chaos and anger, seconds after the cruise ship disaster. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> the captain and the coast guard argue. today, more bodies are pulled from the wreckage. >> hi, everyone. i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> shocking new audio as the death toll rises in italy. there is new insight into the confusion of the cruise ship accident. anna metraininga reports for wjz, on the reported heated phone call between the ship's captain and the coast guard. >> reporter: controlled explosions blew searches for the concordia. >> we hope that this day we can reach all of the places that haven't been inspected yet.

>> reporter: they're looking in the murky water and interior of the ship, for anyone who may still be alive. but search crews say they only found more victims tuesday. francisco is now under house arrest. and faces charges of causing a ship wreck, manslaughter and abandoning ship. in a call to the coast guard right after the wreck, skitino saidy he's in a life boat during evacuation. the coast guard official yells. telling skitino, you get on board. this is an order. the captain says, but you are aware it is dark and we can't see anything. the official replies, get on the bough of the ship and tell me what can be done. infrared shows some of the passenger his to climb down the side of the ship, using rope ladders. now, there's a new problem. the wrecked ship contains 500,000 gallons of fuel. >> reporter: dutch leaders are waiting for the go ahead to

start the delicate process of extracting fuel that could begin as early as wednesday. the water is a protected marine life sanctuary. crews have already placed it around the costa concordia in case of a spill. but officials say the risk of a leak increases. in italy, anna metranga, wjz eyewitness news. >> it is estimated that the process to extract the fuel from the ship could take as long as four weeks. charged with killing his father, a harford county teen goes before a judge. wjz is live in the newsroom with more on the robert richardson iii case. >> richardson waived his right to a hearing. the 16-year-old freshman is charged as an adult, with murdering his 58-year-old father robert richardson, jr. the crime happened january 9th, inside their bel air home. richardson said little during the proceeding and was taken into custody. according to the baltimore sun,

richardson nodded in recognition of a few family members in court. richardsonrichardson wore a black and white jump suit and his hands and feet were shackled. >> he is being held without bail. he's accused of trying to assassinate the president. and today, more charges are filed against oscar ortega- hernandez. he was indicted today on 17 charges, including trying to kill president barack obama. he is accused of trying to fire shots at the white house in november. he's being held without bail at this time. the president was not in the white house at the time. the group, occupy baltimore protestors are not backing down. they are trying to stop the construction of a juvenile jail in east baltimore. >> reporter: occupy baltimore tells wjz they will be back here at the site at 6:00 tonight. but you can see there are still a number of police cars here, and the state police incident command center is still here

for anything that might happen. police charged the six people they arrested, four men and two women, with trespassing. the arrest came as tensions mounted between officers, some armed in riot gear. and more than 70 members of occupy baltimore. the group is protesting at the site of a proposed juvenile jail. >> when we look to the future, we see a city in which we're building wal-marts and underfunding services for youth. >> here's how it unfolded. the area secure. and police put up no- trespassing signs minutes before they arrived. >> this is state property here. it's been fenced. it is their private property. >> reporter: troopers were initially friendly and did not pushing back pieces of a frame of a makeshift house. police told demonstrators they couldn't live on the site for five days as they planned. >> we're going to try and keep

peaceful relationships with the police as much as possible. >> reporter: occupy plans to return here throughout the week, despite the confrontation. >> politically, it's a threat. politically, hopefully we're keeping this agenda in the public radar. >> reporter: city police pushed media from the scene here before the event was over last night. reporting from east baltimore, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> last month, police evicted the group from mceldon square, where some people had been living for 10 weeks. that eviction was peaceful, without a single arrest. the baltimore community gathers to say a final farewell to a local radio legend. adam may is live in the newsroom with more on a public memorial held today for ron smith. >> reporter: the auditorium at goucher college was held today for ron's public memorial. ♪ [ music ] two u.s. marines stood at

attention, while ron's favorite songs played. ron was a former marine himself. his coworkers, his family and his friends all took the stage to share their favorite memories of ron. the service lasted about 40 minutes. it was often filled with a lot of laughter and applause. ron smith died december 19th of pancreatic cancer. today's service collected donations for the pancreatic association. all of the proceeds did k go to the canc -- can go to the cancer center at johns hopkins university. baltimore's mayor is a crime victim. police say someone entered mayor rawlings-blake's twond in -- 2001 infinity parked near her home around 1:00 in the morning. a suspect opened the door of the mayor's unlocked car, but no property was taken. the mayor's security detail watching her house saw a man.

in 2002, a suspect stole stereo equipment. and that suspect was arrested by police as well. let's take a live look right now. sunny conditions on a mild afternoon. wjz has weather and traffic together. bob turk is here with the updated numbers from first warning weather. how high did it get, bob? >> people said, is it january? or is it april? because believe it or not, this last hour, we jumped up to 58 degrees. the sun has been out since about 12:45, just after noon. take a look at radar. a couple of showers up across the hagerstown area. a few more out to the west of the oakland area. there is a front that is going to go through the region. that will gib to drop -- begin to drop temperatures, particularly by tomorrow. right now, it's 58 degrees. 50 in washington. 61 in pax river. to the west, oakland at 50, the cool spot, cumberland in the valley, they never really warmed up. they were at 44. during the day tomorrow, cold front comes through. here comes colder air. to our north and northwest

mountains, some snow showers will break out. so back to some more normal temperatures over the next couple of days. mary? >> all right, bob. thank you. let's check on our roads here this morning. here's kristy breslin, wjz traffic control. hopefully quiet out there with 58 degrees. >> reporter: well, it is quiet. but unfortunately, there is still a couple of things going on. especially if you're on that beltway. if you're on the top side inner loop, expect 50 minutes there. on the outer loop, you will slow down there, as you make your way towards dulaney valley in that direction. if you're still traveling on the outer loop, watch for an accident there on greenspring avenue. other accidents include crain highway at johns hopkins road. phelps in columbia. and also, west street at lee street. out there in annapolis. let's now take a live look, as you can see, not too bad of a drive on the beltway, just west of york road. this traffic report is brought

to you by subway. it's flavor-packed pastrami, flavor, pickles, bubbly dheez. to satisfy the biggest appetite, only at subway, eat fresh. back to you. >> millions of families struggle with the devastation of alzheimer's. today, the government is moving forward on an ambitious plan to move forward and treat the disease. terrell brown has more from washington. >> reporter: russell patterson knows all about the devastation of alzheimer's. he is encouraged to hear the governor is finally taking it on. >> i think it's a great move, on obama's part. >> reporter: the obama administration is developing the first national plan for tackling alzheimer's. the plan is to develop both prevention and treatment. >> we're going to see in the coming months where this is a plan that will remain just an aspiration, or whether it's a

battle plan, backed by the resources to really end this disease. >> reporter: president obama signed off on the alzheimer's project next year. and the committee is now under a deadline to finalize the strategy. >> reporter: the group is in a two-day meeting to hammer out the plan. over 5 million suffer from alzheimer's, but it's the only disease among the top killers, for which there is no prevention or cure. >> this someone taking an initiative is a good thing for me. >> reporter: doctors expect alzheimer's to grow dramatically, possibly affecting 16 million americans. the government is hoping to stop that train before it happens. in washington, terrell brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> the alzheimer's association says it expects to see a final plan at some point this spring. >> well, we know the ravens are just a game away from a trip to the super bowl. and the road to indy goes through new england. wjz is your home for complete coverage of the ravens' play-

off run. a popular baltimore hot spot is getting in on the football action. the national aquarium, offering a special $5 discount to wearing ravens, they sent wjz these photos of how some of the animals, the birds, are getting into the spirit of the play- offs, as they get ready to take on the patriots. and to cheer on the ravens, keep it right here. we'll bring you the afc championship game live from massachusetts as the ravens face the patriots, as we said. coverage starts at 3:00 sunday, here on wjz. and you know, wjz is your home for all of the ravens' excitement. don't miss our live championship special. get fan reaction, team updates and a hometown sendoff. watch it live on friday, at 7:30. right here on wjz 13. still ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00, lindsay lohan, back in court.

what a judge says to the troubled actress today. shocking and disturbing, three people are stabbed in a trailer in virginia. wait until you hear how old the suspect is. it's the most prestigious honor a school can receive. and now, six more maryland schools will call themselves blue ribbon schools. so which ones are they? i'm andrea fujii, that's just ahead on wjz eyewitness news. and it's a beautiful, mild january afternoon. but how long can our luck hold out? bob is updating your first warning forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

the car hangs over the bridge, after a crash with a truck. look at this. the horrific accident unfolded on a california highway last week. a big rig rear-ended the car. the truck flew off the bridge and exploded in flames, killing

that driver. the car hung off the bridge with a mother and her two daughters inside. they were miraculously pulled to safety. look at this. actress lindsay lohan leaves court with a smile today. that's because the judge says the troubled star is fulfilling her probation requirements. the judge imposed tough rules after the actress violated the terms of her probation, stemming from dui charges. lohan has been working at the l.a. county morgue. six maryland schools received the highest state honor today, becoming blue ribbon schools n. this -- in this wjz school watch report, andrea fujii tells us more of what makes them worthy of the achievement. >> reporter: meet the newest recipients of the blue ribbon award. students and teachers at baltimore's county -- baltimore county's woodholm elementary. >> we're usually focused and on

task. and we cooperate well with each other. >> reporter: of its 800 students, 96% proved proficient in math and reading. and woodholm is not alone. [ applause ] five other schools across the state achieved the same accomplishments, including crofton meadows elementary in anne arundel county. woodholm elementary. rachel carson elementary in montgomery county. white -- whitehall, and pocomoke. it shows high performance or significant improvement in reading and math, many of which have economically disadvantaged students. including woodholm, where 42% participate in free and reduced lunches. >> so if a student is struggling in any way, we meet with them during lunch, we spend time with them. >> reporter: and many students appreciate the faculty's hard work, knowing their education

ensures a bright future. >> we have the good intelligence to get a job, to get money, so you can have your own house, and you can just live happily. >> reporter: the blue ribbon schools will now go on to compete for the national awards, which are announced in september. i'm andrea fujii, wjz eyewitness news. >> for the past four years, all nominated maryland public schools also run national blue ribbon awards. it's a very big deal. >> absolutely. congratulations. in today's healthwatch, coffee drinking helps reduce the risk of diabetes, apparently. a new study found three compounds contained in the beverage, can block the toxic buildup of a protein, which is known to trigger the long-term condition. researchers believe the coffee extract, caffeine, cavic acid, and chlorogenic acid, could help develop more effective treatment. pretty good numbers on the first day of trading on the week on wall street.

the markets have been up all day. the dow is up 60. s&p up 5. nasdaq up 14. -- 17. let's go to new york now, where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. stocks rallied on reports that china's economy didn't slow as much as expected late last year. that helped offset a disappointing earnings from citigroup. kraft cut 1600 jobs from the u.s. and canada this year, as it prepares to split its businesses among two. kraft announced in august it would split into two independent companies, the global snacks business, and north american grocery business. shares of carnival corps fell as much as 15%, following the deadly wreck friday of its cruise ship on the italian coast. the costa concordia is operated by carnival subsidiary in italy. get ready for sticker

shock. the average is $2400 this winter. that's four times what natural gas customers are paying. iran stressed it would cut down a key oil route if the country is hit with sanctions that drive prices higher. zapos is urging customers to reset their passwords as soon as they can. a hacker is said to have gotten access to up to 24 million customers, including names, addresses, e-mails. credit card information was not stolen. in new york, i'm alexis christoforous. >> don, don, don, -- ♪ [ music ] ♪ bond. james bond. did you like that? go on display, complete with bullet holes and machine guns. the array of vehicles including ones for land, air and sea, are

being shown at the national motor museum in hampton. that's that astin martin. that's a beautiful car. it's all in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first double-zero seven film, which was "dr. no." >> i don't remember naone. but my favorite was the metal things that came out of the side of the car. >> that was astin martin. that happened in "gold finger." >> something was always poking out. >> i like that. >> do your effect again. was that don, don, don. >> dom, dom, dom dom ♪ >> you voluntary -- haven't even had your martini, shaken -- >> not stirred. a mother gives up work to care for her children. why a new law means she can't get any credit? get outside and join the sunshine. bob is updating your first warning forecast.

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you said it, bob. >> absolutely. >> the january thaw. >> never seen a winter like this before. two cold days. and back to spring. we've had some cold days take a look at temps right now. forget it. it's 58 degrees right now. 58. that's normal for the first and second week in april. southwest winds at 17. the barometer right now, holding steady. 29.73 inches. now, it is a little cooler out to the west. some of these valleys never really got into the warm air. cumberland, way down there on the potomac river. cool air stalling out. still 44 there. been there all day long. oakland even higher up. got warmer, 57 degrees. 58, 58, 61. look how mild it is.

elkton getting a breeze off the chesapeake bay. dew point, 44. look at that. cumberland. just jumped to 58. oakland dropped to 45. this is actually happening this very minute. the winds there, just shifted. they just got some of that warm air pushing out that air temporarily. 54 at westminster. 60 in annapolis. that was cool. 60 in kent island. and 58 in washington, columbia. right now, our winds are southwest. they are kind of strong, keeping this warm air in a little longer. oakland, just beginning to turn to the west. cumberland, you see it, southerly wind just brought that warm air right back in there. lat late tonight, the front is going to come through the area. wind comes back to the northwest. and here comes more colder air back to normal temperatures for the rest of the week. even below normal, we think, on friday. there's been a little snow in iowa today along that cold front. but to the east, showers and thunderstorms. 70s. bulk of our rain moves through

this morning, a quarter to half inch in some spots. a line of showers. most of the activity is dying out. you can see sunshine here. showers. these are not going to make it into our region. virginia will probably see some showers. our region, clouds tonight. maybe a shower. and then we go back to the chilly temperatures. back to normal for the next couple of days. by friday, yet another front coming through. get us even colder, we think, for the end of the week. probably back only in the low to mid-30s. northwest winds at 25 knots and small craft advisory. on the bay tomorrow. clearing later on. 37 by morning. that's well above normal. 40 degrees tomorrow. it was 58 this afternoon. so much breezy -- much colder day. but that's normal for this time of year. >> right. we can handle that. i love -- >> 58 degrees, though, bob. and you said spring. i heard it. don't miss tonight's cbs primetime lineup.

it's unforgettable. then be sure to stick around for eyewitness news at 11:00. lots more ahead at 4:30. your baby is learning how to talk. and new research says it's not just from hearing sounds. parents, don't miss tonight's healthwatch. occupy protestors greet returning lawmakers. why they demonstrating outside of congress. and now there are 5. the new issues that has the gop presidential candidate squaring off. eyewitness news at 4:00 continues with denise and vic continues with denise and vic after this. ,,,,,,

it's 4:30. 58 degrees and clear. hello, everyone. thanks for staying staying with eyewitness news. i'm vic carter. >> i'm denise koch. >> time is running out for the republicans running for president. they're trying to win support in south carolina, ahead of saturday's primary. danielle nottingham reports for wjz, the candidates are taking aim at front runner mitt romney. >> reporter: mitt romney is rallying supporters in south carolina, where he is still the

man to beat. >> the reason that i believe finding some support in this state and others is because people believe that having spent a life in the private sector, that i have credibility, talking about the economy. >> but fellow republicans say romney is anything but credible. >> he needs to step up and do the right thing and quit playing dirty politics. he's playing dirty, dishonest politics. >> reporter: they're stepping up their attacks on the front runner, criticizing his policy views, and pushing him to immediately release his tax returns. they're trying to convince romney supporters in south carolina to change their minds. >> you have my back on saturday, and i'll have your back for the next four years in washington, d.c. we got a deal? >> reporter: but gingrich says conservatives who pick rick perry or rick santorum are wasting their votes. he argues he's the best choice to take on president obama. >> reporter: on the campaign trail in florence, the former speaker had some tough words for the president. >> i don't want to bloody his

nose. i want to knock him out. >> reporter: a new poll shows gingrich running second to romney. ron paul, the candidate who came closest to romney hopes he'll gain ground, after picking up endorsements from four state senators. the candidates have a few more days to make their closing arguments. south carolina voters head to the polls saturday. at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> the candidates square off one more time before primary day. the gop hopefuls have one more debate, scheduled for thursday night. the occupy wall street movement is out in full force in our nation's capital. kai jackson is in the newsroom with more. >> it's being called "occupy congress." today's rain didn't keep the movement from taking on washington, d.c. protestors say they're speaking out against corporate greed in politics. capital police say one person in the crowd was arrested and charged with assault on a police officer. now the crowd wasn't as big as you had expected.

but a full rally is set for 6:00 tonight. >> protestors also say they want to show the house of representatives what real democracy looks like. the house reconvened today. a lawyer for bradley manning, the soldier accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of government documents online. s to question secretary of state hillary clinton. that lawyer was not allowed to call clinton to the witness stand at fort meade. earlier this month, a judge ruled that manning will face a court-martial. he could face life in prison if convicted on 22 counts. there is new insight into why a german con artist claimed he was a member of the rockefeller family more than a decade ago. >> reporter: the man told the fbi his name was clark rockefeller when he was arrested in 2008. but in it, clark gert rider said he said he was a pathetic

nothing. and if you are born short, you want to be something bigger. officials say he lied about his past to charm his way into influential social circles in new york, california, massachusetts and new hampshire. >> clark geret streeter is a suspect in the disappearance and killing of a man in 1995. good news is, we've had a bad winter so far. the bad news is, heating oil prices are sky high. the average price for people using natural gas is about $670. those who use heating oil, are paying more than $2300. the price difference is mainly because natural gas sources are local. now, it's possible to switch over, but the up-front cost is expensive and it will take time for it to pay off. some of you might have even turned off the heat this afternoon. a live look outside now. it is pretty mild. but enjoy it. it not going to last. wjz has weather and traffic

together. bob is here with the updated numbers. >> reporter: at 3:23, with 59 degrees. it's currently still 58. take a look at radar. there is a front to the west. that weather is going to change dramatically tomorrow. 58 tomorrow. southwest winds at 17. the front to the wests are just getting into the far western portions of the region. it will pass through the baltimore, washington area. probably just before midnight. winds will shift. and colder air will start filtering in. take a look at temperatures around this date. 58. here's 61 in pax river. 57, ocean city in easton. and jumped up to 58 in cumberland. tomorrow, the front comes through the area. winds go back to the northwest. that big low across maine and eastern new england area. colder air, filtering in pretty much for the rest of the week. vic? >> okay, bob. thank you. let's check in on the roads now with kristy breslin. hi, vic. hi, everyone. we still have a couple of problems around the beltway.

we have that accident on green spring avenue. that's going to catch your attention. you'll also slow down as you make your way towards the jones falls expressway. as far as delays go, 10 minutes on the north side inner loop. in harford county, a crash there, emerton road at hanson road. and crofton, an accident, blocking all lanes. crain highway would be your alternate. in parkville, a crash to watch out for, putty hill avenue, at loch raven boulevard. and in the city, pen bridge avenue. let's take a live look. you can see, things are still flowing pretty well just west of york road. and we'll take another live look. definitely slowing down there at providence. this traffic report is brought to you by the insurance of baltimore boat show. you can get tickets and details at baltimore boat show.com. back to you. >> thank you, kristy. cute animal alert. some cuddly cubs are being shown off in china.

take a look. these white bengal cubs are just two months old. they are brother and sister, and they apparently love to play. a contest is being held to come up with their name. [ laughter ] >> they are cute, aren't they? >> they are adorable. >> yeah. i can't wait to see when they grow up. straight ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. $5 a gallon. and what's going on in iran that could have us paying that much for gas this summer. wick peda blackout -- pikipedia blackout. and we're enjoying spring- like afternoon. cooler temps are coming back. don't miss your first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

owfted egyptian president hosni mubarak is in court today. he is accused of killing over

800 development strairtds during the uprising last year. if convicted, mubarak could be sentenced to death. mubarak's two sons are facing two separate charges of corruption in the trial. iran is threatening an embargo in europe. and that means prices could go up here. how much higher? experts predict gas could reach $5 a gallon. that is, if iran closes its main shipping port, which provides nearly 20% of the oil traded nearly worldwide. wjz tracks how much you're paying now. a gallon. on average, $3.39. last month, it was $3.21. a year ago, it was just over $3 a gallon. a 5-year-old is in custody, after allegedly stabbing three people at a mobile home park in virginia. adam may is there with the temper tantrum. >> they say that child stabbed

a child and an adult. all were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. it's unclear if that object used was a knife. neighbors say the child was upset after a dispute with a juicebox. police are not confirming those reports. one of the victims is related to the child, but they are not saying what the relationship is. >> experts are evaluating the 5- year-old boy. you can see a mob dragging a young boy to the ground and proceeding to punch, kick and hit him with ice chunks. the beating went on for three minutes. officers say the boy was robbed of his money, his wallet, his gym shoes. and detectives are searching for suspects. a 16-year-old becomes a hero wheny he saves seven young children. investigators trace the blaze to a space heater on the second floor. the mother says the family had been using space heaters as

their main source of heat. two pets were also rescued. everyone escaped unharmed. a gas leak causes a devastating townhouse. the family of four was evacuated safely prior to the blast. >> christian mendez was at his computer in his room, when the house on his brook exploded. >> i don't know what to compare it to. i ran outside. and the house was in flames and everything was just thrown everywhere. it was crazy. >> reporter: officials began getting calls from residents about 13 after 12:00 noon, reporting a strong odor of gas, by immediately going door to door, well before the explosion and getting people out, lives were saved. as you can see from chopper 2, parts of the house that blew open this town house development, landed across the street. officials found out a contractor had cut into a gasline. >> it was a contractor in the area. it was big enough for the yard. hit a gas main. the gas backed up into one house. >> reporter: officials report

no fatalities, but there were injuries to two utility workers and two firefighters. jerry knap, who was also the emergency services coordinator for the town, and kenny patterson. >> were they knocking on the door and then the explosion occurred? >> as far as i've been cold, -- told, yes. but as far as i was told, they were knocking on the door. they just finished checking that house, when the explosion took place. >> reporter: alisa rodriguez was adjusting her blinds when the house across the street blew. >> it was like something out of a movie, something out of hollywood. the explosion and the debris and flames. it was just unreal. unreal. the whole neighborhood shook. >> reporter: nicole gesher was one of dozens grateful they got their children out. but she still can't find the dog she was caring for. >> our neighbor told us our door and her door is busted out. and we don't know where the dog is. and we're just very scared about it. and it's not our dog. we're babysitting the dog. it's the worst thing you want

to tell somebody, you don't know where their dog is. one firefighter remains in the intensive care unit with injuries. in tonight's wjz healthwatch, a new study finds that babies learn to talk by reading lips. florida researchers discovered babies begin shifting eye gaze to lips around 6 months, around the same time they start to make syllables. once they mastered the eye movement, they began to shift eyes again. this shows that quality face time is important for speech development. stay-at-home mothers don't often get credit for their time at home. >> reporter: a successful executive, jen mandolinascas, gave up the corporate life for a life at home with her two children. >> yea. good job! >> my husband and i have worked very hard to build a situation

that is secure, that's financially stable. >> reporter: but all of that planning won't do her any good the next time she applies for a credit card in her own name. she'll be denied. >> it's really frustrating and upsetting. >> reporter: this is all the result of the 2009 financial meltdown, when congress passed the credit card accountability, responsibility, and disclosure act. >> the intent was really good. >> reporter: and the law cracked down on all kinds of nasty bank fees. but one regulation that just went into effect requires lenders to consider a person's ability to repay when they borrow. and according to financial adviser dana levitt, that means, no income? no credit card. >> it was really intended for young people who are just getting out of college and establishing huge amounts of credit lines and getting in over their heads, but unfortunately, had a much bigger net than was ever intended. >> that net includes stay-at- home parents like jen, who just months ago, could claim

household income and get a credit card. >> if she doesn't have income now, she's out of luck. >> it really makes me feel frustrated with how hard i've worked and the choice i've made to be home with my children. >> reporter: women's groups say the regulation could be crippling to those who are widowed or divorced. some members of congress agree and are expected to take action. we have breaking news to tell you about right now. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene of a fire. captain mike perry with more. what's going on? >> we're at baltimore in highland. this is east baltimore. about five blocks east of patterson park. looks like several row homes possibly involved in this fire. we saw the smoke as we were entering the downtown for our evening news show. and the fire department is just now arriving on the scene. there's no word on a cause of this fire. but you can look to see, looks clearly like there's at least two, maybe even three separate homes involved in this fire. now we're beginning to see very heavy flames in the front bedroom area. it appears it's going to be coming up the front window

momentarily. i imagine they'll strike out the rest of the box. and we'll continue to keep you updated as this fire continues to grow. no word on injuries again at this point. it's veryerm. and no word on cause. back to you. >> captain mike perry, thank you very much. heads up, internet users. the site is planning an organized blackout to protest an anti-piracy bill. it will restrict access to sites that fuel it. time warner is among the supporters of the legislation. well, a lovely mild, spring- like temperatures right now. but there is cool air on the way. >> bob here's a friendly reminder. it's your last chance to get verizon's reliable high speed internet and phone for small business for only $84.99 a month. call 1.866.solutions now or visit verizon.com/solutions. only $84.99 for high-speed internet and phone. plus your choice of either no annual contract

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we have an update on the breaking news right now. sky eye chopper 13. over the scene of a fire. >> hello, denise. we are in the 3300 block of east baltimore street. this is at north highland. firefighters made entry to this middle group row home. and quickly knocked down the very thick, dense smoke and flames we saw coming out of one of these middle groups. however, it appears that we still have fire, perhaps in the

roof of the townhome, about two over. it's difficult to tell, but we're still seeing some of this thick black smoke. it appears this fire may have gained access to the attic or roof area, and then walked across several of these row homes. no word on injuries right now, as you see. the one that -- with real black in the front. that was where the heavy smoke and flames was coming from initially. and now in the rear, on perhaps either the first or the second, and the group or the one next to it, we're seeing some thick black smoke coming out of the back of that residence. firefighters are still working on the scene. no word on a cause or any injuries at this point. back to you on tv hill. >> thank you very much, captain mike perry, in sky eye chopper 13. . >> those are some brave, brave men. let's check in with bob right now. hopefully a warm day. bob? >> have a warm afternoon. let's take a look at temperatures. 58 degrees.

southwest winds, 17. the barometer holding steady. 29.73. to the west, it's cooling down. 44, cumberland. 45 in elkton. 47 in hagerstown. eventually, it will be cooling down late tonight and a lot cooler late tomorrow. 57 in ocean city. locally, still in the 50s everywhere. still 60 in annapolis and kent island. these are normal temperatures for the first week in april, by the way. 59, 39 today. the average is 41, 24. and the record, 68. in 1913. 1982. 7 below zero. that ties our all-time record low at the airport. we've had that several times. southwest winds kept the warm air in. to the west, they're beginning to turn more to the west. and it's going to be pretty strong. in fact, there's a wind advisory for garrett county. winds weekend of could get up to 30, 35 miles an hour late tomorrow. low pressure has moved through the region. out to the west, cold front now, causing some showers in

kentucky. and over west virginia. and thundershowers down further south where it was pretty warm. mostly showers in our part of the world. very light and scattered. front comes through. winds go back to the northwest. and here comes that chilly air for the rest of the week. it's going to get colder tomorrow. looks like another front coming through thursday. a little colder for friday. friday night, a low pressure to the south. could bring us a period of frozen precip, maybe a little snow, sleet mixture. maybe some rain, before it just changes to plain rain here on saturday, as it warms up once again. northwest winds, gusting to 25 knots. small craft advisory on the bay. bay temp, around 40 degrees. tonight, a brief shower possible. then clearing. breezy overnight. 37. in the morning, probably mid- to upper 30s to around 40. then temperatures dropping back in the 30s in the afternoon. a much colder day, but back to normal again. with a lot of sunshine in the afternoon. >> okay. >> thank you, bob.

still to come on eyewitness news tonight. occupy showdown. i'm mike hellgren, in east baltimore. one day after arrests, the protestors are planning to come back. and police are here waiting. we'll tell you about their plans and what might happen next,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

coming up next on wjz's eyewitness news at 5:00. preparing for another share baltimore clash. will there be more arrests? i'm derek valcourt. i'll tell you about the startling discovery that sickened neighbors. coming up on wjz eyewitness news. remembering a baltimore broadcasting icon. we'll take you inside the memorial for ron smith.

check in for more on these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. show of force. occupy baltimore protestors and police. >> tonight, the new showdown and why it could lead to more arrests. hi, everybody. i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> tonight, occupy baltimore plans to return to the sight of -- site of a proposed dwriewght jail. police say they're ready for them. mike hellgren has new video of last night's clash and what is ahead. mike? >> reporter: mary, occupy