instructions. and then the proceedings will take place. we'll continue to monitor them. but for now, manuel gallegus reports for wjz. many are wondering what set the young gunman off on his killing spree. >> reporter: devastating news keeps battering the community of chardon, ohio. three students are now dead. victims of monday's shooting at the local high school. officials confirm the death of russell king and shortly after, demetrius jewelet. they were juniors. as was daniel palmentor who died on friday. they identify the suspect as t.j. lane. he was at chardon waiting for the bus when witnesses say he opened fire, hitting five students. investigators searched his family's home for clues to a motive. cbs news has learned lane complained of being bullied. nate mueller was in the cafeteria when the gun fire started. he said he never expected trouble. >> he was a quiet kid, never caused trouble. never egged anybody on. >> reporter: a lot of the talk here in chardon is about how tight the community is. the sheriff himself has deep roots here and was shaken by the violence. >> i happen to be a graduate of chardon high school. but not my -- i met my wife here. most eerie feeling in the world was walking down the halls yesterday, running down them. >> reporter: across town, there are ribbons are for the victims. >> i can't imagine what the parents are going through. it's horrible. you never think it's going to happen in your town. >> reporter: the community will gather tonight for a candlelight vigil. thursday, parents and students return together to chardon high. in chardon, ohio, manuel gallegus, wjz eyewitness news. >> and we are going to return live to the courtroom where the suspect, tj lane, is undergoing a hearing. it is to determine if he will be charged as an adult. he is 17 years old. so he technically is a juvenile, but they will determine whether his crime -- or his alleged crime, warrants him being charged as an adult. we'll continue to monitor this. sorry. the two wounded students are 17- year-old male, in serious condition, and 18-year-old female in stable condition. we have a developing story from cecil county at this hour. investigators are trying to determine the cause of a devastating fire that destroys a house. sky eye chopper 13 is over biddle street in chesapeake city. you can see all that is left is the frame of that home. the three-alarm fire broke out just before 2:00 this afternoon. it took 50 firefighters to bring it under control. no one was hurt. the family of four who lived in that house is being assisted by the red cross. remembering a hero. the city fire department is honoring a local army guardsman, murdered in afghanistan. andrea fujii is live in the newsroom with more. andrea? >> reporter: military police are still searching for the gunman who shot and killed major robert marchanti. their bodies were flown into dover air force base late last night. the men were killed when an afghan soldier breached security thursday. major marchanti's son is a baltimore city firefighter. and the baltimore fire chief is ordering all baltimore buildings to fly their flags at half staff in his honor. he joined the army in 1984 and joined the guard in 1986. he also taught physical education at several baltimore county schools. kai? >> andrea, thank you. marchanti will be buried at arlington national cemetery. wife of former prince george's county executive jack johnson owes fines that must be paid. johnson was sentenced to a year and a day for obstructioning investigation into her husband's corruption. the city's chief technology official is in hot water. rico singleton is being faulted for ethical violations while he worked for the state of new york. an audit claimed singleton used mon -- favor on jobs he was on. the audit is being reviewed by baltimore city officials and new york's joint commission on public ethics. disturbing find in dover. it involves the disposal of the remains of 9/11 victims. adam is in the newsroom with more. >> reporter: a pentagon report reveals that partial remains were thrown into a landfill. the new report, part of an investigation, sort of last november, when it was learned that body parts of veterans have been lost at dover air force base. today, the pentagon says some remains of 9/11 victims that could not be identified or tested were cremated. then the ashes were sent to a biomedical waste site. in 2008, it was discovered that the dover facility cremated partial remains of at least 274 american war dead, then dumped them at a landfill in virginia. >> the remains were among those killed at the pentagon and in shanksville, pennsylvania. voters are heading to the polls today in arizona and michigan. that's where 59 gop presidential delegates are up for grabs. in michigan, the race is between mitt romney and rick santorum. >> reporter: mitt romney posed for pictures at his michigan campaign headquarters and kept up his attack on rick santorum. he says his chief rival does not have skills to be president. >> i think he's an economic lightweight. i don't think he understands the process of job creating. >> thank you all very much. >> reporter: santorum was also out early, hitting some breakfast spots and making a last-minute pitch for votes. >> senator, best of luck. >> thank you. >> the former pennsylvania senator and romney are locked in a tight race for this critical state. it's romney's home turf. and a santorum upset would be a huge blow to the romney campaign. >> reporter: santorum is trying to get a boost from democrats here in michigan. he's encouraging them to come out to polling places, temporarily change their party affiliation, and vote for him. >> reporter: romney calls that a new low for the campaign. he says democrats should not be choosing the republican nominee. but not all voters agree. >> as long as he's not doing it with a gun to their head, i don't see anything wrong with that. >> reporter: some michiganders we spoke with are still trying to make up their own minds. >> i'm still trying to do my own research on both candidates. as much information on their work ethic and their stances on positions such as things like the economy and jobs. >> reporter: as for ron paul and newt gingrich, neither did much campaigning today in primary states. the former house speaker is in georgia as he looks for a strong showing next week on super tuesday. in novine, michigan, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> voters are also casting ballots in arizona today, where mitt romney is expected to win all 29 delegates. it is a bit cooler outside today. but not many people are complaining about the february weather. it's mostly clear, with lots of sunshine. bernadette woods is here with the updated numbers. >> this is our cooldown today. i want to show you live doppler radar. we have nothing in our area. there is a storm moving on -- in our direction. more so for tomorrow. here are the first signs. now, as far as temperatures go. look at this. it's 55 degrees outside. look at all of those 50s across the state. and temperatures today, as compared to yesterday, they're about 10 to maybe each -- even 15 degrees cooler in some cases, but still way above average. we'll have your forecast coming up. >> let's check on the roads with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. well, of course, let's start off with the beltway, on the north side inner loop, we're already up to 15 minutes there from york road around the perring parkway. traveling on the west side inner loop, brake lights there from southwestern boulevard to security boulevard. average speed, about 40 miles per hour. as far as accidents gstill plenty to talk about in that region. west street at parole street. also york road at cross campus drive. liberty heights at callaway. east fayette at central. loch raven at east 25th. and baltimore annapolis boulevard, at wellham. let's take a live look. you can see, your drive on 70 and 29 looks to be pretty easy at this hour. not much activity on the harrisburg expressway at shawan 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. some changes are coming to the whitemarsh area of baltimore county. if you travel route 43, near i- 45, you may start to see some delays. the state is widening i-95 and replacing the 43 bridges that go over top. the road will eventually link with the state's express toll lane. when it's complete, drivers will see a big improvement in congestion. wjz has more on the plan coming up all new at 5:00 and 6:00. michael douglas says he was wrong. greed is not good. and he is telling that to everyone on wall street who is willing to listen. betty nguyen reports for us for wjz, and how they are switching to a new public service ad campaign. >> greed, for lack of a better word, is good. >> reporter: in the 1980s, michael douglas was the fictional face of wall street excess. >> i play gord -- gordon, who played for profits while innocent investors lost their savings. >> reporter: he took on the oscar in 1987 ask is now trying out a new role, "fbi informant." >> the movie is fiction but the problem is real. our economy is increasingly dependent on the success and integrity of the financial markets. >> reporter: yesterday, announced that douglas will become the newest face of the campaign. perfect hedge. which has successfully prosecuted 50 people in the last five years for insider trading. and is targeting 120 more suspects. >> if a deal looks too good to be true, it probably is. >> douglas, who previously said he was startled by the positive response he received as gordon gecko, will now urge traders traders and managers on and off the street, to report fraud to the fbi. >> for more information on how you can help identify securities fraud, contact your local fbi office. >> betty nguyen, wjz eyewitness news. >> i showed you how the game works. >> reporter: the commercial is part of an ongoing offensive by federal authorities in new york against insider trading. the crackdown resulted in multiple convictions. still ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. daytona delay. see the factors that stopped the race. accidental drive-through. the crash at save-a lot. it's going to cost a lot. think twice about sleeping pills? the study you can't miss, coming up in healthwatch. it's mild for light jacket or long leave ises, but-- sleeves, but there is rain in the forecast. ,, toothpaste is the wrong thing to use on a denture, it could be very abrasive. if the surface gets abraded, it's just the environment that bacteria likes to nestle into and they can cause the odor. your denture needs to be cleaned gently on a daily basis. i like to recommend polident, it kills the bacteria without causing any abrasion. when my patients follow my instructions, their dentures feel clean and fresh. oh dear... oh dear! ohh dear... i'm not sure exactly what happened here last night. i was out helping people save money on their car insurance. 2 more! you're doing it! aren't they doing great?! hiiiiiii!! come sweat with me! keep going richard. keep sweating!! geico. fifteen minutes could save you sweat! sweat! fifteen percent or more on car insurance. we have breaking news from wall street. the dow manages to finish about the 13,000 mark for the first time since 2008. the dow is up 24, just over the 13,000 mark. the s&p up 5. nasdaq up 21. nasdaq almost at 3,000. let's check in with alexis christoforous, who has tonight's cbs money watch update. >> consumer confidence jumped in february to the highest level in a year. americans are feeling more optimistic about the job market. that pushed the confidence index, sharply higher. but the number is still below the level of a healthy economy. home prices are at their lowest point in a decade. a new survey found home prices fell 4% last quarter. steepest declines were in atlanta, chicago and detroit. miami and phoenix were the only cities to show increase. overall, home prices are down 34% from their peak in 2006. yahoo is threatening to sue facebook. it is accusing the social networking site of infringing on up to 20 patents. yahoo is demanding facebook pay for the patents or it will sue. many tech analysts believe yahoo may request stock in the company as a settlement. the price of gasoline is continuing to decline. drivers are paying the highest prices ever since february. now up 32 cents a gallon from a month ago. prices are highest in hawaii, alaska, california, new york, and connecticut. that's your money watch. for more, go to cbsmoneywatch.com. in new york, i'm alexis christoforous. an elderly lady crashes her car straight through a michigan grocery store. take a look at the video. it shows a woman backing her car into the front of the save- a lot store. the driver hit the building so hard issue the front end of her car lifted right off the ground. the store says the damage is going to cost nearly $10,000. luckily, nobody was hurt. spanish authorities bust up a fishing boat carrying three tons of cocaine. the boat was intercepted and is now on its way to the spanish port of vigo. four spaniards and a latin american man are under arrest. customs agents and a civil guard are handling the situation. if you're a nascar fan, this year's daytona 500 may cost you sleep. the event was postponed by weather for the first time. the winner had to overcome a frightening crash and a freak accident. >> reporter: 29 hours and 45 minutes after the daytona 500 was scheduled to start. it only took one minute for a crash. slammed to the outside. it's five-time champion. he collects danica patrick. and the 34 of david reagan. >> kyle busch was not happy. >> seriously. are we all kidding ourselves? we just sat around for 36 hours. and we wreck on lap 1. >> but the car trouble had hardly begun. >> we saw jeff gordon wave out the window. fire on jeff gordon's chevrolet. >> engine just blew all to pieces. >> and juan pablo montoya, driving with a faulty transmission, spun into a safety truck. >> he slides up the track and into the back of that surplus helicopter jet engine on a thrairl, used to drive the race track. oh, my gosh. and all of that spilled jet fuel found something hot to ignite it. >> reporter: what to do when 200 gallons of jet fuel spills on your race track? clean it up with laundry detergent, of course. >> in the end, the daytona 500 will be remembered not just for the actual racing but all the flukes that hit from start to finish. >> two angry cows escape, running wild in the streets of houston, texas. the animals made a break for freedom at the houston livestock show and rodeo. one was rounded up quickly. but the other wasn't given up so easily. the cow's chest butted one. the man is expected to be okay. the animal was captured soon after that. >> all right. coming up on eyewitness news at 4:00, requiring rear view cameras. how long before you'll see them on every car and truck? downplaying the danger. the japanese power plant hit by a tsunami. blue skies and sunshine. but for how long? the updated first warning forecast is next. wjz 13 is always on. for the top stories on wjz.com, instant updates and weather all the time, click wjz.com. ,,,, [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for an incredible price: just $89.99 a month for two years with a two-year agreement. it's an amazing deal, but it's for a limited time only. so don't wait. want to save even more? call right now and we'll add a special bonus: $300 back. unlike cable, fios delivers a 100% fiber-optic network to your home. get america's fastest, most consistent, most reliable internet, plus the best tv picture quality, and more hd. why keep paying so much for cable? switch to fios for just $89.99 a month 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there's not that much cold air. there is cold air back in the country. it's out to the west. and it's not going to affect us. but it is producing snow over the northern plains, heading into the upper midwest. now, this storm is moving our direction. but not in the form of snow. we're going to be on the southern side of this. drawing up even warmer air. as that happens, this will all come in, in the form of rain. clouds come in tonight. and the rain breaks out tomorrow. heavy at times. then by thursday, all of this gets out of here. when it does, we actually get warmer, with temperatures going way above average for the second half of the week. so the forecast looks like this when we put it together. on the waters, winds turn around to the southeast at 5 to 10 knots. tonight, we go down into the 30s. here come the clouds. and as we head into the day tomorrow, it is going to be a cloudier day, a wet day, a damp day, and a much cooler day. but that's actually our high at 48 degrees. but when we get rid of this storm as we head into the second half of this week, we are back up into the 60s on thursday. 50s on friday. we'll have that five-day coming up later. but that is march. so we'll have turned a big corner at that point. it's theoretically, the end of meteorological winter. we can still get some snow in march, but it doesn't last very long if we do. >> hopefully we won't. >> this season, we haven't gotten anything. it's an episode of unforgettable tonight on wjz. lots more ahead at 4:30. penn state abuse trials. the request jerry sandusky is making to a judge. cracking down on copilots. still adrift in the pirate- infested indian ocean. the latest on the ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, it is 4:29. 55 degrees. mostly sunny. hello. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. i'm denise koch. and here's what people are talking about. another costa line cruise is in trouble right now. a vessel with more than 1,000 people on board is crippled in the indian ocean. as rita nissan reports for wjz, it comes a month after the costa concordia's deadly crash off the coast of italy. >> reporter: rescue crews are towing a crippled cruise liner in the indian ocean. hundreds of passengers are crowding the decks of the costa aleg ria because there's no power. a fire on the ship monday left the ship with no air conditioning or way to cook food. >> we have no reports of anyone being sick or hurt. as far as we're aware, the situation is very calm, that the captain is in control of the boat. >> reporter: emergency generators are only powering the ship's control room and its communication equipment. helicopters are dropping food, satellite phones and radios. it's taking longer than expected to tow the ship to the nearest island off the coast of tanzania because the ship is so heavy. but most of the more than 1,000 people on board, including eight americans, should be back on land in the next 24 hours. families of those on the ship are worried. >> i haven't heard from her yet. >> this woman's daughter is a dancer on the costa alegra. she also had a sun working on the costa concordia, which capsized last month, off the coast of italy, killing 23 people. >> it was a nightmare we didn't think we'd have to relive, especially within six weeks. >> reporter: this is in an area where pirates often strike. costa says it has armed guards on board to keep everyone safe. rita nissan, wjz eyewitness news. >> now, carnival is also flying in engineers and technicians to try to repair the generators. if federal regulators get their way, pilots will have to be a lot more experienced before flying commercial airlines. new regulations proposed by the federal aviation administration. >> the faa wants to raise the minimum experience level for the first time in 40 years. the proposed legislation would increase the minimum time required for copilots to 1500 hours. this is just the latest in a string of faa changes. supporters say the moves are long overdue. >> these are absolute rock bottom minimums. what we really need in the long term is to have a healthy enough airline industry that we have people who have more experience in that, than to take these entry level jobs. >> there are two exceptions to this change. former military pilots will need only 750 hours to fly for an airline. and graduates of university flight schools only need 1,000 hours. denise? >> thank you, kai. airline officials say the rule change could force them to raise wages to attract more experienced flyers. we are updating the breaking news from the show. a hearing in the ohio high school shooting ends a moment ago in chardon, ohio. the suspect, 17-year-old tj lane, was not in the courtroom. police say lane opened fire in the cafeteria at chardon high school. hitting five students. three have died of their injuries now. the judge has ordered him to be held for 15 days. prosecutors have until march 1st to charge him. it will be unclear if he will be charged as an adult with three counts of murder. the trial of a former rutgers university student, accused of spying on his roommate during a sexual encounter with another man, continues. the court hears from another student who was there from the very beginning. >> it shouldn't have happened. and we saw something that we didn't expect to see. and it was just -- it just felt weird. >> reporter: former rutgers university student molly way told jurors today how rabbi went on her computer and pulled out images of tyler clemente and another man making out in a dorm room he shared with clemente. >> he went onto my -- i don't remember what program it was, but like an online video chatting program. and he video chatted himself. >> reporter: way says robby was in her dorm room, across the hall. and his desk top was set to automatically turn on. >> after that popped up an image of tyler and his guest. and they were kissing. >> reporter: the 19-year-old, with a soft voice, then describes how other students came to watch. >> the same image, except for the clothes, the tops. >> reporter: that was on september 19th, 2010, days before clemente committed suicide by jumping off of the george washington bridge. prosecutors say clemente suspected he was being watched and reported it to the university. that's when way says she was questioned by campus police. but while talking to them, she said ravi was text messaging her. >> did you tell them we did it on purpose? i think he thought we were going to get in trouble. so he kind of wanted to make it seem more like it was more of an accident. >> that was christine sloan reporting. another rutgers student also took the stand today, saying ravi encouraged several people to tune in the night he streamed clemente's encounter online. former penn state football coach jerry sandusky will have to wait a little longer before his day in court. his lawyer has asked the judge to push back the start of the trial from may until july, saying he needs more time to prepare. sandusky is charged with sexually abusing several boys he met at his at-risk charity for youth. 450e denies any -- he denies any wrongdoing. a major announcement from safety regulators. starting soon, all passenger cars will come equipped with rear-view cameras. >> advocates say these cameras will save the lives of more than 100 children every year. safety officials say many vehicles, especially suvs, have huge blind spots when equipped with traditional mirrors alone. and on average, about 50 children a week are injured when vehicles back over them. the ntsb is expected to submit its official recommendation to congress this weekend. the life-saving technology isn't that expensive. regulators say it will cost carpake makers -- car makers about $200 more per vehicle. >> car makers have been offering rear view cameras on luxury models for more than a decade. an amazing scene from the sky in arizona. take a look as a huge dust storm blows over phoenix. it knocked out power to several areas. emergency crews advised everyone with respiratory problems to stay indoors until that storm passed. here at home, our wonderfully mild winter continues. take a live look outside. it's sunny skies. will they stay that way for tomorrow. wjz has weather and traffic together. bob is here first with the updated numbers from first warning weather. bob? >> another beautiful day. cooler yesterday. take a look at radar. pretty quiet now. but later tonight and tomorrow, this warm front will be warming to the south. a little rain in ohio. we starting to see the clouds on the increase tonight. looks like a wet and cool damp wednesday. but we need the rain. that will be the last day of this month. right now, we're at 55 degrees. dew points way down. this is very other very dry air once again. once again, only 19 degrees. 46, ocean city. by the ocean air there. oakland, also at 46. tomorrow, probably staying in the 40s most of the day. and a good chance you might see some decent rain tomorrow. denise? >> thank you, bob. let's check on the roads with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >> hi, denise. hi, everyone. well, the beltway continues to get busy out there. traveling on the west side inner loop. delays from southwestern boulevard to security boulevard. on the north side inner loop, stop and go there from charles street around the perring parkway. we also have delays forming on the outer loop, from york road around to charles street in that direction. as far as accidents go, traveling the harrisburg expressway in the southbound direction, an accident to watch out for on belfast road. also at towson town boulevard, at north charles street, gwen falls. and also harford road at westfield. let's now take a live look. you can see delays in the northbound direction as well. from shawan to belfast. 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. >> thank you, kristy. straight ahead at 4:00. deadly accident. will a judge find the person responsible for the four deaths in upstate new york? well, for some, it's the diet of your dreams. drink beer and lose weight? stick around for healthwatch. and the skies are going to cloud up soon. bob has more coming up. 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[ male announcer ] speed, reliability, and now with our worry free guarantee there's no better time to switch. get your choice of terms. no activation fees. a 30-day money back guarantee. flexible scheduling. professional on-site installation. and 24/7 tech support. all for just $84.99 a month. plus you get a $200 value reward card. so switch to verizon high speed internet and phone, backed by our new worry free guarantee, all for just $84.99 a month. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities call 1.866.solutions. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. that's 1.866.solutions. only from verizon. a driver is acquitted of homicide charges today in a fatal bus crash. four passengers were killed outside of syracuse, new york, when a double-decker bus hit a low overpass of a bridge. this happened in september 2010. the driver missed an exit on his way from philadelphia to toronto and ended up on the parkway instead. but all charges have been dropped. also in new york, investigators discover what caused a deadly elevator accident. a mechanic told officials he temporarily turned off a safety system the morning before the elevator crushed 41-year-old suzanne hart to death. it happened at a manhattan office building last december. if working properly, the mechanism would have prevented the lift from moving with its doors open. a little girl dies after a fight with a classmate at an elementary school in long beach, california. andrea fujii ms. hear -- has more from the newsroom. >> reporter: 10-year-old joanna ramos died from blunt force trauma. and investigators say it came from the fists of a fifth grader. >> did you want to say anything to the families? >> i'm sorry. >> reporter: the specifics of joanna's case are rare. but the punch caused a blood clot in her brain. she didn't have any visible injuries but was taken to the hospital after she complained of nausea and a headache. doctors tried performing a surgery to save her but it was too late. her death has been ruled a homicide. police said the fight lasted less than a minute and didn't involve a weapon. >> joanna would have turned 11 this march. so far, no arrests have been made. new details behind the devastating tsunami that hit and crippled a power plant. lucy kraft reports from tokyo. >> reporter: in the hours after the tsunami struck the nuclear plant, japan's leaders were helpless in disarray. that is the picture that emerges in the new report based on people who witnessed it. the normal lines of authority completely collapsed, he told investigators. we managed an emergency mission basis, huddled in an emergency bunker, japanese officials struggled to grasp the size of the efficiency. we politicians had no idea what they were talking about. would this be another chernobyl or three-mile island? no one could give us a straight answer. after 300 interviews with officials and nuclear experts, the report pointed the finger at the plant's operator, tokyo electric. >> no question that pepco, tokyo power company, is primary to blame. prepared for this -- unprepared for this accident. >> unprepared for a power failure. and without electricity, the core's reactor couldn't stay cool, triggering the explosion and meltdown. their own regulatorrors failed to have-- regulators failed to have an emergency plan. >> the magnitude is still too high for them to return. a cleanup is expected to take 40 years. oscar winner jennifer hudson will testify in the trial coming up for the killing of her family. a man is charged with murdering her mother, brother, and 7-year- old nephew. hudson said she knew balfour since they were children and advised her sister against marrying him. a trial is set for april 9th. a 19-year-old murder suspect spits in the face of his lawyer. that was just the beginning of outbursts that led a judge in fort miers, florida, to decide that the teen was incompetent to stand trial. clinton drake is accused of killing his 84-year-old grandfather. drake is now being treated at a mental facility. the danger of sleeping pills. in wjz healthwatch, kato has the surprising results of a 10- year study on over-the-counter and prescription sleeping aids. >> reporter: could your sleeping pills kill you? the latest research from uc san diego says very likely, yes. the study took 10 years to complete and is the most exhaustive of its kind. it tracked the health reports of 34,000 people, half of whom took sleeping pills. the study found subjects who took drugs like ambien or lunesta, were dying in greater numbers than those who were not. 638 patients on sleep medication died, versus 295 deaths of people who were not on the drugs. the study's author spent months double-checking the data. >> after i thoroughly convinced myself that this was really there. was i willing to put my name on this paper? >> reporter: coauthor dr. robert languor has stopped taking his sleeping pill. he said whether you take multiple or just one, your risks double. >> i think patients need to be cautious about using these drugs. particularly the idea that these newer, shorter-acting drugs are safer, is just not so. >> reporter: but dr. nua is not convinced. he points outlet study only found an association between sleeping pills and increased death. >> the relationship there. but just because there's a relationship doesn't necessarily mean that there is one causing the other. >> reporter: he says more studies are needed. and this result should be looked at with caution. >> during 2010, between one in 20 and one in 10 adults took a sleeping pill in the united states. also in healthwatch, could drinking beer actually help you lose weight? a number of online bloggers have reported losing weight on the new beer diet. the plan is to drink only three beers all day, with one snack and lots. water. most doctors, of course, are not on board with this. they say there are no real nutrients and no protein in beer. so it's not healthy. a 1% restaurant tip goes viral. but it's actually a hoax. the false tale caused quite a stir on media sites. apparently someone caused a stir with the 1% tip. the note also advised the server to get a new job. but the manager said the stingy tip was photo shopped. a new insight into a super hero movie. starring robert downey jr. >> reporter: coming up. it is one of hollywood's most anticipated movies. tonight, i am taking you behind the scenes on the top-secret set of "the avengers." [ laughter ] >> reporter: robert downey jr. is, of course, ironman. >> it never gets old. >> this set is called the wish bone lab. and this is the first time the avengers have come together as a group. and they are clearly still working on their teamwork. >> you people are so petty. >> that's chris. and new to the team here. >> do you ever work on his anger to see if you can get him to go green? >> it's kind of my primary focus. >> it's good. it's really good. >> reporter: also returning, the black widow, scarlett johansson. >> i always love to see robert. and he is, you know -- he's a force. he's a force of nature. >> the film is not in theaters until may 4th. but this new trailer is out tomorrow on apple.com. >> what are you asking me to do? >> it's call the -- called the avengers initiative. >> rounding out, samuel, chris jackson and jeremy ever. >> i had such a great set visit. the sets are massive. i can't wait to see this movie. also tonight, the exclusive "vanity fair" oscar photos you have not seen. and following angelina's oscar pose, who has the best legs in hollywood? we'll explore that coming up in entertainment tonight remember. >> and that's at 7:30, here on wjz 13. well, a set of giant olympic rings float down the river tems. the mayor of london launched the river ring journeyy to mark the 150-day countdown until the opening of the london 2012 games. a tugboat hauled them east before returning to tower bridge. the olympic games will run from july 27th through august 12th in london. and tickets are mighty hard to get. find your umbrella. there is rain on the way. bob turk has the updated ,,,,,,, well, it was another beautiful day if you ask me. >> i'm asking you. >> and she's telling me. >> well, i'll tell you. it was beautiful. >> 50s. beautiful. >> unbelievable. >> again, above normal. and sunny and bright and dry, chilly this morning. boy, it's nice. take a look at temperatures now with fewer clouds moving in. we're at 55. but look at humidity. it's only 24%. it's very dry once again. dew points at 19 degrees. west/northwest winds at 5. barometer currently holding steady. 30.37 inches. 54 in washington. 49, 46. temperatures, yes, they're cooler than yesterday. we were in the low 60s most places yesterday afternoon. locally, 50 up in westminster. and bel air. and also, rock hall, kent island, annapolis. and columbia and baltimore. 55. 55 was the high today so far. 36 this morning. stayed above freezing. 48, 29 now the normals. records, 1903. 71. 1934. second day in a row. 5 above zero in these last days of february. winds beginning to turn later tomorrow. they'll be mostly out of the east/northeast. that's going to bring in lots of moisture off the atlantic ocean. and keep us in that cool, damp ocean air once again. rain and snow to the north. tellly, a pretty good storm out here. this one, going to head towards the great lakes. north of it, quite a bit of snow and winds. as it heads to the northwest, dragging warmer air. beginning to cross central states. that warm front will set up just to the south. shower activity should break out as the warmer air runs. the cooler air starting to see clouds later tonight. and look for rain probably 9:00, 10:00 in the morning. looks like the rain will be with us most of the day tomorrow. so we could pick up maybe half inch or inch of rain in some spots. as that warm air continues continues to flow in over the cooler air. the front that came through yesterday, last night, kind of stalled out to the south. no clouds at all with it. looks like that front will form that warm front and eventually start seeing those rain showers move in. then a front comes through the area. but behind it is pacific air, not canadian air. thursday looks like a nice day. temperatures back in the upper 50s to even low 60s. on thursday, with sunshine coming through the afternoon. another system for the end of the week and the weekend, probably more rain here, friday fight into saturday. shapes up right now. southeast winds on the bay. 5 to 10 knots. bay temp, around 44 now. coming up a little bit. tonight, we're seeing increasing clouds. 35. and then it starts heading up tomorrow, into the 40s. rain and drizzle throughout much of the day. so plan on kind of a wet wednesday. but as i said, we are in a deficit for rainfall. no snow this year. it really will help. >> okay. thank you, bob. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. the teen accused in the ohio shooting makes his first appearance before a judge. his admission in court. and what is being revealed about ,,,,,,,,,,,, [ male announcer ] ziploc presents ziplogic. ♪ 4 pounds of sirloin. but only wrap half... i'll just throw it out anyway. 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