. a red-hot race, the gop and the iowa caucus and the candidates are making their final pushes, mitt romney is shown in the lead. >> he brought back up on stage today in iowa and the new jersey conservative joined the front runner. the crowd braved the weather as

he took a stab at president obama. we are out in the cold and wind and rain and he just finished his 0euth round of golf. >> they tried to keep this low because of the loss in 2008, but now he is picking up speed in this race. >> i like things he has to say and he has good business sense. >> rom knee and paul are seen in the lead and the former pennsylvania senator had a good showing in the poll. >> don't settle for who the media said will win. >> now he is being attacked and rick perry released this ad. >> which president voting for

the bridge here? >> the candidates will continue to campaign and there is a chance some candidates will drop out if they don't finish strong in iowa. >> mitt romney will go to new hampshire today and make a kwik stop and return to iowa. the first primary there will be jan john 10th. maryland could see a higher gas tax, a 15-cent increase could be used to pay for improvements on area roads and tunnels and bridges along with maintenance. the amount set in 1992 is 23- cents per gallon. and the number of murders

in the city are down and the mayor is hoping for a drop to 175 for next year. kelly will introduce a plan to require guardians or police to notify about missing or dead children within two hours. and after that controversial murder trial, she was quitd. a bonfire in a backyard sent four teens to the hospital. we have more on their conditions. good afternoon. >> one teen is still in the hospital with over half her body burned. the teens were hurt when someone burned gasoline on a burning grill and caused an explosion. it happen on shady spring

avenue. they were burning branches and trying to enhance that fire. she was critical at the last check. >> the other two teens involved were wing being treated for less charges. a banker convicted of fraud should be set free today. he was in prison 4 1/2 years after filing false tax returns and he put public money in his own troubled companies. a reminder to the baltimore city services, there will be no mechanical street sweepings. the parking meters around the city will be in effect. we are getting rallied to ring in the new year and the city of baltimore has big plans for a celebration that took a lot of work to put together. we are live downtown with everything that is happening,

good afternoon. >> good afternoon. we spent the morning on that barge and the by thes talking about the position of the shells and when we asked what it would mean for us, they said it was going to be the biggest shown this country had seen. >> in 201, the fireworks celebration will be bigger than ever. >> last year it may have phone up like this, but this year, a lot bigger fearing's forks in the air. >> in charge of setting up the two massive barges, the crews are preparing 2,000 special effects to light up the air, it is all put to music. >> it is a loft work, it is dirty work, but it is fun. by the time we get here, our

backs are hurting from bending over, but five minutes before it starts, you are pacing on the package, but when the first light from the display goes, you are fine. >> much of the money came from outside the city and downtown businesses depend on the boost. >> it is not a big tourist place and to have this to show the display has helped with the city's display. they go and watch the show and come back here for coffee. >> all of that is helping to make it a better experience here. the party will start earlier at 9:00. there will be a live band,

heavy orange funk, we will see you then. now we just need to think about our new year's resolutions and be sure to watch the new year's eve special. we will have live coverage starting at 11:00 tomorrow night on wjz. the big question is if the weather will cooperate for the plans. a live look outside, a mild friday afternoon, cloudy here and there, but nothing to complain about. what is in store for the new year, we have tim first and marty in the out become. tim is in the weather center. >> good afternoon, everybody. we will set the stage and we will give you the answer and marty will have that answer. the first thing to look at is how marty is treesd. on the radar, some showers are moving our way, just showers and sprinkles around and moving

on over the area. because the temperatures are so mild this afternoon, we are not feeling much with the snow showers we had yesterday. the 2e78s around 50 and 45 in elkins, the colder temperatures to the west. not ruling out that you could see some light rain or know showers, just keeping it in the equation. most of that is not making it to the ground. the answer to what it will be for the weekend and all the activities? marty? >> good afternoon. we have two activities here. here is the first. the new year's eve music -- baltimore, maryland, a his mix of clouds and sun, the temperatures in the 50s.

the broken sky, very nice for this time of the year. 36 at midnight, that is six off the normal day time high for the 31st of december. event number two. here is a harris county at the raven's plan. at 4:00, kicking off right here on wjz. a huge game -- big playoff i am plea occasions here. cloudy, windy, temperatures will drop through the third and fourth quarter and tim will have more on that mid atlantic woke end coming up here shortly. the nfl is such an own every at the trophy for the vince lombardi will be put on

display. will the ravens make it to the super bowl. their quest is heading to take on the bengals. >> our coverage is starting at 4:00 sunday afternoon. still to come at noon, building pack burglar, verizon is coming under fire for a new fee. find 90 what that will mean mor thank you. >> a recall from build a bear children's store. more on the reasons for that and what to expect in weather for the holiday will be coming up, too. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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build a bear work shop will recall some of their teddy bears. they could become loose and fall out. return it to any build a bear store and get a coupon for another stuffed animal. >> for more, coming up with the weather and the new year. the first weather morning forecast is just coming up ,,,,,

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do howl, but you will not find a better breed. this is our friday sponsor, they think we can together make a home for pets. we have done this every week for 30 years on wjz. tim, this is weather off to a nice start. take it away. >> it is a nice forecast heading into the last day of the year and first day of the new year, the temperatures in the 50s, we are sort of over the hump. humidity is 47% and the winds are calm, high pressure is in control of the forecast, we are in the 30s in cumber land. the other temperatures --

. winds are calm over central maryland, we are bringing in the milder air and going over to the 50 fer 50-degree mark. this is moving over the great lakes and the majority of this will move over the great lakes and you can see it spinning through. we could see some sprinkles, maybe a light snow shower, but it will not really amount to much. there will be clouds and then moving out, the mild air is with us through the day time and highs in the 50s for the next two days. we will have the clouds, that will break some, but that will be a dry evening heading into new year's eve for the activities.

it will be dry and a good time over the sea board. the south winds, the day up to about 54 and the clouds and sun, overnight, lows near 37 and back up to the 50s, the high in the take time is 54. the five-day forecast coming up. >> quinn see is here with us. coming up on eyewitness news at noon, why you need to brush your teeth to keep you brothing easier. we are always on, guys. for updates on the news, update for the first weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,, ,

. brushing your teeth regularly could keep you from getting pneumonia. the infection could build in your lungs and cause pneumonia. campaign chaos, days until the iowa caucus. the gop candidates trying to get the last-minute votes. the final preparations under way for the new year's

eve spectacular. more on how that is holding together. that is with our breaking ,,,,,,

welcome back. we want to draw your attention in to tuesday. this will be cold.

it is the stuff that will split your fingers and it could remain chilly over the week. >> thank you for watching, this is the maryland news station, this is our last friday of the year. we will see you both next year and see you next year. we will see you tomorrow. (laughs). ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,