prosecution by the feds. he testified for the governor's office and said that may not be a risk the state is willing to take. >> i believe the federal law applies. there's no state law that would remove liability for maryland residents. >> reporter: some legislators the feds have overlooked some of the programs and we need to think about the marylanders that who get relief from medical marijuana. >> there are many sick people at home. our way is to find the right people to help them and not put people at risk of being criminals. >> reporter: he is one of those marylanders that has taken a risk to use marijuana's medicine. maryland passed a law allowing people using it for medical reasons not to be arrested. that didn't help phillip when he was busted for possession. >> going to court, trying to

find a lawyer to protect me. they don't protect me. >> reporter: if the legislation does pass any of the medical marijuana bills, the governor said they would veto them. in annapolis, don harrison, abc2 news. first anne arundel county executive john leopold was indicted. last night the fire chief john robert ray received the same treatment. the vote came down 396-14. the union said the effort had been planned long before leopold's indietment. they said the main issue is staffing and there are 60 unfilled positions leaving working firefighters at a potential disadvantage. ray responded saying i have proudly served the citizens of anne arundel for 34 years and

believes my record votes for itself. that doesn't mean ray has to step down but their intention was to bring attention to these issues. had some morning cloud cover. you see the sun coming out in earnest allowing the temperatures to get into the mid-50s. temperature wise low 50s now. you can see it's cooler north and west. 43 in manchester. look at these wind gusts so far today. we've gusted to more than 40 in german town, rest ton, nearly 40 in woodbridge. the current steady ones closer to 10 to 15. 50s, breezy and mild. we will be turning cooler quickly as we go into the late evening hours. we'll talk about that and how your weekend is a sort of split scenario. >> abc2 continues to lead the

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they gave them an ear full at the dallas fort worth airport. the flight was getting ready to take off when the flight attendant jumped on the intercom and was screaming.

she talked about the plane crashing and even talked about september 11th. she was removed and taken to a hospital for an evaluation. the plane took off two hours later. it's been windy. parts of massachusetts people saw gusts nearly 50 miles an hour. at this gas station in new bedford, massachusetts, the canopy was completely blown over and it landed on a car below. the solar flare we talked about yesterday didn't cause many interruptions but it left behind an amazing light show. this was shot in minnesota early this morning. you've seen the ads and heard the buzz about the newest ipad, but do you need it? forget tina fey's saturday night live impression, something is bringing sarah palin to the

big screen.

apple whipped gadget gurus into a frenzy with the announcement of another ipad. but do you need it? >> reporter: by now you've seen it and heard it. you may have asked do i need it. for many the answer is yes. for the more casual tech consumer, the question might be do i need the new ipad. for existing ipad users, this latest version has a better camera and high definition

display. >> it's one of the best screens out there. also, it's a faster processor. when you combine the screen and the processor, that equates to better gaming. >> reporter: there's no big change in design, so an old ipad won't look too outdated. >> all around not a huge difference but they left in place a lot of what was working for them on the old ipad. for people hop aren't in the market or have the original ipad, they may want to step up. >> reporter: for those who don't currently own a tablet, price and size can make a difference. barnes & noble and the eye pad 2 will still be on sell for $399,

$100 less than the new version. i'm karin caifa, abc2 news. >> during the announcement of the new eye -- ipad cook said we've entered a post pc world. technology research company gaertner found shipments are growing at a slower rate. users still prefer pc's for photo editing and music creation. all right. take a look. it is still a breezy scenario, not the powerful winds quite of last night. we've seen gusts well into the 30s. 53 right now. winds northwest at 18 at last report from bwi. remember, that is not factoring in the gusts which are intermittent and will come

multiple time. we've seen some as hi as 35 to 38. through the day in baltimore lots of people enjoying it. a sunny dry day. yes, breezy, yes cooler by 20 degrees from yesterday but nonetheless an enjoyable march day. how about ocean city, decent waves. early cloud cover clearing out later. we cleared out rapidly in baltimore and central maryland. checking in on our fantastic sun set at kent island as the sun heads down. about as nice as it gets. makes you wish you were at hemmingway's taking in a beverage. >> absolutely. >> most of the activity is north of us. tomorrow through the weekend, probably the next chance of rain doesn't come until monday afternoon. mid-50s now. some 40s north and west. the coldest air is north of us, kind of comes through as a

reinforcing shot of a secondary cold front that the will make its presence felt and tomorrow a true cold shot but a brief one that will linger tomorrow night. the winds, which will stay gusty, will not be there tomorrow night. tomorrow night will be chilly. we will not be as much -- see as much wind. across the mid-atlantic states, you can see exactly in ocean city that boundary pushing out. there's the cold front draped all the way offshore of new england journal of medicine to the caroline -- off new england, the carolinas and georgia. there were showers last night. the closest precipitation in northern pennsylvania. cooler dry air funneling in. that's some extremely dry air, chap stick type of weather tonight into tomorrow morning. through the day tomorrow more widespread sunshine aches the cooler air settles.

we'll probably not get out of the upper 40s and another sunny scenario where we will not see change other than things begin to warm up. 30, turning colder and your forecast tomorrow 46. we'll say 47. tomorrow night down to 33 or so. take a look as we get ready to lack at your seven-day forecast. don't forget, whatever you do, why want you to be late for those sunday appointments. or set your clock before you go to bed saturday night. what a recovery. it's as if we're springing forward into spring weather. 70s the middle of next week. we have until march 20th before we officially come into spring. >> what a crumby winter. what do you think the odds are we might get one last winter storm before we're done with winter? >> it could happen through the end of march. typically that's coming out of a

frigid winter. >> you know i don't like surprise. all right. moving on to democracy 2012, unemployment has been a huge topic on the campaign trail as candidates fight for the presidential prize. emily schmidt joins us from washington with the latest on the intersection of jobs and politics, emily. >> reporter: the question is which party are you in? president obama likes this, 227,000 jobs created in the month of february. republicans are focused on an 8.3 unemployment rate. they are pointing out that's unchanged. it's definitely creating a lot for them to fight about. president obama spoke at a manufacturing plant in virginia touting the new jobs report that his policies are working. >> our businesses have added nearly $4 million new jobs. last month we added 233,000

private sector jobs. the economy is getting stronger. when i come to places like this and see the work that's being done it gives me confidence there's better days ahead. the republican national committee was quick to respond saying today's job report is another reminder that far too many americans are out of work and the situation is clearly not improving. millions of families continue to feel the pain of the sluggish obama economy. some of the republican candidates were sharply critical. >> the only reason it's down to 8.3% is people have quit looking or dropped out of the workforce. >> see that more jobs, less debt, smaller government. that is what we want and that is not what we've got. >> reporter: this shows all this red, all the jobs that were lost first under president push and then under -- bush and then under president obama and then

moving into positive territory. unemployment still at 8.3%. no president since fdr has been re-elected with numbers like that. >> what are they dog to keep their campaigns going? >> reporter: they are working hard to get that money. in fact, president obama went from talking about jobs to going down to houston, texas. he has two fund-raisers scheduled. he will raise at least $2.8 million tonight, a lot of money but he's up against mitt romney whose campaign razeed $11.5 million in february. what this tells you, both parties are expecting a long expensive race. >> all right thank you so much for that report. and the much anticipated hbo movie "game change" based on sarah palin's role in john

mccain's failed presidency had its dpk pre-- d.c. premier. critics claim it only focused on two chapters. >> hello, i'm roosevelt leftwich. coming up all brand-new at 6 new details as second dog shows signs of being in a dogfight. police hope a nice reward will get people to speak up. and what the mild winter here means for your wallet. john matarese takes a look at the extra money we should have in our pockets. now a preview of what's coming up at 6:30. she hecheed -- helped shape women around the world but she had tough times. what was the secret word that turned her into a billionaire, our person of the week.

stocks are ending the week higher. the dow jones industrial average rose 14 points to close at 19,922. the s&p 500 closed at 1371. starbucks isn't lowering their prices but you will soon be able to get one of their cappuccinos at home. they unveiled the single cup home brewing machine known as

barismo. they have a deal with green mountain. there's no mention of dissolving that partnership in the starbucks announcement. spring break is approaching. for many college students that could mean heavy drinking but the texas alcoholic beverage commission has come up with a tech savvy way to show people what could happen. the first app shows users what they would look like behind the wheel of the car. the second one allows you to submit complaints on places or people. the state said the apps are about a year away from being released. internet search engines beware. going's domination is nearly come please -- complete. the results show 38% of people -- 83% of people said google was

their preferred search engine. it's notal good news -- not all good news for google. they are risking their popularity with the new privacy policies. you may want one, but do you need it? we'll weigh the pros and cons on abc2 news at 6 which starts right now. >> i didn't have risky behavior. i want using drugs. >> new research suggests african-american women in baltimore are contracting the hiv virus at an alarming rate but is there more to the study. >> for the second time in a month a pitbull will show signs of dogfighting. what happened to princess. >> and the weather has been absolutely great but is it playing tricks on the economy. we'll tell you why