police responded to a 911 call. when officers got there he allegedly met them pat the front porch with the knife where they shot him. the victim has been identified as 21-year-old seron jackson. now initially police reported he had been threatening his moargts prior to the arrival. they have since backed off of that statement. >> we will not disclose what this was. we want this make sure whatever is happening inside the house someone felt compelled to call police. police responded within a minute and this situation unfolded. >> this is the first police involved shooting since the select lounge shooting. the task force will investigate. let's go to howard county. police charged a man for assaulting a student. he has been charged with second degree assault and disorderly conduct. the assault was caught on tape.

he came wearing a ski mask and areached 16-year-old and swung a pun much that grazed the -- punch that grazed the teen. the victim has not been charged. baltimore county police are asking for your help. they want to know who this man is who's responsible for three bank robberies in the towson area. police say the man robbed the wells fargo bank and then hit an m&t bank in january. then help went back to the wells fargo earlier this month and robbed it again. each time the man was caught on surveillance cameras. you can see he wears athletic type clothing and de-- present has note saying he has a weapon. they say this man was scene in the area of six different robberies in four nights in the whitemarsh area. it started on march 23rd. four homes have been broken in

on joppa road, dena vista and ramble wood. police are concerned because residents were home at the time f you have information on the robberies or the bank robberies, call police or metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7-lockup or head to metro crime stoppers.org to submit an anonmust tip. democracy 2012. republican -- republican presidential candidate newt gingrich was in annapolis. he order pad crab cake because that was the suggestion of ted dirks the -- teddy, the owner. gingrich is in the state as the republicans will fight it out. gingrich started at the statehouse where he addressed members of the senate and house

of delegates and stopped in a jewelry store. during his visit to annapolis gingrich made a point of criticizing the governor on his plans to increase the gas tax. >> also, there's talk here about an increase in the gas tax which i think shows as much political insensitivity as you can imagine. >> gingrich will be able it talk about his plan at an event that will be held in salisbury on the eastern shore. tomorrow cloning man ron paul -- congressman ron paul will be at college pancht the event will take place at the ritchie coliseum. you must preregister to get if early and get a seat. >> a bill to exspand gambling to table games passed and there will be more. it passed the state senate overwhelmingly, 35-11.

the bill would not allow games like craps and blackjack to be put. it would increase the amount revenue they can keep. then lawmakers are frustrated tonight. >> we went through the whole process and we got video, at arundel mills. >> the house moves on to the house of dation. it must past the house and it has to be signed before ratified. >> there's a push by some lawmakers to put the redistricts plan on the ballot. they helped kick off the petitions drive today. republicans would have been very critical of the redrawn map. that disstrict was redrawn with a significant portion of montgomery in it which has more

democratic voters. well, more is on the way to owings mills as a local owner said he will give it his heart. the wegman's market is in the middle. some say the project will be a little larger than other developments planned. abc2 news roosevelt leftwich explains. >> reporter: did you know there was originally a leg plan for owings mills. since then there has been no one area that you can really call the heart of owings mills. recent proposals may give it its center. the building will come down. if the zoning comes through larks lot of other stuff will start going up, big stuff. >> this is a water shed moment

for owings mills. you've got one shot at wegman's. >> it is just a super market. it's the difference between owning a ford maverick and a 2012 cadillac. the project would turn this into a million square feet, but with the development on top of all that, the other shopping along the reisterstown corridor really isn't too much. >> this will be led by a grocery center. that's very different from what the mall has planned ins it redevelopment. by the way, the mall redevelopment is years away. this is right now. >> it will be different in a few years. i don't see any difficulty with this. >> reporter: they studied the area and said owings mills had a

shortage of viable retail space. others are looking for something else, a center a vocal point for the community. >> with the renovation being talked about at the mall and this project and the metro, i think owings mills is poised to really blossom and further grope and meet it -- grope -- grow and mitt it -- meet its potential. >> reporter: they say the traffic survey is almost done but they are planning improvements that they say they will pay for to help with the traffic flow. >> all right. we'll stay in baltimore county. in baltimore county you have a brand-new superintendent, the first time in 12 years. his name is dr. s dallas dance. he will be the next superintendent of baltimore

county schools. he is current lit chief -- currently in houston and is replacing dr. hairston. dr. dance and dr. foose were going after the same job. renee foose previously worked in montgomery county. before that a state trooper for six years. now she's the superintendent of howard county. all right. now to those ever rising ago pasmght the price of -- gas prices. the average is $3.93 a gallon. we found some below $4 a gallon. this one is $3.87. where are the cars?

no cars. premium was just over $4 at $4.01. a gulf station $3.93. mid-grade, premium well over $4 and another at $3.95. premium up to $4.25. log on to abc2news.com to find the cheapest gas prices going. you'll find the list of the cheapest found by people in the area and you can use the interactive map. time's running out for one of the biggest megamillion jackpots we have ever seen. tonight's drawing is a couple hours away. you have less than four hours to get your ticket. the jackpot is worth $363 million, which is the third highest megamillions in history. if you decide i'm going to take

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let's go out to western maryland. it was frostburg. beautiful this time of the year. wyatt will be back with the details. want to take you to the university of maryland. i hope you saw the story we ran at 5:00. want to show you again.

the first face transplant and the second in the country. some of the images may be upsetting to you but this is a 36-hour surgery shelled -- held at the shock trauma center. richard lee norris had a gun accident in 1997. he had lived years behind a mask. now his life has changed. >> he's still hospitalized. he's recovering much fares than we expected. he's moving his jaws, opening and closing his mouth. he's on a liquid diet. he's beginning to feel his face. he's actually looking in the mirror shaving and brushing his teeth which we never expected. the medical center calls it the most exten self-of its kind. nonof it would be possible without the living legacy

foundation. the donor's family asked to romaine anonmust at this time -- anonmust at this time. today is national diabetes day. they want to us look out for risk factors. it can lead to seerous complications but you have to note risk factors and determine if you're prone to developing the disease. does your child play sports? there's a troubling trend when it comes to sports injuries. more people are injuring their achilles tendon. >> reporter: staying active is an important part of mat williams life. part of his job is to develop field turf used in sports stadiums many he injured his achilles tendon.

>> it was pain, stiffness, inability. it's taken probably a solid two months to being committed to the therapy and the programs that the doctors and therapists have given me. >> reporter: it severely limits him and cost him time off work. it's an injury that doesn't discriminate. >> these injuries occur in everything from young kids playing sports to weekend warriors. >> reporter: he is the director of research at the sports medicine department. it shows akeel lease injuries -- achilles injuries have quadrupled. if you don't stretch and prepare before you start working out, you could get hurt. >> a weekend warrior who is not prepared and say you're twine 40 -- between 40 and 60, your risk is high. >> reporter: doing exercises

with bursts of activities to strength tendons and take time to stretch. >> 10 to 15 minutes to stretching before or after. it's important. >> reporter: an important step to avoid a painful injury, linda so, website -- abc2 news. >> it's important to take more time out to stretch as you get older. if you want the latest health news, you can get it by liking linda so's page right there on facebook. all right. sunshine. that's what we've got out there, but certainly not feeling all that warm. it looks a lot warmer when you're stairing out the -- staring out the window. this is back to normal for a typical late march day here in maryland. speaking of that, i want to show

you some of the sky shots from our weather bug camera. this is our view of the bay bridge marina. man, it was a goreious day to be out on the water. if you had a chance, you had to put an extra layer on. from clarm city run a gorgeous day to take a run. yes, it was cool and little breezy but so crystal clear. we like to have a little bit of crisp spring weather before things heat up. take a look at maryland's most powerful radar. that should continue to be the case even as we go into tomorrow afternoon. i expect a few hit or miss showers, better chances for rain holding off until much later. mid-50s will cool off to the 40s and upper 30s by daybreak. we'll stay out of the frost but it will be cold overnight winds are light.

we won't have the wind chill factor. hair continues to be bone -- hair -- air continues to be bone dry. this will change tomorrow. clouds blowing out of the north and west, the western edge of the state. expect skies to go partly cloudy. the chance for precipitation coming in late in the delay tomorrow but a slim chance. high pressure holds tonight still funneling in chilly winds. we have a brief warm front that will pass through and warm us up to 70. then our main front mr. come stliewp wednesday night and that will be a cool front that will clear the skies and push us back into the 60-degree range ?or thursday. near 407 tomorrow. the day after tomorrow near 60. you can see two different air masses. the one impacting us tonight, the cool air mass. we'll get warmer stuff through the day. as we go through the day, we'll get a warm surge. here's the cool front. as that comes through,

temperatures will peak near 407 by 3:00, 4:00 tomorrow at latest. then cool hair funnels in tomorrow night but not tremendously cool, just enough to prevent us from warming up significantly on thursday. thursday looks like another sunny spring day. 37 with a few clouds. tomorrow 72 with clouds on the increase. yes, the possibility of a late day rain shower. by tomorrow night we should be relatively clear, temperatures down to 530. the outlook is warmer. friday most of the day in the 50s, but sunshine and the weekend show happening warmup sunday, especially into early next week. >> i like it. you're going to like this. a game for the women terps. they are going to take on notre dame for the right to play in the final four. the terps are in the elite eight

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tomorrow 72, chance of a late day shower. >> all right. world news is next. don't forget the blog. we'll see you at 11:00.