here's what people are talking about today. we may know what caused the five alarm fire that tied up rush hour last week. it was a week ago monday. the baltimore sun is reporting sources familiar with the investigation say that fire was intentionally set. that could mean a criminal investigation is underway. atf will release the findings later on this everyone. we'll have more tonight. now, the fire that ripped through an east baltimore row him killed six including children. now, relatives are speaking about their loss. wjz and mike hellgren are live with more. >> reporter: good afternoon, don, good afternoon, everyone. it is an intense and time consuming process sifting through the debris and finding

out what caused the fire and one that's not yet over at this hour , a memorial sits outside of the house where six died including three children. one day after wind whipped flames and smoke engulfed the row home, investigators are looking into what sparked the fire. family members are speaking out. >> we got the phone call, it still hasn't hit me yet. they're gone. all ate one time. >> reporter: arson investigators are at the scene. the firefighters aren't listing an official cause yet. >> we're investigating the cause of the fire, there's no cause determined i don't think there are words to describe how horrible this is for their family. there's not a good time of the year to lose a family member

and the holidays make it difficult. >> the flames spread to two other homes. the city and red cross are assisting. this is the deadliest fire in baltimore this year, killing three generations of the family that lived on the block for decades. my mother lived here a long time. she was a nice neighbor that looked out for everyone. she was a very, very nice lady. i'm praying for her family. >> reporter: the winds, we're still feeling them. they made it difficult for the firefighters yesterday. they had to be evacuated from the building. reporting live in east baltimore, mike hellgren, eyewitness news. 18 people have died in fires this year. the winds and freezing temperatures worked against the firefighters and the seen. the bitter cold begins today. this is the scene in woodlawn earlier.

the pond froze over there. you can see the sun's out. it's not helping much even though the wind died down some. wjz has live first warning weather for you. marty bass is back out back and bernadette woods is in the weather center. good afternoon, bernadette. yes, the winds are up and the cold air's in place. we'll show you the numbers winds aren't as high as yesterday. we have no advisory today. we're still at 23 miles per hour. that's keeping the colder air around. it's 27 degrees in baltimore. when you factor in the wind, it feels like 13. below zero in oakland and teens down to the ocean. that's going to set the stage for a storm tomorrow. well, thank you, bernadette and good afternoon, everyone. there's a storm, indeed. not just flurries, but a storm heading towards the east coast, it's boiling down to location. we think from the mason-dixon

line. certainly from the topside of the beltway down to d.c., we could see an inch of snow believe it or not. below that, the real problems is a bit of an icy mix, the timing is somewhere between morning and noon. we'll have to deal with it from school and work. watch, warnings and advisories from the south where the icy mix could be. we'll have winter storm advisories 24 hours up ahead of the low. then, we'll talk about possible snow coming in here on sunday. there are a lot of questions about that. one thing's for sure, it will be cold, make all the -- maybe all the way to christmas. we'll have all of the details coming up shortly. >> thank you, marty. the soler is viver of the deadliest medevac crash in

maryland history is demanding $50 million in damages. the f arca and traffic -- the faa gave out dated weather information. it alleges that the search and rescue started after the crash. early today, a suspicious package shutdown the pentagon metro stop. trains went through without the stop. the package with blinking lights was in a trash can. it turned out to be a battery operated christmas ornament. that comes after an arlington man threatened to bomb the metro system. well, hi, don, investigators say that a 25- year-old told a facebook friend he could use a pipe bomb to kill people on the metro. he alerted the fbi.

the agents raided his home. according to his father, the raid didn't turn up anything. he's charged with communicating threats across state lines. this is the second time in a week that the fbi used fbi to track down a terror suspect inspect area. last than a week ago, a man threatened to blow up a recruitment center in catonsville. school board members in panama city, florida are recovering after a flightenning night. a machine with a gun opened fire during a meeting and it was caught on videotape. we want to warn you, the video is disturbing. >> i don't want anyone to get hurt! >> the superintendent of schools in panama city, florida pleaded with the man who pulled out the gun. the man refused the back down. what happens next is disturbing

to watch. >> please don't, please don't. please don't. despite shooting at point blank range, he missed completely. >> god blocked the bullet. i believe that. >> reporter: the 56-year-old kept shooting until the guard wounded him and then he turned the gun on himself. he let most people leave. a board member snuck back in and used her purse to knock the gun from his hand. i knew i could leave or go back and dry to delay or divert until we could get help. >> reporter: he pointed the gun at her and didn't fire. >> by the time the s.w.a.t. team officers were in the room, it was over. >> you tell me how someone wasn't shot, by the grace of god. >> he had a cap gun, it was

called out -- but the police confirmed, it was a real gun. >> witnesses say that duke complained his wife was fired. he has circled the date on a calendar planning the attack. the senate is going to vote today on a tax compromise bill. a vote in the house is cloudy. some say it's too much in favor of the rich. some may not vote on it. >> this agreement is not subject to being reopened. >> i don't think we're basing what we want to do on these threats. >> the house vote is expected before the end of the vehicle. maryland is among the nation's wealthiest states.

the new numbers show that the median household income is $70,000 a year. that's above the national average of $51,000. and in maryland, howard county is the wealthiest subdivision. still to come at noon. a scene out of a hollywood blockbuster. a man rips off a casino. facebook's founder beat out several other stories to get a great honor. >> we'll take another live look outside, stick around, your complete first warning weather forecast is still coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

wikileaks founder is going to spend another night in a prison cell. he's being held while the swedish people allowed to let him go on bond. he's been in prison the past week. in las vegas, investigators are looking for a man behind a daring robbery. check out this video, a man is

wearing a helmet running through the robbery after robbing the casino. he didn't confront the customers, he simply took the chips -- i don't know what you call the area -- the box where they keep the chips. >> he got awe with $1.5 million in chips. he could have been behind another robbery earlier this month. the facebook founder is named the person of the year. the 26-year-old is the youngest to win the honor since the original, charles lindberg in 1927. >> he's built facebook into a worldwide phenomenon. it's awarded to someone who most in-- influenced culture and news. the average person has done

less than half of his or her shopping and 37 million haven't started buying gifts. 10% of the population have already completed their shopping. still ahead at noon. stick around, your complete first warning weather forecast is 2 1/2 minutes away. first, we'll look at today's midday stocks followed by last night's megamillions numbers. ,

welcome back, everyone. mixed clouds and sunshine out there, today. it's so cold, starting at 1:30, the maryland zoo will be closed. the winds aren't up like yesterday. we don't have the same criteria for wind, but it's windy ands the cold. 24 in hagerstown. when you factor in the wind, it feels like minus 4 in oakland and 18-degrees in ocean city. it's cold over the eastern half of the country. the bleeding has stopped from the north. it's cycled down to the south. it's staying over us this is going to get reinforced two more times during the forecast. one of them because of the storm system tomorrow. here's a for the of it to the north tomorrow.

notice, we'll put this into motion. this is extending into alabama. we have icing going on. this is all moving eastward and into the colder air. what we're thinking, tomorrow, there's a chance for snow around here. this is enough that we'll see an inch around here. south of d.c., we could see a few inches. south of that, we'll see the mixing and bigger issues. when we put that into motion -- we're close enough we'll get snow near it. and yet, another storm is coming our way into the colder air. it will take more of the southern track saturday and saturday night. it will turn up the coast. that's the big question now and we know how the storms can be acting. we could get saw storm out of this one. we may not even get anything.

it will be close enough, we'll get some snow out of it during the day sunday. we'll keep youup dated as we get closer to the day. today, cold out there and mixed clouds and sunshine, windy and 32 degrees for the high. we'll lose the wind tomorrow. here are the clouds and the chance for snow. a chance for a coating to an inch out there, similar to last week. 32degrees for the high. it gets out of here and keeps the cold air in place behind it. in that one, it will bring in colder air again for next week. it's cold for the rest of the month. we'll have the five day coming up. still to come at noon, the danger in your mouth. we're talking about the fillings of cavities. that's coming up in health watch. wjz is always on, here are the stories we're following on the website. for updates on the day's news and the forecast, go to wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

mercury fillings could be risky to your health. last year, the fda ruled that the fillings are safe and consumer groups challenged that. several countries in europe

restricted the use of mercury fillings. teens are drinking less alcohol, but smoking more marijuana. the new study finds that bing drinking is down 2%, the percentage of those using marijuana is up. health experts say that's concerning because teen's brains are still developing. you'll be able to check in tonight for a woman's disturbing confession. >> where are you, where is he? >> he's in the dumpster. >> this is the case of a missing baby and why the mother killed the baby. there. >> >> and rent and buy. an easy way to buy items for holiday parties. holiday parties. that's at 4:00 3q copd makes it hard for me to breathe. but with advair, i'm breathing better.

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welcome back, well, it looks nicer than it feels outside. we have the sunshine and it can do wonders for you. i want you to list the wonders it can do for you. >> vitamin d! >> okay. >> we'll list that. let's look at the five-day forecast. as bernadette said, we have a few issues we'll have to deal with. we'll be tomorrow -- well, we'll see where the low will

track. sunday, we'll need to batch it closely. it's calm. 38 and 40. monday, back into the deep breeze leading up to christmas. back inside. glad to see that. thank you. >> don't miss tonight's prime time line up. 10:00, it's the defenders. thank you for watching eyewitness ,,