veering to avoid one of them, the hartford ran aground under the guns of ft. st. phillip. a confederate tug pushed the raft. flames climbed up the side of the hull and shot halfway up the mast. i thought it was all up with us, faragate wrote. the quick thinking signal officer, the same man who had talked faragate down from the rigging, rolled three shells to the side of a deck, uncapped them and pushed them to the side of the raft blasting them to fragments. the engineers applied all power to back the ship off the mud and she proceeded on upriver. after treating some wounded men below, the hartford surgeon came back on deck again where as he wrote in his journal, i saw a big river steamboat coming straight for us. her decks were black with armed men who he haevidently hoped tod our ships. there was a shell planted in the advancing steamboat. he must have gone straight to the boiler or magazine because there was a terrific explosion in the entire vessel with her swarming human freight disappeared. the most feared confederate vessel was the css manassas which was actually th

five of his ships including the hartford came on firing crushing broad sides into the works. in 20 minutes the confederate guns were silenced. those who could run were running in every direction. cut off and isolated downriver with troops approaching the forts, the garrison at ft. jackson mutinied and both ports surrendered and navy ships that remained there on april 28th. furagate lead the fleet to new orleans where they found ships burning and thousands of bails of cotton floating down the river also on fire destroyed by the confederates to prevent their capture. mobs rioted in the streets and threatened the yankees with bloody vengeance. the future southern author, george washington cable, witnessed the fury of this mob. the crowds on the levee howled and screamed with rage, he recalled. the swarming decks answered never a word but one old tar on the hartford standing beside a great pivot gun so plain to view you could see him smile silently patted its big black breach and blandly grinned. with naval guns trained on its streets, new orleans surrendered. and butler's troops

for the hartford he reported was riddled from stem to stern. farragut had just climbed down from his favorite spot when the enemy cut to shrouds above his head, the same shot that hoisted my flag he informed his wife which dropped to half mast. this caused the other vessels to think that i had been killed. this experience convinced farragut that while the fleet could drive gunners from their weapons they return to them as soon as they passed. naval guns and mortars could not knock out all of the enemies dug in batteries at vicksburg nor could they capture the town and hold it against confederate infantry, 15,000 of whom under major general earl were reported to be in the vicinity. i am satisfied, farragut wrote to wells that it is not possible for us to take vicksburg without an army force of 12 to 15,000 men. general butler had sent 3,000 soldiers with the fleet but they were far too few to do anything but to start digging a canal between the loops of the river in the hope it would create a new channel. farragut wrote to general helic whose 10

traveling on the north side around hartford road, very heavy volume. as you can see here on the west side, 695 at liberty road, on the left side of your screen outer loop lanes becoming heavy. drive times are increasing just a little bit out there for you. going to take you nine minutes on that west side from 795 to i- 70. charley, over to you. >>> so it's been six weeks and how are you doing with your new year's resolution. this was going to be the year you'd finally lose the weight you wanted to lose, quit smoking, maybe even start eating healthier. if you've fallen off the wagon, a registered dietician offers some advice. >> what i've found is the people who are most successful with their goals and resolutions are those who set specific goals. instead of saying i want to eat better, they're saying i'm going to add two new vegetables this week. >> she says you need to fight things to fit your lifestyle and slowly but surely developing healthier behaviors. megan. >>> whatever you're doing, come over and look at your tv screen, screams in our newsroom

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a situation on i-95 up in hartford county, northbound 95. overnight we had a tractor- trailer turn over and burst into flames. of course that's caused some problems. northbound 95 has been shut down. we're diverting traffic right now at 5:43. but according to state police, hopefully we'll have that out of your way before the rush hour is over. here's a look at those foggy conditions outside. this is a look at 895 just north of child street as you make your way to the harbor tunnel. traveling through the city, a look at the jones falls expressway. again, foggy conditions for the friday morning commute. charley and megan, over to you. >>> the same-sex marriage debate is eating up in annapolis. so much so -- >> we found out one man has been threatened after changing his vote. sherree johnson is in the interactive news center with the latest on what you need to know. reporter: we have learned that delicate wade catch has received a credible threat and received police protection. the maryland republican says he was going to support gay marriage.

something strange in the air in hartford county. >> a lot of sitting water. >> and smelled an order of what i thought was natural gas. >> reporter: it was frightening for some. >> someone is light a match or a lighter. >> makes your nervous. >> reporter: 40911 40 -- 9-1- 1 came in from all over the county. >> one right arch another. it started about 5:30. >> reporter: and the staff gets emergency operations center finally the source of the smell is discovered nearly 60 miles away in new jersey. a broken pipe at a oil refiney caused a spill and that smell traveled. it is not dangerous. the new jersey epa claims that air monitoring claims no health effects of the order caused by the spill. >> it was so minuet and dispersed. >> reporter: a call was sent to calm residents. >> at this time there is no gas leak source identified. >> hartford county is breathing easier. in new jersey, the leak is under control. meghan mccorkell, eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> strong natural gas orders whirl also reported in other counties in delaware. >>> all right. now, a video on youtube causes chaos in

she own as buy right on hartford road and was against the first bottle tax last year. she and other grocers have seen a drop in business at two cents a pop. and they are fearful for what it could mean to their stores and livelihood. >> it truly is the truth. i mean, we're not trying to exaggerate. this is good for us. everything is. >> an argument the mayor says she understands but feels doubling down on the bottle tax should be part of her plan to build and fix schools. >> ema not inflexible. if there are ways we can strengthen the legislation to help them level the playing field, i'm willing to take a look at those things. at the end of the day we need revenue on the table. >> the new bottle tax is estimated to generate $10 million a year but it is one peels of a larger puzzle that could net the city $300 million in bonds to pay for the plan. >>> for the latest on that deadly train derailment that killed three people in clan d.a. investigators have recovered the data recorder. the train crashed near toronto. it was traveling from niagara falls when it derailed. the c

. >>> breaking news from hartford county where three people have just been killed in an accident. three cars were involved in the crash on rout 43 near wheel road in bell air. three other people were rushed to the hospital. we have a crew headed to the scene. we're working to get more information. >>> another crash kills a person. witnesses say the out of control car was going more than 100-miles-an-hour when it hit a curb, flipped over outside the landover restaurant. four kfc customers suffered minor injuries. >>> a 13-year-old boy is killed in a horrible accident and a controversial drink four loco may have played a role. his death is makes waves and putting underaged drinking in the spotlight. >>> the death of truba devastating to those who came to pay tribute. >>> some of his friends spent the afternoon drinking alcohol in rock hill's double park. michael became sick to his stomach. >> he drank one of those energy drink with alcohol that some of these kids think it was okay. he needed to vomit and he opened up the door and fell out and then was run over. >> reporter: keith di

with the flagship, the uss hartford in the middle of fleet. the mortar fleet and the five gun boats that towed them stayed behind to keep down the fire of the forts while the ships of the three divisions also opened fire as they approached the forts. these forts began firing on the ships as they approached. as the first ships got through the confederate gun boats also engaged. in this melee scores of shells were in the air and exploding at the same time in what was surely the most spectacular fireworks display in american history to that time. the captain of the gun boat that first passed the forts described his experience in his official report. we were struck from stem to stern. at length we were up close with st. phillipe when we opened with grape and canister. scarcely -- this was hot but more congenial work. three of the gun boats converged hoping to ram and border. the 11 inch gun fired on one of them at 30 yards distance. the effect was very destructive wrote the captain. he immediately sheered in shore, ran aground and burned himself u

we're live at the hartford county sheriff's office with the latest. >> most of those burglaries' are happening in the middle of the day. the intruder is using a back entrance to get inside. even though a lot of expensive items have been stolen, aboutnts are more iword their safety. they are away from their home for an hour before an intruder started rummaging through their belongings. >> we came in and found the door open and found our dogs locked in the basement. it gave us some great concern. >> the thief took off with their valuables and his family is not alone. harford county deputies are investigating a series of burglaries. >> we believe there is a commonality between the incidents and we're looking for a suspect or suspects. >> most of the incidents happened during the day and the suspect is getting in to the rear entrances. >> this is an unusual on this community. we're taking it seriously. >> this is a message from the hartford county sheriff's office. >> officials and of this call to 3500 homes to alert them and let them know what is being done to help. >> you should notice

county police received a tip directing them to a neighborhood in hartford county. when officers responded they conducted several interviews and located a white ford 500 sedan they believe struck and killed 68-year-old beverly moore. she was hit while crossing 7 courts drive last month. now police are still work in on identifying the driver of that vehicle. jessica, back to you. >> ron, thank you. no arrests have been made in this case. >> a memorial will be held for fallen city police officer william torbet, shot more than 20 times by his fellow officers outside a lounge. they did not recognize him with his gun drawn and his being in plain cloths. >> good news for people still out there looking for work. the unemployment rate has fallen for the 5th straight month, the lowest in almost three years. more than 240,000 jobs were add in january, the most in nine months, the january jobs report also revealed the economy added 200,000 more jobs last year than first thought. >>> and what you will street is rallying on the heels of that report. here is a look at the numbers

or, frankly, seven blocks away in hartford. there's tremendous poverty in this city. right now, we are in a gorgeous classroom, right? everybody has enough to eat. everybody's got good clothing and is in a nice private university and you have the luxury of studying. the history of the civil rights movement and not very far away, people are tremendously poor in this city. it's one of the poorest cities in the united states. it's easier not to look at it. it's hard to look at it all the time. it's easier to not look at stuff 1,000 miles away, below the mason-dixon line. so these folks, these african-americans in the deep south had a tremendous barrier to overcome. and they used -- they needed media desperately. did it work? it worked. they finally got their confrontation. they finally got their confrontation and it was on the front page of newspapers all over the world. they got the negotiation. they got agreements to hire african-americans in stores to serve african-americans in lunch counters. seems like small potatoes, doesn't it? they had to go through all that just

i'm mike hellgren, i'll tell you what happened to a teenager inside a hartford county courtroom. >>> thousands of baltimore students headed to china, how they're getting ready. >>> and another incredible evening. stick around for the forecast, coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> some new details tonight in a case in hartford county. a teen accused of murdering his father in his home. mike has the latest for us. >> reporter: the court vacated his arrangement today. his lawyer entered an appearance. and we're learning more about how the case will progress. >> reporter: what will happen to 16-year-old robert richardson iii. the teenager who shot his father to death last month and who's case is divided and shaken this close nit community. it's a case that weighs on the loved ones. >> it just hit me right here, right here in the center of my heart that the boy snapped. >> reporter: investigators described a crime scene, pools of blood throughout the family's home in bell air. friends and family members believe richards a high school student was abused. although prosecutors have yet to reveal

police in hartford have stepped up patrols in a belaire community after a man exposed himself to a pair of girls on a playground. we have the latest. >> reporter: families on todd road are concern that the pervert picked a time when buses were dropping off children to expose himself. it was here in a playground surrounded by townhouse complexes where two 13-year- old's saw a man with his pants dropped down watching them. >> it's not like they aren't watching the kids, how would someone have the nerve? >> reporter: the girls ran back to it their homes and told their parents who then called police. they were able to provide a detailed description of the man. >> the individual is 35 to 40- year-old miracle, white. >> reporter: monica of the hartford county sheriff's office offers tips for parents x&ioia>!c$juvápml7@>éb$ take a cell, call the police, let them know where you are seeing this, if you can keep a distance and watch them, try to do that but if the individual flees give the deputy the idea of what direction they fled in so we can locate them. >> reporter: as long as the suspect re

there is the top side getting busier but not yet delayed at hartford road. this traffic report is brought to you by your toyota dealer. back over to you. >> attorneys for george huguely are expected to begin their defense of him today. this comes after witnesses laid out graphic detail in the death of yeardly love from cockysville at her off-campus apartment in virginia. here is adam may with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, jurors spent the sixth day of this trial paying close attention to the medical evidence in this case. as that was happening inside the courtroom outside i had a short conversation with her mother, very gracious lady forced to relive this tragedy. speaking briefly only with wjz she pressured gratitude to all the people supporting her. two neurologists spent hours telling jurors about the fatal injuries to her brain, they explained how blunt force trauma killed the university of virginia lacrosse star from cockysville. he is a local prominent attorney. >> by far the most sensational notorious case. >> her ex-boyfriend george huguely

investigators say a tip led them to the suspect's vehicle in hartford county. they're still trying to find out who was behind the wheel at the time of the accident. >> so far there are no arrests or citations in the case. >>> updating the breaking news, let's go captain mike perry with details. what's happening. >> we're looking at the cleanup from this four or five-car collision in northeastern baltimore county. the state police and state highway administrations have drug all the vehicles off into the center median area. the tow trucks are hooking up. apparently everyone has been transported to transported -- from the scene to area hospitals. it's caused severe delays and also affecting 895 back to the harbor tunnel freeway. you see traffic slowly moves past this accident scene. they expect to be cleared within the next half hour to 45 minutes. you can see it's very slow going. if you're coming out of town using i-95, expect delays. >> captain mike perry reporting live. >>> police credit a massive camera network for the arrest at tolson town center. he appeare

new, the hartford teen suspected in his father's murder was officially charged today. the 16-year-old robert richardson the third was indicted on first and second degree murder charges. he will be tried as an adult. he was arrested in january and has been at the hartford county detention center ever since. he will stay in jail without bond. >>> tonight a former baltimore city cop is again on the other side of the law facing similar charges. allegations of sexual assault. a basement, that's where the victim a 13-year-old relative alleges it happened. she is here from out of town and reported it to school officials when they returns after christmas back. it was reported to baltimore police and they started investigating the former officer, 36-year-old triage. he pled gout to prior charging that it he prior charges. baltimore city police say the plan to build a strong case against him is underway to make sure he is put way for a long time. >> the doctor who preformed the autopsy on yardly love said she didn't die from alcohol or the drug in her body, he said she died of b

then the snow moves into areas like boston, providence, hartford. evening drive home, albany new york, mass. pike, going to be a difficult, heavy snow later this afternoon. some areas will turn over to sleet and rain later tonight. initially it will be a burst of heavy snow. that will make the roads very slippery. central to northern new england. we're fine today. new york, new jersey to filled, d.c. it will be wet and heavy. you don't have to deal with the snow. the middle of the country we'll be watching the rain changing to snow around minneapolis, too. that's one of the airports you'll want to avoid. once again, richard, we're dealing with a blizzard and tornadoes at the same time. >> silver lining. good ski weekend perhaps in the northeast. >> yes. that's probably the only good. >> thanks, bill. a bitter hollywood custody battle, one of hollywood's most recognizable faces showing up on what could be, the worst, fake i.d. in history. your first look at entertainment is straight ahead. you're watching first look on msnbc. why don't you use bengay

for those of you traveling in hartford county coming into baltimore, this is 95 south of maryland 152, 95 as well as pulaski highway and philadelphia road all good choices coming in from hartford county. further north on 95 in cecil county, as you cross the tidings bridge this morning, you can see no work crews this morning. all lanes open both northbound and southbound on the tidings memorial bridge. charley and megan, over to you. >>> researchers say millions of people suffer from some type of depression. >> coming up next, the new drug doctors are now turning to that could help some struggling with the challenge. >>> also this morning, a florida family fighting to bring home a loved one they say is being held in cuba. >>> before we head to break, we want to wish a very special happy birthday to brea jackson. brea is turning 15 today. gorgeous smile. brea, hope you have a wonderful birthday. >>> this is nicholas of queenstown, he's turning 4 today and looking forward to -- i'm right there with ya, buddy -- his batman birthday party, hanging out with the caped crusader. >>> if you ha

want to mention the accident, the overnight accident we had on i-95 northbound in hartford county. we're still diverting traffic at 5:43. that's maryland 5:43 from northbound 95, your northbound lanes still shut down. again, u.s. 40 a good route, also seven, philadelphia road a good alternate to get around that. here's a look at 695 at the bw parkway. as we mentioned, very foggy conditions out there. another live look at russell and lee streets making your way into downtown. and, of course, we are tweeting updates all morning. follow us on maryland traffic. charley and megan, back to you. >>> new this morning fire gutted most of a downtown baltimore business early this morning here in the 2800 block of west lafayette street. >> investigators have been on the scene since a little after 2:30 when that fire started inside the pride and grocery and liquors. no cause yet for the start of it, so be sure to avoid north dukeland and west lafayette street when you're heading out this morning. >>> 5:32 right now. flags across new jersey will fly at half staff tomorrow to honor the late singe

. >> teachers in hartford county a bit happier this morning. the money they're about to receive coming up. >>> and today you're going to be seeing a lot of red. it's all in support of women's heart health. this morning experts and women who are all too familiar with the number one killer among women. reporter: i'm corrine redman, your official super bowl for the morning. i'll tell you where you can get the most popular pizza for super bowl sunday coming up. >> i'm impressed. she knows what she's doing, she's got the aprilonon on. >>> i am charley crowson, she is megan pringle. a check of the forecast. we say hello to someone who's bp singing through the morning. lynette. >> good morning, guys. right now temperatures on the chilly side. into baltimore right around 30 degrees, millersville at 30. colombia at 27 and marriottsville coming in at 32 degrees. northville this morning at 30 and 28 degrees into iamsville. definitely bundle the kids up as you head out and about. but put them in layers because we are definitely going to get a little bit wa

but the big traffic story has been northbound 95 in hartford county. we're still closed between 543 and maryland 22. tractor-trailer accident and fire cleanup for that we're diverting traffic at 543. a live look at i-95. this is just south of the city, making your way to the southwest side of 695 and a live look at 50, making your way through annapolis this morning, a little bit dicey, very foggy conditions. so plan for a little extra travel time if you can this morning. megan and charley, back over to you. >>> more details coming in the final days of pop diva whitney houston's life now coming to light as planning continues this morning for her funeral scheduled for saturday. >> right now you're looking at live pictures of her childhood church, the place where her singing career began. abc 2 news' sherree johnson is here with more. reporter: megan and charley, whitney houston's behavior the days before she died has become a focus of the investigation into her death. the singer was partying at the bar of her beverly hills hotel the night before her deat

he threw hartford out. >> is that the hartford arena? >> mike khouw you got an answer?connecticut, also home of mark twain. >> nice. >> nice job there. >> there's nobody that lives there. >> there are tweets. >> here comes the hate mail. >> in comparison to yum, where is starbucks in their expansion into china? >> they are -- let's put it in baseball terms. they're in the bottom of the first inning. i mean, starbucks is really relative to yum who's going to open up 456 stores this year. >> what inning is yum in? >> i think yum is somewhere in kind of the top of the seventh. there's plenty of room for them to go. there's a lot of competition. i think again for them it's about margins and about their like for like sales. which they showed continue to be strong. that's why the stock is trading at a valuation that implies they're in the fourth request inning. but i don't think they are. >> @my names joe paul is this is a good entry point for nsc? >> no. we've been on the rails. we've been talk about long into earnings. then pulling the rip cord. that turned out to be right.

the heavy weight with an 8.4% stake in hartford financial. again, hig is the target of john paulson at this point. is this a surprise move? >> you asking me? is it a surprise move? well, you know what? he's been talking about these financials for awhile. is this name is surprise move? i'm not sure. they're going 30 speak tomorrow at the bank of america conference. i wonder if they address this at all. so is it a surprise move? i don't know him well enough to answer that. but he's been in financials for awhile. >> the stock -- keep in mind, the 52 week range on the stock is 31 to 14. and perhaps no surprise given what happened on the company's last conference call where paulson traded with management saying you've got to do something to lift the price at this point. it'll be interesting to see if hartford actually comes out with any sort of response at this point. but pushing for a spinoff of hartford financial. >> again, once again you've got to think of the personality of these investors. john paulson is a guy who likes to dig his teeth into

the reason behind the no- confidence vote, just ahead. >> something stinks in hartford county. i am lowell melser. i will tell you about it coming up. >> a rescue caught on tape in delaware. a woman's car stuck on the tracks after the driver tried to make a wrong way turn. two good samaritans worked to free her as the train activated. they were able to pull the woman out of the car just in time. the freight train pummeled the car. police say no one was hurt. the car was completely destroyed. >> in the republican race for the white house, it is four days until the michigan primary. it is taking on big significance. michigan is mitt romney's home state where rick santorum is threatening to steal victory. we have tonights commitment 2012 update. >> desperate to win in his home state, and mitt romney came to detroit promising to cut income tax. >> 20% across the board. >> he reminded michigan he opposed the auto bail out. >> wish to get the government out of general motors so the future where do we should get the government out of general motors -- we should get the government out

the hartford county sheriff's office is investigating the overnight assault and stabbing of a cabdriver. police said the driver picked up a passenger are around 1:30 this morning. the stabbing happened -- the sheriff's office says the suspect demanded money and stop the driver in the upper body before running away. >> this is not something we get a lot of calls for. the suspect was described as a white male in his mid-20's. the stabbing occurred in the bel air area. >> robbery is believed to be the motive. good news for mitt romney. an influential gathering of conservatives through its support behind him. >> mitt romney edged out rick santorum in a straw poll saturday at the conservative public option conference in washington. newt gingrich and ron put finished a distant third and fourth. this is completely unofficial, but could telegraph and important signal to voters. the rowboat -- the results were announced as maine voters are wrapped up their caucuses. the conference wound down with an appearance by sarah palin. the biggest drop was the presidential candidates. mitt romney argued h

. >>> a startling discovery made in a dumpster in hartford county. police in bellaire say a still born baby was found any trash bin in the 900 block of sablewood road. it is not known who the mother is, police continue to investigate. >>> a memorabilia dealer sits behind bars after admitting to stealing millions of dollars worth of historic documents, for the first time we are getting an inside look at how the heist went down. wjz and andrea fujii are live outside the courthouse. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. prosecutors say barry landow targeted valuable collections along the east coast but it was a maryland librarian who caught him in the act. he claims to have one of the chargest collections in the world, now barry landow admits nearly half of it is stolen. his crime spree ending there. >> we saw we were a small operation and thought they had a golden opportunity to rob us blind. >> the librarian grew suspicious of them. >> they didn't seem trustworthy. >> so he snuck up a back stairwell on to the balcony to get a better look, as landow

the interloop of the belt way heavy in that direction from delany to hartford road. the outer loop backs down to charles street in that direction. if you're traveling on the west side of the interloop, heavy there over to security. expect about 15 minutes to get through. as far as accidents are concerned in jappa, mountain road at old jappa road. eastern avenue at grundy. let's now take a look, sun glare may also affect your drive home. this traffic report brought to you by elantra. you can save thousands more at your hyundai dealer. >>> a trip of a lifetime more than 50 baltimore area students are heading to china next month. but before they go a rare chance do find out exactly what it'll be like. >> reporter: soon to be exchange students come face to face with current exchange students from china. >> you can read a lot of stuff on textbooks and online but that doesn't give you the experience you get from someone who lives there. >> reporter: the students are here with an exchange program, but they spent some time with the students to get them prepped ready for thei

we had three to four inches of snow into hartford. the warmer air is beginning to work its way into the system across the northeast. we had warm air down across the south. record highs in the 70s and 80s. that instability is going to be tapped in the way of some severe weather. would he have a 20 hour watch box that's been issued just south of atlanta. that will be progressing eastward into the low country of the carolinas. moderate risk for severe weather. super cells with damaging winds but potentially tornadoes especially later on this evening through the overnight tonight. the other facet of this system is so big and strong is that on the front end eventually the back side we'll see tremendous amount of wind over a large area from the canadian border along the appalachians. tonight and tomorrow across parts of long island and eastern new england we'll see winds gusting to 60 miles an hour. kyra? >> rob, thanks so much. >> you bet. >>> well, there is a lot going on in syria right now. cnn has learned that rebel forces might be gett

the hartford county sheriff's office is investigating an overnight assault and stabbing.he driver picked up a passenger at around 1:30 this morning. the stabbing happened at present knowle drive. the sheriff's office said the suspect demanded money and stabbed the driver in the upper body before running away. the cab company's owner says the drivers try to look out for one another. >> there is a lot of activity that goes on at night. these drivers are accustomed to it. we try to watch for different signs. it is not a problem area. >> the driver is out of the hospital and recovering at home. fans will hear a new voice for oriole park. auditions were held today at the park for those lucky enough to make the cut. the search started with nearly 700 applicants it has been narrowed down to 25 finalists. today those finalists had one more chance to impress the judges. the judges think this will be a tough call. >> we are down to 25 finalists from all different backgrounds. we have professional broadcasters and people who just have big voices. we are really excited. >> i am a die

maryland opened up the season with a win over hartford. loyola in action as well hosting delaware at the regally athletic complex. the fourth quarter, howard is trying to hold on to. tom holland with the goal 10 to 11-8, loyal up. -- loyola tend to go in low was the way to go. look -- tom holland with the goal, 11-8, loyola. pitchers and catchers have reported to sarasota. there are concerns about a sore shoulder for the pitcher. smiles throughout the clubhouse in sarasota. the orioles first-round pick. the workouts began on sunday. tremendous crowd tonight for the baltimore blast and no iraqi wave. -- and the rocky wave. the blast sent the fans, with a victory over the waves. one more check of the forecast. >> this storm has been a bugaboo for you cents tuesday. >> it is possible we would get anything. the farther south you go, the better chance you will get several inches of snow. here in baltimore, we are saying a trace, one or two inches on the outside. >> we can handle that. >> presidents day looks good and then warm this week. >> war

on the north side watching delays from hartford road around the parkway.t side outer loop sluggish traffic there approaching baltimore national pike. southbound 95 stop and go there from the beltway over to eastern avenue. accidents include south hanover at west randall, also hillen road at east northern parkway. a live look, as you can see a lot of cars on the west side of the beltway at wilkins avenue. this traffic report is brought to you by volunteers of america. >>> back over to you. >> thank you very much. a bill to legalize same sex maersk here in hear n hear maryland is headed to the governor. >>> bradley manning deferred a plea on all 22 of the charges against him. a military judge will set another court session at fort meade for mid-march. >>> stay with wjz 13, maryland's news station, complete news, weather and ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

. >> the latest on the investigation into hartford county. >> hello, again. i am jessica kartalija. >> i'm don scott. >> three lives lost. a car accident claims the lives of three siblings. wjz is live at the police headquarters. we did change has the latest on the investigation. >> an afternoon. two maryland parents are planning the funerals of their three grown children. >> reporter: just before 10:00 monday night, but 543 is shutdown. a chaotic aftermath of a deadly crash that killed three siblings. police identified them as brothers david and joseph bacchus along with her sister. they all live together in the same house. investigators say the three were in a 2003 chevy cavalier heading southbound when for a reason unknown to car sites like a toyota in this opposite lane. that's when a third car team won't them and split it in half. police say two others were injured in accident that for now yields more questions than answers. >> they are still looking to see if perhaps i'll call and/or speed was a jerk in the crash. >> police say the other two injured are

traffic still looking good at hartford road and there is 29 at 103.his traffic report is brought to you by your toyota dealer. >>> back over to you, don. >> thank you. at the top of the news this half-hour, the violent protests in afghanistan have claimed the life of a local member of the national guard. monique griego has a live report. >> reporter: good morning. major robert marchanti is one of 4 soldiers killed in afghanistan during an outbreak of violence sparked by the burning of the holy book. >> he was best soldier you could have been. >> they are mourning the loss of their father, he was serving in afghanistan, where outrage has led to violent demonstrations. saturday two soldiers were shot inside what was supposed to be a secure area. the military has yet to confirm marchanti was one of them. >> we don't know anything about what happened. >> his family is choosing to remember how he lived and especially how he loved his wife. >> he lived to love her. it was like his job. >> it was like a love story straight out of the notebook. >> he said tak

a packed house in hartford. -- hareford. rider. threeing is believing. the aquille carr show. dubbed crime stoppers. carr registered 30 points. patterson winds over hereford. 3 games left for the terps. a season of low expectations. it has been better than expected. they contended. georgia tech. knocking down at 3. mosely had 4 threes in the first half. second half. maryland in front by a point. there comes the shot. brandon reid knocks down the big three. georgia tech win 63-61. a busy day in college lacrosse. towson visiting loyola. mike sawyer is doing what coaches love. through the wickets it goes. 2-0 loyola. mcguire had a pair. hounds on the fastbreak. jp dalton, big shot good. hounds win 13-6. navy hosting north carolina. it was a breezy and annapolis. the second quarter, taylor reynolds. navy leading 5-2. pat derkin behind the net. 6-2 navy, but carolina roared back. duncan hutchins. they stun them, 9-8 the final. hopkins hosting sienna. jack palmer. stealing the pass. it recognizes the goal is not anywhere near parachutes and scores. 5-3, hopskins. -- hopkins. a 6-5 g

. >> in to date's "session at 2012" coverage, legislation for child abuse at maryland the hartford county republican senator nancy jacobs is pushing a bill that makes it a misdemeanor crime for a person to knowingly fail to report suspected child abuse or neglect. >> we want to be able to save a child who has been a victim of abuse. many times it goes unreported. >> under the bill, a person could face a year in jail and a $1,000 fine. the decision to enforce religious affiliated groups to cover contraceptives in their health care plan has the aba administration under fire. the catholic church says it is a violation of conscience and republicans are calling it an attack on religious freedom. gop lawmakers on capitol hill are gearing up for a fight with the white house. >> congressional republicans are vowing to pull back all of administration's controversial policy forcing religious groups with insurance plans to cover birth control. >> this attack on religious freedom must not stand and will not stand. >> this is not a women's rights issue but this is a religious liberty issue. >> the cat

the vehicle, a white ford 500 sedan like this one was located in hartford county. they believe it struck and killed the 68-year-old last month. a car stopped to allow moore to cross the road. the ford passed the stop vehicle, hit moore and fled the scene. baltimore county police are working with hartford county deputies to identify the person driving the car at the time of the accident. >> thank you. >>> so far no arrests have been made in the crash. >>> a man is in police custody today after leaving -- leading a state trooper on a dangerous trace. the 22-year-old is facing dui, assault and other charges. the trooper pulled him over on mountain road. and he sped away leading the trooper on a three-mile pursuit. during the chase the suspect's car rammed the police cruiser. the cruiser hit a fence and one of the rails came through the trooper's wind sled hitting him in the chest. the trooper is recovering from minor injuries. >>> a judge and all four men accused of murdering a teenager at towson center. we have the unfolding investigation. >> reporter: all four of th

. >> the passenger turns out to be 23-year-old darryl brown from hartford, connecticut.later find out he's a member of a gang called the bloods and is fleeing hartford because he was involved in a car jacking the night before. >> he seriously injured the man involved and he was made to believe from a third party that he had killed the person so he thought he was dealing with ray homicide as well. >> he jumped in a taxi and told the driver to head for the albany area. >> he told the driver to keep driving. look for signs for albany. >> on the dash cam you can see him waving his hands putting his head out the window. then in a dramatic move, he makes a run for it. >> he shouted to let him go with him. >> trooper henry while retreating to the rear is telling the cab driver, put your hands up, i want to see your waistband. he wanted to make sure he wasn't a co-conspirator or a buddy. >> with the cab driver out, daryl brown opens fire and shoots out the back window. >> he fired seven shots very quickly. he knocked out the back window and peered around then his eighth shot kno

we also had one end december and hartford county. they have been winning all over the place. >> you can catch the power of all drawing tomorrow night at 11:22. >> there is the mega millions jackpot. it is $41 million. you can catch that drive tonight at 11:22. so there. >> do not count out grazing on the streets of baltimore just yet. there is an announcement from the mayor's office. >> of philadelphia has of -- new questions about the mayor's use of the skybox. >> a special common the recognition of his contribution to civil rights. >> a winter weather advisory for the northern suburbs. some rain and snow are on the way for the weekend. it is relatively mild here in town. >> the baltimore mayor has announced the city will enter into 85-year agreement with a new motor sports promoter. -- a five-year agreement with a new motor sports promoter. the city canceled its contract with baltimore racing development last year after the company did not pay an estimated $12 million in debts owed to investors, the city, and the state. >> the mayo

. >>> if you're watching us on wvit, nbc 30 in hartford, connecticut, stir up child memories with artistsho work with toys in a wide range of medias at the toy stories at the westport art center. that is your "early today" event of the today. >>> here is an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. >>> a battle is shaping up this weekend at the box office. the thriller "the women in black" starring "harry potter's" daniel radcliffe is expected by some to take the top spot earning up to $20 million. "chronicle" some experts see finishing a distant second and other sees is trouncing "the women in black" with as much as $25 million. >>> "big miracle" based about a whale family rescue should open around $10 million. ringo starr wouldn't rule out playing with paul mccartney but any reunion at the london olympics, he said it wouldn't happen. >>> beyonce has hired six nannies to care for her daughter around the clock. even more mind boggling. simon cowell has offered her $6 million to be a judge on the "x factor." it's over five years, $100 million each year. if it's even true, it

when his stepfather picked him up on saturday they began turning on to southbound hartford road when michael opened the door, fell out and was struck. ♪ it's clear tpwr his friends while michael might have experimented with adult like choices he was just a kid. >> we used to play tag in the hallway in school and i don't know what's it's going to be like. >> i lost the only son i ever had because they wanted to party and it's sad. it's just really sad. and i don't want to see another family has to go through this >> police say they have no additional information but the crash is still under investigation. >>> video just into our news room of baltimore city firefighter battling flames in a house fire. even the house next door caught fire. we're told the firefighter fell through a hole in the floor down to the basingment. the firefighter is doing okay and no word yet on the cause. >>> here's a celebration at the capitol as the house approved same sex marriage in maryland. looks like the fight is not over. the vote was a close 1, 72 to 67 and this week gets set to begin, there are an a f

he joins our panel from hartford, connecticut.y, really, it was part of the heroic part of the story was response by the teachers. following the twitter accounts and the students, they said that some of the teachers, particularly two, literally ran out of the classrooms and chased down the alleged shooter. >> these teachers are heroes of the highest order. who knows how many more lives they saved because of their heroism. it's a real challenge. if you can just imagine, you're at school with children and another child comes in with a gun and begins shooting, there's nothing that we are equipped for. there's nothing that we think about that equips us to prepare for that, and they did an amazing job. my hat goes off to them. >> one of the teachers apparently grabbed a bullet proof vest out of his classroom, put it on, and then ran out and chased down. that was the word we were getting last night. >> he had a bullet proof vest. >> i do not know. this is the word we were getting from some of the students and bystanders that we were tal

past sunset, belaire, a nice looking night in the heart of hartford. live view of main street.r showing absolutely nothing. of course we expect that with dry conditions, as we move toward tomorrow we expect all that to change. i think are you good through lunchtime and then showers, the chance for showers going up through the day. temperatures now comfortable statewide. 43 at the beach, most of us are sitting in the near 50-degree range even still and a light northwesterly wind played a slight factor in the weather today, dropping the humidity and keeping the highs in the Ñ- low 50s for the most part. yesterday we saw mid, upper 50s, today low to mid50s because of that slight cool off from that northwesterly wind. still above average for this part of february. satellite radar view now. nothing across the midatlantic states, few clouds, the only precipitation anywhere close would be western ohio, central kentucky, leading edge of the next rain system and though this is a large system in scale, not particularly strong, we aren't seeing a large cluster of heavy rain in the core of