bail out of the office. they're using the dragon boats. i'm joce sterman f you missed this weather, you better get out and enjoy what's left. it's about to change. wyatt? it is still march, so we know we're going to get some swings in the temperatures. things dropping into the 60s and cooler on sunday than saturday but for now we continue to stew in the 80s. 82 at dulles. 82 at easton. when we look at the air temperatures for highs, we reached 8 4, mighty warm. 86. humidity still rather high. so it will be a warm evening in the 70s, eventually falling into the 60s overnight. we'll talk about how the sun goes away for the weekend and look to early next book, some changes. they're all coming up.

the case of 17-year-old trayvon martin continues to pick up more and more attention. students are protesting. rallies have been held, but still no arrest. t.j. winick has latest, including the president's reaction. >> reporter: president obama weighed in on the killing of unarmed florida teen trayvon martin and the controversy surrounding it. >> if i had a son, he'd look like trayvon. i think they're right to expect that all of us, as americans, are going to take this with the seriousness that it deserves. >> reporter: while the justice department and a special prosecutor are investigating. george zimmerman, who shot the teen, has yet to be charged. the city manager said the police department as nothing to hide -- has nothing to hide.

the size and scope of the protest seems to grow every day. students staged walkups at this one forming martin's initials on their football hill. on capitol hill demonstrators wore hoodies. >> look to the right and the left and recognize this could have been anybody standing here. >> reporter: last night a massive crowd gathered in sanford with martin's parents. >> thank you for your support. it mean last lot to me and my family. we really appreciate it. we want justice for trayvon. >> reporter: while some of zimmerman's defenders state the stand your ground ground, it does not apply in this case. u.s. military officials said staff sergeant robert bales has officially been charged with 17

counts of premeditated murder for the shooting rampage in afghanistan nearly two weeks ago. a spokesperson said bales is also charged with six counts of attempted murder and is being held at fort leavenworth, kansas. divers off the coast of italy have recovered five bodies from the costa concordia. two people are still mission. the ship ran aground in january with about 4200 people onboard. a salvage company will be chosen to move the ship. the rutger's university student qected of a hate crime in the death of his roommate is talking for the first time. chris cuoma will have an interview. in his first interview,

20-year-old dahru ravi opened up about the death of tyler clementi. >> if people want to hear this boy say by, i'm sorry. i should have never done it, that's a hard thing to do when they don't think they're a bully. >> reporter: a kid who, along with his friends, wasn't motivated boy hate but fascinated by his roommate's life-style. >> we think they're so open and accepting, this new generation, but the problems are still there. >> reporter: ravie is facing jail time talking about the impact the decisions had on tyler clementi. >> i don't think what ravi and

his friends helped, made him feel even worse with things he was struggling with. >> reporter: you can see the interview right here on "20/20". the nation's first catholic cathedral is closing for repairs. last summer's earthquake caused $3 million to $5 million in damages and the eight-month repair is about it begin. engineers are sure the building is structurally sound. those aren't chips, rather long meandering cracks visible from the floor 100 feet below. while the church feels it surveyed the damage thorough le,

it does admit it doesn't know how deep they are. >> the dome is almost 1,000 feet off the dprund. i'm sure there are some hairline cracks that we missed. we know for sure, which is why we don't have to prolong the work. >> so the doors of the basilica were closed but remain open for weekend mass and the 21 weddings already scheduled there. coming up at 6:00 we'll show you some interesting shots from views you don't normally get to see from inside the basilica. everyone these days is drinking bottled water, but regular tap water may be better for your child's dental health. >> bottled water has a missing ingredient that could make the difference between a good checkup and mouth full of cavities. it does not condition tain

fluoride -- contain fluoride. it's recommended that you brush twice daily with toothpaste with fluer ride -- fluoride. dental health was launched across maryland. dentistings say fluoride is essential for helping good dental hygiene. >> water fluoridation was recognized as one of the top 10 achievements. it's under siege by folks who don't understand what it does. we're the top fluoridated area in the state. >> baltimore city's water system is one of the top water systems on the east coast.

water from here has won an award for its purity and fluoridation. we know who will take over st. josephs medical center. back if february, st. joe's looking -- announced it was looking for partners. the negotiations could take months to complete and would need approval from st. gee's current owner as well as federal, state and catholic church leaders. this woke they lost one of their own in her battle with cancer. tonight some kids hope to do their part to get rid of the disease. how they are raising money to help children fight cancer. there's been a lot of talk whether you should hand over your password to your boss. move over, harry potter.

they're gunning for the biggest march opening ever. how many turned out for those midnight showings.

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forget harry potter. that may have had the largest opening but "the hunger games" destroyed that record. don harrison loaded up on the popcorn and went to the movies to see what all the excitement was about. >> i'm very excited because these are my favorite books in the whole wide world. >> reporter: that was the reaction from this who saw "the hunger games" at midnight's showing. it was one of 4,000 locations around the country where "the hunger games" opened. it was quite an event here. >> when you get a whole punch of

kids, girls, it's kind of loud. they are really excited by the book. a lot of people had their hunger games t shirts on. >> reporter: in the everybody did the to finish reading the bach by susan collins. angela is trying to finish this before she meet as group of girls here. >> i hope it's as good as the book. >> most theaters sold out last nit for the premiere. >> we did it in 10 screens, had about 2,000 people. >> some people made today's movie a special open vent. >> we are so excited. the three of us read the series together. >> i'm so excited. i've read the book twice, all

three of them twice. coming to the movies, buying popcorn three times is another thing probably way more than that. >> reporter: in annapolis, don harrison, abc2 news. with 80 degrees and sunshine, i would probably go to the matinee saturday, sunday. 80 at bwi. two degrees off the all time heat. it did get to 84 at the maryland science center. fog this morning. we did have it in spots. not as widespread and dense. we have some fog including fredericks. a little haze and very summer like at least early summer like as we preace not finance hours. remember, our average highs

still mid to upper 50s, and we're in the 80s today. maryland's most powerful radar all clear that would hold up when weather goes down. there will be hit and miss showers and slightly cooler but none of that new as we continue to bask in the 80s and for highs. take a look at frederick. were it not for that morning fog, we can have hit 90 in frederick. that would have have been unbelievable. 84 at inner harbor. that's unbelievable. annapolis 77 with a cooling breeze. all right. her we go. to the west is with we can look ford to is the day and sunday. you see the scattered showers. not anticipating severe weather. we expect more unsettled weather. you can see the main storm system pinwheeling, making eastward prog dress centered over missouri, but we have the loading edge of the storm, the

front that's generating showers as close as west virginia. that will overspread from west to east, but high pressure will continue to keep the warm humid flow going. even as the clouds uncrease, it will stay warm. humidity high up and down the east coast. that will help fiewlt showers. here's the teaming. generally dry. the chance for a shower hit and miss rain on saturday. it looks like the heaviest may stay south of the baltimore area down through virginiad that will also begin to push offshore sunday but enough moisture that we could see showers through early sunday afternoon. we'll have cooler air wrapping. again, the type of rain over the weekend will be that hit and miss on and off scenario. mostly dry, 57 noo. your saturday, 69, close to 70.

mostly cloudy skies. your saturday night forecast down to 5 4, staying cloudy. here's your seven-day forecast as we look ahead. we begin to change. next week all the indications are we will be quite a bit cooler but still above average. mid-50s to upper 50s. that would be typical. at best 60s throughout the next seven days. still warmer than average. >> i say boo on this forecast. i was enjoying having summer at the end of march. now you will ruin it and make it normal. >> close to 70. >> we've already gone flip-flops. it's bad news. abc2 is on the go. we're checking out the spring garden open house. tell us what's going on.

>> reporter: if you're a gardener, it's like heaven. i've been eavesdropping on people. a lot of them may be getting ahead of themselves. carrie, what should people be thinking about plangt? >> generally you want to stick with cool water flowers like the pansies, primrose, things that can tolerate a light frost. as far as vegetables people are asking when we will get the tomatoes and peppers, but now is the best time it plant the cool weather vegetables like lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, so it's a perfect time for that. >> reporter: what are people asking? >> what can i plant now. as far as pel who want to plant color, the things that we will

have now will probably only bloom through may into june depending on how hot it gets, how soofnlt the summer plants that will be out in another month or so, that will take them into the fall. they have to plan how they will do things. >> it sounds like patience is really a virtue now. >> absolutely. maybe it's not but we don't know. >> reporter: you have a lot going on. >> this is the second weekend of our open house. we're showing off hour new renovations. we've done things to make it a greater experience for the customers. we have several workshops and we have some lectures, meadow scaping. there's a really special lecture, an opportunity for people to bring any questions they have it our horticulturist. so they can ask him anything they want to ask. >> and you will be here to answer questions.

>> i will be here to answer anything anyone wants to ask. >> reporter: it is gorgeous here. if you're planning to get into the garden, i think i got the better assignment. >> absolutely. a new study shows many m.d.'s are reaching out to thir patients to find date. and alcohol's ability to be creative. turn left.

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getting you up to the minute, president obama weighed in on the death of trayvon martin, a florida teen killed earlier this month by a neighborhood watch meme bemplet he calls it a tragedy and said if he had a son it would look like trayvon. it's a trial that made national headlines. now the rutgers student at center of a bullying case is talking to the media for the first time. dharun ravi sat down with chris cuomo and talked about his roommate tyler clementi. touring baltimore's basilica won't be an option. for eight months, crews will be making repairs. the project comes with a hefty

price tag. although tours will be stopped, they will host weekend mass and weddings. this is the time of year people start working on their to do and honey do list. for many it includes remodeling kitchens and bathrooms. roosevelt leftwich has more on keeping from deeing too deep into your wallet. >> reporter: in a tight economy it's important to pick a home improvement project that will give you the most bang for your buck. >> consider remodeling the kitchen or the bathroom. they get best return on their investment about 85%. the key is not overdoing it but keeping up with the joneses. >> reporter: you can also make improvements to the outside. >> we're doing a lot more screened porches, outside decks, pergolas,