crews are as surprised as anyone. weijia jiang has more on the just-released 911 tapes. weijia? mary, it s not just rescue crews. but after seeing this crash unfold and then watching the pilot walk away uninjured, many people are now calling this the miracle on the south river. what s your emergency? i m calling in a plane down in the south river. reporter: many who witnessed the small-engine plane plunge into the south river, flooded 911 call lines, desperate for help. an airplane just crashed. he just went right behind the house. i don t know if he s in the water or if he hit the mountains. i m on the other side of these trees. i can t see exactly where the guy went in. okay. but you know for sure he went down? the plane has not come back up. once it hits the water, within about a minute later, we saw a body come up. waving his hand. reporter: police say the pilot is 76-year-old richard dryer of annapolis. though 70 sept res rescue workers packed onto the scene, it was two civilians who rescued him. we saw the guy s head come up. when we got closer, we knew it was him. he knew what he was doing. he got the plane down safely. the crash happened just a mile away from lee airport, where dryer was trying to land. in the past three years, three other pilots trying to do exactly the same thing lost their lives. exactly why this guy was so lucky. surprising was not the word. unbelievable was the word. when i saw whoo i saw, i couldn t believe the pilot had ejected and gotten out of that plane. reporter: debbie calls dryer the only person on board a seasoned flyer, and apparently tough on the ground, too. after the crash, he refused any medical treatment. reporter: and federal investigators say there was a small mechanical error in the plane that dryer was able to quickly fix and then land. and they say a full accident investigation was simply not necessary. report being live in edgewater, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. all right, weijia, thank you. melt pel multiple agencies assisted including the police and fire department. one man is dead. firefighters arrived at the home on old battle grove road this afternoon. one person inside the home was pronounced dead. the flames were contained to the living room. there is no word on a cause. an extensive cleanup tonight after a train derails in baltimore county. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene of the accident in patapsco state park. you can see, workers are trying to remove the derailed cars from the tracks right now. alex demetrick has more on what we know about the accident. reporter: the csx freight train derailed at 11:00 this morning. seven cars left the tracks, from a train 60 cars long. they were carrying a cargo of scrap aluminum and plastic beads. the accident brought a big response because it happened right at the howard county- baltimore county line. firefighters quickly determined the train s two-man crew was uninjured. and that the tanker cars carrying hazardous chemicals were not damaged and could be moved away from the scene. reporter: what caused this train to retail derail is not yet known. reporter: one possibility may be tied to this past winter s heavy snows. ground is still super saturated from the melt. and recent rains may have played a part in weakebbing the weakening the rail bed. that is still speculation at this point. it is estimated it will take eight hours to right the derailed cars. there is no estimate on how long it will take to repair damage to the rails. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. now, according to csx, the train was traveling eastbound through maryland with a final destination in philadelphia. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene of the accident. right now, captain mike perry has more on the cleanup that he sees happening. mike? reporter: hello, denise. as you can see, csx employees are on the scene here. they brought in several pieces of heavy equipment, some cranes. and they began working on the lead derailed car. it appears to be a larger boxcar. they have started to try to get it back on the tracks again. as you can see, there are several other open rail cars here, carrying aluminum and several carrying plastic beads that must be uprighted before they can be retailed. the operation here is likely to continue well into the weekend because there are at least eight cars here. they re severely derailed. and then there are at least 48 more cars behind it that appear to be kind of just momentarily stranded behind this derailed train. the front part of the train has left the scene. so right now, all we have is the csx workers that are on the scene here at patapsco state park. back to you on tv hill. thank you very much, captain mike perry. in sky eye chopper 13. a towson university student is in custody tonight. police say he is responsible for a violent armed robbery at a campus dorm. the robbery happened monday at 3:30 in the after. police say jerry young was one of two armed men who forced their way in and hit a student. young is charged with two counts of armed robbery, two counts of first-degree assault and two counts of first-degree burglary. a $20 million laundering business is shut down. wjz is live in northwest baltimore. mike schuh has more on the crackdown that could be more than a widespread shoplifting ring. reporter: this is one of the pawn shops shops and buy- and-sell shops that have their assets forfeited all as part of an alleged $20 million theft scheme. reporter: eyewitness news is there when city officers raid one of over 30 pawn shops and buy-and-sell businesses in this city and county. the federal prosecutor alleges the 15 people arrested were part of a $20 million scam. a massive criminal operation that was preying on businesses and consumers in baltimore county. reporter: sources say the items stolen were toiletries. some shoplifted. some stolen from delivery trucks. no matter how they were taken, they were funneled through these shops. this investigation was important and very critical because it brought to closure a major organized retail theft ring. reporter: sources also say that some of the items were resold the inter resold on the internet. the money on 57 bank accounts were taken by the u.s. government as a result of this federal seizure warrant. reporter: the county talked about this case today only to highlight the good work done by the county police officers who originated the case with a single theft arrest. however, when pressed with even basic details about what happened, they quickly became testy, saying that more arrests are expected. reporting live along reisterstown road, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. back to you on tv hill. all right, mike. thanks. it involves a lot of money. politicians today used these bursts to ask lawmakers not to weaken scrap metal. the weekend is off to a chilly start. dry, cooler night across most of maryland. what can we expect? the weekend. bob turk and meteorologist tim williams have your updated weather. a little rain and snow this morning. but not a whole lot. still rain extremely south of our region, way down across the southern bay. still have some rain. it s moving slowly out to the east and southeast. later tonight, you ll clear out. and we re told a few clouds across much of northern maryland. tonight, it will clear out. it is going to be chilly. yes, it is. tim has a look at how cool we expect tomorrow morning to be. despite the fact that it will be sunny. i know how cold i m expecting this evening to be. starting to drop out here. winds are starting to pick up here. we ve had windy conditions all day long. but with the skies clearing, any heat we had is rising. with high pressure building in new england. and down across, we ll say, southeastern canada, over toward the canadian maritime. we re seeing high pressure built in there and cold air wrapped around it. we re going to see temperatures drop down into the 20s tonight. the last hurrah for winter furnaces and coats. bob will have your complete updated first warning forecast and talk about when a warmup is under way. back inside. word of a special mem memorriality for a salisbury girl memorial for a salisbury girl who was assaulted and abducted. salisbury is planning a scholarship in memory of sarah foxwell. police found the 11-year-old s body in a wooded area on christmas day, just days after she was abducted from her home on the eastern shore. they say it will go to a student studying social study work at the university. meanwhile, police charged thomas leggs, jr. leggs four-day trial is set to begin may 24th. gigi, thank you. live in the newsroom for us. the next sarah foxwell scholarship will be given next fall. restructuring is set to cost 300 people their jobs here in maryland. it will shut down and 320 employees will be laid off. governor o malley released the statement on the closure today. he says state agencies will work closely with local officials and arrangements from bp solar to make sure impacted workers have the help they need. former mayor sheila dixon was back at work in the private sector. dixon is helping the maryland minority contractors association with marketing and is working out a permanent role. dixon would be in charge of bringing in new members. dixon resigned last month, as part of a deal with prosecutors, following her conviction on embezzlement. still ahead. nba star gilbert arenas learns his sentence for bringing guns to the locker room. help for homeowners. one baltimore elementary school is promise said a brand- new, free library. and the kids get to help design it. i m andrea fujii. that story is coming up on wjz eyewitness news. and a gray, chilly start to the weekend. the updated first warning weather forecast with bob is coming up. ,,,, the obama administration is announcing a new plan to help homeowners who are struggling to pay their mortgages. karen brown reports for wjz on how it works. danel and diane spadey are trying to hang onto their new home, for their two children and brand new grandson. this is cory. he s the next generation. reporter: like millions of americans, canel lost a good- paying job. diane has a new one. but it s not enough to make their mortgage payments. even though i lost a job and found another job, it s still like $20,000 less than i was making before. reporter: they have been drowning in paperwork. i have a folder. i have memos from a mortgage company. reporter: as they try to get mortgage lenders to help modify their mortgage. if there are programs out there to help people, where are they? reporter: the obama administration is launching a new program to prevent foreclosures, after being criticized for not doing nothing further to help struggling homeowners. reporter: they can qualify for refinancing backed by the federal housing administration if they haven t fallen behind on their existing mortgage payments. another new provision would reduce monthly payments for homeowners who have lost their jobs. but the new program won t help everyone. there are going to be many homeowners who are really working really hard to make their mortgage payments. and they re not going to qualify for this plan or get into this plan. reporter: the spadies have already spent close to $2600 working with mortgage companies to get into a relief plan. only thing left to do is continue to pray for an open door. reporter: the spadies are hoping that the new plan will be the open door that keeps them in their new home. reporter: karen brown, wjz eyewitness news. the obama administration will pay for the mortgage program by tapping into the $50 billion already allocated from the troubled relief program from the housing. if you re waiting for someone to get home from work this friday, let s check on the roads this friday. hi, mary. hi, everyone. well, it continues to be a very busy ride out there, especially for the people traveling on 95. still plenty of stop-and-go from russell street to the fort mchenry tunnel. it will take you 10 minutes to get by. also, congestion to watch out for at whitemarsh boulevard. no improvement. 95 to security boulevard. also, plenty of brake lights remaining. that s toward the beltway as you make your direction on eastbound 70. north side inner loop still going strong. give yourself extra time if you re heading in that direction. and moving over to the harrisburg expressway, northbound just jammed there from shaone to belfast. here s a look. plenty of congestion in that direction. and a live look here near top side delaney valley road. this is brought to you by toyota. there s a lot of people wondering about the toyota recalls. to get all of the facts and latest information, you can always visit them at toyota.com. back over to you. despite tight city budgets, one east baltimore elementary school is getting a brand-new library for free. and andrea fujii explains, the students get to help with the design. [ applause ] reporter: third graders from brens elementary just found out they ll be getting a new library. nonprofit the heart of america foundation and target are partnering up to renovate 32 libraries around the country. a lot of these students maybe don t have a lot of books in their homes. so this is the place where they learn to read, where they gather those resources. reporter: it will be transformed with not only new furniture and carpet. reporter: a lot of these book shelves you can see, have empty space. with this new makeover, the school will get 2,000 new books. and in addition, each child will be able to take home seven books himself. ryan johnson is drawing his sports-themed library. i like this. red tables and chairs. . reporter: taila taylor wants wants to kayla taylor wants boys and girls to be separated. ii don t want boys and girls to fight. without outside help, this wouldn t be an option. with the budget rolls and budget cuts, it was just so enlightening. reporter: the principal says an update now will help these kids for years to come. i like to read because it s many different things you can learn about. and the library will be done in september. they have helped make over authority other libraries across the country. natural light. these kids are really excited. we ve got a weekend coming up. won t be the most beautiful weekend. but won t be horrible. 49 now. north west winds at 10. clear but cold wind. we ll have the weekend after this. hi! welcome to progressive.com. come on in, and i ll give you a free quote. quote and compare in about 8 minutes. now, that s progressive. call or click today. a nice shot of downtown baltimore. that was a sea gull. not that bald eagle. i know. you can tell from hire? way in the background right there. we had a beautiful shot of an eagle a little while ago, flutding around the harbor. it was really nice. and clear skies, the winds dying down. a very chilly air mass. overnight tonight, we ll get back into the 20s and low to mid-30s. during the morning, it seems to be quite chilly. but the sun will be out. take a look at temps now around the area. we ve at 49 here. we re at 49 here. ocean city, the cool spot. 44. earlier, a few spots had a few spots of wet sleet and snow. we expected that but didn t expect any accumulation. one spot had about a tenth of an inch. and 48 at easton. once again, the dew points way down to 20 degrees. dry, cold air across the region. that means tonight, when these winds drop down below 5 miles an hour, air temperatures are going to drop down to the low to mid-20s. it will be a frosty start to your saturday. but it will be sunny all week long. the problem slet s say problem is, let s say, saturday afternoon. number 29, i think, will be crossing the country. bringing us clouds and showers expected here. sunny afternoon or sunday night into monday. now, it will be a little milder. this morning, low pressure is off to texas. clouds and precipitation with it. now, we re clearing out to the north and west. clearing skies. that s going to bring us cold night tonight. high pressure builds in across the area. coming in from eastern canada. pretty cold air mass. some spots in eastern and central canada were below zero this morning. it s chilly. even across northern new england, there will be single- digit numbers tomorrow morning. a little snow on the ground. still a couple of spots up there. this high moves off. takes the clouds clouds and precipitation with it. cooler air moves for saturday. sunday, the clouds come back. and look for some rain by afternoon. and probably better chance by sunday evening. on the bay tomorrow, east winds, 10 knots. small craft advisory through late tonight. but constant winds. bay temp around 47. and a sunny day on tap tomorrow. tonight, then, it will clear out. quite chilly with light winds. tomorrow, back up to 50. plenty of sunshine. but chilly in the shade. so if you don t like that, stay inside. nice. or stay inside. exactly. thanks, bob. still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 5:00. students saddened over a sick friend. an annapolis high school teen collapses during a basketball game. i m gigi barnett in annapolis. that story is just ahead. understanding bullies. new research about why children pick on their peers. tonight in eyewitness news healthwatch. i m ron matz at the wise penny on york road. where you can enjoy high fashions and big bargains and it s all for a good cause. the story coming up here on wjz. hi! welcome to progressive.com. come on in, and i ll give you a free quote. quote and compare in about 8 minutes. now, that s progressive. call or click today. it is 5:27. 49 degrees with clouds still around. good evening, everybody. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. an annapolis student is in a fight for his life, after collapsing on a basketball court at a friend s party. as gigi barnett explains, the teen had just received a large scholarship from a local university. an-year-old jeremy blackstone was set to begin school in the fall. today, friends are sending jeremy get well messages. this after the teen suddenly collapsed during a pickup basketball game during a friend s birthday party, sunday afternoon. jeremy is still in really critical condition. he was just a really nice guy. it s really sad, yeah. reporter: doctors believe jeremy may have suffered a heart attack on the basketball court. but his family said jeremy seemed to be healthy. he has asthma. but he s a pretty good athlete. hasn t had any major problems. first time in the hospital, i believe, in his whole life. reporter: jeremy is a straight-a student and a student athlete there. he was a well-liked student. so we do have our counselors, our school psychologists that are there are there for all of the kid fist they just want to talk. reporter: some of jeremy s friends performed cpr on him right away. doctors say their actions helped tremendously. hopefully he will get a chance soon. jeremy is in critical condition at baltimore washington medical center. should the public know about toyota s problems along before long before their recalls. a strongly-worded warning. the notices centered on floor mats and were filed with the national highway traffic safety administration. they issued a message to toyota owners to check their floor mats but never mentioned the risk of crashes. late this afternoon, suspended nba star gilbert arenas learned he will not be spending any time in prison. the wizards guard was surrounded. he was ordered to spend 30 days in a halfway house for pleading guilty to weapons charges. he brought four guns to the team locker room in september. his lawyers called it a misguided prank. prosecutors wanted a three- month jail term. the 2008 republican presidential ticket holds a reunion on the campaign trail. sarah palin is in arizona to help john mccain in his senate race. they have scheduled a rally. and also an event in phoenix. mccain is facing a strong challenge in the upcoming primary, as he bids for his fifth term in the u.s. senate. new research on why some children become bullies. studies found they are actually seeking the attention of fellow classmates. they also choose their victims wisely, tending to pick less popular students. the research also showed bullies tend to have more substance abuse problems and higher levels of dlirchtion delinquency. and a new study shows shows that women past menopause should take aspirin. it contributed to a lower risk of breast or ovarian cancer. studies looked at 800 women who regularly used aspirin or other pain medications. scientists used to think women with breast cancer should avoid having children because of risk that the cancer could return. but now they are looking at it in an entirely new light. reporter: 15 months ago, erin ralmido gave birth to her daughter madeleine. definitely the best moment of my life. reporter: but the best moment of her life came months after one of her worst. while she was pregnant, she was dielingsed diagnosed with cancer. well, it was really scary, as it would be for anyone. reporter: and today, mom and baby are doing fine. ralmido wants to have more more children. but in the past, was told she shouldn t. reporter: it was always believed that having a baby after breast cancer is a bad idea. doctors thought the hormones might cause the cancer to return. reporter: but new research finds that is not the case. researchers followed 30,000 breast cancer survivors. and found those who became pregnant had a 42% lower risk of dying. it is no longer thought that a preg neansz spew pregnancy spews the prest cancer breast cancer to return. they believe it is safe. there is absolutely no reason why young women who want to get pregnant shouldn t get pregnant. reporter: that s great news to ralmido. know, just being told you might not be able to have more, i want like three or four. [ laughter ] reporter: sounds like little madeleine may one day be a big sister. in new york, janet choi, wjz eyewitness news. lmp research also shows women who have early and multiple birth pregnancies have an even lower risk. omelette sandwiches, coffee and other items at all 22,000 subway shops. subway hopes to bring in new customers and compete with mcdonald s and wendy s. this could be the latest feature on how to train your dragon. as bill whittaker reports for wjz, while 3-d movies are filling the screens, they re also draining our wallets. reporter: 3-d movies. they re bigger, more spectacular, more expensive to make. and starting today, a lot more expensive to watch. we re seeing movie theaters across the country raise price. and the biggest price increase is occurring on imarx screens imax screens. reporter: are they ever. overnight, the price jumped $1 to $3. that s $3 more of a reason i have not to go. reporter: and in major cities, it s even more. in boston and new york, a 3-d film will cost you $7 more than the 2-d version. a total for a family of four, $68 before the popcorn. that s expensive if you have a lot of kids. and you all want to go see a movie. reporter: still, 3-d is box office gold. last year, a whopping $1.5 billion, 10% of the total box office, came from just 143-d films. reporter: with 3-d movies all the rage, 19 of them being released this year alone, filmgoers might go along with the price hike for now. the question is, for how long? where is the tipping point? i think that s the key. when does it get too expensive, that people make a decision not to go to the movie theater? reporter: there s no question that upgrading to 3-d technology costs theater owners a bundle. but will movie fans say enough ? people receive perceive a movie ticket as a bargain. the minute they do not perceive it as a bargain, that could be trouble for the industry. reporter: bill whittaker, wjz eyewitness news, hollywood. general sales are up nearly 10% this year, due in part to bloc blockbuster movies like avatar and alice in wonderland. time now for a look at the stories you ll see in the baltimore sun. turnaround strategies. what they re doing to turn around failing schools. law clinic controversy. a controversial legal case has lawmakers threatening. and wrestle mania. all about wrestile mania 26. and one of its biggest stars, sean michaels. remember to look for the updated forecast. high fashion and really big bargains is all for a good cause. it s happening tomorrow. right here in baltimore. ron matz has more on a designer sale, where the price is right. rachel is wearing a lovely bcbg dress. rachel s dress is on sale tomorrow. along with hundreds of other creafgzs at the junior league of baltimore s annual better- dressed sale. what does it sell for normally? $300. and on sale here for $15 at the wise penny. if you re looking for spring items now that the weather is changing, come on down. it s a great student. opportunity. from kate spade to coach to ralph lauren, this helps fund the junior league s work in the community. we re open six days a week all year round. so the store revenue we create goes directly into the operating budget of the junior league. what do you have there? a lot of different designer shoes and high-end brands that we will be selling tomorrow. michelle looks great, getting her jimmy choo on. retail price $498. on sale at the wise penny for $200. polo by raferl lauren. tux. the entire tux, shirt, tie, pants and jacket. $60 here at the wise penny. reporter: kids clothing, too. a lot of nice shoes. yes. a lot of nice shoes. get a pair for me. yes, i will. have a good morning. reporter: ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. thank you, ron. tomorrow s sale at the wise penny begins at 10:00 in the morning. for more information, log onto our website, wjz.com. it will be crowded. you know it. have you ever seen ron s feet? you know, i really have never looked down, in fact. but i will. take a gander someday. there will be no shoes for ron at wise penny. i can tell you. still to come. asleep at the wheel. a yearly tradition. it is time to head south for the cherry blossoms. bob turk, the first warning weather center. dry, cool start to the weekend. i ll have your exclusive first warning five-day forecast. first, here s tonight s report from wall street. i discovered the problem growing grass seed, is me. i m a grass seed failure. well, i forget to water it, and the seed dries out. and once it s dry, it s dead. and once it s dead, it s just. 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[ male announcer ] seed guaranteed to succeed. that s the scotts advantage. pring spring has sprung. and a magic place where flowers and colors and gardens can be seen for hours. olivia lawson loves the pretty colors. what is the color here? pink. but the journalist sees even more here. these are so fast. and oh. the change of seasons is often subtle in southern california. but the blooming of flower fields a bold symbol of spring. 700 million flowers blanket 55 acres. and they ll be blooming for 2 1/2 months. march 1st to mother s day. 100,000 make the pilgrimage to see them. what are these beautiful blossoms? rununculas. if you don t know the name, don t worry. you ll see them all across the country. they picked 7 million to sell. this is the best place to work on the planet. head ganner garner gardner explains. it s almost like a spiritual experience. reporter: for everyone else, a good time. carlsbad, california. they feature 115 different varieties of blooms. cooler temperatures here. could have an impact on your spring garden. bob turk and meteorologist tim williams have the updated first warning weather. might nip your percynthia tomorrow morning. your daffodils could be affected a little bit. it is going to be chilly in the morning. 27, 40, and 47, before it s all said and done. temperatures are going to be warming a little bit by sunday. but we ve got more clouds and some rain headed our way. tim has a look at the five-day forecast. tim? reporter: well, definitely chilly for tomorrow. as bob mentioned. let s talk about sunday and beyond sunday. temperatures rebound. we ll get back into the low 50s at least. with rain arriving. rain lingers. and temperatures start to come back nicely. 56. up into the mid-60s by wednesday. and then we really start to hop. when we really start to reveal the next five days over the weekend, you ll start to see temperatures on the 7s. talking about your energy saver tip for the day, well, we re talking about dropping a water bottle, or a brick into your toilet tank. all you have to do is fill a bottle with pebbles and water. put it into your tank. and it will displace enough water to save you potentially, about 10 gallons per week for the average family. for more information, go to wjz.com, and click on the energy saver section. back inside. all right, tim. thank you. the fatal stabbing of a popular football player has rocked the campus of florida international university. 22-year-old kendall berry was stabbed to death last night in front of the school s recreation center. one person has been arrested. the search is on for other suspects tonight. earlier reports suggest the encounter may have been over a girl. berry led the team in touchdowns last year. 11 people, including an infant were killed in a fiery crash in central kentucky earlier today. a driver fell asleep behind the wheel of a semi tractor-trailer this morning. he crashed into a passenger van before hitting a rock wall. the truck burst into flames. nine adults and a baby also died at the scene. southern california, a motorist was killed on a major interstate road. police closed down all southbound lanes near the crash site, backing up the traffic for miles during morning rush hour. the cause of the collision remains under investigation. after nearly six months, florida authorities have charged a man in the death of a 4-year-old girl. authorities say summer thompson was lured into a home and sexually assaulted while walking home from school. her body was found in a georgia landfill. harrell is already in jail on pornography charges. two ships from the united states and norway will be searching the waters off brazil s northeastern coast. they will spend one month sweeping the sea bed, using underwater drones and robots. after months of studies, the search area was narrowed to 770 square miles. the results of iraq s march 7th election is final. and it is a setback for the current prime mib ster. minister. supporters of neury allah ma nouri al-maliki. he has vowed to challenge results. president obama and president of russia agree to a new nuclear arms treaty. joel brown reports for wjz, the agreement makes substantial cuts in the number of warheads on each side. reporter: president obama walked into the briefing room this morning to announce the good news. a new nuclear weapons treaty with russia. the united states and russia have agreed to the most comprehensive arms control agreement in nearly two decades. reporter: officials say the agreement came together after he called has counter part, demetri medvedev. they are expected to leave the country with about 1500 long- range nuclear warheads. and half the other arms that could be used to launch a nuclear attack. reporter: once both sign the treaty, then they will face a new challenge. the president has already met with top lawmakers here at the white house, hoping to pave the way for congressional approval. reporter: the negotiations came to an end last spring. there were disagreements over how which side would verify that the other kept up its end of the bargain. analysts say this treaty s significance goes beyond nuclear weapons, showing that president obama s efforts to strengthen relationships with russia is moving forward. the treaty is slated to be signed, april 8th, ahead of next month s international summit on international security. joel brown, wjz eyewitness news. the new agreement to introduce long-range nuclear weapons would replace a treaty signed back in 1991. we invite to you check in with eyewitness news at 6:00. heading for jails. the army s plans for major nidal hassan. plus, mysteries still swirling about former governor bob ehrlich and his campaign plans. what wjz has learned all new tonight. we ll have all of the breaking news as well, coming up at 6:00. we know the signs of spring are everywhere, in the district of columbia, especially in the title basin. the national cherry blossom festival gets under way tomorrow. it will draw visitors from around the world. the blossoms are expected to peak between april 7th and april 4th. they are expecting a million visitors this year. a much different scene in california. feathers were flying in roseville after a wild turkey crashes through a second story of an insurance window. the bird is fine. they say the bird scurried around a little bit. the bird is now resting at an animal shelter and will soon be released back into the wild. very confused about seasons, that turkey is. yes, it is. but it s okay. eyewitness sports is next. this is mark viviano. mark roberts is back in the orioles lineup tonight. i ll ask him about preparations for the upcoming season. and it s been a basketball tournament of upsets. who might be the next team to topple, when eyewitness news continues. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, bad back for more. we re going to keep an eye on brian roberts. you never know when this could flair up. in sarasota tonight. the birds second baseman did miss the first 22 exhibition games with a back pain that was caused by a herniated disk. roberts says he s confident he ll be ready for the regular season start in 10 days. one of the players filling in is ty wigging ton. yesterday, good globe work, including a running catch on touch ball to right field. i asked about the emphasis on the basics. the game goes really fast. and you re not paying attention. your mental aspect starts to slip. and that s what we re going to work on. and hopefully over the course of time, it really pays off for us. orioles trim their big- league spring roster today. they sent nine players to minor league camp. he did hit two runs. ncaa tournament resumes tonight. and with the terps out, terps fans are left to play for whatever team is left in duke. and duke is liked in these parts. as the number 1 side. seed. syracuse is the latest top seed to get knocked out. the orange lost to underdog butler last night. and kansas already out. these images of disappointment are reminders to duke of how tough it can be, even for top teams. we probably have won as many games in the last two years as anybody. and you know, i m proud of our guys. but you re not always going to win a national championship. and you re not always going to get to final 4. duke is coming off a win from california. blue devils have the best winning percentage of any team. with victories in 75% of the tournament games they have played. four games tonight. see coverage of them all here on wjz 13. starting at 7:00. featured matchup, tennessee- ohio state. we ll have the regional finals tomorrow and sunday. again, if you have nothing else, root against duke. coming up next hour, johnson hits the sport in martinsville. he s again favored to win. we ll hear from him again at 6:00. of course he is. his name is jimmie johnson. and he s a good race are. still to come tonight on wjz s eyewitness news. a small-engine plane plunges into the south river, sparking an intense 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about how police brought them down. mike schuh has more on the large-scale bust. mike? reporter: denise, this is one of the shots shops that had their assets forfeited. all part of an alleged $20 million scheme, involving shoplifting. reporter: eyewitness news