are trying to determine how he got involved in the events. the scene unfolded across the street from her home in the 2500 block of west cold spring lane eye -- >> i heard boom and then the police car and i'm standing there looking. >> reporter: police say a man inside the home called 911 operators just after 9:30 in the morning tuesday and a man inside was armed with a weapon and they feared he may do something crazy. that fear proved to be prophet tick. >> they approached the front door, found a man armed with what appeared to be a knife like object. after the confrontation, the individual was shot multiple times. 21-year-old seron jackson was transported to the shock trauma center where he later died of his wounds. police say he has been placed on

routine suspension pending the outcome of an investigation into the shooting. >> this is the first police involved shooting since the tragic select lounge shooting. there will be a task force team that will meet. >> reporter: an autopsy will determine if jackson had any drugs in his system. police have pledged to release the officer's name within 48 hours. jeff hager. tonight a baltimore man is charged with assaulting a student in columbia last week. 48-year-old don nell vanderson is charged with assault and disorderly conduct. he went to the school on march the 21st, put on a ski mask, approached the 16-year-old male student and hit him.

the teen hit back and a 15-year-old student hit the boy. she was charged as a juvenile. the victim will not be tried. we want you to take a good look at this sketch. this man is wanted in connection with six burglaries and attempted burglaries in whitemarsh. they happened between march 22nd and 25th. each time the man tried to get in the home through an unlocked door or window. police are asking whoever might call this man it call them. police in towson are on the lookout for this man. he is accused of robbing three towson hear banks. he robbed the fargo on fairmont avenue twice and came back a second time on march the 8th and also hit the m&t bank.

all three happened in the middle of the day. each time he handed the teller a note demanding cash. now let's get to the continuing coverage of the shooting death of trayvon martin. today his parents spoke on capitol hill. they arrived around 3:00 this afternoon and received a small applause. representative john conyers also called for a moment of silence for martin. martin was shot last month by a neighborhood watch volunteer, george zimmerman in florida. >> i would like to say thank you. thank you for the spomplet as i said before and i'll say it again, trayvon was our son and your son. it breaks my heart. >> zimmerman said he was --

there were sources that said it began with a few words, changed. students and faculty from the school without walls marched to the white house today. they chanted "no justice, no peace." they want president obama to call for a federal probe into trayvon martin's death. over the weekend jason grier posted comments on wwjltv about the local protests over martin. one comment read act like a thug, die like one. >> including in those comments was that he was a member of the nopd which caused me great con sernlt i suspended the officer immediately and without pay indefinitely and directed chief westbrook to conduct a they rope

investigation into the comments. >> now the officer posted his own name on his facebook page. the post comes one week after a new orleans prosecutor lost his job about cases he was handling. >> remember that flight attendant who went off? this time it's a pilot. a jetblue plane heading to vegas had to make an emergency landing in texas because the captain took ill. he began yelling about a bomb so they held him down and had an off duty captain who happened to be an off duty pilot helped. we want you to met next superintendent of howard county schools, doctor renee foose who was deputy superintendent before that, worked in montgomery county and before that a state

trooper. she will replace dr. sydney cousins. now she was in the same room in columbia with this man, dr. s dallas dance, but it was announced that dr. dance will become the next superintendent of baltimore county schools. let's get to the latest in education news. students who were taking those college entrance exams this fall will have to submit photo i.d.es. it follows reach cent allegations of widespread cheating on new york's long island. 20 current or former students were charged. some students were paid as much as $3500 to take the s.a.t. exam for others. budgets are beginning to recover. one hear that's not soon to

rebound, education. a survey finds that about 80% of ed cation katetors -- educators said their schools lack funding. two thirds are considering cutting staff. about 25% are looking at furloughs and some may cancel summer school programs. somewhere along the way we took a right turn and we're heading back to march. while the sun was shining, the temperatures provided us with an early spring. say it ain't so wyatt. >> fresh spring air. that's what i like to call it. mid-50s out there now, 54? ocean city. only freeze warnings for tonight for southern new jersey down toward wildwood but basically here in central maryland and really across the state temperatures back down in the 30s tonight but not quite as

frigid. you can see sapphire blue skies. that's a live shot. this evenings 40s, clear and crisp. sort of a warmup and we cool off. >> you brought up the word develop. the plant would oversaturate retail. others said no it won't. they said the project would be perfectly fitting into the growth. greenberg gibbons said they already have a development with giant wegmans and plans 1,000 square feet. with this and two other office projects in the works, many fear traffic would be a key. however, the county said the builders have promised to

improve this intersection. >> i don't have the expertise that they do. they are smart enough and wise enough to figure this out. i think the traffic improvements will help everyone. >> they plan to start demolition this spring and could be getting construction before the end of the year. we'll have more tonight at 6:00. >> there's a new report out from kids in danger. it finds while children product recalls dropped 24% last year, injuries grew. they grew about 7%. the consumer product safety commission said about 40% of all the recalls from last year were for children's products. >> we'll tack you to the university of maryland medical strs -- center and tell you

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>> count the cards in the deck. take a look outside. we're all winning the clear weather lotto. how's that. 55 at the airport. keep in mind. this is average for late march. this is nothing unusual. it feels maybe unusual after a week near 70 all last week. kent island today, the bay bridge arena, beautiful postcard shot, very light chop on the severn with light breezes. the winds dying down. baltimore not as many out walking around. it was in the the kind of tropically warm weather we had. crystal clear. that's going to hold up tonight. the next several days. we'll have a brief chance for afternoon showers tomorrow. temperatures running in the mid to low 50s, steadily cooling

off, places like northern baltimore county. our winds have diminished greatly. what little wind we have from the west, northwest but not dragging in the kind of very frigid air that was once coming in last nit and early this morning creating that frost scenario. humidity levels down around 17%. extremely dry air. that will cool off. we'll be back in the 30s tonight. for all the north, extreme northern maryland we should stay above the freeze point. we only get concerned when we go to freezing for more than an hour or two. it won't last. all right. a few clouds to the north and west. some could be in by day -- break. the weak front could push us toward 730679 the main front will be a cold front this will briefly drop temperatures, so to explain that, previously warming up early in the day tomorrow and

temperatures dropping tomorrow evening, but not significantly. temperatures only dropped five or 10 degrees. if we get close to 70 tomorrow we may get close to 60 before the front comes through. it's a weaker system and not looking to generate much, if any, in the way of rainfall. behind that there's nothing left it replace. it it looks like sunshine into the week and the first part of your weekend. that's how things unfold. pretty seasonal temperature wise. 37 tonight, into the day tomorrow. am i supposed to -- don't know what he was doing there. bottom line is this. i don't know how to keep competing with that, jamie, but looks like there will be sunny and breezy through the end of the week. >> let's go dancing. the quick step, the jive.

two teams emerged. george pennachio has all the highlights. roshon fegan and his partner danced. katherine jenkins and her partner -- >> i don't remember a thing. how did it go. >> do you feel like will contender for the mirror ball? >> i think so. we're working super hard. what do you think? >> i'm feeling it. >> reporter: another time, this one william levy and maria menounos. >> we are receiving a lot of love.

>> reporter: one point behind them for fifth place a very driven donald driver. >> get ready. we're coming. >> he's followed by sherri shepherd and then jalil white and then mcgrew. gilbert, knight and martina navratilova. >> just getting better every week is more than enough. >> that was part of my decision to come on. >> i thought i was much more rested and relaxed than last week. i'm still going to do it. >> so the dancing is done. now the pressure is on. the first couple of the season will be eliminated tonight.

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tonight's health alert, crop want to shed some pounds? have appeals of chocolate. there's a new study out from the university of california san diego. those who ate chocolate on a regular basis had a lower body mass index. it seems chocolate's ingredients speed up your metabolism. i have a funny feeling there will be another report tomorrow. here it is. that doesn't mean you can eat great amounts of chocolate. so there you g. despite a stunning announcement that stomach reducing operations can reverse and cure diabetes, heart specialists say their number one enemy in the war against it is obesity. doctors say two thirds of americans are either overweight

or obese and that number keeps growing. heart specialists say they won't be able it make big strides if they can't reduce our growing obesity problem. abc2news.com is the place for all the health news. check out the page. i'll find today's health headlines as well as different categories. you'll find all the information to keep you and your family noise and safe. we have more health news to tell you b it's a face transplant. we'll tell you how this was done right here in our city. look who was if annapolis today, republican presidential candidate newt gingrich and in georgia, find out who is behind this house blowing up. it's another sad reminder of somebody living in hard times.

thanks for watching us. we want to get you caught up on all the news. tonight a man, police say, who had a knife was shot and killed by officers. someone called 911 from a home on west cold spring lane saying an armed man was inside. they were afraid he would do something crazy. officers arrived and found that 21-year-old seron jackson was armed. the parents of 17-year-old trayvon martin were in washington speaking at a hearing on hate crimes. he was shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer. authorities say there's evidence that martin knocked the watchman died after the two exchanged words. >> we have tips from a

seven-time lottery winner. the jackpot is $363 million. there's still time left. richard says he's won more than a million dollars by following a few simple rules. he recommends picking your own numbers and staying with the numbers you pick. i'd like to pick 93 degrees. warmer spring like temperatures. let's take a live look at our harbor cam. the skies are clear. let's check in with meteorologist wyatt ebb ber -- wyatt everhart. i think our freeze threat is gone. the rest of the evening in the 40s. i did want to back this up and show you the current air temps which statewide currently set in the low to mid-50s. this is pretty seabl