. candidate changeup. just ahead of the republican primary in south carolina, new developments and who is still in the race for the white house. hello again. here's what people are talking about today. breaking news in campaign 2012. texas governor rick perry ends his run for the white house, as newt gingrich gains in the polls. danielle nottingham has the very latest for wjz from south carolina. >> reporter: rick perry is out of the race for the republican white house. >> i have come to the conclusion that there is no viable path forward for me in this 2012 campaign.

>> reporter: the texas governor finished fifth in the iowa caucus, last in new hampshire and was at the bottom of the pack in a recent south carolina poll. he dropped out two days before the state primary and threw his support behind newt gingrich. >> we need bold conservative leadership that will take on the entrenched interests and give the american people their country back. >> reporter: a new poll from politico shows newt gingrich is gaining ground in south carolina. the former speaker is now just 7 points behind frontrunner mitt romney. romney's campaign is now pushing back against gingrich's rise. the frontrunner is challenging the former speaker's claim that he helped create millions of jobs. >> congressmen taking responsibility are taking credit for helping create jobs is like al gore taking credit for the internet. [ laughter ] >> reporter: and romney's victory in the iowa caucus is now a thing of the past. the final certified results show

rick santorum received 34 more votes than the gop frontrunner, but iowa republican leaders aren't ready to call santorum the official winner. problems in eight iowa precincts led them to declare this year's caucus a tie. at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. newt gingrich said yesterday on the trail he could beat romney if rick santorum and rick perry dropped out of the race. new details about the capsized cruise ship off the coast of italy. the ship's captain could face charges of manslaughter and abandoning ship. 21 people are still missing from the costa concordia. so far, 11 are confirmed dead. three more identified just today. police are looking for answers this noon after several drivers come back to their cars to find their gas had been

stolen right out of the tank. we have more on the investigation from the newsroom. good afternoon, ron. >> reporter: good afternoon. gas thieves are striking parked cars in annapolis by going straight for the gas tank. police there say they are drilling holes directly into the gas tanks of small trucks. while many tanks are plastic, the drills are metal, creating a potentially explosive situation. several cars have been hit, including 11 brand-new trucks at a dealership. officials say many people might not even notice the missing gas, but in this case, the crimes were discovered because someone saw gas on the ground underneath the cars. jessica, back to you. >> ron, thanks. investigators say they are checking surveillance cameras to see if any of the crimes were caught on tape. we'll have more on this story on eyewitness news at 5:00 and 6:00. howard county police say they tracked down a woman connected to a home filled with dead animals. they say the woman, whose name has not been released, had more than 40 pet carcasses inside her

columbia town house, half in a freezer. four animals were found alive inside. they confirmed the woman once worked with an animal rescue group. so far, she has not been charged yet. state senator ronald young will next week propose a state animal abuse registry where convicted abusers photos and addresses will be listed online for 10 years for pet breeders to see. a man charged in the hit and run of a state trooper. police say 30-year-old matthew wood hit the state trooper when the trooper was conducting a traffic stop on i-83 northbound. it happened early sunday morning. the trooper did survive and is recovering. wood has a history of alleged offenses, including speeding and drunk driving. a long-time part of the inner harbor may soon be gone. the city plans so have the carousel near the science center removed because its owner hasn't paid rent. he tells wjz he plans to fight

the eviction. the carousel has been at that location for 31 years. purple pride is in full effect in our area, as the ravens gear up for the afc title game. wjz is your home for all things ravens, as they prepare to take on the new england patriots this weekend. and our pride for the ravens can't be denied as the town is painted purple and gold. logos were placed throughout the area, challenging fans to go on the hunt for the very big prize in mind. wjz and gb barnett at live at the inner harbor with more on this exciting contest. good afternoon, gi-gi. >> reporter: good afternoon, everyone. one lucky ravens fan is packing his or her bags. they found all of these golden logos in five secret locations. now, they are ready to see the game. under the cloak of darkness, the ravens left their mark behind. they painted five golden logos in secret locations, and for folks who find them, it could

mean a free trip to foxborough to see the purple birds smash the patriots on sunday. >> they are all over, five different locations, five different counties. we're encouraging everybody, go to the facebook page, find the picture, put the clues together and good luck! >> reporter: this week, wjz revealed one of the secret locations at the inner harbor. so far, more than 300 people have spotted it and captured it in a photo. >> logo right here. need four more and i'm on my way to foxborough! >> reporter: what about predictions for sunday's game? >> we'll get to the super bowl this year! >> we know they are going to win. we're so excited for them. they will go all the way! >> reporter: they can go all the way! back here live at the amphitheater in the inner harbor, these logos, if you find them, take a picture. but here's the deal. the contest is over. it ended at midnight. and the ravens say they have chosen a winner, but he has not yet gotten back to them. so they are waiting for him to

give them a phone call. pick up the phone and go to foxborough! back to you, jessica. >> thank you. we'll bring you the afc championship game live from foxborough, massachusetts, ravens facing the patriots. game time, 3:00 sunday afternoon right here on wjz 13. before the big game, a live championship special on friday night. get fan reaction, team updates and hometown send-off. that's friday night at 7:00, live on wjz 13. weather wise, a great looking thursday afternoon going. a live look outside, a day of sunshine. but we're back to seasonal temperatures, so it's pretty cold out there. perhaps setting us up for another frigid night. let's go over to marty bass in the first warning weather center, and marty, welcome back! >> and we haven't done this off-air, have we? >> no. >> thank you very much. good to be back, everybody. what i want to do is talk temperatures. deviation over the past 24 hours. take a look at the graphic. it's 6 degrees right now.

cooler than at this time yesterday. big change, though, was this morning, when it was in some cases 22 degrees cooler. we're at 34 now, going to a high of 41. that would be normal. normal is still low to mid-40s and mid-20s. we are going to see clouds start to meander into the area, as an area of low pressure will slide by to the north. you saw it's moisture filled, mostly frozen precip. that could give us flurries in the area, between dinner and bedtime. no significance, no watches, warnings or advisories right there. but as we move toward the week's end and into the weekend, there's a rather robust system moving our way. going to have a bit of a different outcome for the mid-atlantic and for foxborough, massachusetts. we'll have the first warning details, coming up shortly. now back to you. >> marty, thank you. a toasting tradition to edgar allen appears to be a thing of the past.

the toaster did not appear at the grave overnight, marking the third straight year of a no-show. some impostors did drop off the signature rose and -- the authentic would have given a sign that he's back. >> maybe next year. still to come on wjz's eyewitness news at noon, a prison down south, hundreds of inmates start a riot. hear what happened. the super bowl, just a few weeks away and indianapolis is getting ready to host. part of the prep includes a lot of extra security. we'll give you an inside look at the work being done there. nothing going on outside right now, but did marty allude to a few snowflakes a moment ago? your complete weather forecast is still coming up.

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. a riot lasts several hours inside a south carolina prison. it's now under control. last night, several inmates overpowered a guard, taking keys and his radio. about 200 inmates were in the area and were gassed for about an hour before police went in. power was also cut off several times. the guard was released without being hurt. the reason for the riot is still under investigation. we may now know where casey

anthony has been hiding out. according to media reports, she may be staying in palm city, florida at a church there, about an hour north of west palm beach. video claims to show a blonde-haired woman at the church. anthony was recently seen in a video diary with a very similar hair cut. security for super bowl xlvi is already ramping up in indianapolis. the city is putting together an elaborate network to keep visitors and fans safe. security has installed 75 cameras in downtown minneapolis. they will keep an eye on the thousands of fans that will pack the circle city throughout the 10 days of celebration there. still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at noon, a beautiful, but chilly thursday afternoon out there. could we see some snow flurries in our future? find out in the full first warning weather forecast, still ahead. first, a look at stocks and last night's powerball numbers.

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statement colored in different counties. well, we don't, so that pretty much takes care of any angst or consternation about what could be coming our way. whoa! [ laughter ] >> around dinner time to bedtime -- i was going to hit that and go into the currents. try that one more time. forget about that. i'll tell you, it's 34 degrees right now on tv hill. we were at about 24 when we started the show this morning. we're going to about 41 degrees this afternoon. let's go ahead and take a look at this graphic. that's pretty much going to tell the story of clear skies you saw over inner harbor east, starting to cloud up. what is the mechanism, may drive flurries our way. it's this area of low pressure passing well on by to the north, but it is going to swing some action off of lake effect our

way. i want to reverse that one more time. back to this graphic to show you one low passing way by to the north. what you'll see when we get to the computer model is tomorrow night, rather robust storm, area of low pressure passing by a little bit further south. and that is going to give us a period of mixed precip, maybe even a little bit of freezing rain before it goes to all rain and it's not going to be one of these deals where cold air jams up against the mountains. this will be a west to east model. could be a pretty sloppy afternoon. friday evening, into saturday, it is possible we could see a wintry mix in the area, maybe a couple inches of snow in the southern areas of the county, northern pennsylvania, into finger lakes region of new york. so 41 is going to be the high today. better yet, temperatures only in the mid-30s right now.

tomorrow, 38 after an overnight lowdown below 30. we'll take a look at the five-day forecast coming up shortly. >> marty, thank you. still to come on wjz eyewitness news at noon, a new study about dementia and the new treatments used in nursing homes. what doctors say the medicine could be causing. and wjz wants to see your purple pride. here are some of your favorite purple and black photos. to see the complete slide show, go to wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,

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. in today's health watch, a new study shows giving nursing home patients antidepressant medications are three times more likely to be injured in a fall and the higher the dose, the greater the risk. be sure to check in with wjz eyewitness news today at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00, more reaction to rick perry's dropping out of the race for president. and we'll bring you the latest from italy, where there's more trouble for the captain of the crippled costa concordia. join us for these stories and all the day's breaking news today at 4:00 right after dr. phil. a look at the five day forecast is coming right up.

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. when we talk about the fact that there are -- there's an area of low pressure passing north, there are going to be a few flurries. but the bigger issue is this low, bringing us a wintry mix tomorrow night and early saturday morning before turning to rain. that low saturday afternoon, night will bring half a foot of snow to foxborough,

massachusetts. by kickoff sunday, partly cloudy and 35. but if you're planning on going, it's going to be cold and breezy and there will be snow on the ground. tomorrow, 38 here before we see that rain on saturday. of course in between, there could be mixed precip. partly sunny, 41. more rain, but 60 on monday, near 50 on tuesday. don't miss' cbs's prime time lineup, at 10:00 the mentalist. stay tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00. finally, firefighters in texas get a call to get a cat off a roo. only it's not a house cat. it's a tiger! when they go to the scene, they have an even bigger surprise. the tiger wasn't even real. someone put a stuffed tiger on top of an abandoned hotel in houston. crews took it down because it posed a hazard because drivers couldn't stop looking at it. oh, my gosh. >> could you just imagine when

they got there? >> plenty of jokes. >> in the words of the ravens, i guarantee you, they were relentless! thanks for watching. thanks for watching. >> more new,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,