pushing for wind power. power. (governor) "it is independent energy future... why some think the governor could be moving too fast. fast. lighters that look like something else.the new effort to keep them out of maryland. maryland.a bad day for a mayor in florida. the reason he ended up flat on his back. back. and stuck on a cliff. why that was only part of the problem. good evening i'm jeff barnd barnd and i'm jennifer gilbert. after a 5 day streak of violent crimee---police are lloking for suspects --- --- family.../ and... friends...// mourn.../ the loss.../// of... loved.../ ones.... pnes.... 3...and we just crushed right now... my brother's gone...

that's...// the... ssster.../ of... david..../ mclaughlin.../////he was killed this past sunday.... áádozens áá...// of... people .../ gathered.../ in... the rain tonight ...//// áálightingáá...// candles.../// on.../ flower--ton.../ road.../// in... southwest.../ baltimore.../ to... remember.../ mclaughlin...////. ááloved-onesáá...// say...// he... was.../ a... great.../ person and this is.../ surveillance video.../ david.../ mc- - laughlii...// was... murdered.../// ááheáá.../ was followed .../ from... a... woodlawn.../ club.. // áátoáá.../ a... gas.../ station ---///// ááwhereáá ../ .he... was stabbed.../ to.../ death..../// 10:04:46 at this point were asking for anybody who may have information in regards to it as far as what went on at the club :52 whatever altercation that may be or maybe something that occured at the gas station parking lot lot david's...// mother...// says...// he.../ had.../ a... substantial.../ amount ...of money.../// on.. .him...// that.../ night. another blemish to the city ppice department's reputation today ---a city officer is arrested -- accused of sexually abusing a minor. minor. investigators say detective kevin rowland is a member of the violent crime

intervention unit.....the 10 sexually abusing a minor insiie his harfood county home... sources say.....the alleged victim is 17 years old....she is not a rowlands home last summer.... outcue: than our words... words... a police spokeperson says one of the charges is a felony and rowland is expected to be suspended "without" pay once that charge is reviewed.... . city police had success in seizing 8 guns from a convicted feeon. detectives were told the suspect was selling illegal weapons in northwest baltimore.police raided a home last night and arrested the man.he already did time for armed robbery in 2007. one person.../ is.../ dead.../ ááafteráá.../ an... overnight fire.../ in... northwest.../ balt.

baltimore.... this.../ the... scene.../ last...// night.. //// ááfirráá.../ crews.../ battled...// a... house fire...// on.../ spring-dale.../ avenue....////// áácrewsáá.../ founn .../ roger... carter.../ unconscious .../ on... the.../ second.../ floor....//// ááheáá.../ diee.../ later.../////. ááresidentsáá../ say.../ carter.../ was... a.../ great.../ neighbor. (habersham/neighbor) "i mean it'' just very tragic. i mean, when you lose a family member ii's touching us cause it's almost like a family member to us. i mean it's just very, very tragic. you can still smell the smoke here now.. to remind you of what could happen." happen." other people.../ inside.../ got... out.../ safely..... áátheáá.../ cause ...of the fire.../ remains.../ under.../ investigation. in annapolis tonight... state lawmakers spent hours scrutinizing governor o'malley's operating budget. the budget is balanced...and also includes more than 120- milliondollars in left-over funds. it restores around two- thirdsof education funds originally cut in the governor's budget. but it also calls for about70-million dollars in fee increases.that includes doubling the"titling fee" when you buy anew car.

meanwhile -- the state house voted to halt natural gas drilling in western maryland. they want a two year study to be completed before drilling in the marcellus shale region. a permit for drilling can be granted before the study is done.opponents see this as a moratorium... supporter say they want to make sure the drilling techniques don't harm the drinking water supply. the bill now goes to the state senate. governor o'malley makes another pitch ffr renewable energy.he's urging state lawmakers topass a bill accelerating constructionof offshore wind turbbnes...off thecoast of ocean city.the governor says the project will create 20-thousand construction and manufacturing jobs. (governor) "it is not only energy future, it's about that most important thing that we need right now in america and that is jobs." jobs."critics are upset that utility ratepayers would have to subsidize part of construction costs for the project.but the governor says

ratepayers would pay no more than two dollars a month. lighters.../ that... look like toys .../ áácouldáá.../ soon... be.../ banned.../ in.../ maryland..../ maryland..../they're called novelty lighters.most people buy thhm as collectors' items... but democratic delegate james malone of baltimore county wants them banned. he says the toy-like lighters attract kids... which can then cause trouble. 741 they're playing with them in the bedroom. we've had fires caused in the bedrooms. fires caused in the house. and this is something that we've worked very close with our state fire marshal and we just wanna not see them in the state of maryland 58 5814-other states have banned novelty lighters. a bill similar to malone's could reach final passage in the state ásenateá as early as this week. city police were involved in a massive crackdown on drivers who illegally park in handicapped spaces. today police worked with a mobile unit from the department of motor vehicles, to check disabled drivers parking placards. the crackdown in southeast baltimooe netted several fines.

in one case, a driver,who was traveling alone, denied any wrong doing... (female driver) (driver: what if i'm shopping for the disabled person... doesnt that " count???"(cop)"she tried to say it belonged to her mom but unless she was born the same year as her mom i dont think so" so" the fine for parking in a disabled spot.. illgally... is 502 dollars. bad./../ day...// for.../ home sales/ sales.../// they.../ hit...a.../ record low...// in.../ february .../ áátoáá... the... slowest pace.... on... record..../ áásalesáá.../ decreased.../// 17--percent.../// áátheáá.../ median... sales price.../ for.../ a... new home .../ áátumbledáá.../ 14--percent.../ last month...// to.../ 202--thousand.../ dollars.../// áátheáá.../ lowest.../ since.../ december.../ 2003....// good... day...// for a horse - / who... people thought .../ would never.../ walk..../// áámid-niteáá...// was... born without.../ most ,..,.of his back.../ right...// leg..../// ááthanksáá.../ to... a new prosthetic leg.../ and... a caring.../ rescue.../ team.../ ááhe'sáá.../ able ...to walk .../ and..../ run....///// áárancháá... hands,.../

feared... midnite...// would... have to.../ be... euthanized.../// after... he...// was... rescued.../ from... a..// neglectful.../ owner. bad...// day...for...// the/..mayor...// of... / winder-mere...// florida...//// ááheáá.../ was... attacked.../// and... knocked.../ to... the.../ ground,.../// during,...a.../ council.../ meeting...// áágaryáá... broon.../// started... shouting.../// with... the town.../ manager's.../ husband....///// ááparamedicsáá.../ transported.../// the... mayor...// to... a.../ nearby.../ hospital...// áánoáá...// one... knows...// what... started.../ the.../ fight...// áábutáá.../ they... were.../ discussing... the.../ budget...// áátheáá...// mayor's.../ okay. very gloomy day today... today... and cold ...cheif meteorologist vytas reid has a look at tomorrow... 3

some students attending baltimore city's most prestigious high schools are going to be paying more for their education. education.the baltimooe city school board approved a 10%

rate increase for students who don't live in the city and attend either the baltimore &pschool for the arts, polytechnic institute, western high school or city college. that put non-resident tuition rates at $4,660 for the upcoming sccool year.tuition has increased by 10 percent every year for the last five years. and baltimore city community college will cut 14 degree programs.some will be eliminated --- others combined. the board of trustees voted unanimously --- --- they say it will streamline courses -- and the school can use the money to expand high-demand degrees, such as cyber technology and nursing. snuff...// out... the...// cigarette.../// ááwhen áá.../ you... go down.../ the ocean.../ this.../ summer....//áátheáá.../ ocean city.../ town council .../ voted.../ to... ban smoking.../ at... some parks.../ and.../ playgrounds....//// ááunderáá...// the...ban...// áápeopleáá.../ smoking .../ in... restricted areas...// áácouldáá.../ face.../ a... 500- dollar.../ fine...//////.áámayoráá...// rick.../ meehan.../// must.../ sign... off.../ on... the.../ new law... /// áábeforeáá...// it... goes into.../ effect. 3 3 and a woman rescued from a

cliff. what was missing that made the rescue so uncomfortable...stilllahead. elizabeth taylor...dies at the age of 79. her acting achievement most people don't know about....next.

french, .../ greek.../ danish.../ and... canadien...// warplanes.../ ááináá.../ the skies.../ over libya ---//// áábutáá.../

u-s.,.. planes.../ are.../ still.../ doing.../ 90-percent.../ of... the.../ bombing. mommar.../ gadhafi's forces.../ appear... to be.../ weakening .../ áátheáá.../ coalition.../ made it.../ clear ---/// áátheiráá... mission .../ doesn't... end...// until.../ gadhafi.../ steps down....//// ááináá... benghazi, ...// áátheáá...// rebel council.../ created.../ a... governing body...// áátoáá...// organize.../ their.../ cause. in japan ---health officials.../ are... urging .../ tokyo residents .../ not... / to.../ hoard .../ bottled.../ water... ááthisáá.../ after... radiation levels...// in... the tap.../ water ...//// áátestedáá.../ high... for infants.../ and... pregnant.../ women....//..áástoresáá...// were... ransacked.../ by.../ people.../ stocking up.../ on... bottled water.../ and.../ groceries.../////.. áámeantimeáá...// the...// f--d--a.../ has... issued...// a... temporary ban .../ on... certain.../ foods .../ áimportedá... from.../ japan... //// áálikeáá.../ milk,.../ vegetables.../ and... fruit products. flowers lay on the hollywood star of a hollywood legend today. elizabeth taylor died this morning in a los angeles hospital. --movie clip-- clip-- one of her most memorable roles was 3 "cleopatra." that movie made her the first actress to be paid a million dollars for

one part. off screen, she was known for being married 8 times to 7 different men. she married richard burton twice. taylor is survived by her 4 children, 10 grandchildren and 4 great- grandchildren. she was 79. 3 ago.../ today, .../ ááhealtháá/... care.../ reform.../ became.../ law. law. to.../ mark... the.../ event,.../ áábaltimoreáá.../ city... community college .../ held.../ free workshops .../ on... new.../ consumer.../ protections.../ and... health care.../ coverage.../ under... the../ law...////. áátheáá...// "affordable.../ health care... act"...// is... helping.../ many .../ of.../ 96-thousand .../ uninsured...// to... get.../ health care. 3 3 "everyone of us with insurance has stronger health insurance has stronger health insurance because of the different things things lifetime limits, children can't be excluded for pre-existing conditions there are other protections in the law now." 3 3 3 america's.../ still.../ unconvinced .../ about../ health.../ reform...////. ááaáá... c-n-n ...opinion.../ poll.../ shows .../ 37-percent.../

of... ameeicans.../ support.../ the law... /// áá59áá... -percent.../ oppose.../ it...//.áá26áá.../ states... are suing.../ to... stop the government.../ from enacting .../ the... law. robert moffit 1:07:45 i have never seen anything like this in my life. i never thought i would see the day when more than half of the states would to take you to court". this - is really pretty dramatic. dramatic. a... report.../ from... the centers for medicaid.../ and... medicare services.../ shows.../ by... 20--19.../// ááamericansáá... will pay.../ 80-billion dollars ...ámoreá .../ for...// coverage.. /// ááthanáá.../ if... the law.../ never passed. we asked.. do you agree.../ with... the law? áá94-- %áá said... no.../ no.../ mike.../ writes.../ "obama-care... will drive.../ the... middle class.../ to... the.../ poorhouse!" áátracieáá.../ writes...// nope!! our... elderly .../ and... handi-capped...// aren't... taken.../ care of".../ 3 if you're applying for colleges, we shouldn't have to tell you this.the admissions people are checking out your facebook page. a recent survey

shows that 80 percent of college admissions officers consider what they find in social media, as they recruit students.it may not be the deciding factor.... but it's definitely áaá factor. so think before you tweet, because your top pick for a school, is following you. "exodus international" is a group that claims it can cure gay people--- and help turn them strait. well, there's no longer an app--- for that. apple got rid of the "app"... for áexodus internationalá... which says it helps people abandon what it calls the "sin" of homosexuality. apple was under intense pressure from ggy groups. apple says its policy is to ádropá apps which offend large umbers of people. we're not sure that we have the whole story on this one.... but it looks like a lack of common sense was involved somewhere along the line. rescuers had to save a woman trapped on a 450-foot cliff... and she was naked.it happened near a beach in san diego. crews had to use harnesses and

ropes to get the woman down. why she was up there...how she got there... and why she was naked --- any body's guess. her clothes were at the bottom of the cliff. while she was getting dressed, she was also cited by a state ranger. 3will the rain and clouds move out for the 3weekend?.... weekend?.... let's go to cheif meteorologist vytas reid has a look at the five day forecast... 3

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