an american man convicted of spying for the cia. >> sharp words for the president and the plea from the man's family. >> hi. i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> growing tensions. today, a former marine is sentenced to death by an iranian court. tara mergener reports for wjz, it's the latest on a series of actions, ratcheting up the war of words. >> an iranian court has convicted this american of working for the cia and sentenced him to death. 28-year-old amir merzay hickmety is a former marine, who worked as an iraq translator in afghanistan. they say he got special training for what they call an intelligence mission. his father insists, hickmety was not a spy. he says his son was visiting his grandmothers in iraq when he was captured. his parents say they are shocked and terrified.

iran's law gives him 20 days to appeal the verdict. the state department sent a strong message about hickmety's fate. >> we've maintained from the beginning that the charges against him were a fabrication. and we call on the iranian government to release him. >> reporter: his death sentence is just the latest in a series of incidents that are escalating tensions between the u.s. and iran. his trial took place as the obama administration talks about tough new sanctions aimed at iran. >> reporter: iran has stepped up efforts to enrich uranium at a bunker. they say it could upgrade for use in nuclear weapons. the u.s. and its allies believe that is iran's real goal. but tehran insists, it is only for research and energy. >> at the white house, tara mergener, wjz eyewitness news. >> the state department says if

iran is enriching uranium, they could be in violation of its application to the u.n. security council. >> a former soldier from laurel is charged with trying to help a somali terrorist. he is suspected of going to join a terror group. he was taken into busted -- custody on his return to maryland. baxon was in the army from 2007, to july 2011, and served in baghdad and korea. a terror plot is foiled. a man described as an islamic extremist is foiled. police say more on what the man's dangerous plans were. >> reporter: he was allegedly planning to attack crowded areas with bombs. he is a u.s. citizen, born in

yugoslavia. he was arrested last weekend, trying to buy explosives from an undercover fbi agent. he was quoted as saying, we all have to die, so why not die the islamic way? he also made a video explaining himself for carrying out the planned violent attack. he is charged with one count of attempted use of weapon of mass destruction. the fbi says it has been watching the suspect for months after being tipped off by an informant. >> reporter: a storm system just to our south brings wet snow to the nation's capital. take a look. here's a live look at light snow falling at the white house. it's been coming down now for a couple of hours. here at home, there's a chill in the air. and the clouds are hiding the sun. we could see a flurry or two here. let's go to meteorologist bernadette woods, tracking first warning live doppler radar. >> hello, everyone out there. we're going to go right to first doppler radar and show

you this storm that is passing by. and the center of it is down in virginia. that's why most of the moisture is off to our south. you can see, it is clipping around maryland and most of d.c. a lot of this is coming down as light snow. now, i want to switch it over and show you temperature-wise what's going on with this entire system here. notice, almost everyone above freezing. that's why the snow isn't really accumulating all that much. maybe on some of the grassy services. that's about it. but notice the dew point, how low that is. when this falls through the clouds, it's going to cool. and that's why it's still staying in the form of snow all the way to the ground. that's why we're seeing snow out there. but this storm will leave us. another warmup is on the way. and we'll have that forecast. >> thank you, bernadette. sorrow and hope mingle at the one-year remembrance of the tucson shooting. 16 people were killed. including arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords. ben tracy has more on giffords'

confident showing. >> i pledge of allegiance to the flag -- >> reporter: in tucson sunday night, gabrielle giffords did what nobody would have thought possible a year ago. >> with liberty and justice for all. >> reporter: giffords' remarkable recovery was on full display. but she will soon need to make a decision about her political future. her husband, mark kelly, says she will decide whether she will seek re-election this fall, well before the may 30th deadline. >> what does your gut tell you? >> some days, i think she could do the job today. but other days, she gets really tired and she is really focused on her therapy. >> reporter: giffords' staff says she has full comprehension, even holding a weekly video conference with her washington audience. yet giffords has cast just one vote this year, shocking congress by showing up to vote to raise the nation's debt limit in august.

>> there's really only a handful of complaints that the congresswoman is not there to be voting on the floor. i think everyone recognizes that she is working hard to recover. >> reporter: meanwhile, they are working to stock her campaign war chest. >> real question is, would you want to run against her? it's difficult to run a campaign that doesn't suggest that she's not fit for office. >> i wanted a back door representing arizona is my honor. >> there's also been speculation that mark kelly could run for her seat in november. but so far, he has dismissed that idea publicly. looking for a killer, city police are going door to door, searching for witnesses to the murder of a beloved east baltimore woman. mary heinz is found dead thursday following a fire at her home. friday, police discovered she had been stabbed multiple times, turning the fires a into a murder case. neighbors say she was struggling with bills and they

can't imagine who would want to hurt her. jurors reaching a verdict in the trial of a man accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in a local skating ring. rink. more on the charges against 26- year-old davon perry. >> this morning, a jury acquitted davon perry of the most serious charges against him, including rape. a girl claims perry attacked her. the jury also could not reach a verdict on two additional charges. so the judge has declared a mistrial. perry will be retried on those two charges. perry remains in police custody. >> the remaining charges are for second-degree sexual assault. each offense carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. morgan state's men's basketball coach is off the bench for now. the university has suspended todd bozeman, after an altercation with a player. several people say it appears bozeman hit a player in the

face at a game at south carolina state. bozeman denies the allegations. well, we're going to check in on our roads right now, with kristy breslin. we're switching gears here. here she is at traffic control. kristy? >> hi, everyone. a lot of accidents to start off the afternoon. if you're traveling in the reisterstown area. a crash we're watching, reisterstown road at painters mill. and an overturned vehicle, crain highway at churchville road, around glen burnie. in essex, rossville boulevard. in the city, gift avenue at clark lane. also west north avenue at bloomingdale road. as far as delays go, we're in great shape, actually. the only delay you're going to see so far this at this hour is a slowdown as you make your approach to security boulevard. let's look at the posted speed there. that's a look at providence road. this traffic report is brought to you by subway.

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excitement is building. the team is preparing. we were talking about the ravens. now we are going to show it to you. ron matz talks to fans about the big matchup. >> the ravens, of course,

unbeaten at m&t bank stadium this season. the houston texans are in the nfl play-offs for the first time in the franchise's 10-year history. >> reporter: they won their wild card game over the bengals, 31-10, with three interpretations. -- interceptions. rookie leading the way with this pick 6. houston ran for 188 yards, with aryan foster leading the way. it was back in week 6, the texans came to town, and the ravens won 29-14. joe flacco threw for over 300 yards. billy cun dif -- cundiff kicked for 35 years. -- 35. >> we need to put pressure for tj yates. suggs needs some help. the defense needs to step up. >> i think they need to run ray rice. >> we need to be aware of houston's running game. >> ray rice definitely needs to touch the ball, at least 25

times. he's our offense. >> i think joe flacco needs to step up to the plate and really be the man that everybody knows he can be and he is. >> reporter: if the broncos can hold up and we can host the afc title game, that would be great. that will be great for the city. that would be great for the team. and give us momentum into the super bowl. >> reporter: the odds makers love the ravens on sunday. they've made the ravens, 7 1/2- point favorites. now, back to you. >> and we like to say this over and over. you can see the ravens take on texas, right here at m&t bank stadium. the game starts at 1:00. it's only right here on wjz. and then, of course, make sure to stay tuned for the after-the- game special, post-game coverage. sports director mark viviano. myself and stan will bring you highlights reaction of the play- offs game with the texans. the search is on for missing montana high schoolteacher, who vanished while running over the weekend.

sheri arnold was last seen saturday morning in sidney. police say a shoe was found near one of her regular running routes. the national guard troops troops and three dog teams are aiding in that search. arnold has tout math for -- taught math for 18 years. also, a bus crash sends passengers flying. it forced passengers onto its side. that crash tossed several people from the bus and even trapped some underneath it. two people killed and dozens others injured. an australian tourist somehow survives a near-death collision. a bungee jumper's worst nightmare. >> reporter: it's billed as 360 feet of pure adrenaline. but a new year's eve turned into pure terror. take a look a look as hur bung

-- her bungee cord snaps. 60 feet above water. >> it went black right away. and i felt like i had been slapped all over. >> reporter: langworthy was alive. but you can see the water started to drag her toward the rapids. the water also full of crocodiles. the 24-year-old australian said she had to dive down to free her legs from the rocks. >> when i was first brought out of the water be they put me on my back. so all of the water i had inhaled meant i couldn't breathe. and then they rolled me on my side and i started coughing out water and blood. >> her body is bruised and beaten. now recovering at a south australian hospital. >> up until now, 50,000 tourists were making that jump every year. can wall street start the week off on the right foot? [ stock bells ringing ] the markets were up and down today. but did finish in positive territory.

the dow was up 33. s&p up 3. nasdaq up 2. let's go to new york, where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. a dismal year means wall street is about to take a big pay cut. bankers' pay is expected to be the lowest since 2008 when the financial crisis hit. lower trading revenue and new regulations squeezed the company's bottom line. that means some bankers at firms like goldman sachs, morgan stanley and jp morgan, could see their 2011 salaries cut. some may get no bonus at all. volkswagen is reporting a record sale. it puts it ahead of japan's toyota. volkswagen says it delivered nearly 8.2% last year. still, the german automaker says it expects a tough year ahead. and if you bought an e-book recently, you have plenty of company. sales of digital books surge

the week after christmas, as many people received e-readers as holiday gifts. in fact, nearly all of the books on the top 50 best sellers lists were e-book edition. and wal-mart, starting today, will begin offering free preparation of simple tax forms. tax experts from h& block and hewitt -- h&r block and hewitt jackson of setting up kiosks. in new york, i'm alexis christoforous. an israeli parliament member douses another member with a glass of water. it happened during a heated exchange over the firing of a school principal. the principal was let go, after taking students to a march for human rights in tel aviv last month. the two disagreed over the punishment, yelling at each other, until the water was thrown in his face. it is not clear if the woman will be reprimanded. >> i will never do that to you. i always have my cup of water here.

>> i know there have been times you have been upset with me. are you sure you're not anything to, jackson? >> close, right? >> we can talk this out. maryland hunter accidentally shot. why four men are facing charges. a package explodes behind a car. who is behind it and why? feels a bit more like winter in maryland today. is snow in the forecast? >> let's go, ravens. let's go, baby. >> go, ravens! >> go, ravens! ♪ [ woman ] i was ready for my trip, but my smile wasn't. [ female announcer ] new crest 3d white intensive professional effects whitestrips. it goes below the enamel surface to whiten as well as a five-hundred dollar professional treatment for a transformation that's hard to believe. ♪ wow, that's you?

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we're having a little problem with your mike. >> yes. >> so we'll move on? >> yes, absolutely. >> okay. >> don't miss tonight's cbs primetime lineup at 10:00. it's another episode of hawaii 50. it is also a new era for morning television. kicked off today. hosts charlie rose, gayle king; sat in a glass studio. familiar faces filled the first broadcast with bob schieffer and scott pelley reporting. you can watch cbs reporting, every weekday morning at 7:00. here on wjz 13. scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. as campaign 2012's primary season kicks off, we're live in new hampshire, with all of the gop candidates. and we'll also sit down with the most important voters in the campaign. the independents. that's tonight, on the cbs evening news. opening arguments in the

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it is 4:27. 36 degrees and cloudy. hello. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about. >> the gop presidential hopefuls are on the campaign trail, making their final pitch to voters. manuel gallegus reports for wjz. mitt romney still holds a solid lead, but one of his comments could shake up the race. >> reporter: a personal plea to new hampshire voters from front runner mitt romney. romney mans the phones at his headquarters in manchester, trying to lock in his double- digit lead. his rivals are fighting to the finish, using comments romney made this morning to business leaders as new ammunition. >> i like being able to fire

people who provide services to me. >> reporter: you cannot compete with romney. if you were totally positive, and he is running $3.5 million of attack ads. it's not possible. >> reporter: ron paul is running second here, thanks to loyal followers, like patrick wazzano, tattooing, temporarily, at least his report. -- support. >> what do you think appeals about ron paul to new hampshire resident. >> just the personal delivery of government, stay out of my business. >> reporter: that is a common theme where the theme is live free or die. >> we don't always go for the underdog, it seems. >> reporter: john huntsman is hoping to capitalize on that. >> we are going to turn things around. >> reporter: huntsman, rick santorum, hoping to finish at least as one of the top 3.

in manchester, new hampshire, manuel gallegus, wjz eyewitness news. >> romney has a good chance to run away with new hampshire. the latest cbs news poll shows a much tighter race across the nation. prosecutors are trying to reach a plea agreement in a new york bomb plot. police say he was just hours away from finishing a home made pipe bomb. he was reportedly going to use the bombs to attack soldiers, police and other targets. this is one of the few terror cases prosecuted on the state level. prosecutors hope to reach a deal before the next court date. self-defense or a war crime. they decide to fight one of the biggest criminal cases of the iraq war. >> prosecutors say the unit lost control, killing two dozen people, after a roadside bomb exploded near a convoy in 2005, killing one marine. staff sergeant frank wooterich is charged with voluntary

manslaughter. and during an interview with 60 minutes, he says his team was trying to secure the area when they fired in the nearby homes of the iraqi town of haditha. they say they used grenades and fired ingrim nantly into -- indiscriminantly into those houses, killing women and children. >> wooterich is the last of eight marines to face charges. six had charges dropped or dismiddled and one -- dismissed and one was acquitted. a week after a ranger was gunned down inside. but her former coworkers say they're still coming to grips with what happened. stacy sakamoto has the story. >> reporter: by midday, the porch at the long myer museum was filled with tributes to ranger margaret anderson. a sign explained who she was and how she was shot and killed last sunday. mount rainier national park was closed all week. first as the couple hundred law

enforcement officers searched for the gunmen. then to allow colleagues like kevin balker a chance to do this. >> it took a while to open up. and it took me a while to figure out why. but i think it's part of the letting go, i think, of margaret, that we're going back to normal operations. >> reporter: we got our first look at barn flats today. this is where anderson was shot, as she tried to stop a car that blew past a snow-chain checkpoint. >> and we heard shots fired come over the radio. >> reporter: park interpreter, rebecca roland, was back at work today. she remembers the anxious, 14 hours she spent trying to calm and entertain more than 100 visitors, locked down inside the jackson visitors center. >> everybody was very kind. what i remember most, though, was how worried i was about my friends who were still out there.

>> that was stacy sakamoto reporting. ranger margaret anderson worked in maryland for several years at the national park before moving to washington state. charges are fired after a hunter is shot. it happened in a wooded area near fort washington. five men were hunting deer. 59-year-old ricky johnson of clinton, suffered nonlife- threatening injuries. now, police say charges have been filed against all five men. charges are going to be pending against all five of the persons because hunting is obviously illegal. in our park. >> reporter: saturday was the last date deer could be hunted with firearms in the baltimore, washington region. none of the men had permits. a big recall, after customers complained that pills are ending up in bottles. mary bubala is in the investigation. >> reporter: pharmaceutical giant novartis is recalling several over-the-court drugs in

the u.s. mislabeled and broken pills. no injuries have been reported, though. the recall includes excedrin and no-doze, with september 14th expireration dates. the company is urging people to throw out or return unused products that are part of the recall. >> the cause of the mix-up is under investigation. novartis officials say they suspended operations and shipment from its facility in lincoln, nebraska to rectify problems there. right now, it's snowing at the white house in washington, d.c. wjz has weather and traffic together. bob is here with the updated numbers from first warning weather. >> and just about 10 minutes ago, bwi marshall, reporting a little bit of light snow. it's well above freezing. there's a tiny little band on the edge of this precip. cold enough here aloft. south of that, it's mainly rain. north of the city, not a flake, not a drop.

looks like this stuff is moving out as you can see. we'll be looking for clearing skies to maybe temperature- wise, just cold enough in a few spots. easton could just drop to 32. the dew point up there in the clouds is below freezing at 28 degrees. d.c. at 34. we're a little warmer at 36. even 39 now, upper cumberland, but no precip out to the west. a little light precip possible yet this evening. south and east of the city. maybe wet snowflakes for a while. then we look for a big warmup, coming tomorrow. >> wow. let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. hello, kristy. hi, denise, hi, everyone. if you're traveling on the west side inner loop. we have an accident there, between 70 and security boulevard. with delays solid back to frederick road. the top side of the inner loop, delays from harford to harrisburg expressway. and we also have accidents, crain highway at church view road. reisterstown road at painters mill road. that one involving an

overturned vehicle. in the harford county area, edgewood at willoby road. and three baltimore city accidents. druid park lake drive. west lake avenue at bloomingdale road. also south hilton at south caton avenue. let's take a live look. you can see, traffic definitely beginning to get heavier there, at providence road. and we'll take another live look. as you can see, still a pretty easy drive. although it is picking up just a bit there, 95 top of the fort mchenry tunnel. 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. in today's pump watch, it's more bad news for cash-strapped drivers. the price rose 8 cents this past week alone. analysts credit several causes. including near an oil shipping route near iran. if the current trend continues, some experts say prices could

break $4 a gallon by spring. things aren't that bad yet in our area. it's up 10 cents from last month. and almost 30 cents higher than this time last year. a gospel sensation. shirley murdoch performed in washington, d.c. but not before speaking with wjz. and monique griego has more. >> shirley murdoch has been belting out music for 25 years. >> music has the power to set your heart on fire. it sets the atmosphere. >> reporter: after being in r&b, she switches to gospel. and for the first time, her powerful voice was joined by the national symphony in washington d.c. ♪ [ music ] >> as an artist, to be able to come to the nation's capital,

and to be able to sing with the symphony orchestra is really magnificent. >> reporter: murdoch was part of the production, in honor of martin luther king, jr. >> it's to commemorate the civil rights movement. so it's through song and through music. and i'm just very, very blessed and fortunate to be part of it. >> reporter: she also didn't mind getting a chance to visit charm city. >> i've met a lot of people here in baltimore. and you got the ravens. [ laughter ] >> reporter: murdoch is also breaking ground on another project. her first live cd and dvd. on the journey, she collaborates with several other singers for a unique live show. >> you get an opportunity to experience just that magic of that night, of what we experienced that night. >> reporter: and while this latest cd holds special meaning, murdoch says her journey is far from over. monique griego, wjz eyewitness news. >> great voice. murdoch says her next goal is to perform on broadway and do

more work on films. >> she can do it, too. music power couples, getting life as a trio. singer beyonce has given birth to a daughter named blue ivy, not seen here. it's the first child for the singer and her husband, rapper jay z. there is speculation that the baby's name is a combination of albums from her parents. jay z has an album "blueprint," and iv is 4 in roman numerals. >> we can only imagine how gorgeous the baby is. >> and wealthy. still ahead. security breach. just months before the game started to begin. and aspirin today. does it really help prevent heart attack and stroke in everyone? bob is updating your first warning forecast coming up.

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police in the uk sneak past a bomb security checkpoint. security experts say these kinds of threats are designed to expose potential threats. they will deploy more than 13,000 troops and 20,000 security guards during the event. olympics kick off july 27th. the body found on queen elizabeth's estate is identified. they are sure that it is that of a missing teen, 17-year-old lisa demetri dreva. police found the remains last week on the grounds of the queen's vacation home. investigators say her body had been there for approximate four months. official cause of death has not been released. police in new york release a composite sketch. kai is in the newsroom with more. >> reporter: that's right. the sketch shows a woman whose partial remains were found along a remote stretch of highway. suffolk county police say more remains from the same person were also found on a different

beach in 1996. investigators think a serial killer is responsible for the body, along with nine others that were found on the same stretch of highway. authorities say that woman accidentally drowned. denise? >> thank you, kai. authorities are asking anyone with information about the identity to contact police. a colorado woman is badly burned after a package explodes in her car. now police say her ex-husband may have been responsible for the attack. jennifer bryce has more. >> reporter: the package exploded inside this volvo lafayette police believe was intended. it was evacuated as bomb squad technicians and robots investigated. >> it's very am strange. very, very strange. >> reporter: chris was driving, allison was a apparently. a facebook friend of the stone family have updated the couple's condition saying, chris is just fine and allison is badly injured but eventually will be okay.

please pray and thank you in advance. police say they do not believe there is a threat in the community. >> i have more knowledge going on. it really helps you. >> reporter: sources say the fbi was called in to assist in case the threat was more wide ranging. the fbi confirms they are no longer on the case. the atf has six people involved. lafayette police say allison has two children with her ex- husband. >> a background check shows lafayette's husband has a prior arrest for domestic violence and a permanent restraining order against him from another woman. an rv crash claims two lives in mississippi. police say a group of friends was headed to new orleans. one passenger died at the scene. the driver died a short time later. at least 10 others were rushed to the hospital with minor injuries. investigators say the group planned to attend monday night's championship game, between lsu and alabama. in tonight's healthwatch,

many take a an aspirin to prevent heart attack or stroke. but it's not for everyone. >> reporter: 56-year-old kirk dev rue takes aspishin to keep his blood from clotting and protect his heart. >> just a little over a year ago, and they found major blockage. and had bypass surgery. >> reporter: now, a new study shows only people like kirk, who are at higher risk for heart attack and stroke should take aspirin. researchers looked at more than 700,000 people without heart disease. while they had fewer heart attacks, taking aspirin didn't lower death rates. >> it's the people who are low risk that really we're not sure whether using an aspirin a day or every other day is beneficial. >> reporter: doctors say patients must consider the risk. >> government row intestinal

bleeding or stroke. they're small side effects. but when they happen, they can be devastating. >> reporter: doctors recommend patients without a history of heart problems, talk to their physicians first to see if aspirin is the right choice. >> i think the benefits outweigh the risks. and i think that's true of all medications i take. >> reporter: as the doctor agrees, in kirk's case, aspirin is necessary to keep his heart healthy. in los angeles, edward lawrence, wjz eyewitness news. >> more than 1.5 million people suffer heart attacks each year in the u.s. >> a yearbook picture is causing quite a stir in colorado. this won't be making its way onto the pages. the student, cindy spies, met with the principal friday and was told she would have to find a different photo. the editors say they simply found the picture inappropriate. >> well, speaking of inappropriate. people taking the subway in new york this weekend got an eyeful because sunday was no-pants day. who knew? and as you can see, hundreds

took part in the annual event, which encourages people to drop their pants and skirts in the stations and ride the metro. the event first started in 2002. it has since spread to other cities, including d.c., denver and seattle. >> let's keep it in those cities. [ laughter ] on the red carpet, with brad and angie, mark signes has more from hollywood. >> reporter: coming up here on entertainment tonight. we have brad pitt, walking with a cane. no, it is not a prop. et broke this story. now, what brad is telling us about his busted knee. >> brad and angie, just wowing the fans. but the superstar dad, hobbling. >> what's going on with the cane? are you all right? >> a little slip over the new year's eve. >> are you all right? >> a little mcl. a little damage. >> walking with a cane. do you have any insight into what happened? >> i don't. but you know it was something

really dumb. like skydiving. >> mountain climbing. >> exactly. >> george clooney was theorizing that you might have injured yourself skydiving. >> no, actually, it was cooler. i was carrying my daughter down a slope. and i slipped. and it was me or her. >> and as a good dad, she's fine. >> brad's bum knee didn't stop him from signing autographs. his sense of humor, fully intact, accepting the desert palm achievement for money ball and tree of life. >> like many of you here, i haven't seen tree of life. but here we're really good. >> at least he's modest. >> also, steven tyler on his engagements. the lady antebellum wedding. and secrets. all of that coming up here on entertainment tonight. >> you can see that here on wjz. >> chrysler is hoping their 2013 dodge dart steals the show in detroit. the new dart has the sleek stance of a modern muscle car

with a short hood, long roof, and slightly flaired fenders. chrysler is counting on the zippy dart to sell more cars and continue its recent revival. >> it's red. i like that. >> yeah. it is a cool-looking car, though. >> what kind of mileage does it get? that's all i care about. >> i bet it's pretty good. >> i hope so. possibility of a few wet snowflakes tonight. >> bob turk has the updated first warn piled sky high atop your favorite freshly baked bread with spicy mustard, pickles and melt-a-licious cheese. okay, enough imagining how this fresh toasted number would tantalize your taste buds -- it's time to actually experience the subway big hot pastrami melt, built by the sandwich experts the way you love -- to per-fec-tion. subway. eat fresh.

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lady, i just drive the truck. right, there's no way right, right? have a nice day. [ male announcer ] 80 delicious calories. got a little snow over there in washington. you can see just a light dusting on the roof of the white house there. temperatures are above freezing so that the most part, it's melting here. a few flakes, you can see just starting. but it's not going to last. the precip is going to move out here. probably in the baltimore area in the next hour or two. but you see a few flakes falling down. and it's above freezing. so it's going to melt. take a look at radar. we have a little band of mainly wet snow. but in a few areas, there's a light dusting on the grassy areas. the streets are, for the most part, a little wet.

but later tonight, if temperatures can drop quick enough, then maybe just some very isolated icy spots. it's possible. but here north of the city, nothing has fallen all day long. and it will not happen. in fact, it's all from the city south and east, that little band of snow moving off to the east. temperature-wise, 36. above freezing. dew point still below. up in the clouds, where this is made, it's below freezing, hence, we're seeing a little wet snow reaching the ground. 72% humidity. it's coming up. south winds at 5. barometer, holding steady. 32 there. and as you saw, just into the baltimore area. but west and north, it's just cloudy skies. clearing out to the west, 39. and 39 in ocean city. a little light rain and drizzle down there. even around the baltimore metro, no one is at freezing. but the coolest spot, rock hall at 34, even annapolis with snow, and kent island at snow. right on route 50, snow falling. temperatures in the mid-50s now.

normals, 41, 24. the record, 75 and 2. south winds. you think, well, boy, it's bringing in mild air. it will tomorrow. temperatures are going to go up. but wednesday, low pressure to the south. brought a lot of rain to texas. flooding in houston. that's going to pass to our west. it will bring up warm air ahead of it. you see that band of frozen precip. just west of us, it's clearing out. later tonight, we'll see a let of moonlight. -- a lot of moonlight. good chance of rain wednesday afternoon, wednesday night. could be some moderate rain. then it clears out, it will start to turn colder but not until the end of the week. northwest winds at 5 to 10 knots. bay temp around 42 now. tonight, a little rain and snow mixture, clearing out this evening. mainly south and east. low of 30 by morning tomorrow. sunny, pleasant, nice day. tomorrow's high, back up to 52 degrees. so a little bit of a teaser here in january. with this precip tonight. >> thank you, bob. still to come on eyewitness news tonight.

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moving into the region. we'll is tracking it live in first warning weather. >> searching for witnesses. an elderly woman found stabbed to death inside a burning home. what police are do right now to solve this murder. it's a price that affects your wallet every week. and some in annapolis say you should be paying more. i'm derek valcourt, i'll plain coming up. on eyewitness news. >> i'm jessica kartalija. the entire state is going purple for the ravens. i'll have more in a live report

coming up -- coming up. wjz eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. hi. i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mare you -- mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. snow is moving through the region. take a look at the white house. not really in our region. but that's where this light snow has been falling for a few hours. now we're told it is moving into maryland. some areas could see some wet weather and slippery roads maybe. wjz is live with first warning weather. meteorologist bernadette woods, bob turk tracking live doppler radar. we'll start inside with bob. you got a little dust in washington. although it is above ee