for more on that we send it out to marty once again this winter enjoying the outback. hello. >> hello, hey, just real quick i know that trees and flowers are blooming but for the first time we are seeing these little seasonal flies that trout fishermen at the gunpowder love to encounter and put on their hooks and make lures out of. i mean hundreds of them out here right now. they know the season has changed. as far as our weather, this beautiful lunch hour is going

we will send it out to a gorgeous outback with marty. >> it absolutely is.interesting, i was at the lacrosse games this weekend. i've got a sunburn. i am standing here right now and honestly i could use some protection on my face right now. it is this beautiful. it is that time of the year. we are approaching that start of spring. wednesday, thursday 75 and 74. chance of showers late friday. essentially, 70 both days. mid-sixties on sunday. we will throw it back inside. >> don't miss tonight's primetime cbs lineup are you unforgettable and stayed tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00. >> thanks for watching eyewitness news. >> jessica kartalija. >> have a great day, everybody. get ,, medicare. it doesn't cover everything. and what it doesn't cover can cost you some money. that's why you should consider an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan... insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. all medicare supplement insurance plans can help pay... some of what medicare doesn't, so you could save... thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses. call now fo

the deal is good for today only at participating outback locations. your latest round of words with friends may not have to end when the board a plane. the faa is going to look at rules banning electronics during taxi, take off, or landing. the agency will explore testing tablets and other gadgets and it will be a lengthy process. don't look for a change anytime soon. coming up, we talk live to the stars of the new nbc comedy, "bentz." >> i think blowing engines would be a good curse word. we will talk about your forecast but first, a live look outdoors with light winds of the east. >> i think you are onto something. we were going to answer your plant and gardening questions. >> spring officially began at 1:14 this morning but the weather pattern has been way ahead of the calendar. we have seen spring-like temperatures for the past week or so. that trend continues this afternoon. the doppler doesn't show any activity. it is dry as you head into virginia. but what the radar cannot pick up is a low cloud cover and drizzle. it's not out of the question y

for more on that we send it out to marty once again this winter enjoying the outback. hello. >> hello, hey, just real quick i know that trees and flowers are blooming but for the first time we are seeing these little seasonal flies that trout fishermen at the gunpowder love to encounter and put on their hooks and make lures out of. i mean hundreds of them out here right now. they know the season has changed. as far as our weather, this beautiful lunch hour is going to well start to change through the afternoon. we are going to see clouds dive into the area. there miss weather down to the lower left-hand-side of your tv screen that is moving our way. what you are seeing around charleston, columbia, pittsburgh, lifting north of the area. what is going to come up the 95 corridor and cruise through dc, baltimore and philly is forming toward bristol and atlanta later. we are going to have showers, bedtime through tomorrow. not steady heavy rain but showers. but what is coming up from the south, because weather is ultimately is where is the air come from, is going to rock yo

we have marty bass in the outback and meteorologist bernadette woods at first warning weather.afternoon bernadette woods. >> good afternoon don, good afternoon everybody. we will start with temperatures from this morning, this is what we saw around the region this morning. 31bwi marshal. 20s north and west of that. south of that, we stayed above freezing. this afternoon, we are recovering, up to 46 degrees. still 30s in the mountains. elsewhere in the 40s. compared to yesterday, we are anywhere from 10- 20 degrees cooler. starting to cool down a little bit in the mountains yesterday. the idea is cooler day than it has been lately. we are going to come close to the averages. the thing is like every coal snap we've had this season it's not going to last long. for more on that, here is marty outside in the sunny outback. >> reporter: good afternoon, let's take a look at the national temperature map. this shows you 9.5 hour drive away. there is warm air advancing towards the mid atlantic. the mid-60s kansas city. 63 minneapolis. 74 memphis. 70 atlanta. the winds going to turn aroun

that's the outback? and no, that's federal hill. >> so foggy we don't know what that is. >> welcome back. unseasonably warm temperatures are welcome for those ready to give their game on on the golf course. >> we go live to sharon joins us from fox hollow golf course. good morning. i see you have some company out there. >> we do. not too many people out in the foggy weather, but they have been seeing more golfers than usual because of the warm weather. because of that golf courses have been offering some specials. one of the things they are doing is a lunch in a bucket. for $10 you get a bucket of walls and a sandwich. this is chris hansen. good morning. >> good morning. we are running a little special. of $10 you get a lunch, a bucket of balls, editor and between the hours of all of and 1:00. , out here. it's a great deal. not only do we have that, we have a few other specials going on. you can go on our website. >> can we get some tips? give us a quick one. >> absolutely. i know it's not wintertime or

meteorologist, tim lliams, is enjoying it in the outback, bernadette woods is in the weather center. good afternoon, bern. >> good afternoon, first warning doppler, a weak disturbance in the area. because of that, a chance for a couple of showers lingering in to tomorrow. this is a not a huge event but a springtime or summertime pattern where it may pop up here or there. look at this, it is already 64 degrees outside. with the clouds this morning, and the coolest spots we are seeing are at 59 degrees. all right, we are surpassing our average for this time of year. for more on how this is going to play, we send it to tim. >> reporter: hello, we talked many times about how the sun makes a difference. even when it's just still out here like now, the sun came out from behind the clouds. ist warm out here. we expect to see the pattern continue through, that acoming in from the south and southwest, going to continue to usher in above average temperatures, we will stay in this range and warmer for the next few days despite the fact of spotty showers. winter is just running out of time. 114

outback steak house is gich giving away blooming onions today to help you bloom into spring. >>> coming up, injury threatens the tar heels tournament. a milestone night in chicago and the celtics hold off the hawks. plus, a battle royal from the opening face-off sparks the ranger's division-clinching victory. early morning headlines straight ahead. >> as far as the weather goes, flash flooding is a big story. your forecast is right around the corner. you're watching early today. ♪ [ woman ] i was ready for my trip, but my smile wasn't. [ female announcer ] new crest 3d white intensive professional effects whitestrips. it goes below the enamel surface to whiten as well as a five-hundred dollar professional treatment for a transformation that's hard to believe. ♪ wow, that's you? [ female announcer ] new intensive professional effects whitestrips. and try 3d white toothpaste and rinse. from crest. life opens up when you do. >> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, the nfl's most coveted agent ever, peyton manning, will be making his new home in the mile

first, here's bernadette in the outback. >> it is beautiful out here this evening. take a look at this forecast for tomorrow. not too shabby. we start out the day in the 50s. and as we head through the afternoon, dry conditions in the mid-70s. a lot of sunshine out there. and tomorrow evening, we're still pretty warm. here's the rest of the five-day with bob. >> just amazing weather continues. there is a chance, finally, we could use some ofing in shower activity friday into saturday. 75. tomorrow, and thursday, just beautiful. 70. 60s, looks like maybe on saturday. and about the mid-60 with sunny to partly sunny skies on the second half of the weekend. way above normal continues. denise? >> thank you, bob. >>> deon warwick speaks about the death of her cousin, whitney houston. mark steines has more from hollywood. >>> coming up tonight. deon warwick speaks to e.t. about the death of her cousin, whitney houston. >> people love to talk about singers they don't know. i always saw whitney. let them run their mouths. >> reporter: still grieving over whitney's death. deo

tim williams in the outback, with a look at the wind and what we have on tap for tomorrow. tim? >> reporter: well, definitely a windy evening still coming off a very windy and gusty day. but the winds are coming in from the southwest, which means we're only getting more of the same. more warm air blowing across the region. 16-mile-per-hour winds now. they have been gusting as high as about 30 to 38 miles per hour through the afternoon. currently, 28-mile-per-hour gusts at the airport. 30 down near d.c.'s reagan international. and 33 towards oakland. we have been watching these winds coming through just ahead of the front that is going to push through late this evening. that's the same front that is going to bring us the rain. tomorrow, we start a bit of a cooldown that takes us on into the weekend. bob has details coming up in your complete updated first warning forecast. >> in just a few weeks, the international spotlight will turn to a small maryland town. that's buzz president obama decided to move the g-8 summit. as weijia jiang explains, the people are talking about what co

for more on that, we sent out to marty who is enjoying a beautiful day in the outback. >> standing out here continue to will winter away. that afternoon. let's look at first morning doppler weather radar. look over lake superior north of minneapolis. that's the leading edge of a cold front that comes in and brings us some showers on friday. take a look at this. between now and then, even milder in your neighborhood tomorrow. how much soap? meteorologist bernadette woods will have those details coming up shortly. >> all right. thank you, marty. punishment handed down for the councilwoman caught driving more than 100 miles per hour on the capital beltway. police increased the find to $500. she was also cited for reckless driving. the officer who stopped her going in excess of 100 miles per hour let her go with only a ticket for an improper lane change. >>> still to come a wjz eyewitness news at noon, out-of-control huge wildfires sweeping through missouri. why fire crews say they are running out of options. >>> a norwegian man indicted for the worst killing spree. prosecutors say he will

so bernadette woods in the outback with a look again at these crazy temperatures. bernadette? >> we just continue to look at these facts. because this is officially winter. usually, our colder -- coldest time of the year. look how mild it has been. look at all of those days in the 50s. even 19 days in the 60s. and it has been a year of extreme cold. take a look at this graphic here. zero days where we stayed in the 20s for our high. that is very rare. whereas contrasting that, we now have four days with highs in the 70s. and even hitting 80 degrees yesterday. and looks like we're going to add to those last two columns. over the next two days, these final official days of winter. we'll have your forecast coming up. now, back inside. >> thanks, bern. >>> it's a trend across the country. all-electronic toll booth. and it could happen in maryland next. andrea fujii is there and explains not everyone is happy with the possible change. hi, andrea. >> hi, kai. if the maryland transportation authority has its way, all of these toll booths will soon become history. but it's far from a

outback steak house is gich giving away blooming onions today to help you bloom into spring. >>> coming up, injury threatens the tar heels tournament. a milestone night in chicago and the celtics hold off the hawks. plus, a battle royal from the opening face-off sparks the ranger's division-clinching victory. early morning headlines straight ahead. >> as far as the weather goes, flash flooding is a big story. your forecast is right around the corner. you're watching early today. >> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, the nfl's most coveted agent ever, peyton manning, will be making his new home in the mile high city. >> good morning, peyton manning is back on the horse. the former colt's quarterback has told his agents to negotiate a deal with the denver broncos. the move marks the end of teebow mania. they're expected to trade tim teebow once the final deal is finalized. >>> kendall marshal broke a small bone in his wrist sunday and the tar heel haves not completely ruled him out from playing against ohio on friday. now, chicago, where the bulls si

ve the outback and skiing this is paradise. >>> nick, at first glance this video we found on live leakrove his car on the train tracks. never a good idea. as the car gets closer and closer, this is no dummy at all. ♪ >> i don't know how he did it, but this guy has this old vintage car riding the rails. did he somehow take wheels from a train and install them on his vintage powder blue car? >> i've never seen anything like it. sometimes what you'll see is train utility cars will have like these little drop down wheels that fit into the rails and they can turn their pick-up truck into something that will drive on the rails. i've never seen a car that looks like he's riding on 20 inch dubs. >> right. >> cruising down the rails. >> i just hope that a train wasn't coming in the opposite direction because then this pretty sweet car would be -- >> from one video we're not quite sure what's going on to another video i haven't figured out. might be in russia and it looks like a guy has altered a dirt bike body with quad wheels in the back and then skis in the front of this thing. >> eeshgs my g

outback steakhouse is giving away free blooming onions today to help you bloom into spring. >>> injury threatens the tar heels tournament a milestone night in chicago. >>> plus, a battle royale from the opening face-off sparks the victory over the devils. your "early morning sports headlines are ahead. >>> flash flood warnings are straight up. forecast right around the corner, you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." >>> in sports, the nfl's most coveted free agent ever, peyton manning, will make his new home in the mile high city. here's nbc's fred rogen. >> good morning. peyton manning is back on the horse. the former colts quarterback is negotiating a deal with the denver broncos. it's believed he'll sign for five years and nearly 95 million bucks. the move marks the end of tebow mania in denver. they're expected to trade him. >>> in college hoops, north carolina's title hopes took a hi hit had. marshall broke a bone in his wrist and underwent surgery. the tar heels have not completely ruled him out from playing against ohio f

they are stacked up outback, bound for storage. >> we have always had snow, an average of a fork or snow, always one big one, to get rid of merchandise. it was a down year. sales were really low. now we have to start recovering. maybe spring and summer will get us back into operation again. >> as hardware stores scramble to pull out but grills and flowers, cafes are doing a booming business. it seems like everyone wants to eat outside. >> people loving the weather. if we open at 7:30 a.m. and people sitting outside and we close late at night and people are sitting outside. >> it is great. we love it. i just put away my long underwear a few days ago. >> well this warm weather last? this is march, after rock. a false we spoke to say they are not so sure but they plan to enjoy it as much as they can. >> it was not a rough winter at all. so, we should not complain. we should just enjoy it. >> 150 degrees, that is what i am scared of. but it is awesome weather. >> now your insta-weather plus forecast with meteorologist john collins. >> have not heard too many complaints about this winter so f

woods but i am going to tell you what, overall you looking this you are going to like the extended outback, back inside. >> the good times are almost ready to roll at the new maryland live casino, the first 100 slot machines arrived this morning and will eventually house over 4000 slot machines and electronic table games. >> haggerstown is stepping up its efforts to crack down on speeders, this city's first speed camera is up and clicking away and police say more will be installed. a 30 day warning period is now in effect in haggerstown after that motorists caught driving more than 12 miles an hour above the speed limit will get a ticket in the mail. >> the loyola greyhounds are in pittsburgh today waiting on their opportunity to take on the buckeyes. the coach led the team to 24 wins but this biggest test is tomorrow night against ohio state. we want to invite you to try your hand at the bracket challenge. you can challenge barney, mark, stan, bob, bern, tim, mary, adam, don, and me, plus radio personalities from 105.7 the fan, find the link under quick links and wjz.com. you know i have

he took the rings, 100 in cash and outback card and drank asoda but left the can behind.the next night police think that same man tried to get into a neighbor's house a few doors down. in all, about 6 burglaries police say the man took cash, medication and jewelry. >> well, when i think about it, my stomach starts to shake. i would like to beat his hiney. i really would. >> >> reporter: now four of the burglaries happened on joppa road. people are -- police are asking people to keep their windows block but a it appears the burglar got through in an unlocked window. >>> it's today another presidential candidate that is going to be visiting our state. ron paul will be attending a town hall meeting at college park. it will take place at richey coliseum at 7:00. you must preregister to get in early and get a seat. newt gingrich was in annapolis yesterday and mitt romney was in arbutus last week in advance of maryland's primary which is april 3rd. >>> live pictures to show you. u.s. supreme court has a decision that could impact every american. the highest court is deciding th

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angela and her husband slept e took the rings, 1 hundred -- he took the rings, 100 dollars in cash a outback card and drank a soda and left the empty can behind. the same man tried to get into a neighbor's house a few doors down. in all, six burglaries have taken place. he took cash, medication and jewelry. >> when i think about it, my stomach starts shaking. i would like to beat his hiney. i really would. >> reporter: good sense of humor considering what she lost. four burglaries happened in the 5100 block of joppa road and the other a few miles away on ramble brook road and dana vista road. police are asking people to lock their windows because in all cases, the burglar appears to have gotten through and you locked window. linda so, abc2 news. >>> in towson police are look for a -- looking for a bank robber e passes a note demanding money hinting he is armed. he armed a wells fargo on fairmont in november and m and t bank on york road in january and he's not gone back to that wells fargo and robbed it again. >>> first it was mitt romney and then newt gingrich now ron paul. today gop presid

he took the rings and 100 dollars in cash and an outback card and drank a soda but left the empty can behind. last night they think the man tried to get into a neighbor's house a few doors down. >> the screen was broken into and then the other night we came home and the screen was pulled up the next morning. >> reporter: so far police are investigating four burglaries in the 5100 block of joppa road and two others a few miles away on ramble brook roads and dana vista. police are asking people to lock windows because in all the cases the burglar appears to have gotten through an unlocked window. linda so abc2 news. >>> baltimore county police are searching for bank robbery suspect. wears athletic clothes and passes notes and hints he is armed emrobbed a wells fargo and fairmont in towson in november. and an m and t bank on york road in january. he went back to the wells fargo earlier this month and robbed it again. >>> this morning we may learn more details about a police- involved shooting in west baltimore that left a man dead. officers were called to the house on west cold spring la

the burglar took the rings and $100 in cash and outback card and drank a soda but left the empty can behind. next night police think the same man tried to get into a neighbor's house. >> the screen is broken into. and then the other night, we came home and the screen was pulled up the next morning. >> reporter: so far police are investigating four burglaries in the 5100 block of joppa road and two others on ramble brook road and dana vista road. police are asking people to lock their windows because it appears he got through an unlocked window. linda so, abc2 news. >>> first it was mitt romney then now the newt now ron paul bringing the direct approach to mayor -- newt gingrich and now ron paul bringing the direct approach to maryland. it will take place at richey coliseum around 7. you must be preregistered and get in early if you want a seat. >>> the supreme court is hearing arguments over the health care law. so far, they have taken a look at a key provision of the law as the individual mandate. justices must decide if the plan is constitutional. sherrie johnson is here with what'

outback steakhouse is kicking off the start of spring by giving away free bloom and onions. to your server that you were there to bloom into spring and ask for the free onions. a new trend in gaming. women and mothers are turning to video games for some release. >> whenever the single mother has a spare minute, she is playing her favorite on-line game. >> when i have some down time, that is what i do it. >> she is not the only mother turning to a game console. >> mom's spend five hours a week playing games. these games are more casual like words with friends or drop 7. >> the key word is casual. >> moms are coming in for short periods. >> are waiting for the laundry to end or you're on the commute home. umping that engages your mind -- something that engages your mind. >> how bad is it? >> i do not think she plays more than i do. she plays more than i do. stop doing it and come cook dinner. >> she gives me the looked. >> she finds activities with her family away from the devices. averaged shipways three hours a week. >> i have my ipad gaming and i got a pedicure. >> you do b

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meteorologist bernadette woods outback. let's first check in with bob. >> hasn't been this cool until march 11th. that morning, we get to 31. this morning, we got to 31 degrees. right now, we're at 54 degrees. briefly this afternoon, we got up to 56. this is very close to average. normal high now is around 58 degrees. right now, 48 ocean city. but this morning, yeah, lots of freezing temperatures. 31 here. 29 in hagerstown. 25 in oakland. even freezing at the airport. ocean city. 29 in elkton. but we've got a warmup on the way. that's coming up tomorrow. how about how warm this month of march has been? bernadette has a look at the numbers. bernadette? >> we continue to make these graphics of how impressive it has been the past couple of months. and march has been the most impressive, as far as warmth goes. 65.1 degrees. that's our average high for the month. now, during that same stretch, the normal high is only 52.7 degrees. we are nearly 13 degrees above average. just absolutely incredible. and even though we started out

first day of spring outback steakhouse offering blooming onion free hoping to pull in extra businessargain conscious environment. live at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king. >>> thank you very much. >>> sheriff's office investigating third death on the sierra slopes in the past week. 20-year-old snowboarder died on a run at sugar bowl resort his friends say he didn't make it down they hiked back up and found him in a tree well this is the second death a child died when he fell off a lift chair earlier in the season. >>> three people are recovering after tick rescue. the lifeguard who saved them is being called a -- hero, two 12-year-olds got caught in a riptide. one made it back to shore the other didn't. his father and a woman went into the water to help. they got caught in the riptide. a lifeguard paddled out to help them. a coast guard helicopter was called in to get the group out of the water. >>> a story that seems to have everybody buzzing. moving ceremony to retire the jersey of former golden state warrior great chris mullin was overshadowed when fans went from cheerin

outback steakhouse is offering $10 off any two entrees. all you have to do is like the restaurant on facebook. you fill out a brief form, select your local restaurant and then you get your printable couponned e-mailed to you. if you're a local merchant with a deal for our viewers, i'd love to hear from you on facebook. a check of the news is next before you go. the best part of any great meal ? delicious gourmet gravy. and she agrees. with fancy feast gravy lovers, your cat can enjoy the delicious, satisfying taste of gourmet gravy every day. fancy feast. the best ingredient is love. >>> welcome back. 6:54. today is thursday, march 15. here's a check of the news before you go. the washington national cathedral says it is in a financial crisis. it's still trying to rebuild after last summer's earthquake and that could take a decade and cost $20 million. >>> vdot wants to make it easier for you to get an ez pass. it helps to begin selling the transponders in stars like target and wal-mart beginning july 1. they expect 500,000 more drivers to

. >> compared to the outback. it's nothing. i'm from kentucky. usually, we can get down, too.know. >> we fight sharks and crocodiles and all kinds of stuff. >> the movie is based on a and a half. first of a trilogy that spent four years and counting on the new york times best sellers list. >> lauren was a big fan of the book. >> it was incredible. like seeing everything in your mind. then seeing the big e, better real version of it. >> reporter: her character is nicknamed the girl on fire. and it's a box office as big as expected. she's only going to get hotter. in los angeles, bigat shaban, wjz eyewitness news. >> advanced ticket sales for the hungered games are strong. more than 2,000 showings are already sold out. >>> being in a wheelchair doesn't stop a woman from going on an extreme adventure in canada. watch as a group hoists her over the bridge for her first bungee jump. the 25-year-old took the plunge after winning an adventure contest, specializing in helping people with disabilities. the video of the jump has become a hit online. organizers say it has become complete

you can't take it out to outback stake house. >> 6:26.ool staff members in trouble for not reporting a alleged abuse. >> account make me hungry. students across the state moon to walk out of class. >> the story we're telling you about this morning is pushing into the east bay and south of the golden gate bridge. >> you drive through livermore, 580 starting to shift as far as the volume goes. i'll show you what else is changing. e >> reporter: big protest set for today at uc berkley and a university near you all over education cuts. i'll explain what's going on and why everyone is going to end up in sacramento. that story coming up. >> six school employees punished for what they allegedly did not do in redwood city. details coming up. >> reporter: starting this morning your ride to work in the hov lanes about to get more crowded. i'll have an explanation coming up live. >> we give you a live look outside, that's highway 101 in san rafael. traffic starting to flow out there. the weekend yes, is in reach. it is friday, thursday, march 1, "to

meteorologist tim williams is enjoying the great weather outside in the outback. but we'll begin inside with bob. >>> a few showers later tonight. not a whole lot with this. take a look at radar. most of us, passing to our north right now. i really don't expect a whole lot out of this. might see a little rain later this evening until maybe midnight or so. then it will be a nice day. it will be cooling down. look at these temperatures now. we're at 71 here. 58, ocean city. 55 in oakland. and locally, temperatures in the still very, very mild side. upper 60s to low 70s. cool spot, right on the bay there, rock hall at 60. now it's been a pretty breezy day, or windy day, bringing all of this warm air in. tim has a look at what we expect to have on your friday. >>> one thing we have is the direction they're coming. they're bringing in warmer air. and it's not really a wind chill, nothing like that that we're talking about. it's just been a delightful afternoon. winds have been substantial. 24-mile-per-hour winds in central maryland. they gust as high as 38 miles per ho

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bernadette, in the outback, enjoying this beautiful weather. with more on these beautiful temperatures we have been experiencing. bernadette? >> this really is just a top 10 day for everybody. but we are still officially in winter. and we are taking you through some of those numbers sinlsz we are officially in winter. this is our coldest time of the year. and during the stretchul the -- all the way back to december. we have 35 into 50. that's incredibly mild for that same stretch. now, the other thing, i want to show you, we have had a winter of extremes, but not cold. zero days. that's none. where we only topped out in the 20s. in contrast with that we we've had four times where we topped out. looks like the trend is going to continue for the remainder of winter. we'll have that forecast coming up. back inside. >> thank you, bernadette. >>> the way you pay your tolls on maryland highways and bridges could be undergoing a change. wjz is live at the tunnel. andrea fujii explains why traditional toll booths may soon be diss appearing. >> if the m

bernadette woods in the outback, with a look at the incredible lack of snow this year. bernadette? >> we've talked about record winters the past few years. but this year is the opposite. and it's still looking to be a record. take a look here. this is the last official day of winter. we're looking back at snowfall and the lack thereof. 1.8 inches is what we've officially gotten at bwi marshall for the season. you can see that's the third lowest all-time. and these records go back to the 1800s. lowest ever was in the 49, 50 season, with under an inch of snow. for some people got most of their snow in october before the season even got under way. this is starting to wind down as we look ahead with this forecast. and it gets even warmer. we'll have that shortly. back inside. >> thank you, bernadette and bob. excitement is building now in college park. in less than an hour, the u.s. women's basketball team takes on louisville in the ncaa tournament. sports director mark viv yango has more. -- viviano has more. >> some schools are just excited to get invited to the tournament. the maryl

bernadette woods in the beautiful outback with a look at the lack of snow numbers this year. bernadette? >> that's right. we haven't talked about this as much because it hasn't happened much this year. but since it's the last day of winter, we wanted to bring up this graphic for you here. officially, for the season so far, we've had 1.8 inches of snow. and that is measured at bwi marshall. and i can barely remember that here in the city. and the thing is, as far as all- time, and these record goes back to the 1800s, that's the third lowest amount of snow ever in a season. now, we really don't expect any in this forecast. so looks like that's going to hold up. in fact, our temperatures are going up later this week. we'll have that forecast coming up. back inside. >> sounds good, bernadette. thank you. >>> college basketball's march madness continues with women's night, as the maryland women continue their quest for a national championship. sports director mark viviano has the latest on the terps and their challengers. >>> some schools are happy to get invited to the tournament

helped scientists gather information about nuclear tests conducted by the british in the australian outback them being stopped late one night and questioned by authorities, one of whom said: >> "look, lady, you're out at 2:00 a.m. in the morning with this child. it could be suggested you're an unfit mother. i suggest you stay out of politics." and which she did for the next ten years in order to make sure nothing happened to me. so that's a very early abuse of power and of secrecy that i saw in my life. >> his was an unconventional and sometimes tumultuous childhood. he was frequently uprooted and moved around the countryside and attended 37 different schools. so you've always been a little bit of an outsider. >> i've certainly--when i was a child, going from one school to another, you are the outsider, to begin with. and you have to find your way in. but in most of the places where i stayed for long enough, i did find my way in. >> one of the first places assange found his way into was populated by teenagers and computers. and he knew how to program them before most people had them. you go

she kept saying make an appointment and outback you, but discontinued not to happen to the part where it became embarrassing to keep telling her about. i decided to try. i knew that he often works late with his graduate assistant in his office after nearly everyone else left. i suspect that in the evening the phone that would normally destroy in her office would ring in his office. so i give that to try. sure enough, the graduate assistant answered and he was right there with stephen hawking i told him why wanted. he said, well, and get back to you. i thought, well, i guess this the end of that. about two minutes later he found back. he said, well, steven would be happy to help you if you want to come in tomorrow at 530. so this was quite interesting. one thing, we are just getting over the flu at that time. i was afraid of taking in terms. i went quickly to the doctor the next morning to make sure would be taking any germs to stephen hawking. also, i do remember, was talking like that. i think i sounded like jackie kennedy. the anyway, there was, 530 the next day. a dark night alread

you should know one of restaurants supporting the move is outback steakhouse and you should know the, bain capital. you should know lower wages for workers likely mean more money in the pockets of the execs. the house of representatives of will not be voting on a highway bill next week. the bill is usually a relatively bipartisan piece of legislation. the result of a fair amount of horse trading. it has been turned, as everything has, into a partisan -- this year as the house proposed among other things provision approving the keystone excel pipeline. you should know ray lahood who used to serve in the house called the gop version of the bill the most partisan ever and the worst bill in decades. you should know that pat forward for a full five-year re-authorization of legislation that pays for roads and transportation infrastructure is sucked down into the void of republican destruction. total of 224 delegates at stake on tuesday. the tally is up to remain remarkably maddeningly opaque and as many states have not yet had the conventions necessary to award delegates. rules guiding the

young man, i carried me pack and lived the free life of the rover from the green basin to the dusty outbacken in 1915, my country said, son, it's time to start rambling, there's work to be done and they gave me a tin hat and day gave me a gun and they sent me away to the war and the band played waltzing matilda, as our ship pulled away from the key amidst all the cheers, the flag waved, we sailed off to galipoly how well i remember that terrible day, the bloodstains, the sand and the water and how in the hell they called the bay, we were butchered like lambs to the slaughter and when i awoke in my hospital bed, i saw what it had done and i wished i were dead never knew there were worse things than dying and the band played waltzing matilda around the green bush far and near to hunt pigs, a man needs both legs to more waltzing matilda for me they collected the wounded, the legless, the maimed, the poor wounded heroes of suvla the legless, the armless, the blind, the insane and shipped us all back to australia and as our ship pulled in, i looked at down where my legs used to be and thank chri

completely different subject but sort of related, last week bain backed kangaroo holdings which owns outback steakhouse said it's thinking of going public. selling out of dunkin', looks like bain is losing its appetite for restaurants. >> in your piece here's my beef with that. >> go ahead. >> number one, you said it's expected to be better than expected. you can't expect to be better than expected. >> my writing was off a little there. >> okay. number two, you said it yourself. private equities entire goal is the exit, is your beef then sort of the repeatty of which they're exiting? the stock has had a good run. what's wrong with that when you've had a nice run? what's your problem with people monetizing their investment? >> no problem whatsoever. but when i see a company being sold on a basis of great growth forward, there are private equity guys that stay in and go forward because they can get out at a higher price down the road. just something to pay attention to. >> they're not selling everything. so they can still get some -- >> they're selling pretty quickly. what i want to see in fou

because the outback steakhouse giving away the national fruit of australia, the blooming onion.lian -- all right. thank you for watching "street