search for a killer, a grizzly find in baltimore county, a mother and her 4-year-old daughter murdered. wjz is uncovering new information. hello. i m jessica kartalija. do the disot don scott. autopsies are underway. mike hellgren stays on the story. reporter: neighbors said the woman found murdered may have been pregnant. i asked police but they could not say definitively. they try to unravel this murder mystery. police made the gruesome find in an apartment and motel complex. alicia avery, who s 25 years old and her daughter, 4-year-old darielle parker. we suspect foul play. reporter: investigators did not reveal how the two were killed or the condition of the apartment. autopsies are underway. so far, police have no suspects and no motive and neighbors are on edge. describe the scene for me when you got in. okay. when i came down off of loch raven boulevard, i saw people standing around there. when i looked up the street, i saw the yellow tape across the
it s 6:00 and the bird sup early is up early at camden yards for wjz s weather day and no doubt will be again during this hour. he liked it, all right. sharon s got traffic right after marty s weather. the bird s got a sense of human more. 85 at lunch, going for a high of 87. still in the mid-70s. this day we re fine. we do have some energy out to the west, soaking rains over the great lakes states and a chance of a big thunderstorm not in our portion of the mid-atlantic. that dynamic changes tomorrow. we ll discuss it with you shortly. here s sharon at wjz traffic control. it s not running bad. it s on 95 southbound on the shoulder, not causing big problems. as far as problems on the belt way, we don t have a problem. we can take a look outside. that s the west side at liberty road. there s a look at 95 just north of whitemarsh boulevard. remember, wjz 13 is always on. so for traffic information any time, log on to wjz.com. here s what people will be talking about
preparing for radio active fallout. the situation in japan continues to worsen as cruise try to reverse what happened. wjz has complete coverage for you. mike hellgren with how maryland is taking a closer look at the nuclear facilities here and near by first, randall pinkston with more on the situation in japan. reporter: japanese military helicopters carrying water buckets hovered over the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. the problems are not simple enough to be fixed by water dumbs. another fire and high radiation levels temporarily forced crews to leach wednesday morning but they were ordered to return several hours later. about 50 workers have been trying to cool fuel rods. earlier in the day white smoke could be seen rising. thousands of worried residents are fleeing. many are frustrated over the lack of information. it s very traumatic. reporter: the united nations and the u.s. government have both spent teams to japan to deal with the nuclear crisis. more than
u.s. marines loaded planes headed for the japanese mainland. people have to stand in line for water. many towns that still have grocery stores, the shelves are emptying out. authorities are checking radiation levels. many cities are without electricity because the reactors are offline, which means millions will have top spend another night in the cold. randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. as japan prepares for the possibility of a meltdown, the tragedy is drawing attention to nuclear plants in the u.s., many wondering are we safe. mike hellgren reports on the heightened concern at three mile island in pennsylvania. reporter: the industry stresses an aggressive safety campaign and strict regulations. these plants are built to withstand earthquakes and flooding but many wonder what f the nuclear plant in japan brings back nightmare for those living in the shadow of three mile highland. a partial meltdown in 1979 led to the evacuation of people. i was scared. i thought m
off the perimeter so that any curious on onlookers are not in danger. we know these buildings are very cut up. they have been used on many different uses over the years. reporter: a shelter has been set off right here off of fayette street. so if there was anyone who couldn t get all of their belongings and cannot get home, the shelter is set up if they need it. we re standing in the middle of fayatte street. a lot of firefighters still on scene. at the height of this there was more than 120 firefighters here for this five alarm fire. a few buildings were evacuated. those are the building right behind me here. they are city buildings, all those city workers are evacuated just before 4:00. we know at 401 fayette there was damage. we re at the command center and there is still a lot of activity as they figure out how to go forward. the mayor and the fire department both are saying that they will be here all night. they have to assess these buildings to see how bad the damag