This is wjz tv, baltimore. From the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now its complete coverage. Its wjz, marylands news station. The pope steps down. For the first time in 600 years, the leader of the Catholic Church resigns from his post. Tonight, catholics around the world look to the vatican for answers. Hello, everybody. Heres what people are talking about tonight. 1 billion catholics are shocked by the departure of Pope Benedict the 16th. He says he does not have the energy to continue. Wjz is live and we have the impact on the Catholic Church and its members here in maryland. Reporter benedict the 16th was elected pope in 2005. Tonight, catholics including those here in baltimore give their reaction to him resigning and they also tell us what the future of the Catholic Church now is. News that Pope Benedict the 16th announced his resignation stunned catholics worldwide. The. Like watching your own dad get old and admit that hes not up to all the duties of being the head of the family and all that involves. Reporter the pontiff says hes step down at the end of the month. He told cardinals he no longer has the strength to do the job. Hes the first pope to resign in 600 years. Experts say its something that just doesnt happen. A culture where biblical doctrine rules, change is slow. The faithful are left wondering what happens next. I think that whomever they elect, i think must first and foremost be a faithful and loving teacher of the faith. Reporter questions about who will become the next pope are running deep here in baltimore. The oldest arch diesis in the country. Excited about young blood, relatively young blood getting many there. Reporter the hierarchy is still trying to manage the sex abuse scandal. We hope for the best, yes. We hope well have another good pope. Reporter the cardinals are scheduled to meet at the vatican in rome in march. At that time, it is expected they will elect a new pope. That person could be named before easter. Thank you. Benedict will now live in a congregation for nuns. A monster tornado swept across three counties last night damaging 200 homes. As the northeast continues to clean up after fridays blizzards, many people are still stranded because of unplowed roads. More than 80,000 homes and businesses are without power. The storm is blamed for 18 deaths in the United States and canada. Deadly fire in northwest baltimore takes a horrible twist. The woman found dead was killed by a man she met online. We are live and we have the disturbing details. Reporter police say 38year old carter murdered a Baltimore City social worker inside her own home after the two met on an Online Dating site. A horrifying discovery for firefighters inside this home. In the basement, the body of 32 yearold Jennifer Conyers face down tied up with electrical cords. Police have arrested carter, a man she allegedly met online. I dont know what else to call him but an animal. Reporter they believe he beat her in her bedroom, dragged her to the basement, then lit the house on fire. She was a good person and she really didnt deserve this. I look and it just makes me sad. Reporter neighbors noticed her car missing from her home. Every police in this city was looking for that white mustang. Reporter they found her car here at the corner of north freemont and pitcher, behind the wheel was carter. There was blood on his jeans and shoes. He told them he stole her atm card and went on a drug binge. Cyber security expert says this case is a tragic reminder of the dangers of the internet. If youre a a predator and you seek to cause harm to people, these sites are a perfect Hunting Ground for you to find vulnerability and weakness in other people. Reporter now charged with murder, robbery, and arson. Conyers had been a social worker with the city since 2008. A Department Spokesperson says they are now grieving a valued employee. Thank you. Carter is being held without bond. Tips are pouring in since police announced a reward for the search for a former lapd officer accused in a deadly shooting spree. They have been looking for Christopher Dorner for a week now. He was charged with murdering a Police Officer sitting in his patrol car. Gunfire erupts inside a courthouse killing three people, including the gunman. It happened in wilmington, delaware. The shooting may have been a domestic case gone terribly wrong. Reporter Delaware Police are still trying to figure out what led to an Early Morning shooting inside a courthouse. A loan gunman walked into the lobby area and opened fire. Reporter it happened around 8 00 a. M. I heard two shots and thats when i reacted and turned around and just ran out out of the building. Reporter two women were killed, one believed to be the suspects exwife. It stemmed from a domestic dispute. This was not a random act of violence. Preliminarily, this was the result of a custody dispute that has lasted in our court system for several years. Reporter two Police Officers were also shot but were wearing bullet proof vests and are expected to survive. The suspect was also discovered dead at the scene. The New Castle County courthouse was evacuated and police searched all 12 floors to ensure there was not another gunman on scene. Kathryn hendricks works inside the building. One of my judges secretary was escorted out of the building by a swat member. Reporter the shooting falls on the same day the chief of police was supposed to attend a round table discussion with Vice President joe biden on gun safety. And police are not releasing details of the identities of the victims. High School Math Teacher is killed when his car collides with a school bus. He was driving on sullivan road this morning when his car slid into the bus. Five students were on board. None of them were injured. Investigators believe icy roads played a part in the crash. A disturbing case of animal cruelty. Charges are filed in the death of one horse, but its what was discovered on two other properties that has Animal Rescue groups so upset. Reporter a fungus called rain rot. They were voluntarily surrendered to rescue groups now nursing them back to health. The horses owner faces two animal cruelty charges after animal control found one horse in desperate need of medical attention. It later died. The foals were really the ones that were in the worst condition. Reporter she runs a rescue group called the foxy g foundation that took in some of the sick horses. When she went looking for some unaccounted horses on the properties, she found multiple dead horses, many already decayed down to the bones, some still rotting karakas. I didnt know what kind of person could do that to an animal and just leave them like they were garbage. Reporter theres nothing in the law. Although animal control Officials Say theyre still investigating, for now theres little they can do about it. The longer an animal carcus is left to decompose, its harder to prove points on animal cruelty. Reporter they might never know how these horses died or what happened to many of the horses they believe housemen owned. Housemen is still facing two counts of animal cruelty. His first scheduled Court Appearance is set for march 6th. Housemen could spend up to 180 days in jail for the two charges he faces in maryland. He was previously convicted of 14 counts in pennsylvania. Baltimores mayor pushes drastic measures to teal with the citys budget crisis. [ applause ] in todays state of the city address, she proposed cutting the citys work force by 10 over 8 years and increasing hours for firefighters. She wants to change the Pension System for City Employees and eliminate Tax Exemptions for nonprofits. I will not allow the structural deficit to be balanced solely on the backs of residents and employees, not on my watch. Tourists, commuters, tax exempt entities and private developers will be part of the longterm solution. Recent report found baltimore could face a 2 billion budget shortfall over the next decade. Dog hearts are all aflutter tonight in the big apple. The dog show is in full swing at Madison Square garden, and this is the dog to root for. Blanket rocket ship is a bermese mountain dog from here. If he wins, he has a shot at best in show. No drooling and do us proud poor guy. And brush your teeth. Catching me at my worst moment, im being showered here. Drifting away. Thousands of cruise passengers stranded in the gulf of mexico. What went wrong and the effort to return them to dry land. Cooling down for the rest of the week. Ill have the complete forecast coming up next. This is so sick i cant believe your mom let you take her car out. This is awesome whoooo youre crazy. Go faster go faster go faster go faster no stop. Stop. mom i raised my son to be careful. Hi, sweetie. Hi, mom. mom but just to be safe. I got a subaru. announcer love. Its what makes a subaru a subaru. Its clear and 48 degrees in central maryland right now. The complete forecast is coming up. Scary scene on an interstate in louisiana. An 18wheeler dangles off an overpass. Police say the driver was trying to exit when he hit the guardrail and continued over it. They say the driver suffered nonlifethreatening injuries. The interstate was closed for two hours. Help has finally reached a stranded cruise ship. Its been floating aimlessly since an engine fire early sunday. They were left with limited supplies. This afternoon, another carnival ship dropped off food. Two tug boats will begin towing the cruise ship to mexico. Arrests have been made in the murder of a 15yearold chicago girl who was shot just days after performing at president obamas inauguration. Police say two gang members have been charged in the death. They say the two men opened fire on a group of students sitting in a park. Police believe they mistook one of the students for a member of a rival gang. Drone strikes are under the micro scope on capitol hill. Robert gates is pushing to create a special court to review president obamas use of Unmanned Aircraft. The administration has received sharp criticism for its use of drones to kilter or suspects, including americans overseas. Drones can be used for more than fighting terrorists abroad. Now, police, the weather service, and private businesses are exploring their use in the u. S. Could these eyes in the sky see more than theyre supposed . Mike reports on whos watching you and whos trying to stop them. Reporter this is the smoldering wreckage after a navy drone costing more than 170 million crashed last year during a test flight on marylands eastern shore. For many, it was the first time theyd even heard the powerful aircraft with no one in the cockpits were flying above us. From the atlantic coastline to neighborhoods across the state. Theres no stopping this technology. Anyone who thinks they can put this benie back in the box, thats silliness. Reporter theyve used Unmanned Aircraft in hot spots around the world. Wartime technology is coming home from highways to your neighborhood, thousands of drones are doing everything from keeping an eye on the weather to helping police keep an eye on you. You have men and women looking at monitors that are providing control signals through the network to antennas on the unmanned vehicle. Reporter this is the air station in st. Marys county. We gained access to the secure facility where drones are put to the test. The massive plane you see is controlled remotely only by trained operators on the ground. Again, no pilot is inside. Through a series of sensors and satellites. Turn left, turn right, climb, descend, turn on a camera, turn off a camera. Reporter they help track storms flying at high altitudes for long times measuring things like wind speed and direction. Theyre not stopping there. Police departments could use drones to check cars, catch speeders, or trap criminals in baltimore and beyond. You can take a look and see contents in the back of that truck. This is the future, really. The answer is yes. Im here to state that our Unmanned Systems are reliable, theyre effective, and theyre under control at all times. Reporter all those extra eyes looking down at you with little or no regulation spur alarm that drones could be spying. Thats incompatible with having a free society and poses real danger unless we act to prevent it. Reporter hes in charge of a Group Pushing for maryland to lead in the development of Unmanned Aircraft. He does not see concerns over spying slowing them down. Now applying those protections in place to a new technology. There are very legitimate concerns that will cause many people i think to be very wary. Reporter from the size of hummingbirds to helicopters and beyond, the next frontier is above us. Researchers are predicting 30,000 drones in the skies by the year 2020. He brought them International Recognition and now a remote town in the philippines says it will preserve the legacy of lolong. It was the Worlds Largest crocodile before he passed away over the weekend. The town will keep the remains of the 20foot long reptile in a museum. Villagers grew to love him because he symbolized the diversity of their area. Thats an incredible specimen. Yeah. How do you preserve that . Thats a lot of croc. Thats a big taxidermy bill. Dew point up there. Barometer rising. Right now, 36, cooler out to the west. 53 in d. C. And 54 over in ocean city. Currently upper 40s. 42 in belair. Still 54, last report out of annapolis. We have a west wind now to the west, its been a lot stronger winds tomorrow will be on the breezy side. It will be a sunny day. There is cooler air upstream as you can see and milder air to the south. This is where a lot of rain is gathering. Some of that rain will reach our region here on wednesday afternoon. There may be just enough cold air to the north of us that we could see an end to the period of snow before it all moves out. Right now were watching this batch of rain move off to the southeast. Could bring us a little bit of precipitation here in the form of rain and then maybe a rain snow mix. The question is, just how cold its going to be here late in the day on wednesday. That low moving offshore, model showing some of that. The really cold air up to the north. Another cold front coming through this weekend. Then its going to get cold again after that. It will be quite cold again for a few days early next week. Im talking arctic air once again. Winds gusting at 25 knots. A Small Craft Advisory through the afternoon. The bay temperature around 38. Overnight tonight, clear to partly cloudy. Breezy down to 37 by morning. Tomorrow well see some sun, a bit of a breeze from time to time. High of 48. Thats where we are right now with sunshine. The next five days, that chance of rain, maybe some snow before it ends. 43, 33. 45 thursday, sunshine returns. 47 friday and getting colder again this weekend. Maybe some snow shower activity into sunday morning. Thank you. Just one more day until orioles pitchers and catchers report for spring training. We spotlight one pitcher challenging for a spot in the starting rotation. A lot of anticipation headed into this new season. Its here starting tomorrow. Today, sports magazine and sporting news 2012 manager of the year, Buck Showalter said he anticipates the competition between pitchers who will be vying for roster spots. Steve johnson son of former os pitcher and current broadcaster for the os. The High School Product and started. Daddy pitched his first victory for the orioles circa 1989. Steve johnson is quite competitive. And, you know, competing is fun. You have a lot of guys, you know all the guys, youve played with them and theyre all going for the same spots. You know, its good competition. Meantime, a fiery freeze struggling to maintain exposure. Were they severely exposed tonight. They couldnt overcome 24 turnovers. Plus, brenda freeze got tossed. She must have been hot. Duke wins it 7156 behind a career high 28 points from chelsea gray. Their 9game win streak now comes to an end. Thats sports. That came to an medal of honor recipient is up staged by his own son. Take a look at he got on stage and decided to play around behind the podium. The welldecembered little guy was eventually coaxed back to the front row where he was supposed to sit with his mother. His father was honored for his bravery during a fire fight in 2009 during the pakistan border. Scaring the secret service. The pr