is preparing students for the real world of work. >> it is not unusual to find students working with their hands. >> this is what i love to do. it is always what i have had in mind. >> that is what helped maryland received an a for its work force policies. >> we are preparing students for a career path way and making sure they have the academic knowledge and skills, particularly in mathematics, writing, we are calling literacy. >> students have the best of both worlds. can't -- combining what they have learned in the classroom to find a job. >> i wanted to be a little bit different than everyone else. i thought it would open doors for me and give me opportunities to do better with my life. >> there are doing the portion

of the electrical program. they are also getting the academic assets of it also. >> ate officials say local schools deserve credit for helping maryland stay on top. >> being number one, we are proud of that. i think it says a lot about the quality of classroom teachers. it tells you a lot about the leadership of superintendents. >> they will be the first to tell you it all comes down to building the kind of academic and technical programs designed to help students become successful. >> when we do a good job of preparing them for both, we are making that tool bag that much longer for our kids so that the possibilities are greater when they graduate. >> maryland beat out massachusetts, new york, and for the results. click on wbaltv.com.

>> thank you. right now baltimore fire fighter is being treated at the burn center for injuries he sustained while finding a house fire in brooklyn. firefighters remain on hand to knock down the flames. we are told the home was occupied at the time but we are working to find out how many people were inside that if there are any injuries. >> to that police in anne arundel county are investigating two, invasion of that happened and less than a week. police tell us three armed men wearing masks and forced their way into the home, ransacked the place and stole the victims suv. it was later recovered near carolina avenue. police are also looking for two suspects after a home invasion and zero downtown. >> baltimore police have made a

second to arrest on an attack of what of their officers caught on video. police trying to detain one man when all of a sudden and other man appears -- coming up right here, there is one man on the ground. out of nowhere a guy runs up and sucker punches the officer on the face. the police have caught up with brooks. police were trying to arrest him toward disorderly content. -- conduct. the man seemed a attacking the officer had already been arrested. >> homicide detectives have been called to the shooting in southwest baltimore. police are telling us little, but we have been told a man shot in the head. we are told injuries are severe but they have not released the suspect or a motive. the investigation is ongoing. >> jack young says mayor

stephanie rawlings of blake should put the brakes on a plan for another grand prix. lowel mesler joins us with reaction from young and blake. >> they both insisted there is no bad blood between them to that. however, there is deep concern and anger as he says the mayor's press secretary attacked the opinion he made about the grand prix last night saying that the grand prix needs to go. >> starting in august of 2011, our city will be home to one of the most exciting sports events in the world -- the baltimore grand prix. >> it was supposed to be the beginning of a beautiful friendship forming a baltimore grand prix. now more than four months after the inaugural race leaving all sorts of problems in its wake

including bringing in $47 million for the city, short of a projected $70 million. more than $10 million owed to vendors. kelso president jack young says getting rid of the race now would be the best for baltimore. >> i said i supported the race. i believe what the race was going to do. i did not have a crystal ball to see that it was not going to financially worked for the city or the state or the people who had contracts with the rest. >> in an op-ed piece, he said the city's money would be best spent on things like paved streets, rec centers, and open pools and the summer. >> i did not realize that that would be left behind. i do not think right now we should be focusing on the grand prix race at this time. >> when the story originally broke, the mayor's press

secretary sent this a photo of young sitting in an indy car. he said -- >> ronald kirk does not know his front from his back. if he had to get a job in the private in -- industry, he would have trouble getting a job. >> he was outraged by what he called an attack from daughter read. >> he has no credibility with me. i questioned his ethics. >> at a public appearance there did not seem to be too much tension between president young and the mayor stephanie rawlings blake who told reporters she respects his

opinion. >> we have disagreed before. it is not the first time and it will not be the last time. >> president young says he would be open to having the grand prix in baltimore again but only if the city and the vendors were paid up front. the mayor will have the final say in this sense she has the majority vote. >> last night's heavy rain moved out at sunshine return, and other unusually warm january day in baltimore with partly cloudy skies. temperatures were able to make it close to 60 in many areas. temperatures in the 50's, well above normal for this time of year. there are changes of the way. a big storm about to bring a cold front across the state tonight. it will bring rain and snow showers into the recent -- into

the region. it is snowing in nashville, tennessee right now. i will bring it into the appellation and central maryland tonight. the main emphasis is the strong winds and falling temperatures. details of that coming up in a few minutes. >> all eyes turned to sunday. how excited are you for the playoff game? "i cannot wait like everyone else in town. >> the baltimore ravens are ready to take on houston texans despite criticism for flacco. >> gerry sandusky joins us and owens mills. >> i know we are getting close to game day if obama is singing about sunday. the --donna is singing about sunday. there are still looking at

flacco with a skeptical eye. when he came into the nfl, only one other quarterback has produced more wins -- drew brees. flacco does not get the level of respect and that is because he has a flashier statistics and has won a super bowl. ever since last season when the media started to doubt his ability, the offensive coordinator cam cameron has taken an aggressive role in appraising the quarterback. cameron was the offensive coordinator for the chargers were they developed drew brees. he thinks they ought -- he thinks that he is an elite quarterback and it will show the texans on sunday. >> joe is who he is. he is not afraid to speak his mind. i think that is why he has done so well and is continually

improving. look what this guy has done. i know he is excited about this game. the criticism, he knows it is part of the deal. my man deserves some credit because he is one of the best i have been around. >> fair to say when the houston texans arrive on sunday, baltimore ravens fans will not open arms to visitors. rob roblin joins us. baltimore businesses will open their craft registers to visitors. >> you know that. they are saying, come on to baltimore all you folks from texas. not a lot of texans are in town right now, but there are a few here already and they are getting a big welcome and a little ribbing here and there. >> they were sprucing up flower beds near the stadium getting ready for sunday's's game. >> we are doing and making sure

the tourists can see how well the hampton can look. >> a playoff game is good for business. >> we are having special packages for football fans as well. >> we get a lot of calls and people looking for rooms. >> we have seen a big pickup since last weekend. >> it is the same thing over here. >> the special this weekend with the playoff game. >> you will probably have guests here from texas. it did you have anything special for them? >> nothing particular. test welcoming them with open arms. >> they were gearing up for the weekend. there will be plenty of crabcakes and specialties for football fans. a big game is good for business. >> will it be a big boost for you? >> we are already seeing that right now. people are doing pregame

preparations. where will they be days prior before. >> over at pickles pub that, they'd love it when the baltimore ravens play at home. >> the entire staff gets to work and is great revenue for us. the atmosphere is open -- is also carry >> guess who we found here. two guys from houston, texas. one guy was actually wearing the jersey of some player from the texans. >> since i got this jersey, it has kind of been mixed. i have not been welcomed well around the town. >> not many people want to how do? >> a few gentle four-letter word here and there. overall it has been ok. >> welcome to baltimore

reporting live, rob roblin. >> welcome to baltimore. >> still ahead tonight, a beautiful barbie may soon go bald. >> and internet movement is urging the mattell to make the doll lose her here. >> this controversial video has gone viral. it shows u.s. marines urinating on a tall a ban of fighters. >> tried and failed to land tickets? concerns and quest

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>> it is sparking a global scandal. four u.s. marines urinating on the bodies of taliban fighters. they have determined the identity of two of the marines in the video. there are concerns that the

video is sabotaging u.s. peace efforts. >> the video is all over youtube. u.s. marines standing over what appears to be dead afghans urinating on the corpses. >> secretary of state hillary clinton sounded a furious. >> it is absolutely inconsistent with american values and the standards of behavior that we expect from our military personnel. >> defense secretary panetta ordered an investigation. marines from north carolina who returned from deployment last fall. it is more than just these four. who held the camera? even snapshots of corpses are banned. it looks like a marine unit with poor discipline and leadership. >> there may be other officers or going to be held responsible. >> like the photos that turned

many of iraqis against ameritech, the timing of the video is terrible. >> our role in this is to build -- confidence-building measures. >> not to make videos that insult afghans. >> the story today is on afghan newscasts. the taliban says it proves americans are wild and inhumane. >> afghan president karzai calls the video insane. many here agree. >> in tonight's medical alert, can somebody be addicted to the internet to?

chinese researchers examined brain scans of 17 men and women who were diagnosed with out of control internet use. they found that changes in the white matter of the brain that leads to decision making and cognitive control. there were also disruptions and nerves that lead to self control. previous research has a sean brain changes and alcohol and drug addicts. now there is a push to make a barbie a cancer patient. two prince associated with the disease has started a movement. they started a facebook page calling for parties next look to be bald. they got thousands more hits than expected. the dollar could not only help kids who have the disease but also a kid to have that family members with the disease. >> when america was first

diagnosed, the very first question out of my son and daughters mouth was -- well daddy lose his hair? >> so far mattell has had no response to the facebook request. >> and now, your insta-weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> it has been winter with very little winter weather so far. another day to day with temperatures well above normal. after yesterday's soaking rain we ended up near 61. the official temperature at bwi- marshall hit 57 degrees. that is a 16 higher than a normal january 12. many areas receiving one-two inches of rain from the sow or yesterday. it got out of here in time to give us clear skies and sunshine

and a big time warm up. however as we have been saying all winter long, we have said very few record highs. records are way up there. 54 degrees and a downtown baltimore at this hour. it is warm all across the region. eastern shore locations all the way up into southern pennsylvania back toward it commits birgit temperatures are in the low 50's. oakland is not very cold at all. there are big changes coming our way. strong cold front will rip across the state tomorrow morning. we are on the warm side of the front and temperatures will not hold up dramatically by the time the rain gets here. it does look like showers of rain up and down the i-95 corridor between 3:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m.. the computer models are indicating a little bit of snow. it is possible rain will come

into that and and as a brief burst of flurries and snow showers. during the day tomorrow the emphasis will not be on rain or snow, it will be on the calls coming in behind the front. in western maryland that is a snow shower activity. it goes all the way down to the appellations through the west virginia area. great news for the ski results. if you are going that way to the board luther king weekend, preparing for some very cold conditions. wind chills down below zero. bundle up if you are heading west. it will get chilly here as well. rainshowers tonight may be ending as a flurry. by dawn temperatures will be in the 30's and that is where we will stay. temperatures may fall in the afternoon. went behind the front out of the west gusting to 45 miles per

hour. we will see some some but it will be colder and much when the year. when details will be have to -- will have to be factored in. -- when it chills will have to be factored in. this is working its way to the north and east. we will deal with a strong temperature drop. 26 degrees in chicago. we are in the mid-50s here. once the front gets through skies will be clear to partly cloudy. kick off downtown baltimore sunday with partly cloudy skies. bundle up cold weather. 47 right around midnight, that will be the high tomorrow. highs in the 30's with a slight chance of a flurry friday -- saturday and sunday. martin luther king day and another chance of rain on tuesday. >> a man and 18 are facing criminal charges after they gave a woman and a scare on the

highway. >> their weapon of choice -- this toy gun that looks real. >> just by walking into the baltimore humane society, you can enter to win a contest that could have you going home with the baltimore ravens jersey signed by flacco himself.

>> of family and friends are saying goodbye to an american soldier killed in afghanistan. he was escorted from dover air force base on thursday. he was killed back in december after a roadside bomb attack. he will be laid to rest tomorrow at arlington national cemetery with full military honors. >> the gop presidential candidates stop in south carolina. mitt romney is facing some

heated attacks that he is not full -- pro-life. the new gingrich campaign has been hammering away at man romney's credentials and says he is going to emphasize his views on social issues leading up to the primary. mitt romney is defending his record as an eventual -- venture capitalist. >> i think the record of my experience at bain capital is pretty much in the open. there are a number of dead at -- businesses that we helped start which collectively you can look at their website. >> rick perry has been campaigning to voters that he is not backing out. rick santorum is working to rebut his office "record while serving pennsylvania and congress. >> this probably would not surprise you, tickets to the baltimore ravens canceled out almost as soon as they went on sale. >> fans who were the very first

in line for tickets walked away empty-handed. >> how would you like to make a wager on your

>> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal tv 11 news at 5:00 in hd. >> it is obviously -- we take

on question so many baltimore raven fans have asked. tickets to sunday's playoff game and baltimore sold out almost instantly. >> it doesn't smack of something not right. many fans claimed they were muscled up by brokers and scalpers. what is a level playing field? >> we have heard from quite a few fans disappointed that they came away empty-handed from the public sale of tickets. tonight the baltimore ravens responded to the concern. plus, be careful. some tickets being sold now are fake. >> he thought he and his friends had a decent shot at buying raven's playoff tickets last week. he went to a ticketmaster outlet in person. >> i was first in line. i was prompting the court to make sure that as soon as the clock ticked over to 10:00 this would place the order and she did. she said it popped up on the

screen for four tickets. it was less than $400. she went to look ok and it just went away. >> just that fast, the clark told and the tickets had sold out. his friends had no luck either on line. how could the tickets be gone so fast? >> my perception was that the tickets went on sale at a few people from the general public got seats and the rest went to the ticket brokers to charge two and three times as much for the face value of tickets. >> anytime you have an expectation or you have a want and you do not get it, you start wondering if there are conspiracies out there. >> they have not noticed anything fishy about the sale last week. there are software systems that might help brokers be the line, but the only story and play with the ravens tickets is demand far

exceeding supply. >> when you have so many people trying to buy at the same time, i think it is hard for a soft word genius to figure out a way to get access to an unbelievable amount of tickets. they are not going to take over the entire sale. >> they did get tickets at two to three times based rally. the baltimore ravens are warning fans to only use sites that they know and trust. >> there are fans that answer our question of facebook who said they were able to buy from ticketmaster as soon as the tickets were made available. most raven's tickets are on the by season-ticket holders. it also may be selling on the resale side. if the baltimore ravens one this weekend, the afc championship game will be here the following week. tickets will be sold for that game as well.

>> thank you very much. based on the numbers, it is no itray rice is a coveted player in the fantasy football league. david collins joins us live from the state house with more. >> right now fantasy leagues are for amusement only. under this bill, players in maryland will be allowed to do what is legal in 40 other states. >> an estimated 30 million people visit websites like this. fantasy playerwith a click of t, fantasy league players can win cash and other prices if their team outperforms other spirit on-line betting in these leaks is illegal in maryland appeared >> they consider it gambling.

there is a policy review letter that says they think it would be legal given what congress has done and also through state law. they really recommend that we go ahead and specifically exempted. >> he plays for pride and bragging rights. he is shepherding a bill that allows fantasy league players to bet on their teams like they do in 40 other states. >> if you put up a little bit of consideration at the beginning of your season that usually lasts several weeks depending on your sport, at the end you are eligible to win a modest amount of money or some sort of price. you do not have to fear prosecution. you are doing it perfectly legal in maryland. >> putting a fantasy team together takes more than a lot. the winning outcome is determined by stats out -- determined by the professional. >> there is some competition and

effort put into this. the prize paths are down in advance, which is very different than other gaming when the odds are -- you do not know what the payoff will be when you have a span or what ever else. people have been very supportive. we are hoping to get to go through this year. >> the bill does not give the state a cut of the winnings, however nobody would be surprised that and amusement tax amendment would be attached to it. reporting live, david collins. >> here is a look at some other top stories at this hour. for the fourth year in a row maryland schools ranked no. 1 in the nation by education week magazine. maryland was given a b plus. there were a number of factors. it received an a on a childhood

and college readiness policies. baltimore police confirm that the wheelchair-bound man who had to be rescued from under a subway train yesterday has been released from the hospital. he was waiting on the platform as these -- as the trade pulled in. he somehow got caught underneath the train. officials are not sure if it lost control of the wheelchair or if it malfunction. it was shut down for a short time. state police to file criminal charges against a man and it kantor after pointing a realistic looking down at a motorist. happened yesterday near westminster high school. a man leaned out of the car twice and pointed what appeared to be an assault rifle in her direction. that gun turned out to be a very realistic looking air soft replica of an assault weapon. >> that would be frightening. >> still ahead, a toddler found

alone in a tent at the occupy protest in washington, d.c. >> or the police say the father was as we cover the nation. crux of this baltimore post office is on the list of 40 dead

>> baltimore is preparing to celebrate the legacy of martin luther king, a two-year this weekend. this year there is a special grand marshal, football hall of famer lenny moore. he started for the baltimore colts and says his experience during that era connects them personally to the day of commemoration. >> i am overwhelmed to be thought of an association with my man, dr. martin luther king did.

>> it starts and continues south to baltimore street. you are invited to watch all of the festivities this monday at noon. >> covering the nation tonight, a man has been arrested after a toddler was found all alone inside a tent at occupied d.c. they found a 13 month old girl wearing only a one seat. a man claiming to be the child's father claimed her. he is facing child neglect charges and the trouble isn't custody. nbc celebrate a milestone and american television. the 60th anniversary of the today show is tomorrow. they will celebrate six decades on the air and a star-studded gala in new york. ofre is a who's who list

barbara walters and katie couric who will help celebrate. niagara falls will also have a water light display. >> big things going on up there. airline prices you see advertised online are typically about 100% accurate. >> you are likely to get hit with some hidden fees. >> not too much longer. government changes are about to go into affect that will make shopping for airline tickets much more straightforward. >> rain and snow as say cold front had our way. right now it is mild at 55

a warming up at 6:00, and of world does bring after jack

young urges the mayor to cut ties with the baltimore grand prix. a new jobs program and its link to affordable housing for low income families.

>> cedar lane park is about to get some big improvements, and hopefully that will bring in some big event. >> the 14th fields post everything from soccer fields -- soccer tournaments to lacrosse games. >> we are in a wonderful location. >> the facility got them the

baltimore bohemians. a soccer team that will start playing there this spring. the cedar lane to sports foundation and the greater bel- air community foundation are teaming up to make improvements to the field. it also includes building an event center. >> it will have office space for the foundation. it will have public restaurants. there will be a concession stands and things like that. locker rooms for the teams when they come into play. >> the foundation is hoping to raise $200,000 of the five million-dollar price tag. anybody can purchase a brick for $1,000. >> it can be advertisement for business. it can be just a family name. it can be anything. it will help facilitate the building and also help create the, not in the turf around the field. >> the upgraded fields and a new building will help hertford

county secure more event. that pumps money into the local economy. >> when you have a conference and they are playing over several days, you have a lot of people rent hotel rooms. it generates money and it will probably double what they make the facility appeared >> they helped to break ground on the new event center in may. >> >> and now, your insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. a couple more hours of mild temperatures and after midnight tonight a strong cold front moves through and we will get some arctic air going into friday and the weekend. right now it still feels like spring outside. temperatures are in the '50s all around the metro area. a little chilly at the metro academy where it is 49 degrees. western maryland a touch cooler for jan. fairly mild. you can see changes by looking at hd doppler.

colder air to the north, parts of new hampshire and maine getting some heavy snow. on the back side of it, a new part of the storm is coming in. low pressure on the great lakes whipping a cold front across the ohio valley and heavy rain out in front of it. since no causing trouble delays from chicago, snow around st. louis all the way down to national and parts of alabama. some heavy snow up in the legs. all of it working its way east. we will get a little piece of that. rain showers tonight as the front makes its way toward the bay. some ran breaks out at 3:00 in the morning. the rain may briefly switch over to snow on the western edge of it. that much expected around here. wendy and sharply colder. as a windfall on up into the mountains and squeeze off the moisture coming off of the lakes,garrett county will get

some decent snow. western allegheny and garrett county, pennsylvania up and down the mountains some pretty snow. by saturday afternoon around oakland did they will have six inches of snow and maybe more in the higher elevations. tonight in baltimore the lowest temperatures will occurred just before dawn. most of the night, 50's and 40's. scattered rain and snow showers, wind shift to the west and it temperatures will drop into the 30's. that is where we will stay all day. i would not be surprised if we saw highs in the upper 30's by don. westerly winds making it feel colder with a gust of 45 miles per hour. wind chills could be dropping into the teens. gale warning on the bay. building waves up to 3 feet. insta-weather forecast shows the

temperature changes. we were near 60 today but temperatures fall into the 40's tomorrow afternoon. that is where we will stay for the weekend. kickoff for the football game sunday afternoon about 35 degrees. wind chills in the upper 20's. a slight chance for flurries in the area. >> in 29's consumer alert, airline passengers could get a big jump in advertised fares. airlines will have to disclose the total cost of a ticket including the added taxes and fees. >> thinking about taking a dream vacation to london? first, you probably check the internet for the lowest fares. what you would find is probably not the price you would actually pay pure >> london on british airways, $480. not true.

it will have to be higher. >> heat operates fare compare -- he operates farecompare.com. he says they do not show add-ons and texas. on january 24, the price will have to be the full price. >> it is great for consumers. that is what consumers want. >> it may be good for passengers, but they had a for marketers. >> now you have to call over to the pricing department before i can put that price in the dallas morning news. i cannot say europe is starting at $300. i have to say it including all taxes. >> airlines will now have to better disclose baggage fees as well. >> we are talking about thousands of marketing channels

that have to say -- prices starting at such and such. >> airlines complained other industries are not required to include taxes in their advertising and it looks like prices are going up when they really are not. the hamilton post office is on the list of dozens of maryland locations that may shut down. residents are invited to at least was their concerns. if the east baltimore location shut down, residents will have a long drive to pick up mail. there are also concerned it would not get the same one on one service that are used to. if you want to discuss the proposal you can head to hamilton presbyterian church. it gets started tonight at 6:30. >> governor martin o'malley offers a new program he helped will pack a punch for the mayor led the economy. how he plans to use the rental initiative to put 1100 people back to work. we are live at special session annapolis with the details.

>> meet a doglike mason and you could enter to win a grievance jersey autographed by joe flacco.

>> do not be surprised if you see joe flacco during your drive to work or back home. he is on several area billboards trying to raise awareness for the baltimore keyman society. >> this is a monopoly. he is looking for a good home. both are at the baltimore humane

society. look who is trying to get them adopted? "he really feels a connection to the animals. >> joe flacco is the spokesperson for the baltimore humane society. earlier this year he donated $9,000 to the shelter as part of his joe on the go campaign. >> he toward the shelter at a look at our dogs, cats, and rabbits. >> to show your purple pride, the humane society once you to take -- send in pictures of your pets fired up for the game. he will be entered to win prizes signed by joe flacco himself. >> not t-shirts at the dock water boils. people are sending in pictures like they would not believe. >> -- people are sending in pictures like he would not believe. >> the baltimore humane society

runs entirely on donations. >> once an animal is with us, they will stay with us. but that means is we have had some cats who have been with us for two years and dogs going on seven months or so. we encourage people to come down and take a look. >> you never know who you might bring home. >> there is still plenty of time to get pictures in and register to win and maybe adopt a dog like mason. >> that is all for us at 5:00. here is what is coming up at 6:00. >> baltimore city council president and the barest stuff goes at it over the grand prix. >> how did it maryland schools

become number one again? eye in tim tooten alive and the news room. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal tv 11 news at 6:00. >> i do not think right now we should be focusing on a grand prix race at this time clucks those words from city council president jackie and -- yes -- jack youngblood. >> it could put him at odds with stephanie rawlings blake. lowel mesler is live with the latest. >> both council president yawned and mayor stephanie rawlings blake says there is no bad blood between the two. he said the mayor's press secretary attacked his opinion secretary attacked his opinion on the grand