hi, everybody. i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> we are talking about winter weather. it's returning to maryland. and it is a shock to the system, after the warm december that we've had, on and off light flurries fell in some parts of central maryland throughout most of the day. in rowland park, you can hear the whipping winds. and they get out of that cold. a winter storm warning is in effect until 7:00 tonight. that is western maryland. you can see from the m-dot camera, the roads on 68 on savage mountain are covered in snow. meteorologist bernadette woods is in the first warning weather center, with more on just how cold it got today. hi, bern. >> hello, mary. and yes, hello january. let's show you first warning doppler radar. all of the snow showers coming

in from the northwest. you saw them piling up on the western slopes here. but for the rest of us, snow flurries and a couple of showers. you can see a few around parkton and heir ford ride -- heir ford now. sustained winds, 15 to 25 miles per hour today. look at the cold air it's brought in. it's 27 at baltimore this hour. 14 in oakland. and when you factor in that wind chill, it feels like 14 outside in baltimore. minus 2 degrees in oakland. so here's the cold air. it's going to stick around for a little while. but we do have warmer air returning. we'll have that forecast. >> bernadette, thank you. stay with wjz 13 for first warning forecast. log onto wjz.com. the first votes of campaign 2012. in a few hours, iowa residents will cast them for the republican candidate for president.

danielle nottingham reports for wjz, gop hopefuls are making a final pitch before the campaign's first caucus. >> reporter: front runner mitt romney kept his fire trained on president obama at the caucus. he focused on taking back the white house for the gop. >> i'm hoping that the undecideds will take a look at who they think will be able to bring down barack obama, who they think will be the most effective. >> reporter: ron paul fired up his supporters. >> ron paul has been the same. he's the same view. he's preaching the same thing. and that's really important. he has an ideal america that he sees. >> reporter: polls show paul and will rick santorum are romney's biggest challenges. >> you need to focus in on who has the vision for america. >> reporter: tonight, republicans across the state are meeting in schools, churches and community centers. most will hear one last speech

on each candidate before they cast their vote. >> reporter: rick perry rallied his volunteers, comparing the caucuses to war. >> this is going up the hill, realizing that the battle is worth winning. >> reporter: perry, michele bachmann, and newt gingrich, have slipped to the back of the pack. the former house speaker hammered romney today, calling him a liar. >> i just think he ought to be honest with the american people and try to win as the real mitt romney, not as a poll-driven, consultant-advised version. >> reporter: but there are usually casualties after this first test. in des moines, iowa, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> caucuses will start at 8:00 p.m. eastern time in all of the state's 174,000 voting precincts. wjz will bring the latest results to you tonight at 11:00. a big headache. a broken water main forces some

baltimore county schools to extend christmas vacation by at least one day. alex demetrick is live in the newsroom with more on how the break is helping neighbors and one neighbor hospital -- nearby hospital. >> the break in one county is causing water issues there, the city and county. sky eye chopper 13 is in baltimore county. the water is no longer flowing through the 36-inch main, while crews work to repair the break. violetville elementary, lansdowne high, and arbutus middle school. because they had no water. st. agnes. if it decreases further, the hospital will lose its heat. >> wjz is keeping an eye on the repairs. we'll keep you updated at 5:00 and 6:00. mount rainier. graham johnson has the latest on the murder of a beloved park ranger. >> reporter: national park rangers announced the end of a

manhunt. >> it was, indeed, the deceased, primary suspect in this killing. >> reporter: benjamin colton barnes, suspected of gunning down ranger margaret anderson, found dead in paradise creek. in the end, police didn't take them out. it appears the cold weather killed him. >> he was wearing a t-shirt, pair of jeans and one tennis shoe. and that was it. >> reporter: investigators say the 24-year-old iraq war veteran shot and killed anderson as she tried to stop him after he blew through a checkpoint for tire chains. investigators say barnes tried to elude tactical teams by running through creeks and traveling through circles. a plane spotted barnes' body, facedown in the creek. the snow banks around him, several feet deep. he wasn't far from where ranger anderson died. >> very dedicated to the job.

highly trained, highly-skilled, officer. and just a horrible, horrible loss. >> we found signs near mount rainier, offering support for the family. the entrance now guarded by park police. working with a candle, burning for ranger anderson. >> the fatal shooting of margaret anderson is touching people in maryland, where she worked for several years. hear from former coworkers, coming up all new at 5:00 and 6:00. stranger than fiction. an arrest in baltimore is making news across the country. this is the mug shot of omar little, jr. he's behind bars. the suspect shares a name of one of the most iconic characters in the former hbo series, "the wire." the real omar little is being held on $350,000 bond. the show's creator and performer says the existence of a real life omar little is a complete coincidence.

>> time here to check in on our roads. >> hi, mary. hi, everyone. we do have a little congestion on the west side inner loop. if you're traveling there, you'll see brake lights from 70 to security boulevard. around the top side inner loop, minor slowdown there, as you make your approach to the harrisburg expressway. after that, you should get to it without a problem. watch out for a police activity. that's between shawan road and belfast, northbound on the harrisburg expressway. other accidents include harpers farm road, at cedar lane. northbound 295 at 195. that accident on the left shoulder. and also, german hill, in the essex area. as far as your drive times go, outer loop, 795 to 95, 58 miles an hour average, and only 11 minutes to get through. let's take a live look. you can see, everything is moving very well. that's a look at the west side of the beltway. and the key bridge also moving

very well in both directions. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. stop in and try the hot pastrami melt. it's freshly-baked bread. and bubbly cheese to satisfy even the biggest appetite. only at subway, eat fresh. back to you. >> thanks, christy. getting fired up. the baltimore ravens are poised for play-offs. ron matz talks to excited fans. >> it's festival time in baltimore. they're painting the ravens' logo here at city hall. play-off fever is in full swing. >> reporter: the ravens are painting the town purple. it's play-off time. the team's logueee was-- logo was printed on federal hill this morning. >> we've come out and stenciled federal hill. this year, we're doing it again. but we're even more excited because we get to play at home on our turf. >> reporter: rise and conquer are ready to fly.

>> he'll be here for the whole event. he'll be following the ravens around for the next two weeks, like everyone else will. watching to see who we get to play in two weeks. and then he'll be at the game. >> we are so ready. this is our second anniversary today. she is 9 months pregnant. she could pop at any minute, and i could think of no better place to be than right here today. >> reporter: with the ravens' cheerleaders, helping the city celebrate, what everyone hopes will be the first step toward a trip to indianapolis. >> they're going to go all the way. i believe it. run rice. we'll go all the way. >> reporter: several thousand play-off tickets went on sale. they sold out in 14 minutes. i'm ron matz at city hall. now, back to you on tv hill. >> so the ravens will play either houston, denver, or the pittsburgh steelers, sunday 1:14 p.m. you can see that game here in two weeks. speaking of the steelers,

they'll take the field sunday. you can watch pittsburgh take on denver, here on wjz. >> and still ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00. strangers step up. see the accident scene and hear about an incredible rescue in utah. predicting alzheimer's, years ahead. the remarkable news in healthwatch. real monkey business. why police don't believe the story of a man who appears to be missing from the san francisco zoo. >> bitter cold temperatures blow into maryland. your updated first warning weather is coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,

a massive fire in kentucky. this is video of the explosion in castillo county. alt the fire's peak, flames shot between 1,000, and 1500 feet in the air.

look at that. 30 homes in the area were evacuated. no one was hurt. no cause on what started the explosion. a snowstorm creates a scary situation for a plane landing at an ohio airport. it was a smooth landing. but when the plane started to turn, it got stuck and had to go into the crass grass. -- grass. those expecting to fly out were snowed in for the night. it is a dramatic and uplifting story of caring and action from utah. stella has more on some good samaritans who jumped into frigid water to rescue three children trapped in a car. >> this photo shows what the good samaritan rescuers were dealing with. a family's car had flipped over into the icy river. the dead inside the submerged car escaped.

his pleas for help, left unanswered by dozens of passersby. two were heading up to beaver mountain to ski. >> i looked down and i could see a car upside down in the river. >> morgan didn't hesitate. >> he said, let's go, boys. he jumped in and then again, a large mass of people followed him in. >> into the waist-deep freezing- cold waters they went to try to save lives. morgan said a young girl tried to climb out of the window. >> the man next to me started yelling, my son, my son, next to me in the car. and i looked in and i could see this boy upside-down in the water. >> reporter: morgan said the men started yelling "over" and against all odds in a strong river current, they flipped over the car. morgan spotted the enjoy and started applying compressions because he couldn't get in. >> all of a sudden, aningle

stuck a knife in. and i pulled the boy out. >> morgan handed the boy to his son. and they tried to revive him with no results. >> then started doing the heimlich. by making a funny noise. the carlsons are relieved and know something indescribable happened in the logan river on this new year's eve. >> an army like that cannot be defeated. >> several elements just came together, possibly even miracle. it was really what made the difference. >> reporter: and that was stella turkhill reporting. police say one of the people were treated and released. the other two are still in the hospital but they're expected to be okay. a very happy start to the new year on wall street. [ stock bells ringing ] the markets shot up as soon as they opened. here's a look at the numbers. the dow jones is up, 179.

s&p 500, up 20. and the nasdaq is up 44. let's go to new york right now, where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. the stocks rallied on the first trading day of the new year. the dow jones industrial average jumped 200 points in the first minutes of trading on encouraging economic news. u.s. manufacturing grew in december as the fastest pace in six months. and construction spending hit its highest level since june. manufacturing in china and india, also picked up late last year. but analysts say they will likely drive the debt markets over the coming months. greece is warning it may have to leave the euro zone if it doesent find the bailout. oil prices jumped more than $102 a barrel, after iran threatened to close the street. the threats are in retaliation over an economic sanction.

one-sixth of the world's oil passes through that. and city bank can use the rewards on facebook. it allows users to combine their points to choose from millions of awards from travel to other things. it lets customers transfer points from one another to a home page. in new york, i'm alexis christoforous. officials at the san francisco zoo are beefing up security as joe vaz questions report -- vasquez reports. the move comes after someone breaks in and steals a monkey. >> while banana sam gets comfortable back home at the san francisco zoo, his zookeepers are ramping up security. they tell us they have doubled the number of guards for the overnight hours. meanwhile, they're still trying to figure out how it could happen. how someone could break through an exterior of the fence. and take off with banana sam.

>> how does that happen? >> right. we are a 99-acre facility. we're a 99-acre park. so when it comes to an act of vandalism and an act of a motivated criminal to me. if someone is motivated to commit a crime, they're going to do it. >> the thieves then cut two holes. >> reporter: now securing its legendary status, with this animated video from taiwan. the same folks are now giving us a dramatic reenact. of -- reenactment of the monkey theft. someone claims to have spotted banana sam at durham grove. he said he was able to quickly lure banana sam into his backpack. then he called cops. but then they called mike sugerman and said the story seems implausible. and the finder has not been ruled as a suspect himself.

>> she said she doubts the monkey would just jump into a backpack. but as far as his keepers are concerned, they're just thrilled to have banana sam back. they say he seems fine. but he's still under quarantine just in case. >> he's still in a period of observation. it takes a little time to determine whether or not he may have been exposed to something that may have made him sick. we're still observing him at the moment. but he's doing very well as you can see. >> that was joe vazquez, reporting. a $5,000 reward had been offered for banana sam. no word if the man who found the monkey will be receiving that reward. >> can't make that up. coming up at 4:00. bruised and battered. hear from a little girl who survived an attack by a wild kangaroo. >> who fired the fatal shot? shocking developments in the shooting of an off-duty federal agent. it's fridgeid outside.

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oh, those are like slight snow clouds, aren't they? >> they are. >> more scientific meteorological. >> that's exactly where they are. >> a few rounds of us building up. snow coming out of them. kind of like the showers we see during the summer, when they are just scattered about. they sort of rain themselves down. we'll show you first warning doppler radar. they're just scattered about the state. they are coming on gusty northwest winds, gusting back to the great lakes. this is a lake-effect event. it's making its way down to the bay. and that's what we're seeing and will see until the sun sets. a few flurries possible until this evening. but things will start to die down. earlier, we had that sun. that gave way to the clouds

building up. and eventually, the scattered snow showers and flurries. out west, still a winter storm warning in effect until 7:00 tonight. a few inches piling up on the western slopes. we showed you some shots earlier and we will throughout the newscast here. but there's definitely snow coming down in western maryland. great for the ski resorts. here are the winds we were talking about. they have been gusting. keeping old air in place even colder than it was yesterday. 20 degrees in baltimore. look at these 20s all the way to the eastern shore. 30s. but out in the mountains, 14 degrees now in oakland. and when you factor in the winds, it feels like 2 degrees in oakland, 9 in hagerstown. and here in baltimore, only 14 degrees. so we topped out so far today at 32. just at freezing. you can see, we have been way above this average, in the 50s to near 60 degrees. today, we're way below it at 32 degrees for our high. and we're going to stay below at least through tomorrow. what will happen after that, though? the connection with the lakes is going to be broken during

the day tomorrow. that cuts off the lake-effect snow. in addition to that, it cuts off the arctic air. but it's going to be cold before we start to really work out that arctic air and really see the temperatures going up. at the same time, another front is to the north. there's not a whole lot to it. but that gets out of here. and we'll start to see the warmup more as we head towards the weekend. small craft advisories in effect through 2:00 a.m. here's the forecast for tonight. flurries out there now. still some flurries into tonight. less wind. look at that low. 16 degrees overnight. tomorrow, we only recover to 34. it is going to be another chilly one. we'll see some sunshine breaking through those clouds. and then we'll see the temperatures going up over the next few days. and we'll have your five-day forecast coming up later in the show. >> don't miss tonight's all-new primetime cbs lineup at 10:00. it's an episode of "unforgettable." stay tuned at 11:00.

scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. republican contenders face their first test in the iowa caucuses. we'll be live with the results and the analysis. we'll also talk with the most pivotal bloc of voters, the undecideds. that's tonight on the cbs evening news from des moines. fire bomb attacks. new york police get a break in the case of at least four potential hate crimes. a body found at the queen's estate. a who done it unfolding in london. new details in the possible motive of the l.a. arsons and the heroes who managed to break the case. eyewitness news at 4:00 continues with denise and ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine a pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a pnc performance select checking account and get up to 1.75% cash back for just about every purchase.

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hello. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. i'm denise koch. it's 28 degrees with light flurries. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight.

hailed a hero, a part-time deputy catches a suspect in a string of arson attacks. we're learning more now about the man believed to be responsible for the blazes. >> arson suspect, harry burkhart is behind bars, thanks to a tip from a federal official and work from a part- time sheriff's deputy. >> i'm ecstatic that law enforcement gets a chance to shine a little bit. >> he makes a dollar a year issue -- as a reserve deputy. he was on duty when he spotted a minivan belonging to burkhart. >> i take a lot of pride in the city, in the department. >> reporter: this sits virtually in the middle of where all the fires were set. the 24-year-old german nationalist is suspected of starting 54 fires in the last few days. police won't discuss a motive, but burkhart's neighbor says he was in a dispute with federal officials over his mother's

immigration status. >> literally thousands of law enforcement officials had the information when they needed to have it, and that's what led to this arrest. >> reporter: police believe burkhart acted alone but are still investigating. in west hollywood, wjz eyewitness news. >> damage estimates top $3 million. >> an off-duty federal agent who died trying to stop a robbery. >> atf agent john capano was shot saturday in new york while drugling with an -- struggling with an agent. y a retired officer and off- duty officer ran to the scene and saw the skirmish between capano ask the suspect. the retired officer shot capano, while the off-duty officer shot the suspect. capano's funeral is set for friday. >> armed robberies at pharmacies in the u.s. are on

the rise. in 2006, 380 holdups were recorded, while 686 were in 2010. murder mystery. a woman's body is discovered. alison harmelin reports, it's the same place the royal family rang in the new year. >> reporter: the royal family's country estate is a crime scene. police are combing the crime scene, after evidence that a dog walker's body was found on new year's day. >> i think the circumstances show she is probably the victim of murder. >> reporter: the remains were found just three miles from queen elizabeth's estate, where the royals spent the holiday. authorities have not released details about the victim or how she died. >> we really need to wait before we know any details. >> reporter: parts of the sprawling estate are open to the public. the dog walker spotted the remains on the eastern edge of

the property. police said the body had been there for sometime. they're reopening cold cases to see if they can dig up a lead. >> so you will be continuing inquiries to establish a, who she is, and b, how she came to be here, and who is responsible for being here. >> reporter: the discovery came just as the royal family was marking prince william's recovery. the queen's husband made his first appearance on new year's. police waited a day to inform the royals about the incident on new year's day, which for now holds more questions than answers. >> british monarchs have used this as a private getaway since the 1800s. well, winter has finally arrived in maryland. here's a look at the western part of the state. substantial snowfall there.

maryland department cameras captured these photos. taking a look out here. it is a typically chilly january day. but we did see a few flurries this afternoon. meteorologist bernadette woods has the updated numbers. >> we're going to start out with first warning doppler radar and show you a few bands out there. these bands coming all the way down from the great lakes. they sort of burst and keep moving on. they're quick movers. they don't have a whole lot to them. except for western maryland. the snow is piling up. now, let's switch it over and show you, they're coming in on northwest gusty winds. these are the sustained winds right now, actually feeling right now. temperature-wise, it keeps the cold air around 28 in baltimore. it is 10 degrees in oakland, when you factor in the winds, it feels like 14 in baltimore. and look at the single digits as you head out west. 2 is what it feels like in oakland now. even 19 down at the ocean. we'll have your full forecast coming up shortly. vic? >> thank you. an army soldier, accused of --

an army soldier accused of having explosives in this carry- on luggage said he didn't notice any while in the packaging. he and his family were heading back home to north carolina, seen in this video, after visiting relatives in texas. that's where tsa agents spotted the explosives. atwater remains behind bars. a robbery suspect is caught on tape. police in laurel hope someone recognizes this man. he's wanted in connection to an armed robbery at the rugged warehouse on friday afternoon. police say he threatened a clerk with a gun and took off with cash. anyone with information is asked to call metro crimestoppers. scientists are getting closer to determining whether people with mild dementia symptoms are at risk for alzheimer's. mary is in the newsroom with moreon -- more on a promising new study. >> reporter: a new study suggests that biomarkers could predict who will develop alzheimer's disease. the patients tested had mild

memory problems and were tracked over 12 years. a spinal tap protects the cushion. the test proves successful, 90% of the time, knowing which patient with mild cognitive appearance. the researchers are definitely looking for a cure. denise? >> as scientists gain more insight, aging adults struggle with whether or not they want to know their risk. a 40-car pileup shuts down. it happened in crittendon early monday morning. officials say all injuries were minor. the road was closed for four hours. police believe a sudden snowstorm may be to blame. let's check in on the roads around here with kristy breslin. wjz traffic control. >> well, the wind is definitely going to whip you around out there. we have warnings on all of the area bridges. as far as accidents go, northbound 295, an accident blocking the left-hand lane, at 195.

one lane is also blocked in the southbound direction. 70 westbound, another crash there at the patapsco river bridge, really beginning to back things up. as far as delays go, about 10 minutes there, from 70 to security boulevard. and we have a car fire, ridge road at dogwood road. that's definitely going to tie up your drive. another accident, mountain road. at green forest driver. and we still have that police activity, responding to that medical emergency. it's tying things up northbound harrisburg to shawan and belfast. if you're traveling 95 southbound, whitemarsh boulevard to the beltway. 61 miles per hour average. and only four minutes to get through. let's take a live look. you can see, your drive is going to be quite an easy one at the beltway on the key bridge. and we'll take another live look. you can see, not a bad drive there, on wilkens as well. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury, call 1-800-the firm. or visit them online at

cochranfirm.com for your free consultation. >> thank you, christy. a dog is pulled to safety in colorado. two golden retrievers were seen bursting through the ice. a passer by called 911 and the fire department quickly came to the rescue, using a ladder. firefighters pulled the dog to safety. the owner of the two dogs say they got out of the backyard. >> and you probably weren't able to see. but the other dog stayed right there and made sure the other got out okay. >> well, they're loyal, fun- loving, but not too bright. and i can say that because i own some. straight ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00. war games. an irangian mill -- iranian military commander. stranded in harrisburg. why two girls couldn't make the return trip home. and toss another log on the fire. winter's chill is back. get your first warning forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,

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a historic day in north korea, as kim jong un goes on his first public appearance as state commander. analysts say the move underlines his intent of following his father in making the military his priority. he is the third in the kim dynasty to rule. a long-range missile. iran successfully test-fired a long-range, shore-to-sea missile on the final day of its exercises. the nation is threatening to use its military. citing impending sanctions, targeting its nuclear program. the white house has vowed to keep the channel open. the dutch man, suspected in the disappearance of american teen natalee holloway is

preparing to go on trial for another woman's murder in peru. andrea fujii is live in the newsroom. >> reporter: joran van der sloot has already admitted to killing that woman inside a hotel woman -- room. van der sloot said he never planned on killing the 21-year- old but got carried away during an argument. the woman allegedly found information leading to the holloway disappearance. peruvian police found the body on the fifth anniversary of holloway's disappearance. vic, back to you. >> van der sloot's trial begins on friday. he faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted. a shocking crime, caught on tape. new york police say a man fire- bombed homes and worship centers under the cover of night. and they think the culprit is targeting muslim americans. sean hennessey has the story.

>> reporter: this is the video of the apprehension of a suspect. take a look. you can almost fill in the sound effect as you see the explosion. police say they want to underscore the importance. >> saying whether or not anybody was being questioned. >> we're talking to the individual. and i'm optimistic that this is going to result in such a conclusion. >> reporter: sources tell cbs news, the man being questioned may have been acting more on a rage as opposed to bias. the man in custody is being questioned about all the bombings, the foreign queens and the fifth in nassau county. >> reporter: we don't know what happened yesterday or the day before. we don't know what the motive was. but in new york city, as you know, we have no tolerance for violence. and certainly no tolerance for discrimination. >> reporter: now, police are

questioning a person of interest in this case. investigators say they tracked him down after has car was spotted at the scene of at least two attacks, but no arrests have been made. it was an amazing story of survival out of australia. a little girl is -- has a story. michaela mcelvoy has cuts and bruises all over her body. >> very, very scared. i thought i was going to die. all i could see was gray, gray, gray. >> she can't stop thinking about the frightening attack on new year's day. the family were on holiday. michaela was playing near a pack of kangaroos. when one went for her. >> it jumped on her back and started jumping up and jumping up on top of her and scratching her. >> reporter: the animal pinned her down. michaela's stepdad, mitch mcgovern jumped in to help.

>> to get rid of the kangaroo. all i could see was she was lying head down on the ground. >> honestly, i thought she was dead. she didn't make any noise. didn't scream for help. >> mr. mcgovern struggled to fight it off. >> he came back and jumped and kicked me in the back of the leg. >> reporter: they rushed mckenna to the hospital, where she was treated for cuts. >> reporter: the park management wouldn't comment. but when the family contacted them, they were less than sympathetic. this afternoon, the pack agreed to put up warning signs. they all also need to be cold. because the numbers are too many. >> reporter: amazingly, this terrible attack hasn't changed michaela's dream to be a vet. >> because i love animals. >> and that was jessica turner reporting. wildlife officials in australia say it is out of character for a character to -- kangaroo to attack a person.

children stranded. a paperwork problem keeps two girls from getting home by train. the 10-year-old and 15-year-old traveled to harrisburg to visit family. but when they tried to return home on an amtrak train, they could not. amtrak officials told the girl's father, they should never been allowed to get on the train without an adult. >> they basically stated that they were not able to fit her back on the train with her sister. and they canceled the ticket and refunded me the money. and i now have to find my own way to get them back home. >> amtrak says its policy for unaccompanied minors change november 1st. now children have to be 12 or older to ride without an adult. amtrak ended up making an exception so the girls could get home. first lady michelle obama shows off her acting skills. coming up here on entertain. tonight, only we can take you behind the scenes with first lady michelle obama, acting and dancing on tv.

>> reporter: an enthusiastic first lady appears on the episode of icarly. >> random dancing. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: mrs. obama busts a move with miranda cosgrove. >> i didn't think i would ever random dance with mrs. obama. >> i'm on icarly. >> reporter: but what do sasha and malia think. >> i said, i'm going to be on "i carly ." she's like, no, you're not. i said, "i've met the queen ." >> in the episode, carly's dad is in the military. mrs. obama points out the virtues of serving. >> my husband and i talk to a lot of people with military. >> her husband is the president. >> she is really down to earth. i felt like i could hang out with her. >> also, we have the latest with russell brand. and what may have caused the

latest with his split from katie perry. and you can see more tonight on entertainment tonight. you may have made it yourself. it's one of the most popular new year's resolutions. gyms across the nation are seeing a big boost in business as they usually do in january. gym memberships say most new memberships are set up in january, february, and march. they say long-term goals are better than short-term goals and those long-term goals can help people stay focused on their resolution. in a couple of weeks, you'll get in the gym. >> by june you get a discount. they'll pay you to show up. >> yeah. cold air and brisk wind are right back here in maryland. that's right. meteorologist bernadette woods will have the forecast coming up after this break. there he is, poised to discover plum amazins, the amazing alternative to raisins and cranberries with more fiber, less sugar, and a way better glycemic index. he's clearly enjoying one of the planet's

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welcome back, everybody. okay. we've seen the snow showers cut down. still, the snow flurries and showers coming down from the west. but as the sun sets, this starts to die down. we'll switch did over to you and show you earlier, we had the sunshine. giving way to the clouds building up. but eventually, with all of the snow showers coming out of

them, kind of like in the summer when we have the regular showers coming out. but as the sun died down, also like the summer. everything else is going to start to die down. winds have been out of the northwest. and on the western slopes, we have a lot of snow piling up. a few inches here. that's why there's a wibilitier storm warning. -- winter storm warning. some have gotten close to 12 inches of snow out of this. these are the winds. they have been keeping the cold air around. we're 20 in the metro region. but when you factor in the winds, it feels like 14 in baltimore. 2 degrees now in oakland. pretty incredible out there. swing, from way above average, earlier this week. and this weekend. to now way below average. that's where we're going to be again tomorrow. here's the setup. we have all of these showers coming down from the northwest because we still have that collection with the lakes. all of that in creating these snow showers. but tomorrow, that wind direction changes.

it stops that connection. so we're going to start to see the flurries start to die down. in addition to that, the cold air from the north will be shut off. it will take a day or two before it can sakele through. temperature -- cycle through. forecast comes together like this. on those waters, we have small craft advisories still in effect until 2:00 a.m. and the winds start to come down overnight. and so will the temperatures. 16 degrees for our low overnight. tomorrow, we only recover to about 34. as we head through the weeks, the weekday goes up and up and up toward the weekend. and wait until you see the five- day forecast. we're back in the 50s. >> great. >> wonderful. >> thank you. >> thank you, bernadette. still to come on wjz eyewitness news at 5:00. it's decision time. washington county. remembering a murdered park ranger. how she died. how she died. and how she's being honored. ,, @@

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coming up tonight. iowans choose their republican candidate. strong ties to maryland and reaction from the people who knew her. painting the town purple. i'm jessica kartalija, in federal hill. a live report as ravens' fans get ready for the play-offs. that story next. check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now.

battle in iowa. it's the first test of the 2012 campaign. hi. i'm kai jackson. >> here's what people are talking about tonight. it all boils down. voters will cast their ballots of the 2012 election, to pick their candidates for president. wjz is live in des moines. danielle nottingham is there, following the last-minute campaigning. now, we go to danielle. time is winding down for candidates to make their case to iowa voters, with the race so tight, the gop field was out today, shaking hands and giving speeches, hoping for a last- minute boost. >> reporter: front runner mitt romney kept his fire trained on president obama at his last rally before the caucuses. >> this has