rene marsh, appreciate that.. >>> is your teenager suffering from depression or normal add less emt moodiness? the' could be in a simple blood test. that story's next. jo wall greens will now pay the federal government and two whistle blowers a total f o $8 million. some workers ignored the fine print on $25 gift card promotions for transfers. they weren't supposed to apply to people on medicaid, medicare and the military's try care program but were often given anyway. the justice department says that violates federal law. >>> according to a new study, a blood test may be able to detect depression in teens. parents who aren't sure if their child is experiencing normal moodiness or a more serious form of it could get answers with the simple pick of a finger. earlier i sat down with medical correspondent son jay gupta and asked him how it worked. >> you draw blood, test the blood, and you're specifically trying to answer questions. one, does the person have depressi depression, and if they have early onset depressi

. >> renee marsh reporting. dhs is working with universities to build a curriculum for more cybersecurity professionals. it includes scholarships, fellowships and internship programs. >> ama: thousands of computer users could have trouble getting online. the fbi is asking owner to check for dnf changers. the hackers have been caught but the temporary solution keeping ineffected machines online will go away in july. you can find more on our web site, answer 7 news.com, and click on "see it on tv". >> alan: if you're looking for something to do it's not to late to head out to a unanimous -- national park. admission is free all week long starting today and goes until next sunday. >> ama: great weather to take advantage of it. >> frances: do it tom because we have rain on the way. i can't believe it. we did have some gorgeous temperatures and beach weather, with this live shot at santa cruz, you can see it's in the 60s today, and all though we didn't break in the records, we did warm up very nicely. in fact our numb

renee marsh has the dramatic video. >> reporter: several apartment building were left smoldering aftere ground initially everyone was running to the scene and there were a couple large explosions and within seconds everyone was fleeing from the scene. >> reporter: the two person crew ejected before impact. resident pat kavanaugh found one of the crew. >> he was still strapped to his seat. we picked him up and dragged him across the street away from the fire. >> reporter: the plane was from a training squad ron in virginia beach. a witness noted it was flying low and appeared to be releasing fuel. it crashed in an area of apartments and homes about a half mile from the waterfront. crews battled the fire as rescuers searched for survivors. >> our crews, ems fire police have done a superb job. but the citizens of the neighborhood have stepped up and helped tremendously too. all we can do right now is pray that once we get into these buildings that our situation will be minimal as far as injuries or death. >> reporter: in washington, renee marsh, k ron4 news. >>> tim lincecum opens. we hav

rene marsh joining us live from sanford, florida with more. rene? >> reporter: all right, dave. george zimmerman had his first day in court. he didn't say much. it's tentatively set for april 20th. we're getting a look at affidavits from state investigators. it give us really good insight into how prosecutors may argue this case. after spending more than 40 days in hiding, 28-year-old george zimmerman made his first appearance in front of a judge. zimmerman's attorney, who just took up the wednesday, is still getting caught up. >> i'm far behind. i truly want to try to bring down the level of -- the level of anger, animosity, frustrations. >> reporter: an affidavit prepared by investigators for the state attorney says zimmerman profiled trayvon martin who was unarmed and not committing a crime. martin's mother is clarifying an earlier statement that she considers the shooting an accident. >> i got out of the vehicle with the intent to shoot and kill my son. that's what i believe. that's what i said from the start that he chased my san down like an animal and killed him. right no

. >> that is reporter renee marsh from sanford florida, thank you.bsite www.ktvu.com, we have posted a timeline of events in the trayvon martin case and look for that under the u.s. tab. >>> groundbreaking will be held today to celebrate u.s. silicone valley. they sent a train in preparation and today's event will be held south in north san jose. officials from local state and federal levels intend to there wil be at the groundbreaking. >>> back to the storm now, it is wet outside. a lot of rain off and on throughout the east bay in particular and tara moriarty is checking out the road conditions and you are on interstate 580 in oakland so how is it, tara? >> reporter: well, actually we had to pull off because conditions were just too dangerous. so we just pulled off the freeway and we have an example of why you should go under the posted speed limit. it was 5 the 24 split. it happened around 50 when the worker slammed into the barrier. chp said speeding was the reason for the collision. the driver was going 65 miles per hour and in these wet conditi

our reporter rene marsh is live in sanford florida where george zimmerman is about to make his first arance today, rene. >> reporter: good morning dave. yes as we see george zimmerman is behind bars here in sanford florida and at 1:30 he will make that first court appearance, all of this happened after zimmerman turned himself into police. >> he's stressed, he's tired. he's been through a lot with the way this case has been handled to date. >> reporter: zimmerman's brother says his family is devastated. >> the only silver lining in all of this is that my brother is safe. most likely can't be you know hurt, killed, injured in the way that he has been on the run and under ground in the streets for quite some time. >> reporter: hours earlier, special prosecutor angela corey announced the charge. trayvon's family watched from washington, d.c. >> this is just the beginning, we have a long way to go. and we have faith. >> i think they feel relieved and they feel that someone recognizes that their child matters. >> reporter: if convicted zimmerman could face life in prison. >> there's certai

. >>> renee marsh reporting live thanks so much for that report.n www.ktvu.com, we have posted a timeline of events of the trayvon martin coverage, look for that timeline. >>> we have wet rain and all kinds of stuff. >> well, dave, we start at 3:30 and between 40:30 and 5:30 it was raining hard. it looks like it has rained in many areas but it has moved through as steve and i have been telling you, it was really tough driving earlier this morning but now it is getting better but you will be facing wet roads. a lot of minor things, debris in the roads, after it rains, there is flooding reporting, this is a look at 880 and say who, it is cooled and just about an hour ago it was raining hard and it was like noah's arc out there but now it is better. this is an overturned vehicle and weather was not believed to be a factor in this crash because it was raining hard just before it started a car flipped over near the seminary exit. now the car had slammed into the center divider and the driver ran away before police arrived. the female passenger was hurt.

and as cnn's rene marsh reports, the navy is blaming a malfunction. >> charlotte after takeoff and initial indications are that the aircraft suffered a catastrophic mechanical malfunction. >> it shook the ground when it hit. initially everyone was running to the same and then there was a couple of large explosions and then everyone was fleeing from the scene. >> several apartment buildings were smoldering after the jet crash. the navy said the two- person crew ejected before impact. they spoke about their condition. >> the crew is doing well. they suffered some minor injuries. the latest report is that they are up and about. >> resident cavanaugh down one of the crewmen near his apartment after the crash. >> he was in shock, still strapped to his seat. we just picked him up and drag him to the other side of the parking lot away from the fire until the rescue could get on the scene. >> the plane was from a training squad from at the navy air station in virginia beach. crews battled the fire as rescuers searched for survivors. the mayor said he is proud of how everyone in the community stepp

reporting in sanford florida, i'm renee marsh. >> time now, 5:47.ock year is denying she sent out an e-mail. it's an apparent call for help. the message states she can no longer take the harassment and torture of a lover who beat her in a hotel room months ago. the same e-mail is blaming her husband for getting her hooked on drugs. she says she's fine and claims a hacker apparently sent out that e-mail. >>> rick santorum left the presidential raise because the money dried up. he said his loss in wisconsin and the news media constantly questioning when he would drop out made it tough to raise money. santorum has not said whether he's going to endorse front runner mitt romney. the next primary res are in new york, rhode island, long island, delaware. >>> wow, the american idols have spoken. >> give me that mic. this is crazy. yes, we're using the save. >> last night 16-year-old jessica sanchez received the least amount of votes on american idol and then the judges came up and used their one save of the season to spare her from being eliminated. she wa

as our rene marsh reports, there aren't enough of them to keep up with the threat. >> reporter: the federalnment says the consequences could be devastating. they say a huge economic loss for the u.s. economy in the billions or even bodily injury is not a stretch. but recruiting cyber experts to prevent such cyber attacks has been challenging. they're on the front lines defending america from cyber attacks. >> just looking for signs the attackers are trying to gain access. >> reporter: government and industry insiders say you're practically guaranteed a job in cyber security if you've got the right stuff. >> there is a lack of expertise and there are a lot of people clamoring for people who know the internet world, can work in this area. >> reporter: last year, the department of homeland security cyber unit responded to more than 100,000 cyber attacks. secretary napolitano says unless we train more cyber experts our economy could be the biggest casual casualty. she adds thousands of experts already work in the federal government but there's a desperate need for more. >> we need people who ar

the pilots ejected before the impact and as rene marsh reports, a neighbor rushed to help out one ofal indications are that that aircraft suffered a catastrophic mechanical malfunction. >> it shook the ground when it hit. initially, everyone was running to the scene and there was a couple large explosions and then within seconds, everyone was fleeing from the scene. >> reporter: several apartment buildings in virginia beach, virginia were left smoldering after an fa-18 fighter jet crashed. the navy says the two-person crew ejected before impact. a navy deputy spoke about their condition. >> the crew is doing well. they suffered some minor injuries and the latest report is that they are up and about and both coherent and doing well. >> reporter: resident pat cavanagh found one of the crewmen near his apartment after the crash. >> he was in shock. still strapped to his seat, so bunch of neighbors, we just picked him up and dragged him to the other side of the parking lot away from the fire, until rescue could get on the scene. >> reporter: the plane was from a training squadron in virg

rene marsh is in washington, d.c. with reaction from the pentagon this morning. rene?porter: good morning. well, the "l.a. times" releasing those photographs, a short time ago, despite calls from the department of defense not to. we've obtain -- obtained one of the photograph and it's disturbing. that being said, you can see soldiers posing with a mangled body. we've not independently determined the authenticity of this image. the "l.a. times" obtained -- according to the "l.a. times" the photos point to a break down in leadership and discipline that he believes compromised the safety of the troops. he says this represents a serious error in judgment by several soldiers who have acted out of ignorance. and unfamiliarity with the u.s. army values. now, they are defending their move in attempts to get a response from the soldiers involved. but they still felt it necessary to release the photos. here is a quote from the editor of the "l.a. times. -- >> reporter: , now, although those -- now, although those photos are newly released, the military coming out against the l.a

rene marsh is live at dullus airport outside the washington, d.c. the jet and its precious cargo are expected to touch down any minute. have they already touched down, rene. >> reporter: it has not touched down just yet but we've been monitoring twitter and the airport association just a few minutes ago tweeted that it was about ten miles away. so we are expecting touchdown to happen relatively soon. this will be its new home. we're live at the national air and space museum. right now, enterprise is in its place. however, this will be the spot where "discovery" will finally end up and people will be able to come and see it. but we'll get those -- but look at those amazing pictures. the way it worked, it flew out the kennedy space center down in florida and then it flew over -- where we are now, the national air and space mum here in northern virginia. from here, it went into the downtown area in washington, d.c. it flew over landmarks like the national mall. it also flew over reagan national airport. i actually am hearing something right now, if i ca