. >>> i'm mike schuh in charles village. there's art, public art, and gorilla art. the toilet that is turning this neighborhood upside down. when eyewitness news continues. >>> i'm alex demetrick. coming up, how today's technology might have saved lives during the sniper murder spree. that story as eyewitness news continues. >>> the other side of the story. the world has heard from trayvon martin's family. now, george zimmerman's family is speaking out. why they say he acted in self- defense. >>> ready for the weekend? don't miss the updated first warning forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,, girl: i want to tell you about my friend. his name is ben. ben learned about a homeless boy who had an infected tooth, and the boy died. that made ben really sad. he wrote a law so every kid can see a dentist. we have special dental van that goes from school to school. he even helps make sure we learn how to brush our teeth. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. >>> 10 years okay, maryland and much of the mid-atlantic were wereirized by the sniper spree. alex demetrick reports. c

. >>> i'm mike schuh, live. the weather is warm and business is blooming. i'll tell you where when eyewitness news returns. >>> any more showers coming this way? stick around for the updated first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> we have more breaking news for you now. several people hit in reisterstown. >> reporter: yes, this is along reisterstown road in owings mills. originally reported as multiple pedestrians struck. when we arrived, they were packaging one person. we saw one person put in the ambulance. it's not clear if someone else was placed in prior to our arrival. but we can't seem to find a vehicle that may have struck that person. it's not clear whether it has left the scene. but there are several baltimore county police cars on the scene. they have blocked one lane of southbound reisterstown road. at pleasant ridge. as they continue their investigation. we'll keep you updated as we continue to gather information and update you as the situation warrants. back to you. >> thank you, captain mike perry. we will keep you updated. >>>

i'm mike schuh, what's being done about it? ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >>> it's 5:29. good evening. thank you for staying with eyewitness news. here are some of the stories talking about tonight. the victim is now recovering at shock trauma. wjz is live. andrea fujii has the stunned reaction from the woman's neighborhood. andrea? >> well, kai, friends say it is upsetting enough to know that the 61-year-old woman was attacked by her own son. but now they're finding out how she was hurt. >> people on hazel nut court in cape st. claire say they have never seen so much activity. he attacked his mother with a hammer tuesday night. >> there's some sort of d

. >>> i'm mike schuh in little italy. from the creative minds. state of the art roller coasters. a world record ride when we return. >>> and just beautiful weather as we look at fort mchenry tonight. bob will let us know if there are any changes coming up in the first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is being called liquid gold. we are talking about tide laundry detergent. police, including here in maryland say it's quickly becoming the target of thieves who are looking for a quick buck. >> containers of tide detergent are flying off store shelves as across the country. the problem is, some of it is being stolen. this is surveillance video of a major heist. patrick costanzo in st. paul, minnesota, pleaded guilty to stealing as much as $6,000 worth of detergent from wal mart. why tide, at between $8 and $20 a bottle, a full cart like this is worth hundreds. police say it can be easily resold on the black market for less than retail price. and in some cases, they're selling the stuff directly for drugs. >> drug dealers have finally realized, i can take this $

back to you on tv hill. >> mike schuh, thank you. bring you a live report at 6:00. >>> shot to death. the family of a baltimore teenager electrocuted in a baltimore city park, is pushing lawmakers to keep it from happening again. >> reporter: the family has already convinced the state to require surveying in some areas for dangerous voltage. but they say all potentially impacted places must be covered. or they say another child could die. >> deanna green would have turned 20 years old this week. but her life was cut short at 14 when she was electrocuted by stray voltage. >> we don't want anyone to feel how we feel, continue to go through what we go through, until we're six feet under. >> anna and bubba led a rally at the state capital to push lawmakers to pass a bill named after their lawmaker. >>> in 2006, deanna put on top of an exposed decaying metal underground. like near sidewalks, street lights and manhole covers employs. >> in order to find the problem that killed our daughter, surveying needs to be done. and we find that this

. >> i'm mike schuh, in essex. and this is kisses. and her owner karen. kisses has a very special story shared by a few animals. how you can help when eyewitness news continues. >>> severe storms to our west. how will they impact our weather. bob has details in the updated forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> incredibility new video today of the man who drove his car into the airport. this caused panic and fears of a terror attack. whit johnson has more on the charges the suspect faces. >> we've got a rogue vehicle driving around on the airport. >> reporter: with a black jeep cherokee, flashing across the tarmac. >> what's going on? >> i don't know. we're trying to figure that out right now. >> reporter: one flight had just seconds to abort its landing. more than a dozen others drifted in a holding pattern as others scram -- scrambled to communicate with pilots. >> we're stopping all airport miewchts at this time due to a situation on the ground. all of our movements stopped. >> i guess somebody is having fun. >> reporter: police say 24-year- old kenneth ma

mike schuh reports. >> -- how she liked show business so far. we always do that. we are taking a break, coming right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> exactly 6:25 and here is the kind of number that people's hearts race, 500 million dollars. that us how high the megamillions jackpot is for this friday night's drawing and here is derek valcourt with more on the jackpot and people determined to win it. >> reporter: it was at 467 million. >> unreal. >> but with tickets selling it rose higher and they say it is not over. >> it is possible this jackpot could get higher before friday night's drawing. >> stores like this one is already busy. >> the last week and a half or so it has been nuts. >> and with no winner in tuesday night's drawing excitement climbs along with the jackpot. >> it is funny because everybody feels that way, when it is a big total everybody wants to play. >> all over the country co- workers are going in on office pools to increase their odds, in fact all this money represents the hopes and dreams of my colleagues over at wjz. my i have 275 megamillions

mike schuh has the announcement from detectives. mike? >> well, kai, it was a chaotic scene, speeding cars, a passenger nearly bleeding to death. someone taking shots at that car are as it roared off to the hospital. today, detectives announced arrest. >> take a look at ronald williams agency neck. see the stitches? that wound nearly killed him. police say he is one of nearly five men this tuesday. into the into a fight. and was stabbed. police have recovered a weapon. but it's not a nice. they say it's one-half of a pair of kitchen shears like these. >> the suspect who was ultimately stabbed in the incident and one of the victims are old childhood friends. they have known each other a very long time. there was disagreement leading up to the stabbing. >> reporter: he's bleeding so badly, he almost dies. his friends pile into this white crown vic. when police arrive, everyone is detained. and it is this group, all 18 to 21 years old, who is detained for questioning. in addition to williams, ryan johnson, christopher ramgi, meresferguson an

. >>> i'm mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. 18 dogs are set free and captured, within 24 hours. many of them purebred. what's going on, when eyewitness news continues. >>> it's science on the go. i'm monique griego. coming up, we'll tell you all about this student csi. ,,,,,,,, >>> it's 5:30 and 55 degrees and clor out there. good evening. thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. doctors make medical history right here in baltimore. for the very first time, maryland surgeons transplant an entire human face. medical experts are calling it the most remarkable procedure they have ever seen. >> it's high school photograph. high school prom photograph from 1993. >> reporter: an accident in 1997 left richard lee norris, looking like this. a gunshot to his face took his nose, lips and chin. now, after a groundbreaking, 72- hour procedure, surgeons used a donor's skin from the scalp to the neck, including his jaw, tongue, teeth, and facial tissue. >> the team used innovative surgical practices, as well as computerized

reporting live in glen burnie, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. back to you on tv hill. >> glen burnie schools and police have been planning for this incident since they found out about it a week ago. >>> just three weeks and counting until the april 3rd primary election. and the first commercial campaign hits the air waves. adam may speak -- spoke with the senator about the adand his re-election plans. >> reporter: maryland senator ben cardin is facing a handful of challengers in the upcoming primaries. he's considered a heavy favorite to win. and considering another term here in washington. >> do you look forward to another campaign? >> i do. >> they're tough, though, aren't they? >> they are. but i look forward to another campaign. >> reporter: maryland senator ben cardin gears up for his first re-election. >> he wrote a law so everyone can see a dentist. >> his first ad, about a child who died from an infected tooth. >> a national program that guarantees every child access to dental care. i'm very proud of that accomplishment. >> what else are

mike schuh reports, penn state is talking about turning up the middle of their quiet neighborhood. >>> it's an art installation. >> i love it. >> definitely. >> i like it. i think it gives the neighborhood some character. >> reporter: 50 pounds of porcelain in the middle of the traffic circle. >> i work for the art museum in baltimore. >> if anybody could judge this as art, it might be you? >> yes. >> is it art? >> i think we're referencing dushon, ready made. >> what is it about this piece that speaks to you? >> i think what makes it is the champagne bottle. >> obviously the reference, the brandy left downtown. this circle is on love. is this a protest? >> when i pulled up barkley street and turned onto here. i cracked up. >> reporter: the neighborhood association sent two guys to remove it. this neighbor talked them out of it. >> i actually told them not to. not that i have any authority. but come on, it's not hurting anybody. >> reporter: but this neighbor disagrees. >> this to me is disrespectful. the city is full of enough garbage as it is. >> reporter: ib ma. but it's an-- maybe

reports of a case of animal abuse in baltimore, 18 dogs abandoned in two different locations as mike schuhins this morning there is speculation a breeder set the dogs loose because they had become too old. >> today the kennels in baltimore county are a bid more county, 18 dogs like this juvenile purebred boxer have been rounded up. >> what is surprising is they are purebred. >> this one too. >> that is unusual. >> on monday eight dogs were found running loose. a few hours later 10 dogs were rounded up by concerned citizens. see this one? it is an australian cattle dog, the county shelter got one, the humane society 4, they look alike and are about the same age. >> it could be anything from a commercial operation, a breeder that all of a sudden had to get rid of animals because they could not sell them anymore. i just don't know. it is very unusual. >> at the humane society 10 dogs are now getting care. the humane society doesn't want pictures of the 10 dogs that were brought here out yet as they are in isolation. they are sick, underweight and are not social. veterinarians have concerned a

. >> i want to take a look at the forecast and bring mike schuh in, he is part of the pool. 60, and not bad for the last friday -- last friday in march pretty much standard. i would say that the month is really, even with showers tonight and tomorrow, march came in like a lamb and is going out like a lamb. >>> mike you had a great comment about our lottery pool. five bucks is a cheap thrill to imagine what you would do if you won. right? >> yes, i think that the landscape of baltimore television news would change overnight should that pool hit. there may be a lot of faces which would not be seen ever again. >> well, but you know here is how it goes with the j z pool, and here is how it goes with experience. >> sure. >> -- pool- >> -55 -- >> -- 56 -- 256 dollars was -- >> -- that -- >> -people -- >> -that -- >> -yeah -- >> -- do -- >> -- wait a minute -- >> -- while -- >> -- if you give the government half, i am rounding this okay. >> all right. >> we are only left with 250 million. >> okay, can we do that? >> 55 into 250 is 4 million apiece. >> yeah, that -- that is enough -- >> -- nobo

mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. back to you. >> mike, thank you. >>> truth be had.were all doing that when that music came on. for now, this app only works on iphones ask ipads. for more information, go to wjz.com, click on the link at the top of the home page. bern, we were. >> we were. >> it was good music choice there. >> exactly. >>> weatherwise, another beautiful one. we've said it a lot this season. and it continues. a bit of a breeze out there. we have sunshine. we're at 61 degrees will -- 61 degrees. and we are going to have a seasonably chilly night tonight. but warm air is on the way. and we'll have your forecast coming up. blatch r upon ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> looking back. just gorgeous outside once again. another beautiful afternoon. and the thing is, we warmed up again this afternoon. even with the breeze coming out of the northwest. our high, 62 degrees. now, those averages, we keep you updated on those because they are climbing. but they are still in the 50s. and we topped out at 62. now, notice our average low. it's 37 degrees. we started out way a

mike schuh with more on the suspects in custody and a possible motive. mike? >> reporter: well, vic, it was a chaotic scene, after the stabbing. speeding cars. a passenger nearly bleeding to death. and shots fired. and today, police made arrests. >> take a look at ronald williams' neck. see the stitches. that wound nearly killed him. police say he's one of five men who entered this house in owings mills on tuesday. got into a fight and was stabbed. >> police have recovered a weapon. but it's not a knife. they say it's one-half of a pair of kitchen shears like these. >> one of the suspects in the home. and the suspect who was ultimately stabbed in the incident, are old childhood friends. they have known each other a very long time. there was a disagreement between them. leading up to the stabbing. >> he's bleeding so badly, he almost died. a friend drives him almost five miles to the hospital. police keep them detained and this 18-year-old is detained for questioning. in addition to williams, ryan johnson, christopher ramge, maresferguson and jackson are, as of

i'm mike schuh, live at glen burnie high. back to you on tv hill. >> glen burnie schools and police have been planning for this incident since they found out about it about a week ago. >>> unemployment in our area is now at its lowest level in three years. a labor department study says maryland added 5,000 jobs last month, bringing the state's unemployment rate down 6 1/2%. that's the lowest rate since january 2009. almost all of the job growth was in the private sector. >>> it's also a positive day on wall street as optimism about the u.s. economy fuels a rally. here's a look at the closing numbers. dow was back over the 13,000 mark. s&p gains while the nasdaq was up 56 over the 3,000 mark for the first time. listen to this. since december of 2000. >> college basketball's march madness includes an all- maryland matchup. sports director mark viviano has the latest on the it terps and the navy. >> annapolis and college park are less than 30 miles apart. but navy and maryland have never faced one another in women's basketball.

mike schuh reports what happens when dog lovers unite for one special dog. >> reporter: in baltimore>> reporter: strays survive, thanks to ample food and trash thrown away. there are abandoned houses in a patch work of places. this dog was one of them. she couldn't walk in. her foot crushed to missing. >> we saw she had three- quarters of a leg still there. >> reporter: so she sent to the vet for amputation. but dr. zoe couldn't do it. >> she's wagging her tail. she is running and having fun. >> she bonded with one special care keeper. what happened? no amputation. and an enhancement. kisses got a prosthis the -- prosthetic leg. >> karen thought she needed a change and took this ball of energy home to foster. that that was four months ago. karen couldn't give up kisses. >> do you remember the day when you were like ah? >> i remember the day when i was like, it just hit me, i can't give her away. >> reporter: today is a special day for the three and sometimes four-legged dog and her two- degged friend. with this contract, exactly one year since kisses arrived, karen signs papers to ad

as mike schuh explains this morning the center of roller coaster design is right here in charm city.> reporter: it is hard to think about who made your roller coaster when you are busy screaming. but the fingerprints for every scream, every twist, and every turn can be traced here to baltimore. >> and then the engineers here are turning those from really from a dream to reality. >> reporter: jim owns premier ride. if his employees or clients can dream it up they can build it with shops there. >> we just did a big attraction in indonesia where we exported over a million pounds of fabricated steel. >> from 5 to 25 million each, 30 of these have been designed and built by premier, enough to be one of the top three manufacturers in the world. now the world is coming to them. next stop beijing. they can't go into a lot of details but their new coaster will set a world record. it will be the tallest in the world, in a building bigger than mnt bank stadium, bigger than that stadium they built for the cowboys. plus an aero space engineer, now he doesn't build coasters, they create memories.

. >> mike schuh shows us what happened with dog lovers unite to make life better for one dog. >> reporter: in baltimore, strays survive thanks to ample food and trash just thrown away. found lying in streets and alleys. there are abandoned houses in a patchwork of places to hide. this dog was one of them. skin and bones. she could not walk in, her foot crushed and missing. >> she had 3/4 of the length still there. >> reporter: so, she was sent in for amputation, but the doctors could not do it. >> wagging her tail and wants to go and run. >> they name her kisses. she bonded with one special keeper, karen, what happened next now amputation and an enhancement, she got a prosthetic leg, but with no home, is she stayed at the vet. after eight months in the cage, karen thought she needed a change and took the ball of energy home to foster. that was four months ago. karen could not give up kisses. >> do you remember the day? >> yes, i remember it. when it just hit me, i was like, i can't give her away. i couldn't there is no way. >> reporter: no, today is a special day for the three and sometim

reporting live from pikesville, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. back to you on tv hill. >> of course, wjz is following the story. we'll bring you more information as we get it. >> we are following another developing story right now. another major earthquake rocks southern and central mexico. wjz is live tonight. with complete coverage. let's begin with jessica kartalija. >> adam, the extent of that damage is still being assessed. but it appears it could have been much worse. there is moderate to severe damage, including this bridge, that has a huge crack down the middle. more than 60 homes are damaged in nearby epicenter in the southern guerrero state. but the quake was felt 200 miles away in the capital of mexico city. at this point, no reports of death or any serious injuries. president obama's daughter, malia, is in southern mexico for a school trip. she did feel the quake, we're told, but is fine tonight. adam? >> all right, jessica. complete coverage continues now with bob turk, he has more on the strength of this earthquake. >> as you mentio

the artist himself sat down with mike schuh and said he just did it for the people. that's him because he wanted to be disguised. he felt, i assume his work would be so popular he would be inundated by people. >> did you see the mouth. >> maybe that's part of the art. >> maybe that is part of the it. for us today a cool end. the showers came in a little earlier than i thought and that knocked down our high. take a look right now, first doppler radar, that ahead of a line of storms that are coming our way now. showers and even thunderstormses in this line. and that will continue to move our way tonight and continue to take its good old time getting out of here. we're going to take you back to this morning. we had the clouds come in and the showers a little bit earlier. that combined with a wind really knocked down our high temperature. elsewhere the sun came out and temperatured rebounded to the mid-60s. we still have that easterly wind and when you tap into that air that is sitting right over the chilly bay with temperatures in the low 50s, upper 40s and also out in

. >> well, we will ask mike schuh. >> reporter: it is hard to think about who made your rollercoaster when you are busy screaming. but the fingerprint for every scream, every twist and every turn can be traced here to baltimore. >> and then the engineers here are turning those from -- really from a dream to reality. >> reporter: james say owns preform ride and his 225 employees or clients is dream it up, they can build it. shops in baltimore, new york and salt lake city. >> we did a bring attraction in indonesia. weeing ported a million pounds of steel made in the united states. >> from 5 to $25 million each. about 30 of the multi-million dollars math memos have been built by premier. one of the top three coaster manufacturers in the world. now, the word is coming to them. next stop beijing. their new coaster in china will set a world record. the tallest indoor roller coaster in the world. bigger than the new stadium they built for the dallas cowboys. now, his team does not just build coasters. they create memories. >> they come off of the attractions and high-five each other because

mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. >> the school and police were ready for the protests finding out about it more than a week ago. >>> some of the nfl's biggest stars showed off their softer side. they receive the award. as he told you they were there to pick up their awards. the ed block award is named over the trainer who dedicated much of his life to helping others. >>> the ravens are focused on keeping their roster together on the second day of free agency. they want to sign sign ben grubbs to a new contract. >> can't wait to go to the saints that is a brilliant move this year. >>> sports illustrated came out this week with the article by peter king about the saints hit squad. >> the bounty. >> the -- yeah. >> yeah. >> the bountygate as it is being called. >> yeah. >> i think of a lot of other teams i might want to consider to that might be a lot less tense at this moment. >> i understand. >> i tend to stay with the ravens. we are going to the super bowl. you want a ring? it is right here. but if not it is great, don't let the door lit you in the big kiester. oh, my goodness, it is a

. >> reporter: at bwi, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. back to you on tv hill. >>> now, similar bills have also been introduced in the alaska legislature. a tsa spokesman tells wjz, it does not comment on pending legislation. >>> southwest airlines. today, the faa gave the airlines a single operating ticket. southwest paid more than $1 billion for air tran in a deal last may. it will still take several years to finish a single ticketing system for both carriers. >>> if you think winter was mild, spring could threaten to heat the state up with wildfires. alex demetrick reports, the danger is higher this year, thanks to hurricane irene last year. >> reporter: damage from hurricane irene was last to miss last august, with homes destroyed. >> all of a sudden, we heard boom. >> reporter: and power knocked out to hundreds of thousands. >> there's no water, no light. everything in the freezer and refrigerator got whoked out. >> reporter: but all of those trees that were removed were only a fraction of what ireap knocked down in maryland's woods.

as mike schuh reports, the incident came to the attention of adults, after the teen victim wrote on ansite that she might kill herself. >> reporter: for one senior at arundel hills high, it's been a tough year. on the website, readit, the girl writes she's suicidal. since the beginning of the school year, i've been harassed both online and in person by the school's bully. the girl's name is sarah. what she writes is scary. she said, the school will not do anything unless i kill myself. she said the boy wrote, go kill yourself. no one will care if you die. >> reporter: she said the harassment continued. sarah has a boyfriend and i'm still single? time to die, sarah. she posts at 1:00 in the morning. people around the area flood the school and the principal with e-mails. >> we began in the early morning hours trying to figure out who the student was. >> reporter: that mornings they quiz every sarah as they walk in. >> when the student arrived at 7:00, she was met by administrators and her counselor. >> reporter: by law, he's limited to what we he can say. cladz mates -- classmates cannot

mike schuh has more on conservative commentator andrew brightbart. >> brightbart died of natural causes at the age of 43. he was behind the investigations that led to resignations of former new york andrew -- anthony weiner. brightbart's website, big journalism.com says he collapsed last night. brightbart's father-in-law, actor orson beam said he suffered from heart problems just last year. mary? >> reporter: all right, thank you. brightbart is survived by his wife and four children. >>> back on dry land, after drifting at sea for three days, the costa alegra cruise ship has continued to port. more than 1,000 passengers and crew are relieved to be home. >> reporter: passengers made their way off the crippled cruise ship on the island nation of sashell. 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 problems began monday when a fire broke out in the costa alegra's engine room. passengers prepared to abandon ship, while the crew battled the blaze. >>

mike schuh, at wjz eyewitness news. the story next. >>> check in for the stories. >>> hi. i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >>> anne arundel county's top cop will not supply with -- comply with the subpoena to testify in the corruption case against executive john leopold. wjz continues to closely investigate this case. mike hellgren is live at the arundel center and has new actions the county council has taken. >> reporter: things are heating up here. the council is going to resubpoena the chief today but felt they didn't give enough notice before their special meeting. they are determined to get him here before the council. >> reporter: the anne arundel county council called a brief emergency meeting after police chief james tier refused to testify before them. members unanimously subpoenaed the chief to do