recent visit with him. she said he spends most of his time in an eight-by-eight cell. and he feels more and more like he may never get out of it. >> he looks defeated. >> reporter: for judy gross, the past two years have been a nightmare. her husband allen, who grew up in baltimore, has become a political pawn in cuba, where the government claims here's a spy. he's lost 100 pounds since the cubans locked him in a tiny cell. >> i think there's some people who wouldn't recognize him. absolutely striking. allen was a bit of a hefty guy to begin with. but always, always had a huge smile on his face. and now, when you see him, he looks emaciated. >> his loved ones who fear he may die there, began a new push for his release, including this video from his elderly mother. >> i can't be without him any longer. >> reporter: she's a real trooper.

but she's scared to death that she might not see him again. >> reporter: gross, a humanitarian, was working a state department contract, to deliver communications equipment to the jewish community in cuba, when police arrested him. >> it's ludicrous. i mean, 15 years for bringing a cell phone. >> reporter: in an unusual move, more than 70 members of congress signed a letter, urging the cubans to free gross. >> there are new reports, president raul castro says he understands the toll this has taken on gross's family. and the white house again called for his immediate release. >> it is past time for mr. gross to return home to his family, where he belongs. >> reporter: but even with glimmers of good news, it's difficult for the grosses to keep hope alive. >> i have never seen allen quite so angry or quite so depressed. >> he's really stuck between both countries, unfortunately. >> and she says his anger is directed at both the u.s. and the cuban governments. she said he's very isolated. but vic, she says he still loves the cuban people.

back to you. >> mike, thank you very much. gross is a graduate of milford mills high school and the university of maryland. >> updating the breaking news from last hour, a serious multivehicle accident shuts down a harford county road. gigi is live in the newsroom with the latest for us. this is a bad one. >> yes, that's right, mary. it appears two vehicles clash head on. not far from conowingo. at least a dozen fire trucks and emergency responders rush to the scene. two medivac helicopters were called to that area to fly the victims to shock trauma. meanwhile, the road was shut down. and at last check, it is still closed while crews investigate the cause of the accident. mary, back to you. >> okay, gigi. thank you. no word on how serious the injuries are. taking the stand in his own defense, the man at the center of the election day robocall scandals says he didn't break any laws by authorizing the calls. wjz stays on the story, with more on what paul suric is

saying. -- schurick is saying. >> reporter: paul schurick took the stand and says he did nothing wrong. paul schurick says he never had any intention to suppress african american turnout. as they called 120,000 registered democrats that suggested there was no need to vote because the democrat his already been victorious. >> we're okay. relax. everything is fine. the only thing left is to watch it on tv tonight. >> reporter: schurick told jurors, the robocall was meant to be counterintuitive. what he intended to be a wake- up call to african americans to run out to the polls to run for ehrlich. he said the idea came from julius henson, saying he's the expert. i paid him $16,000 a month for good advice. he show mead a script -- showed me a script. i approved it.

schurick also said he assumed henson would put the disclosing line of who was doing the call. >> derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> the defense also called nearly two dozen character witnesses to say that schurick is an honest man of high integrity. 50-year-old durante urban is charged with breaking into homes and robbing them in pikesville last month. in both cases, the elderly victims who were also assaulted told police they recognized urban from the neighborhood. a student threat is under investigation at glen burnie high school. officials increased the school's police presence, after they received a tip that a student planned to bring weapons into class today. no weapons were brought to school. the student admitted to making a threat. but police are not releasing any other information. parents are receiving letters tonight, explaining what happened. >> a big blow to westminster. and a big disappointment for fans. the baltimore ravens have

decided to move their training camp from mcdaniel college to owings mills facility. andrea fujii has more on the decision and reaction to it. andrea? >> reporter: well, vic, training camp has been at mcdaniel college, open to the public for 15 years. that's why the team says this was a hard decision. but in the end, a smart one. >> reporter: it's been a maryland football tradition. training camp in westminster at mcdaniel college. open to the public for fans to watch. but the team has decided to move it to their training facility in owings mills, which is closed to fans. >> the bigger picture is, we can be a better football team. we can prepare better for the season. if we have training camp here in owings mills. >> they say it's not a financial decision. there's better equipment. and owings mills is more conducive to practices and bad weather. but what they gain in skills, they lose in comradery. >> the sad part of it is, we had such a connection with our fans out at training camp. maybe the best in all of pro

sports. >> that's probably going to be the toughest thing is not being able to watch them practice anymore. >> i hate to see westminster lose in any kind of economy over it. but that's today. what are you going to do? >> other fans, though, just want whatever it takes for a win. >> if they can get better facilities, then, you know, we gotta go where the team goes, for what they need. >> now, the ravens do plan to hold three preseason practices, open to the public, with at least one at m&t bank stadium. reporting live in westminster, andrea fujii. wjz eyewitness news. back to you. >> before the start of this season, the nfl lockout forced the team to hold training camp in owings mills for the first time. ravens owner steve bisciotti has mixed feelings, saying from a team of you, it was easy, but personally, very difficult. >> tonight, the ravens are focused on the cleveland browns, trying not to have another letdown on the road on another team.

sports director mark viviano has more. >> reporter: the ravens do have a history of playing well in the month of december. they feel like they're made for the cold-weather months. and they do expect to get a chilly reception in cleveland. >> the ravens have been reminded all week about their early season stumbles. three road losses that mar an otherwise sterling season. always striving to improve, but admittedly far from perfect. >> i wouldn't want to be unde-- i would want to be undefeated. we're not undefeated, but at the same time, we have been through enough adversity now that we're battle-tested. let's take december and january football and take it in stride. >> reporter: those strides take them to cleveland, where the ravens will certainly win, at least our panel experts thinks so. >> weekend sports anchor, stan sounders here. don't look for a major disappointment from the ravens coming off a great performance. they will take care of

cleveland, 32-14. >> ed norris, the fan. ravens take on the cleveland. division opponent. tough stadium, look for a close one. 17-14, ravens. >> this is steve davis. ravens, as you know, have struggled against bad teams on the road. but no worries in cleveland. they've won three straight. make it four in a row against the browns in cleveland. ravens rob 28-13. >> this is scott garceau, from 105.7, the fan. ravens take care of business. they are the better team. they play like it sunday. my guess, ravens, 24-14. >> and we all picked the ravens to win. the three games they lost earlier this year. i'm going with the ravens 20-6 in cleveland. i don't see cleveland scoring much at all in this one. one of the guys trying to stop them will be terrell sug. we'll hear from him coming up. >> thanks, mark. and if you don't have a ticket to cleveland for the game, you can watch it here on wjz, sunday at 4:00.

well, there appears to be good news on the economic front tonight. the country's unemployment rate dropped sharply last month. the news didn't push stocks higher. it was a mostly quiet day in trading. danielle nottingham reports for wjz from the white house. now, president obama is pushing congress to agree on a plan to keep the economy moving. >> reporter: the unemployment rate is at its lowest point in 2 1/2 years, falling to 8.6% last month. despite the drop, about 13 million americans are still looking for work, including barry hair. in september, he was laid off for the third time in 10 years. >> i had no idea that this would come or that it would come so soon. >> reporter: hair is looking for a new job. but many americans have just given up. that means they're no longer counted when the government adds up people who are unemployed every month. >> more than 300,000 americans left the labor force last month. that means they've stopped

looking for work. i think we should all be concerned about that. >> the white house points out private companies added 140,000 jobs last month. many of them were retail positions as stores geared up for the holiday shopping season. >> for the american economy has now created in the private sector, jobs for the past 21 months in a row. >> president obama welcomed friday's drop in the unemployment rate and pushed congress to find a compromise that will keep the economy moving. lawmakers are trying to agree on a plan to extend a popular tax break and emergency unemployment insurance. >> it's time to step on the gas. we need to get this done. >> reporter: if congress doesn't act by december 31st, more than 150 million americans will lose about 1,000 additional dollars they saw in their paychecks this year. at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> employees may be creating new jobs. but they're not paying as much.

on average, the american workers make $23.18 an hour. that's down 2 cents from october. a fabulous fall evening. a live look outside right now. are we in store for a nice and dry weekend? bob has the answer. he's in the first warning weather forecast. >> i just said earlier. this would be a great weekend to get up on the ladder. put those icicle lights up on the gutters. but please be careful. look. and there may be wires up there, okay? >> let's take a look at temperatures around the region now. clear skies. 51. 41 in ocean city. 34 out in oakland. all weekend long, we'll be dominated by an area of high pressure. that will give us dry conditions. generally light winds. but lots of sunshine all weekend long. tomorrow will be cooler than today. but still a nice day, close to normal. and it will get a little warmer on sunday, even warmer on monday. vic? >> okay, bob. thank you. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. the impact of violent video games on the brains of young men. the surprising results of a new

study. >> snorting and trying to breathe. >> could the number 1 movie in the nation be causing people to have seizures? >> birthday wishes come true today. i'm gigi barnett at northwood elementary in northeast baltimore. coming up, the secret surprise three students received today. that story is just ahead. and clear night ahead. stick around for the updated first warning forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it is a popular movie making some people sick. an installment in the popular twilight movie. one triggers reaction, people going into a seizure. >> reporter: it's the scene of bella giving birth in the latest "twilight" blockbuster that has triggered seizures in at least nine people in movie theaters across the nation. during that scene from "breaking dawn," a strobe effect with flashes of white, red, and black light. it sent brandon into convulsions. he doesn't remember it, but his girlfriend does. >> convulsing and snorting and trying to breathe. >> doctors meeting in baltimore this week for the national conference of the american epilepsy society say people who are disturbed by light exposure do not necessarily have epilepsy. many are just photo sensitive.

>> a common example is when you're driving down the highway and the sunlight is flashing through trees. so you get this repetitive stim lie that is very bright, against kind of a dark contrast. and that can induce seizures in people who we we're say have photo sensitivity. >> reporter: doctors say if you are having a reaction, there is something you can do immediately. if you feel too weak to get up and walk out, do this. >> cover one eye. a lot of times, covering one eye will take away the more significant effect that could lead onto a seizure. >> reporter: and the maryland- based epilepsy foundation has issued a warning about the twilight movie, saying people prone to certain types of seizures may want to skip the movie. a maryland trucker is fined for causing a nasty mess. george delaney has been ordered to pay $1,000 for the leaky tank. hundreds of vehicles were damaged. he also got two traffic

citations for the incident. now my favorite story for the day. this is the story of a boy who gets a birthday surprise. his father traveled a long way to fulfill a special wish. >> reporter: today is jaylen white's birthday. he turns 9. and it wasn't going so well first. jaylen really missed his dad. until this. >> you got it? are you happy i came? >> yes. >> reporter: staff sergeant alvin white took two planes and a rental car from fort jackson, south carolina to get to northwood elementary in baltimore today. he gets the next four days off for his son's birthday, which, by the way, is much brighter now. >> he wasn't feeling well. probably had a case of the birthday blues. >> reporter: staff sergeant white has two other children at northwood elementary. so the secret surprise, move to 4-year-old justin's pre-k class. >> does anyone know this person? >> i do. >> who is it? >> it's my dad. >> reporter: the boys have only

seen their dad once since he deployed to afghanistan two years ago. >> i've been on four deployments. i've missed birthdays, christmas, thanksgiving, holidays. it's been rough. >> reporter: but he's here now. and there's one more person to surprise. it's 10-year-old breon. >> daddy! daddy! >> reporter: as for jaylen, this birthday surprise is sweet. >> my dad is here. >> reporter: the next step now, a four-day birthday celebration. but just as their father's visit was a surprise, that, too, must remain a secret. at north wood elementary, i'm gigi barnett, wjz eyewitness news. >> the children's grandmother and their principal were in on the surprise. >> not a dry eye in the studio, every time we see that. i mean, oh. amazing. >> i think for a second, is that dad? >> that's dad. i know who he is. the weekend is going to be

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what great weather today.

i hope that soldier and his kid get a chance to get out this weekend. >> i predict, you're going to see a lot of christmas trees on the tops of cars. >> i believe you're right. >> this weekend. catch your own. buy your own, whatever. buy for charity. that's going to happen this weekend. because the weather is going to be great for doing that perfect stuff. just be careful with the lights outside. make sure you have the right kind of chord. make sure it's not frayed and what not. and make sure those trees are kept wet. cut the bottom off when you bring it home again and keep it wet. they suck up a lot of water. let's take a look at temps and conditions around the region right now. 51. oakland at 34. 41, ocean city. there at the airport. elkton, 48. we're at 45 in easton. the dew points way down. very dry air came in. really dry air. 50 in bel air. 49, westminster, annapolis, and kent island. rock hall, 45. 59 after a very chilly, frosty 26 this morning out at dulles airport.

it was 23. many suburban areas, north of baltimore, some of the suburban areas were in the low to mid- 20s this morning. this is the chilliest morning we've had so far. 50, 32 are the averages. and the record, 72. 1970. at 9 degrees above zero. in 1966. right now, a light northwest wind. a weak front is actually going to the region, with no clouds to speak of, just another dry and slightly cooler air mass coming in for tomorrow. to our north this afternoon, snow showers. main area of low pressure to the north. it's dragging a weak frontal boundary. you can barely see it. it's totally dry. just a wind shift. tomorrow will be a little cooler than today. you probably noticed a little chill in the air. compared to what we saw this afternoon. because we got up to 59 degrees. of course. that front going through tonight. mainly dry conditions. all weekend long. by early next week. it stays mild here. to the west of us, a front may cause some rain shower

activity. in cleveland on sunday afternoon. with temperatures there in the mid- to upper 40s. that rain shower activity probably getting to our region. but not until late in the day on tuesday and into wednesday. east winds becoming northeast at 5 to 10 knots. sunrise, 7:09. sets once again at 4:44. tonight, clear skies. won't even say partly cloudy even more. it's really clear. 32 tomorrow. sunshine. a nice end of fall, early december day. normal high, right on the money, at 50 degrees. have a good weekend. >> okay. thank you. well, a million dollars might just buy some answers in the chesapeake. alex demetrick reports, a federal grant will explore an old animal in trouble and a new one causing trouble. >> reporter: science knows a lot about what goes on under the bay, but not everything. >> for a number of the species, we still don't know much about the basic biology of several of them.

secondly, some of these species are actually new to chesapeake bay. >> reporter: specifically, the blue catfish, which grows to over 100 pounds. a ravenous eater, it has somehow made its way to the chesapeake from the deep south. >> we just have to find out where the species lives, how many out there, what they're eating. a lot of questions out there that we don't know. >> there are also questions about native oysters which continue to struggle in the bay. >> when we went out there in november, they were all dead. some were 100% dead. >> reporter: a tremendous flow of fresh water. some tropical storms killed those oysters. but a million dollar federal grant from noaa, will allow them to conduct additional surveys. like the one determined each year to determine the health of blue scraps. -- crabs. that saw the population grow. along with the catch for watermen. >> we hope that they keep rebounding and coming on stronger and stronger for us. >> reporter: one species targeted for study is the soft shell clam, which used to be widespread in the bay. >> population of clams have

dropped enormously. >> they are both priorities for study. >> there aren't really good management decisions if you don't have the science behind it. >> alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> noaa has also awarded a $1 million grant to virginia researchers to make sure studies include all of the bay. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. >> the food truck frenzy in baltimore is set to continue. i'm monique griego. coming up, we'll let you know about the city's latest moves to make it easier for them to operate. just days before returning home to maryland from pakistan. a maryland man is abducted. i'm jessica kartalija. who is now claiming responsibility next. a once-in a-decade storm. winds cause all kinds of trouble across california. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it is now 6:30 and 51 degrees. good evening, everybody. thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about

tonight. the most wind-- winds continue to hammer the state. thousands are without power and there is millions of dollars of damage. >> two days of wind left behind struct struction -- destruction in several states. >> it's just destruction everywhere. >> reporter: gusts sent a tree crashing into this northern california home. splitting it in half. the wind blew out the windows in a utah school bus and ripped a roof off a colorado condominium. a pasadena couple was asleep when this tree smashed into their bedroom. they weren't hurt. winds have died down, but hundreds of thousands are without power. ron and millie barbosa are relying on an old radio for news and don't know when the lights will come back on. >> i have no idea. i guess it's up to the gods. >> reporter: power companies say it could take up to a week to get electricity restored in some areas. here in downtown pasadena, century old trees are now piles

of debris that stretch nearly an entire block. these trees were just decorated with holiday lights. >> it looked like a hurricane had hit this park down here. >> reporter: susan jackson livers two blocks away. she came to take photos and can't believe the damage. >> to think one minute we're safe and the next minute, there's complete devastation. >> reporter: the worst of the wind is gone, giving crews a chance to clean up. but more strong winds are expected to hit this weekend. with gusts of up to 50 miles per hour. in pasadena, california, bigad shaban, wjz eyewitness news. >> authorities say in l.a. county alone, up to 1,000 trees were toppled by the storm. the investigation into the man at the center of sex abuse claims is expanding. three men accuse former assistant basketball coach bernie fine of molesting them when they were younger. federal agents searched the locker at the syracuse basketball center today. but they will not say what they were looking for or what was

found. earlier this week, agents searched fine's office on campus and his home. fine was fired last week. >> al qaeda is not claiming responsibility for a kidnapping of a 74-year-old man. they have a set of demands they say must be met before they'll release him. >> reporter: the abduction of warren weinstein was violent in his home in pakistan. now, al qaeda leader ayman al- zawahri says weinstein would be freed if the u.s. stops air strikes in afghanistan and pakistan. in august, armed men, pretending to offer his guards food, stormed the gate with ak- 47s. they tied and gagged and tortured those guards and gained access to winesteen in -- weinstein in his top floor apartment. now, they demand to stop strikes on somalia and yemen. and calls for the release of

taliban suspects around the world. weinstein, who is 70, works for a company in virginia. he was heading a development company in pakistan's volatile tribal area. in the video, zawary addresses weinstein's family, telling them to ignore any claim by president obama that he's trying to free the hostage. he said, he might say to you, i tried to contact them and they did not answer. do not believe him. u.s. officials have not said who they believe is holding weinstein. >> it's a fair question. the fbi are assisting with the pakistani-led investigation. again, it's hard for me to talk about specific progress in the investigation. >> reporter: weinstein had been in pakistan more than five years. he was just days from returning home to rockville when he was abducted. jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> weinstein is in poor health and requires m medication for a

heart condition. trying to help find a superintendent. the current head is leaving when the school year ends. our media partner, the baltimore sun, reports an illinois firm has been hired. the school board hopes to land a new superintendent by mid- may. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. a new legislative audit finds problems that the state highway administration. a preview of tomorrow's towson tigers play-off game against lehigh. and the ravens plan to stop the running back cleveland hillis. for these and more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. baltimore's recent food truck frenzy will continue. monique griego has more on the city's latest move that will make it easier for vendors to operate. >> the craze caught on quick. >> it's, you know, economical. it's delicious. >> they're convenient.

just always right there, wherever you want them to be. >> reporter: the gypsy queen is one of the many high-end food trucks now circling baltimore. >> caught the waves as new trucks were coming in. and it's been fabulous so far. we're really, really fortunate. >> reporter: a year ago, tom loony did ditch his brick and mortar restaurant to open up the queen. >> good morning. >> sinlsz then, they have been -- since then, they were selling crab cakes like crazy. and loony says business will continue to boom. thanks to a policy program that was set to expire december 31st. >> in june, the city changed its food truck policies, making it easier for them to operate and less confusing to obtain permits. >> there really wasn't a centralized database that you could look at to say, this is what i need to do in order to operate a food truck. >> reporter: the new policies also created designated parking areas and did away with a proximity band that kept trucks from parking near restaurants. they hope to keep it near the city on setting a policy. >> i think it will keep

expanding. and hopefully we'll get more and more high-quality food trucks, cruising the streets of baltimore, offering low-cost delicious food to everyone for lunch and dinner. >> monique griego, wjz eyewitness news remember. >> as of right now, the city hasn't set a new date for the policies to expire. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. where did it come from? ang object crashes through the roof of a warehouse. chilling new calls for help moments after a deadly stage collapse in indiana. i'm bob turk. first warning weather center. nice, dry sunny weekend. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories on wjz. com for instant updates in all the day's news, and the updated forecast, log onto wjz.com. ,,,,

a mysterious chunk of metal falls through the sky and enters a warehouse in massachusetts. no one knows where it is or what it came from. detectives say it came through the roof with significant force. the unusual damage and metal chunk, now under investigation. the sights and sounds of a

concert collapse. newly-released 911 calls take us behind the scenes of the deadly indiana state fair stage collapse. sandra chapman reports for wjz on what police knew before the tragedy hit. >> state police 13-c. looks like about 30 minutes or less before water comes in. >> reporter: for the first time, confirmation that state police were awaiting the storm's arrival, moments before the stage collapse at the indiana state fair. they say -- staged an emergency dispatch tape. capturing marion county dispatch communications with smrnlings emergency responders. the warnings began five minutes before the collapse. >> all units, all units. severe thunderstorm warning until 9:45 for marion county. use your best judgment and find shelter when needed. >> two minutes later, a voice of concern. thousands of people are still awaiting the sugar land concert, standing right in front of the stage. that's when we hear the call,

inquiring whether fans have been moved to safety. >> go ahead. >> have they released fans from the grand stands yet? >> have no information on that. i will check and advise. >> reporter: three minutes later, a lone radio call of sheer panic. >> go ahead. [ indiscernible ] >> control, grandstand, the grandstands are gone. fire control, grandstands, ems, on call in a mass casualty. >> reporter: that was at 8:43 p.m. second seconds later, reports of a human toll began trickling in. some trapped, others going into shock. those critically injured was code red. the walking wounded, greens and yellows. the dead, tagged in black. >> multiple red, multiple red. unknown black. i need everything to the grandstand. >> reporter: the august collapse killed 7 people and injured over 40 others. fair officials are not

commenting on the tapes. they have hired an independent investigator. in tonight's healthwatch report, for the first time, a study finds that violent video games may impact the brain. the study presented at the annual meeting found changes in the brains of young men who played violent video games for a week. mris found brain changes in brain regions, associated with cog cognitive function and emotional control. basically, people become more aggressive. still, doctors stress more research must be done. also, in healthwatch, a new study is looking at whether music and singing can help people suffering from alzheimer's disease or dementia. manuel gallegus reports for wjz from new york. >> reporter: joe fabiano used to sing to his wife anita, to make her forget her trouble. >> even though it's breaking. >> i start singing smiles to her, the song. and it would drive her crazy that she's have -- she'd have

to smile. >> now he sings to help her remember. 63-year-old anita was diagnosed with alzheimer's disease two years ago. she's tried different doctors, pills and therapies. but it wasn't until she started a singing group that things started to turn around. ♪ [ music ] >> you're singing and it's happy things. you have some fun along the way. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: the chorusul caked the un -- chorus, called the unforgettables, is part of a new study looking at whether music can slow down the effects of dementia. >> whether this kind of activity over time improves their mood, improves their communication with each other. >> alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, with a half million new cases each year. right now, medications can only slow it down. >> reporter: doctors wonder if music can be part of the cure. >> there is evidence that music actually affects the way the brain functions. >> you want to be in a good

place. and this brings us to a good place. and you know what? i'll take those good places for now. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: for joe and anita, music makes these difficult days a little easier. manuel gallegus, wjz eyewitness news. >> an estimated $5.4 million people suffer from alzheimer's disease. scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. there are promising signs are the if -- for the economy. a new jobs report shows gains we haven't seen since before the great recession. we'll tell you whether that progress is likely to last, tonight on the cbs even,,,,,,,,,

a clear and mild end of the workweek. live look right now. hopefully this am last through the weekend. last check on the forecast with bob. >> let's check on the forecast in the morning. temperatures in the morning, probably around the freezing mark. looks like we give this thing to roll. doesn't want to. does it? hmm. hmm. something is hung up on our computer. but we'll try to get -- there. let's try this. let's try this. okay. there you see it. now you don't.

there's your forecast for tomorrow. starting around freezing. getting close to 50 by the afternoon. next five days, we'll see temperatures increasing again by sunday. back up to 56. some clouds monday. 60 degrees. and on tuesday night, some shower activity, probably lasting into wednesday afternoon. but still mild. 60 and 58 on wednesday. >> okay. thank you very much, bob. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. he's part linebacker and part comedian. but opponents aren't laughing at what terrellle suggs is doing to him this season. >> mark has the ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

and mark is here with wjz, the fan sports report. >> good look for the ravens this year. ray lewis sat out another practice today. he has been unable to go for two weeks now. he is listed as 50-50 for sunday at cleveland. but even if louis misses his third straight game, the ravens' defense is expected to dominate the browns. and terrell suggs is likely to be leading the charge. suggs is having a career year. he was named the conference defensive player of the week. after he sacked san francisco's alex smith three times last night. suggs is a showman, fun-loving,

always looking for a laugh. but he is serious about his game, having come a long way now from his rookie season when he was just 20 years old. >> now, i'm 29. we got a good chance of making a run at it. my opportunity to achieve the football immortality, the greatness. the window is not as wide as it was when i was 20. >> he definitely has a sharp focus. and you see the playfulness. but i think the seriousness is there. >> reporter: will it be a serious challenge in cleveland? or the blowout that many expect. see the ravens battle the browns, live from cleveland right here on wjz. coverage comes your way sunday at 4:00. andyandy reid's philadelphia favorite was a favorite when the season started. they won't even have a winning record. they are officially a flop. vince young, filling in for michael vick. young threw four interceptions. this one returned by david hawthorne for a touchdown, 31-

17 for seattle. eagles record now 4-8. in a press conference today, andy insisted his eagles have not quit. >> well, it is champion someone season in high school football. action kicks off tonight with old mill battling quinls orchard. river hill, middletown, and baltimore dunbar play for titles in their classifications tomorrow. speaking of dunbar, former poet tevar austin. he's a junior at west virginia university ask he's good. austin returned for kickoff, 90 yards for a touchdown in the mountaineers victory over south florida. it would take a last-second field goal. west virginia improved to 9-3. and is in line for a bcs bowl birth. another former baltimore high school standout who is doing his hometown proud. now, that's not quite it. that is carmelo anthony.

he joined his noo new york nicks teammates at the start of -- knicks teammates at the start of practice. after a deal was finally struck to end the nba lockout. >> it's a wonderful feeling, man. just to wake up this morning and know that i can drive out here. you know, and just have a place, my home, to work out at. >> carmelo anthony's good friend, chris paul, has reportedly requested that the new orleans wanted his trade-in to the nicks. anthony declined to comment on the possibility of having chris paul as his teammate in new york. you know, these guys saw what the miami heat did. get together. get a team together. but remember, the eagles did that, too. >> i know. but it's good to at least see the basketball players on the court. >> they're back out. >> thanks, mark. stay with us. we'll be right back. ,,,,

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primetime lineup tonight at 10:00. followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. playful bears make snow angels in arizona. the furry critters are having a snow day at the arizona wildlife park. park managers say the bear enjoys the cooler weather. the park is open the entire month of december, excluding christmas day. in january, the bears go into high pressureination. a new, rare limmer baby joins the maryland zoo in baltimore. today, zoo officials debut the cockerels sea fox. baby nero was born november 12th. the parents parents have been bonding with and ingesting to their new addition to the family. the specific lemernative in danger. zoo visitors can see nero for the first time this sunday. >> his eyes are bigger than its body. that's it for us tonight. >> thanks for >> tonight, now hiring.

a surprising drop in unemployment. anthony mason counts the reasons the economy is on the upswing. dean reynolds takes us where the jobs are, in america's fastest growing job creator. lucy craft shows us the wreckage of the fukushima nuclear plant and find the world came closer to catastrophe than we knew. bill whittaker goes into the operating room where hot chemo baths are a promising but controversial way to fight cancer. and steve hartman's on board as captain sullenberger sits in his cockpit for the first time since the miracle on the hudson. >> the airplane is in an amazingly good shape considering we landed in a river. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. it's the strongest evidence yet that the economy is headed in the right direction. today came word that the