republicans held their sick think the bay and the rest of the white house, but the main theme was unchanged, stott mitt romney -- held a 16th debate. steve handelsman has denied its commitment 2012 update. -- has tonight's commitment 2012 update. >> just five candidates were left after jon huntsman dropped out. it boils down to four versus front runner mitt romney. >> we have to satisfy the country that whoever we nominate has a record that can stand up to barack obama in a very effective way. >> i know people are going to come after me. i know president obama is going to come after me, but my record is pretty good. >> we balanced the budget every year i was in office. >> governor romney raised taxes and massachusetts was 47 and job creation. >> before that, romney ran bain

capital. >> there are a lot of people who lost jobs there. >> romney claims they save and grew u.s. jobs overall. >> the sports authority, stables, they added 120,000 jobs as of today. >> now rummies wealthy friends or running out harsh edge against rick santorum. >> i would go out and say stop it. >> that is his appeal to south carolina republicans. >> just a reminder, our coverage continues on line. you can follow who is in and out in the race for the white house and who is leading the pack. it can find it all at wbaltv.com. au water main break has forced state lawmakers out of the

james summit office building in annapolis. we are told water flooded parts of the third and fourth floor after a water line broken this afternoon. emergency crews are still on the scene trying to fix the line, which they believe simply wore out. the building remains closed tonight after authorities deemed unsafe. >> they evacuated the building because they had to shut off the fire suppression building because of a pipe leak. my shoes have water in them. >> no injuries were reported. we are in tell the entire water line -- we are told the entire water line will be replaced. scores of protesters rallied outside the statehouse in annapolis tonight against capital punishment. the demonstration is designed to get maryland lawmakers to repeal the death penalty this session. she is the sister of troy davis

who was executed back in september. his case drew national attention in case it -- when he said he was link to the death of a police officer. >> the prosecutors made mistakes. the police officers made mistakes. but you don't take one life for another life. >> they said the georgia case raise questions about eyewitness testimony. the lawmakers consider a bill to repeal the state law and the past two sessions but never made it out of committee. a half-dozen occupy baltimore protesters court arrested tonight after a demonstration in east baltimore. kerry cavanaugh has the latest for us. >> maryland state police arrested the six demonstrators tonight around 6:00 and charged them with trespassing on state property. we are told protesters gathered in the 300 block of east monument street around 3:00 this afternoon. officials say the protesters climbed the fence to gained

entrance. occupy supporters are urging the state to use the money would take to build a detention center for construction instead. they say that as the protesters to leave several times before moving in. we are told that for men and two women were among those being arrested now facing trespassing charges. >> baltimore police are looking for three suspects after $3,700 worth of medical equipment was sold and -- stolen from sinai hospital. police say three men showed up driving a truck to the hospital loading dock in a budget rental truck back on january 6. we are told that then loaded a large piece of equipment and simply drove off. if you know any of the men in these pictures, you are asked to call. the search is on tonight for a

suspect after a hit-and-run accident in east baltimore involving a pedestrian. happened just before 1:00 yesterday afternoon in 1100 block of orleans street. investigators said robber had a person and then left. we are told the victim is in serious condition at an area hospital. everyone with that -- any luck integration is asked to contact baltimore city police. >> a man said he was tortured us his family was held captive during a home invasion robbery in anne arundel county. more on their terrifying ordeal. >> tonight the victim is recovering at johns hopkins burn center and the family is still in shock and in fear for their lives. they decided to tell us their story in hopes of getting the suspects behind bars. they want to prevent another incident like this from happening to another family. >> some degree of burns i have

that are serious. >> authorities say the man who asked us to conceal his and his family's identity was on his way back to his glen burnie home when three armed masked men suddenly forced their way into his home and demanded money. >> i immediately got up and went in my bedroom and looked over the top of the stairs to see what was going on. i immediately saw men with masks and they were wrestling with him. i went around a corner to get my children. >> he said the suspect forced his fiancee and their three young children to stay in an upstairs bedroom where they slashed his face with a heated night and burn his hand and a year without hot iron. >> with my hands tied behind my back, they burned my hand. >> after nearly an hour of

torturing him, he says they took him upstairs where they struck him several times with a firearm as his family helplessly watched. >> there is nothing that can prepare someone for that. >> the suspects fled the home with money and electronics and his vehicle which was abandoned in a nearby community. >> they hope to bring the suspects to justice. >> i feel like the more this is publicize, the more chance that will be caught and that this will not happen to someone else. >> here is a description of those suspects. the first is a black male approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall, the second suspect is described as a black man with a large build, and the third is also a black male with a medium build. anyone with information on the suspects is urged to call metro crimestoppers hot line. >> investigators in anne arundel

county are searching for answers tonight after a body washed ashore in annapolis. the body was found around 8:00 this morning near the 2200 block of chesapeake harbor drive. an autopsy is now being performed to determine the exact cause of death. as you can well imagine and witness, sunday's win only ignited new passions among ravens fans who are ready to cheer the team on to the road to indianapolis. torrey smith met with excited fans at timonium where all decked out in purple to celebrate the team. kai reed is live at m&t bank stadium with the latest. >> it is won the to watch in the stadium or on tv, but for a lot of ravens fans, there is nothing like meeting their favorite players in person. >> we are excited for the

ravens and we are just the baltimore fans and a big football fans. >> fans waited out in the cold for hours in timonium. in exchange for a quick chat with wide receiver torrey smith. >> i have been watching him since the beginning. it is great to see him and beat him. >> it was so awesome. she got her picture signed. >> they signed autographs and took pictures with more than 200 fans. organizes tours wanted to show their excitement about the new facility and the ravens pride. >> we arranged this grand opening today before we need a qualified for the championship. the timing could not have been better. >> every time we go out, we say let's do it for baltimore. everyone is excited about it. >> ravens theater is definitely spreading. fans are wearing purple everywhere you look, and retailers are selling out of fear throughout the baltimore area.

>> we are going to keep getting more t-shirts, more jersey's. >> it is amazing what we have been able to accomplish as a team. >> i am looking forward to sunday. cracks fans at the event also got a special deal on flu shots. kai reed, wbal-tv 11 news. >> that brings us to our ravens text question tonight. which super bowl possibility are you most excited about? the text to this number. txt b if you are most excited about the possibility of an all harbaugh super bowl against the forty-niners. standard text messaging rates to apply. we have already heard from more than 200 of the.

77% who texted are hoping for a harbaugh super bowl. coming up next, merrill live, now open its employment center. straight ahead, what you need to do to get one of hundreds of jobs now available at the anne arundel county casino. >> they have all different types of things, and the horses. >> honoring the dream. plus, how others remember the legacy of dr. martin luther king jr.. an american couple among those missing after that cruise ship accidentally almost sank off the coast of italy. >> temperatures in the 30's and chilly rain moving through. we will check out the latest forecast, coming up. right now, 38 degrees at the airport and 41 downt

s if you are looking for jobs, mayor live is accepting applications for hundreds of jobs at arundel mills. the employment center open today, drawing hundreds who braved the cold. positions frame from -- range from information technology to security and surveillance. for more on how to apply, there is a link on our website, pecan wbaltv.com. today our nation paused to remember the legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. there was a parade that bears his name. lisa robinson attended the annual event. >> the parade started and proceeded down martin luther king jr. boulevard.

55 civic groups braved the cold to take part. >> all different kinds of things and the horses and the police. >> hundred line -- hundreds lined martin luther king jr. boulevard, lined up to see the high school bands and the dancers. the honor guard marched, and former baltimore coach and football hall of famer lenny moore waved to the crowds. >> just a lot of love and everything. the excitement, the ban, the people, strangers talking to one another, people coming together. >> the legacy that dr. king was about, that one day we would all live together and no color lines and all of that. nothing but love.

>> dr. king, happy birthday. >> for many, it was a family event, a chance for parents to relax and have it -- relax and have fun with their kids, but also a chance to talk about dr. king and his legacy. >> it is progress in america. we have to give opportunity to all. it is journey he started that we have to complete. civil rights is the unfinished business of america. we are here to show that we want to celebrate what his life has meant and the progress we have made, but we know we still have a lot of work to do. >> some baltimore city schools students honored dr. king's legacy with the day of service. students work on a number of projects handpicked by students during the event sponsored by the district. projects included making valentine's day cards for soldiers. some made our kids for the hopkins children's center and poultry packages for those less fortunate.

>> it is important because they feel they can make a positive difference in their community. they got together and started a planning committee and they come up with issues of real importance in their community and plan goes service projects their colleagues can work on throughout the day to honor dr. king and the service he believed then that the community benefits from. >> new this year, students work on environmental and friendly projects. continuing with the promise of public service, the president rolled up his sleeves on this holiday at a washington d.c. school library. the obama's got to work on building bookcases and pain the library. they also took part in paying notable quotes from the civil rights pioneer -- painting the library. it is the third year they have volunteered on the holiday. tonight the death toll stands at six and a retired couple from minnesota are still among those

unaccounted for after cruise ship with four thousand onboard capsized on friday in italy. the italian coast guard confirmed today that jerry and barbara hale of white bear lake are among 29 people still mixinmissing. many reports have the captain on shore while passengers tried to get all alive. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> we have been able to get through this evening without too much in the way of wintry weather concerns. a reporter some icy conditions of on the pennsylvania border and perhaps parts of northern baltimore county. a little sleet or patchy freezing rain, but most areas dealing with a chilly rain across central and eastern maryland. some heavy downpours coming from central delaware across the eastern shore. the worst weather as far as

wintry conditions is perhaps out in allegheny county. cold air their continuing to produce some sleet and freezing rain. if you are going north baron into the colder air, there is some snow being reported in parts of upstate new york and southern new england. the total precipitation in baltimore is really nice. high temperatures about normal for this kind of year period of very cold morning, 17 at the airport, and then we warmed to 41, which is right on target with normal temperatures. it is 41 right now downtown baltimore. cockeysville, manchester and on towards pawlenty town, it runs out at 34. just above the freezing point, and the coldest air sinks to the lowest levels. maybe 34 in stewart's down, but some of the valley's might be even chillier. 32 or so, especially as you get down into allegheny county and frostburg.

for the next hour i would be on the lookout for a patch of ice or two of the pennsylvania border. other than that, just rain overnight into the day tomorrow, steady to heavy at times. sun representative -- sunrise at 7:42 in the morning. that southwesterly breeze pushes that warm air in, 36 in new york right now. 54 degrees right now in cincinnati. that is some of the warmer air coming. pennsylvania, northern new jersey, new york and southern new england, that all but pushed to the north quickly tomorrow morning as the warm front marches up toward new england. the cold front will come through here tomorrow night and we will be right back into the deep freeze. there comes that cold front tomorrow night, through central maryland. the coal comes in with gusty winds on wednesday. thursday, light snow or snow showers and our area thursday evening. it is finally going to feel and

look wintry. is tomorrow around 51 southwest wind. almost 50 tomorrow, into the 20's with no shares on wednesday. the same kind of temperature drop expected, at ocean city we will see temperatures in the mid-50's tomorrow before it cools off dramatically on wednesday. already looking down the road towards sunday. the northeast breeze, but for new england standards in january, not that bad. in the 40's during the game in foxboro. later in the day out and said francisco, somewhat whether there was southwest winds at 10 antipater's in the 50's. 53 tomorrow, gusty winds and sharply colder wednesday, a flurry possible thursday evening, then another chance for wintry weather friday night into saturday morning. >> the championship week for the ravens. an interesting concern for head coach john harbaugh and his

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conference championship games, it would think it would be a first-round headache for the parents. which game will go to? john harbaugh says he doesn't think his parents have decided what they will do. they might stay home and watch both games from neutral territory. harbaugh has clearly are removed forward with his staff, preparing for the patriots in sunday's championship game. it for years ago, just getting to the game for exceeded anyone's expectations. this time around, winning the championship would not leave john harbaugh feeling fully content. >> it is not the ultimate goal. you are not going to win something like that and just dop and say that is enough. we are going to be proud of that trophy. we are proud of every accomplishment and humbled by every defeat. the new look ahead.

really, that is the answer. that is what we will do. leading up to this week's championship game, harbaugh are referred to bill belichick as the best coach in the game today. he spoke of his respect for the three-time super bowl winner. tom brady called the ravens hit the best team in new england has faced this season. when the ravens be new england in the playoff to years ago, the patriots did not have wide receiver wes welker. stopping him will present a big challenge for the ravens this week. >> very good defense. they are very physical. they run the football really well. the rush well, cover well, tackle well across the board. they have a lot of great players and playmakers.

>> jarret johnson says he prefers playing the underdog. most of the ravens do. they should have exactly what they want this week. the patriots have a 6-1 record in the afc title game, the ravens 1-1. it looks like the underdog role is something they enjoy. the winner advances to super bowl 46. right now it sounds and looks a lot more enticing than saying to the winner advances to indianapolis. the city of indianapolis has prepared a four-inch stick manual outlining whether preparedness plans. nothing other than kick off an indianapolis, looks like we'll have a 72-degree forecast. we will have the forecast, right after this.

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x and not bad out there now, but where are going? >> we have some cold coming our way to mark, a brief warm-up, and the nichols of come with gusty winds coming in on wednesday. chance for a light snowfall thursday afternoon, and then again friday night into saturday. finally we hit the middle of january and some winter weather shows up in the seven-day forecast. >> the weather got always misses it. that is a look in our news. thanks for joining us. good night, everybody. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

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