tina kraus reports. >> passengers made their way off the crippled cruise ship on the island nation ofeychelles. they spent three days at sea with no running water and no air conditioning. >> the heat is unbearable. we had to spend most of our nights on the top deck of the ship. >>> the problems began monday when a fire broke out in the coast allegra's engine room. passengers prepared to abandon ship while the crew battled the blaze. >> we all went to our stations and there was a point where we thought we would have to lower the boats. >> the crew managed to put out the fire but the ship was stalled. a french fishing boat worked to tow the ship for three days as passengers and crew lived on the deck. food supplies were low. all they had to eat were cold sandwiches and helicopters dropped in freshwater. >> just a matter of inconvenience. not having enough food. not being able to rest well at night. >> the ship's captain says it's too early to tell what caused the fire. >> because there is always an investigation in progress. >> this is the second disaster at sea in just over a month by

sunday the day of the election so we won't be using a lot of numbers here in this program ok eric kraus if i go to you first in madrid reading western media about this election it seems like the russian voter is very unidimensional you think there's a typical russian voter and if there is a typical one how would you describe that voter. well i would say the typical russian voter for going to these mathematical averages is one who's going to vote for mr putin we've heard a lot in the western press about how putin was losing his popularity how all the facebook protests in moscow in the demonstrations meant that the regime was on its way out and of course when the polls which i can't give any numbers on but the polls have certainly shown a very substantial rise and that mr putin is going to sweep to victory in the first round so i understand that he is unpopular with some of the foreign powers and perhaps those people who have influence on the foreign press can russia. overall in the country he remains very popular in the studio here with me i mean how would you describe the voter because

be bob a chair in the studio with me he's an independent political analyst in madrid we go to eric kraus he's an independent asset manager and author of the strategy monthly truth and beauty and in london we cross to jonathan steele he is the international affairs commentator for the guardian and all right gentlemen crossed out rules in effect and that means you can jump in anytime you want also i'd like three remind our panel and my viewers that because of the russian election law we cannot speak specifically about polling numbers as of the twenty seventh to sunday the day of the election so we won't be using a lot of numbers here in this program ok eric kraus if i go to you first in madrid reading western media about this election it seems like the russian voter is very unique dimensional do you think there's a typical russian voter and if there is a typical one how would you describe that voter. well i would say the typical russian voters are going to use mathematical averages is what i'm going to vote for mr putin. we've heard a lot in the western press about how putin was losing his

tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >> and u.s. officials say merra was added to the u.s. no-fly list in 2010 after troops picked him up in afghanistan. he was briefly detained and then returned to france. >>> breaking news about the deaths of whitney -- death of whitney houston. a coroner rules the singer and actress died from drowning and heart disease. and signs of cocaine use were found had her system. we'll bring you more information as it becomes available. >>> a frightening helicopter crash is caught on tape in afghanistan. the american apache helicopter appears to land too quickly and slams into the snow on the ground. the helicopter flips and its props are flinging across. miraculously, no one on the ground was hurt. the u.s. army is investigating the cause. >>> a u.s. marine faces punishment for his critical remarks of president obama. on facebook. camp pendleton marine stein started a paged called armed forces tea party. on it, he called the president a liar. stein is facing discharge proceedings. sergeant stein says he will fight the charges. >>> the keystone p

. >>> tina kraus reports for wjz.rowds pack streets to see her and another favorite royal, kate. >> reporter: the royals rolled in, in a different kind of carriage. queen elizabeth took the train to launch her jubilee journey. she brought her husband, prince phillip and her granddaughter- in-law kate, to celebrate her 60 years on the throne. dancers performed on the streets in lester to welcome the royals. crowds packed the city to grab a glimpse. some even got to chat with the queen. >> she said thank you to the flowers. >> reporter: others brought gifts for katherine, the duchess of cambridge. >> i never met her. >> reporter: that's a necker chief, to you and me. an appropriate gift since kate recently became a girl scout volunteer. but something like this may be more the duchess's style. kate is famous for her fashion sense. she joined the queen at a student show, shouting with her majesty as models strutted down the cat walk. >> reporter: the queen will travel across britain in the four-month jubilee tour. many ar

tina kraus reports for wjz, with the latest on this tense standoff. >> reporter: french police teams are preparing to storm an apartment building in the city of taluz, to capture a suspected killer. they have been locked in a tense standoff, with mohammed merr ra, who shot at them early this morning. police say the 24-year-old french man drove to a local jewish school on his motorcycle monday and killed teacher jonathan sadlers his two young sons and a little girl. hundreds of mourners gathered in jerusalem to bury the victim. the french foreign minister flew to israel for the fume and vowed the country would fight hate crimes. president nicolas sarkozy, who is running for re-election in five weeks, says france must remain united. police also believe merra murdered three french soldiers at ana tm earlier this month and again escaped on a motorcycle. france's interior minister says the suspect claims to have connection with al qaeda. he says merra was reportedly seeking payback for the killing of palestinian children in the middle east and the french army's involvement in afghanistan.

as tina kraus reports, more than 1,000 passengers and crew are relieved to make it to land after somearrowing moments at sea. >> reporter: passengers made their way off the crippled cruise ship on the island nation of safe shell. they spent three days at sea with no running water and no electricity. >> the heat is unbearable. we had to spend most of the night on the top deck of the ship. >> reporter: the problems began monday, when a fire broke out in the costa alegra's room. >> we all went to our life station. and there was a point where we thought we were going to have to lower the boats. >> reporter: the crew managed to put out the fire. but the ship was stalled. a french fishing boat worked to tow the ship for three days, as passengers and crew lived on the deck. food supplies were low. all they had to eat were cold sandwiches. and helicopters dropped in cold water. >> just a matter of inconvenience, not having enough food. not being able to rest well at night. >> reporter: the ship's captain says it is too early to tell what caused the fire. >> because there is always an investig

tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >> u.n.icials say more than 9,000 people have died in syria's year-long battle. >>> the lawyer for the u.s. soldier accused of killing 17 afghan civilians early this month, says his client centuries from tremendous depression and anxiety. the lawyer says the army staff sergeant robert bales experienced a traumatic incident during his second tour in iraq that triggered the condition. bales is accused of killing nine afghan children and eight adults as they slept. >>> more fallout from the hazing scandal at florida a&m marching band. two university professors have been placed on leave. the school's report says they were present during the hazing of band members. it also reveals the pledges were paddled at the home of one of these professors. this comes after the hazing death of drum major robert champion last november. >>> actress lindsay lohan's final probation hearing comes with a happy ending for her. the probation connected with her 2007 drunk driving case was lifted. the judge said lohan c

tina kraus reports from london. >> reporter: the royals rolled in, in a different kind of carriage.ueen elizabeth took the train to launch her jubilee journey. she brought her husband, prince phillip and her granddaughter- in-law, kate, to celebrate her 60 years on the throne. dancers performed in the streets of lester, to welcome the royals. crowds packed the city to grab a glimpse. some even got to chat with the queen. >> she said thank you for the flowers. >> reporter: others brought gifts for katherine, the duchess of cambridge. >> that's a neckerchief to you and me. an appropriate gift since kate recently became a girl scout volt tear. -- volunteer. but something like this may be more the duchess's style. kate is famous for her fashion sense. she joined the queen at a student show, chatting with her majesty as models strutted down the catwalk. >> reporter: the queen will travel across britain in the four-month jubilee tour. many are hoping that kate will continue to join her. >> she's very kind. she is. she's very nice person. >> reporter: kate was careful to keep the spotlight

tina kraus has the latest for wjz. >> reporter: french commandos stood down, after a deadly 32- hour standoff in toulouse. the siege ended with gunfire and explosions at the apartments of suspected killer mohammed merra. the 23-year-old was hiding in the bathroom when police stormed his home. prosecutors say merra had several guns and fired at police. officers shot back, hitting him in the head, as he threw himself out the window. police negotiators say an hour before his death, merra admitted to killing a teacher and three students at a jewish school this week and murdering three french soldiers earlier this month. detectives say merra filmed the killings and was proud of them. merra is seen in this amateur video, claimed to have links to al qaeda. he called the attacks, payback, for the killing of palestinian children and the french military's involvement in afghanistan. president nicolas sarkozy says an investigation is under way to see if merra had any accomplices. merra said he had traveled to afghanistan and pakistan for terrorist training. officers wanted to take him alive, bu

tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >>> now, france is closing its embassy in syria.ust one day after two escaped from lebanon. >>> a gunman olds a bank manager hostage. apparently the man stepped out to retrieve an item he he demanded police bring to them. the hostage was rescued, unharmed. >>> well, we're getting our first look at filming for the new movie, based on the hunt for osama bin laden. filmmakers were denied permission to film in pakistan. and converted parts of india to look like lehore, pakistan. they don't want indian soil portraying an enemy country. the movie, zero dark 30 is expected to be released this october. >>> if you ever wanted to be a baltimore ravens cheerleader, this is your big chance. ron matz has more on what it takes to make the cut. >> reporter: ask any ravens cheerleader, and they'll tell you, being in front of 70,000 screaming fans is a real rush. >> it's amazing to hear all of those fans screaming, the adrenaline pumping through your veins when you're running through the tunnel. >> ravens is the only co-ed cheerleading team. so men

tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >> u.n.icials say more than 9,000 people have died in syria's year-long battle. >>> a major medical manufacturer recalls 93,000 artificial hips worldwide. the company, depew, says metals from the implants can seep into the bloodstream. that's linked to an increased cancer risk, problems with eyesight and hearing and other complications. and it's not just hips. according to an investigation by consumer reports, most medical implants have never been tested for safety. >>> well, from "r" to "unrated." a controversial film "bully," means more underaged moviegoers can see it. >> he's not safe on that bus. >> i've been on that bus. >> they are just as good as cold. >> reporter: it's the real-life story of five kids who have been pushed around, tormented, and families who have suffered from their child's suicide. the film "bully ," looks at the cruel world of bullying, and holds nothing back. >> i haven't seen it. but it sounds very important to me and very right. and with a great message. >> report

tina kraus reports for wjz with their stories. >> reporter: passengers made their way off the crippledship on the island nation of safe shell. they spent three days at sea with no running water and no air conditioning. >> the heat is unbearable. so we had to spend most of our nights on the top deck of the ship. >> reporter: the programs began monday when a fire broke out in the costa alegra's engine room. passengers prepare to abandon ship while the crew battled the blaze. >> we all went to our sections. and there was a point where we thought we were going to have to lower the boats. >> reporter: the crew managed to put out the fire. but the ship was stalled. a french fishing boat worked to restore it for days. food supplies were low. all they had to eat were cold sand witches -- sandwiches. and helicopters dropped in fresh water. >> it's just a matter of inconvenience. not having enough food. not being able to rest well at night. >> reporter: the ship's captain says it is too early to tell what caused the fire. >> gauze there -- because there is always an investigation in progress. >>

tina kraus, wjz, eyewitness news. >> several police officers were injured in the gunfight. >> we have breaking news from baltimore county to tell you about. several arrests have been made following a fight and stabbings in a townhouse community in owings mills, wjz and sky chopper 13 over the scene tuesday afternoon, two people stabbed there. police now say five men are in custody, all charged with attempted first degree murder and assault. wjz will have much more today at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. >>> a new development in the allegations the anne arundel county executive spied on political enemies, the police chief wants maryland state police to investigate whether his officers broke the law by accessing a criminal database on john leopold's behalf. wjz continues to investigate. mike hellgren is live with the latest. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. this is the letter and state police denied the chief's request, saying the state prosecutor is already working on a similar investigation. anne arundel county's police chief is asking state police to investigate whether his officer

he defeated steven kraus a licensed auctioneer. last night speaking to supporters, representative kaptur said i wish to say to dennis kucinich, i thank him very much for his spirited campaign. he worked hard and wants to help our country as well and i noelle find ways to do that. meanwhile, in cleveland, this from congressman dennis kucinich. >> now, i would like to be able to congratulate congresswoman kaptur, but i do have to say she ran a campaign in the media market that was utterly lacking in integrity with false statements, half truths, misrepresentations. i hope that is not the kind of representation she would provide to this community. and i don't think the people of toledo have any idea of the kind of campaign run here in the cleveland area. and my own integrity requires me to just say this. that it's not all right. but moving forward, look, many of you in this room have known me for years. and you know that i've lost campaigns before. and there's always a tomorrow. you know, don't cry any tears for me. i am concerned abou

. >> i know it is lining up behind the guy with the most money but we have some courage kraus people.eous. >> reporter: the south will also be a major test for mitt romney tonight and newt gingrich is expected to score a win in his home state of georgia but if mitt romney does well in tennessee, it will be a sign he can rally conservatives to his side and has the chance to take on president barack obama in november. okay well virginia is one of the 10 super tuesday states, but here is the thing, rick santorum and newt gingrich, their names will not be on the ballots there. they failed to collect the necessary signatures. back to you. >>> time now 64 is how this overnight incident has led to a police search early this morning. >> he said one bay area company will play a big role in diplomacy. >>> and here is a look at highway 24 through lafayette. the wind is a big issue and we will look at an accident in the east bay coming up. @ [ female announcer ] this is the story of joycelin... [ joycelin ] it was a typical morning. i was getting ready for work, and then i got this horrible heada

tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >> police say the suspect injured at least two officers in the raidhot at them from a window. >>> pressure is mounting on florida police to make an arrest in the controversial death of a teenager there. mary is live in the newsroom tonight with the latest on the case. >> reporter: and adam, at a town hall meeting in sanford, officials from the naacp, aclu, and the nation of islam, urged residents to remain calm, but demanded the shooter be arrested. neighborhood watch volunteer george zimmerman is accused of shooting 17-year-old trevon martin. martin was walking home from a convenience store with snacks. zimmerman called police saying martin was suspicious. he shot him saying it was self- defense. >> and organizations are also calling for the head of sanford's police department to resign. >>> in anne arundel county, police are now involved in the case of cyber bullying. as mike schuh reports, the incident came to the attention of adults, after the teen victim wrote on an internet site that she might kill herself. >> reporter: for one senior at arundel

but as tina kraus reports for wjz, it is unlikely the right wing extremist who will go to prison. >> reporter: prosecutors laid out terror and murder charges against confessed killer, andres bearing brechic. they say he remained calm and polite as he heard the charges. the 33-year-old appeared in court last month, showing his handcuffs to reporters and denying criminal guilt for committing the country's worst massacre since world war ii. breivik disguised himself as a police officer in july to carry out a bombing and shooting spree that killed 77 people. he carried out a bomb attack on a government building in oslo and opened fire on a summer camp. many victims hid behind walls or played dead, as breivik gunned down 69 people, many of them teenagers. breivik says his targets were traders, -- traitors, with immigrant-friendly attitudes that could lead to a muslim invasion of europe. the charges carry a maximum of 21 years. but experts say he likely won't go to prison because doctors say he was psychotic at the time of the track. a second is kidnapped before he goes on trial next month

but as tina kraus reports, officials say it's unlikely the right wing extremists will go to prison. >> reporter: prosecutors laid out terror and murder charges against confessed killer anders berring bri -- breivik. they say he remained calm and polite as he heard the charges. the 33-year-old appeared in court last month. showing his handcuffs to reporters. and denying criminal guilt for committing the country's worst massacre since world war ii. breivik disguised himself as a police officer last july to carry out a bombing and shooting spree that killed 77 people. he killed 8 people in a bomb attack on a government building in oslo, then opened fire at a summer camp on nutoya islands. many tremendouses hid behind walls or played dead, as breivik gunned down 69 people, many of them teenagers. >> reporter: breivik says his targets were traders -- traitors, with immigrant- friendly attitudes that could lead to an immigrant muslim invasion of europe. prosecutors say breivik will likely not go to prison because doctors say he was psychotic at the time of the attack. >>> a second mental ex

tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >> two police officers were injured when the suspect shot at them from a window. >> maryland republicans will have a say in the race for president. in today's campaign 2012 report, mitt romney is the first gop candidate to visit our state in advance of the april 3rd primary. >>> fresh off his big win in illinois, romney helps him on his lead. romney plans to win the support of local republicans. adam? >> any minute now, a town hall meeting will kick off. romney is saturating the air waves. he's spending nearly half a million dollars. these are live pictures that we just got here from the american american legion hall in arbutus. this is also where governor bob ehrlich kicked off his campaign for governor last time. it's a very popular hot spot with maryland republicans. romney is hoping to walk away with maryland's 37 delegates. also the chairman of romney's campaign. we're still waiting for romney to take the stage and begin to speak. maryland is going to begin to hold primaries. and early voting will begin this saturday. >> adam, thank you. stay with c

. >>> a gunman is in custody in texas, after he walks up to a kraus and -- courthouse and opened fire. police say the man was there with relatives when the shooting began, killing one person and wounding three others. investigators say the man then got into his truck and drove several blocks before police caught up with him. the investigation is ongoing. >>> the case that made national headlines and sparked discussion about bullying and privacy is now in the hands of a jury. daroon ravi is accused of using a web cam to spy on his gay roommate who later committed suicide. randall pinkston has more from the courthouse. >> reporter: daroon ravi showed no signs of being nervous as the judge put his fate in the hands of the jury. >> you and your jury will take this case, decide without bias, passion, or prejudice to either side. >> reporter: ravi is charged with 15 criminal counts for using his web cam to spy on his rutgers roommate, kissing another man, then inviting others to watch. the roommate, tyler clemente, later committed suicide, by jumping off the george washington bridge. before

in london, tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >> the queen says she is looking forward to the big anniversaryned for june in london. millions are expected to hold street parties across britain. >> i think we need to get prince harry in fells point for a weekend. >> that might be dangerous. never be the same. >>> scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> if you can imagine battling cancer and finding out that how did a useless counterfeit end up in u.s. clinics? an investigation tonight on the cbs evening news. >> thanks, scott. here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is officially the first day of spring. a live look outside actually feels a little muggy out there. bob is in the first warning weather center, with the updated forecast for the rest of the week. >> it's going to be a lot muggier and hotter this summer. take a look at the forecast tomorrow. low to mid-50s to begin. and it will probably be some fog in some areas. warming up to the low 70s. and the sun comes back out in the aftern

tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >> the cruise line provided buses to take passengers to their deftination of choice. >>> repairs are under way in overly, baltimore county. and it is leaving residents with dry sinks. sky eye chopper 13 over the 7300 block of bel air road. the 12-inch main broke earlier today. repairs are expected to continue through rush hour. areas without water right now are stephanie and loudoun lanes. the water is expected to be turned back on about 6:00 tonight. but we'll keep our eye on it for you. for the latest on road closures in that area and the ride home from work, let's check in with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >>> if you are traveling in that area, the alternates are going to be either harford road or taylor avenue. right now, we're not seeing any significant delays because of the break. as far as accidents go, that's a different story. we have an accident there, northbound 95 at 195. also northbound on the bw parkway on route 100. reisterstown at slate avenue, another crash in that area. and bel air, creswell road there at 95. as far as delays go,

a narrow 51% to 48% victory over auctioneer steve kraus.urzelbacher became popular for asking then senator obama about working class class rights. >>> the new version of the ipad set to be announced today. and since apple of course won't confirm any details, here are some of the rumors that we have right now. a brighter, more clean retinal display and a higher resolution. also got faster graphics and faster chip. videos will air with better quality. it will run on 4g, via verizon's lte network. and apparently be called the ipad hd, not the ipad 3. the official announcement is happening today at 1:00 p.m. eastern in san francisco. >>> sadly to report this morn for colts fans, plans to release peyton manning today. the announcement is expected at a news conference today at noon eastern. manning has played his entire career, 14 seasons with the colts, won the super bowl, he's meant a lot for the city. he's had three neck surgeries in the last year and a half. still about to become the most coveted free nfl agent ever. it's going to be a big da