mary bubala, wjz 13, eye witness news. >> there was a similar scare for a vice president joe biden. his plane hit a flock of birds while landing thursday in california. air force two was grounded while crews looked for damage. no one on board was hurt. the vice president left santa barbara on a different plane. >>> fallout in the secret service prostitution scandal. three more ajeeps resigned from the -- agents resigned from the agency. total number of agents punished to six. the agents are accused of bringing columbian prostitutes to hotel rooms the night before the president arrived for a summit. president obama met for the first time with the secret service director to discuss the scandal. >>> testing their wits, celebrities find out if they are smarter than a 5th grader. they were put on the spot last night at hamp stead hill academy. they competed against 5th graders in the quiz show. experts answered be of the questions with ease but some were easier than others. that was the right answer, money raised at the event will benefit several charter schools in east baltimore. >> i'm

viviano live on 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

i'm mary bubala, eyewitness news. >> thank you. for more information on how you can be an energy saver, go to wjz.com. >>> if you are driving it downtown baltimore today, you might want to avoid the jfx. crews will close a lane in each direction. workers are saying that today's additional lane closure should be over by noon. >>> well, in sports the orioles were leading the the al east at the start of friday's game against the as. but that is past tense. you can tell by the sentence. you probably imagine how this turned out. the as hammered the os. 5-2. the two teams meet again today. the loss drops the horrials to second place behind the rays. the orioles home stand continues this weekend. tomorrow afternoon on eyewitness news all right. as, os -- js. >> eyewitness news. >>> you know, you were earlier giving the forecast a grade. >> i did. >> "c" and "d." >> yeah. i did. >> it is still to me an "a" kind of a day. it is chilly. your furnace got a little bit of a workout last night. the furnace came on. a frost advisory in effect for

i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> on high alert. days before marking the one- year anniversary of osama bin laden's death, the government is working on a possible terrorist attack. >> reporter: the fbi and of homeland security bulletin. it warns all law enforcement agencies to be on alert for a possible revenge attack. but the obama administration says there is no evidence of a specific threat. >> at this time, we have no credible information that terrorist organizations, including al qaeda, are plotting attacks in the u.s., to coincide with his death. >> former senior correspondent john miller was the last western journalist to interview bin laden. he has no doubt that next week's anniversary is circled on their cald. >> reporter: one of the things was his particular liking for symbolic dates. >> reporter: while al qaeda's attempt to reattack is lie, its capability is said to be low, following the death and arrest of some of its leaders. the main concern now is low profile thr

i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> it is the end of an era in human space flight. study, the space shuttle discovery flew into maryland, right into history. danielle nottingham reports for wjz, thousands watched the most traveled space shuttle on its last mission. >> the shuttle discovery drew cheers as it soared over thousands waiting for a glimpse of the space shuttle's final journey. >> that was pretty awesome. >> that is, like, amazing. >> reporter: after 39 missions in space, discovery wrapped around the washington monument and u.s. capital, on the back of a 747. it dazzled shuttle watchers at its new home, the smithsonian air and space museum in northern virginia. >> that was awesome. i don't know. it was just great. >> reporter: the phelpmans came all the way from connect dect -- connecticut to get the first perfect shot of discovery, making its smooth landing at dulless inter-- dulless international airport. >> it was worth the wait. >> reporter: this is the shuttle nasa

here is mary bubala to explain how police say they tracked down the three. >> this case shook the city to its core. >> reporter: the murder of sean johnson sent shock waves across the city, gunned down on the front porch of a home as the watched the playoffs with his friend, we investigated the murder of the student which went unsolved for almost a year. but now police say multiple witnesses have identified three men as the attackers. 29-year-old done robinson, antoine mosley and derek brown are charged. records show robinson served time in prison for attempted first degree murder. >> they identified them based on witness accounts and have concerns for their safety so their identities are concealed. >> documents don't reveal a motive, only phone records backed witness accounts. >> an investigation revealed it was a case of mistaken identity. at the time they told police a gang targeting somebody two streets away shot him instead. we spoke with his mother. >> they said they were looking for something else and thought they was them and started firing. >> they got the wrong people. >> yea

i'm mary bubala, find out who's behind the wheel and why. >>> i'm ron max on boston street where this canton landmark is getting ready for prime time. the story coming up here on wjz. >>> and we'll have bob's first warning weather forecast coming up, stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is cloudy and 46 degrees in central maryland. right now the complete forwarning weather is coming up. dick brennan reports on the edwards case. >> reporter: john edwards had just a quick word for spectators as he arrived to the white house with his daughter kate. edwards faces six counts accusing him of using campaign funds to conceal his affair with a videographer. edwards attorney argue that the money was a gift and since it never went into the candidate's campaign account, it could not violate any rules. in fact, edwards says he did not know about the funds. it was his campaign manager young. for a while he pretended to be the father of hunter's baby and he may have broken the law when he contacted other witnesses to ask about their testimony. >> this is more about what edwards is saying and yo

i'm mary bubala, wjz13 trying to help you be an energy saver. >> for more information, go to wjz.com.lick on our special energy saver section on the right-hand side of our homepage. >>> next up this morning: right here on wjz. >> reporter: good morning, everyone, a surprising end to the legislative session. i'm monique griego, coming up, we'll have more on what cuts could be coming. >>> dry and dangerous. i'll explain why this weather is perfect for fueling brush and forest fires and the amazing number of acres already burned in maryland. >>> a plan cease fire in syria is in jeopardy. more coming up. >> we'll look at our speed sensors and cameras and see if that's the case today. straight ahead, let's send it to marty. meatloaf will join us on coffee with. it's the eyewitness news morning edition. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's 6:30. the sky has brightened, exponentially. we're expecting the sun to break the horizon in about six or seven minutes. sharon's watching the roads. marty's in first warning weather. >> pleasant morning. cooler than yesterday. not going to

and it started by freman. >> mary bubala, wjz eyewitness news. >> he did that.t hits newsstands this morning. next up right here on wjz. >> good morning, fire on subway tracks at the old court metro station in pikesville cause more disruption than damage. i am kai jackson, i will tell you about the headache for travelers coming up. >> breaking her silence, the mother of yeardly love speaks out for the first time since her exboy friend was convicted in her death. that story straight ahead. >> good morning. i am andrea fujii live outside city hall, where the mayor wants to raise the bottle tax. by how much? that is just ahead. >> and sharon gibala here with wjz traffic control, a busy morning, the fog and the wet roads aren't helping things. we will have a complete report in just a few. right now over to marty. >> she has got two olympic medals. she joins us on coffee with. we are not talking about the olympics, we are talking about varicose veins, you may be varicose veins, you may be what, give ,,,,,,,, ♪ oh yeah, this is what a weekend getaway should feel like.

. >> i am mary bubala. >>> a rare spring storm dumps rain and snow from maine to virginia, first warning weather coverage. >> reporter: wheels are spinning on icy roads, a rare april nor'easter is dumping snow and rain from maine to virginia. >> this is supposed to be springtime. >> it is not. >> reporter: in johns town pennsylvania, residents are digging out and longing for last week's unseasonably warm weather. >> i can't believe, middle of april we get snow ridiculous. >> 6, 8 inches, 10 inches that is a lot of snow for april. >> reporter: the wet heavy snow is weighing down tree branches, bringing down power lines electricity is out for 50,000 customers in pennsylvania and western new york. >> marge is keeping her fingers crossed at her convenience store. >> we will be here unless the power goes out. >> reporter: in rochester, one surfer traded in his snow suit for a wet suit taking advantage of the high surf on lake ontario. >>> wjz eyewitness news. >>> all right folks look at this, it is snowing in western maryland right now, this is video just in to wjz, from mchenry, garrett coun

and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. that breaking news just into the wjz newsroom. long-time powerhouse producer, and abc's new career's eve, rocking eve host, dick clark, has died. details surrounding his death are unclear. but clark had suffered a significant stroke, back in 2004, forcing him to retire. the tv legend also suffered from type 2 diabetes. clark has been married three times and has three children. he started his career, hosting "american bandstand." he was affectionately called america's teenager because he never seemed to age. dick clark, dead at age 82. wjz will have much more on dick clark and his death, coming up, all new at 5:00 and 6:00 tonight. >>> shocking new scandal. photographs of u.s. troops in afghanistan, that appear to show soldiers, posing next to bodies. danielle nottingham reports for wjz. the u.s. is launching a criminal investigation. >> reporter: top u.s. officials are strongly condemning photos the los angeles times published that appear to show

hi everybody, i'm mary bubala. adam has the night off. bargains too good to be true triggered a raid at the baltimore flea market. so many counter fit goods were found it'll take days to catalog it all. it went down today. alex demetrick has the latest on the raid. >> reporter: the potasco flea market has never had a rush at its doors quite like this one. >> they hit the door, they put about eight agents to each door and took everything. >> reporter: not quite everything. agents were very particular about what they were looking for. >> easing merchandise that is either counter fit, pirates or unlicensed. could be luxury goods as in purses or sneakers, that type of stuff. sunglasses. >> reporter: but what specifically agents won't say, although it's knock offs of real items usually found in departments and specialty stores. often buyers know they aren't the real thing but if it's something the company spends money to make and market, those phony goods hurt the bottom line. >> it's a multi million dollars agency. >> reporter: it might take

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mary bubala is off. today, the prostitution scandal takes center stage on capitol hill. president obama is angry about these accusations. >> homeland security secretary janet napolitano said that investigators will get to the bottom of the secret service prostitution scandal, leaving no stone unturned. >> let me be clear. we will not allow the actions of a few to tarnish the proud legacy of the secret service. >> reporter: napolitano's office is overseeing the investigating office. agents who were preparing for the president's trip to the summit of the americas are accused of bringing prostitutes back to their hotel room little. >> to your knowledge, is this the first time to date this has happened? >> over the past two years, the secret service office professional responsibility has not received any such complaint. >> reporter: of the 12 agents implicated in the scandal, nine are being forced out. three others have been cleared of serious wrongdoing. republicans are following the investigation closely to plaque sure -- make sure everyone involved is held accountable. >>

i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> case workers and staff watched in stunned disbelief. an 8-month-old baby girl, covered in blood, her own mother holding the knife. wjz is live at johns hopkins hospital, where the child is being treated. mike schuh explains what happened. mike, this is such a horrible story. >> reporter: mary, indeed, it is. and the little girl is here at hopkins, with wounds to her neck and to her head. her mother is in custody. >> reporter: behind these doors, a gruesome scene. ama dendy looked across the street. >> the employees, they were hysterical, they were running outside, crying. >> they were running the state office, which runs the foster care for the city. it's here, where parents are allowed to visit the children they had taken away from them. >> the baby's mom was visiting with the baby and a social worker here at the location. at some point, the mother became irate, pulled out a long kitchen knife, and began stabbing the baby. >> when police arriv

i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> the secret service is cleaning house. three unnamed agents are being forced out in response to a prostitution scandal that is shaking up the agency. >> reporter: three secret service agents are out of a job for their involvement in the columbian prostitution scandal. and lawmakers expect others soon will be. >> my understanding is there will be more resignations coming in the next day or so. >> reporter: already, one supervisor has been fired. another supervisor forced to retire, and a third agent resigned. eight others remain on administrative leave, with their security clearance suspended. some members of the team allegedly hired prostitutes, after a night of partying in cartagena, ahead of president obama's arrival. congressman peter king says there is no evidence drugs played a role. but says the agency's investigation will be thorough. >> a number of them are right now undergoing drug tests and polygraphs. >> reporter: the white house has

i'm mary mary bubala. kai is off. a judge agrees, george zimmerman can go free on bond. randall pinkston reports for wjz. it comes moments after the accused killer makes an unusual move by taking the witness stand. >> reporter: a shackled george zimmerman offered a surprise apology to the parents of trayvon martin who were in the courtroom. >> i wanted to say, i am sorry for the loss of your son. i did not know how old he was. i thought he was a little bit younger than i am. and i did not know if he was armed or not. >> reporter: the apology happened at zimmerman's bond hearing. the defense called on zimmerman's parents and wife as character witnesses. they testified by phone because they have been threatened. >> i've never known him to be violent at all, unless he was provoked. and then he would turn the other cheek. >> in the end, circuit judge kenneth lester granted zimmerman a $150,000 bail, far less than the $1 million bond originally. >> do you have any comment? >> martin's parents left without speaking to reporters. >> it was devastating that he got to give a self

. >> and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> the traffic nightmare begins. a construction project is causing serious problems for drivers. here's the live look outside now with evening commuters maneuvering the busy roads with too few lanes. wjz has extensive coverage of the repairs. sky eye chopper 13 is over the trouble spots. kristy breslin is at traffic control. but we begin with derek valcourt. >> congestion can be tough, even with all lanes open. which is why with one lane down, drivers were unhappy this morning. >> what was it like? was it worse? >> way worse. way worse. took 45 minutes to get from falls road. >> took me 45 minutes to get from towson. usually it takes half hour. >> there was an accident. >> reporter: those who planned ahead and took alternate routes found themselves creeping along. others faired a little better am. >> i came down park heights. and it was slow. but the first part of the ride was actually okay. i came in a little early, though, about 7:00. >> the problems all stem from crushed pipes underneath the north and south jfx. t

and i'm mary bubala.lking about. >> jury selection is under way in the case against julius henson. prosecutors say he tried to suppress voter turnout, using robocalls election night of 2010. wjz is live at the courthouse, derek valcourt explains, the case moves forward, despite attempts to have that thrown out. th reporter: the defense says

i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> her disappearance made national headlines. the discovery of her body, shocking and sad. just showers ago, a suspect is taken into custody in the murder of felicia barns. mike hellgren is live downtown, with more on the person now in custody. mike? >> reporter: mary, phylicia barnes family is rejoicing. and prosecutors say unequivocally, that they're got their man. but michael jackson -- michael johnson's attorney says this is a rush to judgment. and he says his clients were like a big brother, big sister, and he'd never do anything to hurt her. >> reporter: police have charged michael johnson, the last person to see phylicia barnes alive, with her murder. providing some relief for her family, who have been agonizing for a year and a half. >> i promised phylicia's mother, that there would not be a day go by that i would not do something that would one day lead to the arrest of the person that murdered her daughter. >> reporter: johnson is the ex

at mary bubala. >> good afternoon to everybody. moments ago the motion to move the trial autumn of the more city was dropped. it's yet to be decided if the case should be postponed. the two are accused of beating a 15-year-old boy as he walked through their neighborhood in 2010. the two men were part of a neighborhood watch. defense attorneys say recent stories comparing the case to the case of trayvon martin will make finding an unbiased jury difficult. the two brothers say they acted in self-defense. back to you. >> thank you very much. the brothers were members of an orthodox jewish citizens group that controls parts of northwest baltimore. >>> state president senate looking to call a special session to do the so-called budget. lawmakers failed to pass the revenue package necessary to avoid millions of dollars in painful spending cuts. >>> a baltimore county judge has thrown out a defamation lawsuit thrown out. according to the media partner they cannot seek damages. lawyers for st. joseph's and the doctor are not commenting pub

i'm mary bubala, trying to help you be an energy saver. >> all right. thank you.ore information on of you can be an energy saver go to wjz.com. >>> some surprise play in round two of golf's master in georgia. fred couples who plays on the senior tour shot 5-under-par. he is shocked to be tied for the lead. now, the same can't be said for tiger woods who shot three over par. 75. his worst in eight years. tune into eyewitness news later today for round three. our coverage begins at 3:30. >> we were talking about the addition to the masters. the orioles opening day yesterday and many people were out there. how many fans? >> 45,000 fans. >>> we wanted to know how much does it cost just to eat. >> right. >> at oriole park. >> right. we featured the new things you can have. the crab cakes and the burgers. well, charles, hopefully, we're pronouncing your name. just a typical family. he said the e-mail. >> crab cakes, $15. an additional $1 if you want tartar sauce and he had to do that. so, no meat on good friday. chicken fingers andifys. $10. a soda for a small. $4.50. a

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here is mary bubala. >> good morning. today's energy saver focuses on electrical outlets on expirier walls in your home. cold air can seek in. takeoff the cover plates and check the space around the outside of the box. you can buy special pads designed to fit underneath the cover plates to reduce the amount of cold air coming inside this winter. mary bubala, eyewitness news. >> for more information go to wjz.com. >>> the baltimore ravens came one game short of super bowl -- the super bowl visit last season. if they want to do it again this year, they may have to break open their wallets. ray rice will not report for voluntary off-season workouts next week. she seeking a long-term contract. he has not signed the team's franchise tender. he would be receiving the top money for his position in the league. now, until he does, the team will be out the top option. >>> and the orioles are back to their winning ways after dropping three to the yankees. they came out swinging against the blue jays. jones tied the game earlier. thi

tremendous damage in dallas, and the threat of more storms hi everybody, kai is off, i'm mary bubala. first warning weather coverage begins. >> reporter: a funnel cloud loomed large over the area, just south of dallas/fort worth. the twisters scattered tractor trailer across a parking lot, and even lodged some of them in trees. >> a large, and potentially dangerous tornado has been confirmed. >> reporter: police say at least two touched down, causing damage. drivers navigated wet roads. ominous clouds hung over the highways and visibility was severely reduced. >> i've got a tornado on the ground. >> reporter: the storm uprooted trees and tore off parts of roofs. the pipes inside this building snapped, and spewed water when part of the structure collapsed. neighbors stood outside in their cul de sac, surveying the damage. schools are holding students until the weather passes. police say there is considerable damage south of fort worth and dallas. wjz eyewitness news. >> first work weather coverage of the texas storms continues. tracking the dangerous system on live doppler radar for us

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. >> i'm mary bubala. hear evans' inspiring story coming up. >>> and we'll hear of a multivehicle crash in anne arundel county. >>> complete coverage continues with denise koch, vic carter and first warning weather with bob turk and meteorologist tim williams and sports with mark viviano. it's wjz, maryland's news station. ring ring hello, progresso. it fits! fantastic! ring ring] progresso. they fit! awesome thank you ring, ring [ man ] pro-gresso they fit! okay-y... okay??? you don't understand. i've been eating progresso because there's... 40 flavors 100 calories or less and now my favorite old jeans...fit. okay is there a woman i can talk to? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> updating the breaking news in anne arundel county. a murks -- multivehicle crash. this is a very bad crash. mike? >> reporter: yeah, fortunately, looks like no serious injuries. now, several people, at least four or five that we've seen, vic, are being transported to local area hospitals. this occurs on

and i'm denise koch, in for mary bubala. here's what people are talking approximate. >> all eyes are on florida. as george zimmerman enters a not guilty plea, he is charged with murdering a teenager. >> reporter: george zimmerman appeared before a judge in sanford, florida, for less than five minu

. >> and i'm mary bubala. vic is on assignment.e's what people are talking about nlt. >> phylicia barnes and months after her disappearance, her body was found. tonight, wjz speaks with her family. but first, mike hellgren is at