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gigi barnett has more in tonight's pump watch report. >> reporter: towson university student chris row has a scooter and a car. but he uses the scooter most of the time. that switch slashed his gas bill down to just a few dollars a week. >> well, over the scooter, i'd -- every other day, i'd probably have to go get gas. >> reporter: this week, the national average for a gallon of gas is $3.77. add in the state proposed gas tax hike and some drivers are fuming. >> i'm jut trying to -- just trying to deal with as best as i can. >> find a way to raise money somewhere else. >> reporter: they say prices are going to increase at a steady pails. drivers could see more at the pump by the spring and summer months. >> that is really whether we see motorists cut back. really sort of combine their errands if you will. and may be play a part in what they decide to be their summer
gigi barnett has more in tonight's pump watch report. >> reporter: towson university student chris row has a scooter and a car. but he uses the scooter most of the time. that switch slashed his gas bill down to just a few dollars a week. >> well, over the scooter, i'd -- every other day, i'd probably have to go get gas. >> reporter: this week, the national average for a gallon of gas is $3.77. add in the state proposed gas tax hike and some drivers are fuming. >> i'm jut...
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i'm gigi barnett. >> and i'm tim williams. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. we will seize the bearing today. a little bit nicer in the late afternoon than it was yesterday. all day yesterday was just kind of a drab day. today we will see the clearing. it will take a little while for scattered showers to move out, but no washout of any plans. looking at spaghetti junction and a great look across the clouds and fog. temperatures are going to reflect a bit of a northeast wind which is a cool wind that brings moisture off the ocean and that's going to be what we are dealing with early on. we stay in the 60s today. can't complain. the normal high is 55. 51 degrees. there you have it. 68. warm with a couple showers. the computers have a mind of their own. your complete forecast coming up in a few moments. >> now split people talking -- here's what people are talking about. -- pope benedict the 16th will give a homily to his largest crowd yet. we have a story for wjz. >> reported that pope benedict will celeb
i'm gigi barnett. >> and i'm tim williams. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. we will seize the bearing today. a little bit nicer in the late afternoon than it was yesterday. all day yesterday was just kind of a drab day. today we will see the clearing. it will take a little while for scattered showers to move out, but no washout of any plans. looking at spaghetti junction and a great look across the clouds and fog. temperatures are going to reflect a bit of a northeast wind which is a cool...
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i'm gigi barnett. that story is next. >>> and we cooled down today.nd of warm air is on the way. we'll have that forecast coming up. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's a cool 34 and clear in central maryland right now. bernadette will have the complete first warning forecast coming up. >>> students tear down a bus station in bogota, colombia, all part of a massive protest to improve public transportation and lower prices. police had to use tear gas on the crowd. the city says protests here may be politically charged. >>> explosions at another bus station take the lives of 43 people in kenya. 43 others are hurt in this blast. and some are hurt tonight. witnesses say they saw people in of a moving car hurl three grenades. there have been similar attacks in recent months. officials believe that al qaeda may be behind the bloodshed. >>> a flight attendant scares a plane full of passengers, when she goes on a crazy, demonic rant over the intercom. [ screaming ] >> you could hear there, she's saying "get out of the plane." she goes on to talk about a
i'm gigi barnett. that story is next. >>> and we cooled down today.nd of warm air is on the way. we'll have that forecast coming up. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's a cool 34 and clear in central maryland right now. bernadette will have the complete first warning forecast coming up. >>> students tear down a bus station in bogota, colombia, all part of a massive protest to improve public transportation and lower prices. police had to use tear gas on the...
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it's the mission of one former nasa astronaut. >> i'm gigi barnett in south baltimore.hat story is straight ahead. >>> teens and tobacco use. why the surgeon general's office now calls it an epidemic. >>> terror in pittsburgh. a shootout inside a ,,,,,,,,,,,, storeit is just before 6:30. good evening, everybody. thanks for staying with wjz. updating the breaking news. a shooting inside a psychiatric facility at the university of pittsburgh. right now, the entire facility is locked down. bigad shaban has the latest on the violence. >>> fbi and s.w.a.t. teams rushed to the university of pittsburgh this afternoon. after a gunman opened fire in the lobby of the western psychiatric institute and clinic. >> this has never happened in our school and this area. i'm just like so worried. >> reporter: police say the shooter is one of the two people dead. at least seven were injured. one person shot in the chest. and the bullet grazed a police officer in the leg. police evacuate the some buildings and put others, including two nearby high schools under lockdown. >> it's a little t
it's the mission of one former nasa astronaut. >> i'm gigi barnett in south baltimore.hat story is straight ahead. >>> teens and tobacco use. why the surgeon general's office now calls it an epidemic. >>> terror in pittsburgh. a shootout inside a ,,,,,,,,,,,, storeit is just before 6:30. good evening, everybody. thanks for staying with wjz. updating the breaking news. a shooting inside a psychiatric facility at the university of pittsburgh. right now, the entire facility...
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. >> barnett says it works like this.r girl and buys her what is known as a pony beer, a very expensive beer which gives him the right to touch her anywhere on her body. >> you can pay as much as $25 for a beer for her and she will sit at your table and talk to you while she's drinking her beer. >> and what if the man decides he wants more? >> and then if you want to have sex, you would pick one out, they'll send you to the back of the bar. there's another lady back there or a guy that will take your money for you. $50 was for the sex act and $2 and some change was for a condom, some spermicide lubricant and couple of paper towels to wipe up with, i guess. that's how disgusting it was. >> here in houston. >> advocate jose says every day for the last six years trafficked women and young children come desperately seeking help after being horribly exploited. >> they're sleeping all day and working in the night. and they never saw the money. >> jose says bar owners give the girls a quota, forcing them to sleep with nine or te
. >> barnett says it works like this.r girl and buys her what is known as a pony beer, a very expensive beer which gives him the right to touch her anywhere on her body. >> you can pay as much as $25 for a beer for her and she will sit at your table and talk to you while she's drinking her beer. >> and what if the man decides he wants more? >> and then if you want to have sex, you would pick one out, they'll send you to the back of the bar. there's another lady back...
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i'm gigi barnett, and that story is next. >>> i'm meteorologist bernadette woods.t was a warm start to the weekend but we have changes coming our way. we have your complete morning forecast coming up after this break. complete coverage continues with adam may and meteorologist bernadette woods and sports with stan saunders. it's wjz, ,, okay, that looks great. were you profitable last month? how much money is in your checking account? have the browns paid you for their addition yet? your finances are scattered all over the place. mm-hmm. what are your monthly expenses? you keep your receipts in plastic baggies? seriously? [ announcer ] get it done and get it off your mind with quickbooks. organize your small business finances all in one place, even online banking. and now your business can be at your fingertips, anywhere. quickbooks, guaranteed easy or your money back. learn more at quickbooks.com. >>> 49 degrees in cloudy. bernadette will have the forecast in a moment. >>> a helicopter slammed to the ground and both pilots survived. they were protected by the rigi
i'm gigi barnett, and that story is next. >>> i'm meteorologist bernadette woods.t was a warm start to the weekend but we have changes coming our way. we have your complete morning forecast coming up after this break. complete coverage continues with adam may and meteorologist bernadette woods and sports with stan saunders. it's wjz, ,, okay, that looks great. were you profitable last month? how much money is in your checking account? have the browns paid you for their addition yet?...
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gigi barnett has the reaction from the girl's family. >> reporter: her family says that they tried toort her missing but police turned them away. that's when they took matters in to their own hands. a grief stricken mother, speechless, in shock, not able to understand the murder of her 13-year-old daughter. she left home to go roller stating and never returned. the family feared the worst, calling police at 1:00 in the morning to report her missing. >> she didn't come home and never did anything like this before. we knew that. for her not to have come home was out of the ordinary. we called the police last night and told them that we think she is missing. >> reporter: the family says it was told to wait 24 hours before filing a missing person's report. the victim's brother and friends went out searching, just before 6:00, sunday night, they found her body in an alley behind the 1600 block of cliff view, covered with trash. >> she has signs of trauma, we aren't sure what she was killed from. >> reporter: detectives are going door to door questioning neighbors for clues and interviewing
gigi barnett has the reaction from the girl's family. >> reporter: her family says that they tried toort her missing but police turned them away. that's when they took matters in to their own hands. a grief stricken mother, speechless, in shock, not able to understand the murder of her 13-year-old daughter. she left home to go roller stating and never returned. the family feared the worst, calling police at 1:00 in the morning to report her missing. >> she didn't come home and never...
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i'm gigi barnett, "wjz." >>> cardinal o'brien doesn't know when his new appointment in rome will beginbut he hopes his new position will promote christianity in jerusalem. >> >> orioles looking for ball girls and ball boys for the 2012 season. men and women got a chance to show off their baseball skills. they were tested on being able to handle -- the chosen ball boys and girls will work with the team for the entire 2012 season. but you have to be 18 >> still to come, ammunition depot exploded. we'll take you inside of the blast that shook an entire community. >> not respectful to the victims or to the survivors. >> >> shocking serial killer tours, milwaukee unveils a jeffrey dahmer tour. >> >> flowing la virginia burning down hawaiian homes. residents return and survey the damage. >> >> major u.s. cities losing their trees at alarming rates, baltimore is among them. i'm tim williams with more on what is affecting our area coming up. >> >> chilly air has returned to maryland and it will be here for a couple of days. the complete first warning forecast coming up with "eyewitness news" r
i'm gigi barnett, "wjz." >>> cardinal o'brien doesn't know when his new appointment in rome will beginbut he hopes his new position will promote christianity in jerusalem. >> >> orioles looking for ball girls and ball boys for the 2012 season. men and women got a chance to show off their baseball skills. they were tested on being able to handle -- the chosen ball boys and girls will work with the team for the entire 2012 season. but you have to be 18 >>...
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and barnett.. is one of them......// for...// ""crowd controo." a major water main inspection is underway in baltimore tonight... 3 the department of public works is hoping to prevent another disasttr like this one.... back in 2009.... when a broken water main flooded dundalk. crews launched the operation today along morrrs road near winterbourne road in leakin park.they're using a pipe driver, which can travel through water mains without interuppting service, using electromagnetic sensors to pipes. "being able to actually locate very specific points on these water mains and repair those rather than the entire main, saves millions of dollars in utilitiissfor the city of balti. baltimore." the pipe driver results will take six to eight weeks, at which time the company will offer recommendations for pepairs. it's... been ... 8 years.../ áásinceáá.../ ,.,. freak storm.../ capsized... a... water taxi.../ áánearáá ft. mchenry.../ áákillingáá... 5---pas/ passengees...//. áácityáá... ffree.. dive teams.../ and... navy rese
and barnett.. is one of them......// for...// ""crowd controo." a major water main inspection is underway in baltimore tonight... 3 the department of public works is hoping to prevent another disasttr like this one.... back in 2009.... when a broken water main flooded dundalk. crews launched the operation today along morrrs road near winterbourne road in leakin park.they're using a pipe driver, which can travel through water mains without interuppting service, using...
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gigi barnett reports, it isn't the first time students teamed up with athletes to win. at the bear school in west baltimore, it's easy to root for the runners and forget about the wheelchairs along the wall. it's about crossing the finish line here, bear students plan to run in another race this weekend, the shamrock 5k. >> it's fun to be out there to be a part of it. >> reporter: through the help of athletes serving athletes, david started the group 6 years ago, since then, he is partnered with several schools for special needs students to get them racing. >> it takes a lot of work to get an athlete like james across the finish line. >> reporter: one of the students is 13-year-old james banks, they began racing five years ago. so far they have are up fife marathons and a half dozen trio dozen triathlons together. amanda is james' teacher. she races with students, too. >> you can see how it helps them become confident and independent and more excited to be around people. >> five students will compete in this weekend's shamrock race. the training began weeks ago and it's
gigi barnett reports, it isn't the first time students teamed up with athletes to win. at the bear school in west baltimore, it's easy to root for the runners and forget about the wheelchairs along the wall. it's about crossing the finish line here, bear students plan to run in another race this weekend, the shamrock 5k. >> it's fun to be out there to be a part of it. >> reporter: through the help of athletes serving athletes, david started the group 6 years ago, since then, he is...
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i'm gigi barnett. >> and i am tim williams. also the sunday before spring officially arrives. a very foggy start to the day. it looks like we should be somewhere in scotland. it's a very foggy start. we've had a persistent wind from the east. been bringing in a lot of moisture off with a and overrunning the area. we also have a little disturbance to our south and west. 54 in oakland, 50 the temperature pretty much average around central maryland. those go up to about 66 degrees. we will see some sun through the afternoon but it takes a while to break through the fog and cloud cover we have. your complete updated forecast coming up in just a moment. >> first, here's what people will talk about. the american soldier accused of killing 16 civilians in afghanistan is in the u.s. awaiting formal charges are yet many people in afghanistan are set that he won't stand trial there. >> reporter: crowds marched through the streets demanding the u.s. soldier accused of killing women and children stand trial in afghanistan. the u.s. perpetrator must be put on trial, according to our laws,
i'm gigi barnett. >> and i am tim williams. also the sunday before spring officially arrives. a very foggy start to the day. it looks like we should be somewhere in scotland. it's a very foggy start. we've had a persistent wind from the east. been bringing in a lot of moisture off with a and overrunning the area. we also have a little disturbance to our south and west. 54 in oakland, 50 the temperature pretty much average around central maryland. those go up to about 66 degrees. we will...
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gigi barnett is jogging. >> everyone has spring fever. there is good tools to exercise you and your pet. we like gentle leaders. and it looks like a muzzle, but it is just something to secure so they don't pull. >> okay. >> so it really helps keep the dog close to you. it is easier to walk or jog. what i use on my dog is what gigi has right now. the easy walker. it is a harnesses, but it connects that front. that keeps your dog from pulling as well. i love it with my dog. >> is one better for bigger or smaller dogs? >> i like the easy walk for the bigger dogs. they come in all different sizes. >> okay. what else is over here. a regular old -- >> this is a super long leash. if you want to throw a ball. our train your dog, a really long leagues is a -- leash is a great way to do that. because you can pull them back. >> i have no idea. this is what here comes up with. >> over here. >> a backpack you can put on your dog. it adds weight. you can put his water bottles on there. >> it's like weight. it is like training with weights. you want to
gigi barnett is jogging. >> everyone has spring fever. there is good tools to exercise you and your pet. we like gentle leaders. and it looks like a muzzle, but it is just something to secure so they don't pull. >> okay. >> so it really helps keep the dog close to you. it is easier to walk or jog. what i use on my dog is what gigi has right now. the easy walker. it is a harnesses, but it connects that front. that keeps your dog from pulling as well. i love it with my dog....
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i'm gigi barnett. >> i'm tim williams. temperatures are in the 30s across the region. a calm start to the day. >> i had to bundle up. >> it is chilly, it feels like winner is around. it wants to make sure that no one has forgotten. i'm still here, but a cool, chilly start and a pretty calm day as we take a look. we were just comments in the studio how calm it looks out there. the sun is coming up. a nice, still day, but chilly, the temperatures a little below the average. a seasonbry cold day with temperatures in the 40s. the average is around 50 degrees. and a little bit below that, not a lot of wind. the sun will be up. breezy and chilly today. sunshine, 28 tonight and clear. then tomorrow, remember we will be springing ahead tonight into tomorrow. so, set your block a-- clock ahead one hour. your complete first warning weather is coming up. >> thank you, tim. >>> now, here is what people will talk about today. cops are get louder for anne arundel executive, john leopold to step down. eyewitness news is investigating the
i'm gigi barnett. >> i'm tim williams. temperatures are in the 30s across the region. a calm start to the day. >> i had to bundle up. >> it is chilly, it feels like winner is around. it wants to make sure that no one has forgotten. i'm still here, but a cool, chilly start and a pretty calm day as we take a look. we were just comments in the studio how calm it looks out there. the sun is coming up. a nice, still day, but chilly, the temperatures a little below the average. a...
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gigi barnett has more on this landmark signing. good morning, gigi. >> reporter: good morning, jessica, good morning, everyone. well maryland's same sex marriage bill is now a law. it won't take effect until january though and opponents say that is just enough time to get it in front of voters. >> the bill is signed. [ cheers ] >> at the state house in annapolis the bill to legalize same sex marriage becomes law. moments after the governor spoke only with wjz. >> for all of us here and all of the division at the end of the day, human dignity wins out. >> for some lawmakers the bill is personal. >> this is you know like the best day of my political career, it is one of the best days of my life. >> supporters gathered to mark the day. >> i just want to be recognized. my wife wants to be recognized and now we feel like full citizens in maryland. >> we are looking to have a mass wedding at 12:01 a.m. on january the first in our sanctuary. >> but same sex marriage is far from a dope deal. opponents have already started the process to ov
gigi barnett has more on this landmark signing. good morning, gigi. >> reporter: good morning, jessica, good morning, everyone. well maryland's same sex marriage bill is now a law. it won't take effect until january though and opponents say that is just enough time to get it in front of voters. >> the bill is signed. [ cheers ] >> at the state house in annapolis the bill to legalize same sex marriage becomes law. moments after the governor spoke only with wjz. >> for all...
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i am gigi barnett.oming up i will tell you which historic landmarks may fall into the hands of private investors. >> i am sharon gibala here with wjz traffic control. we are not looking at delays yet but we do have a handful of accidents. we will go down the list in a few. right now over to marty. >> the show is called frozen planet, the ultimate portrait of the earth's polar region. we are going to take you ,,,,,,, >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weather, and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is exactly 6:30 as the sky begins to brighten in the east, another mild monday morning, tomorrow morning is going to be pretty cold. sharon has traffic right after marty's first warning weather. >> tomorrow morning is only 5 off normal but it ain't 51, it is 32 and that is going to get your attention, this morning's 31 is the
i am gigi barnett.oming up i will tell you which historic landmarks may fall into the hands of private investors. >> i am sharon gibala here with wjz traffic control. we are not looking at delays yet but we do have a handful of accidents. we will go down the list in a few. right now over to marty. >> the show is called frozen planet, the ultimate portrait of the earth's polar region. we are going to take you ,,,,,,, >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore....
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. >>> i'm gigi barnett at the bear school in west baltimore. that story, straight ahead. >> turning girls into sex slaves and the boys into child soldiers. >>> kony campaign. how this video about a war lord became the biggest viral hit in the history of the internet, and the controversy surrounding it. >>> a cooldown coming, but it won't last long. stick around for the updated first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, . >>> have you seen the kony 2012 video? you may soon be in the minority. mary joins us now with more on the story that's amazing in more ways than one. >> reporter: vic, it is the most viral video ever. and it is all in the name of stopping an african war lord. n]♪ >> reporter: filmmaker jason russell posted the video kony 2012 on youtube four days ago. it has now been viewed more than 56 million times. >> it's only purpose is to stop the rebel group. >> reporter: african war lord kony is accused of kidnapping up to 30,000 children mainly in uganda. russell and his charity are on a mission because of a promise he made to
. >>> i'm gigi barnett at the bear school in west baltimore. that story, straight ahead. >> turning girls into sex slaves and the boys into child soldiers. >>> kony campaign. how this video about a war lord became the biggest viral hit in the history of the internet, and the controversy surrounding it. >>> a cooldown coming, but it won't last long. stick around for the updated first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, . >>> have you seen the...
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i am gigi barnett in frederick county. details are just ahead. >> sharon gibala here with wjz traffic control. if you are about to head out it is slowing down on the west side of the beltway. a look at our speed sponsors and cameras in a few. over to marty. >> we have a flat out cute coffee with coming up. the twin chefs join us. they are twins, little girls, they got their own cooking show. the greater hugs of baltimore, just cute, nothing more, nothing less, at 6. 45 an easy way to get into a monday as the at bank of america, we're lending and investing in the people and communities who call baltimore home. from funding to help a local business expand their operations... to financing for an organization which provides affordable housing for artists... and partnering with a local hospital to help expand patient care. because the more we do in baltimore, the more we help make opportunity possible. [ male announcer ] everyone at southwest airlines works together for one goal -- to get you where you're going. and with flight
i am gigi barnett in frederick county. details are just ahead. >> sharon gibala here with wjz traffic control. if you are about to head out it is slowing down on the west side of the beltway. a look at our speed sponsors and cameras in a few. over to marty. >> we have a flat out cute coffee with coming up. the twin chefs join us. they are twins, little girls, they got their own cooking show. the greater hugs of baltimore, just cute, nothing more, nothing less, at 6. 45 an easy way...
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. >> i'm gigi barnett at morgan >> i'm gigi barnett at morgan state university,,,,,,,, [ male announcer ] for the dreamers... and those well grounded. for what's around this corner... and the next. there's cash flow options from pnc. solutions to help businesses like yours accelerate receivables, manage payments, and help ensure access to credit. because we know how important cash flow is to reaching your goals. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. >>> good evening, thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. a sad farewell for a maryland man who helped change cancer treatment worldwide. wjz first brought you the story of christopher lyles, who received a revolutionary transplant in his fight against a rare cancer. gigi barnett explains how lyle's legacy will live on. >> hi, kai. well, a trachea transplant was designed to save christopher lyle's life. he died earlier this month. but today, family, friends, and his classmates here at morgan state university got a chance to say goodbye. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: it's a song o
. >> i'm gigi barnett at morgan >> i'm gigi barnett at morgan state university,,,,,,,, [ male announcer ] for the dreamers... and those well grounded. for what's around this corner... and the next. there's cash flow options from pnc. solutions to help businesses like yours accelerate receivables, manage payments, and help ensure access to credit. because we know how important cash flow is to reaching your goals. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. >>> good evening, thank you...
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i'm gigi barnett. details are coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,, we want to protect the house. ,,,,,,,,,,,, right. but... home security systems can be really expensive. so to save money, we actually just adopted a rescue panther. i think i'm goin-... shhh! we find that we don't need to sleep that much. there's an easier way to save. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. >>> we have a sad update for you now. wjz first brought you on a revolutionary procedure to save a man's life. >> 34-year-old christopher lyles was only the secondperson in the world to have a transplant, using his own stem cells. today, his family told me christopher passed away. >> reporter: i first met christopher lyles in november last year. a day before he left for sweden, for revolutionary surgery. he became only the second person in the world, the first from the u.s., to have a sin thict trachea, or windpipe. his own trachea was cancerous. chris spoke with us in january, as living, breathing proof of a new era in re
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he'll be followed by randy barnett, the professor of legal theory at the georgetown university law center where he teaches constitutional law and contracts. randy famously argued the last big case relevant to our discussions here, gonzalez versus raich in 2004. and he's also been called by "the new york times" the intellectual godfather of the lawsuits against the individual mandate and obamacare more broadly. and last but not least, we have elizabeth wydra, who is the chief counsel of the constitutional accountability center, which is a think tank law firm, an action center dedicated to fulfilling the progressive promise of the constitution's text and history. she frequently participates, as do a lot of us in this business, in amicus briefs before the supreme court, and she's actually, unlike many of us, has argued several big cases in the federal courts of appeal. so without further ado, i'll turn it over the michael. and then we'll hear from some lawyers and we'll keep going. >> thank you, ilya, and thank you, roger, for putting this together, and thank you for reading that quote from
he'll be followed by randy barnett, the professor of legal theory at the georgetown university law center where he teaches constitutional law and contracts. randy famously argued the last big case relevant to our discussions here, gonzalez versus raich in 2004. and he's also been called by "the new york times" the intellectual godfather of the lawsuits against the individual mandate and obamacare more broadly. and last but not least, we have elizabeth wydra, who is the chief counsel...
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i'm gigi barnett in ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> coming up on wjz eyewitness news.millions jackpot history. and who has the winning ticket. >> controversial arrest. i'm mike hellgren. why four elementary students were handcuffed at school. >>> more protests in the death of a florida teenager. who is coming to the defense of the man who kimed him? check in for more on these stories and all the day's breaking news. eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. >>> mega millions mania. marylanders are in a frepsy over the large-- frenzy over the largest jackpot of all time. >> the chance for a win. >> i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm denise koch. here's what people are talking about. >> it's the mega millions prize of $640 million. the record jackpot has the entire country rushing to buy tickets before the drawing. wjz is live in catonsville. gigi barnett has more on the excitement and people hoping to win. >> i'm one of those people. look. these could be the lucky winning numbers. if not, i'll be playing again, like everybody else. but somebody is going to win, probably.
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why city school leaders are spending more on students. >>> i'm gigi barnett.story is next. >>> and the president's picks for march madness. the teams he thinks will make it into the final four at the white house office pool. coming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is 6:29. 77 degrees and clear. central maryland right now. good evening, everyone. thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. we are following breaking news right now. a brush fire near the key bridge. captain mike perry is over the scene in sky eye chopper 13. mike, what can you tell us? >> well, vic, bob was just telling you about the fire hazard. this is just one example. several examples. but this is in baltimore county, in dundalk. along the key bridge. near the maryland transportation. police headquarters. a fire burned out sometime ago. and we heard -- we could see the smoke and flames from some distance away. we got here. there was heavy smoke and flames. fire department has arrived. knocked down most of the frames -- flames. and their parking lot. the
why city school leaders are spending more on students. >>> i'm gigi barnett.story is next. >>> and the president's picks for march madness. the teams he thinks will make it into the final four at the white house office pool. coming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is 6:29. 77 degrees and clear. central maryland right now. good evening, everyone. thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. we are following breaking news right...
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. >> i'm gigi barnett in south baltimore. that story is straight ahead. ,, [ male announcer ] at green giant we know nature gives us the most nutritious of gifts. but only when they are ready to be given. that's why green giant picks vegetables at their peak. ...and freezes them fast, locking in nutrients ...for you to unwrap. ♪ ho, ho, ho. green giant the progresso chicken noodle you made is so good. it's got tender white meat chicken. the way i always made it for you. one more thing.... those pj's you like, i bought you five new pairs. love you. did you see the hockey game last night? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> it is 5:29. 71 degrees and partly cloudy. as we look at the aquarium there. good evening, everybody. and thank you for staying with eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. no more jails. that is the message from dozens of people protesting the state's plan to build a new youth detention facility in downtown baltimore. wjz is live. andrea fujii
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i'm gigi barnett. coming up, the new campaign that inspires students to open up an adventure. that story is next. >>> friday night rain. will our weekend be a washout? tim will have more in our updated forecast. >>> an out-of-control suv smashes through three homes in northern california. police say the driver was going 70 miles an hour when he hit a curve and went airborne. the vehicle then crashed through a garage and hit two other houses. no one was hurt in those homes. and the driver walked away uninjured. possible charges are pending. >>> a wild animal clears the hallway of a school in north carolina. somehow a deer got into the high school building. kids scrambled for safety as the deer ran wild and skidded on the wax floors. i feel bad for him. a few students were cut and bruised. it's not clear how the deer got in. >> wow. >>> well, if there is an adventure inside every book, dr. seuss is one of the best tour guides. the author is at the center of a campaign to collect more books and inspire students to read. gigi barnett has more in tonight's school watch report. >> h
i'm gigi barnett. coming up, the new campaign that inspires students to open up an adventure. that story is next. >>> friday night rain. will our weekend be a washout? tim will have more in our updated forecast. >>> an out-of-control suv smashes through three homes in northern california. police say the driver was going 70 miles an hour when he hit a curve and went airborne. the vehicle then crashed through a garage and hit two other houses. no one was hurt in those homes. and...
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the dean of harvard law school would later call barnett the mastermind behind the legal challenge to. in that memo, barnett argued that congress can only regulate those who choose to engage in economic activity but the individual mandate regulates someone's decision to not buy health insurance. many constitutional scholars mocked the idea but over time conservatives have embraced it. >> you've got the individual mandate in here, which i think is unwise. i too believe is unconstitutional. >> for the first time in the 225-year history of the country, the federal government is telling you that you have to buy something. >> american people are telling us that the individual mandates, the requirements to buy insurance are something that they want us to scrap and start over on. >> the mandate itself was a republican idea starting way back in the mid '90s. after a series of conflicting decisions from various courts around the country in georgia, virginia, california among others in fall of 2011, the federal government asked the supreme court to take the case and take it early. the three big
the dean of harvard law school would later call barnett the mastermind behind the legal challenge to. in that memo, barnett argued that congress can only regulate those who choose to engage in economic activity but the individual mandate regulates someone's decision to not buy health insurance. many constitutional scholars mocked the idea but over time conservatives have embraced it. >> you've got the individual mandate in here, which i think is unwise. i too believe is unconstitutional....
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i have been really busy with all this stuff and i'm happy that randy barnett is here, i am practically making a living on speaking appearances and writing opportunities that he turns down. so thank you, randy, for being even busier than i am. we'll begin with michael cannon, who is cato's director of health policy studies. one thing i learned for the first time about michael in reading his bio, he was cited by the washington post as an influential health care wonk at the cato institute. i'll look to learn even more. i use michael as an excuse when i get tough questions in public speaking, i say i'm a simple constitutional lawyer, you want to know about this stuff, talk to michael. he will be followed by randy barnett, the professor of legal theory at georgetown law center, where he teaches constitutional law and contracts. randy famously argued the last big case relevant to our discussions here, gonzalez versus raich in 2004 and been called by the new york times the intellectual godfather of the lawsuits against the individual mandate and obamacare misdemeanmore broadly. we have elizab
i have been really busy with all this stuff and i'm happy that randy barnett is here, i am practically making a living on speaking appearances and writing opportunities that he turns down. so thank you, randy, for being even busier than i am. we'll begin with michael cannon, who is cato's director of health policy studies. one thing i learned for the first time about michael in reading his bio, he was cited by the washington post as an influential health care wonk at the cato institute. i'll...
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i'm gigi barnett. the details are coming up. >>> the updated first warning weather forecast, with bernadette. mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. >>> the national average for a gallon of gas continues to climb to the $4 mark. this comes as state lawmakers are considering a boost to maryland's gas tax. and the combination has some drivers seeing red. gigi barnett has more on tonight's pump watch report. >> reporter: towson university student, chris row, has a student and a car. but he uses the scooter most of the time. that switch slashed his gas bill down to just a few dollars a week. >> if it weren't for the scooter, i would probably every other day have to get gas. >> reporter: this w
i'm gigi barnett. the details are coming up. >>> the updated first warning weather forecast, with bernadette. mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. >>> the...
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i'm gigi barnett. >> i'm tim williams. the temperatures are in the 50s across the region. it is a very mild morning. but there is rain on the doorstep. if you go outside, around tv hill, you have seen lightning. we have seen lightning already. not the foggy mornings like over the last few, but rain is close by and looking at a cloudy inner harbor. things are dry right now, but showers throughout the day. look at first warning weather doppler radar. temperatures about 59 degrees. the rain is extending from pennsylvania down to the line, down towards the eastern shore. you can see the bright courts in there. those are thunderstorms that are embedded in the system. so, our forecasted to goes up to 68 degrees. 81 yesterday. mostly cloudy skies, a couple of thunderstorms, not as warm. tonight, 55 degrees. rage and drizzle. we will talk about how the rest of the weekend plays out. when we can expect to see improvement. >> okay. thanks, tim. >>> now, here is what people are talking about this morning. >> community leaders, nba le
i'm gigi barnett. >> i'm tim williams. the temperatures are in the 50s across the region. it is a very mild morning. but there is rain on the doorstep. if you go outside, around tv hill, you have seen lightning. we have seen lightning already. not the foggy mornings like over the last few, but rain is close by and looking at a cloudy inner harbor. things are dry right now, but showers throughout the day. look at first warning weather doppler radar. temperatures about 59 degrees. the rain...
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you still have to have a drilling budget for barnett, marcellus. can you just -- is there any way to dramatically cut the drilling budget for these nat gas fields? >> on the slides you're looking at, we show only $15 million of drilling budget in the barnett and we basically have now sold off a lot of those reserves. so that number can go down. in the marcellus, most of that money has already been spent or locked in. that's still the most profitable gas play in the u.s. and we're now producing 6 million a day per well gross in that play. but we've cut that way back too and our partner -- >> 6 million -- >> cubic feet per day per well. >> now, your value with $2.25 nat gas, you're still making money. >> we're making a lot of money. if you have to drill, the rates of return aren't that good. but the margins on the production are very good. what would happen if tomorrow the post office decided to switch to natural gas trucks, and what would happen if west port and cummins are so successful in getting big fleet trucks to be able to use 25% of the impor
you still have to have a drilling budget for barnett, marcellus. can you just -- is there any way to dramatically cut the drilling budget for these nat gas fields? >> on the slides you're looking at, we show only $15 million of drilling budget in the barnett and we basically have now sold off a lot of those reserves. so that number can go down. in the marcellus, most of that money has already been spent or locked in. that's still the most profitable gas play in the u.s. and we're now...
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so this is a start, and it's a great start. >> for eight years, barnett has been a model inmate.etes his sentence. >> you know, clean offices, you know, empty trash cans, garbage cans. whatever they need done, you know. and i -- i don't mind doing it. basically, i get up. fix my breakfast. go to work. come back, work out, walk along the lake, you know. shower, lay back, read, study, you know, can use the phone any time of night that i need to. and that's a privilege. and it's lockdown at 6:00. >> it just lightens the burden. it really helps. we get to cook our own food, and nothing is better than fresh vegetables. it's just a little bit of home in prison. >> barnett is taking the ged to better support his family. his children were in middle school when he went to prison, now they're adults. >> that's the prom night there. timothy on the left with his date, tiffany on the right with her date. and a picture of my son, 55 on the football field. and my daughter, she plays basketball. getting out of prison is going to mean the world to me. it's going to open up a lot of doors that i s
so this is a start, and it's a great start. >> for eight years, barnett has been a model inmate.etes his sentence. >> you know, clean offices, you know, empty trash cans, garbage cans. whatever they need done, you know. and i -- i don't mind doing it. basically, i get up. fix my breakfast. go to work. come back, work out, walk along the lake, you know. shower, lay back, read, study, you know, can use the phone any time of night that i need to. and that's a privilege. and it's...
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walter dellinger, randy barnett, thank you. online we have extensive coverage of the health care reform law and you can listen to the audio of today's argument or read the transcript. we have interviews with people who traveled to washington to voice their opinions-- pro and con-- on the law. plus, a post from susan dentzer on what happens if the individual mandate is struck down or takes effect and marcia coyle's primer for tomorrow's session will be posted in the morning. that's all at www.newshour.pbs.org. >> ifill: now to syria >> ifill: now, to syria. the united nations estimates today that the death toll has reached 9,000 as the government there continues to uproot opposition forces. today president bashar assad toured the city of homs, the scene of some of the worst fighting. john ray of independent television news reports. >> reporter: the scene was carefully crafted for state television. among the crowd a weeping man to greet president assad this was the long-time rebel stronghold of be be am. government forces have re
walter dellinger, randy barnett, thank you. online we have extensive coverage of the health care reform law and you can listen to the audio of today's argument or read the transcript. we have interviews with people who traveled to washington to voice their opinions-- pro and con-- on the law. plus, a post from susan dentzer on what happens if the individual mandate is struck down or takes effect and marcia coyle's primer for tomorrow's session will be posted in the morning. that's all at...
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i'm gigi barnett. >> i'm tim williams. temperatures are in the 40s area wide. a mild start to the day. >> mild, but wet. >> wet, visibility is limited right now. a lot of moisture and fog out there. the clouds are with you through the morning and then improvement. as you look at the cameras, there is rain on the lens, that's what you look at through your windshield this morning. wind advisory is in effect through western maryland. the rest of us will see showers. first warning radar is showing us what is moving through. the last of the rain is pushing through the area. moving out the beltway and down towards 70. the 270 corridor, that will move out of here by late morning and then continue on with a bit of a clear up for today. so, today's forecast is going up to a daytime high of 60 degrees. partly cloudy skies and breezy and warmer. lows 36. breezy with partly cloudy skies. your first warning weather forecast is coming up. >> thanks, tim. >>> first here is what people are talking about today. the sex scandalroxing the off of john leopold. he is facing several
i'm gigi barnett. >> i'm tim williams. temperatures are in the 40s area wide. a mild start to the day. >> mild, but wet. >> wet, visibility is limited right now. a lot of moisture and fog out there. the clouds are with you through the morning and then improvement. as you look at the cameras, there is rain on the lens, that's what you look at through your windshield this morning. wind advisory is in effect through western maryland. the rest of us will see showers. first warning...
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>> good. >> reporter: in baltimore, i'm gigi barnett, wjz 13, eye witness news. >> what great idea.thletes serving athletes has several races coming up. if you would like to run, there is a list on our website at wjz.com. >>> great concept, great idea. >>> we have chilly weather tomorrow. warm up on the way. northwest winds down to 18. humidity is low. barometer on the way back up. look at the weekend right after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> still above average, we had so few days, normal this march or this winter, when you get a cool afternoon it feels cool. it was above average again. look at temperatures, 53 now with a lot of sunshine around the region. thank you. there you go. 47 ocean city. a chilly 37 out of oakland. down in the mid to low 20s. upper 20s to low 30s by morning. if you are heading out late, take the winter coat. it's dry air, 23, dew point is dry, low humidity right now, locally, upper 40s to the north, mid-50s by the bay. annapoliss kent island, dc, by the river, at 56 degrees. rock hall, bay at 51. now the winds are beginning to slow down a little bit to the sou
>> good. >> reporter: in baltimore, i'm gigi barnett, wjz 13, eye witness news. >> what great idea.thletes serving athletes has several races coming up. if you would like to run, there is a list on our website at wjz.com. >>> great concept, great idea. >>> we have chilly weather tomorrow. warm up on the way. northwest winds down to 18. humidity is low. barometer on the way back up. look at the weekend right after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> still...
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we are in sprint mode now. >> reporter: i'm gigi barnett, wjz, eye witness news. >> because this is a new business, casino managers are looking to fill every position from servers to security. >>> another business is looking for employees at the inner harbor. the buba gump shrimp company will take applications today and open at the harbor place. the new 20,000 square foot restaurant is slated to open before memorial day. >>> the second seed maryland terpins women's team advances to second round. in round one, they faced off with navy and college park on saturday. thomas got 17 points and 10 rebounds. maryland won it, 59 to 44 and face louisville tonight. go lady terps go. >> they hustle more than half the mba teams out there. >> she juggles twins and does that. >> we know the struggle, marty mentioned it last week, the struggle she had with her young son, leukemia drugs in short supply. >> right. >>> well, 6:00 already? >> must be the middle of a dream. >> or ron matz, how is your bract doing? >> reporter: put it this way, i had missouri winning the national championship. you know how
we are in sprint mode now. >> reporter: i'm gigi barnett, wjz, eye witness news. >> because this is a new business, casino managers are looking to fill every position from servers to security. >>> another business is looking for employees at the inner harbor. the buba gump shrimp company will take applications today and open at the harbor place. the new 20,000 square foot restaurant is slated to open before memorial day. >>> the second seed maryland terpins women's...
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i'm gigi barnett. that story is next. >>> another incredible march evening. are changes coming?has the answer. wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. >>> dirty politics. outrage over what some call illegal spying. >> tonight, those targeted and what they're saying. >> hello, everyone. i'm vic carter. >> and i'm mary bubala. denise is on assignment. >>> the state prosecutor says mr. leopold used private
i'm gigi barnett. that story is next. >>> another incredible march evening. are changes coming?has the answer. wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. >>> dirty politics. outrage over what some call illegal spying. >> tonight, those targeted and what they're saying. >> hello, everyone. i'm vic carter. >> and i'm mary bubala. denise is on assignment. >>> the state prosecutor says mr. leopold used private
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. >> history at the state house as the governor signs the same sex marriage bill into law, gigi barnettve with the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. while that bill may be the law now the future of it could still rest in the hands of voters. at the state house the bill to legalize same sex marriage becomes law. moments after governor o'malley spoke only with wjz. supporters gathered to mark the day and celebrate but opponents are still working dweans against it. a petition will put it on the ballot. they need 56,000 signatures. opponents say they will have to have all those signatures in by the end of june. back to you. >> a man is in critical condition after a hit-and-run accident in laurel. take a look at the right side of your screen. a white truck runs over the curb then hits a man walking along route 198. then that driver just takes off. a camera from a metro bus captured the accident. police have not identified the victim. laurel police are hoping the video will help them catch that driver. >>> some more bad news for state senator ulysses curry. according to our part
. >> history at the state house as the governor signs the same sex marriage bill into law, gigi barnettve with the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. while that bill may be the law now the future of it could still rest in the hands of voters. at the state house the bill to legalize same sex marriage becomes law. moments after governor o'malley spoke only with wjz. supporters gathered to mark the day and celebrate but opponents are still working dweans against it. a...
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. >> good morning, i'm gigi barnett. >> temperatures in the 20s and 30s across the area. it's a chilly start compared to what we had yesterday. you mentioned yesterday being a pretty damp start and it turned out to be a pretty nice day. temperatures got up to 60 degrees. today it is much cooler. what we are watching now is really just kind of the tail end of a system that moved through yesterday, never quite clear the area. south of the 80 we should see a chance for showers. there is even because of this cold air a chance of snow in place before the next day is out. it's not going to impact us too much, but don't be surprised if you see it. today, 52 degrees. breezy and afternoon, overnight lows to about 28 degrees. your complete updated forecast in a few moments. >> thank you. here's what people will talk about today. the death toll climbs after a string of tornadoes ripped through five states getting the nation's midsection pretty hard. rescue teams continued to search for survivors. we report from henrico, indiana. >> reporter: new video shows that this tornado plowing
. >> good morning, i'm gigi barnett. >> temperatures in the 20s and 30s across the area. it's a chilly start compared to what we had yesterday. you mentioned yesterday being a pretty damp start and it turned out to be a pretty nice day. temperatures got up to 60 degrees. today it is much cooler. what we are watching now is really just kind of the tail end of a system that moved through yesterday, never quite clear the area. south of the 80 we should see a chance for showers. there...
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gigi barnett has the story. >> reporter: police have few leads in this case.net turnage feared the worst saturday night when the teen went roller skating and never returned. the family called police to report her missing but were told to wait 24 hours before filing a missing persons report. the victim's brother and friends went out searching for her and just before 6:00 on sunday night, they found her body in the alley behind the 1600 block of cliff view avenue. police say the next step is determining exactly how she died. back to you. >>> a stabbing in harford leaves five men in the hospital. the men say they were stabbed by a unknown group of man as they were walking to a friends house in edgewood saturday night. the men are in stable condition and are expected to recover. stay,, i have what science calls the "nightly stuffy nose thing": i can't breathe... so i can't sleep... and the next day i pay for it. i tried decongestants... i tossed & turned... i even vaporized! and then i fought back: with drug-free breathe right advanced. these nasal strips instantl
gigi barnett has the story. >> reporter: police have few leads in this case.net turnage feared the worst saturday night when the teen went roller skating and never returned. the family called police to report her missing but were told to wait 24 hours before filing a missing persons report. the victim's brother and friends went out searching for her and just before 6:00 on sunday night, they found her body in the alley behind the 1600 block of cliff view avenue. police say the next step...
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. >>> i'm gigi barnett. that story is next. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's 5:30. 78 degrees and sunny. good evening. thanks for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. money is getting moved around in baltimore city schools. and it's heading right to the students. wjz and gigi barnett are live to explain the new plan will likely mean more cuts at school headquarters. hi, gigi. >> hi, kai. well, the school district says its number one priority has always been the students. and now it's just time to put the money where its mouth is. >> reporter: this is where city school leaders want to spend the bulk of their cash, in the classroom, on every student. the district unveiled its plan this week. it is shifting more money to schools, even though the school system's bottom line is staying the same. >> we're going to get more of that slice of the pie to schools to make sure they can maintain the staffing and programs. that's our first priority. it's always been our first priority. >> reporter: michael frist is the school's chief financia
. >>> i'm gigi barnett. that story is next. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's 5:30. 78 degrees and sunny. good evening. thanks for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. money is getting moved around in baltimore city schools. and it's heading right to the students. wjz and gigi barnett are live to explain the new plan will likely mean more cuts at school headquarters. hi, gigi. >> hi, kai. well, the school district says its...
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gigi barnett has more on the study. gigi? >> reporter: well, doctors say they now know what to look for when it comes to autism. and they are finding many more children with the disorder. >> reporter: researchers say better diagnosis and more screenings may be behind the rise of autism in children. according to a new study released this week by the centers for disease control, doctors found a 23% hike in the number of reported cases nationwide. >> we have a lot of children that we need to be taking seriously in terms of giving the best possible education, the best possible health care. >> reporter: autism is a social developmental disorder. back in 2006, doctors reported that one in every 110 children had autism. now, new numbers show it's one in 88 kids. and that number is even higher in maryland, where doctors diagnosed one in 80 children here. >> i just knew it was something. my instinct. i knew. >> reporter: marlo's son matthew has autism. he was diagnosed at 14 months old. he's just starting to communicate with the famil
gigi barnett has more on the study. gigi? >> reporter: well, doctors say they now know what to look for when it comes to autism. and they are finding many more children with the disorder. >> reporter: researchers say better diagnosis and more screenings may be behind the rise of autism in children. according to a new study released this week by the centers for disease control, doctors found a 23% hike in the number of reported cases nationwide. >> we have a lot of children...
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gigi barnett explains after the inaugural year is a success. school teams are signing on to play. >>> more than a dozen city high school baseball teams want this trophy on their mantle. it's the president's cup. the prize for winning the city wide baseball tournament that matches up private and public school players. today, the city unveiled plans to bring it back for a second year. >> reporter: last year, council president jack young brought the tournament to baltimore to unite public and private school players on the diamond. it worked. this year, some big names like o's hall-of-famer, chris foils and jackie robinson's daughter, sharon robinson, are teaming up to help. >> they have to develop this strength of character and make some really positive leaders in their community. >> they have no idea right now what is in store for them. i think it's going to -- just going to help the competition to try to get to that game. >> reporter: that's because the championship game will be played at orioles park next month. >> it's going to be the experien
gigi barnett explains after the inaugural year is a success. school teams are signing on to play. >>> more than a dozen city high school baseball teams want this trophy on their mantle. it's the president's cup. the prize for winning the city wide baseball tournament that matches up private and public school players. today, the city unveiled plans to bring it back for a second year. >> reporter: last year, council president jack young brought the tournament to baltimore to unite...
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gigi barnett is on campus as students leave for the game.ut first, sports director mark viviano has more on the matchup. >>> it is a rare opportunity for loyola. they're getting ready for tipoff in pittsburgh. their first ncaa tournament in nearly two decades. and they really want to make it last beyond tonight. >> even offensive rebound. >> reporter: easier said than done for little loyola, when they face powerful ohio state tonight. big and powerful. from the big 10 conference. a national championship contender. yes, they're that good. >> people talk about the ohio state and the concerns you have. >> i have major concerns about ohio state. i just ran into sullinger in the hallway. the guy is a monster, you know. >> reporter: everybody knows about jared sullinger, ohio state sophomore center who will be playing in the nba next season. the job of guarding him goes to a baltimore guy. >> i played against him at aau. we came out of the same class. real big body, real physical. just gotta be as physical as him, gotta defend. >> and what does th
gigi barnett is on campus as students leave for the game.ut first, sports director mark viviano has more on the matchup. >>> it is a rare opportunity for loyola. they're getting ready for tipoff in pittsburgh. their first ncaa tournament in nearly two decades. and they really want to make it last beyond tonight. >> even offensive rebound. >> reporter: easier said than done for little loyola, when they face powerful ohio state tonight. big and powerful. from the big 10...
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check in with gigi barnett and tim williams tomorrow on eyewitness news. that starts at 6:00 a.m.the updated weekend forecast. >>> a player is hospitalized up next i,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> i don't know if i can watch it again. mark viviano is here with the sports report. >> baseball can be scary. first week of warm-up games in florida has produced a number of positive signs for the orioles, especially in pitching. it came to a halt of a frightening injury. batting against tampa bay with a 90-mile-per-hour fast ball right in the face. it was thrown accidentally by rays pitcher alex kolb. eventually taken to a hospital for observation and a ct scan. good news, no broken bones, a contusionings and a loose tooth. the game went on and the orioles and rays played to a tie in ten innings. some rough basketball in the acc tournament. the end of the road for maryland brought down by north carolina. they cruised with 89-69 victory. ninth straight time they've beaten maryland in the conference tournament. for maryland, terrell led the way. maryland's record is 17-15. no ncaa bid coming th
check in with gigi barnett and tim williams tomorrow on eyewitness news. that starts at 6:00 a.m.the updated weekend forecast. >>> a player is hospitalized up next i,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> i don't know if i can watch it again. mark viviano is here with the sports report. >> baseball can be scary. first week of warm-up games in florida has produced a number of positive signs for the orioles, especially in pitching. it came to a halt of a frightening injury. batting...