could more radiation leak out. i'm vic carter. they're forced to abandon their efforts at a power plant because it's too dangerous. another crisis at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. a second fire in reactor four. radiation levels have fallen since tuesday's explosion and fire, but officials are concerned about possible core damage in the no. 2 reactor. residents and even nuclear experts are frustrated with the government's communication. >> i'm not being told what to do by really any authority figure whatsoever. >> we have not been getting reliable dose estimates out of the japanese government. >> some people are not taking any chances. they're boarding flights out of tokyo's airports. >> we're going to take a precautionary measure and get farther away. >> reporter: people are are going to school, going to work, but it's impossible to know what risks they face. >> this man took his family and fled the danger zone to escape potential exposure. >> i'm very, very worried, he says. i'm children and the damage may already be done. for people in the quake zone, it's utter destruction. the death told is more than 3600 and thousands are still missing. >> it's an appalling situation. it's as bad as anything i've seen. >> reporter: and the need for humantarian aid is growing. >> the leaking radiation -- between 5 and 10,000 of them will change your blood. 50,000 causes nausea. the level could be felt for years to come. >> those energies are multiple fold more powerful fold than any kind of radiation we're exposed to in our normal lives. >> stay with wjd for complete coverage in japan. police in bethesda are searching surveillance tapes to track down the masked men who raped two employees and killed one of them. they were followed into lululemon in bethesda. the yoga boutique did not have surveillance cameras, but the police are going through tapes from businesses nearby. extortion, jack johnson pleads not guilty to all the charges against him. we have the update. >> reporter: it started with the county executives and continues to grow tonight. former prince george's -- jack johnson ended his term on the shadow of an fbi raid and indictment when he said i'm innocent of the charges. tuesday he struck to the -- >> i don't even recognize the person that's being charged in these indictments. >> reporter: the feds have more than a year's worth of wiretap conversations, but it's the recorded call between johnson and his wife leslie, a new council member, that caught the attention. johnson asked his wife about a $100,000 check that agents say was a bribe payment from a developer. she says over the phone, do you want me to put it down the toilet. he says, yes, flush that. and leslie johnson stuck nearly $80,000 cash into her bra. >> we know they've had a five or six year head start on us. we're going to attack the wiretaps and all of the information. >> i'm just flabbergasted. an officer and accomplice are facing new charges this week. they were named in the corruption probe, but now they face extortion. they're linked to the owners of a liquor store chain. they transported -- from virginia tax freebie paying off police officers. the officer has been charged with transporting cocaine. his wife and six others have been implicated in this probe. >> johnson's attorney requested that a trial must be scheduled within 70 days. there's no cancer cluster around -- the community voiced serious surgeons about experiments with agent orange and toxic dumping decades ago. it's based on 17 years of data within two miles of the fortunate. the department of health says they found no evidence of a cluster. in annapolis -- maryland death penalty opponents say never say die. >> the only thing that should die is the death penalty. >> exonerated by dna was joined by -- >> beautiful, brilliant, talented, everything life could give, but in the middle of the night, someone broke into her apartment and brutally strangled her to death. >> a knowledgeable person in the senate said to me, do you have 24 votes for repeal? i said, well, i only have 22, but the holy spirit may have 24, so let's give him a shot. >> it was a radical change in maryland's death penalty law. the supporters are still unmoved. >> so far we've been successful. we've been down here five years in a row fighting the death penalty repeal and so far the legislature has not repealed it. >> nor may it be repealed this session, but they say there's not a reason to stop trying. it's a question of faith and principles. >> if you're going to have a set of beliefs and it's tested and you don't stick to it, were they ever your beliefs in the first place. >> it's status in the senate is questionable. reporting from annapolis, i'm pat warren. state law makers considering giving back money to maryland schools, about half of what was cut from the budget. they're trying to decide whether the money can be restored. young life lost, a 19-year- old woman is killed standing outside a deli. tonight, people stand side by side to call for justice. wjz is live. >> reporter: there are few words to describe the pain the family is feeling tonight. if there is a word, it's that this promising young woman deserves justice. she was gunned down saturday night just feet from where her family and friends now stand. >> she was getting ready to start the university. she was working and feeling good about herself. someone fired shots apparently targeting one or both of the young men. she tried to get away and was caught in the gun fire and died of her injuries. the mother said solving the problem of who killed her daughter is not enough. >> the world has to get involved. >> reporter: as the family gets involved with the violence that claimed her life, police continue to search for her killer. >> we're going to up root this violence and get it out of the community for good. >> the two men were shot but survived. neither is cooperating. anyone has information about the killing should contact baltimore city police. >> and the funeral will be saturday at 11:45 at the new david baptist church in east baltimore. homes were hit in marriotsville and west friendship. police traced stolen items to a pawnshop. they're charged with stealing thousands of dollars worth of jewelry and electronics and police are looking into links to six other break-ins. police are preparing for a mission to central and south america and the caribbean. for five months they will render help in nine countries. the same hospital ship was on site in haiti following that country's worst disaster. the ship departs next tuesday. a college student is caught on tape mocking japanese -- in in -- just minutes away the viral video that has people outraged. a new york city preschool hit with a lawsuit because classes are not challenging enough. coming up, i'll show you the new form of communication that reaches all the way up to heaven and beyond next on eyewitness news. rain overnight but spring fever our way. i will have the forecast coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, it's 42 degrees and light rain in maryland right now. the man who calls himself clark rockefeller is charged with a murder case in is 1985. it's said he killed a man and buried the body. they're wanting to -- him from -- outrage on the campus of ucla after a student posts a video tirade against asians. the university is looking to discipline her. the junior made this video after the tsunami in japan. many students were calling home to check on loved ones. wallace said that distracted her from studying. >> over here from somewhere,. [foreign language] -- she went a little too far, saying all that. i was like, okay, that's just immature. >> campus police are investigating a number of threats against her. she apologized and said she didn't know what she was thinking. >> a new york city preschool is being sued for failing to prepare a 4-year-old for an elite school. they promised to help her daughter pass the entrance exam instead, she was forced to spend time with lesser minded two-year-olds. she now wants her $19,000 tuition returned. frank buckles lied about his age to enlist in the army. today he was buried at arlington national cemetery. frank buckles was laid to rest with full military honors. he was born in missouri and passed away last month in west virginia. he was 110 years old. high tech company finds a way to bring baltimore better cell phone service without putting an eyesore in the sky. it's hidden inside a church. it's getting holy praise. this steeple reaches more than 7 stories high. built more than 150 years ago the steeple acted as one of the first sources of communication. now this historic church is a source of a new sound. the steeple at holy cross church is now a stealth cell site. >> parishes struggle and at&t and has been collaborative in helping us keep the church open. church has always been an evangelizing communication network, whether it's declaring the gospels gospels on the shores of galley lee or here in the harbor. >> it's part of the company's $19 billion nationwide investment. its wires weave through the church but out of sight for parishioners. >> customers have been asking us for more coverage in this area. >> it's a win-win situation with a steady stream of revenue for holy cross church. >> what do you plan to do with some of the money? >> well, light up the tower. there's nothing on the south side of the city that's illuminated. >> neither the church or at&t would disclose the financial arrangement, but the generated revenue will stay within each parish. if you're wanting to catch michael phelps in london, start signing up now. fans have until april 26 to put in their orders. tickets will be allocated through a lottery. they range from $32s to $3,200 for the opening ceremony. is that pounds or dollars? if it's pounds, you've got problems. take a look at radar, not a lot of rain. there's a batch in virginia that's heavier. that's going to get to us around 1:00 in the morning. all across north central maryland to northern virginia, a few heavier pockets as well. you see these little bright spots, heavier echos, southwest of rock view, it cuts out temporarily. there's that big batch south of leesburg down around charlottesville area. it's going to move in in two or three hours. maybe a rumble of thunder with that as it moves across the region. right now we've got the rain from central pa down through much of this region, much lighter on the east shore. temperaturewise, holding steady. 38 in oakland. 39 still in ocean city, and we're at 43 year. the dew point is wait up to 40. it's very humid here around the region. that's because we've got the clouds and precipitation. 42 up in bellaire. 43 in a lot of places. east winds off the ocean. tomorrow the winds are going go back to the west, southwest. that will clear things out. we may see some sun by maybe 10:00 or 11:00 and then the low pressure moves across the region behind it and there's a clearing and much warmer air to the south and southwest. in the 70s down there. we may not get that warm tomorrow, but maybe by friday as that warm air starts surging in. friday would be the warmest day since last october. it's going to look great. temperatures running ten to twenty degrees above normal. the bay temp around 44. so for the rest of tonight, rain around the area. 40 degrees by morning and tomorrow we'll see clouds and showers in the morning and 62 by afternoon. check out this 5-day forecast. spring fever alert on friday. 67 with sun and clouds. a little cooler and then 56 with partly cloudy skies. it's going to be great thursday and friday. coming up. orioles optimism next in sports. ,,,,,,,,,, well, if you want to play, you have to be healthy. the busiest team doctors in baseball. the x-rays and images say roberts' back is okay, but the second baseman is unsure about when he'll be able to play, though he hopes to be okay by opening day. roberts will continue to rest uncertain of when he'll resume workouts. now, a week ago he made this awkward slide into first base in sarasota. that incident may aggravated back spasms he experienced prior to this game. his current condition is not related to the herniated disk that caused him to miss most of last season. it was a rough day for pitchers. houston bill hall gets all of this bergson pitch. the astros took a 3-run lead and never looked back. here with the bases loaded, houston's brett wallace hit as grand slam. wallace drove in seven runs in the game. manager buck showalter got him out of there. 14-8 the final. the ncaa basketball tourny tipped off tonight. dayton ohio, the bull -- bulldogs got it going. seconds after a miss, asheville regroups and they get another shot. send it to overtime, but the bulldogs went on to win for their opening heroics. they're taking on pittsburg in washington, dc on thursday. coaching news. cindy lowe has resigned. it's called a resignation, but he'll be paid for the remainder of his contract. he's out after five seasons unable to lead the wolf pack to the tournament. their final loss came to maryland at the conference tourny last week. pro bowl, chicago, aretha franklin courtside to watch the bulls and wizards. she took in some hoops. ronnie brewer plays powerball for chicago. the bulls put on a show for aretha. they beat the wizards 98-79. little respect. >> thanks a lot. this year at graceland, how this year at graceland, how fans will be able to see a live, henson, we're going to go over sales figures, complete this merger and present to the board. 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