meghan mccorkell, eyewitness news. >> thank you, meghan. the complete coverage continues. andrea fujii has reaction from his political rivals. >> reporter: good morning. some are calling for leopold to step down including the woman who ran against him. quantity was a democratic candidate in 2010. >> we sent a lot of money on signs that disappeared. that hurts. >> reporter: according to the inditement, leopold threw out several of her signs. one, he pulled it out of the ground and threw it down a ravine. >> i also think it is pathetic with all of the serious counties facing our county. john leopold was driving around, picking up and throwing away my signs. >> reporter: she is calling for leopold to step down and his constituents and he is facing a wrongful termination stute by carm lull hammer who witnessed the employee who were told to quote, handle many personal tasks during regular workday hours. >> instead of the county expert comingong his own to deposit his regular employee checks there were time it was done by security detail. >> reporter: again, lupold denies all al

meghan mccorkell, eyewitness news. >> thank you, meghan. the chief investigator in the study says that more safe sex counseling is needed. >>> big names are standing from another cause in maryland. legalizing medical marijuana, the house of deliates is considering a bill in annapolis now. mon tell williams is saying that marijuana is the only thing that helps him deal with crippling pain. >> this is an issue that bothers me because where this already passed, this could be helping mile mother. >> reporter: and the state health department and the governor do not support this bill. the governor is expected to veto it, if it lands on this desk. >>> another blow in the war of worldsbuse jada pinkett-smith and stephanie rawlings-blake. the actress wants the mayor to monitor elephant care. now, jailedda is firing back. >> reporter: baltimore native jada pinkett smith has real -- star power. now, she is trying to stop misconduct on efffirst basemans. the circus is coming to town later this month. so, she wrote the mayor banning a device that is lik

meghan mccorkell has more on this heartbreaking case. meghan? >> they gather to recover about the night she died. >> someone say amen! >> reporter: prayers, hugs, and tears as a community remembers 13 year old. >> she was fun. she liked to go places and make friends. >> reporter: classmates say good-bye with messages on the teen's locker. >> didn't get in a lot of trouble either. >> reporter: was shot by two boys playing with a fire, her body dragged into the backyard and put into trash bags. >> she never did anything to anybody. >> reporter: sources say in the killing it was found inside an off-duty police car, dating the suspect. the community mourning the death with city officials getting answers about how she was killed. >> we're going to get answers. it won't bring her back, but for the safety of the children. >> reporter: an intense investigation is under way. >> the thought of it is quite frankly disgusting. i require more from our officers. >> and i ask you all just to be strong and make right choices. >> reporter: family members hope ot

meghan mccorkell talks to the victims tonight. meghan? >> reporter: they are heartbroken with the latest developments but will continue to fight for justice with their son. the mother of 17 year old isaiah simmons fears she won't have closure, all charges dropped against the school counselors who allegedly restrained her son face down on the ground for three hours until he suffocated. the five accused of reckless endangerment. >> someone needs to be held accountable. >> reporter: witnesses moved away or charged with felonies and the inability to call the lead investigator. the investigator, doug, is investigated for perjury in another case. carroll county's state's attorney barnes released this statement offering his condolences to the family. his decision not to proceed with the cases was a tough one. we admitted all credibility of witnesses before making this determination. >> it's not just continuing the case. it's kicking the family when the family's down. >> reporter: all that's left of her son is the 6 year old daughter and the hope

i'm meghan mccorkell. a police officer pleased guilty to heron in uniform. >>> good morning. i'm andrea fujii. fighting to stop gay marriage in maryland. what churches across the state will be doing this sunday. that's just ahead. >>> plus, it was a wild day in college basketball to say the least. we have the very latest on a historic march immediateness. >>> take a live look outside, you can expect to see a lot of green on st. patrick's day, but will the sun come along with it. meteorologist tim williams has the answer in his first warning weather forecast. >>> eyewitness news saturday morning is seconds away. >>> good morning. welcome to eyewitness news this saturday, it is 601, i'm gigi barnett. >> i'm tim williams. it temperatures in the 40s to 50 degree range. fog out there. just a little bit. the skies are pretty clear. we got rid of the problems from yesterday. it took us all daylong yesterday to breakaway from the cloudy conditions and later than usual to get up to the day time high, 60 degrees. lo

. >> reporter: good morning, i am meghan mccorkell, st. patrick's day celebrations spiral out of control in canton, why police say they didn't take action. >> national outrage over the shooting death of an unarmed teenager in florida. i am adam may. now a former baltimore mayor could be getting involved in the case. my interview coming up. >> sharon gibala here with wjz traffic control. if you are about to head out you might want to leave yourself extra time especially on the harrisburg expressway. now over to bernadette. >> good morning, everybody, in for marty bass, a warm day start. your forecast coming up. don. >> children's entertainer anthony field of the wiggles will join us on coffee with as his memoir hits store shelves. stick around the eyewitness news morning edition will continue in a moment. ,,,,,,,, it's oysternomics 101. ,,,,,,,, you start with a u.s. senator named ben. by helping restore thousands of acres of oyster beds, he kept hundreds of oystermen on the job... which keeps wholesalers in business... and that means more

reporting live, meghan mccorkell, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right, thank you very much, meghan.safe sex counseling is needed. it's funded by the national institute of health. >>> spring break in baltimore. this harp seal is normally found in the waters of the arctic. today, it was seen in edge mere. it's rare to find the seal in the chesapeake bay. they will be sure to monitor it to make sure it's safe. >> maybe there's a second one in the water somewhere. >>> coming up, a flight attendant to the ground. >>> police in hot pursuit. see how this ends up. >>> fighting for visible children. the story is taken by storm. the viral video's staggering impact, next. >>> a chilly start but a warm end to the weekend. i'm bob turk with the complete forecast coming up next. complete coverage continues with denise koch, vic carter, kai jackson, and first warning weather with bob turk and sports with mark viviano. it's wjz, maryland's news station. i was shocked to find out how many couples don't sleep in the same bedroom. but in the sleep number store, we hear it all the time. nine out of ten

meghan mccorkell has more from the contentious meeting on campus. meghan?reporter: there were some accusations with the group say they support white pride and it all started with some messages started in sidewalk chalk. messages of white pride across the university started a fire storm of controversy. >> as a person of color and being a minority on campus, i think it is really threatening. >> reporter: many plan to speak out for youth for western civilization. they don't promote hate. they support traditional values. >> the students want to be proud of their heritage and they have a place to do that. they want to stand up for themselves. >> reporter: some of the messages on campus since they began have been fairly controversial. they are looking into the policy but want to make sure they're protecting free speech. but it's not just what's on the sidewalk, but online they call the queer union degenerates and a terrorist front organization. >> for them to call the muslim units a terrorist organization without having approached us for a decent mature conversat

meghan mccorkell has the latest developments and john leopold's abuse of power -- leopold's abuse of power indictments. >> reporter: good morning, is protest was held yesterday. this is the court case against him moves forward. retired howard county judge dennis sweeney tagged to hear the tawdry charges against john leopold. he's the same judge who presided over the corruption case for former mayor sheila dixon. this, as calls for leopold to step down get louder. >> we're going from water gate now, we down here in annapolis with arun dell gate. >> reporter: protestors gathered today to spend a clear message to the county executive -- >> there's so many jaw-dropping allegations -- i don't know which one you should start with. >> reporter: leopold used the security detail to drive him to sexual open counters in public -- encounters in public parking lots and spy on political points. >> all the other counties and states, when they do business in annapolis, are you think they're going to take him serious? >> reporter: the executive tells wjz he has no plans to resign and will fight these

for now, live in annapolis, meghan mccorkell, wjz eyewitness news. >> and of course, we're followingstory very closely. we'll have much more reaction tonight at 11:00. >>> hospital guests, staff and doctors will see something beautiful when they eat at bon secure's hospital. take a look at this incredible mural. it features an urban farming scene. cultivating the soil, growing crops and of course, the harvest. it was created by kirk cease. >> wonderful. urban garden, which is wonderful. >>> and we've got rain in the region. may have thunder and lightning before the day and night is over. southeast winds off the ocean at 7. humidity just falling a tad. let's look at the end of the weekend forecast after this. ,,, >>> all right. rain in the afternoon hours. not a whole lot going on, at least around the baltimore region. heavy stuff moved off to the east and northeast. heavy showers. extreme southern bay. but when you look west of the baltimore area now. a big, big vacant spot. i do think later tonight, probably long after midnight, we'll have another round of showers. and probably thun

. >>> back here new calls to legalize medical marijuana in this state, as meghan mccorkell reports they are making their plea to lawmakers. >> reporter: advocates say it could improve the lives of people suffering from chronic conditions but getting that passed may have hit a major road block. adam epstein suffers from tourette's syndrome. >> i have strong involuntary muscle spasms. >> he would come in and cry why me, why can't you do anything, why can't you help me. >> the only thing that eases his symptoms, medical marijuana. >> he doesn't shake it off and you know it can last him for a pretty good period of time, four or five days. >> now adam is speaking out, hoping they will pass legislation. he has got star power behind him. >> cannabis is a medical agent and gives relief to millions. >> montel williams urging them to legalize it but even if they do pass it the governor has said he would veto it this session. the administration worried state employees could face federal charges for distributing the drugs. >> at this point we are not comfortable with legislation that would put stat

meghan mccorkell, eyewitness news. >> thank you. the department of corrections has changed its policies. they ask job applicants to voluntarily show them their facebook page. >>> a bell is headed back home to townsend university. [ bells ringing ] >> that sound will ring throughout the town send campus when the 97-year-old bell returns to the top of the hall. it is out of commission for repairs. >>> well, the weather was great last night as people gathered for a food truck rally. hundreds turned right to the maryland spca, to have their dinner food truck style. as andrea fujii ex plains. >> reporter: people here are saying that it is a great cop lull nations, food trucks and dog for a good cause. finding dogs good homes and feeding empty bellies. it is the maryland spca's first- ever food truck rally. >> we have a half of a dozen trucks with food and patents. >> reporter: they are saying waiting in line for an hour is not bad when there are dogs walking buy, desperate for affection, a donation or a home. this is shebah, now people c

meghan mccorkell reports. >> reporter: good morning, the chief of police told counsel he would defy the subpoena. last night he did show up and just didn't provide many answers. are you planning to testify? >> no comment. >> reporter: police chief james teare walked into council chambers. >> i'm hoping he'll tell us the truth and give us answers. >> reporter: they have questions about how much the chief knew that john leopold had the security detail dig up dirts on his opponents using the data base. they didn't get many answers. >> i don't want to break the law so i respectfully decline to answer questions that would cause me to do that. >> reporter: the chief says talking about the case would be a violation of the secrecy of the grand jury. the aclu which also wants answers disagrees. >> it doesn't mean that the chief of police should be thumbing his nose at the county council and the citizens of anne arundel county. >> reporter: the chief is still confident he can do the job. >> i serve with great distinction and honor. >> reporter: but some council members aren't happy with the silen

this morning meghan mccorkell talks with the dead teen's family. >> reporter: good morning, the family of isaiah simmons say they are heart broken over these latest developments but they will continue to fight for justice for their son. the mother of 17-year-old isaiah simmons fears she will never have closure. >> i have no -- justice system right now. >> all charges dropped against counselors who allegedly restrained her son face down on the ground for three hours until he suffocated. the 5 accused of wreckless endangerment for waiting 41 minutes to call 911 when the teen became unresponsive. >> someone needs to be held accountable for what happened to him. >> the state opted not to continue with the case, blaming evidence not admitted by a judge, witnesses who have moved away or been charged with felonies and the inability to call the lead investigator, that investigator, detective doug epperson is now being investigated for perjury in another case. carroll county state's attorney jerry barns released this statement offering his condolences to the family. he said the decision was a g