now abc2 news at 6:30. >> this day became hoody sunday to honor travon martin, the 17- year-old who was killed by a neighborhood watch captain and the mayor called this an assassination. that the former church of dr. martin luther king, the doctor called it a lynching. here is the latest for us. >> reporter: thousands across the country wearing hoodies at public rallies. an inside churches, a symbol of protest to demand protest because of the unarmed black

teenager killed in sanford. >> i would like to say we thank them and we appreciate all the support. it means a lot to us. >> his mother reacting to the nationwide protest against zimmerman. he claims he killed him in self- defense and his friends are upset over the killing. >> after this first started reports were that i got he couldn't stop crying. >> he has never been arrested or charged in the killing. >> because he is not in jail, he has been very confident, naively that this would all blow over. >> but it won't. they could bring a hate crime charge for using a racial slur when he called his supervisor before shooting him. >> in your view is a race cyst? i have never seen anything to indicate that. >> his cli in the will remain free according to him. >> after the 911 tapes are

released and the other evidence it will show george zimmerman was acting in self-defense. >> grand jury will hear the case on april 10th. i want to take you out to the rising sun baptist church where there is a prayer vigil. he wore a hoody to show his support for the 17-year-old. >> there is no rest for us. we're weary people. the killing of travon martin is indicative of that and that is why i have on this hoodie today to show solely dare ty and sympathy for the movement. this is not a moment, but this ace movement across the country. >> and house members are expected to wear hoodies on the floor tomorrow to show solidarity with martin.

back in 1998 a psychologist told penn state police that jerry sandusky acted like a pet toe file. the university was warned about him, but did not stop the alleged abuse. sandusky is currently under house arrest as he waits for his trial. >> while friends were at church today, he made the decision to take him off life support ch the death toll in charlston, west virginia has risen to nine. it is the deadliest house fire in 60 years. >> no cause yet. big house fire today. three people were inside the home. one saw fire shooting through the sun room. they all got out in time. a 20 year veteran firefighter

got burned. a half million dollars damage and it looks like it was accidental. >> good evening. we have your up to the date forecast. right now temperatures lower 60s, 62. 61 washington. these temperatures finally got their act together and started popping up throughout the afternoon because we got a few peeks of sunshine to warm things up, but most the day under clouds. a little rain coming through slipping into virginia but as for us a clearing taking place through eastern pennsylvania. we'll start to see some clearing here in baltimore and surrounding areas as we go throughout the evening hours. one thing i have to mention throughout the evening hours, winds are going to pick up 10 to 20 miles per hour. air temperatures in the 50s for this evening, but they will drop on the seven-day. no more 80s and maybe a freeze watch for some areas.

we'll talk about that in a few minutes. >> you may want to pick up the atlanta constitution. four writers investigated cheating on tests and few city districts have attacked cheating as aggressively as baltimore. remember that whistleblower a few years back? he started an investigation and he was in the article saying this was he feeling that's noting mattered more than the integrity of the school system. >> 14 years after pope john paul the ii went to cuba, the pope wants to reenergize the faith of christians and pope benedict will celebrate mass. he came up with the idea about four years ago to shave the hair off of men and women to show our children they are not alone in their fight

against cancer. today here look at the crowd. the hair was hitting the floor. it is looking to raise close to $200,000 and among those losing their lids, we had doctors and supporters and even the fire chief was out here. i want you to listen to sean mcgraw, the dad of scarlet who is now in remex. >> when you're a parent going through that, you feel helpless. you feel like there isn't anything you can do so when i find out about this event, i was able to finally give back. >> could he ever? he raised $47,000 in a year's time to help kids with cancer. >> great people for a great cause right out here. maryland is moving on. she had 21 points and 12 rebounds with the texas a&m. 81-74.

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well it sounds like the ultimate luxury. imagine going to get your cup of joe and paying it by simply pressing off your smart phone, but this new technology is raising eyebrows for many shoppers. the new trend, she will tell you how to keep your mobile money safe. >> it is the next technology for consumers. instead of thumbing through a wallet for a credit card, digging in your pocket for the right bills or counting out

coins, simply tapping a smart phone to pay the tab but moving towards mobile payments there are questions about keeping those transactions secure. >> if mobile first becomes more prevalent and as the numbers of methods of making payments increase, you have to look at it. >> they compose similar concerns to search engine and social media sites. how much information will you give to retailers with each transaction. >> is that something i want? is that something i can opt out of? those are all unresolved questions they will have to answer. >> there could be some advantages to the all digital approach. >> the information you put on your mobile wallet can be encrypted in a way that would make it harder for thieves to use that information than if they had your credit card. >> still adopting an option

like google wallet that only launched last september, is far off for a lot of consumers that won't cash in their real wallets just yet. well, we have those clouds sticking around the area today. in fact our high temperatures didn't hit the high until the afternoon. finally we got to 61 degrees here in baltimore. normal temperature is 57. no more mid-80s although we saw 80s across the board last week. doesn't look like we're going to see much this week. now temperatures, 57 an nap bliss. then you head to the west. temperatures a little cooler in the virginias. things are warming up nicely through the evening, but we'll drop as we head through the late evening hours and tonight. those clouds really trying to move out of here.

a little light rain. light rain showers moving through central maryland. that will dissipate in the next hour or so. the skies will clear. partly cloudy to mostly clear throughout the evening hours. then we'll have sunshine tomorrow. it was hard pressed to find sunshine especially at the inner harbor earlier today. then temperatures finally popped into the 60s but it took a little while to do that no winds reporting right now. a calm wind now in baltimore but as we head through the evening hours and through the day tomorrow and first part of the tuesday, winds are going to pick up. the reason why. area pressure that is causing showers anchored off the shores and clearing everything out. the area of low pressure going to move out as the area of high pressure moves in. then the winds will pick up. we're going to see a northwest wind so chilly temperatures monday and fuse for the start

of your workweek. we do have a freeze watch even for tomorrow night into tuesday morning. that is everybody shaded in blue, so everybody in that freeze watch. temperatures will drop down to 32 degrees or below. temperatures were in the 70s and '80s looses week and the week before that so if you're starting to plant vegitation outside, take a little newspaper and cover the flowers and that should protect them through tomorrow night. i'm not expecting temperatures to get back to the 30s for the rest of the week. future trend, those clouds will start to clear out again. maybe a few more showers, but that is about it for the next hour or so. those clouds clear tomorrow 8:00 a.m.. a little blustery through the day and very blustery and brisk through tomorrow night. it will go through tuesday and wednesday at 6:00 p.m. sunshine finally tuesday evening. the winds will die down and wednesday, more clouds and another chance of rain.

overnight tonight 10 to 20-mile- an-hour winds. monday, 59 degrees. it will be a little chilly out there. sunshine all the way around. we're clear tomorrow night, but we have the freeze watch for tomorrow night and tuesday and wednesday morning. 31 degrees. i don't know what's that feels like anymore. it will be a shock to everyone's system. 53 fuse. barely making it into the mid- 50s. friday and saturday we clear out and more rain sunday. >> two days and we're back. >> we're back above normal. >> maybe it will kill all the stink bugs, too. >> yes. >> that is what we do. >> listen, we have always gone into robby's first base and now abc has turned the sports memorabilia store into a reality show. they don't always agree, but that is what makes it so entertaining. their family threw a party while the boys were in new york. it features the father and hall

of famer jim brown stopped by and confirmed yes, that is my autograph on the helmet. the robby we see on tv is the robby you get in real life. >> this is really bringing out his personality. this is something that should have happened a long time ago because he is a natural. >> when you have memorabilia it ledge withmizes me. >> you can catch the show on saturday afternoon. we'll let you know if the network decides to pick up a second season. >> this weekend marks the 40th anniversary of the god father and the line leave the gun, take the con noelly. >> and we'll talk about the hunger games. may the odds be ever in your favor, this line. ♪

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is about the survival of the fittest where kids fight for food. they made its mark as the third biggest debut ever and right behind harry potter and the dark knight. the studio is going to release the sequel in 2013. >> interested ingoing to see that? no. i didn't read the book but i heard you were first in line. >> me? >> that is all for us here at 6:30. we'll see you tonight at 11:00.

welcome to maryland spotlight. across maryland there are so many critically ill children that could use a boost so i'm bringing you my guest today. make-a-wish foundation of the mid-atlantic and chris, the executive director of united healthcare. thank you both for being here

today. >> thank you. >> what a wonderful organization to uplifts children and to make them feel good throughout. >> it is about a 30 year history in that region. we basically grant the one true wish of every child who we encounter who has been diagnosed with a life- threatening medical condition. it is about going into a family's home during a very difficult time and giving the child a choice again when they have perhaps been told they won't go to school for a little while or can't play a sport or eat the food. whatever is their normal routine and make a wish volunteers work with them to discover what is their one true wish and help us gal von nize the community to make that dream come true. >> of course the support for the family is what makes make a wish a fantastic

organization. i know you have something very special coming up that you wanted to talk about. >> we do. thanks so much. on april 14th we're going to have our first walk for wishes and it will be inside at the university of maryland comcast center. we have invited all seven thousand families who have received wishes during our time here in the mid-atlantic region and we're hope ing to reach out to some who perhaps haven't heard about it one way or another as well. i thank you for the opportunity. we're seeking teams of individuals and i'm glad to have my friend from united healthcare with me. at the end of the day it will be a reunion to help assure wishes into the future for children in maryland and across the mid-atlantic region. >> that sounds like a very wonderful moving event. i know you're excited about it. >> talking about yes, united healthcare, not only is it important to have people

participate in events for you, but corporate and community involvement is important. tell me about your involvement with make a wish. >> we have been involved for the last few years and as a company across the country, we have granted over 1250 wishes and i think contributed over $10 million to the make-a-wish foundation, so it is a real special thing for us and our employees. we have a real spirit of reallism and if you have never been part of a wish party, try to do it real soon because i was saying when we were in the lobby, it is a good day at the office when you throw a wish party. it is a lot of fun and makes you feel really good. >> i bet you get a lot inn of interesting requests from kids. >> we have children who would like to meet the president of the united states. we have some who want to be

superheroes or those who want a laptop or a shopping spree, a puppy or a trip to where their parents were from. it runs the gamut and they are alter riv fix. the most important thing is they are that child's one true wish. >> that is wonderful. we want to make sure this is a successful event. we put up the information on the 14th. comcast center, university of maryland, mid-atlantic walk for wishes.org. >> any last thought the. >> as interesting we are for the walk for wishings, i want to do a shout out to a great group of people in baltimore who will be at the kids tri- @lynn. so go to our website and take a look at that. >> get the kids doing something. >> kids moving for kids.

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