there has to be someone who's talking about this. >> jessica finds great comfort online. she's an active member of the not-for-profit organization children of hoarders and corresponds with others for support. >> even just reading about other people's experiences, experiencing what they're experiencing, and if i can't relate, offering my own support. you know, you can get through this. it will be okay. >> as the cleanup continues, jessica remains hopeful. >> i think that she'll get it down towards manageable where people say she's a bit of a clutter bug. i think she can get it down to that point to where it's a little bit safer for her. so that's the best i can ask for, i guess. >> they have to want to learn how to think differently. how to change their behaviors, understand their pathology. so motivation and getting them to recognize the cost of their hoarding is probably the first step in getting them well. >> i'd rather it was not like this. but it was daunting, and you think i need to go through all this. oh, my god, it's going to take forever. will i live that long? i

we feed them. >> this is jessica's first time in jail. she is currently housed in a 7,200-woman dorm at falkenburg dorm. >> to put 7,000 women together, all emotionally stressed. all have their periods. too many personalities, attitudes, emotions and feelings for everybody to get along. >> i'm not making no promises. >> it's not worth it. >> ain't nobody really worth me arguing over, like i'm going to hold my tongue. >> in the three months she's been in jail, she's received multiple writeups for minor disciplinary fractions, such as arguing with other inmates. >> i just have a bad attitude, and i feel if i have something to say, whether it will hurt your feelings or not, i'm going to say it. >> she is the kind of inmate who always seems to have the manipulating thing going on and always arguing with everything -- everybody. doesn't matter if it's staff or other inmates. >> i have tried to talk to my friends about -- about her behavior. >> the key word she used, tried. >> it did not work. >> what does her contact record show? >> not good.

good afternoon. >> good afternoon, jessica. according to our media partner the baltimore sun the city school system spent more than $14 million on employee overtime over the last 4 years, the biggest earner was for the driver of ceo a lon so, he doubled his $76 thousand salary with overtime. the city school board says the education profession can't be considered a 9:00 to 5:00 but says they need to exam sign overfinal costs. school officials say the overtime costs are mostly tied to student safety. jessica, back to you. >> ron, thank you. >>> reporting live in the newsroom. please stay tuned tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. weijia jiang has complete coverage of the overtime controversy. >>> police in baltimore can no longer ask a person about this citizenship. this morning the mayor signed an executive order in response to a controversial federal immigration policy implemented last month that would require federal agencies to check the immigration status of people booked in local jails. many fear the program will discourage witnesses

blanchard first attacked jessica's mother and her boyfriend as they lay in bed. >> i remember jessica into the room and i stabbed jessica just to shut her up. because she was screaming. and i wanted to talk to jessica before i knew i killed her. so i let jessica say good-bye to her mom because her mom was dying. i took jessica back into the kitchen. and i -- i made a tourniquet for jessica's neck because i stabbed her neck. i wanted to know why she done what she done, why she killed my child. and i will say this, she never admitted it. >> the next morning jessica's brother arrived and discovered the bodies. he identified blanchard as a suspect and police apprehended him within hours. blanchard bled guilty as part of a deal to avoid the death penalty. >> you don't feel you should have received the death penalty? >> i believe that is for god to answer. if god would have wanted that i would have got that. do i believe that because i took another life i should die? no i don't. >> why isn't it up to god to decide jessica's fate? >> obviously, it was their time. i can't answer that. >> do y

. >> hello again i am jessica kartalija. >> 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

denise. >> all right, thank you jessica. wjz is at the county council meeting tonight and we'll have more at 11:00. >>> the u.s. supreme court takes up the constitutionality of president obama's health care reform law. it is a closely watched legal battle that could have a big impact on the health care system and the 2012 presidential campaign. danielle nottingham reports for wjz from the supreme court. >> reporter: the heated debate over president obama's health care law reached the steps of the supreme court. hundreds protested outside as the legal justices started hearing three days of testimony as to whether the law is constitutional. monday's session detailed on whether the law should go through in 2014 when the entire law goes into effect. >> there would be no reason to decide the jurisdiction. >> don't you want to know the answer. >> reporter: a ruling from the high court 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

back to you jessica. >> gigi thank you.pponents will need to turn in enough signatures by the end of june to put the same sex marriage up for a vote. more bad news for state senator ulysses curry, according to our partner the sun he has been removed from two important committees. he will no longer serve on the rules and nominations panels. the decision was made by his former colleagues. an ethics panel found he failed to disclose income from a grocery store chain. >>> the battle over birth control and insurance coverage continues on capitol hill. the senate has rejected a proposal to allow them to refuse to pay for birth control and other medical coverage if they object on religious or moral grounds. >> -- you are of a faith that believes that something is absolutely wrong, as an employer, why would you want to pay for that? >> imagine that your boss is going to decide whether or not you are acting morally. >> opponents say the proposal would have allowed insurancers to exclude almost any medical coverage. a recent poll fou

please welcome, jessica simpson.cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i feel nervous about asking, but are you pregnant? >> yeah, slightly. i feel like i have a bowling ball sitting on high hoo-ha. it's intense. >> jimmy: you might have a couple bowling balls there. >> everybody's saying that to me. apparently i have a lot of fluid, so whenever my water breaks, it will be like a fire hydrant. let's hope it doesn't happen tonight. >> jimmy: let's hope it does happen tonight! i would be honored to deliver your child on television. [cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: who did this to you? >> a guy named eric johnson. >> jimmy: this is your boyfriend? >> fiance. feels like my husband already. we're just doing it a little bit backwards. but, yeah, we met at my house, actually. >> jimmy: what? >> it's one of those stories. he came with one of my friends to my house. >> jimmy: at a party? >> we were watching march madness or something. and he came over, and he sat on my stairwell and talked and i haven't let him leave. >> jimmy: so y

jessica kartalija has more on the trees in full bloom. jessica? >> reporter: that's exactly right, mary. a lot of people had plans to come down here next week. but because of these warm conditions, the cherry blossoms are in full bloom now through the end of the weekend. and people are coming from all over maryland and across the country to see them. >> magical. >> reporter: in washington, d.c., the perfect day for a picnic. >> it's all very, very pretty. >> reporter: or even a spot of tea. >> we call it tea on the tidal basin. it's so much fun to pull out the fine china and silverware and do it all right. >> reporter: the anniversary of the japanese giving 3,000 cherry blossom trees to the united states. a symbol of the blooming friendship between the two countries. >> reporter: why do you think it's important that people see something like this. >> this is also a good reminder that people can say thank you in many ways. >> we're here to come see the cherry blossoms, have lunch, and a couple of beverages. [ laughter ] >> reporter: the cherry blos

i'm jessica kartalija. here's what people are talking about. we are learning more about that officer this noon as wjz has reported sources say the weapon used to kill monae turnage was found inside his car. wjz is life with the investigation. spent afternoon, everybody. we can tell you that police have taken a dna sample from that officer and a major focus of homicide unit is figuring out just how deep his role may have been in all of this. >> reporter: city leaders and loved ones have expressed outrage, disgust, and sadness over the death of monae turnage. police say the eighth grader was shot while playing with two friends and a .22-caliber rifle over the weekend. investigators believe the boys dragged her across an alley and hid her body in the backyard where her brother eventually found her after a frantic search when she did not return home. shortly after, the police charge those 12 and 13-year-old boys with involuntary manslaughter, came the stunning news from sources close to the investigation that authorities on the rifle used in the ki

i'm jessica kartalija. we're live in washington, d.c., where the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. today is the peak that came early because of all of these warm weather conditions we have been having. for the latest on the updates, here's bob. >> beautiful afternoon there. not hot. now, tomorrow is going to be pretty warm in d.c. probably mid- to upper 70s. might even get to 80. take a look at radar. i found one little thundershower there. just between salis salisbury and princess ann. you can see where it's going right now. let's take a quick zoom in here. see who is getting this shower. nobody. don't have the city listed. there you go. 53 hill, chinnity. polk road and weegz little places there. so you folks down there are getting a quick shower. everybody else pretty quiet as you can see, not much going on. 67 degrees, very pleasant. and of course, all month long, i don't think they had one warmer day all month. east winds continue to keep this ocean moisture in. that's why we had this heavy fog this mo

jessica williams, you were right. i had no idea. so, this is my honda civic. not as much fun to drive as i thought it would be. people are selling their old rides, looking for something new. whoa, check this out, you guys. they are having way too much fun without me. i need better gas mileage. so, up, up to 40 on the highway? then myford touch just said the temperature. she listened. she did listen. now, get a focus with up to $2,000 cash back. get into the new at your local ford dealer today. out with the old, in with the new. we're the new. ( cheers and applause ) >> jon: welcome back. 44 years ago richard nixon won the white house with his famed mix of charm and charisma and a thing called the southern strategy, an appeal to racial fears to turn the south away from democrats thus making up for nixon's lack of charm and charisma. every republican candidate has needed a strategy to win the south. with the primaries tomorrow in alabama and mississippi we're going to check in with mitt romney's southern strategy and how it's developing. >> good morning, y'all.

jessica williams, you were right.nd applause ) >> jon: welcome back. 44 years ago richard nixon won the white house with his famed mix of charm and charisma and a thing called the southern strategy, an appeal to racial fears to turn the south away from democrats thus making up for nixon's lack of charm and charisma. every republican candidate has needed a strategy to win the south. with the primaries tomorrow in alabama and mississippi we're going to check in with mitt romney's southern strategy and how it's developing. >> good morning, y'all. good to be with you. >> jon: you didn't have to do this. >> i got started right with a biscuit and some cheesy grits. delicious. >> jon: a guy that looks like he just stepped off the monopoly board. do you really think you're going to appeal to southerners by finding reference with them on the issues that matter most to them: their accent and choosing the right breakfast starch? this poor guy. figuratively speaking, contorting himself just to win a few votes. is there anything m

hey, jessica,. >> yeah. >> tell me everything you know about syria. >> syria. oh, yes, he tells me what to do when i'm talking to my phone. >> jon: syria is a country in the middle east, an uprising there is being brutally suppressed. many are dying. she didn't give a (beep) about syria. >> jon, allow me. hey, jessica. have you seen that new video with the dog? >> what? a new video with a dog. count me in. >> syria. you know what that is, right? the arab spring came and the syrians starteded protesting for their rights. >> cool. freedom is great. >> freedom is great. >> but there's a still calls homs. >> north of lebanon, sure. >> people there protested and the army showed up. >> yeah. instead of letting the syrians voice their discontent they started shelling homs. >> it's a war crime. ( cheers and applause ) >> oh, my god, you guys. we have to do something about syria. do something with syria. >> let me check on that. >> jon: well done. al madrigal. jessica williams, you were right. i had no idea. hey ladies. this movie is not for you! and neither is dr peppe

>> thank you, jessica. if you think you have information, you're asked to call baltimore police. >>> today, the family of a man who killed trevon martin is speaking out in his defense. randall pinkston reports for wjz, from sanford, florida. >> reporter: george zim areman remains free and is not talking about the shooting death of trayvon martin. but with continuing calls for his arrest, zimmerman's family is going public. robert zimmerman, jr., told cnn, his brother acted in self- defense. and, quote, stop someone from disarming him and shooting him. you return force with force when someone assaults you. the 17-year-old martin was not armed when the neighborhood watch volunteer started following him. zimmerman told police, he thought martin looked suspicious. >> he's got his hand in his waistband. and he's a black male. >> reporter: across the country, demonstrations over martin's death, showed no signs of letting up. >> reporter: here in sanford, another demonstration is scheduled for saturday, demanding

jessica? >> reporter: yeah. to say the least. we were saying it was such a great time to check in here. and there are kids everywhere. but it is such a beautiful night to be down here. the weather is absolutely perfect. the sun is out shining. and people are absolutely loving it. from all over the country and all over the world. they're coming for the centennial celebration of the cherry blossoms. >> magical. >> reporter: in washington, d.c., the perfect day for a picnic. >> it's all very, very pretty. >> reporter: or even a spot of tea. >> we call it tea on the tidal basin. so much fun to pull out the fine china and silver and really do it up right. >> reporter: the 100th anniversary of the japanese giving 3,000 cherry blossom trees to the united states. a symbol of the blooming friendship between the two countries. >> why do you think it's important that people see something like this? >> this is also a good reminder that people can say thank you in many ways. >> we're here to come see the cherry blossoms, have lunch, and a cou

april 6th as jessica mentioned. our coverage kicks off at 2:00 p.m. with a pregame scheduled, followed by the game. >>> let's take a look at temps, 57 now at north-northwest winds at 18. humidity is way way down. a chilly night on tap we'll talk about that right after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> we're looking at federal hill. everything in bloom there. and the heat continues to bring very dry canadian air. tonight when the winds dry down, temperatures are going to plummet back in the 30s. even some upper 20s, so that's something we have to watch. if you have any tender plants, tropicals so what, get them in or cover them up because they probably won't survive. unless you live in the city, the city should stay above freezing. 47 in oakland, right now 56 in ocean city. locally 52 up in bell air, 523 westminster. we have a breeze still, 22, 18. still kind of breezy. later tonight the temperatures will drop. even though cool dry air continues to move in. really need the light winds clear skies that's when you really ge

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bring in jessica caldwell, senior editor at edmonds and phil lebeau. do you feel this signals that the chevy volt and other electric cars are a bust? >> no, i think it is too soon to call them a bust. i think what we are seeing here is the market is stepping back and people saying i do really want to pay up for a nissan leaf or a chevy volt in the inventories are building on those vehicles. for now, general motors has said, listen, we are not going to keep flooding our with more models and have extra inventory here, instead, we will suspend the production line. at the end of the day that is what we are looking at. the electric car market is not where the industry thought it might be, especially as gas prices are moving higher. >> jessica, do you agree with that? my first thought was while gas prices are moving higher, chevy volt and other electric cars aren't selling well do when do you feel they will sell? do you think it will take a while? >> there are so many cars, compact cars, subcompact cars that get great fuel economy. you are shopping those veh

>> i think both jessica and stephen make very interesting points there.music in the background, which is a little unsettling. and so you are kind of understanding that you are hearing information that is negative and unflattering towards the opposition. we also see the very common technique, which we still see even today, of guilt by association, trying to tie nixon to fidel castro. >> i'm going to show an ad from the 1976 campaign. one of the earlier bio-ads that was very popular. these four-minute ad buys by the carter campaign in 1976, something we don't have today on traditional television. let's watch. >> hi, governor carter from georgia. running for president. i want to ask you to help me next year. >> in the beginning, jimmy carter's campaign was a lonely one. but through the months, more and more people recognized him as a new leader. a man who will change the way this country is run. a competent man, who can make our government open and efficient. but above all, an understanding man who can make ours a government of the people once again. jimmy c

jessica, we'll be paying close attention. see if you can get one of those questions in, there in the front row. alison, the president, as jessica mentioned, is announcing some initiatives, specifically to help homeowners. can you tell us what's new in the plan? >> okay. so what this plan looks to do, suzanne, is it looks to help two groups, current and former members of the military. also people with government-backed fha loans. now, as far as the veterans and military members go, this could be -- they could be in line for cash payments. because if these military members were wrongfully foreclosed on or they weren't allowed to refinance to lower rates, they're going to be compensated. and the second part of this plan, once again, looks to help people with those government-backed loans. the fha will go ahead and cut the pefees to get people to refinance their mortgages. the idea here is to really keep people in their homes and give them a little extra money to spend and keep into the economy. but there are critics coming out,

jessica back to you. >>> thank you beverly. we're following the breaking news beverly was just talking about this morning. police investigating a deadly wreck at chevy chase circle. >> and a montgomery county police cruiser also sustained damage at the crash scene. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is there with more on what happened. >> reporter: we now have new information for you. apparently it appears this was a stolen car. the occupants inside four people and they were all young people. young teens -- late teens rather or young adults. let's take a look at a scene to brief you as to what's happening now. you can see that the chevy chase rescue squad is now here. extracting with the jaws of life we're told the two young people who perished in this fiery crash. they are two young people who were the backseat passengers in this crash. now let's look at some video that was shot a short time ago and tell you what we know so far after talking to captain paul starks with the montgomery county police department. this all started

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. >> 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 unforgivable. the president promised him

. >> 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-duty pilot on board into the coc

. >> hello again, i am jessica kartalija. >> 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 trainin

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hey, jessica. >> reporter: hello mary, hello to everyone. all of us are so proud of the greyhounds for making it this far, every one here on campus and the excitement is contagious it is all anyone can talk about. >> loyola greyhounds are headed to the big dance. the talk around campus, is all about thursday's game. >> everybody congratulating us, and the season we have had, but for us, the season is not over yet. we still practice hard looking forward to thursday night. >> reporter: practice is intense as the number 15 seed greyhounds take on number 2 ohio state in pittsburgh. >> i like thursday at 9:50 p.m. we will be on everyone in the country. >>> joining the team, 100 students will be taking the road trip to pittsburgh on thursday. >> i think it will be insane, i think that it will be a bus full of very pumped up kids, at loyola. >> just the opportunity to play such a big school they are so well known, is extremely exciting. >> reporter: it is the greyhounds first trip to the ncaa tournament since 1994. >> very excited for the guys i kn

thank you, jessica. first warning weather coverage continues now with meteorologist tim williams with more on these quakes. tim? >> well, kai, the first quake that rattled tokyo in northeast japan was a strong 6.8 but caused no damage now. it struck the southern coast of what kido-- what kiteo island. they were lifted about 90 minutes. within three hours, another weaker, magnitude 6.1 quake shook buildings. and at nine miles below sea surface, this was considered shallow. it was located off the coast of chiva, which is east of turkey. again, this is the same region a 9.0 triggered a massive tsunami and crisis last year. >>> and as many as 20,000 died in the quake and tsunami last year. this past sunday marked the anniversary. >>> a southern sweep for rick santorum. the former pennsylvania senator takes primary victories in mississippi and alabama, as danielle nottingham reports for wjz from washington, despite coming up short again, newt gingrich says he will not leave the race. >> reporter: rick santoru

understood things and things like that. >> jessica like that. >> reporter: jessica reyes wishes the newen passed earlier. >> science doesn't lie, brought me peace. >> reporter: peace she hopes can come to other crime victims. susan candiotti, cnn, new york. >> prosecutors say they expect a $30 test to solve thousands of crimes and prevent thousands more. >>> newsroom continues at the top of the hour with fredricka whitfield. she's joining me to you to tell us what's coming up. >> per usual we'll have avery and richard along with us. >> the boys. >> that's right. the boys. the great legal minds. they will be delving into a series of cases, including one that really is pretty extraordinary out of california. a woman who was raped by her husband, her now ex-husband, files for divorce, gets a divorce. however, in the end because she was the breadwinner of the family, she has to pay him alimony even though he was convicted, sentenced for rain. >> unbelievable. >> unbelievable. now that young woman is part of a bill trying to change the law in california. our legal guys are delving on that on

good morning, jessica. >> good morning. stocks have been up for four days in a row. whether or not we hit 5 today, that could depend on greece. the country just wrapped up the biggest detroit down in -- debt right down in history clearing the way for a second bailout. it's helps to lift stocks modestly around the world. the do you stands at 12,959, added more than 37 points in trading yesterday. nasdaq was off by 5. the s&p 500 was essentially flat on the day. washington, d.c., is apparently a pretty good place to start to run a business. in a new study we ranked eighth in the entire world. the report was commissioned by city and ranks the most competitive cities globally for their ability to attract capital, business, talent and tourists. d.c. ranked very high for smart workers, for its global reputation as well as itzhak says to capital -- as its access to capital. these are really good things for us. >> if you can't get a job, start your own business. what do you have for us in the next half-hour? >> five ways not to save money. we'll take a look at little things

. >> reporter: jessica reyes is wise beyond her years in ways she wishes she wasn't. ago, she was attacked in her apartment building, just 15 years old at the time, she recalls every detail vividly. >> the first thing he did is punched me in my face, and threw me against the wall. >> reporter: did you say, please don't kill me? >> yeah, and there was blood everywhere, coming from my face. i was still asking him, please don't kill me. >> reporter: the attempted rape left jessica with a scar on her lip and psyche. he wasn't caught. >> he could be living in another country. for all i know he could be behind me. >> reporter: that fear just never left you? >> no. >> reporter: then out of the blue, a break. >> six years later, the individual who committed the 2004 case was charged, indicted and convicted for an attempted burglary of a gentleman in manhattan. >> reporter: his dna was put in a database. it matched dna left at jessica's crime scene. tucker was convicted and sentenced to 20 years. but new york's new law could have caught tucker six years earlier. now dna of any

joining me now is the other jessica, jessica clark. thanks for having me. >> how is the local job market looking to you? >> the local job market is actually really great. we are lucky to be in this area. you have pretty much the metro area growing and we never really were hit that hard. so it is pretty positive around here. >> which dumb is hiring? >> it is quality software services incorporated, they are harked -- head quartered in columbia, maryland. >> tell us about the jobs you have available. >> the first position is actually for a developer, standard with a lot of the skills, for any software developer position. but more specifically looking for someone with j2 ee, as well as tile, strut and more particularly, looking for someone that has built applications. >> now what is the other job? not a tech necessarily related position? >> it is a vp or director of business development. they are looking for someone with a minimum of five years of experience in federal prociewrm, minimum two years of experience in virginia or military heal

. >> reporter: good morning andrea, jessica. the beginning of three days as you mentioned of unprecedented and historic arguments before the u.s. supreme court. analysts say the decision handed down by this court could be the most important we have seen in seven decks -- decades. the celebrations quickly ended when 26 states, led by florida, began challenging the law. the supreme court will now decide if this law is constitutional, and if the individual mandate is legal. you see, the law requires every citizen to buy health insurance by 2014 or face fines. the issues has stirred up fierce debate on both sides. folks started lining up outside of the supreme court since friday, for one of the 100 public seats. >> it is great to see more people are getting benefits or coverage for service that they need. but anytime you are providing more coverage to a policy, there are additional costs that are incurred. >> if the court decides to strike down even a piece of the law, we will see a replay of a political debate that we haven't seen

. >>> i'm jessica kartalija in for don.'s go to marty. >> right now, essentially around the area, in the upper 20s, 28 by the way, is when you crunch 24 hours ago, 14 degrees difference than yesterday morning. 42 lunch. high of 43. variably cloudy. chance for passing shower or snow shower. >>> over to sharon. >> good morning, everyone. two accidents still working out there, one on 95, southbound direction, in the area of route 32, second accident is in edgewood, harford, southbound 24, approaching 95, beltway speeds looking at normal speeds, 55 and 60, top and west side, there is a live look at the topside at delaney valley. there is a look at the northwest side, green spring avenue. this is brought by your toyota dealer, back over to you. >>> here is what people will be talking about today. a baltimore girl disappears. family members discover her body. gigi barnett has the reaction from the girl's family. >> reporter: her family says that they tried to report her missing but police turned them away. that's when they took m