danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >>> hawaii also voting today. republicans there will hold caucuses tonight. >>> coming up, we have some toxic blame, the cancer-causing chemicals found in popular jewelry. >> and another red flag for eating red meat. how it could take years off your life of coming up. >> and orange bottles, black market. the unusual crime wave sweeping the nation. >>> finally seeing some good rainfall around the bay area, the heaviest is still yet to come. we'll talk about that coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, morning at atlanta's airpora company spokesman says mechs >>> a delta airlines jet veered off a taxiway this morning in atlanta's airport. a company spokesman says mechanics were actually testing the engines of the boeing 737 and experienced problems with the braking system that happened around 5:00 this morning local time. there were no passengers on board. the two mechanics were not hurt, either. but the plane does have some damage. there will be a full structural investigation before it flies again. >>> the big story of

danielle nottingham reports for wjz. >> reporter: supporters of president obama's healthcare overhaul rallied up front of the supreme court. >> helped families and we need to check that to make sure it continues to help that. >> over the weekend members of the tea party rallied against the law. >> this is strong step toward socialism and i don't want that to happen in the united states. i believe in the constitution. >> reporter: the 9 justices are listening to three days of arguments over whether the healthcare law is constitutional. today's issue should the court postpone a decision because the law does not go into full effect until 2014. the court only holds about 400 people and just a handful of seats are open to the general public. some started lining up out here on friday to get a chance to listen to the arguments. the biggest issue in the case is the law of individual mandate, which requires all americans to buy health insurance or face a fine. 26 states are opposed to the mandate. >> the question is how much the federal government can force states to comply with its will. >> r

here is daniel nottingham with the latest for wjz. report net newt gingrich promised he won't stop campaigning until the republican convention in august. >> i do not believe the other two candidates can beat obama, and i believe this is the most important in our lifetime or that i will not leave the field. >> in order to keep his campaign afloat, he needs a strong finish in today's alabama and 50/50 primary. the former speaker is coming on the south to deliver a comeback. but the longer he stays in, the more delicate tea costs rick santorum. both men are claiming to be the only conservatives in the race. santorum says it's time for gingrich to call it quits. >> gingrich will not go down. i went up, took my beading, and here i am. >> the latest polls in alabama and mississippi show a tight race between gingrich, santorum, and romney. the former governor is hoping even one victory in the south will help him luck in the nomination. >> voters have been slow to embrace ronnie. he tried to turn that around to listing the help of jeff foxwor

here is danielle nottingham with the latest for wjz. >> reporter: afghan security forces stood guard on the streets of kandahar, concerned about retaliation for a u.s. soldier's shooting rampage. u.s. officials took an army staff sergeant into custody after he reportedly left his base around 3:00 in the morning sunday and walked to two nearby villages then went house-to- house shooting civilians. afghan officials say 16 people died in all. three of them were women, nine were children. he dragged the boys by their hair and shot them in the mouth this woman said. other witnesses say after the killings the shooter set the bodies on fire. >> those family members will demand revenge. they have to have it for the sake of their honor, for the sake of their families, for the sake of themselves. >> afghan president karzai called the killings unforgivable. the president promised him a full investigation and those responsible will be accountable. the pentagon has not released the suspect's name but we have learned he was assigned to a special forces unit on what is called a village stabilizatio

daniel nottingham with what hollywood star is pushing for. >>> george clooney and hauled them away any secrets service during a protest at the embassy of sudan he along with his father and other activists across a police line. it was an act of civil disobedience sending a message to the sudanese president. >>> and immediately we need humanitarian aid to be allowed into the sudan before it becomes the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. immediately. >>> the second thing we're here task is a very simple thing is for the government's to stop randomly killing its own innocent men women and children of demonstrators blocked the entrance to the sudanese embassy to symbolize the country's blockade of food and other humanitarian aid. this is a survivor of the genocide and sedans are four region his gift to the united states three years ago. >>> we'll do everything possible keeping herself all the time here. listening to the voice of those people. the bis and his fellow protesters say they're glad clooney and others helped draw attention to their cause. >>> together they hope their calls fo

danielle nottingham, sbs news, the white -- cbs news, the white house. >>> the campaign moves to the midwest and puerto rico. voters in missouri had for their caucuses on saturday. illinois has a primary set for next tuesday. >>> well, did the washington monument shrink or even tilt after last summer's 5.8 magnitude quake in the d.c. area? surveyors are now working to find that out. they took some measurements yesterday and will compare them to past records. the findings from yesterday's tests could affect how the crews repair the monument. it has sunk about 2 inches in the ground since it was completed. >> the whole area used to be a swamp. that's why it settled those two inches. it could have moved a little bit. >> you could compare buildings in other cities that have probably sunk equally. >> exactly. >>> it's warm out? >> all that warmth is doing a number on the trees and the plants. things are starting to bloom and blossom. the allergy count is where i want to start. it hasn't changed in the low and the high areas but the numbers have come up. you'll see the tree pollen is in th

danielle nottingham is in sanford, florida with more. >> he didn't deserve to die. >> reporter: trayvon martin's parents joined thousands at a rally near the place their son was killed. >> we want an arrest. we want george zimmerman arrested for this crime. >> reporter: zimmerman is the neighborhood watch captain who shot the 17-year-old last month. he claims the teenager attacked him and he fired in self- defense. but trayvon's parents don't believe it. >> he seen this guy as a stranger he's going to try to run and that's what we really believe was that he was trying to get away. >> reporter: the death sparked outrage nationwide and fall out here in the city of sanford. the police chief and local prosecutor have both stepped aside. now state and federal authorities are stepping in to investigate the case. cbs news learned detectives interviewed zimmerman for five hours the night of the shooting. a source close to the investigation says there was no arrest because zimmerman's bloody face seemed to support his claim of self-defense. >> you know if i had a son he'd look like trayvon. >> r

danielle nottingham tells us more about what the justices are considering. >> demonstrators poured into the plaza in front of the supreme court, sounding off about the health care reform law. >> it is a step in the right direction. >> justices are looking into issues, the first is whether the high court would have to strike down the whole if the justices decide the part that requires americans to purchase insurance or pay a penalty, is unconstitutional. tuesday justice anthony kennedy, a key swing vote, wanted to know if that part of the law goes too far. >> that is different from what we have in previous cases. that changes the relationship of the federal government to the individual. in a fundamental way. >> the second issue is medicaid, health care law expands the program to provide coverage to more low income americans. attorneys general from 26 states filed lawsuits claiming the government is forcing them to expand their state medicaid programs and spend millions of dollars that they don't have. >> when we started this, as we said, we firmly believed in states' rights. and, the lim

danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >>> u.s. officials say the suspect is a staff sergeant who had been in the military for 11 years. he is married, and has two children. >>> coming up, a republican battle in the south. >> an easy win at kansas? can rick santorum maintain his momentum in alabama and mississippi? >>> it is official. bart is coming to the south bay. we will take you to the celebration after the break, and tell you the plan. -a-a tournament. who ng it out the most >>> and going dancing. two bay area college basketball teams headed to the ncaa tournament. who is sweating it out the most. >>> i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. enjoy the sunshine while we have it, we got storms lining up in the pacific. we will talk about that coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, hercules. chp says the truck was hauling a type ofl >>> haz-mat crews are on the scene of a tanker truck accident near hercules. the christmas says the truck was hauling fuel when it overturned about 90 minutes ago on the skyway near highwa

danielle nottingham reports now from the supreme court. reporter: demonstrators poured into the plaza in front of the supreme court, sounding off about the healthcare reform law. >> the affordable care act is a step in the right direction. reporter: the justices are looking at two issues today, the first is whether the high court would have to strike down the whole law if the justices decide the part that requires americans to purchase insurance or pay a penalty is unconstitutional. tuesday justice anthony kennedy, a key swing vote on the bench, wanted to know if that part of the law goes too far. >> that is different from what we had in previous cases and that changes the relationship of the federal government to the individual in a very fundamental way. reporter: the second issue before the court is medicaid. the healthcare law expands the program to provide coverage to more low income americans. attorneys general from 26 states filed suit, claiming that the government is forcing them to expand their state medicaid programs and spend mil

danielle nottingham, cbs news washington. >> >> welcome back to eyewitness news on cbs five.are in the weather center and its powerful storm is winding down but it sure has been a beauty. let's take a look at live high- definition doppler radar, you can see we have the end of the storm in the north bay and eastern portion of the bay area, that is a powerful sell around patterson pass outside of livermore. otherwise shades of green which is the backside of the cell that has begun to lighten up. as we go into the san jose area, we have been seeing lots of rain there and moderate to heavy downpours around a morgan hill and gilroy. there is a peninsula under cloudy skies, santa cruz mountain still in plenty precipitation but this is the backside of the front slicing through the bay area, only one more hour of heavy rain east of the day and to the south. over the past 24 hours and inch of a half of rain in berkeley. an urban flood advisory in effect in the delta insult to 40 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. futurecast indicates that we will see spotty scattered showers tomorrow and that is bec

danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> maryland, district of columbia and wisconsin will all hold their primaries tuesday. >>> also on the campaign trail president obama. he spoke at a fundraiser at university of vermont in burlington. the president accused republicans of promoting a government hands off vision of america where you're on your own. he said the healthcare reforms that he helped push through congress now under scrutiny by the supreme court will ensure that americans don't go broke just because they get sick. >>> well, there are 640 billion reasons now to play the mega million lottery game. >> the jackpot is just huge. in fact, it's a new world record and the game's drawing, a record response. scott broom is in oxon hill where the lottery ticket machine is in high gear. >> reporter: yeah. it's wild because so many people are playing they added another $100 million through the jackpot today. when you woke up this morning, it was 540 million more than a half billion, now it's 640 as you just reported. that is a world record jackpot. mega millions mania in 48 st

danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> hawaii will hold its caucus on tuesday. >>> today is march 9th. have you reminded your buddy to get her mammogram? coming you when the news continues we'll introduce you to a cancer survivor who has redefined the meaning of biker chick. >>> national fans if you're looking the pick up a few tickets for the season the time is now. next find out how you can get your hands on a few single game tickets. we'll be back. >>> welcome back to 9news now at noon. our guest today wants to take you out to the ball game. the washington nationals ball game of course. and andrew pepper the team's chief operating officer and andrew. good to have you back at 9news now. >> good to be here, thanks for having me. >> you were talking about the "take me out to the ball game" promotion specifically to keep the phillies' fans from taking over the park. take back the park, how did the initiative go? >> it's been great and it's not over. fans can still go to nationals.com/ourpark and get tickets for that series. there's still seats -- plenty of seats available

danielle nottingham reports. >> reporter: some supreme court justices seemed open to the idea that part of the health care reform act can survive, even if they strike down its core. but they asked probing questions about what happens to the rest of the law if they determine the requirement for all americans to buy insurance is unconstitutional? >> my approach would say if you take the heart out of the statute, the statute's gone. >> reporter: attorneys general from dozens of states are pushing for the court to throw out the whole law. >> it needs to go back to congress with a clean slate, start over. even if there are good provisions in the bill. >> reporter: the court also sent this third and final day of arguments looking into the section of the law requiring states to expand their medicaid program. >> many families take for granted they have health coverage. there are a lot of low income families that don't. the medicaid expansion in particular provides that kind of care. >> reporter: the states argue the federal government has no right to force them to spend millions of dollars to e

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danielle nottingham, cbs news, the supreme court. >> now the outcome to have case is expected to -- of the case is expected to impact nearly all americans and also play a big role in the 2012 campaign. >>> former president george herbert walker bush is expected to endorse gop front runner mitt romney later today in texasment this is the latest sign the republican establishment is beginning to accept the former massachusetts governor as the eventual party nominee. last night romney picked up the endorsement from florida state marco rubio who said it's time for the primary fight to end. former florida governor jeb bush also endorsed romney last week. >>> it is 4:33. here's a look allison treadwell some other thing -- at some other things making news now. the jet blue pilot passengers pinned down from a flight is now charged with interference of a flight crew. federal documents reveal the copilot locked captain clayton osbon out of the cockpit after making comments like we need to make a leap of faith and we're not going to vegas. >>> a wildfire in colorado that's killed two people so far

in steubenville, ohio, danielle nottingham. now back to you. >>> three new polls out today surveying ohio voters are split. two show romney is up. one has santorum hanging onto the lead. >>> the hospital cafeteria worker in arlington under arrest tonight accused of tying up a manager and threatening her with knife. now police say albert murray tried to leave the scene in a waiting cab with the cafeteria safe stashed in the truck. this all went down saturday night at virginia hospital center. investigators say the cab driver got mad when murray tried to load the safe into its trunk. there was a confrontation and murray was arrested after a short chase. kind of wild. >> yeah. >> this is what you think as march, sunshine, snow shower, then sunshine and kind of blustery. that's what it. is another snow went south of us. two weeks we had a snow if south of us and not that far south. south of culpeper they had 5 inches of snow. let's take you out to buchanan, virginia, which is west, northwest of lynchburg, a little northeast of roan

i'm danielle nottingham.'ll have the story coming up. >>> mitt romney inched closer to wrapping up the republican presidential nomination today. the gop frontrunner is being endorsed by former president george w. bush at a campaign event this hour in houston. >> but his rival rick santorum is not ready to give up, not yet. danielle nottingham with the latest on the campaign trail from the white house. >> reporter: the republican primary season is dragging on and mitt romney is picking up more high profile supporters as the pressure mounts to unite behind one candidate. mitt romney is picking up an endorsement from former president george h.w. bush. it's the latest sign that gop leaders are eager to wrap up the primary race and begin the head to head battle with president obama. on wednesday tea party favorite florida senator marco rubio threw his support behind romney saying republicans don't need a floor fight at this summer's convention. romney's closest rival rick santorum seemed to acknowledge publicly fo

danielle nottingham reports and president obama is expressing sympathy to the boy's parents. >> reporter: schools around miami emptied out. hundreds left class to protest the death of trayvon martin. at one school, kids spelled out his initials on the football field. joshua was childhood friends with him. >> i want to pay my respects to trayvon martin. >> the killing has sparked demonstrations in several states. and now the president is talking about the case for the first time. >> if i had a son, he'd look like tray son. >> the 17-year-old was visiting his father in this neighborhood and a neighborhood watchman shot him dead. state and federal authorities are now investigating the case. >> all of us have to do some soul searching to figure out what happened. >> this is the street where zimmerman started following martin. he says that the teenager attacked him. zimmerman's face was bruised and the bloody. martin's parents say he only wants to get away. >> of course he's going to try to get away. >> reporter: next month a grand jury could decide if zimmerman should be charged. in stanford

danielle nottingham reports with what the president has to say. >> reporter: schools around miami emptied out. hundreds of students left class to protest the death of trayvon martin. at one school, kids spelled out his initials on the football field. joshua pascal was childhood friends with martin. >> i'm trying to hold it in but i want to pay my respects to trayvon martin. >> reporter: now the president is talking about the case for the first time. >> if i had a son, he'd look like trayvon. >> reporter: the 17-year-old was visiting his father and a neighborhood watch captain shot him dead. george zimmerman claimed self- defense and police let him go tree. >> reporter: i think all of us have to figure out how something like this happens. >> reporter: this is the street where zimmerman spotted martin and started following him. the neighborhood watch captain told police he fired his gun after the teenager attacked him. a source close to the investigation tells police that zimmerman's face was bruised and bloody. but his parents say their son was not violent and only wanted to get away. >> o

danielle nottingham reports from washington. >> the heated debate over president obama's health care law reached the steps of the supreme court monday. hundreds protested outside as the nine justices began hearing three days of arguments over whether the law that affects millions of americans is constitutional. monday's session focused on whether these legal challenges must wait until 2013 when the full law takes effect. >> if we look at the correct interpretation statute we not need to decide. >> there would be no reason to decide the jurisdiction. >> don't you want to know the answer? >> reporter: a ruling is expected in june right in the middle of presidential election battle. the decision could have a major impact on both president obama and his gop rivals who have pledged to repeal the law. rick santorum went to the supreme court and pledged to make it the central issue if he's the republican nominee. >> this is the most important issue in these elections. >> reporter: people lined up for days for a day to hear the historic argument. >> i truly believe this law tramples our cons

at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> and wjz 13 is always on. check in for complete coverage of campaign 2012. maryland's primary is tuesday. you can count on us for updated results and information about the candidates. >>> president obama is calling on congress to end federal subsidies to big oil companies. oil companies making record profits every quarter. it comes as gas prices continue to climb with no end in sight. the national average now stands at $3.92 a gallon. the president points out, every penny that a gallon goes up, oil companies make $200 million in profit. >>> wjz continues to follow the price of gas here in maryland. at this time last month, we were paying an average of $3.69 a gallon. we are now paying $3.96. people in the washington suburbs are already paying more than $4 a gallon. >>> well, tens of millions of gallons. that's how much raw sewage has flowed into the patapsco river this week. alex demetrick reports how this happened and the effects downstream. >> reporter: raw sewage flood the inside of his baltimore pumping st

at the supreme court, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> justice kennedy is often the swing vote on cases that divide the court. today, he said that allowing the government to force americans to buy insurance, would, quote, change the relationship between the government and its citizens. >> reporter: if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check on the roads with kristy breslin, at wjz traffic control. hi, kristy. >>> hi, kai, hi, everyone. if you're traveling along, you are in for quite a bit of a headache. on the west side inner loop, still a good 20 minutes there from southwestern boulevard over to security boulevard. and if you're traveling on the west side outer loop, that's still slow there, from security boulevard to baltimore national pike. 70 westbound, heavy from 29 to mare marriottsville road. northbound 95. congestion from 32 to 100. and accidents include north pulaski at haven avenue. also, northbound 29 at broken land parkway. let's take a live look. as you can see, that is the delay. that's right smack dab in the middle of it. and we'll take

and danielle nottingham is at the white house with tonight's campaign 2012 report. >> reporter: mitt romney took the stage in wis wiss, with -- wisconsin, with one of that state's best lawmakers. he picked up the endorsement of paul ryan, a conservative known for taking a tough line on government sphendzing. >> in -- spending. in this person, we have a man with a personal conviction. right kind of experience. . >> reporter: he joins a list of people who are lining up to support romney, including former president george h.w. bush. besides that, rick santorum says he will fight to the finish. campaigning in wisconsin, he said the obama administration keeps imposing rules that are killing jobs. >> i will eliminate every single one of those regulations on day 1. >> reporter: santorum is trailing behind romney in the latest wisconsin poll. newt gingrich is barely registering on the same survey. he's got just 8% of the vote. >> reporter: despite scaling back his campaign, gingrich takes aim at wisconsin, taking aim at president obama's job performance. >> here is the worst job creation rec

that's where we find danielle nottingham reporting for wjz. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: mitt romney firedp supporters in canton, ohio. he took the stage to make the case why they should get out and vote for him on super tuesday. >> if you think this campaign against president obama, is going to be about the economy and jobs and government being too big, then i'm the guy you need to nominate. >> reporter: romney will spend the entire day campaigning in ohio. and so will rick santorum. polls show the two neck and neck here, heading into super tuesday's most vehicle -- critical contest. >> i come to the people of ohio, as a candidate who shouldn't be here. shouldn't be here if you looked at any political expert and you looked at the money that's been spent. >> reporter: santorum will watch the returns in stubenville. but if he wins here, he won't capture the area's delegates. his campaign failed to submit the required paperwork in some ohio districts. >> reporter: jim emerling will still support santorum. he's a small business owner in stubenville. >> he stands for a lot of causes that i bel

in ohio, danielle nottingham, now back to you, anita. >> a lot to watch. now for a state that has been tabbed a battleground in the november election. turnout today for the presidential primary in virginia is really pretty light. one of the main reasons only two of the four remaining candidates are on the ballot. peggy fox is live with more. peggy. >> anita, it's like virginia has been left at the alter. that's how one political analyst described today's primary. with rick santorum, both virginia residents not on the ballot because they didn't get enough signatures to do so. while this changes the significance of virginia's primary, it in no way has any bearing on virginia's role come november. >> for six long hours, young republican, 18-year-old, stands outside a polling place at centerville, high school, trying to drum up support. >> is it a boring day? >> well, so far there haven't been too many voters. i hope that will change. >> inside, voters read books. this morning before work, there were more voters at the polls and if you ask jay who is running f

at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> the congressman from texas who is in race, ron paul, is campaigning in kansas today. he has yet to win a contest, but believes caucus states give him the best chance to pick up dell games. >>> time now for a quick look at some of the stories in tomorrow's baltimore sun. a profile of the eastern district police commander whose territory and staff has been at the center of this week's controversy in darling park. >>> more on the woman awarded a quarter million dollars in a bedbug lawsuit. >>> and full coverage of high school state basketball championships. . >>> a math teacher at calvert hall is not letting surgery keep him from teaching his students the ins and outs of advanced calculus. that's because john thayer is using skype to teach his students, instructing and interacting with the class from the comfort of his home in perryhall. >> wonder if he can see if the kids are cheating! >> good for him. still doing that. >>> still to come tonight on wjz, incredible survivor story. a woman missing in the wilderness for nearl

danielle nottingham reports from washington, with more on the high-profile arrest. >> reporter: agents caught george clooney and hauled him away in a secret service van, during a protest at the embassy of sedan. he, along with his father, nick clooney, and other activists, crossed the police line. >> you will be arrested. >> reporter: it was an act of civil disobedience. sending a message. >> and immediately, we need humanitarian aid to be allowed into the sudan, before it becomes the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. immediately. the second thing we are here to ask is a very simple thing. is for the government in khartoum to stop randomly killing its own innocent men, women and children. >> reporter: demonstrators blocked the entrance to the embassy, to symbolize the country's blockage of humanitarian aid. this man escaped from the united states three years ago. >> do everything possible, keeping ourselves all the time here, in order to make the international community listen to the voice of those people, being killed by the government. >> he and fellow protestors they they are

at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> secretary of defense, leon pineta says the soldier could face the death penalty when he is brought to trial. >>> police are releasing more information about a murder in baltimore county. 54-year-old james haywood is charged with killing his girlfriend's son. detectives say haywood used a sword-like weapon to stab andrew fisher to death inside a home on wind sor mill. haywood is being held without bail on a charge of first- degree murder. the motive is still unclear. desire. >>> a man will spend decades in jail for shooting a 10-year-old boy. >> reporter: a judge sentenced defon cante into life in prison for injuring a child during an attack in east baltimore. cante was trying to shat another man in the 1100 block in north lakewood avenue in august 2010. but he missed his intended target and wounded 10-year-old tevian who was sitting northeastern. tevian was treated at johns hopkins and released. at trial, the jury convicted him of attempted murder and assault. >> all but 55 years of his sentence are suspended. >>> infamous

danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> florida's stand your ground law has been in effect since 2025. 20 other states have laws. >>> moisture in the air may slow the visibility in the commute. and conditions were gloomy during morning workouts. right now, the skies have cleared up. sun is shining. temperatures are soaring. >> temperatures really did jump from the 60s to the 70s. some spots even got into the 80s. i'll show you that in a minute. first of all, very interesting shot. during the morning and early afternoon, all of that caused clearing on the eastern shore. and out to the west, where it got quite warm. take a look at the day. you can see how things got cleared up. and right now, a few leftover clouds. and temperatures have really jumped. 80 degrees now in cumberland. 77 in easton. 76 in washington and hagerstown. we're now at 71. still a bit of a breeze off the ocean. it's not going to get that warm. but tomorrow, that 80-degree stuff should be all over the place. could probably break a record or two. take a look at this graphic. everybody in the eastern half of the u

danielle nottingham reports for wjz, from washington with the latest. >>> rick santorum is back on the campaign trail in puerto rico. he sat down with the governor, an old friend, who has already endorsed rival mitt romney and later held a town hall meeting. the former senator is riding high off a pair of victories in alabama and mississippi. and sounds confident about the road ahead. >> reporter: romney is working to slow down santorum's surge and will visit puerto rico later this week. romney's campaign and supporters have already spent more than $3 million on tv ads in illinois, ahead of that state's primary next week. romney doesn't just have the money. he is way ahead in the delegate race. he has collected more than all of the other gop white house hopefuls combined. >> reporter: santorum supporters are pushing newt gingrich to drop his presidential bid, in hopes of cutting into that lead. gingrich finished second in tuesday's contest and shows no sign he's ready to quit. >> is that the elite media's effort to convince the nation that mitt romney is inevitable, just collapsed. >>

in schaumburg, illinois, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> we invite you to stay with wjzrage of campaign 2012. we'll bring you the latest on the candidates and the issues. for the latest information, log onto wjz.com. >>> time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. the circus is in town. and so saturday controversy over bull hooks. the animal rights sticks stick -- activists say are inhumane. >>> for all of these stories and a whole lot more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. and remember to look for the updated forecast, from wjz's first warning weather team. >>> arts, education. a free after-school program, for baltimore city students has a classic twist. as jessica kartalija reports, it helps segue children into the renowned baltimore school for the arts. >> reporter: inside the baltimore school for the arts. >> tuck those elbows a little more. >> reporter: it's after-school education with a whole lot of class. >> awesome guys. >> reporter: this one on conditioning. >> we'll do anything between planks, w

in warning on the, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> some court observers believe the supreme court could decide the mandate is uncounty institutional but allow the rest of the health care law to go forward. >> more money added to a reward leading toen arrest in vandalism at a frederick county cemetery local businesses and individuals pledged money to increase the $500 reward to more than $1,200 about 20 head stones were knocked over damaged or broken at new market cemetery the vandalism was discovered earlier this month. >> today it is much more like march that be it has been all -- than it has been all month. the sun is out but wind and seasonal temperatures make it feel chillier. wjz has weather and traffic together. first let's start with bernadette woods with the updated numbers from first warning weather. >> well, beautiful day, as you said the wind is out we are going to start out with those numbers let's go to them these are sustained winds around the region, generally between 15 and 25 miles per hour we have had gusts over 30 miles per hour that has been bringing in c

at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> secretary pineta says the u.s.dier accused of the deadly shooting rampage, could face the death penalty if convicted. >>> new information tonight on the young man accused of a deadly shooting school rampage in ohio. and they underscore his troubled family life. derek valcourt is live in the newsroom with more on this for us. derek? >> reporter: at one point, tj lane's own father challenged his own paternity. he's the 17-year-old student, charged with killing other students in ohio. other records show that lane has had several run-ins with the law in the past decade. lane was living with his grandmajority parents and -- grandparents and seemed to be turning his life around. >> prosecutors have not released information about a possible motive. >>> it is a disturbing internet sensation. people, mostly teens, trying to swallow a teaspoon of cinnamon quickly. as monique griego explains, this is very dangerous and puts people in the hospital. >> reporter: check out social media uploads and you can find hundreds of videos

at the supreme court, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >>> justice kennedy is often the swing vote on cases that divide the court. today, he said that allowing the government to force americans to buy insurance would, quote, change the relationship between the government and its citizens. >>> mysterious resignation. umuc president, dr. susan aldridge, stepped down last week, after taking an unexplained leave. today, the washington post reports, the chairman wants to know why. the post says a complaint filed with the state audit says they fired him and gave september 11thance -- gave severance. >>> after a cold start to the day, we have warmed up this afternoon. but it's a little cooler than it was and has been lately. wjz has weather and traffic together. meteorologist bernadette woods is here with the updated numbers from first warning weather. hi, bernadette. >> hello, kai. and everybody out there. yes, you definitely needed a jacket this morning. that's why you needed the freeze warning. it did get down to 31. most north and west of that, down into the 20s. we're south and

at the white house, danielle nottingham, now back to you, anita. >> cbs news learned the soldier was on his first tour in afghanistan, but has served several times in iraq. >>> tonight, campus threat averted. police are thanking tipsters from as far away as montana for alerting them to a university of maryland student making some deadly online threats. that maryland sophomore is arrested and threatened to commit mass murder in the heart of the college park campus. >> the attack had plotted was supposed to happen right this afternoon. scott broom is at the university tonight. he has new details on the threat and how the police found out. scott. >> reporter: well, internet threats. was it serious or wasn't it? i'll tell you, police thought it was serious. they had three individuals, strangers to each other scattered across the country who were so disturbed by what they were reading on the internet in these chat rooms overnight on saturday night that all three of them on their own called university police overnight which set this chain of events in motion. it was alexander song, a softw

in schaumburg, illinois, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> tomorrow, the race comes to maryland. mitt romney will make stops in arbutus and frederick. we'll bring you the latest on air and online at wjz.com. >>> an update on a national landmark damaged during the east coast earthquake. the washington national cathedral will temporarily reopen its central tower. the tower has been deemed safe for visitors and will be open to the public saturday for a tower climb. repairs to the cathedral are still expected to cost around $20 million. stir a transition of -- >>> a transition transition of power is under way. today, a new archbishop is appointed for the archdiocese. pope benedict names bishop william laurie to take over the post this spring. >>> cardinal edwin o'brien introduced his successor today. 60-year-old bishop william laurie, who had been serving in connecticut. pope benedict made him the 16th serving bishop in part because of his public stance on issues. >> bishop laurie has been an outspoken advocate on religious freedom and the preservation of marriage being between one

danielle nottingham reports for wjz. the taliban says the u.s. will pay. >> reporter: chanting "death to america," protestors in afghanistan burned an effigy of president obama. they are demanding a public trial for the u.s. soldier accused of killing 16 people, including women and children. the soldier, a 38-year-old father of two, is in custody. president obama assured the afghan people there will be justice in this case. >> the killing of innocent civilians and outrageous and it's unacceptable. it is not who we are as a country. and it does not represent our military. >> reporter: the taliban has promised revenge. tuesday, militants opened fire on a government delegation attending a memorial service for the victim. an afghan soldier was killed. >> reporter: the u.s. is pulling 23,000 soldiers out of afghanistan by september. it is part of the obama administration's plan to get most troops out by 2014. >> reporter: the new york times is reporting that the white house is considering speeding up the withdrawal. >> i do not believe that there is a

danielle nottingham reports for wjz, mitt romney is choosing to solidify his front runner stat -- status. >> reporter: voters in stubenville, ohio, are casting their ballots for a gop presidential nominee. ohio is taking center stage for the 10 states holding super tuesday contests. the head-to-head battle prompted some democrats to weigh in. students for bertha moore are voting for santorum. >> it was not much change, you know. unemployment is terrible. >> reporter: mitt romney will vote in the massachusetts primary later today. this morning, he appeared via satellite at the national conference for apec, a pro- israel lobbying group. >> i'm sorry that my super tuesday travel schedule prevents me from being with you in person. >> santorum went to washington to make his speech in person. >> as you may know, this is a somewhat important day in my life today. >> reporter: 419 delegates are up for grabs. that's more than one-third of the total needed to clinch the gop nomination. >> reporter: newt gingrich rallied supporters in huntsville, alabama. voters there won't go to the polls until ne

in stubenville, ohio, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> three new polls out today, surveying ohio supporters split. two show romney up. one has santorum, hanging onto the lead. >>> how has the rush home been shaping up in let's check in with kristy breslin at traffic control. >>> let's update you on that horrific accident. bel air road at raven wood. as you can see, that happened around 3:45. one fatality is confirmed. it is now closed. northbound and southbound bel air road, right above sinclaire lane. it's going to be closed for quite sometime while an investigation is pending. but your alternates are either north rose street or you can also take edison highway. if you're traveling on the west side inner loop, a couple of brake lights there, baltimore national pike to security boulevard. north side outer loop, stop and go there to charles street. other accidents include a delay there as well. northbound 95, pulaski highway to the beltway. now onto the accidents. we have them at honey go boulevard at campbell boulevard. patuxent at waterloo. liberty heights at druid park. an

as danielle nottingham reports, the area is now bracing for retaliation. >> reporter: on the streets of kandahar, afghan military forces are on guard. the taliban is vowing revenge for sunday's deadly attack. eyewitnesses say an american soldier went on a shooting spree in two villages killing 16 people including nine children and three women. >> i cannot speak, this local man says, before wiping away tears. >> what happened this weekend is absolutely heartbreaking and tragic and i expressed directly to president karzai how the american people feel anytime innocent civilians especially children are -- are -- are killed. >> reporter: the soldier is in u.s. custody. the pentagon isn't releasing his name but cbs news has learned he is a 38-year-old army staff sergeant, a veteran of four tours in the middle east. president obama calls the shooting tragic and shocking. this is the third incident in several months that has stirred anti-american feeling. in february, afghans rioted after u.s. troops burned copies of the koran. six american soldiers were killed in retaliation. and a video su

danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >>> the congressman from texas who is in the race ron paul is campaigning in kansas today. he has yet to win a contest but believes caucus states give him the best chance to pick up delegates. >>> a high-profile attorney wants rush limbaugh to be prosecuted on defamation charges. gloria allred says a law can be used to prosecute limbaugh for calling a law student a slut and prostitute on his radio show. allred sent a letter to the palm beach county attorney's office saying limbaugh could be charged under an 1883 law making it a misdemeanor to question a woman's chastity. limbaugh lives and broadcasting in palm beach, florida. >>> and for women who think they have breast cancer, waiting for test results can be agonizing and a mammogram can only do so much. but all that may be changing. there is a new procedure that gives results almost instantly. lisa siegel shows us a diagnostic breakthrough. >> reporter: 27-year-old allison moyer is facing a battle she never expected. >> it never occurred to me that i would have breast cancer and certai

at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> in that taliban attack this morning an afghan soldier was killed. >>> a judge is hearing acts about how -- arguments about how much information jerry sandusky's should get in a trial. to help his defense. their asking for specific dates and times of the alleged crimes. >> how in the world can jerry or could you or me or anyone else prepare a proper defense to a set of charges to which we have end kates wii innocent. -- indicated we're innocent. >> prosecutors are asking to withhold them because of privacy concerns. it is unclear when the judge will rule on that matter. >>> new calls this morning for anne arundel county's embattled executive to step down. this time from county residents. meghan mccorkell has the latest developments and john leopold's abuse of power -- leopold's abuse of power indictments. >> reporter: good morning, is protest was held yesterday. this is the court case against him moves forward. retired howard county judge dennis sweeney tagged to hear the tawdry charges against john leopold. he's the sam

danielle nottingham, cbs news, illinois. >>> and a change in wyoming's delegates is putting another in mitt romney's delegate. successfully challenged the delegate that had been awarded to rick santorum, saying the vote was improperly held. that leads santorum with 2. >> the probe into campaign corruption in the district may be sent into maryland. governor martin o'malley's campaign may have received contributions that exceeded the limits in 2010. those contributions come from thompson and associates whose ceo is at the centre of a federal corruption probe. so far, no comments from the maryland governor's office. >> states cannot be sued under the family medical leave act for refusing to give time off. daniel coleman for damages for firing him after he asked for sick leave. coleman asked for a ten-day medical leave to deal with hypertension and diabetes. he was wrongly fired after his request was denied. >>> fairfax county police want to know if attacks on two women were related. happened yesterday afternoon on a pass in the woods. a 16-year-old girl says she was walking home from wood

danielle nottingham reports for wjz. rick santorum isn't ready to give up the fight. >> reporter: mitt romney is picking up an endorsement from former president george h.w. bush. it's the latest sign that gop leaders are eager to wrap up the primary race and begin the head to have -- head-to-head battle with president obama. on wednesday, tea party favorite, florida senator marco rubio, threw his support behind romney, saying republicans don't need a floor fight at this summer's convention. romney's closest rival, rick santorum, seemed to acknowledge publicly, for the first time, he may not win this contest. but he's still campaigning hard in wisconsin, ahead of next week's primary. >> i think the american people are tired of politicians who will tell you whatever you want to hear when they're in front of you. >> reporter: santorum stopping at bowling alleys around the state, to convince voters he's the conservative candidate who can relate to them. >> reporter: santorum needs a win tuesday to stay competitive in the rac

danielle nottingham has more. >> reporter: president obama called the killings tragic and shocking. the white house says he called president karzai to send condolences. >> the afghan people with stand pain and collateral damage, but murder is something, something that they totally abhor, and when that happens, they really want justice. >> reporter: the military says the suspect is from joint base lewis in washington state. a coffee house near the base, operated by veterans, is planning a vigil today. >> if this guy is traumatized being sent overseas and basically a time bomb waiting to go off. things like there don't show the people of afghanistan that we are actually there to help them. >> reporter: a distant learning professor for troops in afghanistan believes multiple tours of duty are taking their toll. >> i thought of how many of them are on their third or fourth or fifth tour of duty. and i said what can you expect? >> reporter: senate majority leader harry reid is also weighing in. >> our troops are under such tremendous pressure in afghanistan. it is a war like no other war

at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> the campaign now moves to the west and puerto rico, voters on missouri head on their caucuses on saturday, illinois holds a primary news tuesday. >> a local pulitzer prize winning writer has died, alice steinbalk was the first woman from the baltimore story to receive that award on a story about a blind 10-year-old. she died after battling cancer for several years dead at the age of 78. >>> turning to the weather where there is nothing but good news, a warm sunny day and no matter what the calendar says it feels like spring out there. marty bass in the outbreak and bernadette woods in the weather center. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon, and yes, we continue to say it, but once again just a gorgeous winter afternoon. look at the temperatures this go around. yesterday we made it all the way up to 80. we are already at 72 in baltimore. 72 in cumberland. look at all those 70s across the south. we are getting closer and show you along the water it is cooler but it has already risen up to 71 in annapolis and 67 in ke

danielle nottingham, ohio. >> next door in virginia, only two of the four candidates are on the ballot, which lowered the significance of the primary there. even though they live in fairfax county, neither was able to get together enough signatures needed to get on the ballot. the voters have to choose between mitt romney and ron paul, and several leaders say there's been an upsurge for paul. political analysts say it's unlikely he'll win virginia. >> winner take all 49, i think votes will go to the delegates. let's look at that in relationship to georgia, tennessee, the other southern states that are in play. maybe even oklahoma, which has a southern tinge in many ways. it needs to be seen in the bigger picture, that's for sure. >> turnout is expected to be light in virginia and consistenting mostly of party activists. however, today's primary has no bearing on the huge role in the general election, where it is expected to be a highly sought after swing state. so, what affect could the outcomes have on the republican race? david hawkings is editor of the roll call daily briefing. here

in sanford, florida, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> in addition to the police chief, the lead prosecutor has also taken himself off the case. the state's attorney will oversee the investigation instead. >>> six weeks after whitney houston's death, we learn what killed the pop star. brand-new details of the corners report tonight. >> reporter: whitney houston's death at age 48 shocks the music world and many speculated about the cause. just released autopsy results revealed that houston died from drowning in a los angeles hotel bathtub, but heart disease and chronic cocaine use were also contributing factors according to the corner. marijuana, muscle of the laxer scum and benadryl also found in her system. the family released a statement saying, we are saddened to learn of the toxicology results, although we are glad to know have closure. the grammy-winning singer died february 11th on the eve of the grammy awards. jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> beverly hills police and the corner found no signs of foul play. >>> a scary scene when this baltimore gas station in