>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news, from wjz's news team, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> and here at the top of the hour the clouds on the inner harbor are floating lower to the ground or the prom nad promenade there of course. here is the weather. >> we will have fog and it is warm. temperatures upper 50s to low 60s, 61 dc, 59 in baltimore. even 50s down at the ocean and out in the mountains. the entire metro region is in the upper 50s this morning. now the visibility is low and it will get lower before it does get better this afternoon. clouds will mix with sunshine and there is a chance for a shower or thunderstorm. we are heading right back up to the 70s. then tomorrow closer to 80 degrees. we will have your forecast coming up. don. >> thank you very much. >>> foggy enough again, we are having school advisories at the bottom of your screen for the eastern shore, automotive advisors c

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, wjz.com baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weather, and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is friday. >> um, nice start to our friday, jessica kartalija in for don today. good morning, everyone. we have weather and traffic together, sharon we will get to you up just a sec. let's start with marty. >> clear skies now, 12 hours we will have rain. let's take a look at temperatures, the stunning 24 hours difference in temperatures. 22 degrees cooler than yesterday. those are your predicted temperatures. jess, take it away. >> thanks, now over to sharon at traffic control. good morning. >> not a bad morning. no delays but a few other issues, including police activity in the city on green mount avenue. also we have a water main break on southbound york road at stevenson lane blocking the left lane and one accident left on 100 eastbound at arundel mills boulevard. no delays on the outer loop. t

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news, from wjz's news team, your first warning weather, and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> and our bottom line here at the top of the hour it is another very nice day start. thank you very much. >> -- calm day -- >> -- always says you are welcome -- >> -- bern and tim, please accommodate don. >> well, i thank everybody. >> there you go. >> all right, does it translate over into traffic? we will let you know -- >> -- 51 degrees right now, it is a beautiful morning here on tv hill. moon rising in the eastern sky, just a great day start. albeit six degrees cooler than this time yesterday. still at luge 76 on its way to a high of about 80, 77 very mild this evening. dinner time. and around dinner through bedtime we start seeing a chance of showers mid-atlantic. we will talk about that shortly. don take it away. >> thank you. what is happening on this morning's commute? here is sharon gibala w

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now, don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weather, and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is 6:30. and another real warm winter morning. and the commute is almost as calm as the water there on the outer harbor. sharp is watching the roads, marty is over at first warning weather. >> let's take a look at this. of course meteorologistlogical winter ended but we all live by the calendar, don't we. that is your temperature. they are good people. 54 on tv hill, six degrees cooler than this time yesterday but still going up for a high of 76 degrees this high after a lunchtime high of 70, still 70 at dinnertime, by the way those are your numbers there. >> here is sharon at wjz traffic control. >> hi, don, good morning, new issue, some debris on 32 there. we have an accident on 95 in the northbound direction at the delaware state line at the toll plaza blocking lanes, state police hope to hav

on wjz eyewitness news. dramatic rescue. a family flees the massive wildfires in colorado. see their harrowing escape. >>> this is mark viviano, with the orioles at spring training, where the outfield consists of two gold gloves and one gold glove opportunity. can nolan reimold hang onto the job in left field? i'll chat with him when eyewitness news continues. >>> i'm bernadette woods in the first warning weather center. we're putting together the exclusive first warning five- day forecast. we'll have that coming up in a bit here. >>> wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. for instant updates and all the day's news, and the updated forecast, log onto wjz.com. ,,,, >>> a new twist in the search for a missing teenager in california. 15-year-old sierra lamar was last seen more than two weeks ago, before she left for school. at first, police were treating her disappearance as a missing persons case. but now they think lamar was taken by someone. volunteers are combing the area for

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weather, and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> it's friday. >> it is the top of the hour and despite the fact there is not much fog in our harbor cam shot right now there is a lot of fog around the area, especially over on the eastern shore, where some school systems are opening late because of it. you will find that information pat the bottom of your screen. >>> sharon has also got some fog on the rush and it is meteorologist tim williams in for the vacationing marty bass and over at first warning weather. >> good morning, everyone. this is the same drill we have been dealing with for the last few days where the temperature and the dew point meet right on target with each other and the due is forming, hence the fog. the moisture is out there. until the winds start to stir a little bit and the sun comes up we are not going to see much improvement

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weather, and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is 6:00 and a much milder morning than yesterday's day start. sharon is watching the beginning of the commute. marty is over at first warning weather. >> let's see how much milder. right now 46, 9 degrees warmer, 72, going for a high of 77, a dinnertime temperature in the low 70s. take it away. >> here is sharon gibala. >> still not too much to slow you down. that debris that has not cleared on 50 eastbound on the bay bridge. speeds though at full speed on the top and the west sides of the beltway. the same for knife between white marsh and ft. mchenry tunnel. there is a look at the west side where we have a new traffic pattern on the inner loop at the wilkins avenue exit, that is exit 12. you will find a new traffic pattern that will continue from now until the fall for new construction there. re

wjz is live downtown. weijia jiang is following developments at the mitchell courthouse. >> reporter: jury deliberations have been under way since about 2:00. this case has infuriated so many people. and the high publicity could make the process longer than usual. >> reporter: it's been nearly three years since this pit bull, nicknamed phoenix, was doused with gasoline and set on fire. burned so badly, she had to be euthanized. twin brothers travis and jermaine johnson, have already been tried once in the case. but last february, it ended up in a hung jury. a single holdout could not be convinced to convict the johnsons. this wednesday, they are seeking a new set of jurors. >> animal advocates are watching closely. >> we hope there is a good verdict in the case. but either way, this case has brought enormous attention to animal abuse here in our city. and we'll be there. >> reporter: the case led the city to start an anti-animal abuse task force, the first of its kind in the country. with phoenix as its fa

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

>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com. baltimore. >> from the city, to the colonies to your neighborhood. -- from the city to the county to your neighborhood. it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's new station. >> at 13 euros girl killed. now police investigate one of their own. >> hello, again. i and jessica kartalija. reagan is after two juveniles are a rest it for what please call an accidental shooting. it's a city police officer has been suspended as a result of the investigation. wjz is live on the story and has more on what police are saying about the officer's involvement. >> that officer has been suspended but police are not releasing many details as to why. they will only say that they have raised questions about the officer's conduct after that shooting. this officer was off duty at the time and he apparently knows at least one of the children involved. >> reporter: detectives say money turned was inside the home with friends saturday night. they were playing with a gun when it went off. police say two boy

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is 6:00 and a delightful day start is taking shape outside your shades, maybe not the same case with traffic, sharon will explain after marty first warning weather. >> let's take a look at temperatures, 36 degrees on tv hill. yeah, i know it is going to come on in about six seconds, i got trapped by a new program on the computer again, it is 36 degrees on tv hill, that is going to translate to about four degrees warmer than this time yesterday. 64 at lunch, going to a beautiful high of 68 this afternoon. by dinnertime a couple of showers around. still in the mid-60s this march evening, exceptional. 39 now. don take it away. >> thank you very much. >>> will you get trapped in anything on your way in? here is sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> it is a possibility. we have a bunch of problems f

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team. your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is 6:00 and a mild start, this time tomorrow we are not going to be able to say that apparently. >> going down to 32 degrees. take a look at current temperatures. the normal daytime high is now 50 you know 7 degrees, 52 right now, mild, yay, you bet it is a beautiful morning. 52. it is going to be about one degree warmer than this time yesterday. 59 at lunch on its way to a high of 60, maybe 61, 62, but through the afternoon it is going to get very windy, temperatures are going to fall. we could easily be in the mid- upper 40s by dinnertime and overnight we have got some advisories in effect. a freeze warning or a watch, depending upon your county. 32 degrees tonight. what happened to spring? don, take it away. >> thank you, any automotive advisors this morning? here is sharon gibala at wjz traffic

wjz is live. mike schuh explains, there is speculation that a breeder set the dogs loose because they're too old. mike? >> reporter: you know, most of the strays that end up in shelters are mutts. but these are high-quality dogs. ask that is the mystery. how did 18 high-quality dogs end up at two shelters? >> today, the kennels in baltimore county are a bit more crowded. 18 dogs, like this juvenile pure bred boxer, were rounded up in two locations. >> what's surprising is how many of these dogs are purebreds. this one is a german shepherd puppy. >> it's unusual to say the least. we don't usually get large numbers of pure breds in at once. >> reporter: on monday, eight dogs were found running loose near halethorpe. then in owings mills, 10 dogs were rounded up by concerned citizens. see this one? it's an australian shepherd dog. they look alike and are about the same age. >> it could be become from a commercial operation, a breeder that all of a sudden had to get rid of animals because they couldn'

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news, from wjz's news team, your first warning weather, and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> and our bottom line remains the same here at the top of the hour. it is extremely foggy outside and several school systems are delaying their day start because of it. you may be delayed on your drive as well. sharon gibala will have more on that right after meteorologist tim williams in for the vacationing marty bass and over at first warning weather. >> good morning, everyone. air is pretty saturated out there, the dew point and temperature right on target with each other, both at 57 degrees. so when we have that we have a lot of moisture and that is going to contribute to fog, which is what we have. dense fog advisory in effect until 10:00 this morning for all counties except for washington, allegheny and garrett. >>> temperatures right around 57 degrees. pretty much in the mid-50s across most of

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it's friday. >> it's the top of the hour and a live look from our harbor cam shows our earlier low creaming or fog has lifted a bit but is still visible over on the horizon, sharon is watching the roads for you and meteorologist tim in for marty over at first warning weather. >> well, good morning, after 1, happy good morning, everyone and happy friday to you. we will show you a front pushing through, it will move on through. it kept the showers to our west and away from us through most of the day yesterday but now they are starting to creep across the region. temperatures in the mild range, 51, 51 on the shore, 52 oakland and 55 the warm spot out toward cumberland. that front will clear us but stays unsettled through the day so we will be dealing with temperatures in the 70s but again a chance of sh

wjz is there. we'll bring you developments at 11:00. >>> two maryland men who were bat boys more than a decade ago, come together, claiming they were sexually abused. >> they were among the first african american bat boys for the orioles. and they claim the abuse happened here in baltimore, when the red sox played at memorial stadium. they join a growing number of accusers who say donald fitzpatrick sexually assaulted them. the former bat boys say fitz patrick attacked them while working in the team's clubhouse. ronald chetteon said it happened twice. >> i just wish it never happened. i wanted to think why would this happen to me? i did not deserve this at all. why did you quit being a bat boy and clubhouse attendants in baltimore orioles? >> well, i quit because i did not want to have an encounter with fitz again. >> the other baltimore man tells the boston globe he was 16 when fitzpatrick sexually assaulted him in 1986. >> the statute for legal action has run out. the accusers are asking for a $5

wjz is-- disappear. wjz is downtown, where mike hellgren has their emotional plea. >> reporter: this is legislation that would go beyond amber alerts, making anyone who is 17 and under who go missing a priority. and for barnes' family, it's a labor of love. >> reporter: the latest journey for phylicia barnes' loved ones in their quest for justice is in annapolis. >> i will never forget her. >> it will create mandatory guidelines for missing children, focusing on the first few moments after they disappear. phylicia's case didn't get immediate attention after she went missing. authorities conducted exhaustive searches and months later, found her murdered and floating in the susquehanna river. >> we knew that phylicia's character would not run away. we want to make sure other families do not go what we went through. >> it was at least 4 to 6 hours before something was done, before someone even came out to even inquire about what was going on. >> reporter: under phylicia's law, there would be no mandatory la

the governor told wjz he is not getting involved. there is an ongoing investigation, a spokesperson said, and we prefer to let that run its course. >> reporter: and for his part, leopold main tapes he has -- maintains he has done nothing wrong. he and the chief have no plans to step down. next, they asked options going forward. and they plan to resubpoena the chief, monday night. reporting live, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> the aclu is calling the police chief's refusal to testify inexcusable. >>> chaos at long reach high school in howard county. punches are thrown between an adult and a teenager on school property. wjz is live. weijia jiang explains what sparks the violence, and how it's affecting students there. weijia? >> reporter: students and parents say what they find most appalling is that the adult is an outsider. he walked right on the campus with no problem, with a dangerous mission in mind. >> reporter: cell phone video captures the terrifying moment an intruder, wearing a black ski mask, arrives at long beach hi

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland, now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news, from wjz's news team, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is the top of the hour and spring has begun with showers, meaning damp pavement or fog may delay your day start. there is heavy fog on the eastern shore. our school delays or now running on the bottom of your screen. smash sharon will have the latest on traffic, it is bernadette woods info the vacationing marty bass. >> good morning, everybody, the first day of spring. a couple of showers and a few thunderstorms, a lot more west making its way down toward dc and annapolis and pg county and that is going to county on and off through the day. one shower around westminster, other than that there is drizzle in between these batches and farther south a few showers and thunderstorms south of gaithersburg and rockville right now. let's switch it over and show you temperatures. it is warm this morning. 61 degrees. we have got 50s

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weather, and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is the top of the hour and we are about an hour away from sunrise this morning andit it looks like it could be another one. sharon is watching the roads and it is meteorologist tim williams in for marty bass today over at first warning weather. >> it is breezy and cooler, got to 73 degrees yes, we are going to stay in the 60s today courtesy of a north wind that will suppress the temperatures a little bit, partly sunny, breezy, 65 degrees our high, 37 tonight with colder and 65 degrees tomorrow, increased cloudiness, we will talk about a freeze warning coming up in a few moments, don. >> thank you very much and a couple of complications out on the commute. here is sharon at wjz traffic control. >> yes, don, despite the late volume we have a bunch of problems. a new one, including a medical call on

wjz-13 is always on. for instant updates on the news and the updated first morning weather forecast, log on to ,,,,,,,,,,,, >> in today's wjz healthwatch, new medical evidence that public smoking bans are leading to wide range health benefits. scientists credit a smoking ban for a drop in preterm deliveries. they say since scotland banned smoking in all public places five years ago, premature deliveries have dropped 10%. >>> a new study finds exercise contains your dna and can make you stronger. sweetest reacher's -- researchers found it turns on genes in the muscle cells reprogramming them and making them stronger. they also found caffeine might also influence muscles in the same way but researchers do not recommend a cup of coffee in place of exercise. >>> you know how everything reminds the food when you are really hungry area that may not be your imagination. a french university tested people who had just eaten at others who had no food for hours. researchers found quickly that hungry people were much

this is wjz-tv, wjz-hd and wjz.com, baltimore.rom the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now is complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> we're lucky to have what we have. it's gone in fifteen seconds. >>> tragic storms leveling entire towns. i'm adam may. the death toll is rising tonight. 38 people now confirmed dead and more still unaccounted for. kentucky and indiana were hit the hardest. susan mcguinness. >> we hope we haven't left any stone unturned at this point. >> reporter: they hope to get to their owner. >> that's the only picture we found of our family left. >> reporter: the tornado demolished the town, sending a school bus into a building, dropping a tractor trailer on a gas station and tearing the walls off of homes. >> some of the most intense and incredible damage i've ever seen. >> reporter: the tornado headed across the state line into eastern kentucky with a path of construction 52 miles long. classifying it as f 4. >> it's in the violent category most tornadoes never come near to. >> repor

whit johnson reports for wjz. it will soon be the time to see the famed cherry blossoms. >> cherishing the cherry blossoms, an event that brings millions of people every year. >> i'm a romantic man. so to me, that's an easy question. i love flowers and they are pretty. >> reporter: for those snapping pictures. >> i can just imagine what they will look like when they are full fully out. >> the pink buds burst on the trees. >> you've been on the job for 10 years and you've never seen it bloom this early? >> i've never seen it bloom this early. >> reporter: soon, it will take on the vivid cloud-like shapes that have dazzled crowds for a century. >> this is one of the original trees here, right? >> as far as we know, yes. and you can tell by looking at it. >> exactly. >> ann mcclelan wrote the book on d.c.'s blossoms, literally. >> it's always been something that renews itself year after year. and yes, it's an important expression of international friendship. >> 2,000 were delivered in 1910. a gift from tokyo. but upo

>> this is wjz, wjz hd, and w jz.com. baltimore. >> from the city to the county's to your neighborhood. now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> disgust and outrage. the shooting death of a 13-year- old girl least loved ones and lawmakers demanding answers. how a city police officer became a focus of this intense investigation. hello, again. i'm jessica kartalija. here's what people are talking about. we are learning more about that officer this noon as wjz has reported sources say the weapon used to kill monae turnage was found inside his car. wjz is life with the investigation. spent afternoon, everybody. we can tell you that police have taken a dna sample from that officer and a major focus of homicide unit is figuring out just how deep his role may have been in all of this. >> reporter: city leaders and loved ones have expressed outrage, disgust, and sadness over the death of monae turnage. police say the eighth grader was shot while playing with two friends and a .22-caliber rifle over the we

now over to marty. >> he has been named the mvp, steve nash ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> it's friday. >> it is 6:30 and we are about a half-hour away from sunrise and it looks like we might have another spectacular one as we look live to the east from our harbor cam, sharon is looking at her traffic cams and marty is over at first warning weather. >> let's look at how it is going to square away on tv hill, 42 degrees, cooler than yesterday, 57 at lunch going to a high of 60, showers by this evening, don, take it away. >> -- sharon gibala wjz traffic control. >> hi, dpon, good ood morning, after one. no problems other than those. speedses ses a your averages there. no delays there either. there is a look at 50. no problems there. the west side of the beltway still unusually empty for this hour. this traffic report is brought to you by

. >> reporter: police tell wjz they did not immediately alerter students because they did not want to tip off the suspect fearing an immediate and dangerous reaction. police worked quickly to pain stakingly track alexandre song before threats could become reality from anonymous postings he made online including i will be on a shooting rampage tomorrow on campus stay away from the mall tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. hopefully i kill enough people to make it to national news. daniel douglas' friend immediately alerted police. >> immediately he was like very scared about it and just knew that he had to bring something to the attention of the authorities. >> we have no reason to believe mr. song was acting in concert with anyone, that he was acting alone. >> reporter: authorities saw it as no joke they traced song through the internet and then to campus. >> this was no easy feet, surveillance was set up, when mr. song's vehicle came back on to campus it was followed not only through our extensive camera network but plain closed officers as well. >> reporter: song lives here in fulton and howard co

wjz is live at the inner harbor. derek valcourt has more on the message this group is trying to send. >> reporter: well, the group launched their protest here at the inner harbor. they argued that the mayor is putting the inner harbor and downtown development ahead of the city's children. >> reporter: several thousand city kids participate in after- school programs like this one, called child first. antoinette's children are part of it. >> my kids have gotten music lessons. woknow is playing -- one is playing the cello, viola, and violin. they've also gotten dance lessons. jazz and others. >> could they have gotten this otherwise? >> definitely not. we couldn't afford it. >> reporter: she and others now blasting the mayor's proposed budget, which includes a slight decrease in after-school funding, down to 4.6 in 2013, as the city faces its third year of deficits. bill organizer says that -- say that cut despite a verbal cut from the mayor. >> she promises to cut funding. she department have to. if she was going to cu

. >> reporter: days ago leeped told wjz he will not resign >> are you going to balance county executive with the time that will be your defense. >> this is a prosecution investigation going on for over a year we have been balancing it quite well over the past year. >> reporter: police and fire unions called for leopold to step down. >> are you concerned with how the county executive handled this situation >> he hasn't handled it he ignored it. >> reporter: this protestor feels it is an embarrassment to the county. >> we should get a tent over it. >> reporter: for the most part the county executive has kept up its public schedule since this scandal first broke county council meeting tonight for their first official meeting since all of this came out publicly reporting live in anne arundel county, adam mays wjz eyewitness news. >>> the case is expected to go to court this summer. >>> a scare in college park's campus as a university of maryland student allegedly threatens to open fire wjz is live at university of maryland. mike hogan is there and spent the day talking to students about thi

wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. >> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com.e city to the counties to your neighborhood. now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> hello everyone. i'm vick carter. >> and i'm jessica kartalija. >>> several roads are shut down in north baltimore. businesses evacuated because

wjz is live. derek valcourt with the latest from the head of the university's system. >> reporter: even though the umuc president has been placed on leave, and no one will say why, wjz has learned that she will still continue to collect her paycheck. >> welcome to the university of maryland, university college. >> susan aldridge is considered a national leader in online higher education. since 2006, she's been president at umuc, headquartered in college park. the school claims to be the world's fastest-growing virtual campus. >> we are now today, the largest state university in the united states, with 94,000 students. >> reporter: in a stunning announcement to umuc staff last week, the head of the system, chancellor william kerwin announced aldridge had been placed on indefinite leave, offering no explanation. thursday afternoon, kerwin still guarded details. >> i can't tell you anything that i've already said. she's on leave, for an indefinite period of time. and javier harris is the acting presi

wjz continues to investigate. mike hellgren explains why james terrace is not testifying. >>> the county council plans to resubpoena the chief. and if he continues to refuse to come here to talk to them, they're going to ask their lawyer about what steps that i can take next. >> reporter: the anne arundel county council called a brief emergency meeting. after police chief james tier refused to testify before him. members unanimously testified under oath about allegations his boss, county executive john leopold, directed police to illegally access a state criminal records database, to dig up dirt on political enemies. councilmember derek fink. >> maybe he didn't know anything about it. but the fact that he's not willing to come talk to us. >> he claims that it could hinder the investigation. >> i think it's all just rolled up and snowballed into one big black eye for the county. and hopefully within a couple of weeks, we'll be able to let the council know he is stepping up. >> the council has no power to get rid of

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood, now it is complete coverage. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> not again. days after devastating tornadoes strike several states more storms roll in. >>> hello again, i am jessica kartalija and here is what people are talking about today, we have breaking news this noon a tornado touches down in alabama. it hit this morning destroying homes there. no reports of injuries yet but forecasters say the system could bring strongered toes to the same region where 13 people were killed earlier this week. we have this report from kentucky. >> reporter: melissa clark and her family scrambled to salvage their belongings thursday while the skies are still clear. >> now there are storms rolling in again. >> i know that is awful. we have worked all day to get as much as possible out because we don't have any roof. >> a tornado tore through her home in kentucky wednesday, sucking up almost everything with it. the system was part of the same string of killer tornadoes that roared across the mid

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wjz is live off reisterstown road. mike schuh with hear on -- more on the chaos. >> reporter: this happened over four different scenes. and i just spoke with an eyewitness off camera, who told me that there were three to five shots fired. but it wasn't the shooting that caused any of the injuries. it was the stabbing. >> reporter: the stabbing at this row home on spectator lane. it's here that police say a car full of men walked in the front door. >> entered a townhouse at this location, where they got into a physical fight with residents of the home. the party to arrive in one vehicle exited the vehicle. >> reporter: a fight broke out. one person in the house is stabbed, as is another, whose friends took him in this white crown vic to northwest hospital. >> at this point, we do not have anyone in custody. and this is an ongoing investigation. as you can see, it's a very active scene. >> reporter: so two people have been injured. one more seriously than the other. one is taken to the northwest and transferred to sinai.

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> justice for trayvon, how outrage over the death of the unarmed teen in florida spurs rallies here in baltimore. >> new developments in the investigation of the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot him. >> good afternoon, i am don scott. >> and i am jessica kartalija. >> and here is what people are talking about today, the growing nationwide outcry over the killing of trayvon martin, the florida teenager whose death has raised concerns about racial profiling. we are live with complete coverage. mike hellgren is in west baltimore, where one of the rallies will be held today but we will start with mark strawsman from sanford, florida, the community that has been forced into the national spotlight with martin's death. [ singing ] >> reporter: last night dozens gathered outside a gated community where 17-year-old trayvon martin was shot and killed a month ago today. the shooter, george zimmerman, claims he fired in self de

that story next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> this is wjz, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >>> from the city tonties to your neighborhood. now it's complete coverage, it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> it is 44 degrees and sunny at 5:30 in our area. thanks for staying with us. unacceptable, that's how dr. andres alonzo describes conditions at an elementary school. eyewitness news is live. why the ceo is facing harsh criticism of his own tonight. >> reporter: good evening. all of this comes, the tour with the mayor, just days after marylanders and baltimore city parents especially learned that the ceos driver makes more in overtime than most of us marylanders do in a year. the mayor and school ceo tour barkley elementary middle school, a school that's literally falling apart. with $14 million of the education budget paying staff overtime these past four years and more than $200,000 going toward dr. alonzo's private driver, there isn't enough money to pay for repairs. >> a lot of parents are upset with you. >> i think parents understand how hard i'm working for the kids of baltimore city. tha

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage, it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> good afternoon. i am don scott. >> and i am jessica kartalija. >> and we begin with today's breaking news, the mega millions jackpot is the topic, state lottery officials just telling wjz moments ago the jackpot has jumped 100 million dollars to 540 million to 640 million, the cash option is now $462 million. lottery officials say the demand is so high for tickets they had to deliver extra rolls of paper for tickets to retailers, that drawing is just after 11:00 tonight and could go higher. >>> in the day's other big news story testimony continuing in the second trial of two twin brother accused of setting a pit bull on fire. wjz and weijia jiang are live outside the courthouse. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. right now jurors are hearing from the police officer who put out the flames on the puppy with her sweater, she said the air smelled like burning meat. still the star witness in this case may be a cit

stan is here with the wjz the fan sports report. ravens food. >> yeah, birds of another feather. big, big news. folks, let me tell you that the ides of march have brought in the wind of change at the ravens facility in owings mills. the castle, one of the old is out. as the new wave of life, just after the super bowl has begun. ravens, an eight-year vet, said on his twitter account today that the ravens have release said him. just one year after signing a four-year contract extension. car totaled only 16 tackles, no interceptions. plus the emergence of ladarous web helped make chris car disposable. >>> baseball now. since the birth of baseball itself, back in 1871, the old ardage still sticks. pitching is still 75% of the game. with that said in our masn on wjz orioles spring training report, pitchers make up over 50% of the birds' roster. in sarasota, florida. when it comes to solidifying the bullpen. right-hander pitcher johnson. provides veteran leadership. he knows it. but he doesn't feel alone when it comes to showing the young

at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >>> and stay with wjz for complete coverage of campaign 2012. we'll bring you the latest during the primary tuesday. >>> if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check the traffic with christy brez rin. -- breslin. >> northbound continues to be a problem. very heavy over to the fort mchenry tunnel. it does slow down again there, when you're traveling from pulaski to whitemarsh boulevard. as far as the west side inner loop goes, slow around to security boulevard. west side outer loop, also heavy in that direction, from 795 to baltimore national pike. and on the north side inner loop, stop-and-go there, from york road to dulaney valley. as far as the harrisburg expressway goes, we have an accident there at belfast road. with delays that stretch back to shawan road. and we're still watching that accident in the wi w -- owings mills area. let's take a live look. as you can see, another slowdown there. this traffic report is brought to you by pizza bolis. stop in and get a pair of medium one-topping pizzas for only

we'll have that come we come back. >>> wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. for instant updates on all the day's news, and the updated forecast, log onto woonl.com. -- wjz.com. ,, >>> a near disaster for firefighters in michigan. a fire at a cleaners when the roof started to collapse. take a look. you can see the roof buckle from underneath them. the firefighters were able to get themselves to a more secure location. they were trying to ventilate the building when it happened. there were no reported injuries. >>> well, four students are seriously injured, following an accident, involving a school bus in massachusetts. the students were all in a red bmw that collided head-on with the bus. police say two of the students have life-threatening injuries. the bus driver received minor injuries. he was the only one on the bus at the time of the crash. investigators believe the car crossed the center line. >>> a school bus driver in indiana finds herself in a race against mother nature. she had to rescue nearly a doze

wjz is speaking to simmons' family. a live report, new at 11:00. >>> a new trial is under way for twin brothers, accused of setting a pit bull on fire on a baltimore street. once again, animal advocates are closely watching developments. weijia jiang has more on this high-profile case. weijia? >> reporter: denise, jury selections have been under way for several hours in a case that has infuriated so many. and the lie publicity could make -- high publicity could make that process longer than usual. >> reporter: it's been nearly three years since this pit bull nicknamed phoenix, was burned so badly she had to be euthanized. baltimore city twin brothers, travis and tremain johnson were already tried once in the case, but last february, it was a hung jury. a single holdout could not be convince convinced they were guilty. >> we hope there is a good verdict in this case. but either way, this case has brought enormous attention to animal abuse here in our city. and we'll be here. >> reporter: the case led the city to form an

wjz investigates exactly how they did this. mike hellgren is live where that honor student grew up. >> reporter: and vic, this was a true collection between university of maryland police and i.t. professionals on campus, as well as several websites. >> reporter: time was critical. police at the university of maryland college park, believe someone was seriously planning a massacre at the heart of their campus. but the only evidence was anonymous threats on two social networking websites. within 13 hours, they were able to track down alexander song, the student accused of making them. how did they do it? jeffrey tour is an associate professor of criminology at the university of maryland. he has decades of law enforcement and explain yes no threat is anonymous. on the internet. >> whenever you go on the internet, you leave a digital footprint. with that, police are able to pinpoint a street address. it doesn't typically take the police a whole lot of time to narrow something like that down. this is an everyday occurrence across am

wjz is live with first warning weather. turk is tracking those storms for us. >> take a look out at the midwest as you just mentioned. right now, the strongest of that storm activity. down to the louisville area. and nashville. tornadoes reported some some of those areas. just as we speak in the last hour, some of these reaching the ground and causing more damage and destruction. that's going to continue for the next several hours, as tornado watches extend from portions through west virginia. for our region, we have some rain on the area. most of the heavy stuff, south and east of baltimore. but we'll see rain from time to time this evening. looks like we'll see some breaks. but looks like thunder and lightning for our region, coming in later tonight and during the morning before things begin to clear out for the rest of the weekend. >> wjz will continue to track those storms throughout the evening. to find forecast updates log onto wjz.com. >>> first, federal agents announced they will begin checking immigration status of

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city to the counties, to your neighborhood, now it is complete coverage, it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> back in court. >> the retrial of twin brother ascaused in a dog death is now underway. >> hello again, i am jessica kartalija. >> i am don scott. >> here is what people are talking about today, two brothers accused of setting a pit bull on fire are on trial for a second time. we are live at the courthouse. weijia jiang has the challenge attorneys are facing in court. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. prosecutors expected to present opening arguments today but that may not happen because a jury has not been sat, even though this is day two of jury selections, the problem is so many people in the city have not only heard about this case they have formed a strong opinion about it. when this pit bull was intentionally torched people across the country were outraged and it is that publicity now creating a challenge in court. 20-year-old twin brothers travis and trumaine johnson have been tried once. it ended wit

wjz eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. >> >> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com.e city to the counties to your neighborhoods, now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> a fatal pursuit. a police chase ends with a crash, claiming two young lives. >> the investigation into the crime that started it all. >> here's what people are talking about. >> police go after a stolen car in montgomery county and the chase ends in tragedy. we have new information about the victims. >> reporter: police just identified

wjz has the latest. we'll have the latest on opening arguments coming up all new at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> newt gingrich cuts back while mitt romney cuts closer to locking up the nomination for president. danielle nottingham reports for wjz. rick santorum isn't ready to give up the fight. >> reporter: mitt romney is picking up an endorsement from former president george h.w. bush. it's the latest sign that gop leaders are eager to wrap up the primary race and begin the head to have -- head-to-head battle with president obama. on wednesday, tea party favorite, florida senator marco rubio, threw his support behind romney, saying republicans don't need a floor fight at this summer's convention. romney's closest rival, rick santorum, seemed to acknowledge publicly, for the first time, he may not win this contest. but he's still campaigning hard in wisconsin, ahead of next week's primary. >> i think the american people are tired of politicians who will tell you whatever you want to hear when they're in front of y

wjz and monique griego are live with the latest on this.ning monique. >> reporter: good morning don and good morning everyone. after receiving a tip. police were able to track that student down before anything could happen. police worked quickly to track university of maryland student alexander song before threats could become reality. he made anonymous postings online including -- i will be in a shooting rampage tomorrow on campus. stay away from the mall tomorrow at 1:30. hopefully i kill enough people to make it to national news. a friend immediately alerted police. >> he immediately was like very scared about it. >> at this point we have no reason to believe that mr. song was acting in concert with anyone. he was acting alone. >> reporter: authorities saw the threat as no joke and they traced him and then to campus. >> this was no easy feat. surveillance was set up. when mr. song's vehicle came back on to campus it was followed not only through the camera network but by our plain clothes officers as well. >> reporter: there was no weapo

. >> this is wjz tv, w at gz hd, and wjz.com. baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood. now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> tracing the threat. how police tracked a warning of a shooting rampage from an internet message board. >> to a student at the university of maryland college park leading to his arrest. >> hello, again. i'm jessica kartalija. >> and i'm don scott. >> the student who police say made threats at the shooting of the university of maryland remains hospitalized are you we are learning new information about the investigation this noon. >> reporter: the 19-year-old is getting a psychiatric evaluation after anonymous postings on the internet. alexander song, an honor student, placed threats of shooting rampage on campus anonymously online and they try to alert people on message boards with taking them seriously enough to report them leading to an arrest. >> he was very emotionally distraught to the point of shaking and crying. >> i actually found out from one of my

wjz is live. jessica kartalija has the symptoms and what may have killed the family member. >> reporter: right now, health investigators believe it could be a bizarre strain of the flu that killed three family members and has another one in the hospital. >> reporter: calvert county's hazmat teams on full respirators, enter this home, looking for samples of a microbe, deadly enough to kill three of four family members. >> you got a large family. everybody is concerned about what is going on. >> reporter: 81-year-old ruth blake died march 1st. her 58-year-old son and 51-year- old daughter, died tuesday. the maryland department of health and mental hygiene has confirmed, two family members died of complications of influenza h3, circulating this season, combined with a bacterial infection. >> i'm just concerned. it's a really big loss to the family. >> reporter: maryland medical examiner david fowler says at least one of the bodies was brought here to baltimore city for an autopsy. >> reporter: blake'

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood, now its complete coverage, it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> deadly confrontation. a stand off in france ends with gunfire. >> how a terror suspect was killed. >> hello again, i am jessica kartalija. >> i am don scott. >> here is what people are talking about today, an islamic extremist accused of killing 7 people in france is now dead after a fierce battle. we have the latest. >> reporter: french commandos stood down after a deadly 32 hour stand off in toulouse, the siege ended with gunfire and explosion at the apartment of the suspected killer mohamed merah. he was hiding in the bathroom when police stormed his home. he had several guns and opened fire, officers shot back hitting him in the head as he threw himself out the window, police negotiators say in the hours before his death he admitted to killing a teacher and three students at a jewish school this week and murdering three french soldiers earlier this month. detectives say he filmed the killings and was proud of them.