[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good afternoon, everyone. one day before the former presidential primary, the republican contest is beginning to take shape. kate amara has that story. >> new numbers show mitt romney is building a comfortable lead over new to gingrich in florida. >> it sure has been found in florida these last several days. >> with one day before the primary, polling suggests and the momentum has swung back to mitt romney. he has been attacking rival new gingrich on the air and on the ground. >> this will be an historic election and we need someone who has been a leader and succeeded as a leader.

>> a new survey shows romney with 30% support among florida primary voters. newt gingrich has 29%. gingrich is vowing to stay in the fight. >> the most significant thing is that when you add the two conservatives together, we clearly beat romney. >> ron paul continues to focus outside of the sunshine state. >> i believe we are going to do quite well there. >> in florida, rick santorum's daughter elisabeth campaigned in his place. >> my father is exercising his most important role, being a father. >> mitt romney has already started advertising in nevada, ahead of that state's caucus on saturday. >> what face time with the

leader of the free world? tonight is your chance. president obama will answer questions about the state of the union address in a 45-minute live chat room known as a hangout. it is part of google's social networking site, google +. some of the folks will even join the president enough hangout. the discretion over same-sex marriage gets more heated as session 2012 continues. a statewide coalition of faith and community leaders plan to stage a demonstration in annapolis against the governor's bill to legalize same-sex marriage. gov. o'malley said that passing the bill is a top legislative priority for him this session. the governor said compassion, understanding, and justice need

to be part of this debate. >> it is the dignity of a free and diverse people, who at the end of the day, all want the same thing for their children, for their children to be able to lift in a loving and caring and a stable home that is protected equally under the law. >> tomorrow, senate judicial proceedings will hold a hearing on the bill. we will stay on top of what is happening which are tax dollars and the laws that could affect you. david collins has a daily preview on our website, wbaltv.com. baltimore city police are investigating a deadly make night shooting in baltimore. we are told the victim, a 19- year-old man, was shot in the head. the victim's head has not been released at this time.

he was taken to shock trauma, where he died. baltimore city fire officials responded to the discovery of a body in the tabs cover. the body was found just after 9:00 this morning. no word on the age or gender of the victim. baltimore city police are handling the investigation. baltimore county police are asking for the public's help to find the person responsible for striking a pedestrian and then fleeing the scene. the driver struck the 68-year- old beverly more. the driver then took off westbound. police are looking for a light- colored, four-door sedan, which may have damage to the front side. anyone with information is asked to call county police. state police want to know whether alcohol or speed were factors in a deadly fiery crash

on route 50. a car carrying three teenagers went the wrong way saturday morning when it crashed into another car. all three died on the scene, including two graduates of the high-school, and 12011 graduate of severed out. the driver of the other car, terry wayne davis, died on the way to the hospital. police received several cars and about a car driving on the wrong direction on interstate 97 and route 50. no word on whether these reports were related to the accident. >> we definitely noticed a chill down there but compared to the past couple of days. today we are seasonably cold, back in the 40's. the wind is out of the west, 13 miles per hour. wind gusts near 25. that will definitely make things chilly. 45 is a high temperature today.

dropping into the 30's overnight. a few clouds in the sky, breezy. warmer weather is on the way. >> about 60 homes in cockeysville are without water this afternoon due to a water main break. the department of public works tells us that have turned off the water and excavating the line to make repairs. no word on when water will be restored. time has run out on the occupy protesters set at two parks in washington, d.c. starting at noon, police will be a arresting anyone at mcpherson square and freedom plaza. protesters plan to defend their campsite. in recent weeks, protesters hurled a small bomb over the white house fence. no word on whether any arrests had been made. chaos in oakland.

protesters are now being freed after 400 were arrested over the weekend. the oakland mayor said the demonstrators broke into a city hall and the local ymca building. officials and protesters have very different takes on who was at fault. still ahead, the latest on the search for survivors off the coast of italy after that cruise ship accident. and how fast food restaurants are cashing in on customers that have late night munchies. and a fiery crash on the florida interstate. why visibility was near zero at the

>> smoke and fog are being blamed for a massive accident on the floor a high with that killed 10 people. rescue crews had to buy a crash victim by listening to their screens since visibility was so poor near i-75. the trigger reaction had cars and tractor trailers colliding. the smoke came from a brush fire which investigators say may have been intentionally set. operations resume off the coast of italy on the capsulized costa concordia. workers were not able to work all weekend due to poor weather and movement of the ship.

bad weather also delayed plans to begin removing the half- million gallons of diesel fuel in the ship's tanks. once started, it could take as long as one month to remove the fuel. still to come, details on every call involving a popular breakfast product, and another star-studded night in hollywood, as the screen actors guild was announced. >> we are watching all of this warm air coming in from the south. it will warm temperatures in the next couple of days.

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customers with limited service will have to do with certain channels. >> we are definitely feeling a noticeable change in the air. much chillier outdoors, back to where it should let -- feel like. we had a front coming through yesterday that brought some snow to areas of north baltimore, but on the backside of this, we are tracking another storm moving through the great lakes. this one is expected to stay to our north. like ontario producing some lake effect snow all the way down to massachusetts. other than that, most of the precipitation will stick to our north. dry conditions for today's afternoon commute. temperatures are on the chilly side, 30's, 40's. if you look out into the

mountains, prospered has not even gotten above the freezing mark. you also need to factor in the wind today. breezy winds across the metro area. the wind increasing as you had to ocean city, currently gusting around 24. 20 in westminster. that takes away from the temperature, takes the heat away from our body. it feels like near freezing and bwi. 35 downtown. if you plan to be out this afternoon or tonight, you definitely want to address warmer than with a thermometer indicates. 20's tonight. we do drop down to lows in the upper 20's overnight. right now, plenty of sunshine, a few high clouds out there. a disturbance off to our west,

but it stays mostly to the north seriou. temperatures will skyrocket for the next couple of days. eventually, a storm of coming from the south, passport into wednesday. we see the rain pushing from the day and maybe even rain leftover on thursday. seven-day forecast, dramatic warm-up tomorrow. 59 for a high temperature. mild again on wednesday. looks like we have a chance of rain on thursday as well. after that storm, temperatures drop off. 44 on friday. but this weekend looks to be much colder. 40's and 30's. maybe even a chance for snow on saturday. >> where a doctor ps the scale could influence decisions about weight with a patient.

a new study found physicians with a normal bmi were almost twice as likely to discuss we laws with obese patients and doctors who were over with themselves. toby's doctors ever 86% less likely to diagnose obesity if they thought a patient's bmi met or exceeded their own. many fast-food chains are staying open later were not closing at all. the reason, plenty of people are hungry in the wee hours of the night. it turns out, feeding at late night hunter also feeds the bottom line at fast-food restaurants. >> if there is still a battle of the bulge, americans may be losing it overnight to fast food. mcdonald's says its sales increase the most between midnight and 5:00 a.m. last quarter. more and more fast food chains are going after night owls. this is one of the only times i

would be this during the day. fast food is kind of nocturnal. >> many of these restaurants are now always open, and they are counting on those late-night cravings to help grow their revenues. >> at night, maybe a couple times a month. i need a really gross meal right now -- not gross in a bad way -- just sloppy. good mexican food. >> taco bell started offering their late-night menu a few years ago. now the chain is starting to try to pull in the early risers with its new breakfast options. despite the resolutions to lose weight and the constant push to be better, it seems america is still a fast food nation, especially after midnight. >> some of hollywood's brightest stars will come with new building today. awards season continued with the

presentation of the screen actors guild award. we had a look at who won the trochees. >> best actor goes to the cast of "the help." >> a drama set in the deep south of the 1990's and got best ensembles, the equivalent of best picture. >> all these actors give up their ego and were just able to work. has been such a joy. >> viola davis also took home best actress while octavius spencer won best supporting actress. both spoke up about racial injustice. >> it was a privilege to work on a film that gave voice to so many women who made it possible for me to stand here tonight. >> jean dujardin. >> the french actor won best

actor award, beating out george clooney and brad pitt. >> i never stopped dreaming. thank you very much. >> christopher plummer one his first award, best supporting actor. >> the television categories had a familiar ring to them for the second straight year. "boardwalk empire closed 11 best ensembles. >> we love doing the show. >> "modern family." >> betty white made it back to back for best actor says. >> i am not going to let them keep this but i will let them see it. allen baldwin won

an award. >> some great movies out there. up next, your maryland lottery pick 3 and pick 4 numbers. another check on the forecast. first, a look at how wall street is performing.

>> this town to rescue dog cannot bear to be supported by his owner. he learned how to climb ladders in order to be with his own while he did roofing work. he says he does not need any help getting to the top but is brought down safely with a harness. he goes out on the job every day with his master, who insists he, himself this impressive trick. tonight, a baltimore teacher is searching for answers. she is planning for retirement, coaster all the right foods, retires, and then gets a startling color that she would not receive benefits. we are taking a closer look at the city's new finance director and what is really behind your upset stomach. the answer in tonight's women's doctor. now your midday pick 3 and pick 4 numbers. >> good afternoon.

angela jackson from wbal radio. let's put your pick 3. 5. 3. 2. 5, 3, 2. those are your pick 3 numbers. it is your final chance to win $10,000 cash. joe is ready to play pick 4. here we go. 9. 8. 5. and we are going to wrap it up with this number. 0. 9, 8, 5, 0. >> it is not feeling like the

end of january. >> today does, but not tomorrow. in the 40's this afternoon, but the next couple of days, near 60 degrees in some spots. the chance of rain on wednesday. and we are colon done for the weekend. enjoy the warmer weather for the next couple of days. >> thank you for joining us.

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