening. we're live in north baltimore. i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> jessica, thank you. two buildings make up the keswick complex. only employees in the south building were evacuated today. wjz is following a

developing story from downtown. two employees robbed at gunpoint, inside mercy medical center. police say around 1:00, the employees were robbed on the third floor and cash was taken. police are reviewing surveillance camera footage. to release that picture to the public. weather system dumping snow in the midwest is bringing maryland rain and lots of it. here's a live look outside right now. rain falling around much of the state at this hour. let's go right to meteorologist bernadette woods and bob turk, tracking first warning live doppler radar. we'll start with bob. wet night on tap for just about everybody. take a look at radar. the heaviest activity now between easton and cambridge on the lower eastern shore. and that's moving up towards central portions of delaware. here in the baltimore region, not all that heavy. in fact, most of the rain has been light. it will continue to be generally on the light side throughout the evening. that's why they have dropped that flood watch we had in effect earlier this afternoon. that was dropped a little before 3:00. now, there are still some

advisories in effect for portions of maryland. bernadette woods has a look at that. bernadette? >> reporter: that's right. well, there is still a coastal flood advisory in effect for the shores, because of the rain coming down. the easterly wind piling up. out west, it's a different story. the cold air has held on a little longer. and a winter storm warning continues until 10:00. for garrett and allegheny counties. for the rest, a winter weather advisory is in effect. as we head into tomorrow, the bulk of this moves to the north of us. however, the low driving this entire system is still close enough that there is just the slightest chance for a shower. we're going to get a push of the warmer air on the southern side. but also clouds occasionally mixing with sunshine. and we won't be finished with this storm until we head into friday. we'll have more on that coming up. back inside. >> bernadette, thank you. new tonight, thousands of patients and former patients of the johns hopkins doctor, accused of secretly recording exams have contacted police. vic has the latest on the

investigations from the newsroom for us. vic? >> baltimore police confirmed that more than 2,000 have contacted him before. dr. nikita leechee killed -- nikita levy was killed. police say computer servers were found at his towson home. yesterday, police began contacting patients but say the investigation will be a lengthy and slow process. right now, police are investigating whether the images were posted on the internet. mary, back to you. >> vic, thank you. the case has prompted a class-action lawsuit against johns hopkins hospital and a clinic where dr. levy worked. new details in the murder of two people found inside a burning car. wjz learns, one of the victims is a daughter of a well- respected judge. wjz is live at city police headquarters. adam may has new, exclusive details in this police investigation. adam? >> kai, we have also learned that the victims here were a dating couple. now, tonight, police are trying to figure out why they were killed execution style.

>> reporter: friends say nicole strickland and tay tuck were a happy, serious couple. nicole was enrolled in morgan state's architectural program. tay was fun loving. baltimore police say will two mp foiferred -- were found shot in the head. >> she was a very delightful young lady. >> reporter: derek owns the corner bistro wine bar. it's in the ridgely delight neighborhood. >> this sounds like something you would hear from some columpian drug lords down in miami somewhere. it's not something you would hear from a girl going to school. >> reporter: strickland, -- mother, a retired judge. >> maybe even gag orders here. >> reporter: as a member of the review panel, diane strickland heard all of the evidence in that 2007 school massacre. in a stairmt, the stricklands say their beautiful daughter was murdered. and they appreciate the thoughts and prayers.

meanwhile, police are not reporting any new leads. >> the bodies were burned pretty badly. and our arson unit is continuing to work with the fire department's fire investigation bureau. >> reporter: but wjz does learn police are looking into the background of each victim, hoping it leads them to a motive for the murder. and one of the first things police usually do in these situations is run a criminal background check on the victim. we did the same thing and found that they are fairly clean. just a couple of traffic citations and a very minor drug charge from years ago that was not prosecuted. we're live at city police headquarters tonight, adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> adam, thank you. you are asked to call city police if you have any information about this case. a harford county teacher's aid is charged with abusing a student. police say 24-year-old anthony faires is-- farris is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student while working at bel air high

school. investigators say the alleged incident took place in a high school office between september and december. school officials say faires is is no longer employed by the county school system. a judge refuses to dismiss the case against the army private accused of giving classified documents to the website wikileaks. private bradley manning was in a fort meade courtroom today to hear the ruling. lawyers for manning argued their client was denied a speedy trial. he has been detained for nearly three years. manning faces 22 charges, including aiding the enemy, which carries a maximum life sentence. the trial is scheduled to begin in june. just three days and counting until massive across- the-board spending cuts are set to kick in. maryland will be hit especially hard. derek? >> reporter: well, we're hearing of no progress in the negotiations down in washington, which means here in maryland, they are bracing for the worst. >> reporter: president obama

visited a navy shipyard as he travels across the country, warning about the impact of $85 million in budget cuts set to take effect friday. >> these cuts are not wrong. they're not smart. not fair. they're a self-inflicted wound that doesn't have to happen. >> reporter: the main sticking point between the white house and congressional republicans is taxes. republicans agreed to raise taxes in the physical cliff deal last month. and they say that's enough. they're also criticizing the president for taking his message on the road. >> he's traveled over 5,000 miles the last two weeks. and we challenge him, mr. president, travel a mile and a half up here to capitol hill. >> reporter: while the last- minute wrangling continues, many worry about what impact those cuts will have here in maryland. >> reporter: maryland's military will take a tough hit. funding for the state's army will be slashed. and 46,000 defense employees will face furloughs.

that could cost them as much as 20% of their annual pay. >> a number of my clients are military. and yes, they're looking at taking a day a week off. >> reporter: in fort meade, the sequester cuts are all the buzz. >> how would that affect businesses like yours? >> of course it would limit the amount of hair cuts that would come in the door because people don't have the money to get a hair cut. they've got to put their money toward other things. >> reporter: and with the apparent standstill in washington, it's unclear how long those cuts could stay in place. >> reporter: and the sequester could also mean some cuts to many of maryland's schools and education programs. also cuts for public safety and public health spending. so state and local leaders know that there is a lot on the line with these sequester cuts. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> and most furloughs for civilian defense employees would not be able to begin until sometime in early april because employees are required to give at least 30 days' advanced notice. this just in, maryland's

highest court throws out a $billion punitive damage verdict against exxon mobil. in 2006, the groundwater for jacksonville residents in baltimore county was contaminated by a gas leak at an exxon station there. according to our media partner, the baltimore sun, today, the court of appeals rejected the jury's verdict, finding exxon mobil's finding of fraud. in the summer of 2011, the jury awarded $1 billion in pup tive damages-- punitive damages. >> orioles and ravens games are about to be smoke-free. some sports fans are supporting the smokeout. but as kristy aleto explains, not everyone is fired up for the big change. >> reporter: if you're caught smoking at m&t bank stadium or inside camden yards, as the umpire says -- >> he is out. >> reporter: fans can no longer light up at either venue. >> i'm all for it.

>> i don't smoke. i don't want to inhale secondhand smoke. >> some support the smokeout. other its, like rob dicks says -- >> i'll be watching at home. >> reporter: teams are working on a plan to allow smokers to leave the stadium and reenter. but some already have a plan b. >> i think i can find a handle degree for a few hours. if it's too much, i can go outside the game. >> reporter: before the ban, there were certain parts of the stadium, where you could smoke. like along the ramps. >> over the years, we received complaints from fans about smoking in our facilities. >> reporter: the maryland stadium authority says they're not the only ones doing this. there are 20m mr. b-- mlb stadiums or 25 nfl. >> which brings camden yards complex in line with what others are doing across the country. >> reporter: as for the nail- biting games, if an usher catches you smoking, you'll be

escorted outside the gate. >> the marylandid stadium-- maryland stadium authority says they hope this will enhance the fan experience. >> the nonsmoking policy will also apply to nonsports events like the jay z and justin timberlake concert coming to m&t bank stadium this august. mary will be front and center. >> i wish. cannibal plot trial. the defense trying to prove that the gruesome online plot were purely fantasy. gun control? or firearm safety? the senate heats up over the governor's firearms bill. i'm mike schuh. the first two of 10 new maryland state medivac helicopters have arrived. their capabilities and why they're here. when eyewitness news continues. the rain is here. and it's not going away. don't miss the updated first warning forecast with bob.

light rairn and 42 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. was it a bizarre fantasy? or a sinister plot? the trial of the so-called cannibal cob is under way in new york city right now. and two women from maryland were put on the stand today. >> reporter: nypd cop galberto valle, from maryland, is accused of planning to cook and eat as many as 100 women, including two classmates from the university of maryland college park. they took the stand today. but both women, including elizabeth saker of germantown said they didn't feel threatened. his wife said that her husband's late-nights on the

internet prompted her to install software. she testified, i saw a woman covered in blood hanging. a saw a picture of human feet. planned s, plans. i was going to be tied up by my feet and my throat slit. his attorney says this is a sick fetish, not a murder plot. who can blame you if that scares you? it's the stuff of horror movies. but like horror movies, it is pure fiction. pretend. valle's father said it is not possible. >> have you heard him talk about anything like this? >> no. >> never been any discussion about cannibalism? >> never. >> reporter: and a forensic psychologist say its is possible this is all fantasy. >> typically, the individuals i've encountered who have engaged in serial murders or cannibalism, don't really write about it. >> reporter: but prosecutors say valle was ready to act.

in evidence, this conversation with a coconspirator. how big is your oven? valle says, big enough to fit one of these girl fist i folded their legs. >> reporter: the most serious charge valle faces is conspiracy to commit kidnapping, which carries a sentence of a maximum of life in prison. the trial is expected to last about two weeks. if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >> hi, kai. hi, everyone. busy road for you via the beltway. delays from 95 past 70. top side inner loop. that is just one long stretch there. from greenpring -- greenspring avenue to harford road. average speed, about 19 miles an hour. as far as northbound 95 goes. heavy traffic there. 32 to 100. does break free. but slows down once again, from the fort mchenry tunnel past the split. as far as accidents go, brock bridge, in the jessop area. donaldson avenue.

east ordinance at richie highway. and also, halliburton avenue at searless road. you can see, we have rain drops on the camera there. very slow traffic there, west of york road. and the same situation there, as you can see the beltway at greenspring avenue. looks like a lot of people areonting out at that -- areonting out at that exit. -- are opting out. this is coming to the baltimore convention center, february 28th through march 3rd. it's the best play place to buy and sell boats. maryland's medivac 40er79 system has been-- helicopter system has been studied and copied the world over. but its backbone, the state police helicopters, are due for replacement. as mike schuh reports issue the first ones flew into town. >> reporter: the current fleet is 20 years old. state of the art upgrades would cost $10 million apiece. then in 10 years, they'd be too old to fly. >> this is dash 3. the helicopter flight. >> reporter: for $12 million,

they got the legislature to agree to buy the actual state of the art. >> awesome day. awesome day. historical day. and i don't think my feet are on the ground now. after plunging this aircraft down from philadelphia. you can tell the excitement in my voice. i've been in this command 30 years. but this is probably the most excited i've ever been. >> reporter: these are aw139s. built in philadelphia, they're the first two of 10 choppers to be delivered to martin state. >> so state of the art. and i'm just so excited about it. i can't tell you. >> three, two, one. brake right. >> reporter: long term, these should be cheaper than the choppers they replace and safer, too. remember this crash near d.c. five years ago? the single pilot was disori don'ted -- disoriented at night. all four in bad weather. these -- >> is this this is the fourth helicopter i've been certified to fly. and this is hands down the safest i've ever flown. >> reporter: to put that in perspective, he used to pilot

marine 1. the presidential helicopter. the total cost, $121 million for 10 choppers. >> other folks of maryland getting their money's worth? >> absolutely. these helicopters, twee got a -- we got a very, very good deal on these helicopters. i can tell you, there's quite a cost savings in these helicopters. >> reporter: nothat the first two have arrived, six in all should be here by the end of the week. and now, the intense training begins with the first operational birds in the air, in frederick biez late spring. back to you on tv hill. >> and the cost to operate the medivac serchesz comes from a fee motorists pay when they get their driver's license. >> did look like marine one. >> yes. >> amazing. >> the latest. >> they do such a great service. we've got a wet night around the region tonight. 42 now. east winds up to 24. and the barometer is falling. we'll come back and take a look at big improvement tomorrow after this.

some rain in the region. none of it it is very heavy at this point. a few pockets on the lower eastern shore. with moderate rain. it's going to be a wet night, chilly night, damp night and windy. take a lack at temps now.

we haven't gone much higher than this. 42. but the early this morning, we did have low to mid-30s. and just a touch of sleet for a few minutes in some areas. 44 in d.c. in the 30s. that's where we're having freezing drizzle, freezing rain issues, above 2,000 feet. particularly in the mountains of garrett county. they're having some ice building up. 46 now in ocean city. we'll probably be in the mid- to upper 50s, believe it or not. 40 in westminster. 43 annapolis. here's the rain. none of it is really heavy. except this little batch, which is just going through easton. moving through rather quickly. so it's hading up toward dover. chestertown may see some of that. some pockets of moderate rain. a big hole developing to the south of us. maybe not a whole lot coming down. then there's more coming down to the south. most of it should be done by about 11:00 tonight. big problem tonight. we're got these winds really picking up. they're bringing that moisture and milder air in from the

atlantic ocean. 24-mile-an-hour winds now. sustained winds. pushing the water on the western side of the bay. look for tides to run 1 foot or more above normal. two areas above low pressure. the one that caused the blizzard. and the plain states heading up toward detroit. chicago had some rain. now, it's transitioning into snow. here in the east, it's milder air. the only areas getting any freezing precip. and the highest elevations here in the carolina mountains. and far western maryland and p.a. we've got this rain moving up. south of us begins to break. so i think by about 10ing:00, 11:00, we're starting to see dryer air moving in. and a much warmer day tomorrow. believe it or not, very mild air comes in. then we start cooling down for thursday, friday into the weekend. back to pretty much normal temperatures. and maybe a shower yet on thursday. south winds. 10 to 13. and picking up even stronger later on. and a gale warning late tonight. bay temp around 38. so rain tonight.

temperatures in the upper 30s. not a nice night. breezy as well. tomorrow, back up, believe it or not, 58 degrees for a few hours. yeah. with some sunshine. and breezes. it will start drying out and getting a little cooler again tomorrow night and on thursday and friday. >> feels good for a little bit, though. >> spring tease tomorrow. still ahead at 5:00. in the dark. the midwest is hit by another major storm, crippling thousands. the dramatic images and how long it will last. inside the mind of the shooter. i'm mike hellgren. what his chilling confession video tells us about the teenager who opened fire at perry hall high school. i'm alex demetrick. coming up, the comfort leaves baltimore for good. that story as eyewitness news continues. and here's today's report from wall street. we'll be right back.

it is 5:30. 42 degrees and light rain in central maryland now. good evening, everybody. thank you for staying with wjz. eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are taug being tonight. inside the mind of the perry hall shooter. wjz was first to show you the video of his confession to police. and tonight, investigator mike hellgren takes a closer look as the community seeks answers as

to how this could happen. >> reporter: 15-year-old robert gladden, jr., calmly shows detectives how he pulled the gun from his waist, before opening fire in the perry hall high school cafeteria, on the first day of the school year. his lawyer said the teenager was desperately in need of psychiatric help, after struggling for years with demons, something gladden admitted in a rambling interview with police. >> the first time i thought about killing myself was in fourth grade. but i was so young, i figured i'd wait. >> how many bullets did you take with you today? >> 21. >> why so many? >> figured if i'm going to do it, might as well do a lot. >> reporter: psychologist james bassinger looked at parts of the video. >> it's empty lies. it's empty feelings inside of them. and anger, of course. there's strong feelings of anger, unexpressed anger. >> reporter: on facebook, gladden warned this would be the last day of his life and

expressed admiration for the columbine shooters. >> kind of like columbine or something, isn't it? you still remember that? is that beforeyour time? >> i know what it is. >> reporter: prosecutors say gladden wrote letters to charles manson and said he went to sandy hook. >> when they're bullied as young people, it builds and builds over time. and then it explodes. what would you want to happen? >> death penalty. >> why? >> so i can just die. >> reporter: gladden will get treatment while serving a 35- year sentence. >> as long as there is life, i always think there is hope. in some shape. there's always hope in that. >> reporter: his victim, daniel borowy survived. his mother calls the school to check on him every day. mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> and gladden's attorney says he is now showing remorse and is taking medication. the glen burnie man charged with trespassing at an anne

arundel county high school is competent to stand trial. justin beaumont underwent a psychiatric evaluation. the 25-year-old told the arresting officers he was bullied. at the school. police then searched beaumont's home and found several legally- registered firearms. beaumont will have a bail review hearing tomorrow. baltimore county police are investigating the discovery of a human skeleton remains near ovary high school. the county worker found them yesterday afternoon near the wooded area of the school. police say their remains have been taken in. anyone with information about the remains or their location is asked to call county police. for the second week in a row, a nation is -- a storm is slamming the nation's midsection. >> reporter: snow plows and sand trucks are clearing roads in the midwest. as drivers cope with the second big storm in a week.

nearly a foot of snow has fallen in kansas and missouri. northern arkansas is getting flurries. and the storm has moved into illinois. >> it's getting pretty nasty out here. all of this slush and everything. i'm just hoping it doesn't get up to six inches of slush. >> reporter: forecasters say this snow is the dense kind. so heavy and dangerous, it reportedly sent at least eight snow plows in missouri into highway ditches. high winds and gusts of over 60 miles per hour, are piling up snow drifts. this dash cam caught thunder and lightning in kansas city. officials blamed the storm for three deaths. over 100,000 homes and businesses are without electricity. and many roads and schools are closed. few flights are getting out of airports in the region. chicago's o'hare has canceled more than 150 flights ahead of storm. it's expected to dump up to 6 inches there. >> reporter: residents of oklahoma and the texas panhandle are now digging out. 19 inches of snow buried

amarillo, texas. its third largest snowstorm on record. >> reporter: the mountains outside denver got over 2 feet. but there is a bright side. every 10 inches of snow equals roughly 1 inch of rain. and this drought-stricken region desperately needs water. in new york, randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> the storm is also pushing warm weather over the south. it could spawn tornadoes. now, that storm is bringing rain to maryland. meteorologist bernadette woods is tracking first warning live doppler raida -- radar. >> this has been a really big storm. widespread effects. and as you saw some of that story. wind advance so high with the snow that there have been whiteout conditions. people not being able to make it out on the roads. on that extreme southern side, as you were just hearing, tornado watch in effect for parts of florida today. in between, what we're get suggest rain. here's the northwest part of t. here's the low that is driving this entire system, bringing a messy mix, which will change

over to all snow. for us, it was border line. got a little ice out of this for us. for the most part, though, this is in the form of rain. we're not really going to be finished with this storm until friday. and a couple of different forms. one being the wind that is outside, too. we'll have more on that coming up. back inside. >> bernadette, thank you. wjz is always on. for weather watches and warnings, and your updated first warning forecast, log onto cbsbaltimore.com at any time. wjz is following breaking news in washington, d.c. chuck hagel has been confirmed. he will be the next defense secretary of the united states. a few minutes ago, the senate backed the president's nominee in a vote, 58-41, with four republicans joining democrats. and the vote ended a contentious fight over the president's second choice for his second term national security team. today, the u.s. supreme court hears awrmtsds -- arguments from maryland officials who want approval for police to take dna samples from people arrested for a crime. 28 states in the federal

government already collect dna from people arrested for various crimes. privacy advocates and others say, though, it is unconstitutional. the justices will make a final decision in the case later this year. the maryland senate debates new gun regulations. and the arguments are already getting heated. political reporter pat warren explains, the governor's firearms safety act is raising constitutional questions. >> the sandy hook school massacre in newtown, connecticut, has maryland looking at licensing and fingerprinting people who want to own guns. >> people in this body. but we said, we want you to show id to vote. we're crazy. oh, my gosh. it's terrible. people can't do it. now we're saying for a constitutional right, they have to get fingerprinted and licensed. >> reporter: shots fired in this you tube video illustrate what the governor's gun policy legislation proposes to restrict. a ban on all assault weapons. a magazine capacity limited to 10 rounds. and licensing with restrictions on possession of guns and

ammunition. >> best description of this bill. this is a gottia bill -- gotcha bill. this is provision after provision, that's gotcha. where we take, legal, law-alide biding -- law-abiding citizens and make them criminal. >> it makes gun ownership more expensive and complicated. >> in is not gun control. this is firearm safety and firearm regulation. and it's designerred to protect our citizenry. >> reporter: the senate vote may not coming -- come until friday. the same day the house committees hear the bill. and advocates for guns and gun control rally here again. i'm pat warren, reporting from annapolis. now, back to you on tv hill. there are at least 20 amendments to the bill that will be debated, starting tomorrow morning. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. what happens now that the maryland court of appeals to overturn a billion-dollar

verdict for exxon mobil for a baltimore county gas leak. recipes for healthier comfort foods and crucial basketball game between the terps and georgia tech. for all of these stories and more, read the baltimore sun. remember to look for the updated forecast from the week first warning weather team. the hospital ship comfort no longer calls baltimore home. alex demetrick reports, after a 25-year relationship, the navy has decided to move on. >> reporter: long before dawn, work was under way to get the hospital ship comfort under way. for those who work the dock and watch over it, it was an emotional departure. >> i work security. and i deal with these people every day. and it hurts. it hurts to see them go. >> reporter: in more than 25 years, the comfort has treated soldiers in both gulf wars, as well as civilians and humanitarian missions and disasters like the earthquake in hatey. >> -- haiti. >> thanks for what you're doing in haiti and for us. >> baltimore takes pride in and all

also the ship takes pride in it. i think it's a good relationship between the navy and also baltimore. >> reporter: the reason it's ending is financial. >> the navy will save about $2 million a year by putting the ship in norfolk. >> reporter: it will also put it closer to most of the medical staff who are also in virginia. but the navy's savings is baltimore's loss. >> it's bad for our economy. we need them back here. more ships here, more money brings into our ports. >> reporter: today, there was no time to visit aboard. only a especially crew is taking the comfort out for sea trials first. then home to norfolk. but those aboard lined the rail and waved. >> biez, baltimore -- bye, baltimore. we love you. >> reporter: the feeling is mutual. >> it's emotional. >> they're family. >> they're not coming back. >> later this sprirntion the comfort will visit the ports and provide medical care to those who can least afford it. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news.

from scenic, take a hot air balloon ride takes a deadly turn. details on what sent the balloon plunging to earth. breast cancer. more and more younger women are getting the disease. the simple steps you could take that could save your life. i'm bob turk. the first warning weather center. rain tonight. but a mild wednesday on tap. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. here's today's cold, cough and flu report.

some rain out there. some areas will see moderate shower activity tonight. it should all be done before midnight tonight. and a big improvement tomorrow, at least for most of the day. bernadette has a look at that wednesday forecast. bernadette? >> it is very windy out here tonight, though. and the rain is still coming down. tomorrow, clouds as you start out the day. maybe a few peeks of sunshine by afternoon. and what bob means in improvement, look at that. 67 degrees for our high. it will be breezy, though. and there's that slightest chance for a shower tomorrow. the storm not too far away. but for the rest of the five-

day, here's bob. cooled down again. 48. maybe a shower on thursday. still plenty of clouds. and still breezy. down to 34. 37, friday. that's normal. 44 and 42. yes, it will be chillier again. that's normal. or at least slightly below average, by saturday and sunday. a freak hot air balloon accident leaves at least 19 passengers dead in egypt. as tina kraus reports for wjz, witnesses say the balloon burst into flames and then fell at least 1,000 feet to the ground. >> rescuers took away another body from the crash. a hot air balloon, carrying at least 20 tour ists, caught fire and plunged into a sugar cane field. this witness said he saw the pilot jump out of the basket as it was going down. frrgts say at least 19 people died when the bliewn fell to

the ground. u.s. photographer christopher michelle snapped these photos before joining tourists over luxor's famous site. he was riding in another balloon that was just about to land when the accident happened. >> we heard a loud explosion behind us. and i looked back and saw lots of smoke. >> reporter: egyptian investigators say the fire started when a landing cable got caught around a helium tube. then a gas cannister exploded and the balloon crashed. authorities say no americans were involved. most of the victims were from asia and europe. the pilot and one british tourist survived. egypt's civil aviation minister suspended all hot air balloon flights until investigators determine exactly what happened. tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. tire and hot air balloon crashes have happened in luxor before. when the balloon came down, after hitting a communications

tower. today marks one year. the anniversary of trayvon martin's death. the 17-year-old was walking through a gated community in florida, when he was shot and killed by neighborhood watch volunteer, george zimmerman. the shooting led to nationwide protest. zimmerman's trial to second- degree murder charges is set to begin march 10th. martin's parents say they will continue to work preserve their son's memory. >> we're going to attend a candle light service here in new york. beef already done something in miami. we did a peace walk to let teenagers know they have a right to walk in peace. >> reporter: zimmerman said he shot the unarmed teen in self- defense. today's wjz healthwatch. a new study finds the incidents of advanced breast cancer is growing among younger women. the findings are even more troubling because younger women tend to have aggressive cancer and lower survival rates. marley hall reports for wjz

from new york. more women are being diagnosed with advanced breast cancer at an early age. >> scary. but something to be aware of. >> a new study finds a small but significant increase among women in their 20s and 30s. researcher found the rate has gone up every year. >> ideally, you'd like to see that number go down, not up. >> 230,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in the u.s. every year. 11,000 are under 40. there are no routine screening practices recommended for that age group. experts say younger women usually don't know something is wrong until they can actually feel a lump. a sign that the tumor is advanced. women really have to pay attention to what is going on. on their physical exams.

they happen to feel a mass, they should not ignore it. they should bring it to a doctor's attention. >> reporter: elena wardsell is 27. but she already gets mammograms because of her family history. >> it's exairy. because -- scary. because you don't think of it coming into younger people like that. you think of it as kind of an older disease. >> reporter: researcher researchers say more studies need to be done to find out why the numbers are going up. in new york, marley hall, wjz eyewitness news. >> and the study also saw that breast cancer cases increased in all races and ethnicities. check in with eyewitness news at 6:00. for these stories and more coming up, vic is standing by with the preview. we'll have more information on the story wjz continues to investigate. a johns hopkins doctor, accused of secretly taping patients. coming up at 6:00, the latest on the staggering number of potential victims. and... families divided. a ban on russian adoptions is literally keeping families a world apart. i'm jessica kartalija. the heartbreaking story of one maryland family next.

check in for more on these stories and all the day's breaking news. coming up all new at 6:00 now. back to you. >> all right, vic. thank you. a runaway eagle finally comes home. zoo workers have been tracking the eagle named siquoia since she flew off during training exercises. after spotting her, handlers got her to come back by offering up a few tasty field mice. she has actually flown off at least eight times in the past 20 years. >> the bald eagle was just the most beautiful bird. has to be on the planet. it's beautiful. >> stunning. and i think as vic said earlier, she wants her freedom. >> yes. >> she stands for freedom. and she wants her freedom. >> that's right. don't keep her captive. still ahead on eyewitness news tonight. adam jones bleeds orange and black. but he's also proud of the red, white and blue. mark has more on the orioles star coming up.

well, it has been a bright and sunny spring training in floodfor the orioles until today. they're getting what we're getting. sports director mark viviano joins us with the latest the weather and the team. >> the boys and baseball is what we call them. orioles won each of their first three exhibition games. but that hot start has cooled for today anyway. in our masn on wjz spring training report. rain in bradenton, florida. where the o's were scheduled to play.

too much rain, game washed out. owe's are going to split the squad for two games tomorrow. one against the yankees in the afternoon. the other at night against the red sox. and it will be a short time in florida, for o's outfielder adam jones. he'll be leaving the team after this week. he goes to arizona to join team usa in preparation for the world baseball classic. he had this game-scoring win. he's one of six orioles, leaving camp for the world tournament. he considers it an return and appreciates that he has the team's backing. >> i'm glad that the orioles are supporting me, going for team usa. i'm going to miss my teammates here for a couple of weeks. but they understand that i'm going to play for team usa. and i got the backing from the top all the way down to the all the players. it's a pretty good feeling. >> that opening game for team usa is a week from friday, when they take on mexico. reliever pedro is taking on the

dominican republic in the world baseball classic. i'll have more on the o's coming up next hour. plus an update on contract talks for ravens' quarterback, joe flacco. his agent is speaking out. and we'll hear from the maryland basketball team. on the eve at georgia tech. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. i'm mike hellgren, with new information on the staggering number of victims victim of a baltimore gynecologist. >> they feel betrayed. they feel co

coming up hopkins doctors. stunning number of victims coming forward to police. rain moving through the region. how heavy could it get? the first warning weather team is tracking it. . more than one dozen johns hopkins employees are sickened on the job. i'm jessica kartalija. what spread through the building building that may have sickened employees? i'm derek val court. bracing for impacts the sequester cuts may have on that depend on the military. what those cuts will mean for maryland, coming up on eyewitness news. check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now.

staggering numbers. the doctor accused of secretly taping patients. >> tonight, police say there could be thousands of victims. hello, everyone. i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. here's what people