>> live, local, latebreaking -- this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6:00. >> the big story tonight is the final republican debate before the new hampshire primary. it turned out to be full of fireworks. mitt romney was attacked by newt gingrich and ron paul.

>> newt gingrich was in manchester. mitt romney was in rochester. after the final republican debate in new hampshire, the front runner was the target. >> in relatively timid massachusetts moderate. >> if we want to replace a lifetime politician like barack obama who had no experience leading anything, you have to choose someone who has not been a lifelong politician. >> mitt romney was a one-term governor. >> why did he not run for reelection? >> for me, politics is not a career. >> can we dropped the price baloney? you were running for president while you were governor. >> ron paul is pushing a smaller military. >> i do not see how anybody can compete with obama who does not challenge the huge empire of we have overseas. >> ron paul is a 17% today.

newt gingrich is at 10%. mitt romney has 39%. >> i think mitt romney is more elitist than president obama. perhaps some voters have not made a choice. >> it is still up in the air. >> rick perry went to south carolina. rick santorum is running second there. mitt romney and the rest remain in new hampshire. >> the question is not who will win on tuesday. it is whether a single conservative alternately to mitt romney emerges as they had to south carolina. >> the man who served as press secretary to newt gingrich during the republican takeover of congress in the 1990's has died. tony blankley died last night in washington, d.c. the commentator and author had been suffering from stomach cancer. he was 63 years old.

he served with gingrich in congress. this morning, former gov. bob ehrlich told us he is endorsing mitt romney for president. >> what does he have that makes him a contender? >> this country needs a leader- manager. jobs, the economy. this will not be a social issue campaign. this will be an issue of where is my smart, educated kid going to get a job? middle managers have been downsized. there's a lot of middle-class banks -- angst. when you have that, you have a difficult election cycles. >> his book examines national issues in the context of his experience in maryland. our coverage continues online. you can follow the candidates and keep track of who is leading the pack on the politics page of

wbaltv.com. baltimore police are searching for clues in a deadly shooting of a man through the window of a home in south baltimore. police were called to the brooklyn section of the city just before 4:00 this morning. police say someone shot at the front windows of the home. he was taken to shop, where he died. one person is recovering from injuries after a fire started a home on edgewood street. the fire was brought under control just after noon today. the cause remains under investigation. >> this caps off a nice weekend. yesterday and friday or 20 degrees above normal. today we were only 10 degrees above normal. it was a very nice day. 51 was the high at the airport. though lows this morning were

above freezing. 6.7 inches is the record snow for this date set back in 1996. that was part of a six-day onslaught of snow that gave us over 30 inches of snow. we have unsettled weather ahead. details are coming up. >> there is definitely ravens fever in baltimore. everyone is looking forward to the playoff game against the houston tx. >> it is a perfect match up for the ravens. they have never lost to the texans. joe flacco has time to swing it. the game is here.

he is excited knowing he will dance at least one more time for the ravens faithful. >> the way they have embraced me and the team. when you walk in there, you feel love. that is why it feels so hard to win on the road. home teams have an aura, a certain type of thing about them. we have the special thing in baltimore. ♪ >> they kick off in seven days. this marks the first home game of the new era. coming up, we will hear from the texans had coached -- head coach. >> this is a real boost for the economy and our region. sheldon dutes is live to explain why. >> next week, thousands of fans

will pile into the stadium. local economists predict it could pump $25 million into our local economy. that is not much different from a regular game. the stadium can only help so many seats. the difference is the ravens will be playing but texans at home in a playoff game that is getting a lot of attention. bars around the stadium will make a lot of money. fans who wills' really help boost the economy. >> they will stay in hotels. the hotels pay taxes. they spend more at restaurants. they spend more money. it is a bigger deal for them to come from out of town. it is like a mini-vacation. >> we would love to see your purple pride next sunday. we are live tonight at the stadium.

sheldon dutes for wbal-tv 11 news. >> coming up, a day of remembrance on the one-day anniversary of the arizona shooting that injured congresswoman gabrielle giffords. new york city might arrest you for taking up too much space on the subway. the subway.

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community together and remember what happened. >> i am here to pay my respects. i am glad to see people are here to remember. there are many other activities going on tour of the community. i believe this is the main place to be. that is why we are here. >> gabrielle giffords and her husband went to the scene of the shooting yesterday. the plan to attend a candlelight vigil at the university of arizona tonight. you could be arrested for taking up too much room on the subway. 1600 subway riders were arrested for taking a more than one sea, even on an empty train. 6000 other people got $50 fines. a spokeswoman for the nypd says many of those cited turned out to be wanted felons. there is more news to come on 11 news at 6:00. >> there is lots of unsettled weather coming our way. the forecast is coming up.

>> now, your insta-weather plus forecast with meteorologist john collins. >> a nice day today. temperatures were still above average by 10 degrees. there are very few clouds overhead. the radar is picking up some

rain shower activity in illinois. it is drifting east. there is something going on. in the coming week, we will see the threat of precipitation. we had a warm temperatures going into the weekend. today we were still above the average. we will be above average for the next few days, but closer to the average high of 41 degrees. we are in that neighborhood this eveng. annapolis is 46. on the boardwalk is down to 36. oakland ine 20's at far western maryland. the satellite shows clear skies overhead. we are looking to the south for the next weather event coming our way. there is a stalled front to the south. there will be a little

disturbance moving along the front. as that passes to the south, we will get some moisture from it. a much larger storm will develop. that will come out as about wednesday or thursday. it will pick up a lot of moisture from the gulf of mexico. that is a storm we will have to watch. we will see increasing clouds. 26 to 32 overnight. we have a full moon tonight. the moon will set tomorrow morning etc. caught 26 just as the sun -- the moon will set tomorrow morning just as the sun rises. twilight lasts longer now. it is nice. we will see clowns with the storm to the south. the shower and chances are hired to the south. baltimore will be on the edge of that. we might pick up the rain shower. the further south, the greater

the chance. we will be a bit above the average for the high. light south wind. here is the disturbance to the south. this model indicates at 3:00, somebody may pick up some snow. this moisture is just to the south of us. we will see how that develops. on wednesday, a much bigger storm with more moisture. it will not be 444 tomorrow. i had a heavy finger on the keyboard. 44 will be the high tomorrow. the showers will be south of us. it will be 49 on wednesday. the showers will stay overnight and continue into thursday. we might see snow flurries on friday. we will be in the 40's during

the storm. we will only be in the 30's going into next weekend. we may see snow on friday and flurries on saturday. it looks like it will be called on the ravens game. -- it looks like it will be cold for the ravens game. >> we will check on the maryland women

>> from the susquehanna bait sports center, this is 11 sports. >> the ravens have already passed go and collected a first- round bye. they will face the houston t exans in the divisional

playoff. despite his talent, the ravens have bottled him up over his career. little major damage. the houston coach is exuberant over a playoff win, but understands the challenges he faces in baltimore. >> we know what we're facing. they have been an excellent football team all year long. i think they are 8-0 at home for the regular season. we will have to play as good as we can possibly play. we took a step in the right direction. we will go to work. we expect to play well. >> in denver, the steelers on themselves in a dogfight. a wild card game against the broncos. they dominated for much of the first quarter. then the lead disappeared. tim tebow has a couple of touchdown passes. the broncos are leading the

steelers. the winner will face the new england patriots in the next round. matt ryan is looking for his first playoff game went against the giants. in the third quarter, the falcons' offense was non- existent. ryan was stopped short. twice today they failed on fourth down. this is more in the third. you might want to cover him. he was a first-round pick. look at him go. that is some awful defense. 72 yards from a 17-2 new york. the giants went 24-2. -- the win 24-2.

a good day in basketball for men and women. the 10-3 start to the season was impressive. now the real challenges begin. they need to get things going. they are trailing the wolf pack. 16-9 is the score right now in raleigh. the ladies are on the road in north carolina. maryland is number five. they have a very good team this year. great drive. 66-60, north carolina is up. maryland comes right back. 3.7 seconds left. look at that great drive. she is left-handed. that was beautiful. we go into overtime locked at 67. thomas again. she had 24 points.

her free throw was not on the mark. no worries. rebound is good. maryland takes the lead. the ladies never looked back. they are now 16-0 of on the season. they went 78-72.

>> unsettled weather next week. tomorrow looks all right.

there may be a shower to the south. it will be dry on tuesday. there will be a big storm on wednesday and thursday. we will have colder weather next weekend. that is just in time for football. >> that is it for 11 news at 6:00. we will see you back here at 11:00. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> this is a wbal-tv editorial. >> it has been six decades since he lived in baltimore. he called the city home until

his passing last week and the age of 81. he showed his love for his home town donating more than $100 million to schools and universities. he was internationally known as . philanthropist an his connections to the city were deep and a source of pride for him. he first showed his entrepreneurial skills selling soda on the streets. his great-grandfather served as the president of the bank of maryland. his grandmother created the gilman school for boys in 1897. it was the nation's first country day school. he made his fortune in real- estate finance. his passion for education was evident by the donations to major educational institutions. he donated $30 million to the university of maryland school of law last april, the largest gift in the school's history. having donated $50 million to establish the carry school of business at johns hopkins university in two dozen 6, he

hoped his donations would lead to a joint law-business degree. from board membership to campaign contributions, he shared his wealth and knowledge. the city and state will forever be grateful for his guests and legacy.