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. >> reporter: students here at morgan state university say this video casts even more doubt on the story that the 17-year-old was shot in self-defense. cries for justice heard around the country and now at morgan state university. >> we are aware of the stereotypes happening and we're here to show that we see what's going on and we're aware of what's happening around us. >> reporter: students here say it only fuels more questions. surveillance video shows george zimmerman the night he shot trayvon martin. his lawyer claims he acted in self-defense. george's father told a florida tv station the teenager quote continued to beat george and at some point, george pulled his pistol and did what he did. but the martin family attorney says the video shows no evidence of injury to zimmerman. after police questioned him, they let him go. [ applause ] >> reporter: at the morgan rally, students dawned orange xs. >> this could be anybody. it could be you next, it could be you next. so it's who's next? we're all a target. >> reporter: they say they hope to spread the message that the 17-year-old won't

his family and friends gathered at morgan state university for one final goodbye today. >> i miss himevery minute, every day. >> reporter: wjz first featured lyles back in november. he was heading to sweden for a ground-breaking trachea transplant. doctors were using stem cells. lyles was only the second person in the world and the first from the u.s. to have the procedure. but earlier this month, doctors quickly admitted him to the hospital again. days later, he died. >> he [ inaudible ] >> reporter: lyles was a 2004 graduate of morgan state. now the university has a science scholarship in his honor. >> it's time for us. [ indiscernible ] but let there be no doubt that his imprint on this university and our culture is, indeed, indelible. >> reporter: and lyle's transplant was considered his only hope of survival by doctors. some of his friends today said doctors thought he would pull through because lyles remained optimistic and hopeful to the very end. >> reporter: christopher lyles was 30 years old. >>> the parents of an african [ inaudible ] killed by a neighborhood watch voluntee

. >> reporter: now, back live here at morgan state university. you can see some of the students here are anticipating the 6:30 start of the rally. you can also see that a bunch of them are wearing bright orange xes. they say that symbolizes how they are all targets. the president of the university is expected to speak here. then all of the students will be marching from campus down cold spring lane. reporting live in northeast baltimore, andrea fujii, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right. thank you very much, andrea. and of course, wjz will have much more on the rally when it does get under way. >>> shock and sadness on a maryland high school campus tonight. a 17-year-old collapses and dies while jogging. students in clinton, prince george's county, can't believe their friend and classmate is gone so soon. mike hellgren has more on this mysterious death. >> reporter: this was a straight a student, getting ready to go to college in the baltimore area later this year. we know of no preexisting health conditions that led to her collapse on the track he

. ♪ [ music ] >> it's a homecoming of sorts at morgan state university.oargy and beth is returning to the stage. i'm monique griego. we'll have more on its continuing ties to baltimore. >>> the rain long gone. the sun is out. but the wind is blowing. meteorologist bernadette woods is updating your first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> milan soccer fans resort to questionable tactics during their championship game against barcelona. take a look. you can see a green laser being shined into the face of barcelona's lion elmesy. he sets up and misses. a goal would have won the game for barcelona. instead, it ended up in a scoreless tie. wow. >>> the constant threat of jail is no longer a concern for lindsay lohan. the actress arrived this afternoon, where a judge ended her supervised probation for her 2007 drunken driving case. she thanked the judge for being fair. she will, however, be on informal probation for two years because of last year's misdemeanor shoplifting conviction. >>> new numbers from the cdc shows a significant jump in child

you have morgan state university. the large-scale production of "porgy and bess." it is significant to the morgan state community because of the original bess is returning for another performance. >> a large african-american cast. it is produced -- very seldom produced by african-americans and morgan state university is doing that. >> it is a show worth seeing. performances are set for friday night and saturday and sunday afternoons. the man behind the wheel of a deadly dui crash was back in a baltimore county court today try to get his slate wiped clean. what the judge had to say, coming up. but first. >> i have a method and it works. >> this guy has won the lottery seven times. when we come back, he breaks down the secret behind hitting the jackpot 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 delivery companies... making deliveries to more restaurants... which hire more workers. and that me

west that could effect our forecast.or >> hundreds of people turned out on the campus of morgan state university in solidarity, but many dressing in a hooded sweatshirt like that one -- worn by trayvon martin. the rally is the latest in a nationwide series of protests calling for justice. >> all of you are proud students, and that is why i am here, to send a message that we are not suspicious. >> one month later, police have not decided to file charges against george zimmerman, who shot and killed martin. the supreme court justices will take it private first vote on the health-care case. there is time for them to change their mind. they have been hearing arguments. it is highly controversial with people can't outside of the court the in support and in protest. some have been waiting in egypt for hours to buy cooking gas. nearly every city in the country has been hit hard by the shortage. authorities blamed black market traders. new details this noon -- french police arrested 19 suspected islamists. >> french president nicolas sarkozy had ordered a crackdown on radical islamists after the series

and meanwhile here at home, students gathered at morgan state university for a rally and demonstration. martin was killed four weeks ago in florida. he was unarmed when he was shot and killed by a volunteer. students wear orange xs to say it could have been them. they wanted to make a statement. , we are tired. enough is enough. we will not allow this to continue. >> and coming up we'll hear more from discourage zimmerman's brother. >> thank you. >>> and that now on a story we brought you. you may recall that the director retweeted the address to followers identifying a home for george zimmerman but it belonged to those two people. when the hate mail started hitting the home they fled. they are offering to pay their cost for the time they spent in the hotel. >>> and a giant grocery store and in the shopping center in baltimore. and the changes it that are coming over the area. >> it opens to the public this morning t is in in the building that used to house the super fresh and fresh and green store, they closed for the final time yesterday and the new store is less than a mile away. ma

morgan state university students held a rally yesterday. police have released new video and students say it only fuels more questions. the video from the sanford police department shows george zimmerman the night he shot unarmed trayvon martin looking uninjured. >>> testimony resumes here in the second trial of two brothers accused of set aping ting a pit bull on fire. during opening statements the prosecutor says they torched them, but their attorneys say they are scapegoats. the first trial ended in a hung jury. >>> stay with us, complete >>> stay with us, complete news, weather and traffic ,,,, ֖֖֖֖֖֖

meanwhile, a rally was held at morgan state university in protest of the death of trayvon martin. they gathered in front of the behavioral sciences building and the university president attended the rally in support of the students. >> all of you are proud students of morgan and that is why i am here, to send a message that we -- >> the ex symbol they are wearing is a symbol of stereotypes and that people cannot be judged -- should be judged on their character, not on how they look or what they are wearing. >> autism is officially becoming an epidemic in the united states. a new report shows that one child in '88 has autism or a related disorder. the previous estimate was one in 110. this new number means autism is nearly twice as common as officials said it was five years ago and affects 1 million u.s. children and teens. experts say the one thing the data says with certainty is that many children and families need help. because of autism remains a mystery. tonight, stan stovall was selected as one of the 50 most influential people in maryland. the daily record selects people who

. >>> endangered and missing children the focus of morgan state university. felicia barnes family was behind it. they want to raise awareness of the lack of media coverage of missing african american children. >> you never see their name, or face, any other racial kid but no representation of persons of color, like a struggle to get even five minutes of air time. >> they say a child goes missing every 40 seconds and almost 45% of them are black. >>> happening now we have less than an hour left in leap dame anyone born on february 29th will only get to celebrate their real birthday once every four years and we have seen several born today. that's where jamie is tonight. how many babies do we have? what's the count? >> reporter: five babies have been born so far and a 6th could make it before midnight strikes. we talked to angela and she said she didn't want the 29th. they wanted the 28th so here comes leo weighing 8.2 and born on the 28th but here we are on the 29 examining a lot of people had no part of today the 29th. >>> how about the leap year? >> i'm conc

hard battle with a rare and aggressive throat cancer, his family and friends gathered at morgan state university, for one final goodbye today. >> i miss him, every minute of every day. >> reporter: wjz first featured lyles back in november. he was headed to sweden for a groundbreaking trachea transplant. doctors there used lyles'on stem cells to grow celos plastic -- celos plastic and then perform a synthetic windpipe transplant. he was only the second person in the world and the first from the u.s. to have the procedure. but earlier this month, doctors quickly admitted him to the hospital again. days later, he died. >> he made a sacrifice of his life to save [ inaudible ] [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: lyles was a 2004 graduate of morgan state. now the university has a science scholarship in his honor. >> it is time for us. [ indiscernible ] but let there be no doubt that his imprint on this university and our culture is, indeed, indelible. >> reporter: and lyles' transplant was considered his only hope of survival by doctors. his family and friends today said that they thought he would pull th

more on its debut at morgan state university. >> from the songs to the set, it's an opera that will take you back in time. >> opera is just a great thing. i think everyone should have a chance to experience it. >> it debuts in debuts in 1935 but it's coming back to morgan state university. >> it's a million dollar opera and everywhere people love this work. >> it follows the ups and downs of its title characters. >> love, obsession, there is addiction, there is -- there is hope. >> the cast is made up of a mix of professional actors and morgan's students. >> this is -- i call it a vocal mecca for the voice. >> because opera is so taxing on the voice, there's two actors playing the role. >> we have a legacy connection. >> the first bess was played by ann brown. she made the role famous. for many, that connection makes the show even more special. >> i think it's really important that we have this opportunity to actually put the show on. so i guess you could say she comes home in a way. >> and you can catch the show all weekend long. >> for ticket information log on to wjz.com and click on

friends and family gathered at morgan state university for a public memorial service. after undergoing an experimental cancer surgery in sweden. go to wbaltv.com to see how you can help christopher's family cover expenses. >> a happy homecoming for dozens of maryland soldiers. troops from the first batallion returned home. >> it's been a while. it has been over a year. just glad to be home. >> other home cummings were held in dundalk and silver spring. >> good morning. a little bit of haze out there. dense fog advisory in effect. visibility down a quarter mile or less in some cases. these gray-shaded areas include most of the eastern shore. now, here's the forecast for today. the basics of the st. patrick's day forecast. this morning temperatures climbing through the 50's. areas of fog, otherwise mostly sunny skies have been pushed to the south. this afternoon temperatures up around 70 or better than that. another unusual winter day with these warm temperatures. scattered clouds. mild temperatures. very, very nice st. patrick's day. this evening it will probably start

meantime, hundreds of people, many in hoodies, rallied on the morgan state university campus on thursday night to protest the shooting death of trayvon martin. students joined faculty, community members, and the school's president to call for justice in the case. >> a memorial service will be held this afternoon for a vermont teacher. 33-year-old melissa jenkins was reported missing sunday after her 2-year-old son was found in her car alone and safe. today's service will take place at the school where she taught science and coached the girl's basketball team. a vermont couple is charged with strangling jenkins. so far, no motive has been released. >> and it's 5:11, 39 degrees on tv hill. a popular website offering deals for local hot spots and restaurants is now offering to bring the restaurant to you. we'll explain. >> i like that. and whether you're searching for deals or youtube videos online, we will now offer the chance to track your activity. >> and we'll also get a check of your morning commute. a live view of the j.f.x. near ruxton road, we'll update this. . sometimes she lets us

hundreds of people turned out on the campus of morgan state university in solidarity for slain florida teen, trayvon martin. many students dressed in hooded sweatshirts, like that worn of martin when he was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch patrolman last month. last knit's rally was the latest in a nationwide series of protests calling for justice. >> and all of you are proud students of morgan, and that's why i'm here to send a message that we are not suspicious. >> and one month later, police have yet to decide if they'll file charges against george zimmerman. he's the patrolman who claimed self-defense when he shot and killed martin. >> a toddler is recovering at johns hopkins children's center after being struck by an unmarked city police car. sky team 11 was over the scene around 3:00 thursday afternoon near the intersection of south highland avenue and leverton avenue in highlandtown. police say it appears the child ran into the street between two cars and was then hit by the police car. the child's injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. in east baltimore, fire i

san jose with a 38-mile-per- hour wind gusts at the state university. and morgan hill with 27.visory remains in effect until midnight tonight for just about the entire bay area as the winds continue to gust up to 50 but then the second part of this system rolls into the bay area. the winds dialed back and then the cooler air mass shoots in dropping our numbers down to 30 degrees in napa, 31 in santa rosa, also below freezing in throughout the tri-valley. mid-30s common across the santa clara valley and 35 degrees in redwood city. a cold night on tap. make sure you get out that extra blanket. so we'll obviously start off on crossing over our wednesday with less wind during the day, sunny and warmer conditions, unsettled weather this weekend all the way through next week. we are going out on a limb here saying expect rain tuesday and thursday of next week. then there's more. from friday all the way through the weekend until next tuesday, march 20, so is it a miracle march? right now looks like it is certainly going to go out like a lion and bring it on. we need it. san francisco

morgan state made it to the tournament. the national exposure helped the university. >> we did see a number of increase in business to the website. people wanted to fill out applications. >> time will only tell how little benefit from this game but the tournament at had brought students and alumni together for fellowship and fun. we are expecting them to come back after halftime. we will have an update in sports. we are live on loyola campus tonight. >> this is is in striking distance. our own coverage has courtside seats to the game. you can review all of the reports and pictures. >> the blame game in washington, president obama is defending himself when it comes to high gas prices. coming up, his message to critics have blamed him for the pain at the pump. >> the storms continued to show off on a steep doppler. >> 54 deg >> defense secretary has leon panetta sat down with afghan president hamid karzai look -- hamid karzai. officials with the u.s. believe that the request to have u.s. forces leave is an attempt to calm citizens. u.s. troops will continue to patrol until 2014. high gas prices have become a talking point in the 2

morgan hill. the search effort is scheduled to continue through sunday. >>> sacramento state university students held pasta dinner to support reward for any information leading to sierra's safe return. her sister is a student. >> hard not knowing, is she okay? is she getting water, being fed? for me, that's what i think about, her safety. >> sierra's family has set up a fund for a reward at chase bank. >>> two in custody, a third in the hospital with gunshot wounds after a federal agent shot the man during an undercover operation. police recovered two guns outside a restaurant in richmond yesterday a agent of the bureau alcohol tobacco and firearms had attempted to buy illegal firearms the suspects had no intention of delivering the goods. instead they pulled a gun on the agent and tried to take his cash. >> the suspects posed a definite threat to the agent. the agent called for his cover team. and the team came in and shots were fired. >> i started running to the back of the restaurant for more cover, more protection. next thing police are coming in and the guy on the ground is shot. >> that was at

universities will hold vigils remembering trayvon martin. and cmu will take part as students from alabama. the vigils planned for later tonight. >>> and closer to home, students at morgan state joined the demonstrations across the u.s. at an event. they wore orange xs. they wanted to make sure and make a statement to the nation that it is time for stereotyping to stop. >>> in other news the investigation into the death of a toddler hit by a car. all this in baltimore t happened on the corner of highland avenue. the 2 year old was rushed to the hospital with none life threatening injuries. >>> and snow white and sleeping beauty, fairy tales are a part of being a kid. where you can take the little ones to experience a fairy tale life here. where. >>> and video of a tornado in a bus. why some are calling themselves lucky. look at this. we'll look in a bit. this is what is new across the state. we're good morning maryland. today in new york a documentary will hit the screens, bullying. more about that when we continue in a moment. >>> this this evening as low pressure system works across the area. for right now as you head out the door, we're not dealing with much. we don't have

morgan hill teenager missing 13 days. the disappearance of 15-year-old sierra lamar had volunteers focusing on local waterways yesterday. the search effort is scheduled to continue through sunday. at sacramento state universityraiser last night to post a reward for sierra's safe return. her sister is a student. >> is she okay? is she getting water, being fed? for me that's way think about. her safety. >> sierra's family has set up a fund for a reward at the chase bank. >>> time for a look at weather and traffic. a couple of calm days ahead. >> that's right so you can put your umbrellas away for today. >>> you are right, a nice afternoon starting out cloudy, temperatures in the mid 40s in concord by the delta fairfield, 51 in san francisco, 54 half moon bay. we have quite a bit of fog from the central coast, salinas, watsonville half mile to a quarter mile visibility in spots be careful you may run into drizzle and mist. partly cloudy, mild today and tomorrow, mid, upper 60s perhaps a 70° reading. a chance of showers into the north bay tomorrow and then we are looking at a windy, rainy, raw saturday morning with generous rain here and winter storm watch already in the sierra nevada, starting out with high sno

morgan hill teenager. we will have the very latest. police are looking for a man who tried to abduct a 13 year olds, twice in one week. and more enrollment restrictions for cal state university it means for prospective students. >>james: this is our bay bridge approach camera with cloud coverage to the east. all in all, it is not bad. here is what we have seen as far as actual rainfall. so far, the radar is not picking up that much. temperatures in the 30'50. those breaks of sunshine will even increase to low 60s. tonight, with showers on/off for the rest of today. as i mentioned, it is a mild start. with upper 40's, low 50's bay- area wide. a look at your 7 day around the bay >>george: coming george good morning not many hot spots right now. west grand ave. a 18-20 minutes. the san mateo bridge is also decent with no fault or wind advisories. the golden gate is also showing an easy drive. the new car pool lane with express lanes opening up today in milpitas. jackie has been giving us live updates, we will keep you updated. >>mark: this search continues for this missing teenager. it has been five days since anybody has seen sierra lamar. she left her home in the early mornin