[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good afternoon, everyone. we began with session, 2012. later today, martin o'malley will unveil his plan to close the budget gap. one item on the table is teacher pension costs. we are told that the governor would like to shift this to local jurisdictions. >> the county would get some of this from the exemptions. that would be a windfall to the counties as well. >> there is no word on just how

much of the task the city and county will have to pick up but it could be tied to funding for school construction. new results from a poll revealed what voters believe of the top issues. rosedent obama's approval to 55%. the increase is a treated mostly to democrats and independent voters. it also shows that martin o'malley's approval rating is holding steady at 50%, the same as september at last year. there is consistency of support among women and african-american voters. the most important issue for the people of maryland remained the economy. by dropping under 50%, the issue is at its lowest point in two years. education is a distant second at 13% followed by taxes at 11%. pollsters were interviewed by

phone. 56% or democrat, 35% work for republicans. a maryland state senator would like to set up an animal abuse registry. state senator ron young is sponsoring the bill that would keep track of animal abusers. there are photographs and information would be posted in the database for 10 years. people would then look for animal abusers on line. police are searching for a colombian woman after finding 40 dead animals and side of her townhouse. -- police are searching for a columbia woman. they found nearly half of the animal stored in a freezer. there is no power or heat in the house. neighbors say the number of animals coming and going from the house seemed odd but they never suspected that the woman was hoarding animals.

>> i am more disgusted, i don't want to say that i am surprised because we did have a hunch that there was some animal according going on. i am speechless. -- we did have a hunch that there was some animal hoarding going on. >> anyone with information on the owners whereabouts should call howard county police. a hagerstown teenager will spend six years behind bars for hiring someone to kill her father. danielle black was 15 years old when she hired alex eger to stab her father, billy lee black. alex eger said that he had been misled by the teenager into believing that she and physically approved. a recruiting -- a man was arrested during 2010

sting in which he tried to detonate a phone a car bomb outside of the armed forces recruiting center. last month, a motion to dismiss the charges against him was denied. behind our latest cold front the temperatures are quite chilly. >> look at where we are right now, 40 degrees at b.w.i. marshall even though we started off in the 50's. temperatures have been falling in the afternoon. gusts up to 35. that is taking a toll on the temperature. it feels like the 30's out there. 37 by 3:00 p.m., 35 by 6:00 p.m. the temperatures will continue to plummet overnight. we will talk about how cold it will be tonight when we come back. >> you might want to watch your speed. the county council has voted to

maintain 18 speed cameras which opens the door to possibly doubling the amount of tickets. some are against the addition of cameras, others say the devices make schools sounds safer. a possible case of a cold shoulder in city hall. you may recall that jack young spoke out against bringing back the grand prix. the mayor still supports this. the mayor asked young to return his tickets for the ravens' skybox. the mayor gets to use the gas box at no cost and controls the guest list. ♪ ♪ >> with only four teams and three games left, and the thing a star player says gets a lot of attention. no doubt the comments will get

plenty of play around the country. reed said that it did not look like flacco has what it takes. earlier this week, the coach and handled the questions about his quarterbacks opinions. >> i can tell you in this last game, he won. he had a winning performance. i told him last night, i thought he played very well and a lot of situations in this game, he was under dress and he handled himself very well. there were things he could have done better. you just try to get better, you try to improve, you try to play winning football matter what position you play.

that is what we value our around here. >> we invite you to join us this saturday night as we get pumped up for the game. we will have a live special from the mainland, saturday night. here is a baby cheering on the ravens. billy looks fantastic and ready for the game. share your fan photos on wbaltv.com. still ahead, miss the snow? you might want to move out west. a look at the storm is company foot of snow on seattle. how could pia and google are protesting a bill up for debate on capitol hill. -- how

>> officials had to suspend search and rescue options on the sunken cruise ship off the coast of italy because it is moving. this made it too dangerous for them to continue their work. >> it is a relatively quiet day.

overnight, the costa concordia moved and that meant that divers had to be taken off for their own safety. we were not expecting to see this today. to get some of the 2,300 tons of tool that is on the cruise liner. they're fading hopes of getting anyone out alive. yesterday, five bodies were removed. all the attention is now on the ship's captain, francesco schettino. he is under house arrest in his home in naples. he is accused of causing the crash and abandoning the ship while passengers tried to get off. we heard extraordinary audio of the coast guard commander telling the captain to get back on and help with the rescue effort. for his part, the captain said he was trying to steer the ship

too shallow waters but that is not how prosecutors see it. "still to come, craving a burger and fries? -- >> still to come, craving a burger and fries? a chain announces plans to deliver straight to your door. plans to better monitor a baby's oxygen level during delivery. how this could cut down on some real policy risk. >> the cold air pushes then. -- this could cut down on several -- cerebral palsy risk.

>> no, google is not in morning. it has blacked out its logo today. it has joined wikipedia, which has blocked its web site for 24 hours, to protest the anti piracy legislation. they claim that the legislation would seriously restrict free speech on the internet. supporters say it is designed to crack down on sales of pirated products. keeping cars longer, you're not alone. many of the cars are reaching record old age. a study shows the average age of a car or truck in the u.s. is now at a record 10.8 years. that is up from 8.4 years back in 1995. researchers say lack of job security in a tough economy has

prevented consumers from buying new cars. repair shops and other parts companies have seen booms in business. burger king fans living in the d.c. suburbs can now get the fast food delivered to their front door for a $2 fee. they will deliver to you. this is a new idea that the fast-food chain is testing in the washington, d.c. market. they have come up with new technology to make sure that your frye's stay crispy and the birders don't get saudi -- to make sure that your fries stay getpy and the burgers don't soggy. >> we see some snow showers in the state. overall, things are starting to dwindle. we have the wind whipping around the baltimore area. let's look at them right now.

these are gusts up to 35 miles at the airport, 25 at the inner harbor, 28 in annapolis, 35 in gaithersburg. 14 in oakland. these are definitely hampering the temperatures which already falling. temperatures in the 30's and 40's throughout the baltimore metro area. when you factor in the wind, take off 10 degrees. whatever the thermometer says, it will feel 10 degrees colder than that. with the clearing skies, we expect some pretty chilly temperatures. we have the wind diminishing after 9:00 p.m.. it will be light at of the northwest, 5-10 miles per hour. this is coming in with some of those snow showers. this is not a major deal as you head east of baltimore. then we talk about our next storm system, a quick klipper

coming out of the north. this will go into the mid- atlantic and leading some light snow west of baltimore. then the storm system heading our way. it is still slamming into the west coast leaving heavy snow in areas like seattle and portland. let's take a look at the future cast. this is nothing major. you can see very insignificant snow showing up by friday morning. most of the snow will fall in the mountains. fast forward into saturday morning, here comes a stronger storm from the west. this could set up as an icy mix. this same storm will be heading toward new england. it will be chilly, temperatures in the 30's throughout the day. there will be light snow showers possible. overall, the temperatures will be the bigger factor of that game. it will be 38 for the high tomorrow. the slight chance for snow late thursday.

nothing major, mostly west of baltimore. >> the pacific northwest is bracing for a major winter blast. in the cascades, the snow is expected to be measured in feet, not inches. seattle tikrit nearly a foot of snow itself. -- seattle could get nearly 8 feet of snow itself. >> winter is slamming into the pacific northwest. this is making throughout conditions hazardous. the worst is expected later today. -- this is making road conditions hazardous. seattle could get up to 10 disposes of snow -- 10 inches of snow, the most they've seen in decades. the national weather service has issued a winter storm warning for much of the region. 2 feet of snow is forecast in the cascades.

interstate 90 was closed tuesday because of avalanche danger. >> the weather does what it wants to do, so it is hard to predict. >> this is the scene an hour outside of portland. major highways are slick and treacherous. the snowplows work to keep up. >> we are expecting more snow, so our crews are working 24 hours a day. >> around the clock work for a winter storm showing no signs of letting out. -- letting up. >> it is small but might have a huge impact by saving thousands of families of the target of a baby born with cerebral palsy. this is a new device that measures the oxygen level of new babies more accurately before birth. >> for every 100 babies born, one will be oxygen deprived.

at its worst, it can lead too quickly diseases like cerebral palsy. right now, they monitor the fetal heartbeat but this gives an idea of the oxygen level but not much. >> this is not accurate. >> that can lead to unnecessary procedures such as a see section. the doctor is doing a study that hopes to cut the number of oxygen deprived babies numbers in half. >> it gets monitored. >> research shows that it may measure oxygen level so accurately that it can get a doctor a clear indication as to whether the baby needs to be delivered early. >> this indicates a greater chance of problems with oxygen. >> so far, this has been used on 65 women.

it may be several years before the study is complete. >> it is not just drinking alcohol but when you do it. the risk of a cleft palate sheets up if the mom drinks during the second half of the third trimester. coming up next, your maryland lottery. we will get another check at the insta-weather forecast. first, a look at how wall street is performing this hour. stay with us.

>> a gibbon was found injured in the forest last year. officials put in a little help in the trees to give him the help he needed. his child and mate recognized his noises and came over to visit him. he will be released soon. the white cheek gibbon is

classified as endangered. ravens' fans prepared to go to new england. you can hit to right tonight at 5. protesters are pleading to immigration officials as a grandmother faces deportation. governor martin o'malley is outlining the state budget but all eyes are on how the pension plan will impact local education. now, your maryland lottery pick 3 and 4 numbers. >> good afternoon, maryland. 0-6-7. in a moment, the pick four game.

you can like us on facebook to receive 100 extra yards. start your pick four numbers. 1-1-7-5. the maryland lottery, let yourself play. >> an interesting weather pattern heading towards new england. >> yes, we're looking at the storm tt could affect us saturday night. temperatures will be chilly, upper 40's for the next couple of days. >> thank you. thanks for joining us.

>> have a good day.