heavy rain. and we'll show you on first warning doppler radar, heavy rains moving out of the city and toward the eastern shore. taking you back a couple of hours and showing you heavy rain and a line of thunderstorms passing through southern maryland. that is weakening and moving over to the eastern shore. in baltimore itself, still lighter rain and drizzle but that is coming to an end over the next couple of hours and that will give way to the second part of the storm. now because of everything going on, we do have coastal flood advisories in effect that is through 1:00 a.m. and then the winds turn around to the northwest and will become gusty and that will create a winter event out west. a winter weather advisory in effect, just a couple of inches. for the rest of us,ed winds we'll feel. it could gust up to 40 miles per hour. and we'll have the forecast coming up. >> thank you very much. buying lotter tickets with the click of your mouse could be a reality in maryland and other states. after a new ruling from the justice department. mike hellgren breaks down the

dollars and whether this makes sense. >> reporter: for many in these lean times it z. we're talking about projections of hundreds of thousands of dollars in sales. but it all has to go through the general assembly first. 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. >> if they are able to sell them online. >> online i don't think that is encroaching on anything that isn't already available. >> reporter: they are trying to fill the budget shortfall projected at $1.1 billion. online lottery revenues if they existed, could top $250 million. >> we are the highest source of revenue for maryland. >> reporter: last year they brought in $500 million for the state's general operating fund.

that went to public safety, roads and education. overseas the united kingdom sells tickets online and has not seen a reduction in visits to stores. >> we don't believe that looking at this option would hurt our traditional lottery retailers. in fact it would probably help them over the long-term by introducing new players. >> reporter: while no u.s. state sells 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 played on tv. >> reporter: and cash in as states try to help their struggling bottom line. >> the maryland lottery has done their own research on this topic. they are now collecting public comments and hope to make a decision in the next few weeks on whether they should move forward with all of this. kai, back to you. >> mike, thank you. the lotter said it could consider spending limits as safeguards for responsible online gambling. a well-known baltimore area business is the scene of a raging fire.

the flames broke out in a building on east 25th street where the big boys bail bonds company is located. the fire started in the basement and spread to the second and third floors. by the time firefighters arrived, one person had to be treated for smoke inhalation. the cause is still under investigation. and an investigation under way into the fire that damaged a motel. a number of units at the white outs motel on washington boulevard are damaged. 60 firefighters were called in to fight the fire. no one was injured. a valuable piece of african- american history is stolen from a baltimore county museum. right now police are trying to find out who did it before the quilt is lost forever. wjz is live at county police headquarters. derek valcourt has more on this crime. derek? >> reporter: well as police try to stitch together the clues from this crime, they are asking for the public to keep an eye out for this missing quilt. at the benjamin banneker

museum, a smashed monitor is the only visible signs of the burglary here on december 19th. what you can't see is the valuable piece of art the burglars stole. a quilt on loan hanging with an 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 inside the museum. police are asking for your help to find the quilt. >> our detectives are investigating some leads. however this is such a unique item we believe that anybody who may have seen it would recognize it instantly. >> reporter: museum officials hope 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 quite valuable although police and museum officials would not say how much it is worth. derek valcourt, wjz. anyone with information about the quilt is urged to call baltimore county police or you can becomeeliblible for reward money by calling metro crimestoppers at 866-7-lockup. a woman is the victim of a crime. the victim got into her car on glenn ridge road in glen burnie when a man rose up from the backseat and demanded money. he got away with a woman's purse and ran behind nearby buildings. the woman was not hurt. police are looking for the suspect. new at 6:00, the pentagon reports the number of sexual assaults at the nation's military academies is rising. there have been 65 attacks at the naval academy. the military academy for the army and the air force as well.

that is up from 41 last year. all academies are taking steps to prevent sexual assault while urging victims to come forward. downtown businesses are gearing up for new year's eve but it is more than just a celebration, it is a major boost for the city's bottom line. adam may has more on the expectations. adam? >> reporter: most of the people that head downtown for new year's eve don't live downtown. they have a lot of people from out of the metro area and out of state and they are spending millions of dollars. 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's steakhouse expecting big crowds on saturday night. >> it is really wrapping up our year on a super high note. in years passed 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 go step outside, 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 bigger if the weather is better. >> things are starting to roll again for the tourism business. >> reporter: officials say visitors spend a quarter of a million dollars on food and drink and a quarter million on shopping and another quarter million on hotel rooms. >> traditionally the winter months are not the strongest tourism months. to have new year's eve to show the economickic pact to our atey. >> reporter: it is a tax boost for city hall and more jobs for people like chef jackson. >> i'm ready to go. >> reporter: and fun for thousands. and i know a lot of people wait until the last minute to make their new year's plans. you may not want to do that. i just called around to some of the hotels and restaurants downtown and they are booking

up pretty fast. sow might want to make those reservations. and yes, mary, some day i will make dinner for you at my house, just not new year's. >> i know. you are working. thank you, adam. be sure to watch the wjz in year's eve special with complete coverage here on wjz starting at 11:00 on saturday night. just one week until the iowa caucuses. the first tent poll event for the battle for the republican nomination. danielle nottingham reported from des moines. the candidates are making a push 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'll back next tuesday. >> this is definitely going to be a last-minute decision for you. >> absolutely. >> reporter: the machine shed restaurant in urbandale is a popular stop for the candidates. still many voters here aren't

sure who they will support. >> whoever convinces me that they'll help unemployment, get people back to work and cut government spending. >> i think a lot of it is it is just really hard finding out what they truly stand for. there are so many negative ads out there. >> reporter: the republican candidates are flooding residents with mailers, phone calls and tv ads hoping their campaigns can pick up those undecided voters and gain some speed 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 winner 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 think you should be 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, wjz. >> mitt romney will be in iowa later today and ron paul will be in iowa tomorrow. and still to come tonight, don't get stuck holding on to unwanted holiday gifts. dos and don'ts of re-gifting. this is mark viviano. we go inside the baseball and family life of the showwalters. a special interview with orioles manager buck showalter and his wife angela when eyewitness news continues. another baltimore landmark is closing up shop for good. we'll tell you why. clearing up in time nor new year's eve. stick around for the updated first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

another baltimore area landmark closes its doors. pole lack johnny's at lexington served their last couple merz today. monique griego has more on what led to the shop shutting down. >> reporter: after more than 40 years of dressing up, cutting up and dealing out delicious sausages, today pollack johnny's will serve the last customer at the lexington market. >> i'm sad because i've been here a long time. >> reporter: owner diane wilkins said her decision to shut down the iconic stand came down to one simple reason. >> it is just not bringing in enough revenue at this point to have the doors remain open. >> reporter: news of johnny's dem ice quickly spread throughout the market. >> it sadens me, because like i said it is one of the few

african-american businesses still here in the market. >> reporter: gregory is a faithful customer and a fellow shop owner. he said the closing of pollock johnny's is part of a larger trend. >> a couple of bakeries have closed in the last week and a half or so. i think it's a shame. that business was there for 0 years. >> reporter: many business owners believe a drop in customers has to do with the fact that the lexington market has gone from being 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 pollock johnny's at security mall which plans to keep open. and she hopes something is done to help clean up the outside at the market so businesses can succeed on the inside. >> hopefully they can revitalize this and the market can pick back up where it used

to be. >> monique griego, wjz. >> both remaining pollack johnny's locations are in menlo park. manager buck showalter of the orioles has been hard at work on the off season planning ways to improve the team. he is a tireless worker but he and his wife angela took some time to talk with mark viviano about the baseball family. >> reporter: when buck showalter takes over as manager during the longest losing streak in orioles history, many think he will be the savior. and while the team's turn around may be delayed, buck insists it will not be denied. it is dedicated and driven in both baseball and family. buck and angela show walter have been a team through the years of 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 fractures families because of the job. and we made a pact a long time we weren't going to have that happen. >> reporter: wjz gets rare access inside their home in baltimore county where they tell how they've stayed together. >> you don't walk away from it. you invest it and i think that what we've shared at times. it is an investment. you invest in each other. >> she has respect for what i do and what we're trying to accomplish. >> he is good at baiting me about, you know i really don't know if you could do this but ... and he knows that is just enough to entice me >> reporter: working a high- pressure and at times frustrating job buck knows not to take the pain home. >> she doesn't want to hear it. 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's worked out well.

it kind of slaps me back a little bit. but i have my moments. >> reporter: those moments can come from having a high pro file job open to constant criticism from the media. >> it mikes you want to fight because it comes into the inner chamber of your family. and especially for the children when they were little to see it. it hurts. >> reporter: the showalters say oriole fans are patient and supportive and buck has the backing of owner peter angelos with whom they have forged a close working relationship. but showwalter speaks highly of his boss. >> he cares deeply about the orioles it's amazing his drive to succeed. he told me one time, he said for the most part we don't get paid unless we win. and i told him, wouldn't it be nice if we could do that with the players. we have to create an

environment for winning. >> they did it. orioles have beat the red sox! >> fantastic every time you see it. you will have a chance to see buck and the orioles at the fan fest at the baltimore convention center on saturday january 21st. >> that might as well have been like the lcs or the world series itself, the impact it had. >> it was exciting. it definitely was. and not only will you see them down there, but we'll be part of that. >> the wjz family will be down there. >> we are -- at least me, we are impressed by seeing some of the players also. >> people come to see the players and we are always like let's go to the players. >> they don't want to see us. they want to see the players. we understand. this is what is going on weather wise right now. there is rain but the heaviest is moving away right now. we do have some changes coming in the forecast after we get rid of this rain and we'll have that shortly after this break. ,

it is a case of first the rain and now winds that we may have to deal with tonight. >> outside the winds are going to be kicking up and they are the big story tomorrow. but first we're going to wrap up this rain. so let's get to first warning doppler radar and show you that heaviest of it is now leaving the state. it is on the eastern shore and

it will soon be making it's way over to delaware. behind it, a couple of showers. a little bit of drizzle still possible before we completely clear out. but here is the worst of it. and in some of the bands we have had some thunderstorms. so over on the eastern shore, still another 20 minutes before this is out of there completely. and heading to denton and up the line. so let's switch it over and show you. first the clouds came in and then the rain picked up through the day. particularly the afternoon and early evening hours before that started to leave. and notice behind it already some clearing in a few cases. ant the winds becoming a bigger part of the story overnight. they are out of the south right now. and because of that, we do have a coastal flood advisory in effect all up and down the coast. now when we slip through the overnight hours that wind will turn to the northwest and push the rain out there. out west a winter weather advisory and that is going to become a bigger thing for the day tomorrow as we do see snow

showers making their way into western maryland. so here is the story we have going on. storm making its way out therefore will intensify and as it does there will be energy generated with it. and as that happens, it will translate into wind for us. so the wind, you see up to 50 miles per hour, this is more so for new england. temperatures another part of the story. temperatures in 53, and hovering in the 30s out west. it has been 54 degrees and temperatures will be falling and tomorrow we don't get as high. we are only looking closer to the averages in the 40s. so we'll take this storm. here is how it's been tracking. from the south racing up to the northeast and by tomorrow it is already gone. behind it the winds are going to be the bigger part of the story. notice the lines closely packed together indicating high winds. but by thursday that starts to weaken a little bit. then we see another storm coming our way from the west and that one is going to pump up warm air ahead of it and maybe bring a couple of showers toward the weekend.

so the forecast looks like this, for tonight, down to 37 degrees, clearing skies. it is going to cool down but it is going to be windy. tomorrow windy, much cooler than today but closer to the average of 43 degrees. we'll see some sunshine returning. and then we have the other weaker storm later in the week but also bringing in a new round of warm air with it. so the five-day coming up shortly here. >> again, the good weather, relatively mild and it continues. >> it is incredible. >> thank you. now that all of the presents are unwrapped you may be left with some gifts you don't want. cbs money watch has tips on what you can do with them. >> reporter: we've all within there before. the ugly sweater, the hard of rock fruitcake where a co- worker. no one is immune from a bad gift-giver. so what do you do with your unwanted holiday wares? first try to swap or sell them. check out plastic jungle.com to exchange gift cards. trade out video games and

movies at goose eggs.com and go to recycle your fans.com for clothing. next, the gold running shorts are destined for the charity heap. check out local charities at give.org or your local goodwill store. finally practice safe re- gifting. it is become less and less gosh. in fact nearly 60% of people have regifted or plan on regifting in the future. that is a 7% increase from 2005. but do avoid regifting items that are a dead giveaway, such as candles, books and cds, old bath products and pens. what you don't want to do is let those unfortunate gifts sit around collecting dust for a year. with a little effort, your gift pile can be just what you wanted. for cbs news, cbs money watch.com. >> and for more information on regifting dos and don'ts, check out cbs money watch.com. >> i promise i won't regift

anything you got me. >> vice versa. still ahead on eyewitness news -- >> in south baltimore, i'm mike schuh. after the coolest little business that you've never heard of but seen their work everywhere, their stories when eyewitness news continues. beyond the call of duty. a firefighter springs into action when he saves people trapped in a burning home. and he survived the car in afghanistan only ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

this is wjz tv, wjz hd and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city to the counties, to your neighborhood, now it is complete coverage. it is wjz, maryland's news station. just before 6:30, it is 54 degrees with some rain in our region. good evening, thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. a soldier survives a tour of duty in afghanistan only to be shot and paralyzed at his welcome home party. tonight the accused gunman is behind bars. and 22-year-old christopher sullivan is on life support in california. jeff wynn speaks with his heart- broken family. >> 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 were planning on doing so many things. and now we're not ever going to do them. >> i closed my eyes and i can't get to sleep. even if i go to sleep, i dream about it. >> reporter: the man police accuse of the shooting turned himself in. his attorney told the press enterprise it was geraldo who was being attacked by a group of people at the party. and that he fired the gun in self-defense. >> i don't know why he thinks he's a victim when my brother is in the hospital. when my brother can't move. >> reporter: police say sullivan was sticking up for his younger brother brandon during a fight with geraldo when he was shot. brandon could not give us 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 the door. now she wishes she had stopped them from doing so. >> i should have just hold him in my arms and closed the door. but i didn't. i let him walk out of it. >> reporter: family members say the two brothers and the suspect went to high school together. baltimore city police have identified the man shot to death on christmas eve in cherry hill. the body of 30-year-old deman wallace was found saturday night. police say he was shot in the head, body and arm. so far investigators have not determined a motive for the murder and are asking anybody with information to come forward. a man arrested here in maryland for a double murder in new york is still waiting extradition. jerry lewis turned himself into police in laurel, prince george''s county. he's suspected of murdering his

girlfriend and her 20-year-old son. an off duty new york firefighter is being hailed a hero tonight after he leaps into action to save two people from a burning home. mark morgan has more on this story. >> was bad. it was like an inferno. >> reporter: nancy meyers and other neighbors watched as flames engulfed this two-story house on staten island. and the destruction caused by light night's fire is evident the day after. off-duty firefighter steven carl coming home from a christmas visit to his parents saw the flames. >> when i turned around the block i saw a fire blow out of the front windows and i saw a lady in her night gown in the front screaming her babies were inside. >> reporter: the fire was much more intensive in the fire and he put a ladder up to the second floor battery. >> the ladder gave out and fell and i was hanging on the balcony and the neighbor was

able to come and put the ladder up. we were just able to make it touch the bottom of the balcony and i helped the two people down the balcony to safety. >> reporter: the neighbor who helps carl rescue the elderly couple with joey joyce's son jacob who vaulted over the back fence. >> they slowly came down the ladder, him and another guy that held the ladder. they slowly walked down that ladder and came out of the home. >> reporter: despite helping save two people's lives, carl shrugged off the label of hero. >> i was at the right place at the right time and i'm glad i was able to help them out because they were in a bad spot. >> reporter: thanks to carl's courage and quick-thinking, a holiday tragedy was averted. >> that was mark morgan reporting. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. some sad news to pass on tonight. we have lost a member of the wjz family. debbie wright died after a battle with cancer. you might remember her as an education reporter in the 1980s and early '90s.

wright spent more than a decade working here at wjz. her mother tells us a memorial service is being planned in arkansas. well time now for a quick look at stories you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. a look at how and why reis seed home values in maryland have dropped. a preview of tomorrow's terps game against albany marking the debut of alex len. and look at 2011 local food trends from food trucks to farewell to our favorite restaurants. for all of these stories and more read tomorrow's baltimore sun. retailers accounting sales from the day after christmas, a hugely important day for them. it appears to be one of the most profitable days of the holiday season. michelle miller reports for wjz, it gives more businesses hope for a brighter 2012. >> reporter: kathy brown's 8- year-old triplets can't wait to spend the holiday gift cards left under the tree. their mom was much more

generous this year. because this year she has a job. >> you spent how much more? >> oh, um, i would say maybe $1,000 more. >> so a good christmas for the triplets? >> oh, yes. >> reporter: and the day after was pretty good too. take a look at the foot traffic at the short hills mall in northern new jersey. good weather and a three-day weekend helped draw in shoppers. >> i think it is the returns and the good deals. >> i'm sure the parking lot is filled to capacity. i'm not sure there is a spot open. >> we made $29 million today which may be bigger than black friday. >> reporter: craig johnson of customer brother partners predicts consumers will ram up over half a trillion dollars in sale this is holiday season. >> we think it looks pretty good for the sale spending growth for the consumers because consumers are much healthier than they were a few

years ago. >> reporter: through mid december online sales tallied $32 billion. a 15% increase from a year ago. >> we've had about 10 individual days of over a billion dollars in sales compared to one day that hit that threshold last year. >> reporter: michelle miller, cbs news, new york. >> a record $28 billion in gift cards were sold this year. have you seen the light show at the power plant yet? it is an amazing fire-minute video and laser adventurement and as mike schuh explains, the creators are from here in baltimore. >> reporter: none of this would happen without the artists and technicians here in a nondescript warehouse in south baltimore. >> let's say that it took a total of like three solid weeks. >> reporter: nights and weekends for artist janelle capty to bring this to life. >> you have a great job. >> it is fun. it certainly it. >> reporter: as image engineering, their job is to

dream up ways to make things look cool. the ravens loved the red eyes, smoke and fire surrounding its players. how about the monument lighting? it was a big hit. and here is a home town company spreading its wings far beyond baltimore. how about three superbowls and more big-name concerts that you condition count. joe and his two brothers own the business. >> we do a lot of cool, fun creative things. we have a creative team of people that work here that pull this magical stuff off. >> reporter: people like phil paine, who only had a couple of days to build this sign for the wizards. did i forget to tell you about the fire? >> we are the little hidden gem in 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 as not being super big but not small. we can pretty much 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 laiders. can't forget the lasers. >> in baltimore, wjz eyewitness news. back to you on tv hill. >> mike, thank you. a new year's eve, starting at 6:00, coverage of the festivities here on wjz.com starting at 11:00 on saturday night. still ahead on eyewitness news, royal recovery. the latest on the health of prince phillip. now that he's out of the hospital. unthinkable crime. a 9-year-old girl murdered. the suspect is in custody tonight. and i'm bernadette woods in for bob turk in the first warning weather center. we are putting together the forecast that takes us through the weekend and we'll have that

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for a missing girl in indiana, police say the man who killed 9- year-old ali anna lemon was a friend. he confessed to beating the girl to death with a brick and dismembering her body. he was baby-sitting her last week but she was never returned home. he's being held without bail tonight. authorities have determined what caused a deadly christmas day fire in connecticut. investigators say fireplace embers left near the home are to blame for starting the blaze. advertising executive madonna badger escaped the flames. but her parents and three daughters died if the fire. great britains prince phillip is out of the hospital and rejoined the royal family after undergoing heart surgery. heather cobar reports for wjz on how the prince is doing. >> reporter: 90-year-old prince phillip left the hospital after four days. the queen's husband smiled and waved as he headed back to the family's estate. he flew by helicopter to the

hospital on friday, complaining of chest pains. doctors treated him for a blocked coronary artery. the prince missed the royal christmas celebrations, including christmas morning church service, but he had company as he recovered. his grandchildren, prince william and prince harry, stopped by to wish him well after christmas lunch. queen and their four children also visited on christmas eve. the queen broadcast an annual pretaped christmas message. this year she spoke from here at buckingham palace about finding strength in difficult times. >> friends and communities often find a source of courage rising up from within. indeed sadly it seems that it is tragedy that often draws out the worst and the best from the human spirit. >> reporter: the queen mentioned her trip to australia this year with prince phillip. she said they saw the effects of the flooding and how families came together to support each other. it was a busy year for the

prince. he saw his grandson prince william marry kate middleton in april. and president obama visited in may. philip was treated at pap worth hospital, one of britains main heart and chest centers. he was fitted with a stint to keep a coronary artery open. in london, heather cobar, wjz. >> prince phillip is expected to slow down his schedule. his treatment could include changes to diet and exercise as well as medications prescribed for heart patients. and scott pelley has a preview of what is coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. >> the housing crisis is not over yet. a report on today's shows prices are still falling. we'll look at when things might turn around. that story and more tonight on that story and more tonight on the cbs ,,,,

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looks like we could be in store a wet and windy night. it is finally feeling more like it should for the end of december. although it was pretty mild out there today. bernadette woods updating the first warning weather center

forecast for us. >> in the sky, you can see the rain moving away and things are changing overnight. we're going to see some clearing skies and the wind starts to pick up. and for tomorrow this is what we expect -- sunshine to return but what you don't see is the gusty winds, possibly up to 40 miles per hour. and that is what mary was talking about. the cooler air for december is replacing the mild air we've had recently. so it remains on the cooler side on wednesday and thursday. but still nothing all that extreme. we go back up into the 50s on friday into the weekend. a chance for a couple of showers on friday and saturday and that gets out of here for sunday. kai and mary. >> bernadette, we are defining a new december. it is mild weather. still ahead on eyewitness news tonight, a bad time for ravens rec,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

and stan is here with the wjz fan sports report. >> a late season pickoff for the ravens. >> well he's been on the practice squad but they added him because david reed is on the injured list. dj jones, rookie offensive tackle. but folks, you better believe there comes a good share of

high anxiety for coaches and players alike headed into cincinnati bengals game. they have suffered more than their allotted share of dropped passs. after a tremendous first half last week, it is a problem. however head coach john harbaugh said it is a correctable problem, adding this is no need to address by bringing if free agents to shake up the core. but they have to get a grip on the contest that dropped balls will trip up your offense and complicate the game. >> we do encourage them to get on the machine and catch more balls, run better routes. there are a lot of things that go into it and the bottom line is when you throw a guy a ball you want them to catch it. so it is important to our guys and that's what execution is. >> don't forget to watch the

battle between the bengals and ravens in cincinnati at 4:00 sunday right here on wjz. too many b's. last night drew brees, that starts with a b, needed 305- yards to pass dan marino yardage mark. well he got 307 yards and touchdowns. he he broke it on the touchdown to sproles. so a record setting 5078 yards for new orleans drew brees. >> i figured one more pass would do it. didn't know how much we needed. but obviously when sproles caught the ball and ended up in the end zone, the next thing i know is i'm getting rushed by the big fellas on the phonive line and that's when i knew we had done it. meantime, it is great to see the nba back to work on christmas. and now look at this.

last night former baltimore rudy gay on display stealing against san antonio, ripping off first round pick cammie leonard. later they have another jam. looking good coming off a late surgery season. a team high of 19. but the timberwolves, ricky rubio, a spaniard in his nba debut with oklahoma, and kendrick perkins breaks a 98- all tie. they win 104-100. and look at maryland helping the mavericks to 0-2 with a 115-102 victory. and finally little caesars bowl, detroit, michigan. look at this pick play. look at jordan white almost getting his face ripped off with a face mask play. but he was all right. look at how all right he was. on the receiving end of this touchdown play. he is an all american receiver

and that is why. now that is its first touchdown of the game. but right now it is purdue leading 27-15 in the third quarter. that was the halftime score. do you see the trick play on the two-point conversion. >> i missed it. >> too fast. >> don't blink. >> we have more coming for you at 11:00 tonight. >> thank you. and stay with us. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,

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>> glor: one week away. lee cowan reports home prices are falling again and the slide is not about to stop. jim axelrod on homeowners already underwater now falling victim to scams. and michelle miller on a small town transformed after sacrificing so much. >> they came together in a way i hadn't mean? a long time. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> glor: good evening, i'm jeff glor. scott is off tonight, one week from tonight republicans in iowa will cast the first votes of campaign 2012 and reshape where this race goes next. today candidates begin their final push with bus tours. at least two candidates-- michele bachmann and rick santorum-- have pledged to visit all 99 counties in iowa. we have two repor