a cold code blue will be in effect in baltimore again tonight. a live look outside now. how much snow will we get. when will it get here? meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are tracking what could impact us this time tomorrow. >> start a little early. take a look at radar. there is a batch of light snow out to the west of us. most areas getting an inch or two. it's going to get a little stronger tonight and tomorrow. and we'll be on the northern fringe of that band of precipitation. here's where it shapes up for tomorrow. the bulk of it will be just to our south. we're talking maybe from d.c. to southern maryland and the lower eastern shore. we'll be in light snow across much of northern maryland. here's a look at how much we expect in our local region. and look at the state. and the bulk of the activity may be an inch or two, will probably fall across southern maryland. maybe as much as 2 inches. and maybe portions in st. mary's county, calvert county, and also, around ocean city,

salisbury. now, as far as temperatures go, right now, tim williams in the outback. with a look at how cold it is. >> definitely, how cold it is. it's setting the stage for what's coming through. anything that falls is going to stick. we're going to be dealing with temperatures below freezing tomorrow. currently, we're at 28 and dropping. look at oakland, 10 degrees. 30 near pax river. 29 down on the shore. add the winds in the teens. feels like negative 3. minus 3 in oakland. feels more like the teens. 20 down on the shore. and 19 at bwi, thurgood marshall. we'll be watching winter weather advisories in effect through the rest of today and tomorrow. we'll talk about that in your complete updated first warning forecast. federal agents of baltimore fire investigators say the huge fire on the block was not an accident. but they are not yet calling it arson. wjz is live there now, where several buildings were severely damaged in this massive fire.

kelly mcpherson with more on the investigation. >> reporter: vic, more than 90 investigators have been working on this case. they have conducted more than 60 interviews of people who work in this area and were here for that fire. they're not telling us exactly how this fire started. but what they are sharing is that it took a person to set this on fire. >> the raging, multibuilding fire that shut down baltimore streets and blanketed downtown in smoke last monday was set by someone. federal investigators and the baltimore city fire department have determined that the fire started here at 404 east baltimore. containing the gayity club and the bloom. they won't say where exactly. >> this scene was one of the more difficult ones that our nrt has faced in terms of structure collapse and what happened. it took our folks two days to shore up the structure in order for us to safely move in. >> reporter: investigators are

not calling this arson, until they know more about who started it and why. >> it's an issue of intent. it was because of human involvement. but it has not been determined whether that was an intentional involvement or unintentional involvement. and i think that's about as specific as we can be on it. >> reporter: a few businesses, like crazy john's, are back inside for the first time to start cleaning. >> would be told by the health department to throw everything away. >> reporter: health inspectors will give the final okay to open. ryan branski saw the beginning of monday's fire and suspected this latest development all along. >> that's just not surprising around here. you get so much foot traffic, you never know what could happen. >> reporter: at&t is offering a $5,000 reward in this case that leads to a conclusion. now, they're not going to turn this into an art investigation. unless they figure out that the person who set this fire intended to burn the building down. reporting live in east

baltimore street. kelly mcpherson. and count on wjz to bring you the exact cause when it is released. we have new information tonight on the deadly fire in east baltimore that took the lives of three adult asks three children. investigators are searching for a cause. >> i spoke to the man in charge of fire havings -- investigations in baltimore city. and he has a team right now, working toind -- to find out what sparked this fire. relatives say it's very important to them to get the answers. this is what is left of the satterfield family's home. their life possessions, stacked in a soggy mess. six people died here, including three children. and the family wants to know what sparked the fire that killed them. >> i guess once everybody finds out the reason how the fire really started, i guess we'll have some closure. but until that happens, we are also going to wonder how it started. >> reporter: while no cause has

been officially determined, relatives say space heaters were used in the home. and eleanor satterfield, who die in the flames, recently smelled the odor of gas. >> they didn't find where it came from and left it at that. >> reporter: raymond obra hi is the one who leads the city's fire investigation. >> you cannot leave any stone unturned. there is always something to find in there. and you have to find it. >> he wouldn't give specifics about the homewood fire. but did speak about what goes into these investigations. >> finding a cause when all that is left is burnt debris. >> because you get that -- to that point of origin. sometimes have you to excavate. sometimes with hand shovels, hand tools. then we work the least to the most damage. and much of the time, that gets us to our point of origin. >> reporter: he says starting the investigation is critical. >> the further you separate the time of the fire from the beginning of the investigation, the harder it is. we're lucky in the city. we staff our fire investigation

bureau, 24/7. >> while loved ones wait with a cause, they lived with one that meant so much. >> it ain't hit me yet. >> the fire department says there was no evidence of any working smoke detectors in the home. reporting live from baltimore, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> there are nine fire investigators in baltimore city. and they are responsible for investigating more than 1,000 fires a year. another troubling case of animal abuse. this time, a pit bull is left to die on a porch. she was severely wounded with massive injuries on her front legs. the dog was taken to north wind animal hospital in parkville for treatment. vets have been able to stabilize her. and if you want to help, you can contact the animal hospital. it's the stunning video everyone is talking about. a gun marnl opened fire -- gunman opened fire during a

school board meeting in panama, florida. first, a warning. this video may be disturbing to watch. >> i don't want anybody to get hurt. >> reporter: bill husfeld, the superintendent of schools pleaded with the man who pulled out a gun at a school board meeting. but the man, clay duke, refused to back down. what happens next is disturbing to watch. >> please don't. please don't. please. [ gunshot ] >> reporter: despite shooting at point-blank range, duke missed his targets completely. >> there was nothing we could do. he was going to do this. >> reporter: before opening fire, duke let most people leave. ginger littleton snuck back in and tried to use her hands. >> these guys were sitting ducks.

i couldn't leave them without at least trying to divert or somehow or other diffuse the situation. >> reporter: duke pointed the gun at littleton but didn't fire. >> reporter: by the time swats team recovers entered the room, it was over. nobody else was hurt. >> immediately after the meeting, superintendent husfeld called out that duke had a cap gun. but police confirmed it was a real gun with live ammunition. >> reporter: witnesses say that duke complained that his wife had been fired from the district. police say he was carrying a lot of ammunition and may have been planning something much worse. u.s. justice department is suing bp and eight other companies. it's a quest to regain money used to clean up. the oil flowed into the gulf after the deep water hovi --

horizon drilling. the state will have $57 million more to work with than expected. but it won't do much to help programs. workers are slated for another furlough program next week. this doesn't come close to eliminating the deficit. and governor martin o'malley says this year will see more painful than the other two. because there are no more stimulus funds coming in. >> i wish that there were just all sorts of dollars to be saved from eliminating waste, fraud and abuse, or accelerating efficiencies. we can always do what we do more efficiently. but that's not going to generate $50 billion. it's going to be a tough year. >> the governor had promised to balance it without tax increases. the tax cut compromise has passed the senate and now heads to the house.

lawmakers have serious questions about the plan. >> the motion is agreed to. the final vote wasn't even close. senators from both parties easily pushed through the tax cut compromise. >> everyone should understand this is one of the major accomplishments of any congress. >> but the toughest test is yet to come. the bill still faces a big fight in the house. liberal democrats are leading the charges against it. but they're not alone. >> the american people have spoken. >> reporter: republicans are under increasing pressure from high-profile conservatives. they want a permanent extension of bush-era tax cuts. not just a two-year renewal. >> it's a badiary for taxpayers. >> reporter: liberals in the house think extending the tax cut goes too far. they say the bill favors the rich. >> this was a bad deal for the

american people. and i hope my colleagues will reject it. >> reporter: despite the disagreements on both sides, president obama urged the house to move quickly. >> i know there are different aspects of this plan, to which members of congress on both sides of the aisle, object. that's the nature of compromise. >> reporter: house aides tell us republicans will have to provide more than half of the votes needed to pass the bill. but with everyone facing a new year's day tax hike, both parties know there will be a political price to pay, if the deal fails. in washington, joel brown, wjz eyewitness news. now, the house is expected to begin debate on the tax cut package and possibly even vote on it thursday. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. crib concerns. it's the end of the traditional crib. that has soothed children for generations. and a new surveillance system for the chesapeake. that story as eyewitness news continues.

store i'm suzanne collins. there are dead car batteres, emergency room visits. i'll tell you about the other effects this cold weather is having on maryland. first, the extreme cold. now may see some snow. don't miss the updated first warning forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

there's a lot more water than there are water cops in

maryland. alex demetrick reports, high- tech surveillance has come to the bay. it's not easy, sneaking up to a boat, especially when you're natural resources police. when you leave the harbor and get up to the oyster bar, everybody knows you're coming. >> but what if they don't know you're looking. >> s is what the whole purpose of this is, getting more eyes on the bay. >> reporter: publicly unveiled for the first time. >> what you see here is our current radar pictures. >> reporter: for large ships, it produces vessel names. it can also monitor sensitive issues. >> james rankin had entered our security zone. we're also going to be bringing in our long-range cameras. >> eventually, hundreds of cameras from a number of jurisdictions with water views. some will be infrared to see at night. bringing fast are response time.

but they'll be able to see what they're dealing with, before they even get there. >> really, it's a force multiplier when you look at it from a technological perspective. it allows our force to get a little bigger with these eyes on them. >> it means even officers who work alone will have someone watching their backs. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. the new system is also designed to be shared, giving federal, local, and state agencies access to the same realtime information. turns out it was just a holiday decoration. trains on the metro system were ordered to bypass the defense department headquarters after someone discovered blinking lights in a trash can. however, x-rays showed it was only a christmas ornament. hundreds of passengers were inconvenienced, but police cleared the scene just before 9:00 a.m. painfully cold temperatures across maryland tonight. people who are going out are doing so in several layers of

clothing. first warning weather coverage continues with suzanne collins and people who are coping with the cold. >> reporter: cases of hypothermia and frostbite are showing up in local hospitals and emergency rooms. we're seeing broken down cars ask frozen pipes. >> yeah. they have absolutely no water. and the rest of the house, they do. >> this is where the pipes are frozen solid. >> especially two days in a row. that's when the freezing can happen. and not just not having water. but having them freeze. and then your pipes burst. >> reporter: the pipes will be warmed and installation installed. outside, ice is making it. emergency rooms are puzzing with activity. >> people are coming in from mild hypothermia from being in the cold. >> when the body temperature

drops below 95, people can become confused. >> people start to lose the ability to shiver. they feel like they're not warming up on their own. >> this avoids danger by wearing layers. after realizing he should have done that tuesday. >> yesterday was brutal. i didn't even have as many clothes on. >> and running water make its each harder. >> triple a in maryland received calls, about 900 more than the average december day. and many of them were for patterries that had died. this man was ready with gloves, hats, scarves and wool coats on a day where doctors say stay parm is a matter of survival. >> the state health department expects more deaths due to the cold weather.

back to you on tv hill. >> a code blue is in effect, meaning shelters will be open for people who need them. >> if you see people out, direct them to the shelters. >> if the winds are finally a lot lower than they have been. take a look at temperatures. back in the mid-20s again. right now, 26. dew point is very low. very dry air still. but the winds down to 9. and barometer holding steady. take a lock at that chance for tomorrow. right after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

here's a live look outside right now. and we don't have to tell you. it's cold out there, folks. >> biting, bitter cold. >> yeah, the only -- i guess the only good part about this weather is when it gets back to normal, it's going to feel pretty warm. >> yeah. >> 46 is going to feel like heaven these days. let's take a look at temperatures. we are down to 26 now. the high today got to freezing. 32 degrees. and yes, the ice is forming. many, many inland rivers. patuxent river. naval air station. and it's 10 in oakland. they have been at 10 or lower for the last five or six days. dew point is 6 degrees. very dry air. for any snow to get into our at

atmosphere tomorrow. it's got to go up. may take a while. right now, current wind chill is at 17 degrees. oakland still feels like 5 below zero. and it's 25 on your skin in ocean city. winds have come down 9. look at hagerstown. 22. and 21 in elkton. depending where you live, ocean city, only a 3-mile-an-hour wind. we have a system out in the west, causing a little band of snow. it's going to move off to the east and northeast. very warm air. 70s over texas. running into that cold air. temperatures in the 20s and 30s. and that's why clouds and precip are breaking up. it's going to spread off across west virginia, virginia, later tonight into tomorrow. we will probably see a light dusting to maybe an inch across much of central and northern maryland. and as you head further south, even more. take a look at this graphic. we can show you, the bulk of the snow is going to be across

the mountains of west virginia. down here, they could see 2 to 4 inches. across northern virginia, just south of d.c. southern portions of p.d. county. charles, st. mary's. and down along the lower eastern shore. down there, route 50. yeah. route 13. you could see 1 to 2 inches of snow. by the time it's done tomorrow evening. areas north of that are coding. in fact, up oar -- coating. in fact, up here, a light, light dusting. take a look at our forecast. high pressure in control. that means a clear, cold night tonight. storm passing to the south. it's a weak system but with some force. in other words, you get that warm air over that cold air. you can see a little band of snow developing. if it's going to snow at all, may last 4 to 6 hours. most of that, tomorrow afternoon. and yet we'll be watching another possible system here on sunday. more on that later. south winds, 5 to 10 knots. and bay temp, around 39

degrees. tonight, it will be clear and cold. but the winds, finally diminishing. 16 to the low 20s in the city. tomorrow, cloudy skies. a little snow developing in the afternoon. maybe a coating to an inch more south, less to the north. as i said, upper york pa, not a flake at all. annapolis could see an inch to half inch. there are only a few weeks left in the wjz pro football challenge. tim williams is at wjz.com to update this week's standings. tim? >> denise, the leader may remain the same at the top of the leader board. but there is one new face on it right now. sports director mark viviano remains in the lead. then it's new mom, jessica and her bobble baby drew at 135 points. adam may is at 133. and then i snuck in there somewhere at 130 points. and that's -- as of this week. let's see what happens next week. the local winner is laura robbins, of hampstead.

she takes 15 out of 16 games correctly. and she came closest to the score of the sunday night game. and she wins a best buy gift certificate. you can still sign up to play. just come to the wjz.com page. scroll down the right side of the page with a big blue box that says football challenge. can you sign on and-- you can sign on and play with us every week. >> thank you, tim. lucky us, we get to play with tim every day. and we don't have to score anywhere. >> notice jessica is rocking the baby a little slower than she used to. >> getting worn out. still to come on wjz eyewitness news. startling statistics about heart attack for us. what you need to know that could change your life. long island murders. the bodies of four women. break from the intense cold. the problems it's causing across the nation. ,,,,,,,,

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it is just before 6:30. a balmy 26 degrees. and it's clear. dpeerching. thank you -- good evening. thank you for staying with wjz. here's some of the stories people are talking about. the bitter baltimore blast.

crippling the nation. below freezing temperatures as far south as florida, with the worst of it in the midwest. first warning weather coverage continues with cynthia bowers in chile, -- chilly chicago. >> reporter: the winter assault continued yesterday, dumping 2 feet of snow outside of cleveland, with 9 more inches expected this morning. and as the slow-moving storm continues to move east, there is more snow for pennsylvania and new york. on a snowbound highway in ontario, military chopper his to rescue motorists. >> i actually have lived here for 35 years. and i've never seen it like that. >> reporter: more than 300 people were stranded in snow and ice for more than 24 hours. >> it's a storm that we generally don't get. and it's just blowing and keeps on snowing. so it's got no visibility hardly. >> reporter: the northeast is experiencing an arctic blast that has temperatures plummeting. >> freezing cool. i should have wore another jacket on top of this. >> reporter: and the bone- chilling temperature stretches as far south as florida, a bone- chilling cold snap experts say is unusual for this time of

year of news. >> we get into late december, expwrn and even february, it's not -- late january, even february, it's not unusual. but this time in december, it's unusual. >> reporter: part of florida's $9 billion a year citrus industry. >> you can see, it's still juicy. but it was close. two or three more hours and we would have lost this crop. >> reporter: across the southeast, temperatures plunge. in atlanta, 14 degrees. vero beach. more seasonal temperatures are expected to come back, starting tomorrow. >> reporter: well, bob joins us with a bitter look at the temperatures. >> actually, it's most of the eastern half of the country. and our cold air went all the way to texas, florida, and eastern sections of the united states. look at that. miami, currently at 54 degrees. their normal high is close to

80. we're at 26 now to our north and northwest. it's not as bitterly cold as it was. chicago up to 22. bismarck, 21. billings, montana, pretty mild at 36. and look at that. dallas, at 75. denver down to 39. but you see the contrast between dallas and kansas city? that's where we're seeing some precipitation breaking out. and that's what we'll see in our region tomorrow. light snow tomorrow afternoon and into tomorrow evening. vic? >> thank you, bob. a possible serial killer could be stalking women on new york's long island. the bodies were found decomposing. police say they were systematically dumped. along a desolate area, about 15 miles from jones beach. they believe the women were killed elsewhere and dumped at the site. and a serial killer is likely responsible. police are looking for answers after shots were fired in an ann rrundle county -- anne arundel county

neighborhood. after several gunshots were reported. officers conducted an extenseich search but did not turn up any suspects. and nobody was hurt. a military jury finds an army doctor guilty of disobeying orders intentionally. lieutenant colonel terrence larkin did not deploy to afghanistan, because he says he believes president obama was not born in the united states and therefore cannot order any soldiers to a war zone. larkin could end up with two years in prison on charge of missing movement by design. the government has outlawed drop-side cribs. those cribs have been linked to the deaths of more than 30 children in the past decade. involved in millions of recalls. the move bans the manufacture, sale and resale of the cribs that have a saturday rail that move up and down. the new law requiring cribs to have a fixed side takes effect in june. how big a role family

history can play in a honor's risk for heart attack. kendis gibson has the story for wjz. >> reporter: at just 32 years old, anna baptiste has to visit her cardiologist every 30 months to have her blood pressure and heart check. with plaque in her blood, she is at risk for having a heart attack, just like her mother in her early 50s. >> she died when i was 18 years old, of a massive heart attack. >> reporter: women like anna are at a 70% increased risk of having a heart attack if one of their parents has had one early in life. for men, the risk doubles. >> if we have a family history, we really need to pay attention to exactly what our risks are for heart disease. that means getting cholesterol checks, getting blood pressure checked. >> reporter: and it's not just her parents. if your brother or sister has

heart disease, your risk doubles, whether you're a male or female. >> reporter: there is good news from the report. deaths from stroke in the u.s. are down. but operations and procedures for those conditions are up nearly 30%. >> though we've treated it and death rates have gone down, let's make no mistake. people are actually more unhealthy than they were in the past. >> if i don't take care of myself now, i'm going to die early, too. and i don't want that. >> reporter: that's why anna and her doctors are working together to keep her healthy. kendis gibson, cbs news, los angeles. more than 920,000 americans suffer heart attacks each year. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. paying for public events, like fourth of july that are not in the budget. how the terps are trying to sell 10,000 bowl.

and for these stories and more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. and remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. baltimore area animal shelters are overflowing. and now there's a unique way that you can help them, especially during the holidays. ron matz reports, you can do with it flowers. boy is just one of the thousands of pets being cared for at baltimore area animal shelters. so eddie wingrat, owner of flowers and fancies, started flowers for pets. >> we have a line of pets that we make out of flowers. and we put the two together. and we said, why don't we do this for the shelters? and we did. >> the shelters welcome the help. >> we have a baltimore alliance. bart, maryland spca and humane society all work together this. is such a great line eddie has. we're so grateful. >> you'll get a special arrangement card. most arrangements are $58. >> 20% of the sale price will

go to either the baltimore humane society, the maryland spca, or bart. so they can designate that at the time when they purchase the pet. >> reporter: loverboy is one of the 18,000 homeless pets baltimore's three nonprofit shelters see every year. >> we're all nonprofit. so we need all the help we can get. so helping your local shelter means more animals get saved. >> reporter: saving them with flowers. >> the joy that the pets give to people. and the fact that the shelters are in need of the money, put the two together. and it was assess. it was an easy mix. >> reporter: ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. for more information about the pedals for pets program, log onto wjz.com. and click on the seen-on link on the left-hand side. still to come on wjz eyewitness news. facebook's founder gets a big honor. he beat out julian assange, the 53 party and the chilean miners to do it.

i'm bob turk in the first warning weather center. a little snow headed for the region. and more cold temperatures. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. and wjz 13 is always on. and here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. for updates on all the day's news, and the updated forecast any time, log onto wjz.com. ,, [ female announcer ] dry, cracked hands? gold bond ultimate concentrated cream heals and protects like lotion can't. gold bond concentrated therapy. real medicine, ultimate healing.

dozens of people seeking asylum. some 80 people tried desperately to swim ashore in stormy waters. a protest march turns violent. young protestors pelted police with rocks and sticks. police responded with rounds of tear gas. earlier today, tens of thousands of people took part in protest of the government's tough economic measures, including the latest labor reforms. a daring late-night robbery

at a big-named casino, where an armed bandit walked in and stole at least $1.5 million in chips. ben tracy has the latest for wjz. with his helmet still on, he looked more like an astronaut. making off with chips. >> he confronted several patrons with a firearm. he told everyone not to move. and he took april $1.5 million worth of casino chips. >> this is the tenth casino robbery in las vegas this year. police believe tuesday's crime was made by the same man who made off with an estimated $20,000 from the sun coast casino sunday night. >> he was carrying a handgun during both of them. and was last seen wearing a motorcycle helmet with a stripe on it. he was wearing a black jacket, black gloves.

>> unlike money, casino chips are only valid at certain properties. so the chips can only be cashed there. and while they would not reveal security measures, a spokesman said, quote, at some point, they'll have to be redeemed. some of the more upscale casinos have microchips embedded in the chips. bellagio is not saying whether they use that technology or not. "time" magazine is naming mark zuckerberg the person of the year. at 26 years old, he is the youngest person to receive the honor. zuckerberg is also new to philanthropy. he recently pledged to give away half of his fortune to charity. >> that's very giving. katie couric has more to come tonight on the cbs evening news. as the white house prepares to release its strategy review, how is the war in afghanistan going? we'll get the perspective of four u.s. marines, gravely

wounded there. what they have to say may surprise you. so that story and more tonight. only on the cbs evening news. here's a look at tonight's closing ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

another very cold night ahead now. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk will let us know if we're going to get a warmup any time soon. >> no. back to you. i'd love to be able to just say that. but in actuality, we're not going to get a warmup any time soon. in fact, we go down to the teens tonight. go up to about freezing. gradually getting to the 30s. by the time we get to midday, we'll likely see a coating to an inch. could see a little more in southern maryland. and down towards virginia. temperatures in the overnight, back down to around 29 degrees. >> if you're heading down south of washington, down toward richmond or southern maryland, that's where you're going to see heaviest amounts of snow. could get quite slick out there. a dusting to an inch. more south.

less to the north. 48 on friday. sunday, there is a risk. we'll see some snow. it may stay away from us. but we'll put that in the forecast now. most of the models have it off the shore but too far away to give us anything. at this point, if it gites breezy and cold behind that system. 32 and 24. a new m tv series. coming up right here on entertainment tonight. obese teens, des desperate to be thin in a controversial mtv series. gabriella is about to graduate from high school. >> you'll have to lose 6 pounds a week to go from 253 to 145. are you ready for this? >> this is mtv's newest

documentary series, i used to be fat. >> so ugly. >> each episode follows a severely overweight teen from the last weeks of senior high to the beginning of college, as they embark on a heartbreaking journey of change. >> she could very well have said, mom, stop buying the cookies. >> i did. >> will gabriella succeed? >> 222. i've lost 31 pounds. also tonight, new details on the ryan reynolds, scarlett johansson split. plus, gwynneth paltrow on being snubbed by the golden globes. we'll have that and more later on entertainment tonight. ravens take practice indoors. mark has the latest in owings mills. coming up next in sports. ,,,,,,

i wonder if the ravens practice inside depending how warm or how cold? >> there was one surprise absense.

receiver derrick mason. has an ankle injury coach john harbaugh has not ruled out heap for sunday's game. harbaugh did have the players indoors in preparation for the visiting new orleans saints. ravens figure to have a cold- weather advantage. preparing to face another pass-happy quarterback. ranked third in the nfl. and looking more and more like the offense that won their first super bowl at the end of the last season. >> he's mvp type quarterback. it's about the guys who went around him as much as him. you have to cover those guys, as well as being disciplined in doing your job. >> you are playing the world champs. if you want to be the best, you have to beat the best. as the tournament in the locker room. it's real. and we know they're a great

football team. we know they accomplished a great thing last year. we know they have talent all over the place. and obviously we're looking forward to playing them. but they've earned the title. >> now, the locker room competition you heard the coach mention is the ravens' ongoing corn hole tournament. the beanbag toss. one way to take the edge off. crews are hard at work at the university of minnesota football stadium. still clearing out the massive snow accumulation that collapsed the roof of the metro dome nearby. now, since the metro dome won't be ready for the vikings' monday night game, the college game will seven as site for the prime time showdown. minnesotans are being asked to volunteer their time and come to the stadium with snow shovels in hand to help move out the snow so that it is cleared by monday. we have more free agent

shuffling. jason worth, getting a deal. he has received assurances. a chilly day for the ponies at laurel today. 8th race, down the stretch they come. in the middle of the track. it's elwinkle. holding off the herd in a run to the wire with jonathan navarro. >> put the blankets on those. >> really. thth,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

don't miss the cbs primetime lineup tonight at 10:00. it's the defenders, followed, of course, by eyewitness news at 11:00. that's it for us now. >> for bob and mark, i'm denise koch. thank you for watching wjz, maryland's news station. don't go away, there is much more ahead on the cbs evening news katie couric, including how is the war in afghanistan going? what wowo,, >> couric: tonight, stairing death in the face.

members of a florida school board are lucky to be alive. >> please, don't. please. >> couric: after a gunman opens fire. i'm katie couric. also tonight, christmas at the capitol. a spending bill turns into a christmas tree with $8 billion worth of earmarks. wounded warriors speak out about afghanistan. >> are we going to let it be in vain, just pick up and leave? >> couric: and what if every face in a crowd looked exactly the same? it does for victims of face blindness. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it's a frightening video that's gone viral and you can only imagine the terror members of that school board in panama city, florida, was feeling when a gunman threatened them, aimed at them, and then opened