family and friends but complete strangers. >> reporter: monae turnage will be laid to rest this weekend but her story is still very much alive. we've been telling and developing monae turnage's story all week, but there's something so disturbingly final about the backdrop of the narrative, a jolt of friends, family and complete strangers. >> we don't know the family. we don't nomo that know her. >> reporter: tracy brown was one of many strangers who stopped by to pay their final respects to a life tragically not yet lived. it's the same reason don ell

carter stopped in to put a face to the voice. >> she used to sing in the young adult choir at southern baptist church. >> reporter: had a good voice? >> all kids do. it's just a tragedy. >> reporter: these are the types of stories, families and others will share as a community tries to make sense of laying a 13-year-old to rest. meanwhile, downtown the details of monae's death continues to build. at issue for detectives is not exactly how it happened but to what extent one of the department's own officers was involved. sources say the gun used in the shooting was not the officer's, but now the crux of their investigation currently depends on physical evidence, dna that

may reveal what, if any role, he may have played after the shooting, details the turnage family will see, concerned by those they know and those who know. >> i can't even explain. >> reporter: visitation for monae turnage started at 9:00 this morning but the formal wake will be from about now until 7:00 tonight. the family will also receive friends at southern baptist church at 1701 north chester street tomorrow night at 10. her funeral will follow at 11:00. brian kuebler, abc2 news.

>> john hopkins said hiv infection in african-american women is much higher. >> reporter: a handful of women were surprised to find out they had been infected. a year after joining the study, the rate rivaled that found in some african countries. for baltimore's assistant health commissioner, he said the johns hop kens study focused on poor african-americans in the inner city. he claims it's a group where you would expect to find a higher rate. >> you don't want to generalize and say all african-american women in baltimore fit that profile. >> reporter: in baltimore the city has been focusing on those high risk groups providing more than 45,000 high risk screenings each year.

coming up at 6:00 we'll talk to someone living with aids as this battle to stop the virus continues. jeff hager, abc2 news. >> another dog police plef was used has bait for training fights was found in anne arundel. police are calling this one princess. she was found a week ago on ritchie highway in very bad shape. she had scars, bite marks and a gaping wound under her leg. >> we transported her to animal hospital for immediate treatment. she had severe wounds including a gaping injury on her chest. she had surgery and is recovering well. >> princess is the second wounded dog found in anne arundel county just this month. rocky road was found less than five miles from where princess was spotted last friday. anyone with information is asked

to call metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7-lockup. clear and sunny day. it's nice. upper 50s about it after a day in the mid-70s yesterday. take a look at the numbers. we're in the 40s in york and hagerstown, cooler air starting to funnel. temperatures will drop on a steady north westerly wind. some of these gusts still up over 20 miles an hour, 40 even in hagerstown. we're getting a secondary shot of cool air. getting colder overnight and into your saturday. we'll talk about that and how things rebound all straight ahead. around the nation now, police in pittsburgh say they've identified the the gunman who killed one person and shot several others at a pittsburgh clinic yesterday.

authorities believe 30-year-old john shick is the shooter. they are trying to digest what happened. >> we saw all the action, police cars, people being pulled out on gurneys, the s.w.a.t. team. we put the news on and heard there was a shooting. >> reporter: police say it's too early to tell what led to the shooting but it was a puring pittsburgh police officer who shot and killed shick. hundreds of videos have been popping up on line of people taking the cinnamon challenge. you take a tease spoon of it downtown having anything to drink but this trick could be a health risk. >> it was mary poppins who said

-- >> a spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down. >> reporter: it's the viral dare that calls for swallowing cinnamon without drinkingian thing for 60 seconds. there are hundreds of these videos online from youtube to facebook, even sites connected to the challenge. it wasn't so long ago we saw nba players in this spice game, but while it may seem to be all fun, there are some serious health hazards. >> you've got such fine particles like cinnamon staying in your lung. it maybe hard to clear out. >> reporter: take this ann arbor high school freshman. >> i was laughing. it got caught in my throat. i got dizzy and i couldn't breathe. it almost killed me. >> reporter: her father never

expected a viral craze would and up with her daughter in the emergency room. >> she couldn't breathe at all. >> reporter: she spent four days in the hospital. she's lucky. there's evidence it can cause long-term long damage, especially people with as amount school districts are warning students about the potential dangers of this cinnamon challenge. >> there's been several cases reported where kids would need ventilator support because they weren't able top maintain their -- to maintain their airways. >> reporter: whatever the risk, the videos keep coming until perhaps a new dumb, perhaps dangerous one takes over. some of the drugs you need a prescription for could soon be available over the counter and could include some asthma,

diabetes medicine. >> it's time to spring ahead. for some it can throw off your sleep pattern. first, go to bed 10 to 15 minutes early for a couple nights before the change. then sunday morning try to eat outside or near a window to help your body clock adjust. don't go to bed until you're tired. otherwise you'll toss and turn. don't exercise too close to bedtime. you have to do it early enough so are a not too highed up -- hyped up to dose off. >> coca-cola and pepsi are agreeing to change the caramel coloring they use. they were told they would have to put warning labels on their product because the additive was

a carcinogen. the american beverage association insists the coloring is not a threat to people. marijuana being used as medicine. it's a might being taking on in maryland. we'll tell you who's pushing it. she's not the kind of soccer mom you're used to hearing about but a new york woman who live has double life as a madam is telling her story. another month, another positive jobs report. we'll take a look at how many people got new jobs in february and what that means for the economy.

police say a manhattan mom led a double life. now she's speaking out for the first time. abc2 news t.j. winick has her story. >> reporter: the alleged up

irsoutheast side madam remains behind bars pressured to name names. it was in effect tell us what you want and we'll let you know. anna gristina said they're trying to sweat me out. i'd bite my tongue off before i tell them jeanne thing. she said prosecutors grilled her for hours, demanding that they tell her about each one. the ones i knew for a long time investing in politics and real estate. i got the impression they were trying to make a case. they didn't know what it was. you know what this was, phishing. >> might have said something boasting, exaggerated. might have been kidding. >> reporter: the post also as photos from rift rift's --

gristina's love nest. >> it as an apartment. it's a small one bedroom, with not even a real kitchen. >> reporter: they say i have made millions for years and i have for other people. she has helped in real estate. anna gristina claims the woman who said she is her partner in crime is a legitimate match maker. t.j. winick, new york. clear skies over maryland today. man, a nice looking day, a little bit of a breeze on federal hill. today was cooler but very comfortable. this will get colder as we get a reinforcing shot of cold air on that northwesterly wind. through date we saw clear skies,

the rule and not quite as warm but still a decent day in the harbor, decent day in annapolis. good day to get out and do a little sailing. sunshine's out. getting ready for a fantastic sunset here at drve at -- at kent island. as we take a look at the extended scan north, you can see through pennsylvania, a couple of wintry type showers toward williams point. this is fizzling out. temperature wise, 50 in winchester now. 37 in hagerstown. you get the idea there's some colder air that will funnel. tonight we're not mid-50s but the northwest winds will keep pushing in cooler and cooler air tonight. tomorrow a struggle, i think to get out of the 40s for most of us. highs today were in the low 60s.

this is little ms. leading -- misleading. it had not made it into the inner harbor, d.c. or annapolis or cambridge, so these numbers were just after midnight. we never quite warmed up through the day. across the region you can see clearly the front that came through. you can she that boundary just offshore. this will continue to push further and further out. as it does so, it will help drag in cooler air. as we look at the overall pattern, again, those renegade showers. cooler air wrapping in behind this thing. very dry conditions across most of the eastern u.s. this will be a brief shot but quite a cold shot and very dry air in police tonight and into -- place tonight and into the day tomorrow. very little new active weather.

tomorrow a brilliant blue sky but cooler hair arriving. however, this won't hold up. sunday we get a south wind. that's going to mean ader and bright sunny day. very high on the march scale. it won't be as warm saturday as it will on sunday. overnight tonight down to 30, turning cooler. then as we look at your two-degree guarantee, 46, mostly sunny, breezy and chilly, and tomorrow night 30, so a clear night with a chill in the air. again, just a friendly reminder, don't forget sunday morning. i'm looking at you joce sterman. don't forget to set those clocks ahead one hour. back in the 60s by sunday afternoon after a chilly start. so a split weekend, if you will. >> i'm loving that. 72, 74. i'm ready. >> poet tick that we spring

forward. >> i love. it i'm all for it and ready for spring. forget winter. it was the worst one ever, the i'm -- lamest. didn't get any snow. the february's jobs report was released. roosevelt leftwich is here with more on that. >> reporter: the latest jobs report shows progress but unemployment is still quite high and job creation is still slow but steady. the labor says 227,000 jobs were added last month making it the strongest three months of the labor market since the recession began four years ago. president obama who toured a car plant in virginia said the jobs numbers are a very positive sign. >> the economy is getting stronger. when i come to places like this and i see the work that's being done, it gives me confidence that there's better days ahead.

>> reporter: but the unemployment rate is still stuck at 8.3. the labor department says this is the first time in five months it hasn't dropped. analysts say at this rate it could take four years to get the unemployment rate back down to 5%. addiction is a battle many people face, but the numbers are stunning. up next, a new study breaks down how many americans have overcome addiction. and it could be a big surprise for moms and dads to be. how often families expecting fraternal twins get identical babies and why.

in tonight's health alert, one in 10 american adults has had a problem with addiction and overcame it according to the new york office of substance abuse services. the researchers also found 34% of americans had successfully quit smoke. a new study out of emory university found that married adults who go out of the knife are three times more likely than singles to survive. 500 people were surveyed. the scientists believe the differences were partly due to outlook. the married patients were more positive about their chances of recovering. parents of twins have experienced this before, but a new study is backing them up. researchers from the university college london found that 25% to 33% of the time expectant

parents were told they were having fraternal twins but ended up with identical instead. sometimes identical twins have separate placentas. log on to abc2news.com. you'll find today's health headlines to help upphoned all the information upand your family -- you and your family need. we'll tell you who's pushing the right to legalize medical marijuana and what stands in their way. burning the candle at both ends. a wellness coach helps you find the balance. you've heard the hype, but do you need to have the new ipad?

right now, a wake is being held for a 13-year-old girl gund down in a baltimore alley last weekend. the funeral for 13-year-old monae turnage will be held saturday at southern baptist church on chester street. the hiv infection rate among african-american women in baltimore is five times higher than previously thought according to a new study by researchers at johns hopkins. the study was aimed at 2,000 women in baltimore and five other cities. the health commissioner said it focused on poor african-american women in inner cities with a high rate of sexual partners, unprotected sex and drug use, a group you would expect to see high hiv rates. the latest dare making rounds on the internet could be dangerous. it shows videos making the

cinnamon challenge seem like a joke. the game where people try to swallow a spoon full of cinnamon without anything to drink can have serious health consequences. maryland is trying to join more than a dozen states, and washington, d.c. to legalize marijuana. some lawmakers are again pushing to legalize pot for a purpose. don harrison talked with lawmakers fronting the fight. they are trying to persuade them to give the okay for marijuana to be given to marylanders suffering from different ailments. one bill would have closely watched programs by an educational research institution. another bill would have state run growers and dispensers. that is where the state has problems. some states that legalize marijuana programs have withdrawn them