home. >> i saw them arrest one guy. the girl was still in the house and then they had the dogs out looking for -- they brought two dogs in and went searching. >> reporter: neighbors say the trailer is a magnet for traffic day and night. on wednesday someone called police reporting three men had kicked in the door in an apparent home invasion. >> deputies responded to the home, and when they got there, they heard someone screaming from inside. they forced entry into the home and found three suspects in the home. >> reporter: deputies araised 23-year-old william joseph fleming on an outstanding warrant and a second suspect may face drug charges. but it's the one that got away it put the deputy in jeopardy. >> the third went through a plate glass window. the deputy tried to stop the individual and received a severe

cut to his arm. >> i saw him in the ambulance,ed i heard he was going to bayview and i said a prayer for him. >> reporter: the deputy was released from the hospital this morning. we're told he will have additional surgery to repair tendons in his injured arm on friday. police in aberdeen said they used a taster on a -- taser on a man before they could arrest him at a girl's basketball game. police said 30-year-old teoine carroll was trying to exit through a door at the high school which had been closed off and resisted officer's attempts to control him. >> the officer went to arrest the individual, trying to get him to comply.

he failed to comply. the officer used the taser. >> carroll has been released. he works at the school but was there as a parent. governor martin o'malley signed the bill to legalize same-sex marriage in maryland. the bill was close to passing last year but it was shelved in the house of delegates when lawmakers realized they were a few votes shy. it took up most of the first 4345 days of the legislative session. right now as you can see, the ceremony is women underway. a baltimore man has been convicted of killing a 15-year-old. donte paris killed him by splashes him with a raise are. mathison was stuffed into his

closet. he visited the academy in baltimore and friends say he was popular and brie. well, three do 17-year-old t.j. lane walked into a high school in chardon, ohio, and opened fire, killing three e today students return to class. lane is formally charged for that shooting. joce sterman has the latest. >> reporter: t.j. lane will not be tried as an adult. instead, he's been charged with three counts of juvenile murder. that news comes as students face their first day back and the parents of lane's victims met with reporters for the very first time. in the chardon high school, a show of solidarity as schools return three days after the shooting death of three of their own as the kids struggle to find a new normal about the boy who

fired the shots. juvenile records showed t.j. lane pleaded guilty to disorder conduct where he was accused of choking another boy. police are trying to pin down the motive. the families of four of lane's victims met with reporters. the three were killed at chardon. one was shot four times and is expected to recover. the family is trying to forgive the boy who changed their lives foreever. >> it's a guilt for me because their sons and my son was saved. >> he also faces two counts of

attempted aggravated murder. in wisconsin a student is arrested after creating a list of names of students he wanted to shoot. the student is 16. police say students and teachers are not in any danger. an investigation is currently underway. the latest on severe weather. harrisburg, illinois was the worst hit. as people sift through the damage there are incredible stories of survival. one couple woke up not because of the high wind but because of their dog. he was shake uncontrollably. >> three people died in those same storms in tennessee. smeghtville a per was tossed in

the house. crews va had to do a risky rope rescue. clear skies and gorgeous day to kick off the month of march. february a different note to finish leap day. heavy weather l.a. lot of rain. we hit 70 earlier today in washington and 70 in salisbury. now those northerly winds kicking in. essentially tomorrow a day where we will probably not get out of the 50s. he was loved and hated. people are talking about the death of andrew breitbart. hoe was the creator of big

journalism.com and died from what they're calling natural causes. in 2009 his site was behind a hidden camera video showing baltimore's acorn staffers offering advice to actors posing as a prostitute and pimp. a greeting card from target is no longer in the card stack. it make as reference to whitney houston and says the next time you consider dating a bad boy, think of whitney houston. target said it was never their intent to offend anyone. an illegal injection of silicon leaves a woman dead and another one under arrest. how it happened and what investigators have to say about it. the battle over birth control continues on capitol

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the battle over insurance coverage for birth control took another turn when the senate rejected legislation that would allow insurers to reject coverage. >> reporter: today the senate rejected it. >> the motion to table is agreed to. >> reporter: it would allow employers to refuse coverage of

birth control because of religious beliefs. >> if you're of a faith that believes something is absolutely wrong, as an employer, why would you want to pay for that. >> reporter: democrats said republicans were infringing on women's healthcare rights. >> every step of the way it seems as if there's an assault on women's reproductive choice. >> reporter: the vote put a controversial issue back at center stage and it put several senators on the hot seat. three democrats sided with the republicans. only one republican voted with the democrats. lamps month the white house faced a major backlash from religious organizations over the mandate. under pressure the administration announced a revamped policy. it will be the insurance companies who will reach out to women employees and provide that coverage free of charge. that still wasn't enough for some religious leaders.

>> religious people determine what violates their consciences. >> reporter: the measure goes into effect this year but religious -- religious groups have an extra year to comply. take a look outside. gorgeous shot on a gorgeous first day of march. 60 degrees at bwi. as we take a look, you can see the sweeps are all clear. they're going to continue to remain clear tonight and into the first part of tomorrow as we work into the friday night, early saturday time frame. that's where we could see crption and cooler temps after a warm day, especially for the southern half of the day. 61 in dulles. cooler at the beach.

winds shifting north and cool air coming in will replace this very mild air. 0 in d.c. for a high today. 67 at the inner harbor and 70 in cambridge. man, what an awesome, awesome day of temperatures to kick off the month of march. we're clear across maryland a few clouds to the north, but on the whole, this is not bad. we like this this way. i think we'll keep some nice mild conditions through the remainder of the evening, warm conditions and, again, just a nice looking scenario. i hesitate to call this a front. there will be some colder air out of the north sinking in and into the day tomorrow, but dry air at the surface will continue to mean a calm weather scenario as we go into the morning hours and by midday tomorrow clouds increasing but no rain hitting the ground, we do not think until tomorrow evening into the

earlly part of saturday. here's the trend. we're clear tonight and into the early day tomorrow. here's a couple of scattered showers. the atmosphere continues to moisten up. the main line coming through early saturday morning around 9:00, 10:00. then all the showers will be offshore by saturday evening. so it's a brief round of rain, potentially late friday night and its specially early saturday morning. then we'll clear things out for the second part of the weekend. overnight down to 37. this will be clear and colder with a bit of a north breeze. 57 tomorrow, clouds on the increase and not as warm but, still a sunny day, a good looking second day of march. tomorrow night we have rain coming in. scattered showers a possibility. the best chance for rain coming as we work into the early part of your saturday. with that amount let's break down the 70s -- seven-day

forecast with some details. cooler day with a chance for rain late friday. then, as we work into saturday we'll go mid-60s but a better chance of rain especially the first half of the day. sunday, cooler, 52. trending cooler has we go from sunday into monday and tuesday. the idea here is that march has come in on a very warm note but we do see a cooling trend. cool and 57. >> i'll take it. >> all right. thanks. >> well, spring is just around the corner and in washington, d.c. the city is getting ready for the annual cherry blossoms festival. the make bloom dates, that's when 70% are expected to be in full bloo. the average is april 4th but a mild winter is pushing it earl lermt this year is the 100th

iners of the orange gift from japan to the people of the united states. you want to hang out and celebrate easter with the president, the white house has opened a ticket lottery for a chance to go to the annual easter egg roll. the let's move initiative encourages children to lead an active and health hi life-style. well that first cup of coffee may be what gets you going in the morning, but is there more to it than just jolt. coming up, the impact your java has on type two diabetes. plus, should you allow your pets to climb up in the bed and lick your face? how it can affect your allergist and other stuff, too.

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good news for coffee drinker's. the odds of you getting a chronic disease are no greater than those who don't drinkit. those who drank more than four cups of coffee a day and those hop didn't all developed heart disease and diabetes at the same rate. now this doesn't me that coffee prevents type two diabetes. the research suggests there's something in that cup of jolt because decaf drinkers were less likely to develop diabetes than those who drank coffee. you won't see graphic antismoking messages and images

on cigarette cartons. the federal judge threw out the rule to place it on their products. it was part of the tobacco control act passed in 2009. it would require graphic images and nine written warnings. the judge said the act is a violation of free speech. >> the country is going to the dogs, big dogs, huge dogs, little dogs, too not really. according to the humane society there are 86 million cats owned by americans. many owners claim to sleep with their dogs. is this a good idea? one couple lives with their ideas. one likes to share the bed with the dog. >> david gets in his spot. i get in my spot and hudson's in the mid-de. sometimes when david gets up to brush his teeth, hudson will move into his spot. >> the owners say they don't

mind. doctors say they can keep you nice and warm but can affect your sex life, causaller jis and interrupts your sleep patterns. abc2news.com is the place for all the health news you need. log on and check out the page. you'll' find today's health headlines as well as different health categories to help you find the information that you and your family need. it's all at abc2news.com/health. if you have a gas rewards card it may not be saving you that much money, the restriction, the changes and expiration rules you may not have read about. >> and simple tips to save you on your card. >> bank of america said they will not raise your atm fees but if you don't bank online, you

may get hit with a bigger fee. consumers today have a legitimate concern about the chicken they eat.

they want to know more about how they were raised, what they were fed. we spend a lot of time on the feed because a chicken is what it eats. [ jim ] this seal verifies we feed my fresh all-natural chickens an all-vegetarian diet including corn, soybeans, and marigolds. we actually ask the usda to come check us. we have never fed steroids or hormones and never will. no blood meal, no meat and bone meal. yuck. no animal by-products. it means when you put my chicken on the table, you know where it came from.

now to get you up to the minute on tonight's top stories, a harford county sheriff's deputy was injured chasing a suspect last night. tonight that suspect is still on the loose. someone called the police to report three men kicked in the door. fleming was arrested. a second suspect could face charges and a third suspect dove through a plate glass window. a 17-year-old is accused of killing three students in ohio and is being charged as a juve

night. t.j. lane is charged with three counts of aggravated murder. it was a shooting at chardon high school. lane admitted taking a ..22 caliber pistol and a knife and firing 10 shots at a group of students on monday. governor martin o'malley signed the same-sex marriage bill into law just a short time ago. maryland becomes the eighth state to legalize same-sex marriage. opponents are working to get a 46,000 signature petition to put it on the ballot in an effort to overturn it. well, you couldn't have asked for a nicer day other than one where the traffic actually moved. luckily the ride home is looking good. that's 895 at child stress this afternoon. but is it going to stay here? is it going to be a week, a

beautiful week or get colder? let's check in with meteorologist wyatt everhart. wyatt, i'm confused. straighten me out here. >> can it last? will this last? we wish it would last. there will be changes, cooler tomorrow. but the first day of march coming in so nicely, beautiful clear skies. look at some of the high temperatures. 70 earlier today. patuxent river 61. we had 66 at bwi today, not record warmth but not bad by march 1st standards. you see temperatures cooling off. it's a steady north wind. that north wind will steadily bring in some cooler hair into the overnight and that is going to last into the day. not as warm for your friday. this evening 60s for another

hour or two and down in the upper 50s. we'll talk about how things change through the weekend. still no relief at the gas pump. gas prices continued their steady climb. according to aaa, the national average is $3.74, up a penny from a day ago. gas prices have gone up 14 crepts so far this -- cents this year. there are some hidden things inside those reward programs that you may not know. joce sterman is working with you with what's in the fine print. >> reporter: you feel the squeeze with every penny. you're helpless to stop the climb has