. >> and i am jessica kartalija. >> and here is what people are talking about today and waiting to find out. we have breaking news minutes -- happening minutes from now, the woman who says she is one of the megamillions winners is making a big announcement along with her lawyer, we have a live camera set up at the lawyer's street where the media from around the country have already gather, we are waiting for people to take mr. their place in front of those mics, mike hellgren is reporting on this. >> reporter: she is telling reporters the ticket is hidden somewhere in the mcdonalds where she has worked but she has yet to produce it. >>> the can't step outside. she claims she has it but it is kept in secret. >> too much stress. >> her co-workers say it is part of a pool. she says it is in side the restaurant and she is waiting for things to calm down before she gets it. >> i am going to wait. >> maryland lottery officials say no one has come forward and cannot confirm her story. >> we are still waiting like every 1 else everyone else to find out more. >> please go home, anymore question

. >> hello, i am jessica kartalija. >> and i am don scott. >> and here is what people are talking about. a concrete spill on i-95 northbound, sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene in south baltimore, we go live to captain mike for the latest. >> reporter: hello jessica, it happened after 10:00 this morning a concrete truck traveling northbound on i-95 between indicateon avenue and 295 apparently lost at least some of its load on to the highway and caused major traffic problems all morning long. for the past two hours 95 only had one lane northbound getting by. it was a parking lot back towards washington, d.c. now just a few moments ago we are going to show you what they were doing here. they had to call state highways crew in and clean up this concrete off the roadway which shut down 3 lanes. since then, in the past 15 minutes or so, three lanes have been re-opened along northbound i-95. they still have the right turn lane on to southbound 295 closed as well as one of the northbound lanes on the right shoulder, so you can still expect moderate delays coming from the beltway into downtow

. >> hello, again i am jessica kartalija. >> i am don scott. >> here's what people are talking aboutch the major break in the case of a 16-year-old honor student who vanished in baltimore in 2010. just hours ago, police made the first arrest in the case. wjz is live at city police headquarters where mike hellgren is following the developing story. mike. >> reporter: here's what we know many an hour from now, police and prosecutors will hold a news conference right here where we hope to get more answers on the charges that will be filed against michael johnson. he is the man arrested in the investigation and a person who has been interviewed several times by police. phylicia barnes disappearance launched the largest missing person's investigation generating national headlines. the exhaustive search for the teenage honor student involved the homicide squad until she was found dead floating in the susquehanna river. now almost a year and a half after she disappeared, while visiting her sister in an apartment near the reisterstown road plaza, police have made an arrest. her sister's ex-boy

. >> hello again, i am jessica kartalija. >> i am don scott. >> here is what people are talking about today. the neighborhood watch volunteer accused of gunning down an unarmed florida teen is scheduled for his first court appearance. george zimmerman is arrested and charged in the shooting death of trayvon martin, randall pinkston has the latest. >> reporter: george zimmerman is locked up in jail charged with the murder of trayvon martin. this is our first look at him since the night of the shooting more than six weeks ago. his new lawyer hopes the judge will release his client on bail. >> i hope to get him out. i need him out for my purposes in preparing his defense. >> he claims he shot trayvon martin in self-defense after getting into a fight with the up armed black teenager. his family is relieved he is finally charged with second- degree murder. >> we just want someone to know that if you shoot someone that is unarmed that you should be arrested. >> now we have to turn our attention to trying to get him to stay where he is at. >> protesters took to the streets in sanford and in

i'm jessica kartalija. >> i'm don scott. >> here's what people are talking about today. people are cleaning house with the prostitution scandal with the agency. three unnamed agents have been out, but as reporting for wjz, some are fighting back. >> reporter: three secret service agents allegedly involved in the prostitution scandal are out. one supervisor was fired, another forced to retire, and a third resigned. but cbs news one is threatening to sue. eight remain on administrative leave. all engaging in questionable behavior. lawmakers say more needs to be done. they've been grilling officials and congressional hearings planned for next week. >> if people aren't fired, then nothing changes. >> reporter: they've expressed confidence in the secret service and the director. several investigations are under way here in washington and columbia. former secret service director believes a swift investigation would help the agency recover, but said it must be fair. it happened last week when he refused to pay the full bill and called the police. they're interviewing possible w

jessica kartalija reports from sagamore farms. the plan to get people excited again about horse racing. >> reporter: underarmour ceo, kevin plank, wanted to get maryland back on track. and he's doing just that. purchasing the farm back in 2007. plank and his team are rebuilding the farm's reputation. >> we think we can run a successful breeding, racing operation here in maryland. so there's a lot of things we're going to have to do that are new and different. there's a lot of things we're just going to have to breathe to life. >> enter tiger walk. likely to be the new shooter for the 137th running of the preakness stakes. >> there's probably no other day in the world where they look at the state of maryland and say, what's happening there? and that's the preakness. >> reporter: a shot in the arm, just two years after the financial future of the preakness was at stake. there was talk the preakness may be moved because maryland couldn't afford it. >> we can't let that race go away. it's important. i think people have just forgotten

jessica kartalija, and sports director mark viviano. let's start with mark and the latest from the team. >> reporter: mary, there's been a lot of talk about the 20th anniversary of camden yards. but for those guys in the uniforms, it's about looking forward to what is ahead and what's new. and a new season brings the orioles to a number of players and a number of renewed optimism. >>> getting ready for the first game that counts. knowing the place will be packed with orioles fans. >> it's always a special day. >> it is because it is to the fans, too. families have made it a tradition for years. and you know, you always want to win games. you always feel -- seems like every time you come out, there's a big crowd in everything. you really want to play well. and want them to come back and enjoy the experience. >> reporter: the o's start a new year, trying to end a streak of 14 straight losing seasons. knowing their fans' patience has been tested. >> orioles aren't the happiest right now. >> as they should. they should be angry. and if we w

jessica kartalija was there to see it all. >> reporter: camden yards comes alive.he boys of summer are back in baltimore playing in front of a sold-out crowd. >> it's always wonderful when you have bounds of people here loving it as much as you hope they would. the orioles couldn't be happier. >> opening day in baltimore. we've got a great ball club, a great ballpark, a great improvement. can't beat it with the giants. >> reporter: in celebration of camden yards 20th anniversary in the city, it's above the field. before even throwing the pitch, a little boy stole the show. >> connor from maryland. >> reporter: a new flag has a better view of the game and a new picnic area designed to enhance the experience. >> i don't go to games often, but when i do, i like to see a win. >> i'm excited. i hope the orioles continue to win. >> reporter: whether you're a fair weather fan or orioles fan, they're just pumped the orioles won their home opener. in baltimore, i'm jessica kartalija for wjz eyewitness news. >> and mark will have highlights from the today's big wins in sport

. >> i am jessica kartalija. >> here is what people are talking about, a strong earthquake rocks the indian ocean off indonesia, moments ago a tsunami warning was lifted, and as she reports it brought back memories of the earthquake in 2004. >> reporter: the powerful earthquake lead to evacuations. civilians directed traffic as people headed to higher ground close to the epicenter. there was panic, women fainted and crowds gathered at mosques to pray. many feared the worst because a quake in 2004 hit the same area and killed 230,000 people. this man says he felt the ground shake for nearly six minutes. >> -- running out -- running out, screaming and everybody was screaming that -- that there miss there is some earthquake happening. >> they were moved outside and they were placed under a warning after a second quake hit hours after the first one. >> after shocks will go on for weeks, months, maybe as long as years. you wouldn't expect any more after shocks this big. >> indonesia remains on high alert but the president says there are no reports of deaths or serious damage. monica, wjz

. >> hello again, i'm jessica kartalija. >> and i'm don scott. the mega mystery is solved. the three winners chose to remain anonymous but did give a peek at who they are and what is next for you wjz is live where the dream started for them at the 711 in milford. mike has the big reveal this noon. >> good afternoon, everyone. what a story. this is where the big ticket was sold just a few hours before the drawing. one of the winners had laid all her tickets on the floor. she watched as many of us did. she learned that she was among the big winners. >> reporter: the three mega millions winners are pictured hidden behind their text. all are public educators, two women and a man, an elementary teacher, special ed teacher, and administrative support staffer. they spent $60 in three stores and bought the way with almost her a $5 million each after taxes. >> everything on their list, whether it was paying tuition for their children or purchasing a home or taking a trip somewhere. it's not the kind of ostentatious brand of this money that would bring them a lot of attention. >> lik

the field where the players will be in less than three hours but we begin with mary bubala and jessica kartalija who are at babe ruth plaza with all the excitement. you go girls. >> hello to after to everyone at home. >> the fan are pouring in. the ceremony begins at 2:30. the gates open right now, people are going to start pouring in and the weather is gorgeous today. not as cold as we thought it was. >> no. we have been out here when it is rainy. it is gorge. >> gorgeous. >> it is everything you need. >> i have to be honest. i was wondering if they were going to have it altogether and they do. it looks awesome. take a look. just three hours until the first pitch and crews are hard at work getting the stadium ready for a sold out crowd. in celebration of camden yards 20th anniversary there is a new bar there. a better view of the game and a new area designed to enhance the fan experience. as vendors get ready for the rush one thing is certain, it is a beautiful day to play ball. we checked out that new bar area and i have to tell you it looks like a club up there. they are hoping to use it for

. >> and i am jessica kartalija. >> and here is what people will be talking about today, the u.s. army has launched an investigation after photographs surface of american paratroopers who appear to be posing with dead rebels in afghanistan. here is danielle nottingham with the latest. >> reporter: the los angeles times published two photos that appear to shows troops posing with dead insurgents. in one picture afghan security forces and u.s. troops are seen hold in the legs of a dead taliban suicide bomber, the article says an unnamed paratrooper provided 18 photos taken in 2010. the army has launched an investigation. in a statement the pentagon said, these images by no means represent the values of professionalism of the vast majority of u.s. troops serving in afghanistan. anyone found responsible for this inhuman conduct will be held accountable in accordance with our military justice system. this latest inspect surfaces at a sensitive time in u.s.-afghan relations. in recent months the obama administration has dealt with a series of incidents that have sparked outrage in afgha

i'm jessica kartalija. >> i'm don scott. >> here's what people are talking about. an amazing sight over the skies of maryland and washington dc as the stay shuttle discovery makes one final voyage area daniel nottingham reports from washington. >> reporter: space shuttle discovery glided piggy back past the washington monument and u.s. capital. spectators cheered as the shuttle flew overhead before touching down one final time in virginia. >> it was awesome. it was great. >> it was really neat to see. it was really great to be able to see it today. >> after a record 39 missions and nearly 143 million miles in space, the most traveled shuttle is now permanently grounded. it will go on display at the smithsonian's air and space museum at the dallas international airport. >> it's so nice to be able to see them and that they are still around for everyone to see. >> discovery is replacing the shuttle enterprise here at the smithsonian. enterprise never made it into orbit and will have a new home in new york city. >> discovery took off mounted on top of a 747 at daybreak

. >> hello again i am jessica kartalija. >> and i am don scott. >> and here is what people are talking about today. it is decision day as people head to the polls and those could have a big impact on the presidential campaign trail. wjz is live with northwest baltimore, pat warren has more. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. we are off to a slow start this presidential primary day but that is to be expected when it is a presidential primary and the incumbent democrat is running unopposed. even if your polling place is not crowded there are committed voters out there. >> it is important for me to come and vote because it is my democratic right. and i always be here whenever it is time to vote. >> with early voting there has been plenty of time. >> i think that determination a direction this country is going to go right now is crucial and i think it is important to vote for the people that believe in what i believe in. >> as a state maryland is expected to take the direction of democrat barack obama but this day for republican presidential candidates is all about the delegates,

. >> i am jessica kartalija. >> phylicia barnes her sister's ex-boyfriend is in charge charged with the murder. but we know little about the evidence against him. whoa stay on the investigation with mike hellgren live with closer look. >> reporter: good afternoon. michael johnson was the last person to see phylicia barnes alive. police and prosecutors have not detailed the evidence against him including why they indicted him now after suspecting him for months questions continue toswill around the case -- swirl around the case of michael johnson. johnson was indicted on a single count first degee murder. but the city's -- degree murder. but the city's top prosecutor revealed little about the case about how she died and moat knife we feel confident with the evidence and agents we have and the agencies that participated and we are ready to go forward. >> reporter: barnes family is relieved after the announcement yesterday. >> it's a shock to me phylicia is gone and has been murdered and it's a shock that there's an arrest made and it has to be michael jockson. >> reporter: barnes disappea

i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm jessica kartalija. mary is off tonight. here's what people are talking about. >> three public school winners -- employees are winners. they claim the share of a record mega millions jackpot. wjz is live at the store in baltimore county. mike hellgren reveals their story. >> hi, kai. they call themselves the three amigos. they don't want their faces shown but are providing the story behind their big win. >> reporter: these are the mega millionaires. shirley, smiling behind that enormous check. we don't know their names, but we're learningut

jessica kartalija reports from baltimore county. the designer dog was missing for more than two weeks before a group of nuns came to the rescue. >>> a breeder in the midwest, 10-month-old rosie arrived in maryland two weeks ago. but before new owner jill weis could get her home. >> she yanks me so hard. i almost fall over. and she takes offer through the field, down the hillside. >> reporter: for the next 12 days, rosie was on the run near pikesville. white posted signs of stevenson village, and all along hillside, where rosie had been spotted. >> i started to believe that somebody actually picked her up. >> that was until the hapless habbannese was captured on camera, 3:00 a.m., outside a convent. >> i get a phone call from tim, who works at the sisters of notre dame. i think i saw your dog. she was on our surveillance tape. >> reporter: when the sisters heard rosie was somewhere on their property, they prayed to st. anthony, patron saint of lost things and st. francis, the patron saint of animals, for her safe return. >> to have t

live at johns hopkins hospital, i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> thanks, jessica. the $1.1 billion hospital was funded largely through private donations. >> what a process to get all of the patients moved. i bet they'll be happy when it's done. >> amazing. >>> we have warming temperatures already. jumping up to 62. southeast winds at 10. barometer rising. come back and take a look at a big warmup this week after this. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪ >>> outside right now, there it is. the sun. we have been waiting. >> hello. there you go. >> proof is in the picture right there. the sun did come out. and temperatures are beginning to jump up tomorrow, big difference from today. a nor

. >>> and jessica kartalija introduces us to the orioles new announcer. but first up, sports director mark viviano has more on the workout. >> reporter: a lot. celebrating this year about the 20th anniversary of this beautiful ballpark. and it is great history. but for the guys in uniform who will take to the field tomorrow for the first game, the focus is forward. it's about what is new. a a new year that brings in some new players. and some renewed optimism. >> reporter: a camden yards workout on the each of -- eve of opening day, getting ready for the first day that counts, knowing the place will be packed with orioles fans. >> it is always a special day. it is to the fans, too. families that have made it a tradition for years. and you know, you always want to win games. you always feel -- you know, seems like every time you come out, and there's a big crowd in everything. you really want to play well and want them to come back and enjoy their experience. >> reporter: the o's start a new year, trying to end a streak of 14 straight losing seasons. knowi

jessica kartalija reports from baltimore. the designer dog was missing for almost two weeks before a group of nuns came to the rescue. >> reporter: scent -- sent from a breeder in the midwest, 10- month-old rosie arrived in maryland two weeks ago. but before new owner jill weis could get her home. >> she yanked he hard. i almost fall over. and she takes off, through the field, downhill side. >> for the next 12 days, rosie was on the run, near pikesville. weis posted signs in stevenson village, and all along hillside, where rosie had been spotted. >> i started to believe someone actually picked her up. >> that was until the hapless habban ease was captured on camera, 3:00 a.m. outside a convent. >> i get a phone call from tim, who works with the sisters of notre dame. i think i saw your dog. she was on our surveillance tape. >> reporter: when the sisters heard rosie was somewhere on $property, they prayed to st. anthony, patron saint of lost things and st. frances, the patron saint of animals for her safe return. >> to have th

jessica kartalija explains. >> reporter: debbie stevens is saying if she didn't live through it, she would not believe it, but it is true. >> aside from being hurt. >> reporter: last august, stevens was working at an assistant to an executive. her boss needed a new kidney. debbie offered to help, in an uncommonly generous way. she was a link in a multipatient kidney chain that resulted in a kidney for her boss. >> i donated on her behalf, so that she could get another one. a good one. >> cording to stevens the only thing that she got from her boss came in an e-mail. thanks, more than i can ever say. >> no face-to-face visit. >> i mean, what was i going to do, how come you have not said thank you. >> reporter: stevens returned to work four weeks later. she didn't feel well. >> i worked -- walked in the door of my house. she called. i said, jackie i don't feel well. >> stevens had complication from the surgery like nerve damage in her leg, but says stevens the yelling didn't stop. >> she said it sounded like a personal president and she was not interested. i said, you know, it is a per

i'm jessica kartalija, wjz. >> the floating wetlands will be placed into the inner harbor april 20th. >> domino sugar received their biggest shipment ever and andrea fujii was there. >> there is the largest vessel east of the mississippi for raw sugar of any refinery. >> reporter: it took the 600- foot long vessel 2-1/2 weeks to travel from guatemala. >> our main problem was if she was fit with the water. how much water we had here. >> reporter: it'll take 16 days for all the sugar to be unloaded. domino sugar produces 6-1/2 million pounds a day, shipped throughout the world. this is 99% pure sugar. the refining project takes out 1% of its impurity. the iconic company will celebrate 100 years next week. and this record shipment shows that domino sugars will be around for another 90 years. >> getting something like this in is a sure sign that the industry is strong, and that manufacturing for us, specifically in baltimore is going to continue to grow. >> reporter: andre fujii. >> domino sugar employs about 500 people. imagine all the sugar people ate over the weekend, they ran out of s

here's jessica kartalija with brand new information that sort of puts those rumors to rest. >> reporter: national headlines have been focused on the mysterious maryland winner ever since the mega millions reached $656 million. wjz confirms late monday night, someone has come forward to claim the winning mega millions ticket, sold at this 711 in milford mill. split with two other national winners, it's worth $105 million after taxes. rumors have been flying about exactly who holds that winning ticket. marilyn wilson, a single mother of seven in southwest baltimore made national headlines when she claimed to have it, but later changed her story. >> i don't know what's going on. it's too much for me. >> reporter: she told the media the ticket was hidden in the mcdonalds where she worked, then claimed she misplaced it, even hiring a lawyer to handle the fire storm of questions from reporters. it's still not clear whether wilson is the winner who came forward on monday. maryland lottery officials tell wjz that the person who won wishes to remain anonymous. we may never know who actually won

i and jessica kartalija. co,,,,,,,, >> after today going up to about 62, some more sunshine. 70 tuesday, 68, 64, and 62 then. >> a virginia man gets a chance at life. it's all thanks to the university of maryland doctors and a revolutionary procedure. >> the patient had the most complex face transplant surgery ever performed. >> reporter: an accident in 1997 -left-brace or delete nor is looking like this, a gunshot to his face took his nose, lit, and chain. now after a groundbreaking 72 hour procedure, surgeons used a donor's skin from the scalp to the neck, including his jaw, tom, teeth, and facial tissue. >> the team used innovative surgical practices as well as computerized techniques to precisely and i would say a amazingly transplant the entire face. >> over five days, it's estimated that 110 experts ranging from anesthesiologists, face the plot -- facial plastic surgeons, and transplant surgeons all touched the patients. >> it started with me admitting the donor. that's about 20 people that touched that

jessica kartalija is live in studio b to ask the experts. jessica? >> we're joined now with dr. howard byrd. and we're talking about the colon. and a lot of people have an aversion to go in and get tested. >> right. a lot of people don't want to have a colonoscopy because they feel it's going to hurt. or they don't want to do the prep. and those are just misconceptions. it's actually a very simple procedure. you're typically skated during -- sedated during the whole procedure. and the prep has dramatically improved. many times, people can just take pills or simpler preps where you're just drinking fluids for a shorter period of time. >> and if you do find something in there, as long as it's treated early, you could avoid a more serious problem. >> right. if we find a polyp or growth, which could become more serious. most of the time you can remove that. if you find an early cancer, that's the best time to treat a cancer before it is symptomatic. >> be brave. go get checked. >> right. >> back to you guys in the studio. >>> and once again, if you have questions about chronic gastr

jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> jessica, thank you. members of barnes family here in baltimore say they plan to attend johnson's bail hearing. >>> updating the breaking news last hour. a stabbing. sky eye chopper 13 was over the intersections of saratoga and utah streets. as the victim was loaded onto the gurney to be taken to the hospital. police just told wjz, that victim is in critical condition. but we do not have word on any arrests or a motive. >>> new developments in another high-profile murder case tonight. a massive lawsuit against george huguely. the man convicted of killing cockeysville native, yeardley love. gigi barnett has the latest. >>> love's mother, sharon love, filed a $20 million lawsuit against george huguely. he was convicted in february of second-degree murder, in connection -- connection with yeardley love's death while both were students in may 2010. prosecutors say love was beaten to death in her off-campus apartment, following an argument with huguely. in court documents, the love family asked for more than 3

jessica kartalija reports, a new exhibit is encouraging children to take an interest in science. >>>future scientists, one exhibit at a time. >> you could do stuff that you never done before. >> reporter: congressman dutch ruppersberger, helping to launch the new stem exhibit at fort discovery, called nano fabulous. kids learn how scientists discover and invent. >> technology is so important to the future of our country. and our younger generations need to other learn math, science, physics. and hopefully some of these children who were here today will be innocenced by having fun -- influenced by having fun and learning technology. >> they are truly very excited about learning about science. they are excited approximate learning. and they know that learning and fun can go together. >> it was created by professors and grad students at the university of maryland, materials research science and engineering center. >> only 4% of americans are scientists. and that's not very good for us. we need to expose them to things they're not used to seeing. >> reporter: jessica kartalija, wjz eyewi

jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> jessica, thank you. phylicia barnes agency uncle says he plans plans to attend johnson's bail hearing. >>> night rite now, a dirt bike rider struck a 6-year-old boy. >> reporter: mary, the dirt bike separator hit the little -- operator hit the little boy in south baltimore, leaving him in critical condition. it happened in the 4200 block of tenth street. the driver fled the scene and the boy was rushed to the hospital with massive head and face trauma. tonight, he remains at johns hopkins, and tonight police say he has been upgraded to serious condition. police are looking for a led and black dirt bike with a two- digit number on the side. the driver was wearing a red shirt and braided hair. >> anyone information about the crash should call police. you can remain anonymous. >>> a student is accused of shoving and punching -- or rather, shoving and punching a teacher. it happened at tuska roara high school. police say 18-year-old dale weeks attacked the teacher as he was being escorted out of the classroo

i'm kai jackson. >> i'm jessica kartalija.e's what people are talking about. >> we have breaking news in the trayvon martin case. in less than an hour, charges will be announced against the man who shot him. randall pinkston reports for wjz from sanford, florida, where the special prosecutor is planning to discuss the case. >> reporter: barricades are up outside the correctional facility in sanford, florida, where authorities are waiting for an ance

i'm jessica kartalija. that story next on wjz. >>> i'm alex demetrick. coming up, the big crab comeback. the record-shattering numbers as eyewitness news continues. >>> more rain coming for the weekend. don't miss the updated first warning forecast with bob. ♪ ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ ♪ no more, no more, no more ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ [ male announcer ] want your weeds to hit the road? hit 'em with roundup extended control. one application kills weeds and puts down a barrier to stop new ones for up to four months. roundup extended control >>> it's partly cloudy. and 70 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. >>> the mother of slain cockeysville native yeardley love wants lawmakers to do more to protect young women from domestic violence. jessica kartalija explains, sharon love wants to make sure what happened to her daughter doesn't happen to anyone else. jess? >> that's exactly right, kai. she's speaking out for the first time since

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i'm jessica kartalija. that story next on wjz. >>> i'm alex demetrick. coming up, the big crab comeback. the record-shattering numbers as eyewitness news continues. >>> any more rain coming this way? don't miss the updated first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,, ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] at southwest airlines, we're always looking for new ways to make you happy. and we know what really makes you happy are new places to fly. now you can fly southwest airlines' new nonstop service from bwi airport to atlanta. book all of our destinations only at southwest.com. ♪ >>> it's sunny and 68 degrees in central maryland. right now, the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. the mother of slain cockeysville native yeardley love wants lawmakers to do more to protect young women from domestic violence. wjz is live. jessica kartalija explains, sharon love wants to make sure what happened to her daughter does not happen to someone else. >> reporter: sharon love is speaking publicly for the first time since her daughter yeardley's death. and she's pushing fo

jessica kartalija speaking with loved ones.ut first, mike hellgren, with the latest from city police headquarters. mike? >> reporter: mary, the man now in custody for this crime was very close to the barnes family. he knew them for more than a decade. even considered phylicia barnes, his little sister. >> reporter: prosecutors believe they have the murderer of teenage honor student, phylicia barnes in custody. michael johnson, a friend close to the family. and the last person to see

. >> i'm jessica kartalija, here at saga sagamore farms. talking about the future of horse racing here in maryland. >>> rain is coming. how will it affect your weekend plans? don't miss the updated first warning forecast with bob. >>> it is sunny. 60 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warping weather forecast -- warning weather forecast is coming up. >>> titan security is coming to maryland. social services offices. this after a mother attacks her 8-month-old baby during a supervisorred visit. wjz stays on the story. gigi barnett stays on the changes. >> 29-year-old kenisha thomas went through metal detectors this week. but she was still able to get a kitchen knife into the building. >> reporter: ple3 days after-- three days after police arrest kenisha thomas for stabbing her baby, the state is tightening its safety rules to keep all weapons out. >> we will be installing lockers in the facility, where bags will be checked going into those rooms. >> reporter: department of human resources secretary says social workers

. >> complete coverage continues with don scott, jessica kartalija, and first warning weather with marty bass and meteorologist or that , >> partly cloudy and 58 degrees in central maryland. your complete forecast still coming up. >>> command risks his life to save a group of children from a dog attack area you will want to check out this surveillance video. you see the video climbing on the car to get away from the charging animals. that's when on jury hoggard jumped in to train the dogs and children. he was pinned down and bitten several times but is expected to recover. neighbors are calling on police to arrest the dog's owner. >>> the search for a missing six-year-old has resumed today in tucson, arizona. isabel disappeared from her bedroom saturday morning after her parents put her to bed saturday night. yesterday the family was asked to leave their home after search dogs came up with possible evidence. police using those same dogs to investigate a nearby landfill for clues. >> once they are done with that search, you should be able to provide some sort of an update as to the status

now, as jessica kartalija reports, the new exhibit is encourage encouraging kids to take an interest in science. >> reporter: creating future scientists, one dpbt at a time. >> you could do stuff that you never done before. >> reporter: congressman dutch ruppersberger, helping to launch the new stem exhibit at port discovery, called nano fabulous. kids learn how scientists discover and invent. >> technology is so important to the future of our country. and our younger generations needle to learn math, science, physics. and hopefully some of these children who were here today will be influenced by having fun and learning technology. >> they are truly very excited about science. they are excited about learning. and they know that learning and fun can go together. >> reporter: the nano fabulous concept was created by professors and grad students at the university of maryland's materials research science and engineering center. >> only 4% of americans are scientists. and that's not very good for us. so we need to expose them to things they're not used to seeing. >> reporter: jessica kart

. >> i'm jessica kartalija. >> here is what people are talking about today. the speculation about who from here won the big bucks. so many people bought tickets across the country, the three winners will split a history making $656 million jackpot. we don't know who has the winning ticket bought at a 7 eleven in baltimore county mike hellgren reports on a possible lady luck here making headlines elsewhere. >> reporter: the winner here in maryland of the world's biggest jackpot is causing big drama. if you believe this report in the new york post. the post says a haitian immigrant and single mother of 7 bought the winning ticket at a seven eleven in baltimore county. marilyn wilson works at a mcdonald's and her co-workers are upset because she was buying tickets as part of a pool. she claims the ticket was a separate one she bought for herself and not part of the lottery pool. wjz has spoken to maryland lottery official whose will not confirm this report. they say there are numerous april fools day stories and false word of winners. no word has come forward. >

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jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> the 137th running of the preakness stakes is saturday, mayh. the last daytime for live racing at pimlico next pete. >>> a campus mourns as two towson university students are killed within hours of each other. i'm gigi barnett, live on campus, that story is coming up. >>> two major football teams taking over m&t bank stadium. it's not the kind of football you're thinking of. coming up: we'll tell you all about the match-up headed to baltimore. >>> baltimore's famed farmers market is back open for business. we'll show you what's different, straight ahead. >> sharon gibala with wjz traffic control. we picked up our first accident of the morning. it's on a major roadway. we'll tell you where in just a few. >>> a couple local guys got the nfl resume going. aaron maven playing for the jets. dynamite career in the big league. they join us on coffee with. join us. at 6:45. we're coming right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is 6:30. mild rain, pretty good breeze at the moment. sharon watching the roads, marty's at first warning weather. >> it'll be a bree

jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> jessica, thank you. george huguely will be sentenced in august. >>> hundreds of lives were lost in the united states on this day 17 years ago. ♪ [ music ] today, oklahoma governor mary falon took part in a ceremony to honor victims of the 1995 oklahoma city bombing. 168 people were killed and 500 hurt when a bomb exploded at the murrah federal building. timothy mcveigh and terry nichols were convicted on charges of the attack. mcveigh was executed. nichols is serving life in prison. >>> attack that coincides with the branch davidian raid that occurred two years earlier. in 1993, federal militants launched a military-style assault on the compound. the 50-day standoff started after members of a religious sect. attorney general janet reno and the atf were highly criticized for the way that raid was done. >>> going green this earth day weekend. bwi and pepco are showing off their high-profile solar energy projects. solar panels are now on the garage. also unveiled for the first time is the electric vehicle c

jessica kartalija will ask the experts about gall bladder disease. >> they are messing with me. these doctors are crazy. we're talking about gall bladders. and usually, this is not that exciting and funny. but more serious. what do people need to know? >> they need to know that when they're having symptoms of pain in their upper abdomen and they have gall stones, that it's usually a gall bladder attack. and they need to think about getting their gall bladder taken out so they don't keep on having problems. >> is this common? is that with why the phones are ringing off the hook? >> it's an extremely common problem. it's probably one of the most common surgeries we do. very painful, right? gall stones have been painful. >> yes. it usually starts out mild. you get either indigestion or heartburn. then you get more and more symptoms, where you get attacks that last an hour or so. but if you keep on having attacks as time goes on, they last longer and longer. >> reporter: is there an age where you really start to see patients suffering from this? >> we used to see women in their 40s

now, this morning jessica kartalija reports on a new effort to turn that around. >> reporter: creatinguture scientists one exhibit at a time. >> you could do stuff that you never done before. >> reporter: congressman helping to launch the new exhibit at fort discovery called nano fabulous, kids learn how scientists discover and invent. >> technology is so important to the future of our country and our younger generations need to learn math, science, physics and hopefully some of these children who were here today will be influenced by having fun and learning technology. >> they are truly very quiet about science. they are excited about learning and they know that learning and fun can go together. >> reporter: the nano fabulous concept was created by professors and grad students at the university of maryland materials research science and engineering center. >> -- of americans are scientists and that is -- that is not very good for us. we need closer to things they are not used to seeing. >> the university of maryland researchers will lead those lessons and take families through the exh

. >> and i'm jessica kartalija. >> wjz is live in west baltimore. mike hellgren takes you around the state with

our own jessica kartalija, hosted today's luncheon, which featured david sanger, chief correspondent the washington times. the house of ruth helps people dealing with dealing with domestic violence to lead safe and stabilized lives. >>> could this man hold the key to solving a 30-year-old cold case? we'll have the latest on the fbi's renewed search for aton pate. >>> a mexican volcano erupts, spewing ash over the city. find out if residents are being forced out. >>> bob turk. first warning weather center. drought-busting rain headed our way. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. >>> wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories at this hour. for instant updates on all the day's news, and updated forecast, log onto wjz.com. ,,,, >>> no survivors have been found after a passenger plane crashes. 132 people were on the boeing 137. the plane went down as it was trying to land in poor weather. officials say it was brought down by heavy winds. the domestic flight was transporting between siratchy and islamabad. >>> the country's largest volcano erupts. the 17,000-foot vol

jessica kartalija reports. new video surfaces, showing the incident as it unfolded, with witnesses standing by, doing nothing. jessica? >> reporter: yeah, it's unbelievable, denise. and of course, this comes as many are already sensitive to racial tension. only in this case, the assailants were african american, the victim, white. >> reporter: it's 2:00 in the morning, after st. patrick's day. this video shows a man being punched this face, as his head hits pavement, outside courthouse east in downtown baltimore. a rowdy crowd gathers. someone notices a victim's watch. you see someone grab something from his pocket. he goes to get it back. now, a second view. another cell phone camera, showing the man, a 31-year-old arlington, virginia resident, being kicked and punched, then stripped of his clothes. withins do nothing but laugh. -- witnesses do nothing but laugh. >> he had every right to do whatever he wanted to do safely. their behavior was criminal. not only was rerelieved of his property after he was assault

jessica kartalija is in the newsroom with details. >> reporter: they were provided with critical information to crack that case. 22-year-old david french jr. is now in custody. police say he struck and killed beverly moore as she crossed a road in parkville. the driver kept going, turning onto joppa road. after a tip led them to a vehicle suspected in that accident, police were able to gather enough evidence and charge french. >> thank you, jessica. french is being held on $500,000 bail. >>> budget battle. hundreds of millions of dollars for education and crime fighting at stake. wjz is live downtown. political reporter pat warren, with the latest on the budget mess and what is being done to fix it. pat? >> reporter: that's right. until now, the state has been able to avoid deep cuts to public safety and health care. but now, cuts are coming across the board. >> reporter: the 2013 budget was the governor's list of things to do. >> we failed to do those things. >> reporter: $242 million budgeted for public education, including $33 million in baltimore alone. failed. >> we also failed our law

jessica kartalija is live in the newsroom with more. >> reporter: governor martin o'malley says he is partly to blame for the budget meltdown in annapolis. but he says mike miller and mike bush also share the responsibility. the 2007 package that would have raised income taxes did not get passed. now, the governor must decide whether to hold a special session to address the cuts before they go into effect in will judge. o'malley says he is not sure when or if he will give them a second chance. >> education, public safety and healthcare are all being hardest hit with the cuts. we'll have more on the mayor's conversation today, all new at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> halloween is no treat for a favorite baltimore landmark. that's the night mount washington tavern burned down. alex demetrick reports, work under way right now, could see it reopened by next halloween. >> reporter: the fire burned more than just wood at the mount washington tavern. it consumed a couple of generations' worth of fond memories. the front door survived in one piece. other than that -- >> the only thing that was really le

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