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. >> good afternoon, i am don scott. >> i am jessica kartalija. >> here is what people are talking about today, the taliban fighters are vowing revenge after a u.s. soldier kills more than a dozen people in a shooting rampage in southern afghanistan. 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 unforgiv

. >> i am don scott. >> here what is people are talking about. baltimore's archdiocese has a new leader, the pope appoints william laurie as the new bishop, alex has more on this major announcement. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon, jessica, william laurie now becomes the archdiocese of baltimore's 16th archbishop. maryland's catholic's new spiritual leader was introduced by its outgoing bishop edwin o'brien. 62-year-old william laurie was serving as bish bishop of bridgeport when he was named, one reason has been his active role in representing the church on hot button issues like insurance coverage for contraceptions, he arrives as maryland's new same sex marriage law is headed for a refer referendum, a fight they will continue under him. >> not only teaching but working with all of the other bishops and other leaders as the referendum unfolds. >> reporter: william laurie eye installation will be held at the cathedral of mary or queen on our queen on may the 16th. >> we will have more at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. >> a local soldier murder

. >> good afternoon, i am don scott. >> and i am jessica kartalija. >> and here is what people are talking about today, the growing nationwide outcry over the killing of trayvon martin, the florida teenager whose death has raised concerns about racial profiling. we are live with complete coverage. mike hellgren is in west baltimore, where one of the rallies will be held today but we will start with mark strawsman from sanford, florida, the community that has been forced into the national spotlight with martin's death. [ singing ] >> reporter: last night dozens gathered outside a gated community where 17-year-old trayvon martin was shot and killed a month ago today. the shooter, george zimmerman, claims he fired in self defense and remains free. >>> sunday church services from florida to chicago turned into calls for justice. >> we can't do it by ourself, we need you god. >> reporter: in eatonville, florida, reverend jesse jackson implored the faithful to look at his killing as a new wake up call in a new battle for civil rights. martin's death and zimmerman's conditioned freedom has morphe

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. >> and i'm don scott. >> the student who police say made threats at the shooting of the university of maryland remains hospitalized are you we are learning new information about the investigation this noon. >> reporter: the 19-year-old is getting a psychiatric evaluation after anonymous postings on the internet. alexander song, an honor student, placed threats of shooting rampage on campus anonymously online and they try to alert people on message boards with taking them seriously enough to report them leading to an arrest. >> he was very emotionally distraught to the point of shaking and crying. >> i actually found out from one of my good friends who saw the article firsthand and read it. >> he said that he immediately was scared. >> if you are joking, you better speak up, because you are scaring me and i'm going to alert some authorities are yet laugh out loud, go ahead, you don't even know what campus i'm talking about. >> between late saturday night and early sunday morning, police tracked the messages on his computer. >> we had to work throughout the night to actually make con

. >> good afternoon, aim don scott. >> and i am jessica kartalija. >> and here is what people are talking about today, it is the jet blue pilot who had a complete meltdown in midair and is now in police custody in texas. both passengers and the crew leaped into action when the captain started acting erratically, bigad shaban has the latest. >> reporter: the pilot who caused the chaos could be the first airline captain charged with interfering west his own flight. passengers say that veteran pilot clayton osbeen had a mental break down. running up the aisle rapting ranting about a bomb and screaming they are going to take us down. the became irate after the copilot locked him out of the cockpit. >> he was banging on the door, telling him to bring the throttle to idle, we are all going to down, pray to jesus. >> they took action. >> impulsively we jumped up and grabbed him and pulled him away from the cockpit door and he started ranting. >> we had no other option but to physically restrain this individual on the ground until the plane was safely landed. >> reporter: the crew brought an off-

i am don scott. >> and i am jessica kartalija. >> and we begin with today's breaking news, the mega millions jackpot is the topic, state lottery officials just telling wjz moments ago the jackpot has jumped 100 million dollars to 540 million to 640 million, the cash option is now $462 million. lottery officials say the demand is so high for tickets they had to deliver extra rolls of paper for tickets to retailers, that drawing is just after 11:00 tonight and could go higher. >>> in the day's other big news story testimony continuing in the second trial of two twin brother accused of setting a pit bull on fire. wjz and weijia jiang are live outside the courthouse. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. right now jurors are hearing from the police officer who put out the flames on the puppy with her sweater, she said the air smelled like burning meat. still the star witness in this case may be a city police camera. video taken from a city watch police camera is considered a key piece of evidence in the trial against travers and trumaine johnson, the 20-year- old twins accused over settin

. >> good afternoon, i am don scott. >> and i am jessica kartalija. >> we begin with breaking news overseas, earthquakes rock japan no, sir once but several times, mary bubala has the latest on this. >> reporter: good afternoon. the earthquakes hit this morning in the very same area devastated by an earthquake and tsunami one year ago. the quake hit the southern coast of the country causing a small tsunami, several coastal communities were advised to evacuate as a precaution. less than three hours later another quake shook buildings near tokyo. there have been no reports of injuries or serious damage. this past sunday japan marked the first anniversary of the magsive magnitude 9 earthquake and tsunami that left some 19,000 people dead or missing. don. >> thank you very much, mary. >>> first warning weather coverage continues now with meteorologist tim williams and a closer look at the earthquakes, good afternoon. >> good afternoon, as you just heard this in the same region where the earthquake last year, that is of course, the one year anniversary was just this past sunday. this is a 6.8 ma

. >>> good morning, i am jessica kartalija, in for don scott.will have the top headlines in just a minute but first let's head over to the first warning weather center. good morning, marty. >> good morning, jay cart, let's go ahead and take a look at how this first friday in march is going to square away. 54 at lunch, how about that? not bad for early march, on its way to a high of about 59. it is 37 right now. looks like by the evening showers in your forecast, temperatures still mild, mid- 55s, we will be talking about that shortly. jess, take it away. >> here what is we have got our eye on today. republican presidential hopefuls ramp up their campaigns ahead of super tuesday. a steep increase planned in one maryland community college and the archdiocese of baltimore announces s for the future of the cardinal givens property. >>> this governor signs the same sex marriage bill into law but opponents are planning their next move. classes resume at chardon high school and we are hearing from the man who may have kept it from getting worse and the

. >>> good afternoon i'm don scott. >> i'm jessica kartalija. >> here is what did you what people are talking about. hundreds of young people deciding to meet up downtown, then police making several arrests. mike hellgren is live outside of city police headquarters with new reaction rom the mayor. good afternoon, mike. >> reporter: good afternoon, don, good afternoon everybody, the mayor is disappointed and blames in part the warm weather but says she is committed to keeping downtown safe. during a beautiful weekend at the inner harbor, police had to work to disperse a crowd of hundreds, young people gathering downtown. likely an event organized on social media and runted in ten arrests, mostly for curfew violations. it's not the first time. last april a similar sprik break meet up ended with a teenager stabbed and officers tried to get crowds under on control. some were unruly and media partner, the ballet nor sun reports an officer used a taser saturday, unclear if it's related. the sun reports streets were blocked off and arrests for assault and disorderly conduct. the inner harbor

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 6:00 and a much milder morning than yesterday's day start. sharon is watching the beginning of the commute. marty is over at first warning weather. >> let's see how much milder. right now 46, 9 degrees warmer, 72, going for a high of 77, a dinnertime temperature in the low 70s. take it away. >> here is sharon gibala. >> still not too much to slow you down. that debris that has not cleared on 50 eastbound on the bay bridge. speeds though at full speed on the top and the west sides of the beltway. the same for knife between white marsh and ft. mchenry tunnel. there is a look at the west side where we have a new traffic pattern on the inner loop at the wilkins avenue exit, that is exit 12. you will find a new traffic pattern that will continue from now until the fall for new construction there. remember wjz 13 is always on so for traffic information anytime log onto wjz.com. back over to you. >> than

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. >> and here at the top of the hour the clouds on the inner harbor are floating lower to the ground or the prom nad promenade there of course. here is the weather. >> we will have fog and it is warm. temperatures upper 50s to low 60s, 61 dc, 59 in baltimore. even 50s down at the ocean and out in the mountains. the entire metro region is in the upper 50s this morning. now the visibility is low and it will get lower before it does get better this afternoon. clouds will mix with sunshine and there is a chance for a shower or thunderstorm. we are heading right back up to the 70s. then tomorrow closer to 80 degrees. we will have your forecast coming up. don. >> thank you very much. >>> foggy enough again, we are having school advisories at the bottom of your screen for the eastern shore, automotive advisors come from sharon gibala, wjz traffic control. >> i have a lot of them this morning, the biggest one is the

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 the top of the hour and we are about an hour away from sunrise this morning andit it looks like it could be another one. sharon is watching the roads and it is meteorologist tim williams in for marty bass today over at first warning weather. >> it is breezy and cooler, got to 73 degrees yes, we are going to stay in the 60s today courtesy of a north wind that will suppress the temperatures a little bit, partly sunny, breezy, 65 degrees our high, 37 tonight with colder and 65 degrees tomorrow, increased cloudiness, we will talk about a freeze warning coming up in a few moments, don. >> thank you very much and a couple of complications out on the commute. here is sharon at wjz traffic control. >> yes, don, despite the late volume we have a bunch of problems. a new one, including a medical call on 95 northbound. it could cause a slight delay and also an accident in aberdeen involving a motorcycle ther

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 is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is 6:00 and a delightful day start is taking shape outside your shades, maybe not the same case with traffic, sharon will explain after marty first warning weather. >> let's take a look at temperatures, 36 degrees on tv hill. yeah, i know it is going to come on in about six seconds, i got trapped by a new program on the computer again, it is 36 degrees on tv hill, that is going to translate to about four degrees warmer than this time yesterday. 64 at lunch, going to a beautiful high of 68 this afternoon. by dinnertime a couple of showers around. still in the mid-60s this march evening, exceptional. 39 now. don take it away. >> thank you very much. >>> will you get trapped in anything on your way in? here is sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> it is a possibility. we have a bunch of problems for this early. first of all we start with fire activity in the city. it is on north wolf between eastland

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 is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it's friday. >> it's the top of the hour and a live look from our harbor cam shows our earlier low creaming or fog has lifted a bit but is still visible over on the horizon, sharon is watching the roads for you and meteorologist tim in for marty over at first warning weather. >> well, good morning, after 1, happy good morning, everyone and happy friday to you. we will show you a front pushing through, it will move on through. it kept the showers to our west and away from us through most of the day yesterday but now they are starting to creep across the region. temperatures in the mild range, 51, 51 on the shore, 52 oakland and 55 the warm spot out toward cumberland. that front will clear us but stays unsettled through the day so we will be dealing with temperatures in the 70s but again a chance of showers throughout the afternoon and through the evening. and we cannot rule out a brief sprinkle or so thr

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 6:00 and a mild start, this time tomorrow we are not going to be able to say that apparently. >> going down to 32 degrees. take a look at current temperatures. the normal daytime high is now 50 you know 7 degrees, 52 right now, mild, yay, you bet it is a beautiful morning. 52. it is going to be about one degree warmer than this time yesterday. 59 at lunch on its way to a high of 60, maybe 61, 62, but through the afternoon it is going to get very windy, temperatures are going to fall. we could easily be in the mid- upper 40s by dinnertime and overnight we have got some advisories in effect. a freeze warning or a watch, depending upon your county. 32 degrees tonight. what happened to spring? don, take it away. >> thank you, any automotive advisors this morning? here is sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> hi, don, well, unfortunately we have picked up a few problems, tw

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 friday. >> um, nice start to our friday, jessica kartalija in for don today. good morning, everyone. we have weather and traffic together, sharon we will get to you up just a sec. let's start with marty. >> clear skies now, 12 hours we will have rain. let's take a look at temperatures, the stunning 24 hours difference in temperatures. 22 degrees cooler than yesterday. those are your predicted temperatures. jess, take it away. >> thanks, now over to sharon at traffic control. good morning. >> not a bad morning. no delays but a few other issues, including police activity in the city on green mount avenue. also we have a water main break on southbound york road at stevenson lane blocking the left lane and one accident left on 100 eastbound at arundel mills boulevard. no delays on the outer loop. the top and the west side speeds high 50s and low 60s. there is a look at your speeds on 95 between white

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. >> and our bottom line remains the same here at the top of the hour. it is extremely foggy outside and several school systems are delaying their day start because of it. you may be delayed on your drive as well. sharon gibala will have more on that right after meteorologist tim williams in for the vacationing marty bass and over at first warning weather. >> good morning, everyone. air is pretty saturated out there, the dew point and temperature right on target with each other, both at 57 degrees. so when we have that we have a lot of moisture and that is going to contribute to fog, which is what we have. dense fog advisory in effect until 10:00 this morning for all counties except for washington, allegheny and garrett. >>> temperatures right around 57 degrees. pretty much in the mid-50s across most of the state. 60 in haggerstown, 55 ocean city, 52 in oakland. our forecast starts off with fog and 50s for t

. >> 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 the top of the hour and spring has begun with showers, meaning damp pavement or fog may delay your day start. there is heavy fog on the eastern shore. our school delays or now running on the bottom of your screen. smash sharon will have the latest on traffic, it is bernadette woods info the vacationing marty bass. >> good morning, everybody, the first day of spring. a couple of showers and a few thunderstorms, a lot more west making its way down toward dc and annapolis and pg county and that is going to county on and off through the day. one shower around westminster, other than that there is drizzle in between these batches and farther south a few showers and thunderstorms south of gaithersburg and rockville right now. let's switch it over and show you temperatures. it is warm this morning. 61 degrees. we have got 50s on the eastern shore, 50s in the mountains and

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. >> and our bottom line here at the top of the hour it is another very nice day start. thank you very much. >> -- calm day -- >> -- always says you are welcome -- >> -- bern and tim, please accommodate don. >> well, i thank everybody. >> there you go. >> all right, does it translate over into traffic? we will let you know -- >> -- 51 degrees right now, it is a beautiful morning here on tv hill. moon rising in the eastern sky, just a great day start. albeit six degrees cooler than this time yesterday. still at luge 76 on its way to a high of about 80, 77 very mild this evening. dinner time. and around dinner through bedtime we start seeing a chance of showers mid-atlantic. we will talk about that shortly. don take it away. >> thank you. what is happening on this morning's commute? here is sharon gibala with wjz traffic control. >> actually too much this morning. we have several accidents, one there blocking

. >> on the covers -- coverage continues with don scott, jessica kartalija, it's wjz, ,,,,,,,,,,, >> two young children in texas are now in the care of welfare services after being found living alone on an abandoned bus. police say the children ages five and 11 have been living in the broke and on bus north of houston at least 12 hours a day while their great aunt goes to work. the kids say they are homeschooled and sleep and the bus as well. both parents are in federal prison for fraud. no charges have been filed. >>> the contents of whitney houston's will are unveiled and her only child gets everything. she left her entire estate to bobbi kristina. she will get part of it when she turns 21. a little more at 25 and the remainder at 30. her ex-husband bobby brown was not named in the will of all. houston was found dead last month in a bathtub at the beverly hills hotel. the exact cause of death has not been determined. >>> the largest solar storm in five years is hitting earth as we speak, but no problems have been reported just yet. the storm arrived around 6:00 this morning. some s

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's friday. >> it is the top of the hour and despite the fact there is not much fog in our harbor cam shot right now there is a lot of fog around the area, especially over on the eastern shore, where some school systems are opening late because of it. you will find that information pat the bottom of your screen. >>> sharon has also got some fog on the rush and it is meteorologist tim williams in for the vacationing marty bass and over at first warning weather. >> good morning, everyone. this is the same drill we have been dealing with for the last few days where the temperature and the dew point meet right on target with each other and the due is forming, hence the fog. the moisture is out there. until the winds start to stir a little bit and the sun comes up we are not going to see much improvement. however warm temperatures going into this afternoon. the fog advisory is in effect until 10:00 for the

. >> complete coverage continues with don scott, jessica kartalija, and first warning weather with marty bass and media just bernadette woods. it is wjz, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> a bloody crackdown on people in syria continues despite criticism from international leaders. now u.s. senators calling for stronger action. republican senator john mccain has called for air strikes against serious. he says the u.s. has a moral and strategic obligation to force all pres -- to force out the president. >> if we stand on the sideline, others will pick winners. this may not be in our liking or interest. >> the senator becomes the highest ranking senator to call directly for us-led airstrikes. >>> emotions boil over during a court hearing for a murder suspect in massachusetts. relatives of the victim jumped over the railing and attack the man accused of killing her. the room was cleared very of the two family members were taken out in handcuffs. a hearing for the murder suspect went on later as planned. >>> bad weather conditions to blame for a series of accidents in ohio and they are all caught on tape

. >> i'm don scott. >> i'm jessica kartalija. >> here is what people are talking about today. the crash killed two teenagers and left a police officer injured. mike hellgren is live with how it unfolded. good afternoon, mike. >> reporter: the chase lasted for a little more than two miles and the identities have not been released. this is what remains of a toyota that crashed in to a tree at the washington dc line after a police pursuit for several miles through maryland. it started just after 1:00 in the morning when police spotted the car with four people inside and noticed it was reported stolen. the officer fouled it down connecticut where the car crashed in to a tree. the boys were trapped in the backseat. the driver and front passenger will survive. >> the driver, driver, i would describe as serious. he was in surgery earlier. the front seat passenger was injured but able to speak to us. >> reporter: one officer was hurt with burns and a shoulder injury but has been released from the hospital. police used fire ex-tipping extinguishers and broke the glass but the flames fl

. >> what's coverage continues with don scott, jessica kartalija, and first warning weather with marty bass and meteorologist tim williams. it is wjz, maryland's news station. [ female announcer ] what would you call an ordinary breakfast pastry that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. mom, we're dying. no you're not, you're just hungry. make some totino's pizza rolls. we don't have any! front... left, totino's. [ male announcer ] well done mom! less drama, more fun! totino's pizza rolls. >>> classes resume today at the ohio school where three students were shot and killed earlier this week. students and their parents marched back to chardon high school yesterday morning as a sign of solidarity. the alleged shooter was charged with three counts of aggravated murder in juvenile court, prosecutors say there is still a chance he will be tried as an adult. >>> a man drives his car on to a runway at the airport. police say the man intentiona

. >> i am don scott. >> here is what people are talking about today, an islamic extremist accused of killing 7 people in france is now dead after a fierce battle. we have the latest. >> reporter: french commandos stood down after a deadly 32 hour stand off in toulouse, the siege ended with gunfire and explosion at the apartment of the suspected killer mohamed merah. he was hiding in the bathroom when police stormed his home. he had several guns and opened fire, officers shot back hitting him in the head as he threw himself out the window, police negotiators say in the hours before his death he admitted to killing a teacher and three students at a jewish school this week and murdering three french soldiers earlier this month. detectives say he filmed the killings and was proud of them. he is seen in this amateur video and claimed to have links to al qaeda and called the killings pay backs. president sarkozy says an investigation is underway to see if he had any accomplices. he said he had traveled to afghanistan and pakistan for terrorist training. officers wanted to take him alive bu

now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weathercontrol with sharon gibala. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is fy.

. >> i'm don scott. >> here is what people are talking about today. continues to grow over the shooting death of trayvon mar tip. the teenager killed by neighborhood watch captain, george zimmerman, there are reports about what happened as martin's parents travel to washington dc. randal pinkston reports from sanford florida. >> reporter: police are once again on the defensive after new details were leaked about trayvon martin's death. george told officers he fired at martin in self defenses says the teen approached him from behind, punched him and bashed his head against a sidewalk. the report was consistent with their evidence and authorities are investigating the leak. the attorney for martin's parents says they are outraged. >> they can't have the leaks in the sanford police department. notice the leaks are beneficial to george zimmerman. >> reporter: trayvon's parents plan to attend a hearing on racial profiling and believe police are trying to smear their son's name as details emerged about the suspension from school. >> they've killed my son. n

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. >> good morning, maryland, now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's newswarning weather, and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> it's friday. >> it is the last friday of march, second to last day of march. and it is a chillier day start

. >> good morning, maryland, now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news, from wjz's newsrst warning weather, and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is 5:00. and a drier day start, drier than the last two day starts anyway. sharon will guide you

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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's friday. >> it is 6:30 and we are about a half-hour away from sunrise and it looks like we might have another spectacular one as we look live to the east from our harbor cam, sharon is looking at her traffic cams and marty is over at first warning weather. >> let's look at how it is going to square away on tv hill, 42 degrees, cooler than yesterday, 57 at lunch going to a high of 60, showers by this evening, don, take it away. >> -- sharon gibala wjz traffic control. >> hi, dpon, good ood morning, after one. no problems other than those. speedses ses a your averages there. no delays there either. there is a look at 50. no problems there. the west side of the beltway still unusually empty for this hour. this traffic report is brought to you by your toyota dealer. >>> back over to you. >> thank you. >>> at the top of the news this half-hour, the police video from the night trayvon martin was killed in

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 is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is 6:30. and another real warm winter morning. and the commute is almost as calm as the water there on the outer harbor. sharp is watching the roads, marty is over at first warning weather. >> let's take a look at this. of course meteorologistlogical winter ended but we all live by the calendar, don't we. that is your temperature. they are good people. 54 on tv hill, six degrees cooler than this time yesterday but still going up for a high of 76 degrees this high after a lunchtime high of 70, still 70 at dinnertime, by the way those are your numbers there. >> here is sharon at wjz traffic control. >> hi, don, good morning, new issue, some debris on 32 there. we have an accident on 95 in the northbound direction at the delaware state line at the toll plaza blocking lanes, state police hope to have this one cleared by 9:00 a.m. we have an accident involving an overturned vehicle in frederick county bl

i'm filling in for don scott today on turning out to be one of the most beautiful days we've had so far this year. let's get the good news from marty bass. >> it's going to be just as clear through the afternoon as it is right now. take a look at some temps, 35 degrees right now on tv hill. by lunch, 66. going to a hot -- that's allegedly the daytime high. i can see it getting warmer. any complaints? don't hear any. >>> here's sharon with the latest for us. >> good morning, everyone. we have a three-vehicle accident that's come in on 100 westbound. this one is at 295. still no word if there's any leap closures but speeds are looking good in the area so that is a good sign. otherwise we do have police activity on lexington street. all lanes are blocked there. if you're headed out on the beltway, still no delays. speeds in the upper 50s at this point. there's a look at your speeds on your major roadways. we're still seeing some spots, but taking a look at the topside of the beltway still wide open there. there is a look at 95 and the memorial bridge. remember we're always on so for traffi

don per on. >> when i made this a prediction for 2012 -- 30s. >> scott, really quick. look at the 50-day moving average. if you're taking a flier out, it goes much lower. i'd rather be a buyer in macy's. >> can you repeat that. . >> take a look at that 50-day moving average. >> we'll catch you later at 2:00. >> it's a massive job. there's a lot we can do on the cross side. my concern is really on the top line side. how are they going to grow sales and particularly, when you've got a very competitive space and kohl's just talked about a new pricing initiative so they're going after that business, too. >> a lot of big plans for sure. whether they pan out is the ultimate question. >> j.c. penney is the hewlett-packard of retail. we're not talking about a turn around in a month. we're talkinging about years. >> bit of a reality check perhaps on what the job is ahead. let's hit or call of the day. shares of research in motion getting hammered. peter of jeffrey's cut estimates, lowered his price target. expects research in motion to -- negative fifth quarter. big call obviou

scott weiner called for the citywide study. he said for over a decade, clubs and venues have battled to survive amid police crack dons and neighborhoodomplaints. >> it's useful, as we make policy decisions in the future, about regulations for these nighttime businesses or land use, zoning decisions. >> reporter: the report included everything from restaurants to clubs to the symphony. it found that visitors from outside the bay area spent $2 of every $3 generated. >> we know that these, that these nightlife interests are important to san francisco's cultural fabric, but now we know, we have the numbers to prove, that it's really important to san francisco's economy. >> reporter: a coalition of nightlife groups says it's working to weed out bad club owners and cut down on violence. all from an industry that's happy for a chance to blow its own horn. joe rosato jr., nbc bay area news. >>> well, a woman who's paddled across several oceans alone in nothing more than a row boat is teaming up for her next adventure. the pair plan to paddle all the way to london. they'll leave newfoundland and paddle across the atlantic and then through str

of taunton, massachusetts, elaine mccaul of wakefield, brian bergeroon of wal don, and troy burstton of medford, joseph scott of worcester and, mr. president, those are names that i just read, constituents of mine that have been killed by the husbands, wives, partners, girlfriends or boifdz in domestic violence incidents in 2011 and 2012 lien. it's only -- alone. it's only march of this year. it's unacceptable. those lives lost are tragic. in addition to the people that lost their lives, the lives of the victims' children and families and friends have been destroyed. i know because, mr. president, i was a victim of domestic violence and as a child i watched as my mother was beaten by abusive stepfathers. i did what i could to protect my mom and my sister, but as a young boy, there was only so much i could do. i remember vividly being a 6-year-old boy going to protect my mom and getting beaten on until the police came and something that still lives with me and i try to use that experience and knowledge to help in many different ways. when i was growing up, frankly, there weren't the resources available to vic

don lemon in atlanta. piers morgan tonight starts right now. >>> tonight, mitt romney's real running mate, the woman who knows him better than anybody else. also tonight, massachusetts senator scott brown. i'll ask what it will take for mitt romney to nail down the nomination as rick santorum continues to challenge. and the woman behind the campaign surge, karen santorum. what she thinks of charges that her husband is anti-women. >> it makes me really sad that the media tries to do that to him. they try to make it look like he's something that he's not. rick is a great guy. he's completely supportive of women. he's surrounded by a lot of very strong women. and i think women have nothing to fear when it comes to contraceptives. he will do nothing on that issue. >> we begin tonight with our big story, an exclusive interview with anne romney. and the candidate's wife joins me now. tell me this. it's been a rough old campaign. everyone accepts that. i always think most of them are anyway. but it's been especially rough. and i suppose one of the things that's leveled against your husband a lot is he's not very lovable. people don't seem to fall for him in the way that they did with ba

don back to you. >>> thank you. montgomery county coach has been cleared of criminal charges in a sex scandal involving a student. scottached in the cross country team. the prosecutors dropped the charge because it's not illegal for part-time school employees or volunteers to have sex with students as long as the student is over 16. >>> a burglar steals a priceless piece of sports memorabilia in in a minute. it was won by -- annapolis. it was won by bill mcatier. it was stored in a safe and earlier this month someone opened the safe and made off with the family heirloom. >>> some insects are coming out sooner. according to experts early warnings were issued for mosquitoes and ticks. they are becoming active earlier and eating the food they stored for the winter. the good part of this the bugs aren't expected to last all spring because of it. >>> and stay with wjz 13, maryland's news station. up next they're hungry for the [ male announcer ] for the saver and a big first step. for the spender who needs a little help saving. for adding "& sons." for the dreamer planning an early escape. for the mother of the bride. for w