national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> i have no where to stay right now. i am in shock. >> yet another fire in baltimore city, but this one has a tragic ending. several homes were destroyed and the dozens of people displaced. six others were killed. fire investigators are still working to determine what caused -- what caused the blaze that took the lives of six people. >> flames tore through homes this morning. among those killed were three children. >> a makeshift memorial outside of the burned out home has grown steadily since the fire that took six lives. >> -- >> neighbors knew the victim's home as a place to find a friendly smile and a helping hand. >> she was a schoolteacher. i used to go down there with all the children around her and everything. she was a beautiful person.

it is something you cannot believe. >> according to family members, the six victims include two grandparents, a mother, and her three children, ages 9, 3, and one. >> they were such beautiful children. to see six bodies die in a fire around the holidays, it is just overwhelming for me. >> friends and family, that is the strongest thing we have. god bless is that as though we have right now. all we can do is hold each other. >> this is a community that experienced this kind of tragedy before. several people died in a fire in the neighborhood three years ago a neighborhood church once again provide a place for families to go. >> more people came from the neighborhood and their extended family as the word got around

that they were here. we were glad to welcome them and help them to come and greet the family. >> the displaced families are receiving assistance from the red cross, a place to stay, and financial assistance to help replace with the loss. >> clothing, food, just whenever they need for the next couple of days. case workers will work with them for the next days and weeks to come. >> weather conditions made fighting the fire difficult. firefighters had to evacuate at one point until conditions improve. it is not clear if the higher -- if the house had been working smoke detectors. just last week, two five-alarm fires caused problems in parts of the city. one neighborhood was decimated. 12 hours later, there was another fire.

there were no reports of major injuries. >> there is another situation in harford county. for people and a firefighter are recovering to -- if your people and a firefighter are recovering tonight. -- four people and a firefighter are recovering tonight. firefighter fo rescue people and others jump from the building. >> freezing temperatures are making things difficult not just for the firefighters, but for anyone who has to venture outside. three marylanders have died from hypothermia. local emergency departments are seeing an increase in cold weather-related conditions. >> we are here in hamden where people continue to gather and another places across the state.

doctors say your best defense against this weather is common sense. the holiday lights are blazing in hamden. holiday temperatures are not keeping onlookers away. >> it is cold, freezing. >> cold. [laughter] >> a very cold. i blowup. i leered. >> how long you think you can stay out -- i layered. >> how long do you think you can stay out in this weather? >> not for long. >> hypothermia cases are starting to trickle into the emergency department, typically involving elderly people who are not dressed for the elements. >> people forget about simple things up, like covering their faces a mother knows, things that are susceptible to frost bite. sometimes people put on a coat and go outside. >> dr. logan says that shivering as the first sign of mild hypothermia. that can lead to confusion and

memory loss. your temperature could be dropping into the danger zone, less than 90 degrees. >> the body begins to shut down a little bit. the shiver response goes away and then, as your body tries to drive blood to the core and tries to preserve the heart and head, that is when you start getting into trouble. >> dr. kloe has advice for anyone who wants to spend time outside, especially tailgaters to turn to alcohol to stay warm. >> it gives you the sense that you are warm, but it is the reverse. it can accelerate the likelihood that you will have hypothermia. >> a brisk pace and holiday spirit are keeping this guy warm. >> it helps officials are hopeful the people he the warnings about hypothermia because the consequences can be very serious. last year, there were 40 to

hypothermia deaths between november 2009 and march 2010. >> a couple -- coupled with the freezing temperatures and the citycted snowfall, the sissie would like to reduce the hypothermia deaths of this year. >> as part of the code blue program, we are opening shelters, emergency shelters, and we are extending the number of individuals that can be accommodated in our main shelter at guilford avenue. >> health officials are reminding folks of the warning signs, numb hands and feet and feeling extremely tired. it is not just our. that is dealing with the wicked winter weather. a huge part of -- it is not just our area that is dealing with the wicked winter weather. a huge part of the east is under a blizzard conditions.

>> it could be a few days before there is any sign of relief. >> a dangerous and deadly winter storm continues to cause problems. it is a massive system that stretches from canada to the florida coast. in rural ontario, truck drivers are stalled by the heavy snow and were stranded for 24 hours. while in buffalo, n.y., residents are struggling with the dress. >> it is a good thing is early in the season. we can laugh about it now instead of grumble. >> the conditions are no laughing matter across the central states and much of the midwest. high wind, heavy snow, and eyes are turning roads into parking lots or, even worse, wrecking yards. in chicago, it was so bitter, commuters had to bundle up to brave a walk downtown. in the sunshine state, they could use a little more of that sunshine. temperatures more than 20 bid -- more than 22 degrees below

normal -- this group of manatees huddled around a power plant. >> this is the coldest it has been december this early. >> they packed their fruit with guys because it insulates them. >> we hope to get through another night tonight. then we will know how much damage we have. >> it is a frigid waiting game that is playing out through much of the country right now. to escapere hoping the brutal cold by heading down to florida, there is no such luck. in orlando's sea world, the crowd was bundled up. the same goes for disney world. typically, it is 70 degrees. today, they had a record low of 28 degrees. tourist officials say that it is not the best picture. they are not expecting it to last much longer. as for our area, stay with us.

tom will have the complete forecast coming your way in just a little bit. >> the senate plans to vote on that controversial tax-cut compromise tomorrow. and the house decided to discuss the issue behind closed doors today. the battle continues tonight over the plan and its port. >> there is rare unity on one side. >> this senate will overwhelmingly pass this package. >> most members in both parties back the obama compromise, some reluctantly. >> we had to move toward on this. >> it will help economic growth and job creation. >> democrats get unemployment benefits extended and social security taxes cut. but almost unnoticed is ethanol growers and blunders who get breaks.

drum major's it breaks. and nascar, thank you to from lawmakers. >> you get someone with enough seniority to use political muscle to flip this into the bill while is being drafted -- >> house democrats are outraged over a bigger issue, a huge tax break for the heirs of the 6000 mega rich. there would be no taxes on the first 6 million of inheritance. then it will only be 45%. the old rate was 55%. >> we will build $10 billion a year. all the american people will borrow that money to give it -- to give 6000 families a tax break for already doing quite well, thank you very much. how many jobs will that create? 0. do sake. 9. >> there will be a battle in the house. >> it is expected to pass the senate when it votes tomorrow. the house will vote after that.

>> tomorrow, president obama is expected to speak about the findings about the war in afghanistan. the house says it shows that the u.s. can begin to withdraw troops in july. we will have much more on this for you tomorrow. >> will the fillings in your mouth cause you harm? >> 18 candy did -- a teenager convicted of killing his pier will be kept out of state and we have with his mother has to say about it. >> earl weaver is still very much alive. >> we do 100 takes a day. >> but to teenagers know the dangers associated with it? >> there is a little bit of snow in our seven-day forecast. we will check that out. is 21 degrees at bwi marshall. >> all of that is the head, but

let's check on "the tonight show." >> we have jack buck on the program and we will talk with mike bouclbuble.

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>> despite being a member of the air force -- member of the high school airforce rotc, he was afraid of heights. last month, her son's body was found in a boston suburb. it is thought that the baltimore teen who was living in north carolina with his father still away in an airplane wheel well and fell as the airplane prepared to land. >> one of the juveniles convicted in the death of christopher jones will remain in a juvenile detention center in michigan. >> that was the ruling today. >> j. michael wachs declared that the teenager is not ready. he is the number of two teenage boys who were accused of a

friend's death. the defendant who was working at the time was initially committed until he turned 21. christophers family said that the judge made the right call. >> he is a child. inevitably, he will be released one day from jail. it is best for him to be rehabilitated to the fullest. >> christopher was attacked by a group of teenagers while riding his bicycle home from a community pool. he was punched in the left temple. his co-defendant him on the right side of the head because they thought he had said something negative about them. as christopher tried to peddle it, he collapsed. an autopsy confirmed that the attack cause of the death, not the fall. -- the attack caused the death, not the fall. >> he has matured a lot.

>> the teenagers' therapist said he is ready for less restrictive environment and could return to the care of his father in home detention only if intense counseling were provided and a full program of activities were provided. he got into a verbal confrontation with a peer and, despite repeated warnings, became a negative influence on others just last month. >> i do not think he has matured enough. and with the right circumstances, he could find himself in the same situation again. >> the teenager's therapist says that he needs to work on anger management, but she considers him a good role model. he said he wants to give back to the community. he has learned his lesson and has become a model citizen. even wrote a letter of apology to the jones family. it has not been sent because a civil lawsuit is pending against the defendant and the school board.

the judge asked the teenager's therapist to let them know how he reacted to the court ruling. he wants to be kept up-to-date on the teenager's progress. >> in tonight's medical alerts, there is good news. it turns out that yet -- that exercising, even as a young adult, hopes into middle-age. they followed more than three dozen men and women, ranging from 18 to 30. they found that those who are highly active were significantly less likely to gain weight when they hit their middle ages. overall, women saw the biggest benefit. you probably are the have been putting them in your mouth -- an amalgam fillings in your teeth. dentists have been using them for decades. but they have different metals, including mercury, which is poisonous.

amalgam, doesn't pose a health risk of asked the fda has considered it a -- amalgam, does it pose a health risk. the fda has considered it a problem. >> while technology brings opportunity, it can bring charges. jane lynch joined us in d.c. today on navigating this new high-tech reality and its many pitfalls, like cyberbullying and sex stinsexting. >> about 4% of teenagers say that they have sent suggested pictures of themselves. >> some say that 64% of parents look at the content of their kids cell phones. about half of them women to the amount of time that they're teenagers can use the phone. -- about half of them will limit the amount of time that day can

use the phone. >> all across the lower 48, it is hard to find mild air. the children extends from the canadian border down to miami. it is 36 degrees in miami, down in south florida. it was 15 degrees in atlanta. it did not warm up all that much. atlanta only made it to 33 degrees. baltimore had 33 degrees for the high. when you factor in the wind, it was even colder. 33.4 degrees is the average temperature for the first two weeks. last year, it was 39 degrees for the first half of december. we're colder than last year. that could be an ominous time for -- an ominous sign for this winter ahead. cold air is coming across the lakes and generating lake-effect snow showers.

but those late snows are winding down and these guys are winding down a little bit. it is still in the little bit -- and those skies are winding down a little bit. it is still windy a little bit. it will be a bundle up-very cold wednesday morning. it will be mostly clear, windy, with temperatures to start the day at 13 degrees to 20 degrees. any of these little clouds that build up in the afternoon could drop a flurry or two. but the emphasis tomorrow is windy and cold. this high pressure system will blow on through here and let the next week's storm raced across the rockies on thursday. that looks weekend sting to the south. there may be some light snow on thursday.

tomorrow, it will be windy and cold. thursday, that is the snow coming in from the lower eastern shore. there is a possibility for something like this that could produce an inch or 2 inches of snow in some spots. we have to see how fast it blows through. friday, the skies will clear up. but the moisture could return over the weekend. around the bay, it will be breezy. but there will be a good deal of sunshine. it will be in the mid-30's on the eastern shore. temperatures are staying below normal for another seven days, only around freezing on wednesday and thursday and a chance of light snow on thursday. and -- and more important storm come up from the south. we will have to watch it over the weekend. >> despite an article in "new york times," earl weaver is still very much alive.

but russ ramsey doesn't seem to know that. he'll -- he wrote that texas democrats seem to be the oil barons. earl weaver is not dead. >> the ravens could have the next big challenge with super bowl implications. that is next in sports.

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>> the ravens find themselves in the middle of a shorter-than- usual week. there will be facing the saint'' five days from now. the ravens have -- they in will be facing the saints' five days from now. the ravens have plenty to improve on. the defense gave up five straight scoring drives to the texans, four of them in the second half. matt shaw's unbelievable comeback could nearly spoiled the ravens season. the ravens take two things out of houston, the need for more shut down plays and the need for more consistent drives an office to keep the defense at bay.

>> we do not want the game ended in the first quarter. we want to finish them off and played good football for three and a half quarters and win the game toward the end. it did not happen. it did not happen today. we will work on that. >> there will be more on that on a john harbaugh show tonight. tune in tonight for a chance to win tickets to an upcoming ravens home game. the orioles continue to make off-season moves. they are coming in a little under the radar. the biggest of the team's new names this winter showed up at the team's holiday party today. mark reynolds, third baseman, hopes to make fans here in baltimore for get that he remains the only player in the big leagues history to strike at more than two hundred times in the season. he has done that in each of the last three seasons. but he has some power in a

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>> i wish i had relatives in phoenix or in l.a.. >> but is cold there, too. [laughter] >> we will have some light snow on thursday. temperatures will be below normal for the rest of the week. >> bring snow. >> i like that idea. jaylen know is on your way next. >> good night, everybody.

>> thank you sch