>> i was like, it might be an earthquake or something, because the whole house was shaking. >> when he walked outside, his saw his neighbor's tree out in his yard. one tree rip down this before falling down on a few groups. >> the antenna -- [unintelligible] no major damage. >> since the tree is on my property, i have to call the insurance. >> mother nature unleashed a fury in other parts of central maryland. these roof shingles were no match for the winds that blew through baltimore city. a man was hospitalized after a tree fell on his minivan. his mother in law was on the phone with him moments before the accident. >> i heard a scrambling noise banging. the next thing i heard, he said, help me, help me, a tree fell on my car. >> down power lines knocked out power to more and 50,000 customers across the area, including a high school, leaving these wrestlers in the dark for the south regional tournament. >> this is all we can have a for a while. >> a good two hours away from here. it is all jacked up for the tournament. >> while clean-up efforts are on the way, everyone is grateful that the storm was not more serious >> a man was hospitalized after the tree fell on his car, but no serious injury. >> thanks. what happened? why was the wind is so strong? here is our chief meteorologist, tom tasselmyer. >> the wins were almost at hurricane force. 72 mile per hour gusts. per hour gusts here in baltimore. the atmosphere alleviates the pressure problem. a low pressure system moving up the coast causing the ear to squeeze. it lifted the cold area, -- cold air, which was also a factor. the wind warnings have diminished now. we are in for a chillier start for the weekend. more on that in a few minutes. these rain problems caused havoc on land, but also on the water. >> the atlantic companion ship is back at the pierre and the crew is safe tonight after they had anxious moments on the water this afternoon. >> i was in the bottom of the ship loading heavy equipment. >> it was work as usual on the ship this afternoon, until a strong gust of wind came through and the 900 foot ship broke free, and drifting in the harbor. this was one of 40 people on board. >> the ship was not on the dock anymore. >> it carries automobiles. it was in the dundalk marine terminal, where officials say it appears lines broke free because of up to 60 mile per hour winds. it was drifting for several minutes before tugboat's responded. >> there was an investigator on board looking into why this happened. >> we spoke with one of the crew members on board over the phone and during the rescue. >> we did not know how long we were going to be out here. >> when you are out to sea, and you do not know how you are getting home. you really do not know what is going to happen. >> the crew member we spoke with said a colleague had been on board during a similar incident. coast guard officials say it is unusual for a ship to break free like that, even during high winds. they are looking into the cause. wbal-tv 11 news. >> from the calm before the storm, to the damage after the storm, our local members showed off what it felt like them today. you can share were pictures in a video on our website. and be sure to click on new local. crews are out and about working to restore power to those still in the dark. a check with bge, 22,400 customers remain without power. they say they have restored power to nearly 67,000 homes. the same system caused problems here, being blamed for the death of four, as children in kentucky. officials say the buggy they were in flipped over and was swept away by floodwaters. they were from five-month old to 11 years old. in other news, officials are investigating the cause of a suspicious fire that led to the death of a 44 year-old woman. firefighters responded to bel air wednesday night. the 911 call got disconnected before the arrival. they found a woman unconscious in a second-floor bedroom. she died from her injuries on thursday afternoon. a verdict has been reached in the trial of a community activist accused of killing a pregnant wife outside of a city courthouse. after three days of deliberations, they found cleveland williams jr. guilty of first-degree murder and carrying a deadly weapon. many are glad that justice has been served. >> when the verdict came, i just wanted there to be some type of justice. at the end of the day, veronica is gone. >> she was killed after being granted with a protective order against her husband. williams will be sentenced in april and could get up to life in prison. same-sex marriage opponents in annapolis are bombarded voters. they are trying to keep it from becoming law in maryland. the senate passed a bill last night. david collins have a latest from the state house. >> the campaign to defeat the same-sex marriage bill has begun early. the maryland the receipt is behind rowboat calls blanketing specific areas of the state. -- robot calls blanketing specific areas of the state. it is set up by republicans. a republican delegate echoed a sentiment during a news conference, balun to fight the current definition of marriage between -- vowing to fight the current definition of marriage between one man and one woman. homosexuality will be taught at some level to children attending public schools, as has been ordered by the courts in various states. >> here is a sample of the teaching material he believes will be used in maryland public schools if the bill passes. one person said it was pornographic, glamorizing television behavior. there are mass mailings including delegates' names, the churches they attend, and phone numbers. they want people to voice opposition to the bill. >> we have 69 of the 71 confirmed commitment that we need. we think we will be able to deliver what we need in the coming days. >> this person admits that he mistakenly added his name to the measure. >> this is a moral issue, not a simple issue. -- civil issue. >> the law would give the same couples -- same-sex -- marriage privilege to same-sex couples as heterosexual married couples. if the general assembly passes the bill, t opponents will step up their campaign. >> they may win in the senate and the house, but when the history of this fight is over, we shall and will on referendum. >> a house committee is expected to vote on tuesday. it may reach the house floor on wednesday. a final vote could come on friday. if the senate version is passed without changes, opponents can begin their petition drive. wbal tv news in annapolis, david collins. >> we will bring you all of the late breaking news from the state house, and you can stay current any time at wbal-tv dot com. a drink a day keeps the doctor away. the new effect of alcohol in our medical alert. and a big ravens fan is a very lucky tonight. >> a new operating table allows people to recover from a hip or knee replacements much more quickly than before. we will explain how it works coming up. >> those stories plus an american fleeing libya are safe tonight. we will have that as that nation appears to be on the road to revolution. >> slightly cooler air mass is heading in for >> thousands remain stranded inside of the largest airport inside of tripoli. some 300 people were able to flee libya by boat. after three days of waiting, a ferry carrying evacuees arrived in malta. and within minutes of the arrival, the obama administration announced sanctions. muammar gaddafi has been killing of anti-government protesters. here is latest. >> we want to pressure the regime in libya to stop killing its own people. >> sanctioned details are still being worked out. the white house announcement was rushed. gaddafi urged his loyalists to keep fighting. we will kill them, he screamed at a rally in the capital, tripoli. they fired at protesters. 2000 libyans are dead by one account. down the coast, the libyan rebels are battling to march to aaa. hundreds of americans got out of the -- tripoli. hundreds of americans got out on a ferry. they are -- obama is putting pressure calling on nicolas sarkozy saying the dictator had to leave. u.k. prime minister sent gaddafi a warning about war crimes. >> the world is watching you and the world will hold you to this. >> gaddafi could be put on trial for killing peaceful protesters. those are some of the options under a concession -- discussion at the un and being weighed by president obama. wbal-tv 11 news. >> there will be u.s. sanctions and multi-nations sanctions and a likely u.n. action. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- have a drink if you're going to already. more than 80 studies showed people with one drink a day were less likely to develop heart disease by 25%. one drink a day for women in the two drinks a day for men and boosts the level of good cholesterol. it seems all alcohol works. there is a new operating table credited with reducing recovery time. when the area hospital is using that table. here is a demonstration that was given to kim dacey today. >> margaret had both of her hips replaced. >> i was expecting a very long recovery. >> surgeons say the normal recovery time is eight weeks. she was pleasantly surprised when she was literally back on her feet much sooner. >> the next week i was doing yoga. i was doing all of the things i usually do. >> her surgeon uses a special table to replace both of her hips. sinai hospital has had the table for a year and a half. it cuts the patient's recovery time in half. it is so much quicker because the table allows the surgery to become less invasive. >> it positions the patients die in the hip in a way that you do not have to cut as much muscle to do hip replacement. there is -- it speeds of the recovery. >> this holds the feat in place, which allows the surgeon to move the legs in a place to whatever is necessary to make the surgery less invasive. margaret is just as active as she was before her hip replacement. >> water aerobics, regular aerobics, yoga. >> instead of her counting on a long and painful recovery, she recommends the him a table to everyone who needs a hip replacement. hanna table to anyone who needs a hip replacement. >> warming temperatures to springlike levels are coming. 31 degrees at ocean city a strong cold front made its way to the airport. cambridge, when guests were around 52. in some places it is getting down to 10 miles an hour. early on with the southerly winds, 67 degrees. it is not quite to record- setting levels. 83 degrees is the record high in 1930. below is the current temperature. -- the low is the current temperature. temperatures by donna will be quite chilly. a deep snow fall late last night from chicago to cleveland, vt. and along the coast of new england. we were on the warm side of the storm. we got some thunderstorms as the system was tracking 3. a much chillier saturday morning and the winds will be down to 10 miles per hour. the strong spring-like storm making its way through maryland. a big mountain of a year, the winds coming off of it and flowing into the storm. we were right in between. wintergreen resort in virginia and 70 m.p.h. when guests. the it was very windy, almost hurricane-force winds across the region. the next system passes near northern pennsylvania, new york state, and new england sunday morning. we will stay south of out. the next major system comes from the mountains with some thunderstorms monday. it will be a warm day on monday with winds out of the south. light southerly winds with waves around 1 foot. some pitchers in the upper 30's. there may be some snow and sleet in the western maryland mountains. as you head towards the eastern shore, sunshine. 53 degrees on sunday. 65 degrees for the last day of february. we may catch a wintry mix by the end of the work week. >> i was like ok, what ever. i did not believe him. i went on the website and i see my name in black and white. it is real. >> she is 1 lucki ravens fan. she won -- one lucky ravens fan. she wins tickets for life. she was randomly selected from over 109,000 entrants. >> she has never been to a ravens game before. ladylike has left the daytona 500 winner -- lady luck has left the dates of 500 winner as quickly as she came. >> it is mega millions. >> 7 $6 million is the jackpot tonight. -- $76 million is the jackpot night. our first number is 4, 19, 17, 5,50. 7 is the megaball. if no one matches all t >> a week of mediation. judging from today's meeting between the union executive director and player agents, the lockup is still possible. sources in the meeting say smith diplomat -- diplomatically prepared everyone to get ready for a lock out. negotiations resume next tuesday. the exhibition is going to be coming up. the arrival of one player [unintelligible] he finds it far less difficult to sit around waiting for the next opportunity. >> especially when you are not hitting. you have a chance to do something to contribute with the glove. it is a tough position to figure out. i had to figure out of the routine that works for me. it is something that keeps my mind in a place rich will be productive. >> joe tory has a new management position. he has accepted the position as executive vice president of baseball operations. championship week continues for the high school basketball team. this tournament has a remarkable alumni list such as carmelo anthony and rudy gay. here is one player with three points. and 1. down in the paint, a tough kid to stop. this player well above the rim. you cannot stop that. josh finishes with 2 off the gladd. -- glass. st. francis of advances to the semifinals. in the last head-to-head games, the rangers beat the caps. they smoked the caps tonight. 2-0, rangers. for night at teh he goal the caps. 3-0. nothing going on offense. 6-0 is the final. came out of nowhere winning the daytona 500. he is practicing for his next race. he lost control of his car and smashed it into the wall. his car suffered major damage. he will have to go to a backup car for the race in phoenix on sunday. problems have caught up with him. check out his official website, it still reads 2011 daytona 500 winner. stick around. tom tasselmyer i >> 45 tomorrow, 53 on sunday. warm temperatures and another round of thunderstorms the next week. >> if you add it up, more than 350 degrees. it is really not bad. [laughter] >> thanks for joining us. we will see you on monday.