i'm kai jackson. >> plus, spring training opening day. the orioles are gearing up to take the field in florida. what adam jones is saying about this year's season. >> taking a live look outside, it is a wet and cold start to our weekend in this area. so, will conditions clear up at some point? we hope so. meteorologist tim williams has the answer in first warning weather forecast. >> eyewitness news saturday morning starts now. >>> good morning. welcome to eyewitness news saturday morning. i'm gigi barnett. first, here's what people are talking about today. >>> major-league action against the pretennis johns hopkins hospital. millions of dollars in lawsuits filed by patients after their gynecologist is accused of secretly videotaping one of them. meghan mccorkell speaks to one of the patients who is suing. >> reporter: good morning, the first two lawsuits were filed against johns hopkins on friday and many more are expected to come. >> i cannot believe it. >> that's a violation. >> this is shocking. >> reporter: patient after patient of t

. >>> i'm kai jackson. >> i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >>> catholics are stun ned by the pope's resignation. now the question is, who will replace pope benedict xvi. a report from the vatican. >> pope benedict xvi stunned the vatican saying he no longer has the strength to do the job. the 85-year-old says he will step down at the end of the month becoming the first pope to resign in 600 years. church leaders express their sadness. >> it's like watching your own dad get old and admit that he's not up to all the duties that being the head of the family involves. >> the news quickly spread through saint peters square. >> i hope the next pope can be better than this one. >> pope benedict became head of the catholic church in 2005 succeeding pope john paul, ii. he talked the priest scandal. some say he didn't go far enough. >> he wasn't ever as popular as the other popes. there are a lot of question marks over the way he dealt with the sex scandal. >> this is a historic moment for the church. they will gat

i'll kai jackson. -- i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. >> we have a winter weather advisory in effect for parts of maryland now. outside, it's partly cloudy. and the weather is hovering. let's go to tim williams. you told us about this, tim. >> you know, kai, it's the latest in our series of little skirmishes. little blasts of winter weather that comes through. first warning doppler radar shows what has really come into the area. really a batch of the portion that came across the lower west. it really hit some very dry air. and started to break up. the problem that we had is that the cold air is very close by. the dew point is at 23. cold air aloft is very, very cold. and it's cold enough to make some of this freezing rain. we have temperatures above freezing. that's the direction that this is coming in. but as it starts to mix in this afternoon, we are starting to see potential for a bit of sleet again and freezing rain. national weather service has issued this weather advisory for the areas you see there, shaded until 10:00 tomorrow morning. really only expecting about less t

kai jackson, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you. just in case you are not funilwhere with 2 chains. he was nominated for best rap song, album and at this year's awards. >> good advice. >>> another piece of advised to. >> uh-huh. >> take an umbrella. >> you need one early on. you will. if you are out and about yesterday evening you probably saw the rain and then the snow. that's pretty much the same scenario today. the same system is moving through. gray skies pushing across the region. it will be with us through the afternoon. right now, 36 degrees. 34 is the opportunity. 19 degrees right now in oakland. the temperatures are not budged above freezing in cumberland and hagerstown this morning. winds are pretty calm right now. the winds are going to pickup through the afternoon and into the evening. a small craft advisory going into affect at noon. cold temperatures settling in for the rest of the weekend. the second part of the weekend tomorrow. we are going to see temperaturing getting into the low 30s. today up closer the 40 degrees. as the front goes through, the colder air settle

kai jackson was the mc of the event. the second and third place winners received 1200 dlrgs -- $1,200 and $600. >>> still to come, immigration uproar. did the white house leak a plan? >> another blow keeps oncoming for a man charged with slapping a toddler on board an airliner. what his employer is now doing. >> don't let that sunshine fool you. bundle up if you're headed outside today. bernadette woods is updating her complete first warning weather forecast, that's coming up. >>> complete coverage continues with don scott, jessica kartalija and first warning weather with marty bass and meteorologist bernadette woods. it's wjz, maryland's news station. i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement

i'm kai jackson reporting. back to you. >> thank you. triple a says switching over to the blend should reduce prices but that's not expected to happen until late next month. >>> bryan roberts talks about his time with the oriels and his past few long and tough seasons. the second baseman has been with the team for 12 seasons now and he said he feels great after missing most of the last three seasons. he said the pain was mental as well as physical. he believes now he's back. >> that's so much of the battle feeling like part of the team feeling like one of the guys. it's been great. i definitely feel like i still have a lot to give on the field. i feel like i still have a lot of capabilities. >> darn o-day can help the oriels for 2 more years. he signed a 2-year extension. he was one of the top relievers in all of baseball last season. >>> coming up on coffee with it's andrew z immer. he has a show called bizarre foods. he just did a trip to the mid atlantic the area that gives you sea devil soup also gives you muskrat. he's going to expl

kai jackson explains the suspect was running an animal rescue group. kai? >> reporter: baltimore county police say what the man practiced regarding animals and what he preached were polar opposites. >> an operator called itself. baltimore animal rescue network. $but baltimore county police say barn, as its known, was a fraud, and accused its leader of not helping and abusing animals. >> reporter: the research shows the conditions were unsanitary. the dogs had very little room to move. they were crowded together, and the conditions were just filthy. >> reporter: on thursday, police arrested 29-year-old anthony gere. he was charnlged with 23 gownt -- charged with 23 counts of animal cruelty. police say gere would keep the animals in horrible conditions and later try to sell the animals. >> reporter: police tell eyewitness news that investigators have been watching the suspect and handling these animals since october of 2012. >> reporter: barn has its own facebook page. police say 18 puppy and 5 dogs were seized january 14. 5 of the puppies were in such bad sh

kai jackson has more on the looming travel crisis. kai. >> reporter: national leaders are preparing the public for a worst case scenario. those we talked to tonight at bwi marshall hope travel nightmares will be avoided. a budget battle in washington dc could have a ripple effect on air travel across the country. the obama administration is warning the so called sequester could be devastating. >> flights to major cities like new york, chicago, san francisco and others could experience delays up to 90 minutes during peak hours. >> reporter: it is a high stakes debate with $85 billion in potential cuts on the line. >> i think for the most part posturing on both sides. yeah, posturing. >> reporter: transportation officials say is he quest ration could force furloughs of air traffic controllers. control towers across the country would close. in maryland, towers at five regional and local airports could close. like martin state airport in baltimore county. [ audio difficulty ] >>> all right here in maryland, if those spending cuts do go int

i'm kai jackson. and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> several years in prison. that's the sentence illinois congressman jesse jackson, jr., is facing after admitting in court, he took hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign funds for personal use. danielle nottingham reports for wjz from washington. >> reporter: jesse jackson, jr., wiped tears from his eyes as the judge read charges against him. the former congressman admitted to spending more than $700,000 in campaign cash on personal items and said he misled the american people. >> jesse needed to come to terms with his misconduct, and those who were in court saw that he did precisely that. >> reporter: jackson spent $43,000 on a rolex watch, $9,000 on furniture. and more than 5,000 on expensive clothes. his wife sandra was also in court wednesday, facing her own charge of filing false income tax returns. jackson, the son of the civil rights leader, spent 17 years in congress, before taking a leave of absence for bipolar disorder, and then r

. >>> i'm kai jackson >> i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> we have breaking news from towson where minutes ago a judge sentenced robert gladden to 35 years in prison. gladden pled guilty to shooting his classmate daniel borowy on the first day of school. daniel borowy, a special needs student recovered from his injuries and is back in school. his father gave a victim impact reaction on his behalf. we'll have new information at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> catholics may have a new pope sooner than expected. when the voting starts one cardinal will not be in attendance. the history making voting change and the allegations of inappropriate behavior. >> pope benedict xvi has revised the rule on how his successor will be chosen. they no longer have to wait 15 days to begin voting for a new holy father. after benedict steps down on thursday cardinals can decide to move up the ceremony. >> i think we should get it to as soon as possible. >> i'm surprise d. >> they would like a new pope before easter week, march 24th. k

i'm kai jackson, i'll tell you what the story is all about and the person in trouble coming up. >> i'm sharon gibala with wjz traffic control. if you're about to head out not very many problems. we will tell you if there are any and where they are. >> if you're a fan of dave berry, you're lucky. he joins us on coffee with to talk about his latest novel his first in a decade called insane city. stay tuned. what a beautiful stay start this is. red sky in the morning, sailor take warning rain on the way. first warning details when we come back right. >>> it's 6:30. it looks like we have the making for a dramatic sunrise this morning. any drama on your drive? sharon will let you know after marty's first warning weather. >> light moisture out to the west will be here by midday and start as a slight before becoming all rain. 30 on tv hill. that's 7 warmer than this time yesterday. it's western maryland that has the winter weather advisory in effect, not central or points east. at lunch on its way to a high of maybe 37. light mix resip to begin, rain through the afternoon and tomorrow night.

. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> it sounds like a plot to an action film. three people are dead in las vegas, following a shooting and a multicar crash. misare searching for a luxury suv that raced away from the scene. >> reporter: these are the smashed-up remains after a deadly shooting on the las vegas strip. police say a suspect in a black range rover opened fire at a stoplight. the apparent target was this maserati. bullet holes are visible from the windshield. it crashed and ignited a fireball. >> the maserati traveled through what we believe was a red light, at a high rate of speed, striking serl vehicles. one of those vehicles was a local cab that also caught on fire as a result of the impact. >> reporter: guests in the nearby casinos heard the impact. >> there was a loud boom. and then i heard two other booms. and i looked out my window, up here in caesar's palace. i could see the fire ball, over here on the kosher. -- corner. >> reporter: the driver of the maserati wa

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. >> and i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> more trouble for the crippled carnival cruise liner. its to line broke today, further delaying its arrival at port. we are told the line is now repaired. and here's a live look at the ship. still miles off the alabama coast. the cruise liner is limping to shore at an extremely slow rate. passengers are counting the hours until they are back on dry land, after all these days. randall pinkston reports for wjz, from mobile. >> reporter: the gaing way is in place. the terminal has been scrubbed clean for the arrival of the disabled carnival cruise ship triumph. it is expected to be towed into the port of mobile this evening. 3,000 passengers and 1,000 1,000 staff on board. >> i'm thinking we probably won't see the vessel until 7:00 or 8:00. >> i came to get our girls. >> they came to pick up their daughters, who are on the ship with their dads. they say the girls have been crying. >> mommy, i'm so scared. mommy, i don't know what to do. >> been on

i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> a grieving mother is demanding answers. her daughter found murdered in olympian oscar pistorius's south practice torria home. the man known as the blade runner is due in court tomorrow, the same day reeva steenkamp is to be buried. >> reporter: lawyers will seek bail on tuesday. the double-amputee has been in jail since thursday, charged with killing his girlfriend, model reeva steenkamp. her mother was quoted as asking, why my little girl? why did he do this? but his father said it was a tragic accident, that his son acted on instinct because he thought there was a burglar in the house. investigators have pieced together a different scenario. cbs news has learned that police believe steenkamp slept next to him. she was shot once in the bedroom and three more in the bathroom. and three more shots were shot through the door, hitting her as she covered her head with her hands. the shooting has brought about a bunch of headlines. mandy says the ba

. >> i'm kai jackson! and i'm mary but bal -- mary bubala. here's what people are talking b. >> christopher dorner took lives, two. them officers. the week-long rampage is over. the town of los angeles is breathing a sigh of relief. ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> reporter: bagpipes played as the flag-draped coffin, carrying riverside police officer michael crane entered the church. hundreds of police officers from across southern california attended the funeral. police say former los angeles officer and navy reservist, christopher dorner, shot and killed crane in an ambush last week. >> i really did not realize the sheer scale of this and how many people are touched by his life. >> reporter: police believe 33- year-old dorner was the man they found inside a dharred cabin near big bear. but they have not confirmed it yet. until that happens, police will continue to provide security for some of the officers and families who dorner threatened to kill. the week-long search for dorner ended with an intense four-hour shootout at the cabin. >> we right -- right i

kai jackson has more on the tragic case still unfolding. >> reporter: that's right. this police training accident has left a trainee fighting for his life. he is in critical condition tonight and it's resulted in a major shake-up at the baltimore city police department. dramatic video from sky eye chopper 13 of a police trainee being loaded into a medevac hospital after being shot. it happened at the former rosewood center in owings mills baltimore county. a candidate in training with the university of maryland police was shot in the front of the head by a baltimore police trainee instructor in what's being called a training accident. >> he is currently in the operating room with our chief of neuro trauma. he's stable but any thoughts or predictions about long-term neurologic outcome are way to early. >> reporter: the events with unclear. also unclear is whether it was protocol for a live run to be chamberered in a weapon during exercises. the victim was medevacked to shock trama downtown. >> currently our prayers and support are with the trainee and the family at th

kai jackson has more on the photo getting nationwide attention. >> reporter: today, the contents of the car 2 chainz was riding in got him arrested but a photo afterwards could be a problem for maryland state troopers. >> good morning. >> reporter: if you have never heard of rapper 2 chainz he got prime time exposure february 11th on 2 broke girls ♪ when i die, bury me inside the gucci stove ♪ ♪ >> he is not knew to the scene. he has been around since the 90s. >> reporter: he received no love on valentines day after being pulled over by maryland state police. this is a photo of him with troopers. >> i am just really tired. >> reporter: the rapper was a passenger in a vehicle in somerset county the trooper stopped for speeding and smelled marijuana. police found marijuana and paraphernalia. 2 chainz and the driver were arrested. it made him late for a scheduled concert. >> he apologized i am sorry i got arrested but i am here now. >> reporter: 2 chainz also appeared on cbs grammy awards show, sunday february 10th, maryland state police are conducting an investigation, who initiated the p

wjz live, kai jackson explains how bad it could get. >> gas prices are notably higher drivers are fuminge price of gas is burning a hole in the wallets of some drivers many are doing a double take as they fill up their tanks. >> i got to pay $60 to fill the tank up. used to be 30 to $50. >> reporter: the the average price is $3.73 a gallon, 43¢ more than the average cost of gas one month ago. triple-a tells i witness news one reason gas prices are higher the price of crude has gone up as well. an opec decision to device production by 1 million-barrels a day reduced supply and demand is down as well. >> investors believe as well oil will continue to rise, that is is further inflating the crude oil prices. >> marcus alan admits it is not cheap to fill up his audi. he said he uses the car for recreation and not every day driving. >> we are dependent on oil and fossil fuels, we have to make a change. >> triple-a says based on current trends gas prices could continue, through april but they are not expected to be as high as spring last year. back to you. >> thank you. triple-a says switching

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wjz is live with kai jackson. >> reporter: that's right denise.eral years oj has been inspiring other s with his story especially the ravens. now, he and his wife are being honored for their hard work. it was a magical moment when the ravens won super bowl xlvii, february 3rd in new orleans. >> for oj. >> reporter: and members of the team are quick to credit this former player for inspiring them. >> oj said it, we are a team of vision. we never took our eyes off the prize. >> reporter: he played with ray lewis in 2001, when the ravens won their first trophy after beating the giants in super bowl xxxv. on friday the babe ruth foundation honored oj and shannon with their community service award, for their fight. >> i am humbled when people say i am an inspiration. my belief is that the same fight deep in my heart is available to everybody. >> reporter: years after the super bowl a diagnosis of als sidelined the linebacker he is confined to a wheelchair and uses a computer to speak. >> i believe i will walk again. >> reporter: ravens promoted him to

. >> reporter: part of the show kai jackson introduced the students. >> i am going to try to study mandarin chinese and for my career i want to go into engineering. >> reporter: the new town senior wowed the crowd and plans to be a pediatrician. >> it is very hard for me. i am not really good with talking in front of people. but i guess it is encouragement for me to get better in speaking in public. >> reporter: this year's winner. >> he grew up in a rough part of detroit and struggled to maintain good grades. >> reporter: campbell, poised on stage for just 14 years old. >> no matter where i go in life it is the stuff that you learn on the way there that is going to have the most impact. >> just 14, amazing. on behalf of wjz we want to thank all of the sponsors who made it possible. >>> well, the pope addresses tens of thousands at his weekly blessing. one of the holy father's final public appearances before he resigns later this month. the 85-year-old appeared from a window for the blessing. he asked for prayers for himself and for the next pope. prayers from -- cardinals from around the w

kai jackson explains how they hope it will make a bigger economic boom. >> when the hollywood casino opened in 2010 it was the biggest thing to hit the small town of perryville. >> hollywood casino. >> near ly ly 3 years later the operators want to up the ante on gambling. maryland voters improved the expansion of table games last november. how the hollywood casino says it will start table gaming in march >> we will be able to draw people who haven't been here before, give them a reason to want to come. >> maryland live has started training table game dealers. >> i'd rather be behind the scenes dealing. >> we expect to be flipping cards by early spring. >> it's estimated the expansion will generate 1,200 new jobs at maryland live and 100 new jobs at hollywood. >> this is going to make us a full casino. >> they still need permits from lottery and gaming control to make sure all regulations are in place. >> maryland live don't have an exact start for table games just sometime this spring. >>> maryland's attorney general joins 29 others in a settlement with toyota. they will spend $29 m

. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. the meteor hit with the force of an atomic blast. you heard the sound. in fact, that noise in the fiery contrail had some people panicking, thinking it was the end of the world. edward lawrence reports with more on hundreds injured. >> reporter: the meteor exploded over a small russian town and caused a shock wave. glass shattered, injuring hundreds of people. this woman went to the hospital with a bloody arm. other his cuts on their faces and heads. the explosion rocked a mountain range, about 900 miles east of moscow. cameras throughout the area, caught the meteor, as it streaked across the sky. >> reporter: scientists say it was the size of a large bus. and it was twafling -- traveling 33 miles per hour. the meteor came without warning, stunning a canadian hockey player, now living in russia. >> i hear this loud bang. kind of in a 24-story building. i'm on the 23rd floor. and i look up and all of a sudden, the lights are shaking and i hear car alarms going off. it was just incredib

first warning weather coverage begins with kai jackson. >> reporter: snow, wind and ice, are blamed for at least two deaths and many accidents. >> reporter: as the wintry storm blew across the state of illinois, there was only one way to describe it. >> it's freezing. and the wind is terrible. cold. >> reporter: earlier thursday, traffic crawled to a near standstill here, as the snow began to fall, stranding cars, it's part of the same massive system that crippled kansas. parts of the state got nearly a half foot of snow. and that's not all. a mix of thunder and lightning made for an unusual event called thunder snow. across the midwest, icy, snowy roads, create a treacherous driving conditions. >> see the roads, ice. it's dangerous. >> reporter: on one slick road, a minivan slid directly into a stoplight before the giant pole came crashing down. and in the town of lawrence, kansas, a car erupted in the flames as it tried to climb a snowy hill. for much of the day, a 200-mile stretch of a major highway highway in kansas, interstate 70, was closed. the plows were out in full force, tryin

desire i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. there's what what people are talking about. wjz following several developing stories right now. the first is a shooting at a police training facility. jessica kartalija has more on this still-developing story. >> reporter: mayor stephanie rawlings-blake is now inside shock trauma, meeting with department officials, trying to determine exactly what happened. we do know that a trainee was shot at the owings mills' rosewood facility. at this point, it is club leer where they were shot, whether it was a male or female. and still not releasing the name. we just received an e-mail, sent to all city police officers that says, quote, our thoughts and prayers are with the family

i'm kai jackson. and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. a caotic scene in north baltimore today. hazmat crews rush to the hopkins keswick complex. several people are hospital biezed. -- hospitalized. but the reason why is still not known. jessica kartalija has more on what happened.

kai jackson sat down with brigance to talk about incredible journey. >> afters a -- it was a magicalrleans. >> it's for oj. >> members of the team are quick to credit oj brigance. he played with ray lewis in 2001 when the ravens won their first lombardi trophy after beating the giants in super bowl 35. on friday the babe ruth foundation honored oj and shanda brigance for their community service award in their effort to fight als. >> i'm humbled when people say i'm an inspiration. my belief is that the fight in my heart is available to everybody. >> years after the super bowl a diagnosis of als sidelined the former linebacker from doing things most of us take for granite. he's confined to a wheelchair and uses a computer to speak. >> i believe despite my diagnosis i will walk again. >> oj's wife shanda and that job gives him purpose and the inspiration. even president obama congratulated brigance after the super bowl. >> i saw that wonderful story on sports center about oj brigance. >> the baby ruth award was established to on nor -- honor a former or current athlete with ties to the

kay >>> good morning, everybody. it is 8:00 a.m. and welcome back to "cbs this morning." from super bowl park here at jacksond as the harbaugh brothers take on an interview only on "cbs this morning" we'll ask their mom and dad how they're coping. eli mannering also comes from a football dynasty. the two-time mvp will be here but first a look at today's yt kwie opener." >> we're told they're in a lockdown now, not responding to phone calls at this stage. >> breaking news from ankara, turk turkey. >> that's where a suicide bomber set off a bomb outside the u.s. embassy this morning. >>> the airline made an emergency landing when the pilot passed out. >>> former new york city mayor ed koch died this morning. his three-year term from 1978 to 1989. you knew him well. >> i did. >>> a kindergartner remains hostage in an underground bunker. >> i think his nomination nay be in trouble. >>> from snipers to hazmat teams, bombs to canine, this is the super bowl of security operations. >> we need to constantly challenge ourselves with the what if this, what if that. >> the city's newest streetcar ready just in time for