hello again. here is what people are talking about again. it is shaping up to be a very cold day in our area. the temperatures led to snow in search areas and caused the city to issue a code blue through tonight. a live look at western maryland, i 68, you can see the ground and road are covered with snow and a live look from sky chopper 13 over baltimore county, the skies are overcast out there. it is chilly. marty is tracking temperatures and radar in the weather center -- good afternoon. it is great news for western maryland. it was a hollow ski season in

the holidays. there is a glass half full to that story. at this hour, we will take it. there is a look, no surprise there. there is the cold air, solid wind blowing over the great lakes in several states. on the doppler, there you go. every once in a while, we are going to see some areas of light snow showers and then breaks with clouds and sun. the winds are coming in on a steady 15 mile-per-hour wind with an occasion al 30. there is the cause and effect. it will be short lived. a very nice warm up is coming your way. onto the first morning january detalls will be coming up shortly. back to you.

w j z is always on, we have live doppler radar, log onto wjz.com. this is the day that the hopefuls for president have worked for for months. the cause cuss in iowa tonight. -- caucus in iowa tonight. >> the polls show mitt romney has a slight lead in the race, but facing stiff competition from ron paul and rick santorum -- we are talking about the shrinking of the size of the government. >> the momentum of rick

santorum has been building for days and he could pull out a win. >> trust! after months on the trail, over a dozen debates and millions of dollars on political ads, it will boil down to tonight when the voters in iowa get the say. newt gingrich had harsh roads for mitt romney on the early show and it is said not to be a negative attack. >> are you calling mitt romney a liar? >> yes. >> if you seemed shocked, it was yes. >> he the undecided caucus goers said that they will not

know until tonight. 1774 voting precincts in iowa tonight will tell the story. the baltimore sun and an attorney launching community prosecution. it is to deploy prosecutors into neighborhoods and turn them to experts on the areas. a witness has told us that a 13-year-old boy was attacked by other teens and shot several times. he is critical at this time. this is the city's first shooting of the year. there is a new concern at the pump for drivers here and around the country. we could be faces sky-high

prices by the end of the year. more on what is driving this problem, good afternoon. >> experts are painting a bleak picture for 2012, saying that the drivers could pay $5 a gallon to fill up a threat and the issue is a bold threat from iran saying that they will shut down a major shipping channel. they are holding war games there already and the united states said they will respond quickly if they move to follow through on that threat. this is taking a toll at the pump, over the last few days, the provideses have gone up. more bad news, the general assembly could raise the gasoline tax by up to 15-cents per gallon. looking outside, it is so clear that the fans are fired up about train's march to the super bowl and starting today, you can see that purple pride in the city. wjz is live at city hall.

we have more. >> ron? how are you doing. it is festivus time and we have the crew with us, the raven's cheerleaders and they are doing the logo in front of city hall. it is playoff fever that has hit baltimore and it is on the rise. the ravens are painting the town purple. it is playoff time. the team's logo was painted on federal hill this morning. >> over the last years, we are were at federal hill and city hall and we are doing it this year, but more excited because we are doing that that at home. >> they are ready for the playoff. >> be here for the whole event and follow the ravens for the next few weeks like everybody else and see ho we will play and then be at the game. >> the ravens fans are expecting a super bowl and more. >> we are so ready.

this is our second anniversary. she could pop at any minute and no place better to be -- the cheerleaders ready to help people celebrate, what everybody is hoping is a trip to the super bowl. >> this is a live look from the harbor camera, the finished product, the ravens logo on federal hill, it looks great and we are going to come back to city hall now because they are finishing up the raven's logo here. it looks awesome. we say thank you to the raven cheerleader and the city of baltimore and remember the tickets that went on sale this morning, a few thousand tickets, they sold out in 14 minutes! >> 14 minutes.

i believe it! >> i do, too! go ravens. we will get back to you. they will play houston, denver or the steelers on sunday, january 15th at 1:00 and that will be right here in two weeks on wjz. the steelers will play on sunday. they will play denver in denver at $4 sometime time 30 -- 4:30 right here on wjz. a lawsuit is being heard in federal court, the coalition for equity and excell lance is saying it is discrimination and the bench trial is expected to last six weeks. coming up on eyewitness news at noon, a park ranger is gunned down. more information on that suspect and how he, too, ended

up dead. an attack on camera and how it happen and who the police said was being targeted. no question about it, winter is here. how about the cold temperatures, are they here to stay. marty will will have the forecast after this -- ,, medicare. it doesn't cover everything.

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. a man was upset over his mother's immigration status is accused of setting over 50 fires in l.a. in washington state, the national park is closed after the dangerous fugitive's body was found there. an iraq vet ben barns was in a creek, he seemed to have froze to death. he is said to have gunned down a ranger after she tried to stop him from going boo the

park. he was thought $0 to have fired shots at a new year's eve party. an islamic center and store had molotov cocktails thrown at it. the police are looking at a motive for these crimes. >> he tried to take something from the store without paying and he said he would come back to fight me. that is what he said. >> if possible, the attacks will be prosecuted as hate crimes. no one was hurt in any of the fire bombings. the flat screen television has gone to a new level. later this week, a 55-inch television that is just four millimeters thick will be unveiled. it is made from the same thing that many smart phones are made from. new word and the cost, but it

will not be cheap. it is cold out there. the updated forecast in 2 1/2 minutes. now the mid-day stocks and then the numbers from last night after that -- ,,,,,,,,,,,,

. take a look at that, folks. wow! welcome to western maryland. welcome to a winter wonderland. i'm taking this with a glass half full. here is a ski industry in the state that really needs the weather help. they are getting that. i don't think it was, i may be rock, but not like there was a lot of skiing weather out in western maryland. northeast west virginia over the holidays. this is a blessing in disguise. as long as it is on their roads. (laughs). we have a bit of activity, trying to meet into the area and you may see some of this on indication, but it is not a big deal. it is amazing this thing, this teen, this has blown this far

south and east. the wind from the west, howling for over a day and a half. you can imagine that. a look, on the corner of the state, not a big issue in garrett county. that lake effect, a winter storm warning in effect for some more snow. right now, it is 32 and 44% humidity and west and north west wind at 20 and gusting higher. 25 to 30 miles per hour. this is rising to 30.01. here are the current temperatures, bringing in the windchills. two degrees in oakland and 20 in baltimore. let's do that one more time and show you this big cause and effect. 32 baltimore and it is 15 and 18 and 20.

the coldest weather this year and there is more to come. looks like that wind will stay in effect today and through half of tomorrow. it will go down by tomorrow night and that word cold, it is gone. this will define the week's end and weekend. check it out. there is the lake. it is amazing to think that this will be intact all the way through the mid atlantic. forecast today, a high of 33 and partly sunny with the snow showers. staying windy and overnight is 16. the normals -- -- that forecast is pretty awesome. >> that worked out. still to come on eyewitness news at noon, what could increase your child's risk of developing adhd and we will have more on what it is in health watch. we are always on, the

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. welcome back. first off, it is two above normal and 54 on saturday, 50 on sunday. you know, i'm not trying to say it, but compared to the last few years, it is almost better this way -- the trim people line up, another episode of

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