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monica villamizar has the latest from london. >> reporter: the british military may install surface-tomissiles on this apartment rooftop, during the summer olympics. they say the missiles are the best ways to protect the skies in london during the games. residents received leaflets, notifying them that testing will begin this week. >> i still am scratching my head, wondering why they decided to use a residential area. >> it does raise questions. whether they can put missiles on private property. >> residents worry that these locations could be could become targets for terrorists. >> generally in this country, the military don't just announce that they're going to occupy private property. it puts us at risk. >> reporter: authorities insist, the missiles are not a hazard to residents and will only be use as a-- used as a last resort. >> it's all about deterrents and control of the air space. the government has an obligation to the international olympic committee to protect over 100 heads of state who will be staying and all the athletes. >> reporter: if the defense plan goes forward, it

monica villamizar, wjz eyewitness news. >> our first warning weather coverage continues now. meteorologist tim williams is taking a closer look at this earthquake and why it did not trigger a tsunami. tim? >> well, this tremor was a magnitude 8.6. it ranks up there with some of the strongest quake ever. it struck around 2:48 there, local time there in indonesia. it triggered along a segment on a fault on the sea floor, some 269 miles southwest of the coafl coastal city of bandas a -- bandaaceh. both quakes occurred at roughly shallow deaths. one at 14 miles below, and one at 10 miles below the sea floor. according to data gathered by the united states geological survey. we have a graphic to give you the idea of this is the type of earthquake it was. this is considered a strike- slip fault. now, this means that the plates usually slide side by side of each other without radically altering the height of the sea floor. no water was thrown up, no water was displaced, which means no tsunami was triggered as a result of the earthquake. we'll continue to keep you posted on the outco

be the first time since world war ii that missiles are deployed in london. >> in london, monica villamizaritness news. >> and more than 13,000 troops will be deployed during the summer games. >>> an abanne arundel county -- anne arundel county homeowner is shocked to find a man inside his home. the man woke up to find 43-year- old brian white inside his house on church street. police say might whitetried to run away. but officers caught up with him. he now faces a number of charges, including theft and burglary. >>> time now for a quick look at the baltimore sun. former first daughter jenna bush, and former oriole, neither of whom still live in the city, are receiving homestead tax credits on their former residences. >>> and providing ethics training to the secret service. >>> and a sudden departure from the maryland basketball team. for these stories and more, read the baltimore sun. and remember to look for the updated first warning forecast on wjz's first warning weather team. >>> good news for bge customers. you will likely be getting a break on your bills next year. standard electrici

moppic -- monica villamizar has the latest. >> reporter: the surface to air missiles on these apartmentduring the summer olympics. they say this is the best way to protect the skies over london during the games. residents received leaflets, notifying them that they will be conducting tests this week. >> i still can't get through my head that they used a residential area. >> they can put missiles on private property? >> reporter: residents worry that these locations could become targets for terrorists. >> generally, in this country, the military don't just announce that they're going to occupy private property. it puts us at risk. >> reporter: authorities insist, the missiles are not a hazard to residents and will only be used as a last resort. security experts say the plan is necessary to prevent a 9/11- style attack. >> it is all about deterrents and control of the air space. the government has an obligation to the international olympic committee to protect over 100 heads of state who will be visiting and all. athletes remember. >> reporter: if the defense plan goes forward, it will be

monica villamizar, cbs news. >> that includes at least 54 americans killed in afghanistan. >>> a united nations team is expected to arrive in syria later today. their arrival comes hours after the syrian military resumed its shelling of the city of homs. it adds to growing skepticism over the pledge to abide by its truce starting next week. president assad promised to pull back government forces by april 10th. >>> here's a look at other things making news now. the suspect in the school shooting in oakland, california faced a judge for the first time yesterday. one goh is facing several charges including seven counts of murder and he could face the death penalty. investigators say goh went on a shooting rampage. >>> the jet blue pilot who had a mid-flight meltdown will have a psychiatric exam to see if he's competent to stand trial. a judge ordered the test for clayton osbon after prosecutors filed a motion starting the captain may have a mental disease. osbon is charged with interfering with a flight crew during a new york to las vegas trip. the copilot made an emergency landing in texa

in london, monica villamizar.jz r wjz eyewitness news. >>> a florida highway patrol officer is being blamed for reopening a smog- and smoke- filled interstate just before a series of deadly crashes. >> reporter: police say a highway patrol lieutenant, who reopened the highway, was unaware of proper procedures and had no formal training. at least a dozen cars, pickup trucks, a van, six semi trucks and a motor home collided back in gainesville in february. some burst into flames, making it difficult to identify the victims. a total of 11 people died. the patrol lieutenant says he feared keeping the highway closed would be more dangerous than reopening it. denise, back to you. >> thank you, mary. the florida department of law enforcement report concluded that troopers made errors but no criminal violations. >>> tiny media rights are discovered in the foothills of california. they showed up after a giant fireball showed up in the sky. >> reporter: you're looking at the first meteorites of this type ask this size to fa

monica villamizar, wjz eyewitness news. >> reporter: officials say the waves hitting the coast now are only a few feet high. meteorologist tim williams is in the weather center with a closer look at the strong earthquake and where it hits this the history books. >> it definitely ranks in the top five, actually, jessica. the first trembler, a magnitude 8.6 sent a crack in the earth's floor. on the sea floor, some 260 miles to the southwest of the coastal city of banda aceh, an 8.2 quake hit. both quakes occurred at relatively shallow depths. one at 14 miles. and one at 10 miles beneath the sea floor. now, the reason those tsunamis created -- no tsunamis created from this is because of the quake. a strike slip fall is the type of quake that happened here. this means the quakes usually slide by each other, side by side. without radically displacing the sea wall or water. in the previous one, it threw the water up. and created a giant wave. but in this case are the water went side by side, never really being displaced. we'll continue to keep you posted on the aftershocks. >> all right, tim