baltimore. >> tonight, the disruption, the arrest and the future of this controversial movement. >> hello, everyone. i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> a day of action. occupy wall street protestors in baltimore and across washington are trying to their mean message heard. a protest with hundreds of people just concluded. and this is the scene in new york tonight, where thousands of people are marching through the streets, trying to get their message of financial equality spread across the nation. wjz is live, with complete coverage. randall pinkston is live with more on the chaos there. derek valcourt and meghan mccorkell have more there now. let's go to derek live. on howard street. what's going on where you are now? >> hundreds of protestors just finished marching across the howard street bridge, trying to send their message about bridging the gap between the

99% and the wealthiest 1% of americans. >> reporter: marchers called the howard street bridge a symbol of the city's decaying infrastructure and the need to get them back to work. >> they should be taxing the corporations and the rich. that's why we're out here. because we're sick and tired of it. and we're sick and tired of being sick and tired. >> reporter: the bridge, a change of scenery for many of the protestors, who spent the last six weeks, camping out at the inner harbor. many called the camp an eye sore. >> i asked someone, what are they doing out there? is that like occupy baltimore? and i said, yeah, that's our version. and i said, but i don't anybody doing anything. >> i think no matter their protest, they're kind of protesting and having a good time. >> reporter: similar concerns voiced to wjz.com, where jen asks, when will mayor rawlings- blake get rid of the unsightly risks. thursday, she said she had no

plans to evict the campers. >> we continue to inform them routinely that camping is prohibited. with hopes that we'll have some resolution to that particular issue. >> if it comes to the point where cops are just soldiers. they come down here in riot gear and want to clear us out with rubber bullet the and tear gas. >> reporter: some say they are not sure what will happen if they get evicted from mceldon square. >> it's an excellent question. we'll have to get there when we get to it. >> reporter: there are bound to be more protestors arriving. that's because a group of occupy protestors is marching from new york to washington, d.c. along the way tonight, they're stopping in havre de grace. they'll be arriving in baltimore the next few days. spending a couple of days here in baltimore over the weekend at the downtown encampment at the inner harbor. we're live on north avenue, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news.

>> complete coverage continues with meghan mccorkell. >> reporter: we were right in the middle of the howard street bridge as the protestors marched over the bridge, just about an hour ago. and you can see, right now, the bridge is clear. the protests ended about 15 minutes ago. but several hundred people were out here. you could see from this video from sky eye chopper 13, just how many people flooded this bridge. and it really was a culmination of many groups. people from occupy baltimore. people from local unions. people from the school district. i asked one man if he was surprised that this many people came out. >> actually, no. because there's a demand. we need jobs. people are starving. people are really hurting. and if we don't come out and let them know that we're not going to stand for this anymore, and that we represent the minority, they'll never do nothing. that's why you see all of these people out here today. >> reporter: and that was really the message from so many people, the need for jobs here

in this area specifically, in baltimore. they are hoping that this big showing today gets word out to lawmakers and that there is change. we'll continue following this story for now. reporting live, i'm meghan mccorkell, wjz eyewitness news. >> and complete coverage of the occupy movement continues now with randall pinkston. he has the latest on the chaos we have been telling you about in new york. >> reporter: police arrested protestors in zuccotti park, where the occupy wall street movement started. one man's face was covered in blood as he was led away. several blocks away, officers in riot fear, pushed back demonstrators, trying to shut down wall street. ♪ [ music ] hundreds of protestors marched into lower manhattan to mark the two-month anniversary of the occupy movement. demonstrators created human chains across wall street, cutting off traffic and blocking some people from getting to work, causing

several confrontations. >> i don't know. >> it's global. >> i want to get to work. >> they should go get a job. >> step to the side. >> protestors who did not move were arrested and held away. >> reporter: dozens of demonstrators were arrested and several police officers were injured. but for the most part, the protests were peaceful. >> just we're not that many people out here. most people express themselves then went back about their business. >> shut down wall street! >> reporter: marchers wanted to shut down the financial district. but police set up barricades, only letting in workers with identification. the stock exchange opened for business without incident. demonstrators believed their protests of corporate greed and economic inquality was still a success. >> right now, they have billions, and i have friends who are sleepy on the streets. >> protestors plan to get their message out at subway stops and march at city hall in the evening. >> reporter: randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news remember. >> there are also protests in

dozens of other nations. the sentence is in for the man convicted of killing a baltimore marine, celebrating his birthday. mary is live in the newsroom with the final chapter on this case. >> the judge threw the book at michael wiggins, sentencing him to life in prison, back in january 2010. wiggins was thrown out of a birthday party for marine corps private darius ray. he came back with two knives and stabbed the 20-year-old to death. two other men involved in the fight. but the not stabbing have been convicted. baltimore attorney gregg bernstein said he is satisfied with the sentence but sad that it had to come at the death of private ray. >> the other men involved in the fight both pled guilty to assault charges. sex and the internet. a former stevenson lacrosse player. posted video of himself, having sex with an ex-girlfriend on

the internet. >> reporter: denise, according to police, the former student here has said he was sorry for posting that sex video. but he still faces some major legal battles tonight. >> reporter: he's been called the "ex"from hell. former university of stevenson lacrosse player, faces charges of posting a video of sex he had with his girlfriend. police say it has students here buzzing. >> as you break up. just move on. don't post it and try to get back at it. >> if i was in his shoes, i wouldn't have tickets. >> according to the criminal complaint wjz obtained, scott told police he was over the protest and admitted to being hateful. admitted he was sorry. >> reporter: scott has not been a student here for more than a year. >> reporter: sot's exconfronted him about the video, after

getting harassed and she said losing her job over it. he said he manipulated her into making it and continually tried to get her to do things for his friends. >> it was shocking. >> reporter: the investigation has stretch from stevenson to newtown, pennsylvania, where police confiscated it at his home. it drew strong reaction from neighbors there. >> that's just awful. i feel so sorry for that girl. >> you just don't do that for somebody else. >> this next video has spread to dozens of websites, and tens of thousands of people have watched it. >> reporter: now, when police originally went to question scott, his mom answered the door and said her son was out with his new girlfriend and her family. it's when he got back with them that police questioned him about the whole sex video incident. reporting live at stevenson, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right. thank you, mike. scott is free on bail. the charges are misdemeanors. two more baltimore city police officers plead guilty

for their roles in a towing squeam. 31-year-old lino rodriguez and 32-year-old rodney sit ron, admit they took money in rosedale to push accident victims to their shot. majestic was not an authorized towing company for the city. so far, 11 officers have pleaded guilty to their roles in the schemes. it's still not clear what the white powder was that caused the evacuation in florida. andrea fujii speaks with the passengers who were delayed for hours. >> reporter: this breaking fuse from palm beach international airport. tonight, a southwest airplane, evacuated, as 137 passengers boarded a southwest airlines flight wednesday afternoon, from west palm beach, to baltimore. a crewmember grabbed a tissue from the lavatory. millersville resident, shirley kindle, saw what happened next. >> clean up here, the other box. and all of this white stuff came towards them. he inhaled it. said it was all over the floor. >> reporter: preparing for the

worst. a hazmat team was called in. and the plane evacuated. >> everybody was calm. just waiting to see what was going on. and there were approximate eight or 10 fire trucks. officers. >> passengers were left outside on the tarmac for hours as crews determine the white substance was not dangerous. >> did some preliminary testing on the material, which would be considered to be inconclusive. and they sent the material down to miami. >> reporter: passengers were then able to reboard the plane. >> they did say, don't worry about it. you know, we're going to get you to baltimore. >> reporter: six hours late, flight 793 arrived in baltimore, with some irritations but no injuries. >> but everybody stayed pretty grumbled, then kind of stopped grumbling. >> in total, two crewmembers were exposed to the white powder and went through a decontamination process as a safety precaution. i'm andrea fujii, wjz eyewitness news.

>> the manufacturer of the tissue on board said the description of the white substance sounds like it could be a product defect. some chilly temperatures are beginning to settle in. a live look outside right now. at least the rain has moved on. so how is the rest of the week looking? bob is in the updated weather center. >> since it's cleared out tonight. 3:00 tomorrow morning. lenid meteor shower will be visible. could see 30 to 40 meteors across the sky. see if you take a little nap later. get up at 3:00 a.m. look up to the sky. you'll probably see nice shooting stars. clear scan around the region. 41 degrees. west winds are calming down to 9. over the next 24 hours, a cold day tomorrow. but it's not going to last. believe it or not, the winds go right back to the southwest. and a warmup will begin. saturday and sunday, looks like a great, dryer and warm weekend. vic? >> a baltimore broadcasting icon makes a disappointing

revelation about his health and the future of his very popular radio show. wjz is live. weijia jiang has the latest. >> reporter: in the same matter of fact way ron smith delivers delivers that radio show, he has announced chemotherapy. >> a few weeks i've been feeling, you know, not well. >> wbal radio talk show host, ron smith, learned the reason why is stage 4 pancreatic cancer. exactly one month ago, the 69- year-old announced his doctor caught the tumor on cat scanner. thursday, he said he has decided not to continue chemotherapy treatment. calling a second round futile. >> so the idea of some miracle with a stage 4 pancreatic cancer, well, there isn't going to be any miracle. and this is the decision that was reached and agreed upon by everyone concerned. >> if that's his choice, you

know, then let's all be there and care for him. >> reporter: the news brought tears to yolanda's eyes. she called smith an icon. >> i grew up with richard sher, al sanders, all of those. i remember when i was younger, my father would listen to him. >> it's his impact on journalism. and this town is just being amazing. >> reporter: oncologists say pancreatic cancer is tough to locate and difficult to treat. he says he will fight through it for as long as he can. >> there's no way of predicting how long i'm going to be functioning, so we're sort of playing it by ear from this time forward. i'll be on the air as i can. and as long as i can. and i guess that about covers it. >> reporter: smith also says he's opting for palliative care that will eventually lead to home hospice care, instead of

chemotherapy. reporting live, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> weijia, you have to admire the courage that he's displaying in this difficult time. thank you very much for your report. smith has been with wbal radio for 24 years. all right. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. shooting at the white house. the men accused of pulling the trigger faces a judge; why he's being charged with attempted assassination. offer denied. why one school district turned down a gift worth thousands of dollars. i'm gigi barnett in aberdeen. the details are next. i'm mike schuh. we are familiar with snow plows. we'll now meet the to plow. how this is going to help when the flakes start falling when eyewitness news continues. will it get cold enough for snow tonight? stick around for the updated first warning forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

in tonight's school watch, a donation is turned down by one harford county high school. it's a move rarely made by school leaders. gigi barnett explains why they said no thank you. >> reporter: aberdeen high school football scoreboard is old and outdated. >> the blue is dull. lights are missing. it's just -- it doesn't fit in. >> when we're watching the games and stuff. my friends are like, what's the score? and like we don't know. we can't see it. >> a new scoreboard comforts at least $50,000. the school thought its

scoreboard dilemma was done. when minnesota vikings players and brothers, ej henderson and players, offered to foot $50,000 of the bill. in exchange for the gifts, they wanted their family name on the new scoreboard. but this week, harford county school leaders turned the offer down. in a written statement to wjz, school spokeswoman terry cranefield wrote, the harford county board of education, rejected the scoreboard proposal, based on the current advertising policy parameters. that mines no family names on public school property. >> honestly, here we are. thinking we're trying to do something, give back to the community, do something positive. to help out the people. >> thank you. >> and coming up. we saw it as an opportunity. >> well, that was aaron henderson talking with me on the phone from minneapolis. the next step now, the brothers get their money back. aaron henderson says he and his brother originally planned to

rehab the entire field, starting with the scoreboard. but that is note longer a goal for them. denise, back to you. >> all right. thank you, gigi. school leaders say they will begin raising new money for a scoreboard. starting from corporate sponsors. back pain, neck pain, headaches. we've all suffered from them. tonight, you're going to ask the experts about them. mary bubala is standing by live with more. mary? >> yes. we are talking about this fine tonight. we're talking about minnie sharma director of the good samaritan pain hospital. we've talking about something called a spinal cord stimulator. you can demonstrate for us. >> i can. it's an advanced medical device implanted into the spine. we consider it almost like a pacemaker for the spine that is used to control pain. this particular part of the spinal chord stimulator is typically impplanted somewhere along the abdomen or low back, just under the skin. and it's attached to these

leads that actually get implanted along the spinal chord. and essentially, the way it works is this particular device produces small, electrical pulses that are delivered then through these leads. then those impulses get to the spinal chord. >> reporter: so the question is, do you have to have this kind of pain for a couple of years before you kind of get to this stage? or is this something you can consider sort of right away? >> we do typically consider this treatment option when a person has failed a lot of conservative treatment measures. but it can help with a lot of different problems, all the way from refracturing angina to pain that goes into the back and legs. >> reporter: and what's interesting is the patient actually, then, has this device. correct? >> correct. this is almost like a remote control. so everything gets implanted into the body. and the patient then uses this particular device to adjust how much pain control they get.

>> it's fascinating technology. it's helping people live better lives for sure. dr. sharma, thank you so much. remember, the lines are open until 6:30. >> wow, mary. i didn't realize you had your own model of the spine. that's pretty impressive. >> isn't that nice? putting it back on my desk. once again, you can ask experts about the pain. experts are standing by until 6:30. you get about 8 more minutes. >> i got pain. lots of them. >> get a model of the spine, though. >> no, i don't. i do not. one guy walking around without a spine. that's tough. take a look at temps and conditions. 41 right now. west winds at 9. barometer on the way back up. we'll come back and look at a cold friday. but a warmup this weekend right after this. ,,,,,,,,

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some chilly air. got cold and warm again. same thing happened this weekend. take a look at temps now. we have cold air particularly west of us. 27 in oakland. 38, ocean city, which is a little unusual down there. 43 in elkton. and we're at 41 now. dew points pretty low at 24. that means some areas, believe it or not, will get down to about 24 out to the west. i think we'll probably be in the mid- to upper 20s. low to mid-30s in the city. i'm not even sure the city will get to freezing. and they have yet to have a freezing temperature officially

downtown at the science center. >> that's been well below freezing many areas north and west. >> 43 bel air. 45 by the water. annapolis and kent island. >> west winds now they're calming down, down to 9. and wind gusts to 28, 29 miles an hour. winds are calming down. still a pretty breezy, chilly night. all the rain we saw. actually, the airport picked up 38/1ths of an inch. today, officially they had maybe a trace to 1/100ths of an inch. they did get heavier echoes. heavier rain. lower eastern shore. some areas picked up as much as an inch. a few snow flakes showed up in virginia this afternoon. and right now, still snowing, south of buffalo. western pennsylvania. garrett county, snow showers happening right this minute. and across portions of some of the mountain areas. blue nob. there you're getting snow

showers. and up to the north, not much in the way of snow. but they're making snow across many of the areas. it's going to stay cold tonight and tomorrow. but the same cold air mass is going to move up to the north. it moves offshore and right behind it, the winds go right back to the southwest. a nice warmup, and dry for the weekend. west winds, 5 to 10 knots. and the bay, a small craft advisory yet tonight. but still breezy tonight. bay temp around 55. tonight, clear and cold. 29. maybe 25 in some of the neighborhoods. 35 in the city. tomorrow, sunny. dry. but chilly. tomorrow's high, in the upper 40s, which is about 7 or 8 degrees below average for tomorrow. >> really? wow. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. >> i'm alex demetrick. coming up. a big bicentennial for baltimore and the nation. that story as eyewitness news continues. a popular alcoholic beverage is still in controversy once again.

i'm monique griego. coming up, we'll have more on why the attorney general wants to make four loko two loko. protests across the nation. the latest on what they hope to accomp,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it is just before 6:30. 41 degrees and clear. thanks for staying with wjz. the fbi says he was obsessed with president obama and now the man accused of firing shots at the white house appears in court for the first time. danielle notingham reports for wjz, with more on the suspect and his bizarre behavior. >> reporter: 21-year-old oscar ramiro ortega-hernandez made his first court appearance thursday in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. he's charged with trying to assassinate the president or presidential staff. investigators say the idaho man drove to an area near the white house last friday and fired an ak-47-style weapon from his car. one bullet hit the exterior of the mansion. another round cracked a second- floor window of the first

family's living quarters. authorities caught up with ortega-herndandez, five days later, in a hotel lobby, about an hour later. >> the white house is not commenting on the shooting, the arrest or who was home at the time. the president and first lady were on their way to hawaii. >> reporter: authorities are examining ortega hernandez's mental state. they believe he has an obsession with the president and white house. >> reporter: idaho businessman, monty mccall, recently met ortega hernandez and said he compared president obama to the anti-christ. >> he seemed very sincere in what he believed. but he did seem very troubled. >> reporter: others who knew ortega hernandez said he became troubled in recent months and told his family he believed the world was going to end. if convicted, he could face life in prison. >> reporter: in washington,

danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> or on -- ortega hernandez will be in custody until a magistrate judge in washington can determine his day of trial. major action on the two- month anniversary of the beginning of the "occupy wall street" movement. mary bubala has more on what has been a busy day nationwide. >> reporter: hundreds of demonstrators marched through the streets of new york, some clashing with police. more than 100 people were arrested. but for the most part, the protest was peaceful. exactly two months ago, the occupy wall street movement started here. they are protesting a range of issues from financial. and here in baltimore, the occupy protestors marched across the howard street bridge earlier. dozens of people are camped out in mceldon square. the mayor says the city will remove the demonstrators at a time of our choosing -- their choosing, that is. and we want to know your thoughts on the occupy

baltimore movement. should the mayor allow protestor toss camp out in mceldon square? right now, 33% of you say yes, as long as it's peaceful. 67% of you say no, it's not appropriate. log onto wjz.com to cast your vote in our poll, scroll down. it's on the lower right-hand side of your screen. denise, back to you. >> thank you, mary. and there will be much more in the day of action in the occupy wall street movement. the controversial and popular alcoholic drink, four loko is once again being targeted by state leaders. monique griego has more on what the attorney general of maryland wants to have removed from the drink. >> reporter: it's been called binge in a can and liquid cocaine. the 21-year-old drank four loko and crashed her truck into a telephone pole. >> she blacked out within 30 minutes of having the alcoholic beverage. >> it used to come with a caffeine kick. >> you would drink one or two

cans of four loko. you wouldn't feel it because the energy drink kept you awake. >> reporter: mike gimble, a drug and alcohol expert, supported an effort that led to the removal of caffeine from the can because of the dangers. >> enormous amounts of alcohol poisoning, increased car crashes. >> reporter: despite the backlash against four loko, gimble said it is still as popular as ever. and others are coming out with their popular versions. >> they're all flavored, same amount of alcohol. >> reporter: that 12% alcohol content is now what maryland's attorney general wanted to regulate. >> we wanted to change it from maximum of five drinks to drinking two cans. >> gimble says this would put a 180-pound man over the legal limit of .18. >> what teenagers drink, they'll use a beer bong, a drinking game. they could take two or three of these drinks in minutes. >> reporter: that's why he believes changing four loko to two loco could save lives. >> reporter: and the attorney general is also pushing for the

drink to display the number of alcohol servings on the can. and that he wants those cans to be rei'll -- resealable so people don't have to drink the entire drink in one city. >> maryland's attorney general is one of 34 nationwide who support these new measures. right now, baltimore county police need your help with a bank robbery suspect. police say this man robbed a wells fargo. the suspect implied he had a weapon but did not show one. he is 25 to 30 years old, about 6'tall. you're asked to call police. a couple of former ravens linemen way -- weigh in on the current team's problems. and reviews of this week's new movies. for these stories and a lot more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. and remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. the bicentennial of the war of 1812 could be a popular

anniversary for baltimore. plans for a celebration that will stretch over two years. >> reporter: a salute from the pride of baltimore. >> u.s. sailors, manning the rail on this country's ships and the majestic maps in norway, kicked off baltimore's 200th anniversary. the war of 1812. >> the war of 1812 began as a maritime war. would americans defend this newfound independence? what does it mean to be american? would american defend their own citizens? >> reporter: the war that veched into 18-- stretched into 1814 will be celebrated with a bicentennial. with a variety. but the centerpiece will be the largest ship gathering since the u.s. bicentennial in 1976. >> welcoming these tall ships and naval vessels from around the world is a continuation of our history here in baltimore. >> reporter: because large

gatherings of tall ships are spectacular, they bring in large crowds. >> we'll bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to our state. >> reporter: and all of those visitorsville to stay somewhere. >> it's a plus for us in the hospitality business because we need the revenue to come in. >> it's great. because people come to the city. they eat. they stay in hotels. they spend money. they have a good time. >> reporter: while remembering the flag that survived and gave the nation its anthem. alexalex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> the bicentennial begins in baltimore on june 13th, with a star-stangled sale-bration. >> i'm going to have to practice up my rendition of the song, get real good at it, in case i'm asked to sing. >> let us know where you practice singing. >> you'll know. you'll know. [ laughter ] a dog lets loose on a busy highway. you'll see what happens. chilly dry end to the week. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. and wjz 13 is always on.

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brings down a warehouse. took the crew nearly six hours to put out the blaze. fire crews say the instability to put out the flames along with paint chemicals inside forced them into position. there were no injuries and the cause of the fire is still under investigation. a massive pipeline explodes, destroying three houses and a barn in southern ohio. the explosion was felt and heard by residents as far as 12 miles away. the exact cause is still under investigation. but police say they think a spark in debris, static electricity, or nearby power transformers, likely ignited the gas. a dog gives police a run for their money in the middle of an arizona freeway. take a look at the dog chase. the yorkie escaped from his owner's vehicle and ran straight into oncoming traffic. two passing officers stopped and tried to catch the dog. the yorkie was finally cornered near the freeway median and returned to his owner with -- he was eventually without a

scratch. smoke signals. today is the day of the great american smokeout. and they are especially alerting marylanders to the danger. pat warren reports, you may be surprised at what they're smoking. back in the day, the corner store sold sugar sticks. now, they are stocked with real tobacco cigars. >> he was like, hey, you should try this. >> reporter: there are brands and apple flavor. and if one health gamble isn't enough, there's wine. it's not hard to see who these might appeal to. >> what this adds up to is a real threat. >> reporter: these mergen thaller high schoolers heard warnings today from health secretary joshua sharpsteen. it's a jumping off point for a statewide cigar campaign. >> students who tell wjz they don't smoke but have friends who do offer advice and

understanding. >> because it probably relieves the stress that they're going through. >> when diseases and things like that come out of it, they'll be really hurt. >> reporter: do they think talking helps? >> no. >> probably not as bad. >> reporter: that's why the state has set up a hotline. 1-800-quit-now. >> they need to stop. because i don't want to go to the funeral. >> reporter: getting this message across to young people as well as adults is the state health priority. reporting from milford mill, i'm pat warren. back to you on tv hill. >> for more information, you can find the link at wjz.com to the state's website, click on local news and click on this story. well, scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. deadly tornadoes, ripped through the southeast. is la nina to blame. we'll look at the weather phenomenon and its impact around the globe. tonight, on the cbs evening news. >> thanks, scott. here's a look at tonight's here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall ,,,,,, we had a mouse.

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expected its newest weapons. mike schuh got the tour. >> this is closer than you think. so the people you battle to clear these roads remind us. >> everybody is ready. the mechanics, drivers, supply clerks. >> everybody from top to bottom is ready for snow. >> ready to bring out the big guns. >> if dave nichols ever drives near you, we're in a snow emergency. from the front, his is a normal snow plow. this plow blade on wheels pivots, taking over the whole slow lane. look what happens now. this blade lowers. >> so wonderful. he is able to plow two lanes. and unlike this demonstration in the parking lot, it will plow along at highway speeds. >> couple of years ago, one of the plow drivers in another state invented this out in farm country. but hey, we tow things on the farm. let's tow a plow.

>> a bit over half the price of a regular to plow. this is supposed to clear more miles with just one driver and save money. >> i think it's going to work well. still save a lot of time. >> they brought two of these. if a big blizzard hits, they're going to move them toward baltimore and washington. >> are never supposed to pass a plow. and the state is particularly concerned about steering clear of this goliath. near bwi, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. >> and if those to plows prove to be a success. >> no fair to snow right now. a live look outside right now. it's a chilly evening, but not quite cold enough for the light stuff. bob is here now. as we head into the weekend. >> nice snow in the immediate forecast. maybe a trace or half inch tonight. tomorrow, the cold, sunny, temperatures mid- to upper 40s. but guess what? it warms up again for the weekend. 54 on saturday.

62, with a lot of sun and increasing clouds on sunday afternoon. 60 for a few showers on monday. and 58, come next tuesday. not too shabby. denise? >> i like sunday. still to come, the ravens defense prepares to face a rookie quarterback. damage baltimore. >> not necessarily. mark has the latest from the team coming up in sports. ,,,,,,

here with the wjz the fan sports report. >> dealing with some injuries. don't know how serious this is. linebacker ray lewis set out practice for a second straight day. dealing with an unspecified foot injury. could be a concern but may also be a simple precaution and a veteran getting some rest. we found out today that david reed won't be doing that job sunday against the bengals. reed will be replaced after he twice fumbled returns at the loss at seattle four days ago. he's fumbled three times in the last few days. the bengals come to down with -- town with a baby-faced rookie quarterback. but the ravens aren't fooled by

his youthful appearance. he's taking hold of that job carson palmer has had for several years. in recent years now, we've seen rookies, joe flacco, matt ryan, mark sanchez. now dalton, having immediate success. and i asked some ravens veterans for their take on this run of rookie success. >> you know, their learning curve is so much higher coming from colleges now. these colleges are really challenging these players to be at a certain level. you take up joe, matt ryan. all of these guys. their level of play is so much higher than being a rookie. >> when you play that much at a high level that he did at tcu and come to the league. and he has good people around him. some people have it and some people don't, you know. joe flacco has that naturally. >> there has been a decent amount of guys winning in the league at an early age so far. we haven't necessarily seen that all the time in the past.

i don't know what that's necessarily the cause of. they have had a lot of comments for themselves. >> reporter: he has confidence. but he may not have one of the best receivers sunday. rookie whiteout, aj green. dealing with a knee injury he had. green has missed two straight practices. he will be a game time decision. cincinnati coming to baltimore with a number of bumps and bruises. bengals are an underdog. but they have a history of playing well against the ravens. you can see that matchup here. they'll kick it off sunday at 1:00. it is expected to be a long, difficult season. just eight scholarship players currently available under coach mark turnin. -- duringin. but playing nationally-ranked alabama this afternoon, no day at the beach. junior tony mitchell. bama builds an early lead and it's a big lead. the terps would get a boost

just before half. baltimore sean mosely beats the 3-pointer. terps head to the locker room. down by 16. mosely showing his defensive prowess. but the terps allowed a lot more than they thought. defense, a priority under the new coach. not nearly enough so far as the terps trail. right now, it is 57-35. just a few minutes left to play in alabama. it's early in the season. it can get better. >> that's a wide margin. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

and a programming note. don't miss the cbs primetime lineup tonight at 10:00. it's a new episode of the hit drama, the mentalist. followed, of course, by eyewitness news at 11:00. and that's it for us tonight at 6:00. back at 11:00, i'm denise koch. >> for bob and mark, i'm vic carter. thanks for watching wjz, maryland's news station. don't go away. there is much more ahead. including is la nina to blame /ú >> pelley: tonight, an ominous

weather forecast. the phenomenon known as la nina is back and getting stronger. bill whitaker reports it could bring more floods, droughts, and hurricanes. police in new york arrest nearly 200 protesters as the occupy movement marchs in what's billed as a national day of action. jim axelrod is on the scene. a new census report says more americans than ever are living into their 90s. dr. jon lapook on the challeng challenges. and anna werner on what's killing sharks by the thousands off the u.s. >> i've never seen that much devastation in one piece of net. ever. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, a lot of people in the southeast are adding up the damage and counting their blessings. lucky to be alive after a series of deadly tornadoes