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vic? >> deanna would have turned 20 this week. >>> in baltimore county, police are looking for a vandal who targeted a local church. it happened at the calvary baptist church in dundalk. firefighters say someone evacuated the bus there. an arson investigation is under way. >>> well, spring is officially here. a live look outside right now, where conditions remain a bit cloudy. is rain headed our way this evening? wjz has weather and traffic together. bob is here now with the updated numbers. >> it is a little humid. the chances of rain, however, are really slim. we need some rain. it's been a dry and very warm month. look at radar. the only activity we're seeing is west virginia, mountain areas. closer to the baltimore area. a few very light scattered sprinkles across southern pennsylvania. one up here north of westminster. that's about it. just really nothing going on. the heavy stuff, south of oakland, all over the mountain areas in west virginia. that's all moving to the south. will not

vic? >> reporter: at one poit, at least one should the was fired. but no one was injured from the shot. >>> right now, as we speak, hundreds of police officers were involved in a tense standoff. that man claims allegiance to al qaeda. and right now, he's holed up in an apartment in the city of tuliz. police say he is part of attacks. a top rabbi says the man has promised to turn himself in. but he hasn't done it yet. police have forced their way into that apartment. we'll have the very latest and much more on this standoff, coming up tonight at 6:30. >>> maryland senior senator barbara mikulski makes history. derek valcourt reports from washington, d.c. mikulski is now the longest- serving woman senator in history. >> >>> now, 35 years later, she has served in congress, longer than any other woman ever. >> reporter: from the start and throughout her career, she's been a fierce advocate for her state. >> reporter: people in maryland are angry. >> reporter: this weekend, they made history bo

>> vic, workers switch on a massive power system at the site. it will eventually provide electricity to the signature skyscraper. a transit hub and the memorial and museum. the feeders will supply 100 megawatts to the site. that's enough juice to power typical apartments. the unfinished one world trade center is one of the city's towellest structures. -- tallest structures. >> this past marked the 9/11 attacks. >>> teresa garcia reports for wjz, the wildfire has killed an elderly couple and the search is on for a missing woman. >> reporter: planes are dropping fire retardant on the wildfire outside of denver for a second day. winds have been light. >> we're hopeful that this is going to be a good day. the air support, lots of firefighters on the ground and good weather conditions. >> reporter: the u.s. forest service is now in charge are the operation. -- of the operation. and more firefighters are arriving to build containment lines. around the st center of the blaze. >> they have been coming in from all over the country. lots of firefighters.

vic is in the newsroom with details of the ceremony. vic? >> well, kai, as police searched for his killers in afghanistan, major robert marchanti is buried at arlington national cemetery with full honors. marchanti's wife and children watched as the military carried its flag-draped casket today. the gunmen assassinated the 49- year-old inside the heavily secured building in afghanistan. the taliban claims responsibility calling his murder retaliation for the murder -- burning of korans at a military base. kai, back to you. >> vic, thank you. >>> governor martin o'malley ordered all flags to be none at half staff today in marchanti's memory. >>> delays following an accident in baltimore county. the crash involved two vehicles, and it happened near whitemarsh boulevard. medics rescued one person from the car, put him into an ambulance on the scene. and we're working to find out if anyone is seriously injured. the death penalty could be over in maryland. that's what some lawmakers and advocates want to accomplish this year. wjz is live. derek v

vic? >> thank you. they're set to leave baltimore in one year. >>> for tech fans, the latest ipod is unveiled with an hd television. the new ipad will be thicker and heavier with a larger battery but one thing not changing is the price. goes for $499 with other versions ranging from $600 to $800. >>> a lottery winner on welfare? >> i thought they were cutting me off, but since they didn't, i thought it was okay because i'm not working. >> why this million dollar winner said she needs the government aid. >>> the new incentive for anyone with information on this driver. >>> a baltimore native wrote this letter to the mayor and it's about the circus. i'm weijia jiang and i'll explain coming up next. >>> another warm winter day. i'll have the complete forecast coming up next. complete coverage continues with denise koch, vic carter, guy jackson, and first warning weather with bob turk and sports with ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's 59 degrees, mainly clear. the complete weather forecast is coming up next. a truck

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of it at that point it was quickly determined there was no major threat and crews cleared the scene vic. >> thank you, no word whether the flight was delayed. >> pressure continues to mount on anne arundel county executive john leopold the resign amid-a sex and abuse of power scandal, a number of people protested in front of county government headquarters, adam may has more on the rally. >> reporter: these allegations are certainly the talk of anne arundel county today's protest was small but to the point. about a dozen protestors stand outside anne arundel county executives office with a simple message. >> he should resign. >> reporter: the group outraged with allegations, john leopold misused his office, having police drive him to sexual encounters in mall parking lothaving police spy on his lovers and political opponents. >> all the other countystates when they come here to do business in annapolis are you saying they are going to take him serious or bring one of their nice little pretty girls down with them and offer him ride to a parking lot? >> let me say this, there are a lot of

. >> and i'm vic carter. what people are talking about tonight. >> john leopold vows to stay in office as cries for him to step down grow louder. >> reporter: the scandal involving john leopold became the brunt of jokes at a packed council meeting specifically allegations leopold had police drive him to sexual liaisons. >> a person of his age having sex in the park, he's too old for that. come on. >> we've been changing mr. leopold's pee bag for years. information was put through the chain of command and nobody did anything. >> i will be asking a lot of detailed questions from people who may have been involved through this process. >> as far as the no vote of confidence shame on the police department. i think the county checktive and sheriff have done a good job. >> the allegations, it's a huge distraction and i'm sure people already concerned about leadership and decision making. >> reporter: leopold kept to his schedule and told wyz -- wjz the indictment is no deinstruction. despite all the calls for him to

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 today. >> i think they're outrageous. i mean, he's -- the governor hikes taxes every year he's been in office. and i don't understand how he thinks he can just keep taxing us and we're just going to keep taking it. >> tax and tax and tax and tax. when does i

vic? >> mike, thank you.ouse judiciary committee held hearings on phylicia's law, throughout the afternoon, and advocates hope it passes during this legislation. >>> and state legislators are also trying to get parents to stop smoking in front of their children. the state passed legislation, banning drivers from smoking in cars if a child under 8 is inside that car. police will be able to pull smoking drivers over and fine them $50. the house of delegates still has to sign off on the bill. >>> washington monument may be on the move. last year's earthquake may have caused even more problems than we realized. >> reporter: it's hard to imagine anything as big as the washington monument moving. but not if you were up top last august. >> it was absolutely terrifying. they were shaking so violently, to have the mortar falling on your head. the fear was so high, i was sure we were under attack. i didn't realize at first that it was an earthquake. >> a 5.8 earthquake. engineers found structural damage, while dangling

i'm vic carter. >> and i'm jessica kartalija. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> a violent video goes viral. a major security breach as they confront a high school and the fists start flying. weijia jiang has more on the video, the fights and the fallout. >> what students and parents find most about this is that the adult is an outsider. he walked right on the school grounds without problems. and with a dangerous mission in mind. >> cell phone video

vic? >> okay, bob. you. >>> let's check in on the roads now with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >>> let's check in on that accident. sky eye chopper 13 was just over the scene. as you can see, we do have the accident there. it's perring parkway at putty hill. it just occurred, couple of vehicles involved. also, one lane blocked in the southbound direction for perring parkway. the best way to get around this would be to take taylor avenue. but we'll update you with any changes. as far as the rest of the region goes, if you're traveling 95, in the northbound direction, slow traffic there from 32 to 175. on the one of the side inner loop, a traffic still slow around security boulevard. and the north side inner loop, a minor slowdown there, as you make your approach over to charles street. traffic does go back to posted speed after that minor delay. other accidents include warren road at reisterstown road. east northern parkway, at mclean boulevard. and now, let's take a live look. as you can see, e

vic? >> okay, bob.nk you. >>> let's check in on the roads now with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >> hi, vic. hi, everyone. >>> well, 83, the harrisburg expressway, may not be pleasant for you this afternoon. in the northbound direction, we have an accident at belfast, has traffic backed up to pedonia road. west side inner loop, tied up there from frederick road to security boulevard. north side inner loop, still pretty heavy from dulaney valley to perring parkway. the outer loop also seeing conggestion from york road to charles street. expect another 15 minutes to get through. northbound 95, just bumper to bumper there, from pulaski highway, past the beltway on that northeast corner. and still a few accidents out there. crez well road at 95 in the bel air area. and north howard at west mulberry. let's now take a live look. as you can see, things are pretty slow there. baltimore national pike. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet, hardwood and laminate, too. you can call them a

it was stars, and then it was trader vick's, and trader vc -- vic's closed in 2009. >> this says you had two licenses prior. was that with a different theme or with maestro? >> it was with maestro. maestro took physical possession in mid october, and they spent quite a bit of time and money getting the facility up to date, meeting all the health and building code requirements. they weren't quite ready to open full bore yet, but in their tradition -- well, new year's eve for everyone is quite important. but in their tradition especially, old russian new year's eve are quite important. so they opened for just those two evens for entertainment purposes. they have had some small special events along the warkse but nothing that would have required a one-night entertainment permit. >> ok, thank you. my second question is about security. do plan to do this in-house or are you hiring an outside group? >> for the events we will likely -- i think we put in the application that we were going to use jeff, but there's a friendship with armada protective services, so there's a bit of an amendment

vic?a second mental exam is under way before his trial next month. >>> fighting to save a local landmark. senator mikulski makes her pitch to keep the usns comfort here in baltimore. >> if you were in baltimore when we heard the comfort was going to leave us, we had the same feeling. and i'm not joking. we love the comfort. >> reporter: mikulski is trying to prevent the famous hospital ship from moving to norfolk next year. the navy says it is simply a financialstition that will save $2 -- financial decision that will save $2 million. it has been based here for 25 years. >>> and a local leader recently died. patty roust passed ax i waearlier-- away earlier this week. she started a nonprofit group to help get homes for the needy. >>> a maryland man gets a visit from a prominent new york rabbi. arthur sneer. gross, who was born in baltimore, was arrested for spying, after trying to help a small cuban-jewish community, improve its internet access. several religious and political leaders have

i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. here's what people are talking about tonight. >>> for the first time, maryland surgeons transplant

vic? >> spear is appealing to the montgomery county school board to get his job back at the middle school. >>> the defense rests its case in the wrongful death civil lawsuit in the wake of the virginia tech massacre. the families of two victims, claim that virginia tech officials botched their response to the 2007 mass shooting that left 32 people dead. the parents say their daughters could have survived if a warning was issued earlier. >>> a and a ruling from a judge in another high-profile case, involving a well-known university. the judge denies defense requests for more information about the victims of jerry sandusky. he is the former penn state assistant coach, accused of sex abuse. sandusky says he will ask to dismiss all the charges. >>> time now for a look at the baltimore sun. more on the dundalk dump added to the super fund cleanup list. >>> and just in time for st. patrick's day, recipes for i -- irish stew. remember to look for wjz's first warning weather forecast. >>> finding

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. >> reporter: vic, led by dr. eduardo rodriguez, the surgery is the most complex face transplant ever performed. >> his high school photograph, high school prom photograph of 1993. >> reporter: an accident in 1997 left richard lee norris looking like this, a gunshot to his face took his nose, lips and chin. now, after a groundbreaking 72- hour procedure, surgeons used a donor skin from the scalp to the neck. including his jaw, tongue, teeth and facial tissue. >> the team used innovative surgical practices, as well as computerized techniques to precisely, and i would say, amazingly, transplant the entire face. >> reporter: over a five-day period, it's estimated that 110 experts ranging from anesthesiologists, facial transplant surgeons and plastic surgeons all touched the patients. >> 10 from the department of medicine. it's four or five hospital departments. it started with me admitting the donor -- that's about 20 people that touched that patient. this is the most remarkable thing i have ever seen. >> reporter: s

. >> i'm vic carter. what people are talking about. >>> wjz continues to investigate the case.hellgren explains why firefighters want the county leader out of office. >> reporter: firefighter, police unions overwhelmingly voted they have no confidence in their leadership in the indictment against john leopold. some citizens are fed up too after the state prosecutors lured that the security detail was driving him to sexual encounters and keeping tabs on his lovers and political o opponents. >> i'm losing faith, not just in an official, a grown adult man, needs a code of behavior. >> reporter: there's a picture him on the job with business as usual on the police inspired chief vote. they've done an excellent job of maintaining public safety despite fiscal challenges. >> i think he should be given his day in court. he wants to resign. there's a lot of petty stuff going on because they didn't get the increases. >> reporter: the rhetoric. >> he's a failed leader. it's time for him to step aside. >> he doesn't want the moral authority any longer to do his job. >> reporter: mr. leopol

. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight: >> new details about a jet blue captain and why he was locked out of the cockpit and tackled to the cabin floor. bigad sheban has more on the alarming outburst. >> reporter: the jet blue captain who caused the midair chaos on flight 191 started alarming his copilot well before he began scaring passengers. clayton osmond could face 20 years in prison if convicted. he became increasingly incoherent in a flight to las vegas and told his copilot, we need to take a leap of faith and aren't going to vegas. the copilot locked him out. there was a passenger in the front row. >> he started yelling inside the flight deck, throttle idle, bring the plane down, it's here. >> reporter: he had a mental breakdown, ranting up and down the aisle about a bomb. passengers took action, including law enforcement officials who was going to a conference in las vegas. >> i pulled him away from the cockpit door and he started ranting about iraq, iran, they're going

i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. >>> investigators intensifying their probe into a police officer'ssible involvement in the case. the weapon was found inside his personal car. there's new information about the suspended officer. >> reporter: a baltimore city police officer is under fire with a growing investigation into the possible conduct in the shooting of a 13 year old, monet turnip. the weapon was found inside his car. wjz learned high level talks are under way on the future and all active homicides investigating the death, even taking the officer into question. lawmakers are calling for action in the heartbroken community in northeast baltimore where this happened. >> what can we say to our children when gold charge harm them? whether it's parent or law enforcement. >> reporter: two boys have been charged with involuntary manslaughter. they accidentally charged turnip. >> i don't think it's enough because they tried to cover it up. >> reporter: but the stunning twist is the discovery of the weapon inside the officer's car. he was reportedly dating one of the suspect's relative

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>> vic, this is expected to happen at a special council meeting next monday. next monday, the councilmembers unanimously agreed to issue this subpoena. those they represent are demanding answers. >> reporter: the anne arundel county counselim has served the- - counsel has served a sear subpoena to the police chief. ordering they testify under oath about illegal and improper actions at the direction of their boss, county executive john leopold. >> when he comes to talk to us, he'll be talking under the penalty of perjury. he was served with that subpoena today by the sheriff. and we can even compel him to testify under our laws. so i suspect he'll be there voluntarily. >> reporter: the state prosecutor charged leopold with misconduct in office, for ordering his police security detail to drive him to sexual liaisons and dig up dirt on his enemies. police union voted no confidence in the chief, claiming he did nothing to stop leopold. >> we're moving as quickly as we can to get to the bottom of this. >> reporter: councilman says this does not mean the police chie

vic? >> okay. keep it coming, bob.et's check in on the roads with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >>> well, i wish my news was quite as good as bob's. but we still have some delays that we're dealing with out there. traveling northbound 95. stop and go from 395 to the harbor tunnel throughway. on the top side inner loop, you will see delays over to stevenson lane. the earlier accident of stevenson lane has been cleared. the west side outer loop, stop and go there, from the harbor tunnel throughway to 70. and the north side outer loop continues to crawl. from york road to the harrisburg expressway. as far as accidents go. pulaski highway at 68th street in the rosedale area. and we have downed wires that may affect your drive. eastern boulevard at earring avenue. let's take a live look. as you can see, i, everything is continuing to build there. but still moving at the posted speed at spaghetti junction. this traffic report is brought to you by medieval times. bring your student id and get your ticket for only $29

. >>> hello everyone i'm vic carter. here is what people are talking about tonight. the large decent of people head to the harbor. the mob may have organized on social media, police fear, kai jackson has the story. >> reporter: calm in and around the inner harbor was shattered after a large number of teenagers converged near the arena. like others this recent incident turn violent and police believe they organized on social media. >> fought over trivial silly things. >> reporter: amon tyler who worked at a restaurant watched it unfold. >> a lot of people running around, frantic and scared. >> reporter: police used a taser to break up a fight. and another teen was taken to the hospital. >> a petty dispute, they exchanged words it turned physical. >> reporter: the inner harbor is a crowned jewel, both esthetically and financially. loss of visitors here is very critical none of the business we contacted wanted to go on tv to talk about it. the harbor is baltimore's economic engine and the mayor says making sure it runs safely is the priority. >> i'm committed to making

that is where vic lee is live with the story for us. vic?this is the main warehouse, unlike many food banks it does not charge to distribute this food. so they can't pass along costs to pantries or soup kitchens. main concern is having enough food to fill the warehouse to distribute to the hungry. >> nick comes here three times per week. it helps feed his family. both he, and his wife lost their jobs he says there are more people here than ever. >> i see more people in line. one time, i can't remember last week. >> demand is rising. so are the costs. it's getting harder to feed the hungry. kaç%v >> the plan is support bid the pta, each supports initiatives hitting the wealthy harder. >> america's households appear to be rebounding thanks to the stock market's strong showings. the federal reserve says households have gotten back about half of what was lost during the summer. the stock portfolio rose, helping drive gains. increase in wealth let households increase debt for the first time in three and a half years. >> this what happens to be in

vic lee is live to explain the legal argument. vic? >> this was her day in court. her attorney filed several motions but the important one was the motion to block that video. lopez and her lawyers are fighting to keep the 50 second video out of court. she appears to be in an emotional state. the video taken by a neighbor. lopez twont her home after she and her husband argued new year's eve. lopez now says she went to madison because she wanted legal advise for her husband who has a law degree. paula is lopez's lawyer. >> i am here to assert my client's privilege, her right as a client to restrain who she believes to be her attorney from disclosing things. >> lopez refused to cooperate with the d.a.and denounced domestic violence charges as politiacally motivated. on monday, the judge deny aid motion to block it, today, his wife's attorney claiming shaed attorney-client privilege of confidentiality. the judge saying that the attorney-client rights did not apply here in part because the video was not being used as evidence against her. outside of the courtroom, her a

the economic situation will be like down the line and as for a long race, i would say with respect to vic, tell that to a fellow named barack obama. his contest took i believe until may or even early june and look where he is now. >> that's a great republican thing except it wasn't the kind of a race between hillary and president obama. the difference is the passions. the difference is of the animosity that is there -- is the animosity that is there with these four republicans. regardless if romney wins tomorrow and i think he will, 2/3 of the republicans are still voting against him. >> there is an interesting point here accident one with strategists quoted in the paper -- here, one with strategists quoted in the paper and he says it's corrosion sieve the way this campaign has been going for the rep -- corrosive the way this campaign is going for the republicans. >> i've worked in a lot of campaigns. there's been a lot of corrosive races over the years, but at a time when one party thinks they can take the white house from another, they've committee, i would just say with respect to vic,

i'm vic cart er. >> thanks for watching maryland's news station.h more ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley. including new details on the jet blue pilot who suffered a >> pelley: tonight, now we know what happened in the jetblue cockpit. the copilot describes the captain's mental breakdown and his warnings to the passengers. >> i'm looking at this guy and i'm like "this is how it's going to end." >> pelley: lee cowan is covering. at the supreme court, some ju justices ask why the national health care law shouldn't be thro thrown out entirely. >> pelley: jan crawford was in the courtroom. dr. jon lapook on a new study that shows two third of all cancer cases might be preventable. and david martin gets hit by the military's high tech ray gun. it can stop a mob. so why won't they use in the afghanistan? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. late today we heard for the first time the details from inside the cockpit of that harrowing mental breakdown suffered by a jetblue captai

vic? >> okay. thank you. >>> let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >>> definitely getting a lot busier out there. on the north side inner loop the delay is over to harford road. on the west side inner loop, stop and go there, from southwestern boulevard, to security boulevard. you can expect about 15 minutes to get through. south side of the inner loop, also seeing some delays there, from the curtis creek draw bridge to richie highway. and we are still dealing with the water break that has forest park avenue closed in both directions between windsor mills. take tiernan drive as your alternate. other accidents include o'donnell at bailiss. let's now take a live look. as you can see, things are getting a bit slowed there on the beltway, just west of york road. this traffic report is brought to you by volunteers of america. where 100% of donations go to helping people in our area. go online to cars helping people.org. and donate a car now. back to you. >>> new area c

vic? >> mary, thank you.ome in uganda criticize the video for oversimplifying africa's longest running conflict. >>> well, sometimes it takes a little help to cross the finish line in a race. that's exactly what some students at a baltimore school will get when they race this weekend. as gigi barnett reports, it isn't the first time they have teamed up with athletes to win. >> reporter: at the bear school in west baltimore, it's easy to root for the runners and forget about the wheelchairs along the wall. that is exactly what teachers want. it's all about crossing the finish line here, so much so that bear students plan to run in another race this weekend, the shamrock 5k. >> it's fun to be out there, to be a part of it. >> reporter: it's all through the help of athletes serving athletes. the group was started six years ago. since then, partnering with several schools for special needs students to get them racing. >> it takes a lot of work to get an athlete like james across the finish line. >> reporter: one

vic? >> okay, bob. thank you. >>> a guilty verdict in the case that made national headlines sparked discussions about injuries and privacy. a jury convicted dharun ravi for all charges for using a web cam to spy on his roommate, who later committed suicide. randall pinkston reports for wjz. >> reporter: former rutgers university student, dharun ravi, showed no emotion as a jury convicted him on all 15 counts for using a web cam to spy on his gay roommate. >> on count 6, we find the defendant did attempt to cause the offense of invasion of privacy with the purpose to intimidate tc because of sexual orientation, guilty or not guilty? >> guilty. >> reporter: jurors found the 20-year-old guilty of invasion of privacy, as well as bias based on sexual orientation, which is a hate crime. the case started in 2010, when ravi spied on his roommate, tyler clementi, kissing another man. a few days later, clementi killed himself, by jumping off the george washington bridge. ravi's attorneys tried to argue that ravi

vic? >> okay, bob.> let's check in on traffic now with wjz traffic control. >>> well, definitely getting a lot busier out there. northbound 95, you'll definitely slow down in that direction from 32 to 175. the beltway still seeing a lot of traffic around the north side inner loop from charles street to dulaney valley road. and at least 20 minutes on the west side inner loop, from baltimore national pike to security boulevard. traveling on the bottom side, on the south side outer loop, slowing there from curtis creek to the drawbridge. accidents include liberty road at the beltway. annapolis road at park drive, north pulaski. and also, rossville boulevard. let's now take a live look. you can see, we have a lot of cars out there. on beltway at york road. and we'll take another live look. you can see some delays, definitely building there, 295 at 32. this traffic report is brought to you at pizza bolis. stop in and get pizzas. only $6.99 each. back to you. >>> straight ahead. murdered by his parents. the s

vic is in the newsroom with the details. vic?> well, jessica, the parents of 17-year-old trayvon martin say they no longer trust the police department. martin was walking in a gated community in san francisco. neighborhood watch captain saw the teen and called police about a suspicious person. he was told not to confront the person, but when police arrived, martin was dead. he says he shot him in self- defense. >> stanford investigators say they have turned over their evidence to prosecutors for them to decide whether zimmerman should be charged. >>> more violent weather in the nation's heartland. this time, a tornado rips through parts of michigan, cutting a 10-mile path of destruction. terrell brown reports. the storm hit just as children were getting out of school. >> reporter: daybreak so the destruction in dexter, michigan, after the tornado diagrammed 100 home -- damaged 100 homes and destroyed 13. >> i think we all hoped to wake up and it wouldn't be real. >> reporter: residents began cleaning up. they boarded up homes and

in and i'm vic carter.ere's what people are talking about. >>> the case made national headlines and sparked discussions about bullying and privacy. daroon ravi is accused of using a web cam to spy on his homosexual roommate who later committed suicide. the case is now in the hands of a jury. >> reporter: daroon ravi showed no signs of being nervous, as the judge put his fate in the hands of the jury. >> you will take this case, and decide without bias, passion, or prejudice, to either side. >> reporter: ravi is charged with 15 criminal counts for using his web cam to spy on his rutgers roommate, kissing another man, then inviting others to watch. the roommate, tyler clemente, later committed suicide by jumping off the george washington bridge. before the deliberations began, judge len berman gave his instructions. >> the state has the burden of proving the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. >> reporter: the jury heard statements from witnesses over 12 days. in the end, ravi decided not to testify i

vic? >> reporter: thank you. the gunman behind the massacre killed himself. >>> family ask friends remember the young baltimore girl, allegedly beaten to death by her father. the viewing for 5-year-old maya car was held today on wabash. police say her father, 22-year- old matthew carr, killed her in a fit of rage, after she had an accident. her funeral is tomorrow. >>> harford county police are looking for a suspect after five men were stabbed in edgewood. the men, between the ages of 17 and 22, were walking to a house when they were attacked by a large group of men. all five are in stable condition. and they are expected to recover. >>> the department of transportation -- the department of transportation is pushing for all new cars, trucks and suvs to have built- in rear view cameras. as mark strausman reports, it is often necessary to prevent a tragic death. >> reporter: 2-year-old cameron branson was killed in his own driveway in 2002 when an suv backing up ran him over. the driver was his own father, pediatri

hi, kristy. >> hi, vic. hi, everyone. >>> nothing 2 too severe. but we still have delays out there. 29 to marriottsville road. on the west side inner loop, still a good 20 minutes there from southwestern boulevard around to security boulevard. and the north side inner loop continues to crawl from york road around to providence. if you're traveling on the outer loop, just a minor slowdown, as you make your way toward charles street. but traffic does break free after that. city accidents include west lexington. homewood. and also dolphin street at druid hill avenue. let's take a live look. you can sees are we have traffic slowing down there on the beltway. that's a look at dulaney valley road. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury, call 1-800-the firm. or visit them online for your free consultation. back to you. >>> animal lovers may be in for a treat at the catoctin zoo in thurmont. the zoo is pranking -- planning to expand. and possibly a dinosaur exhibit. the change w

for these stories and more coming up, vic is standing by with the preview. >>> hi, kai.paign 2012 comes to maryland. republican presidential front runner mitt romney is in town for a town hall meeting. wjz is talking about the appearance. >>> laser portal law. cragging down -- cracking down on people who shine the light at aircraft. >>> still to come on wjz eyewitness news. the national football league cracks down on a violence with a record-breaking penalty. >>> mark has details of shock wave through the league coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> the national football league comes down hard on a coach. sports director mark viviano has more. >> new orleans saints coach, sean payton has been suss pended one year without pay. it's a landmark punishment for his team's involvement in using a bounty system. that is, handing out extra payments as incentive to saints players who injured players on the opposing team. payton admitted to the bounty system after an nfl investigation, his one-year will cost him his salary. kurt warner, brett favre, and aaron rodgers. the league sa

i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch.what people are talking about tonight. >> maryland makes history, becoming only the 8th state to legalize same-sex marriage. just a few short hours ago, governor martin o'malley signed the bill into law. pat warren with more. >> reporter: a sweet moment for same-sex marriage supporters. tt

complete coverage continues with vic carter in the newsroom. and more from john leopold himself. >> reporter: just a short time ago, county executive leopold called in and i spoke with him about the indictment against him. >> the state prosecutor has had his opportunity to present his side of the story. i look forward to my side of the story being heard. in a court of law, all sides have the opportunity to present evidence and argument, as opposed to the grand jury process, which can be manipulated and controlled solely by the state prosecutor. i would ask my fellow citizen to reserve judgment until then and that they be patient as the judicial process takes course. there is only one proper forum for these issues to be discussed and that's in the court. and i look forward to my side of the story being heard. >> does that mean you are denying any of these charges? >> i think the proper forum for all of these aired is in the court system. and i look forward to doing it there. >> and at this point, you plan to stay in office? plan to continue doin