as we move in tonight. the storm is expected to intensify with temperatures lowering. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. bob turk and meteorologist tim williams are tracking the system. let's start with bob, with a look at radar. bob? >> reporter: until about an hour ago, things are kind of melting. wasn't that bad. temperatures have dropped. of course, the sun is going down. as you can see, it's beginning to accumulate on the roads. take a look at radar. this is a huge complex of moisture. these are heavy echoes. some of these will bring us two to 3 inches of snow in one hour in some locations. that's why we have such high snow totals for this particular storm, in addition, as the storm developing off the coast, the winds will pick up later tonight. we have blizzard warnings in effect for some areas. visibility will be greatly released -- reduced. honestly, please stay off the roads. tim has a look now at the warnings that are going into effect tonight. >> they're already in effect, as you mentioned, bob. we're looking at winter storm warnings in effect for the

entire state, basically. and the updates are that blizzard warnings are now being added to some parts of the area. the dark blue is the winter storm warnings in effect until 10:00 tonight. pink are now bliss afterward -- blizzard warnings in effect. and of course the delaware beaches, they were in effect first. blizzard warnings go into effect. when the winds are sustained or gusting higher than 35 miles per hour. and the visibility will be less than one quarter mile. as far as the snow accumulations, we're talking still basically 18 to 24 inches. what we've added to this, 24- inches plus. especially down toward washington, where we can see potentially, 30 inches of snow, down toward d. c. and the d.c. suburbs. it starts to tail off as you get to the lower eastern shore. still expecting to see snow. but their issue will be wind. winds will be a real factor. 50-mile-per-hour, winds could be seen down at the beaches.

and that's why the blizzard warning is in effect. 45-mile-per-hour winds. and the city, as well as all areas from harford county on out. basically, toward allegheny county, could see 30 to 40 40- mile-per-hour wind gusts thriewtsz this storm system, -- gusts through this storm system moving through. we'll continue to tweak this out. >> thank you, tim and bob. wjz of course has complete coverage of this storm. the snow could have the biggest impact on the roads. and we're live in anne arund kel county. -- anne arundel county. >> reporter: denise, we're at the state command center. the governor is about to give another briefing here. and it really is starting to stick. you heard bob say, the difference between the 4:00 and 5:00 hours is it's sticking now. you can see it's sticking to me now, sticking to the pavement behind me. they're out here, shoveling, making sure everyone can get in and out of here. as this is the command center. and the big message from state

leaders, stay off the roads. >> reporter: the snow is falling. clouds are ready. and state leaders are closely monitoring deteriorating conditions during this monster storm. >> it's going to be one heck of a storm. >> a new moments ago, i -- few moments ago, i issued the state of emergency for the state of maryland. what does that allow us to do? a few things. it allows us to activate the maryland national guard and to support local first responders. >> reporter: more than 2,000 employees and more than 2,000 pieces of equipment are on duty. the state has 266,000 tons of salt. the roads have been pretreated with a salt water brine. but don't expect smooth travel at the height of this monster. >> we are encouraging everyone to try to get home, as quickly as possible this afternoon. the storm will then intensify over the course of the night. and the most intense snowfall will be coming down between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. when we are expecting one to

two inches per hour, some forecasters saying even more than 2 inches per hour, during some of those hours over the course of the night. so there's a potential of whiteout conditions. it will be treacherous conditions. >> reporter: it's expected to cost the state more than $20 million to handle the snow. >> i think we are prepared right now. it's just getting worse. and i do not want to be out in this mess. >> reporter: the state has already blown through their budget. well, they have about $10 million left. but they will blow through their budget as i was saying there, with this costing so much more. that last storm back in december cost $27 million. they're also worried about possible building collapses if we get feet and feet of snow, on top of old buildings. and you can see behind me here, is a hum vee. the national guard has dozens of those ready to take people to and from hospitals or wherever they needed to go, if they find themselves in dire circumstances. reporting live from a snowy hanover, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> wjz complete coverage,

continues in baltimore county. as the snow falls, the roads are getting slick. wjz is live in north baltimore. weijia jiang has more on the plans to keep streets clear. weijia? >> reporter: you can see the snow is falling very quickly. and it is definitely sticking to the sidewalks and to the roads. exactly why local governments say getting through the storm is a tremendous task. perhaps especially for baltimore city, whose new mayor is leading the way just two days into her term. >> reporter: there's not a moment's rest for planners around the state. >> we're expecting to get gusts up to 40 miles an hour. which makes it near blizzard conditions. >> and i'm looking for an opportunity to show what we can do. >> reporter: just 23 hours into her term as baltimore's new mayor, stephanie rawlings-blake held her first scheduled press conference to go over plans. in the city, crews are using 15,000 tons of salt to battle the snow, despite the drained snow budget. >> making sure that we provide public safety and essential

services, particularly in a snowstorm, is important. that's the thing we -- that i'll find money for. >> reporter: a slim snow fund is an obstacle all around. but still, anne arundel county has 8,000 tons of salt on hand, with near three 2 -- nearly 200 vehicles to clear the road. preparations are also under way to open an emergency shelter at annapolis high school. more than 100 trucks are out to plow more than 1,000 miles of road. carroll county is using at least 2200 tons of salt for the storm. during phase 2 of their plan, plowing will begin. workers there only break to eat until the roads are back to normal. it's a similar situation in howard county, where 13,000 tons of salt were hauled in. the challenge there is keeping up with the rate of snowfall. >> reporter: they will clear primary roads first. then crews will tackle residential and side streets. but they ask drivers to move cars out of the way if possible. because they are a major road block. >> if they can get to the

streets, because there are not a lot of cars in the way, we can get the job done the way we want to get it done, and get you back safely to what you want to do. >> reporter: and here in baltimore city, you have to move your car out of the emergency snow routes by 6:00 p.m. that's less than an hour. otherwise, the city will to your car. you can move it to one of many school parking lots. we are live in medfield, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you, week a. hundreds of flights -- weijia. hundreds of flights were canceled before the storm hit. jessica kartalija is live at penn station, with more on the headache this storm has created. jessica? >> reporter: the good news, denise, no cancellations as of yet here at penn station. though several trains have been delayed. meanwhile, we've seen several passengers from bwi marshall make their way here, just trying to get home. >> washington, d.c., all

aboard, please. >> reporter: at penn station, train travelers try to beat the snow. >> i'm just going to go to new jersey with my aunt. because i know it's going to snow there, too. but not as much as here. >> reporter: amtrak cancelted -- canceled most trains heading south of d.c. but in baltimore, the train schedule is right on track. >> i'm actually going home for the winter break to see my family. so my father doesn't like to drive up in this weather. so i'm going to take the train home so he doesn't have to make the trip up here. >> reporter: transportation officials here say absolutely every train headed northbound is sold out. >> the trains are filling up. almost all of them are packed. so i had to find a seat all the way in the back of the train to make sure i got on. >> reporter: at bwi thurgood marshall, southwest airlines has already canceled more than 100 flights. >> my flight was for this afternoon. and i changed this yesterday on the assumption it would be canceled. and it was this morning. so i was glad i switched it. >> the airport personnel will be working to clear the runways

and taxi ways, as well as the public roadways and parking lots here at bwi. >> reporter: several airlines are issuing weather waivers, allowing customers to change tickets without paying extra. travelers desperate to get home, trade wings for wheels. >> i'm actually taking a train up to new york. because the snow and travel, kind of blew my flight situation back to san diego. and i'm in a hurry to get back. to sunshine. looks like i'm going to have to change plans. >> reporter: and the airlines are urging all of their customers on who may have had cancellations or just had to go ahead and change their flights to rebook their flights as soon as possible. prefer reasonable this weekend or sometime next week. we're live at penn station, i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. let's head to wjz traffic control. sharon gibala has an update on the impact the snow is having on the evening commute. >> reporter: well, snow is starting to stick to the side streets especially.

we have an accident in aberdeen, involving a dump truck. it's still blocking paradise road. churchville road is your alternate there. an accident involving a bicyclist. reisterstown at seven mile lane. one in nottingham, bel air road, at k -- hlston road. west northern parkway at charles. in howard county, watch for a crash on murray hill road at gorman road and another one in davidsonville at davidsonville road, and riddell road. there's a look at your drive times and the speeds around the area, everything else running pretty smoothly. we do have a few issues, though, as far as delays on the top side, on the outer loop, chavez and delaney valley. traffic not sticking so much on the main roads. but the side streets, we are starting to see it stick. salting operations are under way. we also have fog warnings in effect. you can see visibility not so good. at least in that camera shot.

and 95, everything running smoothly, as far as the main lanes. but again, speeds are going to start slowing as the snow starts sticking to the major roadways. remember, wjz 13 is always on. so for traffic information, any time, you can always log onto wjz.com. wjz is always on. check in for first warning weather coverage. for instant updates on the forecast, live doppler radar, and information on closing or delays, you can log onto wjz.com. wjz will be back on the air, starting tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m. don and marty will bring you updated information you need to know. for tonight, new details about a man who was hit and killed by a train in howard county. the accident happened last night about a half mile from the end of maryland avenue. police say edwin morrow might have been asleep on the tracks when he was hit by the train. just before the accident, the train's engineers reported seeing something on the tracks. he said he did not have time to stop. police responding to a call about a man with a gun, get into a gun battle.

one suspect dies. the other near death. and one of the detectives is shot. now a witness tells mike schuh, police shot a man who had already given up. >> reporter: on tuesday, in this block, police say a murder over disputed drug territory. >> what we have been on the alert for is any retaliatory violence. >> reporter: last night, police get a call about a man with a gun. >> the detectives made their approach to the suspects on foot. and as they came around the corner to the house, the suspect at least one suspect, immediately opened fire. >> reporter: a detective is hit. he returns fire. >> and his partner engaged at least one suspect in a gun battle. >> reporter: one gunman dies. the other is at sinai, near death. the wounded detective is a three-year vet, shot twice. he's brought to shock trauma. hours into her new job, the mayor arrives. today, the detective was released. the bullets missed nerves, bones, and arteries in his left

arm. >> he was alert, up. he was able to talk. >> reporter: police say they recovered two guns. one from inside the house. and the other found on the porch. >> reporter: but here, the story takes a turn. the man with his back to the camera lives across the street. he says he saw police shoot a man who had already given up. >> through the window, i seen the guy, laying on the porch. he was just laying there. and the police, like, as i said, stood over top him and executed him. stood over top. him and was shooting him. he was laying down. police weren't in no threat. he was in no position where he could harm one of them or anything like that. but they just stood over top of him and started shooting him. >> reporter: based on that interview, police say they will try to find this man and investigate his claim. in north baltimore, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. >> police have not released the name of the men involved or the police detectives. they do say that both of the suspects are 41 years old. the man in critical condition

has 20 previous arrests. the man who died had been arrested 21 times. still ahead at 5:00. john edwards, sex tape scandals. his former mistress moves closer to getting a private video returned. investigation into the death of michael jackson. the doctor does not appear in court as expected. and anne arundel gets a special gift for graduation. the snow is here. stay with wjz for complete first warning weather coverage of the snow system in maryland. first warning weather team is tracking it all, coming up.

the big storm warning

tonight. as a major snowstorm moves into maryland. live look outside. the snow is falling. now it is starting to stick. stay with wjz for updates on this storm. we'll check in with bob in a few minutes. a mother is told she has just weeks to live and her last wish is to see her daughter granduate. andrea fujii reports, anne arundel high school granted that wish by presenting her daughter's diploma, six months early. >> she's been waiting 18 years for this day, to watch her daughter graduate. something doctors said wouldn't be possible. >> when the doctor said, no, i won't see her graduate, god said yes, and they made it possible. >> reporter: last may, cassandra owens was diagnosed with stage 4, pancreatic cancer. and doctors say she could only have weeks to live. when arundel high school heard the news, they wanted to give sadiyah owens her diploma early. >> my biggest fear was that she

wouldn't be able to come see me graduate. and for you guys to put this on for us, you'll never know how much it means to me and my whole family. >> reporter: and then there was a surprise for the whole family. >> you have been accepted to west virginia university. >> reporter: a worry by any parent, alleviated by early acceptance in college. >> it's every mother's goal in life to see her children successful. >> to see my wife happy. and to realize one of her dreams, i can't even put into words. >> reporter: they say they're proud of what she's done and will continue to accomplish. >> reporter: saddiyah has helped start a nonprofit, called coins for the cure, already raising thousands of dollars for cancer research. >> reporter: and it's all done in the name of her mother. >> mom. and these are for you. and we love you. >> reporter: a gift to both mom and daughter, that neither will ever forget. andrea fujii, wjz eyewitness news.

>> saddiyah will continue attending class and says she may attend her june graduation, depending on her mother's condition. temperatures below freezing. that means things are sticking as you saw. humidity, 31%. east winds at 12. they'll be picking up. the barometer falling down. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

you can definitely see the road. a lot of the side roads are getting covered. as temps are below freezing. take a look at radar. we have moderates. but it will get heavier. and some areas will see 2 to 3 inches of snow, perhaps falling in one hour. as you can see, some of these heavy echoes down to the south, coming right up 95. and it's all going to be in the form of heavy snow. we're getting light to moderate snow. hasn't been that much until about 5:00. but temperatures have dropped, as you can see. we're down to 31 right now. take a look at the snowfall amounts we expect from this storm. in general, up to 24 inches

possible. most areas, 18 to 24. 12 to 18 just south of our region. along the beaches, maybe 4 to 6 down here. even some areas around the baltimore area, northern delaware, southern jersey, southern p.a. shenandoah valley. could see as much as 25 to 30 inches of snow. by the way, the record for baltimore is 28.2 inches of snow. that's at bwi marshall. will they get to that? only time will tell. but it's certainly going to be a very, maybe in the top five snowstorms ever for our region. we'll talk about that a little later on. take a look at temps around the area. right now, we're at 31. 31 in ocean city. down there, a little rain mixture. 30, easton, with snow. 35, elkton. temperatures vary. where the temperatures are above freezing, it's not sticking that much. we drop to 30. with a dew point around 31. most areas reporting right around the freezing mark now. that will continue to probably drop to about 29 or 30.

huge area of moisture. i mean, the snow from maryland all the way out to the upper plain states as can you see. you can take us sliding, go all the way out to wyoming. to our south, heavy rains. thunderstorms. the energy with this storm is really beginning to explode. what's going to happen is that low is going to get to the carolina coast. and it's going to really become a major nor'easter. bringing gale forced winds to the coast. a lot of beach erosion. high tides, wind advisories. wind warnings already out. with blizzard warnings in some location. delaware, southern jersey. because of winds in excess of 35 miles an hour. visibility down below quarter mile. later tonight. probably after 9:00 or 10:00 tomorrow morning. some areas, you won't be able to see 100 feet in front of you, with the blowing and drifting snow. we're just advising folks to not go out later tonight. it's just not worth it, seriously. low pressure eventually moves off the coast. tomorrow night, things begin to clear out. sunday, super bowl.

sunshine returns. it won't be a bad day. it will be breezy, it will be cold. but a lot of cleanups. if you stay on the roads, you can get the roads cleared so we can go to the super bowl part. 52party. -- party. gusts as high as 54 knots on the bay. this is a monster storm. heavy snow. windy and cold overnight. blowing and drifting snow later on. snow heavy. yet it will taper off by mid or late afternoon. high of 30. lows in the low 20s. upper teens tomorrow night. and it stays cold, sunday the next week. and we could see more snow on wednesday. >> i've never heard you say monster storm before. >> it is a -- >> never. >> it's a very, very big storm for this region. and to have two of these in one year is very unusual. >> wow. all right, bob. some of you starting to take pictures outside. be careful when you go out. but we'd like to see them. >> you can click on the link at wjz.com. or send them to wjzwebalert@cbs.com.

or wjz me@comcast.net. still ahead. ford now citing problems with one of its popular models. in light of the snow, schools are out early. but some school districts are very close to running out of snow days. i'm gigi barnett in baltimore city. a live report is just ahead. i'm alex demetrick. coming up, teaching iraqi police, the baltimore way. that story as eyewitness news continues. yes, the snow is here. it won't stop for several hours. stay with wjz for complete coverage of the storm coming up.

5:29. 30 degrees with moderate snowoth. good evening. thank you for staying with eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. the snow is here. a winter storm warning is in effect. and this powerful system has forced several airlines to cancel hundreds of flights at bwi dulles internationality airports. -- international airports. a live look outside right now. we will be moving into the more intense part of the storm overnight, as temperatures drop. bob turk and meteorologist tim williams are here, tracking the system. let's begin with bob in the weather center. >> really, later tonight. after 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, until tomorrow morning. that's when we'll expect to see the brunt of this storm. and the snow rates could get up to 1, 2, 3 inches an hour. take a look at radar. that's moving right toward our region. so i think maybe by 10 or

11:00, we may be seeing 4 to 6 to 7 or 8 inches on the ground already. just a ton of moisture all across the south. all moving toward our region. into the cold enough air. and that's why we have snow falling. we just dropped down to 30 degrees. tim in the outback, with a look at the current warnings in the region. and how much we expect before it's all said and done. >> reporter: we definitely expect a lot. winter storm warning in effect for the entire area, until 10:00 tonight. i'm sorry, until 10:00 tomorrow night. at 10:00 tonight, however, things get tricky for areas down on the western shore of the bay. what we're looking at is the warning for the winter storm. lifting and a blizzard warning going into effect. winds will pick up that the visibility will be less than a quarter mile. winds will be higher than 35 miles an hour. along the western shores of the day. and -- bay. and the delmarva that we expect to see blizzard conditions in place.

we are holding fast with areas down toward d.c., potentially seeing up to roughly about 30 inches of snow out of this. the numbers start to taper off as you go down toward the lower eastern shore. they will still see snow. but they'll see more wind and definitely less snow than we'll see across much of central maryland. as far as the winds, well, we're looking at the winds. winds are really driving those blizzard warnings. 30 to 40-mile-per-hour winds across the state. down from cecil county. and salisbury toward ocean city, we could see 50-mile-per- hour plus winds before this storm system is out of here. we'll continue to keep you updated. >> thank you, tim and bob. wjz is following the impact of the system on the roads. mike hellgren has an update on the systems to keep the roads cleared. the governor just wrapped up a briefing here at the state command center in hanover. and he talked about an accident, involving a plow in harford county. he also predicted that tens of thousands of people could be without power by the time they

wake up tomorrow. and the storm is presumably still going on. let's take a look at a live traffic camera. he also commented on how the state is really working to clear roads as fast as possible. but people should be patient. let's take a listen at what the governor had to say just moments ago. >> the nature of the snow is much more of a powdery type of snow. and we fought out there. and actually, i think most people were very impressed at how quickly we were able to get arteries open. this will be a much more stubborn snow. and from tonight, probably 10:00 p.m., through until tomorrow, at 10:00 a.m. or noon, you're going to see a lot of major arteries that are reduced to just a couple of lanes at best, as we fight to keep things open for emergency vehicles and absolute necessary travel. >> reporter: now, the governor also talked about the dangers of building collapse, especially in old buildings. he reiterated a lot of the

comments he made during the noontime press conference. however, the big message was stay off the roads unless you have to be out there. reporting live in hanover, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> wjz complete coverage continues. it didn't take long for schools throughout maryland to realize the severity of the storm. but school systems are quickly running out of snow days. gigi barnett is live with a complete breakdown of the remaining snow days throughout the area. gigi? >> reporter: well, those snow days are going fast. and losing them all compleetle completely is what some school systems want to avoid. that's why they say they are grateful that this snow comes on a weekday. -- weekend. >> reporter: at the first sight of snow, parents arrived at rider wood elementary. the school day ended two hours early. not a full snow day. >> we probably won't see you until wednesday. >> reporter: but for some students, an early dismissal was good enough. >> they were excited because we got out two hours early. going in, knowing that.

and they have pajama day. they wanted to go to school today. >> peggy has three children at rider wood elementary. she says she's looking forward to the weekend snow. >> i'm excited. we have the flags. they have the snowboards and the ski helmets and we're going to be on our hill. >> reporter: but the weekend could bring some hard work for some students and not just homework. >> i'm in a play. >> tomorrow, i'm going to shovel snow. >> school districts in the area close two hours earlier. and the early dismissal doesn't count as a snow day. still, some school systems are almost out of snow days. baltimore city has two out of five days left, howard county has the same. two out of five. while harford county is halfway through its snow days at two out of four, and anne arundel county students are out of snow days completely. all of the schools there plan to ask the state for more. but it's baltimore county that has the most. five out of seven remaining.

>> reporter: but charles henderson says a -- herndon says the slow weekend cleanup could cause the county to use another snow day. >> we have been very fortunate to get in the instructional time that we have been able to get in. and that's what we want to do, maximize that instructional time. we're very fortunate. and we hope we'll be ready to go monday morning. but we'll have to see how the weekend works out. >> reporter: they're watching this weekend very closely. they're also watching the calendar school year very closely. for some school districts that are close to losing their school days, they say they will be taking their spring break if they run out. >> i think we'll someday see a spring. let's go to traffic control. sharon gibala has an update on the impact of the snow so far. sharon? >> reporter: well, on some areas. and we're also seeing our first accident on a major roadway. 95 southbound at 175. an accident reported there, with delays there as well. an accident still working in

aberdeen. that one involving an overturned dump truck that lost its load there. that's i-95. churchville is your alternate t. only one accident left in the city on west northern parkway at north charles. but looking at two now in howard county. maury hill road and gorman road. and town and hill at rogers avenue. there is also one on davidson road at riddell road. we can take a look at drive times and speeds. our three slowest spots right now are going to be on 95 and the beltway. 30s and 40s now. things definitely starting to slow on the major roadways at this point. we can take a live look outside at 95, at 895. and you can see traffic running pretty well at this point. not very much volume out there. and on route 50, we have fog warnings in effect, in addition to all of that snow. so do watch at the chesapeake bay bridge. for fog warnings there. meantime, 95 at mountain road. also running pretty good. but again, you will want to be careful. snow is starting to cover the

major roadways as well. back over to you. >> all right. thank you, sharon. wjz 13 is always on. you can check in for first warning weather coverage. for updates on the forecast. for live doppler radar. and information on closings or delays. we will be back on the air, starting tomorrow morning, at 5:00 a.m. don and marty will bring you the updated information you need then. in other news tonight, a former aide to john edwards has been declared in contempt of court, over an alleged sex tape. the tape shows the former presidential candidate with a woman believed to be the woman he had an affair with, rielle hunter. hunter sued for the return of that tape and other personal items, but young initially declined. he now has until wednesday to turn those items to the court. a retired catholic priest has been indicted on child abuse charges. the incident happened in 1976, while thomas b. van was at st.

john the evangelist catholic church. monsignor bevan denied the allegations. the 73-year-old was released on $25,000 bail. the plan for michael jackson's doctor to surrender this afternoon was scuttled by prosecutors. conrad murray was said to appear in court. the case will not be filed until monday. murray's attorneys expect the cardiologist to be charged with involuntary manslaughter. he has been at the center of an investigation, since telling police he gave jackson a powerful anesthetic, which has been blamed for jackson's death. toyota's president is apologizing for the safety problems that sparked global recalls. the automaker's president promises to beef up quality control by heading up a special committee. that comes with another round of recalls, this time on anti- lock brake systems, with the hybrid model prius. as troubles for toyota mount, ford now says its hybrid

braking problems of its own. there is a software update on its regenre tive -- rejennerrate -- regenre tive brake system. customers may receive a brief loss of breaks as the -- brakes as the vehicle switches from one system to another. the new system if bakery on chestnut avenue closed its doors for good. owners johning and debbie cucky say sales have been down. the new system bakery had a staff of 10. some are working a new beat this season. the purpose is to gain a better understanding of u.s. law enforcement, even as iraq struggles to establish its own. >> a major religious pilgrimage is in iraq.

>> a nightmare scenario for any police force. but it's the assignment iraq's police and security forces have been handed. >> we see tremendous efforts on the part of the iraqi police to go out into the communities, get away from the fixed checkpoints and talk to the people. >> reporter: the kind of routine police work that takes officers down back alleys and main streets every day in baltimore. and for the past few days, four senior iraqi policemen have been riding along. they have also been getting a quick briefing on techniques and technologies, used in baltimore. >> it allows them to run warrants, verify picture id, verify your name. >> reporter: unfortunately, blackberries and smart phones are only on paper for police in iraq, where working medal detectors are a high-tech luxury. only a few years old, u.s. trainers have had to start with basics with the force.

and make the most of them. >> reporter: use the people as a conduit of information that they can use collectively to fight criminals and terrorists. >> reporter: if there's one lesson here, it's the need for that trust between police and the people. >> reporter: the people in iraq feel that they are part of previous activities. and we are feeling part of that. just like we are working one family. >> reporter: a family that is still feeling its way through violent feuds. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> now, besides baltimore, the iraqi police officers will also be visiting agencies in pennsylvania and d.c. in tonight's eyewitness news healthwatch, if more americans got routine vaccines, as many as 50,000 deaths could be prevented in the united states. that information from a study that finds millions of adults don't get vaccinated for things like pneumonia, the flu, and other infectious diseases. researchers say limited health insurance coverage and high out- of-pocket costs are major reasons why people skip the

shots. saturated fat may not be that bad at all. they found no link between saturated fat and their risk of developing heart disease. before you run out and get that steak, however, researchers warn that past studies have linked saturated fats to high cholesterol. but go see your doctor. these studies are confusing. still to come on wjz eyewitness news. trouble for charlie sheen. his car turns up at the bottom of i cliff. -- of a cliff. i'm bob turk. first warning weather center. near blizzard conditions later on tonight. i'll have the exclusive five- day forecast. here's today's report from wall street. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

snow accumulating now. it's going to get worse as the night progresses. we could see 1 to 2 inches per hour. by midafternoon, they'll start

to taper off a little bit. by evening, it will clear out. about 30, 31. for the top. back in the 20s tonight for a lot of blowing and drifting snow tonight. and much of the day tomorrow. reducing visibilities as we've said, if you can, please stay off the roads late tonight and tomorrow. tim has a look at the five-day forecast. not much warming in our next five days. tim? >> not at all. as you mentioned, tomorrow, we'll start to see this all starting to shut down. as of nightfall. but next few days, we'll see this returning cold. 28 and 27. tuesday night, into wednesday, we could be looking at another snow shower event coming through. we'll keep you posted on that one. 32. and then 36. overnight lows staying down in the teens, which is very cold for this time of year. as for your energy-saver tip, we know a lot of people will be inside, watching the football games and you need to stay warm when the snow is falling. so we offer these 5 place heating loss prevention tips. first, keep the flu damper closed, unless the fire is going.

an open flue keeps the air going. keep the tamper as snug as possible. and install a tamper and -- damper and blower that puts the hot air back in the room. >> thank you, tim. a close call for shoppers in a parking lot in miami today, as a cargo plane lost an engine covering. the 747 was landing at miami international airport, when it dropped the panel over the mall parking lot. no one was injured. no property damage was reported. and the plane did make it safely to the ground. actor charlie sheen's stolen mercedes was found today. police say they got an emergency call from the cars on board the emergency system. they found the car upside down, after a 300-foot drop into a ravine. the search of the vehicle didn't find anyone in or around the car. check in with eyewitness news at 6:00. for all new stories coming up. vic is standing by with a

preview. worst is yet to come. as we have been telling you. first warning weather coverage continues, next at 6:00. federal funding. a major expansion at shock trauma, find out why it's necessary. check in for these stories and all the daa -- day's breaking news. back to you. >> thank you, vic. eyewitness sports is next. hello, sports fans. stan saunders here in the palace. from super bowl central down in miami, florida. we'll tell you what's going on between the combatants, as that big day gets closer and closer. plus, the state of the nfl from the league comish. that and more coming your way as eyewitness news continues. ,,

well, all we could think about is the snow. but there is a super bowl that is going to take place on sunday in miami, where it's sunny. >> sunny. and yeah, the suns are breaking out here and there. and it might be a wet game. second time, indianapolis. somebody is going to score. somebody is going to win. but guess what. focus, focus, focus. it's easier said than done. for both the indianapolis

colts. besides just doing their job, imagine everything going through a player's mind, from trying not to let anxiety mount or trying to get tickets for family and friends, et cetera, et cetera. that's why coaches try to stick to the regular routine, as closely as possible. >> you set up shop in the hotel, much like you would training camp. you get your meeting rooms established. you get your itinerary. and stay on the routine. those are things that are important. >> we haven't done anything differently. we've talked about focus and little things in terms of trying to keep distractions out of the way. particularly out of preparation. and i think our guys have done a great job of that. >> don't forget to watch super bowl 44. this very same television station. colts favored by 5. among today's presuper bowl festivities. i a challenge. that was nfl commissioner roger goodell's state of the state address. >> you can't continue to have

an nfl franchise, with 40,000 people in the stadium. we've got to try to improve that. we know there are millions of fans in north florida that want to continue to see the jaguars play the great football league this year. and we will support that. and hopefully we'll see better results going forward. they ought to take notes from ravens fans. also today, a legal bombshell. a woman identified only as jane doe, claims that michael irvan sexually assaulted him at a hollywood hotel, hollywood, florida; police are investigating and have filed no charges. we have icy hot ice from a night ago. washington cap, alex ovechkin, against the rangers, including this fancy piece of work coming up. watch ovechkin. he tries the puck and scores. as the capitals win their 12th

straight. they beat the rangers, 6-5. that's it for sports at 5:00, gang. but coming up at 6:00, we'll show you how the maryland terps did. they are 5-2. they beat up on florida state. >> well, they just beat florida state. i don't know about beat up on. [ laughter ] >> but we'll show you how they did in in about 50 minutes at 6:00. still ahead on eyewitness news. baltimore city joins the entire state in dealing with near blizzard conditions. and this, all under a brand-new mayor. i'm weijia jiang in downtown baltimore, with that story next on eyewitness news.

coming up on eyewitness news at 6:00. winter sorm. >> i'm -- storm. >> i'm mike hellgren. with the latest updates from state leaders as they monitor the deteriorating conditions around maryland. the storm is just beginning to make an impact. how much will we get and when will it end? travel trouble, flights canceled, trains delayed and slick roads. wjz has extensive first warning weather coverage of the storm. wild shootout. a police detective shot. a suspect left dead. what a witness is saying tonight. check in for these stories and all the breaking news. eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now.

it's only just beginning. a monster snowstorm moves into maryland. >> tonight, a state of emergency is declared with the worst still coming. >> hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight. a massive winter storm is just beginning to blast maryland. this is the scene at the falls road salt deem a short -- dome a short time ago. the snow is really starting to come down now. state crews are out in force, trying to stay ahead of it. the question tonight, how much longer will this last? how much snow will we get? we're live with extensive firstwarning weather coverage. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are tracking the system. a lot of people are saying to me, this is not much. this is not much, that's for sure. but there is a lot more to come. this is the tip of the iceberg. take a look at radar. we hapr