we can say that. these are quick movers. there has been a little more activity west of the immediate baltimore area and certainly out in the mountains they have had snow showers. here's the deal, big disturbance pinwheeling spinning off the new england coast sending in the clouds and the gusty northwesterly winds. down through the 40s we'll g we'll talk about "hawaii five-0" temperatures will change and much more. it's all coming up. let's go to breaking news right out of florida. a special prosecutor says the state has charged the man accused of shooting an unarmed teen. let's take you live to the scene. it will be a live picture of the press conference taking place in jacksonville, florida. that is state attorney angela corey of that area. reportedly what we have heard is he has charged george zimmerman,

the captain of the community watch group with second-degree-murder back in february. zimmerman is in custody. zimmerman admitted to the shooting but said it was in self-defense. it is part of the stand your ground giving people wide at-- at tad -- latitude. coming up at 6:30 we'll have complete coverage with diane sawyer. we'll bring more as this newscast continues. now to a breaking news update. a four alarm fire at a dundalk church has been ruled an are a son. the fire was set outside the building near two sheds in the back. the fire quickly spread into the church because of high winds heavily damaging the building.

>> bad. a lot of work's got to be done, a lot of work. >> baltimore county police say they do not have a suspect or motive at this time. anyone who may have information, please call police at 410-370-2 -- 200 or thect crimes, that number with your information. baltimore gyre pri a-- jury acquitted twin brothers of setting a dog on fire. travers and tremayne johnson were found not guilty. the first trial ended in a mistrial. the state's attorney said he's des appointed with the verdict but respect the jury's decision. michael atkinson of pikesville was arrested after

they say he impersonated a police officer and raped a woman. he flagged down a woman and told her he was an office are and searched her. police say he drove to the wooded hear near leakin park where he raped her. he face several charges including kidnapping and impersonating a police officer. a harford county woman is behind bars tonight facing extradition after allegedly having sex with a 16-year-old boy. they arrested 39-year-old lisa car rom and she will face nine sex charges in florida. her husband had no idea she was having an affair with a teen who lived 800 miles away. >> the two met online playing video games. that relation progressed to communication via skype and then ultimately the investigation indicates that this 39-year-old woman traveled to florida on two

occasions, stayed in a hotel there and was meeting with the 16-year-old in florida. >> carroll and the teen told investigators they were engaged to be married prior to the sexual encounter. in maryland the legal age is 16 but in florida it's illegal to have a relationship with someone seven years your senior. police say this man, david grayson french, jr. was behind the wheel of a collar that hit beverly moore as she tried to cross the street in perry hall. he is being held on $500,000 bond. harford police are trying to find this man. they say he robbed the cecil bank on pulaski highway and havre de grace yesterday. the sucht is in his mid-40s, walk into the bank and demanded money from the teller.

the-year-old suspensions of two high school la crosse players have been overturned by the state board of education. the two teens were suspend after a utility tool and a lighter were found with their la crosse equipment. >> reporter: nearly a year after being pulled off a school bus having his la crosse bag searched and handcuffs placed on his list, memories are fresh in his mind. >> it was shocking, embarrassing. it felt weird. it felt like i was tossed under the rug. felt like i was being bullied. >> reporter: an anonymous search pled to the search of list bag and his teammates. it turned up a utility tool and lighter, items they use to work on their la crosse sticks. both boys were taken off the bus and graham was arrested.

they were using tools like this to work on their la crosse sticks. this is what the school board said was a deadly weapon, and this is what they said was an explosive device. >> casey was charged with an explosive device when he had a cran del stick light -- candlestick lighter. >> reporter: still, casey was suspend and his national honor society status was in jeopardy. it was overschooled by the school board. the father of casey said -- casey's suspension made this difficult to playly for colleges. >> when you -- when you try to explain you've been suspended for an expleasesive device, the first response is there's more to what you're telling us.

>> reporter: graham is pleased with the reversal of his suspension. >> people know i'm not a criminal. >> reporter: in easton, don harrison, abc2 news. >> the families have not decided they will not pursue this any farther. the trial of the man in a hit and run that killed two girls will start today. reuben dunn was driving under the pin fliewns when he hit courtney angeles and emerald smith. he faces reckless neglect driving, a dui and other charges. you may have noticed one lane was closed and a car hanging over a bridge was part of the drill for the howard county fire department. >> incidents that we only run a

few times. it's vitally important to ensure that we do it in a safe manner and an efficient manner as well. >> this is the first time in three years the department has conducted this type of training. the maryland food bank is merging with a hagerstown group to expand into western maryland. it's merging with food resources of hagerstown creating a new branch that will serve as a central distribution hear. the network comprises more than 120 soup kitchens and pantries. . this morning baltimore county leaders and educators kicked off a new campaign to increase the number of graduates with math and science degrees. it matches public school students with community college. the goal is to increase the number of young people graduating with degrees science, engineering and mack by 2015 --

math by 2015. >> weunder stand that science, math, technology are corner stones. >> they are concerned at the rate at which americans are falling behind. they say this jeopardizes our economic opportunity and eventually national security. the nuclear regulatory commission has charged the plants with the safety violations. according to reports the agency charged the plant after an employee was caught napping in a room that houses generators. this appeared to be an isolated problem. that employee has since been dismissed. we have seen president destruction cause biped tornado

-- by tornadoes. 248.8. >> meet two brothers who have turned their come petition into getting healthy. 54 at bwi. we guaranteed you 55 so we do have a two dprg -- two-degree weather winter. rosie gets an umbrella. cool trend. we'll talk about how that will change coming up on abc2 news at 6.

now to a breaking news

update from florida. george zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who killed trayvon martin in february has been charged with second-degree-murder. zimmerman has admitted to shooting unarmed martin but as self-defense as part of florida's stand your ground. world news with diane sawyer will have more on the case in about 15 minutes or so. the fifth annual brick challenge is in place. many are trying to take home the $10,000 prize. one team has turned the competition into a family affair. >> reporter: it's tuesday morning and brothers joe and jerry winn are hard at work, pumping iron and it's a tough job but these two are no

strangers to working and living together. >> no fights in the house? >> always. always. we had our times, our bouts. >> you're at 248.8. >> reporter: after shedding 44 pounds, they're focused. >> we're off to a good start. >> reporter: the winn brothers joaned it after seeing an ad and immediately called joe. >> my first thought is, yeah, i can do this. i was laid off at the end of january. i have nothing but time. to los a little weight and feel healthy can only help. >> reporter: the brothers say it's a long road back to a healthy life-style. it's a way of life they both recall based on their athletic career. >> the time schedules got me away from being where i needed

to be. >> about 10 years ago i ran the full baltimore marathon. i remember one of the training run on the ncr trail and it was pouring down. i got down with that. i said this stinks, so i stopped and i got lazy. >> already 10 minutes into the workout and break a -- breaking a sweat. >> reporter: the trainer -- >> they have that background in sports training. >> reporter: so it's full speed ahead for the brother's win. the goal to lose a combined 125 pounds. >> all right. >> it is fun. we come in. we see a lot of people every day who say hi to us, give us complements. for me that's a great motivator oar in timonium, reporting. >> are those guys twins?

they look so much alike. they won this woke's challenge by losing 13-pounds in the past seven days. kids going through some rough times are the focus of a make a wish foundation. the group helps to make dreams come true for ill children. this 14-year-old is one of them who has spent a lot of time dreaming of things he would like to have. he is fighting a terminal disease and loves video games so the foundation helped him create his own. >> when i got there, it was an amazing experience. >> reporter: what was it like? >> everyone liked my idea of the game. >> there are companies that help and to do things as families to get away, to have a break from the illness, to have a break from everything, to escape reality for a little while. >> through the make aon joshua y

got a dloons meet with art -- chance to meet with artists. they helped make his wish come true. >> all right. take a look, beautiful shot at the inner harbor, a nice maritime maryland look. 48 at the airport. humidity near 50% and winds gusting around 20, although the sted zip winds lower. temperatures are dropping pretty quickly as they will continue to over the next several hours. there have been some very light scattered showers out there today. it's increased our humidity more than anything else. but at times a few raindrops. it's welcome rain. obviously with the enhanced fire risks we'll take it. look here some winter showers west of cumberland, a brief

patch of thunder show toward somerset, pennsylvania. quite a change. sticialtion the chance for a few showers around central maryland, then getting colder and drier overnight. freeze warnings up for washington county west and central northern pennsylvania through harrisburg a froze watch. so protect those plants overnight. 32. we're at the freezing mark. most of the stating in the 40s and 50s. winds steady from the west will continue to bring in that chilly air. gusts will be up around 20 for the next couple of hours. the setup is basically one where we'll see a little more humid conditions, a hit or miss shower, so not quite the red flag conditions. the bad side is this, if you need the rain and want the rain this will be very minimal. we'll go back into a dry pattern

until sunday afternoon. high pressure coming in will bring in the sunshine big time starting late in the delay tomorrow and friday. in the meantime cloudy with a hit or miss shower. i want to show you basically across the mid-at antic we'll see the clouds let up. tomorrow clouds will come back somewhat. seems like very slim chances tomorrow and then friday look crystal clear and dry as temperatures begin to warm up tomorrow in the 50s but starting friday we're back in the 60s, 70s and 80s for the weekend. overnight 35 as we get colder with clearing tomorrow mostly sunny skies but maybe increased clouds. tomorrow night down to 38, mostly clear, not as chilly. here is your seven-day forecast. quite a change here. you feel how much cooler this is today. yet, by saturday you'll be feeling how much warmer it is. then we've got a good chance to

get to 80. in terms of the rain maybe a shower. the best chance looks like the middle of next week so we hope this gets that. >> as soon as we get warm we get rain. >> and bring in the chance for thundershowers. sure, why not. well, the weather was rather tame today but we all know this can change at a moment's notice. tornadoes like these are not usually scene in -- seen in maryland. today the emergency management agency along with the national weather service and local schools helped schools practice what they would do if a tornado came their way. this was all part of severe weather week in the state. officials hope it will drive home that even a simple storm can change quickly. a thunderstorm can spawn off any types of storms including heavy rains which could lead to

heavy flooding, tornadoes, hail and then toward lightning strikes and lightning strikes can strike people. we use this week as a number of events where we have a significant amount of community outreach to make people aware not to take these storms for granted. last year there was a record 27 tornadoes in maryland. you're looking at a beautiful picture. very, very nice picture. a lot of folks out there, a couple dogs enjoying this bricks weather. wyatt will have another look at the forecast coming up.

coming up, the epic romance movie titanic is back in 3d. plus, the obama administration is blaming -- is to blame for more women losing jobs. that's what mitt romney says. those stories and more when you join us for abc2 news at 11. >> one last check of the radar. you may see a hit or miss shower but i don't expect to see much. it's dry out there.

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