this is part of that care. >> we continue to monitor developments in pittsburgh. we'll bring you any updates as soon as we get them. >>> deaths and destruction. president obama and leaders around the world call on syria's president to stop deadly attacks. one of bashar assad's top men says he's loyal no more. >> reporter: a new wave of deadly crackdowns, targeting rebels. the fighting has left at least 7500 dead. the conflict began nearly a year ago. world leaders, include president obama, are calling on syrian president bashar assad to stop the attacks and step down. so far, assad's top officials have remained loyal to him. but a high-ranking member of his government posted a video to you tube, announcing that he's defecting. deputy oil minister abdoe husomudean said, i do not want to end my life, serving this regime. >> reporter: pentagon officials told lawmakers, they are considering a range of options to stop the bloodshed. everything from arming the rebels to the possibility of military action. >> reporter: the head of the foreign relations committee, senator

everybody who loves pittsburgh says the same thing, what a great place it is. >> it was in pittsburgh5 years ago today that state knocked off south carolina. they're a 15 seed playing ohio state in pittsburgh tomorrow night. >>> our final pittsburgh reference of the night. the orioles played the pirates. j.j. had two hits for the o's and his first home run for the spring but the o's lose 11-5. opening day just about three weeks away. weeks away. they could play tomorrow here ,, 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. 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 famil

those lucky students are on their way to pittsburgh. there will be able to see the game tonight. >> on campus today, many loyola university students were enjoying the great weather and getting ready for tonight's big game. >> one of the biggest events in a long time. it is going to be hard tonight, but no matter what, we have faith in the team. >> maybe we can pull off an upset. >> the greyhound said that a great season, they are still a huge underdogs in tonight's match up with a high estate. anything is -- ohio state. >> but anything is possible. >> it is one of the great events. >> loyal fans think that way, too. >> they are the underdogs, but they are doing really good this season. >> if they played defense, they might have a chance. >> shortly after 3:00, three buses showed up that will carry 150 students to pittsburgh for tonight's game. even this tall fellow is going. >> this is steve. >> biggest loyola fan. >> since 1994. this is a good experience for us. >> once in a lifetime for us. >> for the students you are going to the gam

we will have a lot of pittsburgh fans there s unless they find out i am from ravens land. >> reporter this group adopted a ravens mentality, tough on defense with the baltimore core that includes rj williams from st. francis, dillon from cardinal gibbons and jordan from city college all home grown, and happy to bring hometown pride to the national stage. >> we are excited you know, a lot of teams don't get to go to ncaa going this year is important for us the city and school and everybody around us. >> reporter: others onboard include rodney elliot former dunbar star maryland turp and hounds are feeling the love all the way from orioles spring training. >> i am adam jones, i want to wish the loyola greyhounds, great opportunity ncaa tournament, unleash the hounds. >> reporter: and orioles know what it is like to be an under dog i just spoke with the coach he is taking a dinner break right now he said all this added attention the great for the student body and for his players, taking a break because they are going to practice again here tonight at 10:00 p.m. why 10:00 p.m.? that is the

pete gilbert has more from courtside in pittsburgh. >> the first impression it need no second chance at the n.c.a.a. tournament. >> you want to embrace everything and enjoy it. >> he enjoys tremendous history, but only as an assistant coach. >> it is sinking in. >> the dream season continues through thursday night. 24 wins. the coach of the year obviously knows his business on the court. >> this is a great opportunity, not just for the basketball program, but for the institution. >> 184 baltimore, pulls a monster of said in pittsburgh. why does that sound so familiar? >> i am not condoning any last- minute changes to your bracket. ohio state is probably going to when. but almost anything can happen. >> still waiting for that first cup said. -- upset. that is colorado's state. jackson with a 3. 58-41. six finals so far today, and no surprises yet. a pleasant surprise for the orioles today. stick around. we're back with your seven-day forecast. >> the irs announced a new initiative that will be helping taxpayers. details on the penalty relief. this is >> and another day closer to spran

as pittsburgh was, rhode island is in a period of transition. i believe there is tremendous opportunity for our state to grow our economy in the knowledge district, with the "meds and eds" leading the way. we must have the wisdom and foresight to make good decisions regarding our hospitals and our educational institutions. if we do, working with the energetic, talented, and smart mayor taveras, we can have the best of times in our capital city, with good, high-paying jobs for rhode islanders. [applause] we are fortunate to have other strong leaders in our state. lieutenant governor roberts has made rhode island a national leader in health care reform. we are the only state to have received level ii federal funding to help with our health benefits exchange. this $58 million will not only generate substantial activity in the rhode island economy, it also helps us establish a marketplace for families and small businesses to buy high- quality, affordable health insurance. [applause] it is tragic that central falls fell into bankruptcy, but justice r

person and shot several others at a pittsburgh clinic yesterday. authorities believe 30-year-old john shick is the shooter. they are trying to digest what happened. >> we saw all the action, police cars, people being pulled out on gurneys, the s.w.a.t. team. we put the news on and heard there was a shooting. >> reporter: police say it's too early to tell what led to the shooting but it was a puring pittsburgh police officer who shot and killed shick. >>> hundreds of videos have been popping up on line of people taking the cinnamon challenge. you take a tease spoon of it downtown having anything to drink but this trick could be a health risk. >> it was mary poppins who said -- >> a spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down. >> reporter: it's the viral dare that calls for swallowing cinnamon without drinkingian thing for 60 seconds. there are hundreds of these videos online from youtube to facebook, even sites connected to the challenge. it wasn't so long ago we saw nba players in this spice game, but while it may seem to be all fun, there are s

coach and his loyola greyhounds face ohio state in pittsburgh. they know they are not expected to beat the big boys from the big 10 conference. >> nine out of ten times we will lose this game but we have a chance they are a little tired coming off the big 10 thing my wife is in good spirits we will have a lot of pittsburgh fans there, and once they find out i am from ravens land. >> reporter: this group has adopted a ravens mentality, tough on defense, with a baltimore core that the includes williams from rj francis, all home grown happy to bring hometown pride to the national stage. >> you know a lot of people don't get to go, considering the school and everybody around is our fans. >> reporter: others onboard rodney elliot the former dunbar star in maryland turf the hounds are feeling the love all the way from orioles spring training. >> i am adam jones baltimore orioles i want to wish the greyhounds a great opportunity ncaa tournament unleash the hounds, [ barking ] >>> did and brian roberts -- dick and brian roberts, joined jones and sent vid

a 20-year-old pittsburgh man, police tell me they do know each other. this is not a random act and charges are pending. police are out here on the scene. it happened at 9:00 last night. that is about as much as we can tell you. this is an open investigation and there are crime scene units on the premises. we will stay on top and bring you the latest as it develops. >>> it is a day of action statewide as they protest budget cuts and called for education funding to be restored. it is followed by a noontime rally in march. similar demonstrations are planned acs u campuses and even -- at csu campuses. it is all to kickoff the rally in sacramento which organizers are calling occupy capital. they have approved 485 notices for teachers administrators and other staff but they voted to spare 70 teachers at 14 under performing schools. now the teacher's union is criticizing the move and they are bracing for what could be more than an $80 million loss over the next two years. >>> they sparked a lockdown, nobody was found despite an exhaustive search. maria saw a m

. >>> police are now investigating a deadly stabbing in pittsburgh.tvu channel 2 morning news' paul chambers is there with information about both the victim and the suspect, paul? >> reporter: once again this is a story you will see only on 2. they have been here for about eight hours. we are not showing you the house right now because police -- police have yet to notify the victim's family but here is what we do know, last night officers responded to a 911 call and they found a young girl who had been stabbed. they tried to revive her but were unsuccessful. the 20-year-old pittsburgh resident, officers picked him up a few blocks away and the two knew each other and this is not a random act of violence, no other suspects and charges are still pending. coroner's van left about a half hour ago. if we find more details about this information, we will bring that to you, live in pittsburgh, paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> lorraine blanco joins us with the demonstration they are planning this morning. >>reporter: they will be here starting a

on the ice for all five pittsburgh goals. including that one from pascal dupuis. they have won ten in a row, the penguins. >>> thunder and the nuggets in the nba. the mile-high city. kevin durant. the steal. the score. he had 20 points. counts, and the foul. the nuggets trying to fight back. danilo gallinari, missed quite a bit of time this year with the injury. denver, 6-2 since the all-star break, down three. too much from k.d. wow, one more look. that's why he's the nba's back-to-back scoring champion. thunder now up nine. durant. more work. russell westbrook. part of the dynamic duo in oklahoma city. he had 23. thunder roll to an easy win, beating the nuggets, four straight times. >>> that is your espn news update. i'm zubin mehenti. have a great weekend. >>> are you going to be watching any college basketball games? >> i will. i went 12-4 in my first day. i plan to dominate over the weekend. i'm going 16-0 in my bracket today. >> don't get cocky. >> pride cometh before the fall. >> it gets easy at first and then more and more difficult. a nice first day. >>>

. >> and they now know they will face pittsburgh tomorrow at 2:30. pittsburgh beat st.ohns today 73-59 in the first round. the hoyas had secured a first round bye so they get pittsburgh tomorrow. should be a good game. >> they are being considered the sleeper of the big east tournament. >> good stuff. >> could win it all. >> they could. all right, that's it for us. the cbs evening news is next. >> and derek is back at 7:00 with our area's only local newscast. don't forget to join andrea, mike, howard, and monica tomorrow morning every weekday morning starting at 4:25 a.m. >> and as always, wusa9.com is always on. have a great night, everybody.

pittsburgh's mayor would not confirm that they shot and killed by guns, but he said police did shoot back. >> is difficult to say what kind killed the two deceased but the police did not courageously. >> fbi and swat teams won the area after the meeting. other nearby buildings including two high schools were also cleared. >> is just too close to home. >> bonaire credits the police chief with the crews cheap response. >> republican presidential candidate rick santorum is gaining on front runner mitt romney in upcoming primaries including here in california. he's still the favorite among likely republican voters but santorum is now just six points behind, jumping 18-point december. but for now the gop spotlight is on the deep south. alabama and mississippi hold their primaries on tuesday. the strongly conservative states could be the last chance for that from his rival to halt his moment. >> you have an opportunity and mississippi to narrow this race today conservative versus the insider moderate. >> despite his growing delegate lead romney has not done well with southerners, evangelic

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were placed on lockdown during a shooting rampage in pittsburgh yesterday. a gunman entered the university of pittsburgh psychiatric clinic yesterday, killed one person, d another. m james madisonro school robotic steam happened to be on campus taking part in a competition. >> it is very frightening. i cannot imagine being in that situation. >> the gunman was shot and killed by campus police. a swat team swarm to the area for a possible second shooter. team was blocked in event center about hours. students are doing fine. >> if you see police presence in today don't be alarmed. there's a law enforcement training exercise taking place from 9:00 this morning until 4:00 this afternoon. the park is at the corner of wilson boulevard and oakland street. >> 46 degrees in rockville. >> still to come, of the blame continues in the presidential race. what republican candidate mitt romney says president obama is partly prices. for high gas says president obama is partly prices. for high gas >> what brought some says president obama is partly prices. for high gas >> wha

this is the pittsburgh area. there has been a mass shooting at a hospital in pittsburgh. according to one of our affiliates, as many as seven people may have been hit. reportedly at least one person is dead. this is at the western psychiatric institute and clinic. we're making phone calls. we're trying to get information. as soon as we get any more details here on this potentially fatal hospital shooting in the pittsburgh area, we'll bring them to you live right here on cnn. >>> i do want to talk about a couple other stories at the top of the hour here. a rare show of bipartisanship on capitol hill. also a newly released unemployment number and a syrian defector talks about the blood shed back home. want to begin with kate bolduan on capitol hill where the house we know has just pass this had jobs act to help the startups and small businesses. so specifically, what does this do going forward? >> this is a combination of about the six measures, brooke. it's a package of six measures that some of which have actually passed in the house before. but this package you summed up

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one-inch hail south of pittsburgh earlier today. this line continues to move toward the south and the east, almost to jpmorgan and parkers -- morgantown and parkersburg now, a little lightning popping into southeastern ohio as well. this is what we want to watch. want to talk about the dewpoints, how much moisture is in the air. look at the numbers. the numbers in the 30s, air is relatively dry. and now some 50-degree dewpoints, we're starting to see a little low level moisture, but we're going to see how much of that we can get to feed into that line of storms because the higher the dewpoints, well, the stronger those storms could be. temperatures already 72 in winchester. cumberland with the downslope, 77 degrees. but we're sitting in the mid- 60s. some spots obviously will get close to the 80-degree mark. in d.c. about 75 or so. you're looking at some high cloudiness out there, so some hazy sunshine on our michael and son weather camera with 64 degrees. dewpoints up to 40. this thing was in the teens yesterday morning, so it's cl

two people are dead after a gunman opens fire at the university of pittsburgh. >> this has never happened in our school and in this area. >> this has never happened in our school and in this area. i'm just like so worried. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, march 9, 2012. well, good morning everybody. thanks for joining us on this friday. i'm betty nguyen. we begin with a debate over how to handle iran's nuclear ambitions. in washington this week, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu was urged by the obama administration to hold off on any military action. netanyahu said yesterday he has no plans to attack iran in the coming days or weeks. the former head of israel's intelligence service meir dagan thinks that's a good idea. he told "60 minutes" correspondent lesley stahl that military action before all diplomatic actions are exhausted would be foolhardy. >> you have said publicly that bombing iran now is the stupidist idea you've ever heard. that's a direct quote. >> an attack on iran before you exploring all other approaches is not the right way

this all went down at a clinic at the university of pittsburgh. campus and pittsburgh city police responded quickly to the crisis. and by doing so, no doubt saved some lives. >>> well, it is off to the slammer tomorrow for lesli johnson, the former prince george's county council woman scheduled to start serving her sentence in west virginia. and that's the same facility where martha stewart was jailed. she will spend one year and one day for obstructing into her husband's corruption scheme. he started serving his seven year sentence last month in north carolina. >>> and the former superintendent of the west virginia coal mine where an explosion killed 29 men will soon plead guilty to conspiracy charges. they are reporting tonight that federal prosecutors have requested a plea hearing for gary may. may has reached a plea deal in which he would admit to conspiring to safety laws and in return he'll help prosecutors in the investigation. he is the highest ranking employee to face charges. >>> folks in maryland, get ready. you could soon be paying mor

only the pittsburgh pirates have suffered longer. but for these orioles, the past cannot be part of the preparation for 2012. they're looking ahead, with a positive perspective. >> with the new year, anything can happen. and it's not good to live on the negative stuff. you've got to kind of look at the future. and hopefully we can put really good winning season together. and kind of end all of that negative talk. >> i think we've got a good group of guys. and all it takes is a couple of people to overachieve. and we're there.

loyola getting ready in pittsburgh. jimmy patsos well aware the bigger buckeyes are one of the better teams in the country. >> we got to get the game going north and south. they want the game to go east and west. they like to grind it. we got to press and make them play our style. we're not afraid to press them. the kentucky game really prepared us for this. we're playing against a little better athletes than us, but that's ok. >> game time tonight at 9:40.

still another half-hour. >> a gunman opened fire inside a pittsburgh hospital. the connection to a high school in fairfax county. >> a gun fire exchanged between montgomery county police and a silver spring man this morning. a live report coming up. >> and we have lingering rainfall this morning. cooler t [ female announcer ] with xfinity you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework ♪ [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪ ♪ ♪ le, let's get started. pete, did you forget yours? me pete, me use pen! (laughter) sorry i'm late, i was in the 16th century looking for pete's pen. (laughter) guys, guys. take i it easyok? pete's mom is videochattinme and she wants her pen back! ok, alright, well. i just got one. so... yeah, you've got a little... yep, i can feel the wet pat

and tonight, pittsburgh and sydney crosby helping the caps call the buffalo.crosby scores. a goal and three assists tonight. 2-1 pittsburgh. crosby at it again. back hand pass. gets messy after that. but, it gets in the net. past miller and the penguins hang on to beat buffalo 0-3. caps back in the play offs for now. >> a little mls action for you. let's head over to rfk stadium. no score, first half. united on the run. sap chez not done yet. look at this cross. beautiful header right in the net. his first two goals of the year matching a season total for all of last season. united wins 4-1 and host seattle next saturday. >> he can elevate you know that? >> he[ male announcer ]now that? this was how my day began. got my bearings. ♪ a little bird told me about a band. ♪ an old man shared some fish stories. ♪ ooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but i still got to see her. we talked for hours. ♪ everyone else buzzed about the band. music, stories, adventures, memories. ♪ ...all at my fingertips. ♪ there's a wireless mind inside all of us. ♪ so, where to next? ♪ >>

. ♪ questions and to yesterday's psychiatrica hospital in pittsburgh. one person was killed.en others wounded before killed.hot and of high school students were locked down. e not hurt. t is very frightening. i cannot imagine being put in this situation. of aey were in the center police shootout. >> it is frightening to think are in that kind of position. >> it is the robotics team on the university pittsburgh campus. one.unmen stormed the she said she cannot imagine what going through classmates' mine. know what i would be about.g >> the rampage lasted only 20 minutes inning with 12 dead and others wounded. they swarmed the area looking a possible second shooter. been locked for two hours. >> this is a tragic day. is is a sad and senseless stay. thesympathy goes out to victims. of their fellow were heading home safe and sound. >> two men charged with a death will have a bond review hearing today. he was killed wednesday after on superiorme street. a militaryed during style game. christopher edwards and andrew h recklessed wit endangerment. s also charged a second degree murd

eventually it will slide into areas near pittsburgh. just carry the umbrella.ou may need it briefly. today's forecast, another banner day from denver to the east coast. the exception, a little chilly up along the coast in new england. that's a look at your national forecast. now here is a look at the weather outside your window. chance of showers and storms today. for the most part, though, typical popup storms late in the day. even d.c. and baltimore. about 20% chance of your storms. most of the day will be sunny and nice. keep it coming. >> i'll take it. bill, thanks so much >> also coming up, financials fly, apple cruises higher, and finding a roommate just as if you were finding a date. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, lindsay lohan accused of a late night driving incident once again she's denying it. >>> coming up, a win/lose situation for the tphaous, and the president fills out his bracket. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headl

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pittsburgh, 80. that's how warm we expect to get here tomorrow. so extremely warm temperatures expected, at least tomorrow before things begin to cool things down. and a good chance we'll get some rain finally here. but just in time for the weekend. vic? >> okay, bob. thank you. >>> a tax hike is coming to maryland. but the maryland house and senate are split on the size of that hike. as political reporter pat warren explains, both chambers agree with the governor that marylanders should pay more. >>> while the house of delegates debates the budget inside the state house, police break up a tax protest outside. taxpayers protest, blowing their horns outside the state house this afternoon, to let lawmakers know how they feel about this came at a cost. capital police reigned in the parade. ticketing at least one driver. >> sorry. i'm giving you citation for illegal use of a horn while on a highway. >> reporter: the $60 fine only added insult to a perceived injury. >> it's becoming inaffordable. >> that's the view that brought carl to the protest toda

teams rushed to the university of pittsburgh this afternoon.fter a gunman opened fire in the lobby of the western psychiatric institute and clinic. >> this has never happened in our school and this area. i'm just like so worried. >> reporter: police say the shooter is one of the two people dead. at least seven were injured. one person shot in the chest. and the bullet grazed a police officer in the leg. police evacuate the some buildings and put others, including two nearby high schools under lockdown. >> it's a little too close to home. >> reporter: police are now conducting room-by-room searches, to rule out any more threats and check on patients. bigad shaban, wjz eyewitness news. >> the university sent out e- mail and text alerts, shortly after 2:00 p.m., to warn people of the shooting. >> reporter: it is being called an epidemic. troubling new information out tonight on tobacco use, among teenagers. mary has the latest on a new report. >> reporter: the surgeon general says more work needs to be done to keep young americans from using tobac

so today i'm officially retiring as a pittsburgh steel stealer -- stealer. >> someone else who's sad? their season. tonight in la, darryl sutter, now he's working the kings, and before you know it, martin havlet died the time for san jose. dan boyle to bring the sharkies within a goal of 3-two, but down the stretch, it was all los angeles. and 5-2, sharks now tied for 10th with nine games remaining, 8 teams make the postseason. >>> stanford women onto the sweet 16, but cal, their season ends. they were trying all types of maneuvers, but not to be. notre dame wins going away, 73-62. cal none the less, a great season to make it to the ncaa tournament >>> who's the best player in college basketball? some say of all time, it's brittanygriner of baylor. they're now 36 and 0 on the year as they took apart florida. stanford could run into baylor on their way to a national title. >>> tiger woods set the play again thursday in arnold palmer's event. here's a good one. there were 24 players in this little charity event, tigers finished 23rd out of 24. >> wow. >> that means you can carry. that's

we track the latest from pittsburgh. "fashion star" premieres at progressive, you can bundle your home and auto policies and save. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. >> a psychiatric clinic is back open today with extra security after the deadly shooting yesterday. it happened at the university of pittsburgh. a man had two pistols and shot seven people. when it died. campus police shot and killed a suspected gunman. they still know who he is because he was not carrying id and his fingerprints were not in the school system. an investigation into a gun and drugs ring has led to a massive bust by baltimore city police. city police executed four warrants in the city, one in the county, and one in a storage unit. they ended up seizing 16 guns, a large amount of heroin and cash, and bulletproof vests. they arrested three people. still to come, nbc is looking for the next fashion star. plus, can you believe in has been one year since the disaster in japan? this earthquake a

the gunman opened fire in the university of pittsburgh psychiatric clinic.horities say the shooter walked into a public area on the floor just after 1:30 and began shooting. >> he entered the building with two firearms. it appears at this point that she acted alone. >> two people including the gunman were hurt. all the injured are expected to survive, but the mayor wouldn't confirm whether an officer shot and killed the gunman, but say police did shoot back. >> it's too early to say exactly what wound or what gun killed the deceased, but the police did act courageously. >> fbi and s.w.a.t. team swarmed the area immediately after. other buildings including two high schools were also cleared. >> it's a little too close to him. >> the lockdown has been lifted but avoid the clinic while the investigation continues. >>> a controversial student group spreads a message of white power and denies hundreds of students who fight back. meghan mccorkell has more from the contentious meeting on campus. meghan? >> reporter: there were some accusations with the group say th

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> reporter: 600 students entered the raffle and only 100 will make the trip with the team up to pittsburgh. we asked the students who will stay in town where they'll be watching the game. some said inside their dorms, others said in area bars. regardsless all the greyhound fans will be watching together. on loyola's campus, i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> you can challenge marty, mark, stan, bob, bernadette, team, jess, adam, mary and me and plus the radio personalities from 105.7 the fan. just go to our website and click on quick links when you're there. >>> next up this morning here on wjz -- >> two high stakes contests today. i'm duarte geraldino with the story coming up. >>> good morning everyone, a university student is arrested for threatening to go on a shooting rampage. i'm monique griego and coming up we'll have the very latest. >>> good morning, big news about public transportation in the united states. i'm kai jackson and i'll tell you about the impact in baltimore and what it has to do with the rising price of gas. >>> and i'm sharon gibala with wjz traffic contr

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 your world, wait until bernadette woods tells you the daytime high tomorrow. we will do that during our first warning weather segment. now we will throw it back inside. >> orioles hall of famer frank rob bun son is recovering after a health scare. according to the l.a. times robinson was feeling dizzy during the game yesterday between the lakers and the celtics. he left escorted by medical technicians, he is reportedly resting at home and is expected to make a full recovery. >>> the loyola greyhounds will take the national stage in the ncaa tournament on thursday, they found out yesterday they will face ohio state in pittsburgh. the game will be thursday

jon: pittsburgh make lake ravenstahl joins us. any new information on who this gunman was or why he did this? >> at this point, we still have not identified the gunman, nor do we know his motive for entering the facility yesterday. it was truly a senseless and sad and tragic day in our city. the investigators obviously continue their work and as we continue to gather information we'll share it with the public. i don't know jon obviously it was a psychiatric clinic. anybody who would do something like this probably needed psychiatric help. he was completely unknown to the clinic or the staff there? >> again, that remains under investigation. at this point, it's unclear whether or not he was a patient of the clinic. there's not much known about him. as you mentioned, he had no identification on him, and at this point this morning, we've still been unable to identify the individual. hopefully that work will take place today, and perhaps we'll have an i.d., and then we'll be able to potentially figure out a motive. but the bottom line

pittsburgh had a 1-0 lead. rbi single to left side of the infield. comes in to score, 2-0 pittsburgh. home run to left-center field. the orioles did when their other game today. -- win their other game today. he will spend this off-season looking for a new team to work for. the ravens released today. he played only two games because of a knee injury. the baltimore native became expendable. it frees up almost $6 million in salary cap room for the ravens. houston, texas, signed their star running back. it should have an impact on the ravens hopes of signing ray. it will become the benchmark at the ravens will use in negotiating a new deal with rice's agent. pretty similar statutes. -- stats. the vikings dave peterson a $36 million guarantee. running backs bodies do not always outlast their contracts. stick around, we have the seven- day forecast. >> almost had four seasons in one day to day. >> that is an interesting observation. it will stay chilly all day tomorrow. there is only one season tomorrow. it turns chilly again into the week ahead. clocks m

the main emphasis is shower activity. 55 in pittsburgh. 43 in detroit. you see the impact the breeze will have bringing in the colder air. skies clearing out nicely and a bright and sunny day, breezy and 20 degrees cooler than it was this afternoon. lake-enhanced snow showers may be coming in. a flurry is certainly possible but it should remain mostly cleared through the upcoming weekend. we will enjoy lots of sunshine going into the weekend. highs of 53 to 58. a small craft advisory on the day with gusts up to 25 knots. a gale warning now comes down to a small craft advisory as the winds will gradually diminish. we spring forward one hour on sunday morning, back to daylight saving time. temperatures will start recovering but you will lose an hour of sleep. another round of scattered showers monday night into tuesday of next week. >> thank you. straight ahead tonight, he's probably the most notorious and wanted fugitive you've never heard of. >> it is obvious that he should be stopped. the problem is 99% of the planet doesn't know who he is. >> social me

shared the hallways with us last year in the center of a police shootout with a crazed gunman in pittsburgh earlier today. >> people go to conferences from my high school. >> it was james madison's robotics team that was on the campus today, taking part in a competition when a gunman stormed the lobby of the psychiatric ward, armed with a two semiautomatic handguns. as shots erupted the local high schoolers were put on lockdown. laura says she cannot imagine what was going through her classmates mind. >> i don't know what i would be thinking about. >> the rampage lasted only 20 minutes, ending with two dead and six others wounded. a swat team swarmed area, looking for a possible second shooter. they were locked down for over two hours. dax this is a tragic day, a sad day a senseless day in many ways. our input the goes out to the victims. >> tonight, students are glad that all of their fellow students are headed home. >> it is a really smart group of kids. >> of the two people killed during the rampage. the gunman is believed to be one of those. it is said that he was killed after police op

showers along the gulf coast from atlanta, nashville, pittsburgh and buffalo. up to 20 degrees warmer in the northeast. >>> there were an incredible 167 record-highs over the weekend. those temperatures continue today. 68 here in new york city. dallas is 82, just shy of 80 in phoenix. >> record highs, we love to hear that. >>> coming up, sold out, shortliage of the new ipad days before its big release. >>> then the gripping interview, oprah and bobbi kristina brown talking for first time about the death of her mother. >>> and "snl" with paula deny. that's a >>> welcome back, everyone. and there is a glimmer of hope on gas prices this morning. aaa reports are a gallon of regular gas is now at $3.79 a gallon. it is 30 cents more than a month ago, but the increases making slowing, only 3 cents in the past week. west coast refineries are coming back online after maintenance and oil prices are down. >>> well, hard to believe but swiss voters this weekend turned down extra paid vacation. a referendum would have increased the holidays from three weeks to six. >>> thin

 >>shepard: some disturbing news from pittsburgh at a psychiatric institute and five people have been shot according to local reports and a police officer grazed by a bullet during a shooting at the psychiatric institute. cops have responded to the western psychiatric institute and clinic and are looking for the shooter and victims. they toll the newspaper at least five shot including a police officer and the clinic on the university of pittsburgh medical center. classes are on break but employees were at break and they got a text to go to lockdown. i don't if they have the shooter in custody but there were troubles in the lobby and i don't how severe the injuries are but this is new. the first reports went out just a little more than an hour and updates as we get them inside "studio b." celebrity chef and restaurateur mario betali have agreed to fork over $5 million in a lawsuit over employee tips. the employees at a number of restaurants say the managers stole part of their tips at the end of each night to pad the profits and his business partner called it a shake down. according to

>> we begin with a tense drama inside and outside a hospital in pittsburgh. man with two semiautomatic handguns walked in and started shooting. the university of pittsburgh medical center looked like the scene of a hollywood action movie. streets closed. s.w.a.t. teams moving in. >> the gunman entered the front door at western psych. >> reporter: police fired back. hospital staff and patients on lockdown. for nearly three hours, many unaware of what was doing on. >> we saw the action. the police cars, people being pulled out on gurneys. a s.w.a.t. team. we put the news on and heard there was a shooting. we were told to get away from the windows. >> reporter: a hospital worker was killed in the cross fire. seconds later, so was the gunman. >> the police acted admirably. there were multiple sots fired. >> reporter:sen ore people, including a police officer, were injured. all expected to survive. who was the gunman? he carried no i.d. why did he target the psychiatric clinic? hospital officials don't believe he was a previous patient. the second idea, it could h