and notice the red, and that is heavier rain with thunderstorms. and that is moving over the bay toward the eastern shore. the thing is this is going to be the worst of it before it moves away. but when it moves away, we are not finished yet, still drizzle out there. and coastal flood advisory in effect because there is a southerly wind in combination with rain and that is in effect until 1:00 a.m. and then the winds turn around to the northeast and bringing cooler air and the winds will gust tomorrow upwards of 40 miles per hour. so that is the second part of the storm. and we'll have that coming up in the forecast. kai. >> thank you, bernadette. a culturally significant quilt worth a lot of money. derek valcourt explains what happened. >> reporter: investigators try to stitch together clues to the crime and are asking the public to keep an eye out for this one

of a kind quilt. at the benjamin banneker museum, a smashed monitor is the only sign of a burglary here on december 19th. what you can't see is the piece of art the burglars stole. a quilt on loan hanging with a exhibit from the u.s. capitol historical society. >> it documents the early maryland law of maryland as a free state. >> reporter: on one side an eagle carrying a chain with arms outstretched. on the other side the state's 1860 code of law fully stitched. >> it is a great loss, not just for the museum, not just for maryland, but a loss for the national collection of art and history. >> reporter: investigators say the burglars were able to get in by breaking through a glass pane in the back door of the museum. although there were surveillance cameras in the museum, police are asking for your help to find the quilt. >> our investigators are investigating leads but this is such a unique item, we believe anybody who sees it would

recognize it. >> reporter: they hope that anyone who has seen it will do the right thing. >> i hope in the true spirit of the holidays, i hope they will return this treasure back for the public good. >> reporter: that quilt is said to be valuable. though police and museum officials would not say what it is worth. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> derek, thank you. anyone with information about the quilt is urged to call baltimore county police or become eligible for reward money by calling metro crimestoppers. and a fire in a north baltimore row home where the big boys bail bonds building is. the flames started in the basement but then they spread through the duct work and through the first and second and third floors. firefighters did save one person who was being treated

for smokin' hillation. another person did escape the building safely. the fire was brought under control in just about an hour. firefighters said the cause is still under investigation. a glen burnie woman is robbed by a strange whore hid inside her car. police a -- a stranger who hid in the back of her car. the man took a bag containing cash and other items and ran away. police are asking anybody with information to come forward. buying a lottery ticket could be as soon as clicking a mouse. the federal government said it's okay for states to sell them online. wjz is live. >> reporter: conservative projections have this adding hundreds of millions of dollars to the maryland budget but it needs to be approved by the general assembly which has shown some interest. you could soon be able to play the maryland lottery online.

the justice department cleared the way, changing an interpretation of federal law dating back 50 years. now web ticket sales are considered legal. milton summers doesn't play but sees no harm in it. >> you can't stop people from spending the money the way they want to. >> reporter: the state has been exploring online sales to fill the budget shortfall projected at $1.1 billion. online lottery revenues, if they existed, could top $250 million. >> you can buy your groceries fine, you can buy just about everything online and i know that in my house just about every christmas gift was bought online. so it is an option that the legislature thought should be given consideration. >> reporter: last year the lottery brought in more than $500 million for the general operating fund for state. that money went to everything from public safety to roads, to education. overseas the united kingdom sells tickets online and has not seen a reduction to visits

in stores. while there is no sales on the web yet, there is interest in illinois, new york, virginia and washington, d.c., hoping to capture new consumers. >> just the thrill of possibly winning or checking the numbers when they are playing on tv. >> reporter: and cash in as the states try to help their struggling bottom line. and the maryland lottery prepared this report which covers a lot of questions about online gaming. they will be taking public comments over the next few weeks, sky. >> mike, thank you. mike hellgren reporting live. state lottery officials say sales could jump as much as 18% if you could buy lottery tickets on the web. >> we are still waiting to find out who purchased the winning powerball ticket from a maryland restaurant. the maryland lottery confirms the $125 million ticket was sold at wesleys in elkton on christmas eve, but the person who bought it has still not come forward and is waiting for all of that hype to die down. the prize is a cash option that

comes to more than $51 million after taxes. >> mary, the fact that i'm here means it wasn't me. >> i figured that out. the iowa caucus is one day away from today and there is still not a clear front-runner. danielle nottingham reports that the candidates are crisscrossing the state trying to win over undecided voters. >> reporter: steve briton is ringing up customers and keeping his restaurant running while he tries to figure out who he will vote for next tuesday. >> this is a last-minute decision for you. >> definitely. >> reporter: this is a popular stop for the candidates. still mr. voter -- still many voters here aren't sure who they will support. >> who can help unemployment and get people back to work and cut government spending. >> i think a lot of it is hard finding out what they stand for. there is so many negative ads out there.

>> reporter: the republican candidates are flooding residents with mailers, telephone calls and tv ads hoping to pick up the undecided voters and gain some steam heading into next tuesday. they are also making as many face-to-face pitches as they can. newt gingrich, michelle bachmann and rick perry kicked off bus tours across the state to win over voters. >> this is an election where you have a choice. and i'm the limited government conservative in this campaign that will give washington a complete overhaul. >> reporter: voters in iowa say they are listening. >> state your claim as to why you should be the next president and why i should vote for you. >> reporter: and candidates have one week to do that before the nation's leadoff caucuses. in iowa, danielle nottingham, washington washington eyewitness news. mitt romney will be in iowa later today and ron paul will be on the campaign trail tomorrow. and still to come, chairs flying in the food court. what caused this chaotic fight at our nation's largest mall.

was there foul play? tonight we know the cause of a deadly christmas fire in connecticut. this is mark viviano. we go inside the baseball and family life of the show walters. a special interest with orioles manager buck showalter and his wife angela when eyewitness news continues. and when can we put our umbrellas away? my windshield wiper stopped working. bernadette woods will have the answer with her updated forecast. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

an american soldier survives a tour of duty in afghanistan only to be shot and paralyzed at his welcome home party in california.

tonight the accused gunman is behind bars. and the 22-year-old soldier is on life support. >> i put it on his dog tags, because he bought this for me. it's a mother holding her baby. >> reporter: susan sullivan wears her son's military tags. 22-year-old christopher sullivan, a veteran of the war in afghanistan, is paralyzed from the neck down after being shot at a party this weekend. his mother can't even hold him now for fear of causing greater injury. >> we are planning on doing so many things. and now we're not ever going to do them. >> i close my eyes and i can't get to sleep. even when i go to sleep, i dream about it. >> reporter: the man police accused of the shooting turned himself in. his attorney told the press enterprise it was geraldo being attacked by a group of people at party and he fired the gun in self-defense. >> i don't know why he thinks he's the victim when my brother is in the hospital and my brother can't move. >> reporter: police say sullivan was sticking up for

his younger brother brandon during a fight with geraldo when she was shot. they could not give details about the shooting because it is still under investigation. however he said this. >> who brings a gun to a welcome home party. >> reporter: it was a party that susan sullivan had a bad feeling about before her sons walked out of the door and now she wished she had stopped them from doing so. >> i should have just hold him in my arms and closed that door. but i didn't. i let him walk out. >> reporter: a lawyer for the shooing suspect said his client was being attacked and was on the ground when the shooting happened and is being held on bail. debbie wright has died after a battle with cancer. you may remember her as an educational reporter in the early 80s and 90s. wright spent more than a decade working here at wjz. her mother tells us a memorial is being planned in arkansas where she lived after leaving

baltimore. there are fewer cars crossing the bay bridge since tolls doubled last month. the maryland transportation authority said traffic is down 2% since tolls went from $2.50 to $4 but the state is taking in 25% more revenue from the increases compared to last november. if you are waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check on the roads with christie at wjz traffic control. hi, christie. >> hi, kai. a messy dry out there. especially for 95. in the northbound direction we have a couple of delays there. the first from pal aki highway over to emmerton road and again on the southwest side. that one from 32 over to 175. as far as southbound 95 goes, we have an accident at riverside parkway blocking the lane. on the beltway, in the northeast corner, moving over to the beltway, the loop is

slowing over to security boulevard. and slow from security boulevard over to baltimore national pike. expect 15 minutes to get through. on the inner loop, stop-and-go to providence. and northbound 295 at anne arundel mills boulevard and northbound 97 and benfield boulevard. let's take a look, no improvement for 95 northbound at 222 in the cecil county area. and another look at congestion there as well on the beltway, just west of york road but it does look like it is thinning out. this traffic report is brought to you by len the plumber, experts in water heating, drain cleaning and wells. call len the plumber and have it done today. if you haven't seen the light show at the power plant, you may want to check this out. as mike schuh explains, it is created from baltimore residents. >> reporter: none of this would happen without the artists and

technicians here in a nondescription warehouse in south baltimore. >> let's say that it took a total of like three solid weeks -- >> reporter: nights and weekends too, for artist janelle canty to bring this to live. >> you have a great job. >> it is fun. it certainly it. >> reporter: at image engineering, their job is to dream up ways to make things look cool. the ravens loved this idea, red eyes and smoke and fire surrounding the players. how about the monument lighting. it is a big hit. here is a home-town company spreading its wing beyond baltimore. how about three superbowls and more big-name concerts that you can count. joe and his two brothers own the business. >> we do fun, creative things. we have a creative talented team of people together that pull this magical stuff off. >> reporter: people like phil paine, who, due to the nba lockout, only had a couple of days to build this sign for the

wizards. sorry, did i forget to tell you about the fire? >> we are the little hidden gem of baltimore that does cool things. >> reporter: just 15 years old, they are now the most versatile company of its kind in the country. >> we like to pride ourselves on not being superbig, but not small. we can tackle any job that is given us. >> you get to stay like a 13- year-old boy and say how can i do something cool with flames and maybe fireworks and l.e.d. >> and lasers. don't forget the lasers. >> reporter: in south baltimore, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. back to you on tv hill. >> second time i see it, it is still there. a new year's eve light show will run on the hour starting at 6:00 p.m. and watch the wjz new year's eve spectacular with complete coverage of the fireworks live from baltimore's inner harbor.

see all of the festivities here only on wjz starting at 11:00 on saturday night. are you going to be there? >> yes. >> and serving refreshments. okay, we have the rain out there. there is a chance for a few showers on saturday but nothing like what we're seeing today. so let's show you first warning doppler radar. the heaviest trying to make its way out of maryland so almost finished with the storm and we'll have your complete forecast coming up after the break. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

welcome back, everybody. we still have the rain outside. let's start with first warning doppler radar. we're going to take you in on a few areas where we're seeing heavy rain. and this band down in here was thunderstorms. a couple of rounds of thunder on the southern fringe as it moves off to the east. and you can see already a few rounds of rain over the last few hours. and almost finished with the heaviest but we still expect a few showers and drizzle through the evening. now still rain around for baltimore, annapolis, chestertown, picking up once again with that band coming your way.

and northeast up 95, you can see bel air, all of that is moving through cecil county and then up into pennsylvania. so we'll switch it over and show you earlier today we had the clouds in place, giving way to rain. a little bit of mix briefly. but the heaviest moving out of maryland and then we wrap up the storm overnight. winds out of the south and a warm wind today but they are going to turn to the northwest and become the second part of the storm and become gusty, bringing in colder air. because of that, a winter weather advisory in effect tomorrow with snow out west in the mountains. for the rest of us, we'll not dealing with that. just the gusty wind. and before we see the wind turn around, it is still out of the south. and combine that with the heavy rain and we have coastal flood advisories in effect until 1:00 a.m. as far as temperatures, 53 here. 30s farther west. and but out ahead of the thunderstorms, still 50s for eastern shore. up to 54 for the high. starting out at 31. the average is 43 and that is

the kind of air coming our way, more seasonable air. and it is behind this storm right in here. so this is going to leave us for tomorrow. and the winds will kick up out of the northwest. wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour but it is a cooler wind. and the reason the winds are going to get so high is because of the center of the storm is still intensifying and gaining strength and as it races off to the northeast, for us that translates into wind. now here is how it comes together, things calm down on thursday and temperatures climbing through the second half of the week and into the weekend. there could be a few showers with this front right in here friday into saturday. so the forecast is like this, tonight the heavy rain coming to an end and winds picking up, clearing skies, 37 for the low. and then tomorrow up to 43. so much cooler than today but that is pretty much our average so nothing all that extreme. we will see a lot -- well we don't see wind. we are going to feel a lot of wind tomorrow, gusts up to 40 mile-per-hour and that will be the big thing tomorrow.

>> thanks. well baltimore baseball fans are looking ahead to 2012, wondering what the new year will bring for the orioles buck showalter has been hard at work during the off-season, plotting out way toes to improve the team. show walter is a hireless worker but he and his wife angela took some time to talk about the orioles and their life as a baseball family. >> reporter: when buck showalter takes over as manager during the longest losing streak in oriole's history, many think he will be the savior. and while the turn-around may be delayed, duck insists it will not be denied. buck and angela show walter have been a team through travel, uncertainty and pressure that come with

baseball. >> we've always stayed together, taking the kids where ever we went. i've seen so many fractured families because of the job. and we made a pact a long time ago we wouldn't have that happen. >> reporter: wjz gets rare access inside their home in baltimore county where they tell how they stayed together. >> you just don't walk away from it. you investigate in it and i think that's what we've shared at times. it's an investment. you invest in each other. >> she has respect for what i do and what we're trying to accomplish. >> he's good at baiting me about, i don't know if you could do this but ... and he knows that is enough to entice me >> reporter: working a frustrating job, buck knows not to take the pain home. >> if she wants to talk about what is happening with the kids and what is going on with reality of the world a little bit and it has worked out well. it kind of slaps me back to it

a little bit, but i have my moments. >> reporter: those moments can come from having a high profile job with constant criticism from the media. >> it makes you want to fight. because it comes into the inner chamber of your family. especially when the children were little to see it, it hurts. >> reporter: the show walters say oriole fans are patient and supportive and he has the backing of the owner peter angel os with which he has forged a close working relationship. and while some blame angel os for the losing streak, show walter speaks kindly about his boss. >> he has drive to succeed. and he told me before, 70 or 80 lawyers here, and he said we don't get paid unless we win. and i told him, wouldn't it be nice with the players. we have quality people but we have to create a better environment for winning. >> they did. the orioles have beat the red

sox! >> that is still so sweet to see. it was such a great night. and you can see show walter and other members of the orioles, during the orioles fan fest at the baltimore convention center coming up on saturday january 21st. now switching over to football, the ravens wrap up the regular season this weekend with a chance to win the division. you can watch baltimore battle the bengals at 4:00 on sunday right here on wjz. still ahead on eyewitness news at 5:00, an unexpected intruder. see what happens when a family discovered a deer inside their house. new information about a missing toddler in maine. what police are saying abou,,,,,

it is 5:30, 53 degrees and very rainy out there. good evening, everybody and thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are stories people are talking about tonight. downtown businesses are gearing up for a new year's eve. the night is more than just a celebration, it is also a major boost for the local tourism industry. wjz is live and why it is becoming more important, adam. >> reporter: most of the people that head downtown don't live there and they are spending

millions. on new year's eve you expect booms in the sky but it is also a boom for the economy. >> surf and turf for the new year's experience. >> reporter: martin steakhouse one of the many downtown restaurants expecting big crowds on saturday night. >> it is wrapping up our year on a super high note. >> reporter: in years past, downtown visitors spent almost $2 million and 80% of them come from outside of the city. >> people try to time their dinners so they are done with dinner and step outside and enjoy the fireworks and then come back for dessert and coffee. >> reporter: last year 50,000 people came to the inner harbor for new year's eve. this year organizers think the crowds could be better if the weather is better. new year's visitors spend $.35 million on entertainment, and hotel rooms. >> so to have this nice island

of new year's eve to show economic give-back is important to our hotel community. >> reporter: so with occupancy rates between 80-90%, it is a tax boost for city hall. >> i'm ready to go. >> reporter: and of course fun for thousands. so if you plan on heading downtown and you haven't made reservations yet, i suggest doing it soon. i called around some of the hotels and some of the popular restaurants in the inner har bar and in fells point and things are booking up fast. >> i have my reservation at che adam. and watch the complete coverage of the festivities here on wjz starting at 11:00 on saturday night. speaking of money, right now retailers are counting the sales from the day after christmas. and it appears to be one of the most profitable shopping days

ever. retail analysts expect it may be bigger than black friday. and from mid december online sales tallied $32 billion, a 15% increase from a year ago. a series of large fights forces some stores to close. chairs and drinks were flying in the food court at the mall of america in minnesota. at one point as many as 200 people, mostly teens, were involved in multiple scuffles. it is unclear what started the violence but it took officers more than an hour to control the chaos. several people are under arrest. the christmas day fire that killed five people in connecticut was not the result of foul play. investigators say it was a terrible accident caused by hot fireplace embers left near the home. tony a oleo reports with more on the victims. >> i remember saying oh, my god. what a horrible way to do. it really shook me up. >> reporter: leo said losing

his neighbors has cast a terrible fall on this holiday season. pauline and homer johnson seen with granddaughters, the victims of the christmas day fire. >> they were here a lot, the three girls. they had them here a lot. and they were at madonna's too. >> reporter: madonna badger is a well-known ad executive. neighbors say the parents were friendly and full of life and loved christmas and decorated to celebrate the season. >> they were very outgoing, very vivacious and loving. a great friend. >> reporter: homer johnson grew a lush beard and went to work as a santa for hire. he spent december 24th delighted children at the saks fifth avenue store in midtown. >> that nice white beard and

the ho-ho face that he had. and so i asked him about, you would make a great santa claus. and i said, ho, ho, that's what i do. >> reporter: they often brought their granddaughters to this restaurant where homer asked for the same booth and the same waitress. >> you would see him year round and he would always smile. he was a very nice man and very nice family. >> that is heart-breaking. balline and homer johnson were supposed to return to louisville after the holidays to celebrate their 49th wedding anniversary. police in indiana say a baby sitter killed a 9-year-old girl in his care. he confessed he beat her to death and dismembered her. he was a trusted neighbor watching her while her mother was sick with the flu. today he was held without bail. a $0,000 reward is being

offered in the case of a missing toddler many maine. 1-year-old ella reynolds was seen last when she was tut down for bed by her father. today it is announced it is likely she was abducted. parents are not suspects at this point. a would-be robber gets more than he expected when he tried holding up a pawn shop in north carolina. the armed man barged in and the clerk took matters into his own hands. he knocked the robber out with a quick left hook and then called police. while they were waiting the clerk tossed some paper towels at the suspect and made him clean up his own blood. well a couple in utah returns home to find an intruder in one of their bedrooms. but it is not what you think. heidi hatch explains a large deer came crashing through a window in their house and the whole ordeal is caught on home video. >> reporter: mom had just come

home from a family party. >> all of a sudden i hear a thud against the back of the house. >> reporter: could it be santa? had he missed the roof? >> i heard the whole downstairs window shatter. >> reporter: one lonely reindeer had crashed through a window instead. >> made sure the door was shut. >> reporter: so she waited for her husband casey to figure out what to do. >> it is in the room. >> reporter: casey said when he opened the door, a five point buck was staring back. >> my heart dropped. >> reporter: they think the buck may have tripped into the window well and for the next two hours family members debated what to do next while taking pictures, of course. meanwhile the disoriented buck was looking for a way out. >> he tried to jump over the door and i believe that's where his mounts hit. >> reporter: unfortunately, he trampled presents stashed in the room. >> there was holed in a bunch of boxes but nothing

permanently damaged. >> reporter: for the kellers -- >> it will be a story family tradition of telling about the deer. >> reporter: this will be the christmas that santa's reindeer stopped by for a visit. >> the only thing more exciting would be a mountain lyon. >> no that would not be. >> reporter: and wildlife officers showed up to help but they couldn't sedate him. they had to put him down to get him out of the house. well poor sales are forcing sears to shut down hundreds of stores around the country. the company will close between 100 and 200 sears and kmart locations due to declining sales of electronics, home appliances and clothing. the move will save the company millions of dollars now but will cost hundreds their jobs. a baltimore staple is also closing its doors. pollock johnnies at lexington market will serve the last customer today. monique tells us what led to the shop closing down.

>> reporter: after years of dressing up and cutting up delicious sausages, today pollack johnny's will serve the last customer at the lexington market. >> i'm sad because i've been here a while. >> reporter: the owner said her decision to shut down the stand came down to one simple reason. >> just not bringing in enough revenue to have the doors remain open. >> reporter: news quickly spread throughout the market of johnny's demise. >> this is one of the few african-american businesses still here in the market. >> reporter: jeffrey is a faithful customer and fellow shop owner. he said the closing is part of a larger trend. >> a couple of bakeries have closed in the last week and a half or so. i think it is a shame. that business was there for 30 years. >> reporter: they believe the drop in customers has to do with the fact that the lexington market has gone from world famous to infamous. >> people have a stigma about lexington market and coming

down. so i think people have been scared away or ran away. >> reporter: wilkins owns another restaurant at security mall which she plans to keep open. and despite leaving the market, she hopes something is done to clean up the outside so businesses can succeed on the inside. >> hopefully they revitalize this market and pick back up where it used to be. >> reporter: monique griego, wjz eyewitness news. >> the remaining locations are both in morrell park. time for a quick look at stories you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of baltimore sun. why home values in maryland have dropped. a preview of the terp game against albany marking the debut of maryland's new big man alex leb. and a look at 2011 local food trends, from food trucks to farewells to some favorite restaurants. for all of this, read the baltimore sun and look for the forecast from the wjz weather team. get ready for one of the

most entertaining award shows of the year. tonight the best and brightest will celebrate at the kennedy center honors. tune at here at 9:00. and don't miss the cbs evening news. here are stories they are working on. >> in 2005, the community of houma lost six national guardsmen in iraq to one attack. i'm michelle miller. we're here to see what one town's small sacrifice still means as the war in iraq comes to an end. that story is tonight on the cbs evening news with scott pelley. still ahead on eyewitness news, a delivery driver tempted by an expensive discovery. what happens when he stumbles upon $24,000 in cash. how a post on facebook saved the lives of a woman and her son. and i'm bernadette woods in for bob turk. we're putting together exclusive first warning five- day forecast toward the new year and we'll ,,,,

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welcome back, everybody. a little bit better out there right now than it was a couple of hours ago. but there is still rain out there. that storm is getting out of here though. that is the good news for tomorrow. take a look at tomorrow's forecast. we're going to clear up but it is going to be windy and cooler. temperatures only getting to the low 40s for our highs, which is actually our average for this time of year. then as we head through the next couple of days, temperatures slowly climb back up into the 50s on friday and saturday. but that could come with a couple of showers and a weak passing storm friday into saturday. by sunday that looks to be out of here. >> bernadette, thank you. floodwaters wreak havoc in australia. it swept cars off the road and one freight tain off a bridge. it was attempting to cross the bridge over a swollen river when it collapsed. it was carrying toxic minerals. the storm is expected to intensify. prince phillip is out of the hospital tonight and he

rejoined the royal family after undergoing heart surgery for a blocked artery. we have how the prince is doing now. >> reporter: 90-year-old prince phillip left the hospital after four days. the queen's husband smiled and waves as he heads back to the family estate in eastern england. he flew by helicopter to the hospital on friday complaining of chest pains. doctors treated him for a blocked core onary artery. he missed the royal celebrations, including christmas morning church service but he had company as he recovered. his grandchildren, prince william and har stopped by to wish him well. the queen and her four children visited on christmas eve. they broadcast a message and this year the queen spoke from buckingham palace about tough times. >> find a sort of courage rising up from within. indeed, sadly, it seems that it

is tragedy that often draws out the most and the best from the human spirit. >> reporter: the queen spoke about her tour with prince phillip and the flooding and how communities came football. the prince, despite his age, is said to be in good health. the prince saw his grandson prince william marry kate middleton in april. president obama visited in may. he was fitted with a stint to keep a coronary artery open. in london, heatherco bar, wjz. >> and prince william is expected to -- prince phillip is expected to slow down his schedule. an off-duty firefighter saved a family from a burning home on christmas day. the firefighters say flames engulfing a two story home and rushed to the house. two victims were trapped on the

balcony. he attempted to save them by grabbing a ladder. that didn't stop him from risking his life to rescue them. >> they were able to touch the bottom of the balcony and i helped the two people down the balcony to safety. >> carl the firefighter does not consider himself a hero. he said he was in the right place at the right time and went on his first instinct. investigators suspect christmas tree lights started the fire. toyota announces it is selling the world's most fuel- efficient hybrid. the aqua will be branded as the prius. it is supposed to get more than 83 miles per gallon. the japanese auto maker hopes to launch 10 new gas and electric models by 2013. a man finds thousands of dollars in a gas station

bathroom. on one recent stop he found a fannie pack in the bathroom stuffed with $24,000 in cash. he immediately called 911 and turned the money over to police. officers returned the cash to the rightful owner. the delivery man was rewarded for his honesty. coming up, troubling trends, por sex assaults being reported at nation's military academies. what is being done about it. and the rules for re- gifting and the presents you should never give away. >> check in for these stories and breaking news coming up all new at 6:00. and still ahead on eyewitness news tonight, we have the ravens preparing for a have the ravens preparing for a chance to win their ,,,,,,,,

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we are counting the days down until the ravens meet the bengals for the final game of the regular season. stan saunders is here with more on one of the several concerns heading into this very crucial sunday match-up. stan?

>> a crucial concern. attached to all of the anticipation of sunday's playoff-like regular season finale at cincinnati, there is a good share of ravens high anxiety for coaches and players and including wide receivers who have suffered more than their allotted share of dropped passes. following an explosive first half, due in part to dropped passes. but it's a correctable problem and head coach john harbaugh said no free agents need to come in and shake up the wide receiver core for better production but this is a major nuance and could complicate the game and they deny potential major opportunities. the wide receivers need to get themselves together against the bengal this is weekend. >> we do encourage them to get on the machine and catch more balls, run butt -- better routes. and when you throw a guy a ball you want them to catch it and so it is important to our guys

and that's what execution is. >> don't forget you can watch baltimore battle the bengals at 4:00 on sunday here on wjz 13. that is sports at 5:00. coming up at 6:00, exciting nba highlights from a night ago and more. back to you, kai. >> stan, thank you. a couple in minneapolis captures christmas thieves ransacking their house. the webcam shows the men breaking into their apartment. you can see the men going for a laptop while the other noticed the camera and rips it right off the wall. the couple received an alert via e-mail and alerted police but the burglars got away. police are still searching for them. a medical trip to save a life ends up killing three people. two mayor clinic employees and a pilot are dead after the medical helicopter crashes in florida on a flight to pick up a heart for an organ transplant. the helicopter crashed in a wooded area in clay county. the national transportation safety board and faa are investigating the crash. a plea for help on facebook

helped save a woman in utah. police say troy richfield held his girlfriend and her two children hostage inside their home. after five days the woman managed to sneak a laptop into a closet and posted on her facebook page she would be dead by christmas. family members saw the post and called police. the woman and her children are all safe and recovering tonight. a typical scuba dive turns into an underwater discovery. take a look. a florida man found the remains of an aircraft upside down on the ocean floor. the video shows that the wings and tail are still in tact. experts think the aircraft could be a plane that threw in the early 1940s during world war ii. >> people would take years to find that and he just happened to find it. still to come on wjz eyewitness news -- eyewitness news -- >> baltimore businesses get

coming up right now on wjz news at 6:00, the bottom line is new year's eve is days away and that means big bucks for baltimore. how much the city could make. a valuable piece of art stolen from this baltimore county museum. i'm derek valcourt and i'll show you what police are looking for coming up on eyewitness news. selling the lottery online. i'm mike hellgren. where maryland is another step closer to that happening and what it could mean for the

state's budget. wet and windy night ahead. how is the rest of the week looking? don't miss the updates first warning forecast. >> check in for these stories and the breaking news. >> wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. hi, everybody. i'm mary bubala. >> and i'm kai jackson, this is a scene in hamden a short time ago where umbrellas are a must on this wet night. and now we're looking at maybe some gusty winds as well. let's go to meteorologist bernadette woods in the weather center tracking the system and what we should expect. bernadette? >> the first part of the storm is winding down