all eyes on north korea as

tension continues to rise over the threat of a nuclear launch. hello, again. i'm jessica kartalija. here's what people are talking about today. today is a national holiday in north korea. the u.s. and its allies are concerned that celebration could come with a missile test. secretary of state john kerry is wrapping up a trip and continues to call for negotiations. >> hundreds of north koreans laid flowers outside the tumb of their founder. neighboring countries believe that celebration may include a missile test. both japan and south korea are preparing its defense systems. >> this is dangerous. it's provaktive. >> second retary of state, john kerry, just wrapped up a trip to the region. he said even if kim jong-un tests a missile he's

still prepared to sit down at the negotiating table. >> if we will meet the obligation that is we have all set out that is necessary, stopping the provocation, seizing the threats, moving away from nuclearization, we are prepared to negotiate. >> but north korea rejected an invitation from the south for peace talks. >> the problem is with this new and unpredictable north korean leadership, we don't know what they want. >> secretary kerry believes china is not happen with its north korea allies. he said u.s. leaders will meet with the chinese with the goal of persuading kim jong-un to end his nuclear program. >> chinese leaders insist the only way to convince north korea is with peaceful talks about negotiations. senators working on a bill to over haul the nation's immigration system believe they could introduce the legislation tomorrow. republican senator

marco rubio said it will provide a path to citizenship for the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants. he said it will not be amnesty. the search continues for the driver who hit two teenagers in pasadena and fled the scene. a 15-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl were seriously hurt when a suv hit them. police say they might be looking for a ford expedition. flags fly at half staff across maryland today honoring a army helicopter pilot killed in afghanistan. ron matz is live in the news room with more on how she will be honored today. >> reporter: the 27-year-old army pilot is being buried tot.

nutson was a helicopter pilot who died in afghanistan in march. she had just gotten married last year to a former army pilot. she will be buried with full honors today at arlington national cemetery. >> thank you. she was a 2007 wooes poirnt west point grad and a 2003 graduate of liberty high school. the deadline is today for filing annual income taxes with the irs. 97 million american taxpayers had already submitted their tax forms by the first of the month. a spring snowstorm is wreaking havoc on parts of the country this afternoon. the national weather service says there are white out conditions with no visibility for drivers causing many accidents. the form dropped a foot of snow over the area of minnesota before heading east.

here's a look just a short time ago. no snow on the ground here. runners and walkers enjoying the outside doors. here's a look over the inner harbor the sun is making an appearance. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. marty is in the out back, chelsea ingram is in the weather center are. good afternoon, chelsea. >> good afternoon. we have a few showers a cross the region right now. very light and they're going to stick around for the next couple of hours. temperatures are comfortable out there. we're sitting right now in the mid and upper 50s. some of us in the lower 60s. around 56 degrees in baltimore, 59 in rock hall. let's send it out to marty. he can tell you more about the forecast coming up. >> reporter: what is 76 going to be, close to 80? how are you doing? welcome to the noon news. a seasonal warm up. let's take a look at a graphic we have for

you. there's a big push of mild air coming up the 95 corridor. a week ago wednesday we got to 90. that's not going to happen again. 80 is within sight. take a look at that bubble of milder air over the southern states, east texas, the florida peninsula, that's going to be moving our way. more days than not over the next 5 days we will be potentially 10 degrees above normal. what's bringing it to us? what's the cause and effect going to be other than a lot of smiles and spring fever? meteorologist chelsea ingram with those details coming up shortly. now back inside. >> thank you. bge is warning customers to be on the look out for a new telephone scam. two dozen customers have gotten a phone call from someone pretending to be a rep. the scammer tells people if they prepay they bill they can get a prepaid visa card. anyone who gets a similar

phone call should call police. city dock in annapolis will get improvements because a $1.5 million grant has been approved. it's part of a $12.6 million project that first got underway in 2008. it was an incredible final round at the masters with australian adam scott winning his first major. it took two extra holes to win it. he holed a 12 foot birdie. he walked away with his first win at the masters and also the first major victory on his tour. he's the first australia to win the tournament. still to come on wjz eyewitness news at noon, a series of coordinated attacks in iraq leaves at least 20 people dead. what could be the motive. >> the supreme court is taking

up the issue of patents today and whether you can patent a human gene. the latest on the debate. >> sun and clouds out over the city this noon. meteorologist chelsea ingram will be back with your first warning weather forecast. ,,,, what's that? it's new kool-aid liquid.

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it's mostly cloudy and 60 degrees in central maryland. your complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. a string of car bombs and attack in iraq leaves 20 people dead, 200 wounded. the attacks were spread across five days and come days before a crucial election. no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks. the elections are supposed to take place in 5 days. the violence could skew the results. the supreme court is hear ing two sides of the case. the question is, can a human gene be patented? danielle nottingham has the latest for wjz from the supreme court. >> the company myriad genetics argued that its patent on the human genes is valid. the genes can show if a person has a

greatest chance of breast or ovarian cancer. opponents argue that genes are part of nature and no one has the right to patent a part of the human body. it also blocks other testing that could have life saving cancer break throughs. >> they could have other patents. myriad and other biotech companies argue that it's not a part of nature. >> what's being patented are dna sequences that are isolated away from nature, manipulated in a laboratory and then used in an industry type of manner. >> opponents are complaining that myriad is not allowing patients to get second opinions on its test results. kathleen said she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer after a myriad

test showed women in her family did not have the gene. >> they were the only game in town to go to. the product wasn't what they advertised it to be. it wasn't a comprehensive test. i have cancer because of it. >> the supreme court's ruling is expected in june. at the supreme court, danielle nottingham. >> critics say myriad charges $3,000 to test for the gene when it should cost less than $200. the results are in but the loser is already calling for a recount after the presidential election in venezuela. nicholas madero who was hand picked by chavez has defeated the challenger. madero was chavez's vice president and has been running the country since the late president's death. he won with slightly more than 50% of the vote. madero said he's okay

with the recount. funeral preparations are underway in london for former prime minister margaret thatcher. police officers and soldiers rehearsed for the public funeral. some 700 armed service personnel were in place for the drill. it will rival that of princess diana in terms of the scope and number of people expected to attend. in bally, an investigation continues into what caused a plane to miss the runway and careen into the ocean. 108 passengers and crew on board survived but at least two dozen people were injured. at least seven people were hospitalized. many showed up with bruises and wet clothing. the national transportation safety committee is investigating what went wrong. still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at noon, it's been a sunny day but there might be a little sprinkle out there. your complete first warning weather forecast is 2 and a half

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in easton, 53 in elkton. the winds have been picking up too through out the day. we were around 5 miles per hour earlier. now 10 miles an hour in the baltimore area, 6 in washington, 7 at pax river. we're going to have the winds switch directions significantly. that's going to brings warmer air into the next couple of days. that warm air will be coming out of the south. now, on satellite and radar, we've got a couple of things going on, a couple systems we have been looking at. one out towards the gulf. that's going to help to bring us up more precipitation through out the day or at least chances for precipitation. another system out towards our west, as that heads across the region that's going to bring us the chance for afternoon showers, even a thunderstorm as we head into your wednesday. this is how it is all going to play out monday through wednesday. this area of low pressure is going to push east. we're going to see a few ripples of energy run along that

front while that area of low pressure that's bringing us rain today is going to push well out into the atlantic. your bay temperature around 55 degrees. sunrise at 6:28 a.m., sunset 7:45 this evening. that small craft advisory is in effect through 6 p.m. tonight. for today, this is what we're looking at, temperatures around 62 degrees with morning rain and drizzle. over night tonight 52 degrees for that low temperature. a mild night. as we move into tomorrow, around 70 degrees for the high. we do have the potential for a stray afternoon shower. >> so pack the umbrella. just enough to mess up your hair. >> no downpours until we head into friday night. >> thank you. >> sure. still to come on wjz eyewitness news at noon, there's new research that supports the live benefit of live music for

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in today's wjz health watch, a new study finds premature babies who live to live music are better able to eat, sleep

and become comfortable in their new surroundings. the sounds that improve the vital signs had rhythms that matched the infants breathing rate or sounded like that mother's heart beat. they did well when they listened to the sound of the ocean and their parents singing. researchers surveyed 200 parents in and around seattle, an area that has lower than average vaccination rates. they asked the parents to list the people and sources they consuled regarding vaccinations. those who had decided not to vaccinate got it from their social network. researchers have discovered gene variations that could help doctors find new ways to treat cardiovascular disease. experts

say the findings help shed light on the role genes play in staying healthy. tune in today at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. the new controversy after justin bieber visits the ann frank museum in amsterdam. join us today right after dr. phil. and,,,,,,,,

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welcome back. there's a look at the inner harbor. we're going to send it out to marty bass. marty, what's the 5 day look like? >> reporter: the 5 day looks good. gray skies in the area now. the mid 60s. we have that taste of warm , if not hot weather last week with. it sets your mental bar. we're going to be at normal today. let's roll out the 5 day. it feels on the chilly side. 70 though. that's going to work. almost 80 on wednesday. you're going to see some afternoon thunderstorms fire up. 70s on thursday and friday. 66 degrees on saturday. >> thank you. don't miss tonight's cbs prime time line up. at 10:00 it's hawaii 5-0 then stay tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00. an act of kindness at a baseball game. one fan catches a foul ball, gives it to younger

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