more on the state school superintendent, lillian lowry. will be competing for a job at towson spring university at football game. and a preview of tomorrow's 110th running of the grand national steeplechase. for these stories and more, read the baltimore sun. look for the updated forecast. >>> the maryland house of ruth is celebrating the season with their annual spring luncheon. it's part of wjz's continuing commitment. our own jessica kartalija, hosted today's luncheon, which featured david sanger, chief correspondent for 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

but i believe talent needs to be unleashed. >> lowry has also worked in nearby virginia and indiana. marilyn's teacher of the year is heading home from the white house today. baltimore county's: joshua parker spent time with the other -- baltimore county's alan joshua parker spent time with other winners. he said he spent time learning for himself and his students. >> the greatest room in the world is room for improvement. there's always more to do. there is always the better i can be and the more i can give. i go back to maryland and steube malt -- baltimore ready to improve myself and the children. >> he got $9,000 in cash awards, tijee technologies, a brand-new car, and a visit with the president. -- teaching technologies, a brand new car and a visit with the president. >> here's a look at the other top stories at this hour. a mother is in police custody after stabbing her 8-month-old baby daughter during a supervisors -- unsupervised visit at the social worker's office. police were called to the dss offices on biddle street in east baltimore. she stabbed her child in the neck wit

with the maryland state school board has named a new state superintendent of schools, lillian lowry. she comes to the position after serving as a delaware secretary vacation. she helped delaware when a federal race to the top brands. >> dental records confirm the remains found underneath the shad are those of the woman who vanished 21 years ago. the details are slowly emerging from the cold case investigation. lowell melser third joins us with the very latest. >> robert jarrett is charged with first and second degree murder and has been denied bail. court documents reveal a troubled past between him and his second wife. and we find out that may have had a lot to do with police breaking this case wide open. it was more than 20 years ago when robert reported his wife christine missing. he told police that in the late evening hours that he and his wife had an argument over money and that she left on foot with very little on her person. detectives in their investigation notice that there was some tension in their relationship. they thought he lacked the probable cause for a motive. court

lowry says that is why she will start making the rounds this summer to visit schools and staff across the state. >> i need to see and feel and let them see and know me. >> lowery starts her new job on july the first. she signed a four-year contract with a salary of $210,000 a year with another $50,000 in incentives. >> it is expected to clean and also teach at the same time. >> the latest effort to make the inner harbor more enjoyable, and who is behind the project. >> at camden yards tonight, but with all kinds of holes in the lineup. >> let's see when the rain is going to completely move out of the area. right now, ♪ ♪ [ 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. ♪ >> although mitt romney is already the presumptive gop nominee for president, republicans are voting in five primaries today. with most of his competitors dropping out of the

the second for the jays, watch brett lowry. he doesn't pull it off. lowry is out, so we move on.1. chris davis, he will change that score with one mighty swing. a two-run shot to right. that is his first of the year and the orioles take a 3-2 lead. then tied at 4 in the 8th. nolan breaks that up with a two- run bomb. the orioles have been pretty good. they beat the blue jays, improving to 5-3 on this young season. also, a good win tonight for d.c. united. they beat the new england revolution. a good day to be a sports fan. >> caps check and nats check. d.c. united, they have to work on that. >> oh yeah, forgot about that. >> well, that might be the problem. >> okay. all right, still ahead, a new street sign has d.c. drivers doing a double take. did you notice the verison center was packed. fans still behind him. why some people are wondering if it was put up by mistake as we continue on the late edition of fox 5 news at 10:00. 

lowry will step into the role on july 1st. >>> good news for bge customers. the $100 credit promised in the merger of constellation energy. and exelon will be in your may bge bill. if a customer's bill is under $100, the repate will carry over into other future bills. customers who are no longer in bge or leaving the service may 1st, will not get that refund. >>> the weather is too nice to be running the heat or the air conditioning. you don't need either. outside, it is mild, dry, sunny, beautiful april afternoon. wjz has weather and traffic together. meteorologist tim williams has the updated numbers from first warning weather. really nice out there. >> i think you summed it up out there, mary. all of those descriptive words. and it is a gorgeous afternoon. take away the pollen and you have a beautiful day. we have temperatures near perfect. right now, 72 degrees. our average now is 66. so we are above that. what you're seeing here is clear skies over the mid- atlantic. and up and down the entire eastern sea board. but a front moving in our direction. and t

lowry was the first for delaware. and she replaces interim state secretary bernard sandusky. >>> sun is out. but still a little cooler than it usually is this time of year. wjz is live with first warning weather. meteorologist bernadette woods and bob turk are updating the first warning weather for us. here's bob. >>> we have a couple of sprinkles and a couple of showers that have popped up to our north and northwest, and also to the northeast, as can you see. still possible between now and about 7:30 or so, a few folks might see a brief shower before it clears out. temperature-wise, around the region, we are at 61 degrees now. orc land, only at 43. the most of the snow that fell yesterday is pretty much gone. most of it, at least. 55 in ocean city. and a warmer 62 down in pax river. but today's temps are running, as you can see, 10, 15, 16 degrees warmer than this time yesterday. so yesterday was extremely chilly day for the end of april. but we had all of that rain. speaking of rain. and those numbers they keep addi

william lowry has been chosen the next superintendent of the schools. she was previously the secretary of education in delaware and takes over for dr. nancy grasmick, who retired after two decades in charge. >>> bill cosby takes over for baltimore. today, st. frances academy, renamed its community center after the comedian and his wife camill. so recognize them for their leadership in education. they have donated $2 million to the academy. the largest gift in the school's 184-year history. >> wow. they continue to donate to so many different causes in education. >> and it's just a nice, small school that they've rallied around and are helping tremendously. >> i'd like to see that happen. >>> still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 5:00. prostitution scandal. the new punishment, coming for the secret service agents involved. >>> i'm alex demetrick. coming up, an earthquake drill in towson. not so far-fetched after last summer's quake. that story as eyewitness news continues. >>> attention, bge customers. get ready for a break. why you could see a $100 cred

later brett lowry sneaks one through the right side.t ends up scoring another run for front to blue jays cruise to a 7-2 victory. boston is alone in last place in the a.l. east with one win and four losses. i s if you're a foreigner running a marathon held in north korea in honor of kim il-sung's birthday, your chances of winning might be slim. tell that to olexander miklovic. he overtook the korean with 100 meters to go on the great leader's birth day look at that photo! look at that determination! in north korea from a western democratized nation. a huge win. amazing. who would have thought they would give him the medal and allow him to leave the country unscathed. coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," mitt romney can finally jump into the general election with both feet after rick santorum bows out of the political race. we will talk about the fallout of the long political primary. plus -- >> is there a little light show going on here? >> president obama steps into the spotlight in florida, or at least he tries to. we'll

alan coomes, rich lowry, great piece, thank you rich. those two go off and have lunch martha: they just chuckle! bill: grandmother sets off a metal detector at airport security when her four-year-old granddaughter runs to give her a hug, mom, standing nearby, has a big issue with what she saw with the tsa. how did it respond? we'll tell you. martha: it was a clean sweep in five primary phos mitt romney last night. has he hit his stride? found his confidence in this campaign? we're going to debate that, fair and balanced, coming up right after this. all the thousands of good and decent americans i've met who want nothing more than a better chance, a fighting chance. to all of you, i have a simple message: hold on a little longer. a better america begins tonight. let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to 80% of

we have a closer look at lowry's credentials at our web site. the new wbaltv.com. >> the community center at st. francis academy in east baltimore county has a new name. the dr. camille and bill cosby community center. the center opens for after school -- offers after school programs and free health care. the cosbys have donated $2 million to support scholarships. >> i am not impressed with my name over a building if i have no money. i will bring little children here, protestant ones and say see what the catholics did to me. now give me 50 cents. >> any time one puts money into the education of human beings, that is always a special, special gift. >> dr. cosby graduated from the same order that represents this one. >> protecting yourself by sledding. we're live at the better business bureau's annual shred day event. >> down at the gulf of mexico a major storm developing. the insta-weather plus forecast next. >> this is going to be a beautiful weekend here. the sun is coming up. we have haze in the atmosphere. to the west of us, though t. a cold

lillian lowry to replace dr. nancy grasmick. she served in delaware's secretary of education where she helped a grant that provided money for education reforms. with a closer look for her credentials go to our web site at the all new wbaltv.com. >> the community of st. francis academy has a new name. dr. bill cosby community center. nadia ramdass was there. >> a joyous moment for baltimore catholic high school and a community is unveiled. [applause] >> st. frapsiss academy dedicated its community center in honor of dr. bill cozz my and camille cosby friday. the couple has donated $2 million to support scholarships to students through the years. >> trut the community center, which is located a few minutes away from the actual academy in east baltimore opened its doors 10 years ago. the center offers many things, including after school programs and free health care. and it is not just for the students and their families, but also the community. while there were plenty of inspirational moments, there was comic relief from the maste

. >> at lillian all lowry will start as the state's new top educator replacing ongoing superintended nancy grass snake. her resonate goes back long before that. you can look at her credentials on our web site, wbaltv.com. find out what education officials say our greatest strength. >> sunny skies and dry weather. things will change, but right now right across the area but it's a couple i would be around the 60's. running around 70 degrees. you do start to see the changes coming with showers stretching from detroit to indianapolis and further south. this will eventually become an area of low pressure expected to move up the eastern seaboard with the possibility of some very much needed rain. parts of the deep south in the eastern united states. no details on the fall forecast coming up in a few. >> two hours from now, remembering a young mother killed this week, struck as police were trying to stop a suspect. at 7:00, she will be remembered where she was killed in west baltimore. there will be a candlelight vigil. it happened 11:30 p.m. monday night as police were pursuing a suspect t

this was brought up by rich lowrie in his column -- is there a possibility he didn't break campaign finance because it didn't get funneled through his campaign? >> that's a big possibility. yes. look, we don't know what the court is going to decide. in all likelihood, is there shady money, bunny money, going to his misstress? yes. that, we do know. we also know that he is, in all likelihood, his approval ratings are 3%-- >>> in all likelihood. >> the public opinion is out. what is so confusing to so many are campaign finance laws. he is looking at 30 years for this. you talked about hypocrisy, there is hypocrisy in the republican party on sex scandals, too. >> sean: that's true. >> but you look at the hypocrisy, a lotted of people are asking, john edwards got in trouble for using money in a campaign, to hide an affair. you also look at bill clinton who had dalliances with an intern-- >>> really. >> somehow, he was okay. >> sean: i never heard about that. >> i guess when you are running for office, you can get hurt, but not when you are in office. >> sean: you know the campaign laws. have yo

. >> in a way what lowry's book says is that, you know, you could not elect a totalitarian regime in america, the whole ideology of american democracy is so powerful that it could never happen, but in a way this defacto capitalist form of totalitarianism has happened to the internet which is extraordinary. we have given away this stuff. >> one of my favorite quotes is from a security analyst to said, think about if the government tried to get this information that we post on facebook or google. you know, the most intimate information, political belief, sexual preference, where we are various points in time, what we like and don't like about our life, family, boss. if the government tried to get it it would take money, lawyers and might even take guns. yet we posted, you know, freely. 93 percent of the time when the government asks google for that information they cough up. some people have been tried entirely based upon their google searches. heaven forbid, like my sister should disappear because i have written three mysteries and google search date rape drugs, that death of -- depth

there is rich lowry, sorry for that misidentification. >>> still to come on this program, nbc finallydmits a terrible mistake in the trayvon martin story. a fox anchor tweets out a bizarre conspiracy theory. >>> time now for the media monitor, our weekly look at the hits and errors in the news business. >>> it took more than a week but nbc news has finally apologized for selectively editing the 911 tape in the trayvon martin case. as i said on last week's program, what the today show did with george zimmermann's call shortly before the shooting was blatant distortion. it's worth another look. >> this guy looks like he's up to no good. he looks black. >> did you see what he was wearing? >> yeah, a dark hoodie. >> and here is what nbc cut out from the middle, this question from the dispatcher. >> this guy, is he white, black or hispanic? >> he looks black. >> so zimmermann was actually responding to a question. nbc says its investigation found "an error made in the production process that we deeply regret." nbc on friday fired the veteran producer involved but refused to identify him. n

. >> i'm here with pam lowry. she's a grandmother, a farmer, and now a midwife. led the fight to put a proposition on the ballot in november to requiring foods and it looks like she'll succeed. we'll talk to her about the controversy up. >>> welcome back. how many signatures do you have? >> over 850,000. >> how many do you need to get this on the ballot? >> roughly about 560,000. >> not a politician and she set out to put a proposition on the ballot which would require the labeling of all genetically- modified foods. what inspiration -- how did this come about? you decided one day i'm mad as hell? >> well, basically, yeah. we've had poll after poll and -- polling people who say they want this food. 90% say yes and yet our government -- >> they -- >> they want it on the labeling. >> yes. >> the fda just got a million signatures asking for it, but still nothing has happened. >> it's very frustrating our electives and agencies are not taking care of us. >> you just set out on the road? >> this happened in january of 2011 because it takes a long time to build a grass

jon: rich lowry has an interesting piece on national review.com.ls from time to time. he points out that barack obama is down among 8 points among men in the latest polls and nobody is questioning why the president has lost his mojo with men. >> the thing is men tend to vote more republicans, so it doesn't really mean anything. women tend to vote for democratic. women also vote more than men do. so i think that they are considered a more sort of important demographic that obviously people are really battling for. jon: why did we ever give women the right to vote? >> because we out live you, we live longer than you, so we not only vote more often but longer. jenna: good for you, judy. jon: jenna is going to take over this conversation. ashley judd was attacking the media about comments about her appearance. her appearance has been slammed online by some critics, said she was puffy, a bunch of other things. it has sparked a national dialogue. what do you think about her remarks? judy, let's start with you. >> miss judd is both an actor and she is an

let me bring in the mayor of red pwurbgsd tim lowry.mazing to me is here in small town america this secret was able to be kept for this long. you still don't know who the jackpot winner is, do you? >> that's right i don't. >> reporter: that tells me since it was sold at a minimart that that is probably someone who passed through red bud and bought the ticket. >> there is always a possibility of it happening that way. there is a lot of traffic that comes through town. route 3 is a heavily traveled route. it's always good. i think that the person is from red bud. >> reporter: why do you think that? >> when i was talk being to the lottery people they didn't tell me the name of the winner but they said, he knows you, and you know him, so you almost have to be from red bud for that won't you think. >> reporter: sw-b knows who the lottery winner, is they are not just telling the mayor. >> that's right. the lottery people are the ones that know. >> reporter: red bud, illinois is getting a lot o of attention for something not negative. gregg. g

martha: kirsten powers is the daily beast columnist, rich lowry is editor of national review and both morning, guys. >> good morning. martha: i guess in a way, let me start with you rich, there's a lot of conservatives out there who have been sort of waiting for myth rom neto take a strong, disciplined approach to the debt and a dramatic look at what might need to happen in this country and to get out there and talk about it. is he doing just that, and will it get him anywhere, or is it a trap as juan williams contests? >> over the last several months he's basically endorsed the key elements of the romney plan -- sorry of the ryan plan, so if democrats want to call it the romney-ryan plan, that's basically what it is, it's a serious effort to address our debt and do voters a favor of explaining to them how republicans want to deal with this problem going forward. and i just think that's a much better way to go about your politics compared to what senate democrats are doing, which is not offering a budget at all compared to what the president is doing, breaking his promise on the budge

. >> listen, richard lowrie of "the national review" had this article which i think was in the "post"his morning. if, in fact, that money, that $900,000 plus was considered to be a campaign expense, then wouldn't it have to be listed as, you know, a line tumult matlmat ultimately, love child, line item number 18. and now the fax paper, line number 17. doesn't he have a point there? >> he does have a point. it is, in fact, ridiculous because not only were the gifts from fred barron and buddy mellon who are the contributors at issue, but if mr. edwards had supported rielle hunter himself, if he had put out money to support her, that, too, would have to be listed as a campaign contribution. and that's ridiculous. also, because in current campaign finance law, candidates are prohibited from using campaign funds for personal use. so you're not allowed to use the money for, say, gym membership or a haircut. but this is saying that you should, in fact, call it a campaign contribution if you're supporting your mistress. this could cause all sorts of politicians problems, really. >> melanie, i

lillian lowry showed up two months early. >> first a lo look at last night's winning lottery numbers.. lillian lowery showed up on the job two months early. tim tooten has more. >> the governor came to baltimore to showoff the state's new superintendent, but not before she spent the better part of her morning with members of the board of education, the board who just hired her. >> thank you to the board for giving me this opportunity to serve the state of maryland. >> she said she was not job hunting, but she could not pass up an opportunity to work with a state who has such an impressive resume. >> i love the baltimore area. it is kind of like coming back to my space. >> a space she hopes to expand first by doing homework. coming july, she plans to hit the road. >> i need to see and know and touch and feel and let them know me, the people we serve. it is why we come here each day to give the taxpayers return on their investment. >> she said they have people already in place. >> i like talent. obviously maryland has talented people. i believe talent needs to be unleashed. i hold peopl

for the 13 million unemployed americans the economy still has a long way to go joining me is annie lowrie >> in your cover article you outlined some of the major issues affecting the u.s. economy. what are you seeing? >> it's a lot of the problems that we had in 2010 and 2011. europe remains slow going. a lot of economies are still in recession and there's still the possibility that there's going to be a flare-up in their debt crisis. oil prices remain high. and employers are still very hesitant about adding workers in the u.s. and so we've seen some sign a lot of the strength we saw in the winter might be dissipating a bit in the spring. >> let's talk about what was said on thursday, this from imf fund head saying that europe is seeing a light recovery blowing in a spring wind with dark clouds on the horizon. the question is, blow across the pond to the u.s.? >> it very well could. the european and u.s. financial systems are deeply, deeply integrated. so if you start seeing a lot of problems in european banks, there's a chance that will spill over to the u.s. europe is our biggest tradin

lowry goes on "senate democrats haven't passed a budget in 2011 or 2010 year. this year is a presidential election. 2011 was an off year. 2010 was a midterm election. that covers every kind of year there is in washington. by this standard, the senate will have an annual excuse not to pass a budget resolution for the rest of time." close quote. i think there's a lot of truth to that. so can't pass a budget this year. it's an election year. well, last year wasn't. so this sunday, april 29, we'll have gone three full years since the last time the senate democrats have brought a budget to the floor of the senate. three years. they pwroepbt dues a plan -- they won't produce a plan in truth because they're unable to produce a plan. they do seem to be -- and it's hard, i have to admit. the house has done it, but the senate seems unable to do it. they're not able to unite behind a financial vision for this country that they're willing to go to the american people, advocate for and publicly defend. now, that's my view of it. maybe that's unfair. i don't think so. why no

charles lowry from the naacp. director cordray, one of the things i think mr. bryant is mentioning about the fence this point is that there's so much information that is coming down on consumers, the ag salomon, the independent foreclosure review and one of the things that i'm seeing as i do this work is it's hard for me to keep up, let alone the average consumer. is there any effort that you may be speaking to the come with a be an effort to kind of help the homeowner, the consumer, just to know what resources are unable to them? maybe the thought of able through a housing counselor now, but even that is a lot to ask of that particular person. so just trying to get a sense of the bigger issue and how do we direct people to the places where they can get the most help? >> it's an accident point that you raise. and it's notable that in area mortgage servicing where federal and state agencies pay very little attention until maybe just a couple of years ago, and left into the own devices, and i did not work well for anyone. they are now has been a rush of activity,