hi, everybody. i'm mary bubala. >> and i'm vic carter. kai is off today. here's what people are talking about. >> they are talking about a winter mess. a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain is on the way. take a look at what the storm dumped in iowa. people spent the day shoveling out, while drivers dealt with slick roads and low visibility. now, it is not going to be that bad in maryland. but we are still bracing for potentially dangerous conditions. a winter weather advisory takes effect for the state in just a few hours. let's go straight to bob turk in the first warning weather center, tracking live doppler radar and the impact of the storm. bob? >> i'll tell you the truth, i'd rather deal with snow than freezing rain. but looks like when you see a bit of everything. right now, that storm going through chicago, milwaukee, detroit, approaching cleveland. that will all continue to move off to the east, late tonight, probably after midnight.

we'll start seeing some snow across the region. what do we expect to see from this storm before it's all said and done by late in the afternoon tomorrow, which will probably end most places in just plain rain? a mix of rain across the d.c. to baltimore area. trace to an inch, inch and a half in the northern suburbs. 1 to 3 inches possible north of the city. northern delaware, northern maryland, southern pa. some spots could see more. but we'll see sleet and freezing rain accumulations as well. south of us, where it's going to be warmer, mainly a rain event. not looking for heavy, heavy amounts, but it will be damp and cool in that region as well. now, we do have issued for tomorrow, beginning late tonight, around midnight, a winter weather advisory, for all of the state, except for garrett county, where they have that winter storm warning. could be heavier amounts of snow. and in addition, they could see as much as a quarter or a third of an inch of ice in those areas as well. that's why we have those warnings. travel could become quite treacherous by early tomorrow morning for a while, before things will hopefully warm up

above freezing by sometime midmorning on saturday. mary? >> stay with wjz for first warning weather coverage, to find forecast updates and live doppler radar, any time, log onto wjz.com. and -- of course, another big story. ravens are preparing to rally tonight. wjz has a place for complete play-offs coverage. sports director mark viviano is in the complex. of course, jessica cart -- kartalija has more. where did the caravan go today? >> reporter: where do i even begin? they started in 7:00. they were in baltimore city. they were in columbia today. now they're headed to annapolis and then parkville. they should be here in about a half hour. i have to show you guys, though. this is caleb. caleb. he looks so awesome. we are having such a wonderful time. we are with the ravens as they painted the town purple. take a look. ♪ [ music ]

>> reporter: the road to the super bowl starts here. first stop, alonzo. >> we decided that it would be fun to follow baltimore. get in on the fun. >> reporter: the purple parade on the road through maryland. >> ravens like lobster. new england lobster. patriots lobster. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: at the gallery, in the inner harbor. >> say hello to the ravens' cheerleaders. >> everyone has ravens fever. >> i'm here to support the ravens. go, ravens! >> let's go, ravens. >> go, ravens. we're going to kick butt. we're going to do it. super bowl, baby. >> win it. and party like the ravens. yeah. that's how we roll! ♪ [ music ] >> we're going to win, we're going to win, we're going to win! >> the flacco fuman chew in full effect. >> we're feeling very confident, we've got an offense

that going to put numbers on the board. >> cheerleaders, players hop on the rally to spread purple pride through maryland. >> go, for the ravens, go, ravens go. >> i want to go out there and support the team. i went to oakland. seemed to work then. >> i hope we go all the way this year. >> go, ravens! >> reporter: all right. caleb is going to rock the fuman chew. this is the joe flacco foo man choo. everybody is so excited. the ravens should be here in about 25 minutes. we are having a great time. and funny. everybody here thinks the ravens are going to the super bowl. >> and the fuman choo completed his outfit for sure, jess.

thank you sports director mark viviano is there with the latest on the team. we're getting close. we're coming to you live from the lobby of the team's facility, where the ravens proudly display the super bowl trophy they have. you know, there's a game before the game. the new england patriots are known for playing loose, with the league mandated injury list. and today, they list 17 players as either questionable or probable. the ravens list just one, ed reed, with an ankle injury. but he is expected to play. it is expected both teams will play at full strength when they meet at foxboro. with a trip to the super bowl on the line. >> reporter: the ravens' defense feels they will be facing their toughest test of the season, when they line up against tom brady and the tackling of the patriots. but baltimore believes it has the talent to keep brady in

check. and the ravens may not not be as plashy, but they feel they'll be effective. >> we don't score a ton of points. but the bottom line is we get the job done. we score point where is we need to. we're good in situational football. >> reporter: so what will the situation be on sunday? a ravens win? our panel of experts says yes. >> weekend sports anchor, stan saunders here. after talking with billy cun difa couple of days ago. i think the ravens are going to win by 3. >> ed norris. i'm telling you, the national pundits have it all wrong. they have not faced the ravens. this is as good as they have been all season long. you can count on it, ravens, 24- 21. >> this is steve davis, 105-7 the fan. my brain says pick the patriots. they're 9 in a row. my heart says hey, take the ravens. and since my kids always tell

me, i'm not as smart as i think i am. i'm going with the heart. taking the ravens with something to prove, 31-27. this is scott garceau, i've been flip flopping back and forth on this game. let's say a slight lean purple. not really convinced, 27-28 ravens. but i will say this, if the ravens don't score over 5 points, i don't believe they'll win the game. >> i have said the ravens are the best team. and nothing has changed my mind. i think they will see it through to the super bowl. and i don't even consider it an update. i think-- upset. i think the ravens are a better overall team. if they play to their potential, they'll prove it in foxboro. >> i like all of the experts tonight, mark. not always off season. but tonight, i love you guys. thank you. and you can see the ravens face the patriots live, here on wjz.

the afc championship game starts sunday at 3:00. and remember, wjz is your home for all of the ravens excitement. don't miss the seasons pizza championship special tonight. get fan reaction and a hometown sendoff. you can watch it tonight, here on wjz 13. occupy baltimore protestors are rallying tonight with a demonstration near city hall. this comes days after the city group clashed with police. wjz has more on the potential for more arrests. mike? >> they started gathering here about 45 minutes ago. and they were met with a heavy police presence. we want to show you video from sky eye chopper 13. this is of a fake rec center they were trying to erect, to make their point about budget cuts. police threatened to take that rec center away and hauling it to the city dump. >> reporter: occupy is not giving up. rallying again. outside city hall. and vowing to make their voices

heard. >> reporter: they're ending a week that began with explosive protests, landing six members of occupy baltimore in jail overnight, as they clashed with police in riot gear, while trying to occupy in east baltimore, the proposed site of a new youth jail. demonstrators believe this is money that would be better spent on rec centers and educational programs. >> we've gotten so much press for the issues we have been cashed -- concerned about. we want to save the rec centers, save our youth. i'm a former teacher. i understand how crucial education is. >> you don't work for us. >> reporter: occupy calls this a week of agitation, in contrast with the lack of arrests since the group formed. >> but local occupiers have managed to gain attention, from city hall and beyond. >> in one incident at johns hopkins, they haggled former presidential adviser, karl rove. organizers say they aren't

intimidated and have no plans to go away. >> of course we're not afraid of it. we embrace it and see it as though we're making an impact on the city. >> reporter: as far as we know, at this point, there were no arrests. but they did take that fake rec center and haul it away. and the demonstrators are still here, trying to make their points heard. reporting live, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> no one was arrested when the city raided the occupy encampment last month. another abortion faces a maryland judge. denise is in the newsroom with details. >> a cecil county judge set bail today at $300,000 for dr. nickol o'reilly. she was charged with murder in connection with a late-term abortion at a clinic in elkton. the procedure involved a teenager who was 21 weeks pregnant. officials have already revoked her license. now, attorneys have filed a

motion to dismiss the case. >> another doctor from new jersey is also facing charges in connection with this case. police are investigating an attempted rape near johns hopkins university. detectives say a teenager fought off the attacker. but a suspect is still on the loose. >> well, vic. police want you to know exactly what happened. because the suspect is still out here. and he may be a predator, on the prowl. >> reporter: police are looking for a man they say tried to sexually assault an 18-year-old woman. it happened on thursday night, around 6:30, on the edge of johns hopkins university's main campus, at this park off greenlake avenue. >> i actually was walking here past the park. and now, hearing this, it's kind of scary. >> reporter: investigators say the man tried to talk to the victim and her friend, who were sitting on a bench. then he dropped has pants, exposed his privates, and threatened them. >> the victims tried to flee the location. the suspect tackled one of the girls, attempted to sexually

assault her. >> reporter: the victim was able to break free when she kicked the attacker. that's when he ran off. >> i am kind of afraid. >> hopkins hope to ease growing concerns from students. they sent out an alert about the incident. now they're adding more security. >> baltimore police adjust their patrols, we will adjust ours to supplement and reenforce what they're doing. and we'll make sure there's the right amount of attention being paid to the whole area. >> reporter: so far, police only have a generic description of the suspect. >> he's described as a black male, approximately mid- to late 20s, 140 pounds, 5'7" to 5'8." >> it does anger me a bit because there's not too much we can do about it. there's not much we can do to prevent this man from going to another park tonight and doing the same thing. >> reporter: and right now, detectives are working on a composite sketch of the suspect, with the victim. we'll get it to you as soon as it becomes available. reporting live, weijia jiang,

wjz eyewitness news. >> weijia, thank you. police say at this time, it does not appear the incident is linked to other crimes in the area. still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 5:00. morning the loss of -- mourning the loss of a legendary singer. >> at last ♪ [ cheering ] >> etta james, passes away in california. more on the disease that claimed her life. search suspended in the italy cruise ship disaster. i'm alex demetrick. coming up, sparrows point gets back to work. that story as eyewitness news continues. and winter weather. bob will have an updated look on the storm on its way to maryland.

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some local steel workers received good news today. after laying off and going cold, sparrows point is about to heat up. >> reporter: right around christmas, the furn rg-- furnace at rg steel was shut down. 800 workers found themselves applying for unemployment at the union hall. >> we're in limbo stage. we don't know how long it will be, the period where it will be and how long it will affect us. >> reporter: today wan announcement by -- with an announcement by the governor, they found out. >> it has been secured to allow rg to fire up the furnace again and get our steel workers back to work at sparrows point. >> reporter: surrounded by some of those workers, the news couldn't be more welcome. >> everybody back to work is definitely good news from three weeks ago, when we kind of thought we were done. >> i've been on pins and needles, wondering if the plan was going to survive. >> reporter: it might not have. with the cost of raw materials up and the price of steel down by 30%, rg steel needed cash to

survive. working with the union and state and federal governments, private loans were found. >> next year is going to be a good year. steel prices are on the rise. we've gone through all of our raw materials. that problem is behind us. >> reporter: by securing loan money now, rg steel says it is positioned to grow. >> it means over 2,000 jobs at sparrows, with another 10,000 to 12,000 supporting jobs. they're going to be preserved. >> very good news. i mean, how are we going to survive? glad to hear that. >> reporter: alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> rg steel management says the furnace should be operational this weekend. >> if you're waiting for somebody to get home from work, let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin, live at wjz traffic control. >> hi, mary. hi, everyone. friday afternoon commute, never an easy one. if you are traveling, expect at least 25 minutes there. the west side inner loop, also brake lights on that side. another 20 minutes there from

70 to security boulevard. average speed, about 40 miles an hour. as far as 70 goes, westbound, bumper to bumper to marriottsville road. still heavy in the northbound direction from shawan to belfast. beltway to whitemarsh boulevard, still struggling. and painters mill, over there in the owings mills area. south hanover at cherry hill. and also, old annapolis road at thunder hill. let's take a live look. you can see, a lot of traffic there on the beltway, west of york road. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. it's freshly-baked bread, packed with pastrami. only from subway, eat fresh. back over to you. >> all right, kristy. >> busy weekend coming up. bob? >> winter is headed back, for a little while, at least. for those of you who missed it tonight. tomorrow morning, it will look and feel like winter. right now, we're down to 32

degrees. cold and very dry. dew points only 4 degrees. humidity, 29%. northeast winds, 3. barometer has been rising. come back and take a look at that night and weekend forecast after this. 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. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

we're following breaking news. sky eye chopper 13 over the scene of breaking news. captain mike perry has details for us. captain mike? >> reporter: here's that northbound on bel air road. this is going to be south of moravia. it appears a bicyclist, a messenger bicyclist, struck a pedestrian as the pedestrian was trying to cross the street. fire officials just received a call of a man lying in the street. the fire department is here. baltimore police have yet to arrive. they do have northbound bel air road closed in its entirety, north of chesterfield avenue. so expect delays in the area. and it looks like right now, they are moving at least one lane of traffic northbound around the fire truck. back to you you.

>> captain mike, thank you. as we have been telling you, there's a winter storm coming our way. >> certainly cold enough for snow right now. but very dry air. it's going to take a while for any precip to actually reach the ground. so that's probably going to happen late tonight, after midnight. take a look at temps around the area. it's cold. in the 30s all day long. 34 in washington. 26, oakland. we're at 32 now. but once again, the dew point is extremely low. this is very dry air. 4 degrees. that means the air is just so dry, any snow coming through that air mass would just dry up before it reaches the ground. so for a while, the radar is going to show precipitation. in other words, it's just going to evaporate before it reaches the ground before late tonight. then late tonight, things will start getting a little messy, particularly north of the city. we talk about that in a minute. 32 here. 32, columbia. 29, westminster. 30 in bel air. and a little above freezing, kent island to annapolis. and down by washington.

light north/northeast winds now. they'll continue to be light. they'll continue to pick up tomorrow. it's going to be kind of a raw day, a wet day, and nasty drive. in the morning, that's when the worst conditions will be around the region. this afternoon, a lot of sunshine will be in the region. clouds will come in around the west. plain, some areas picked up 4, 5, 6, 78 inches in a few spots. but there's a lot of warm air to the south, with shower activity. temperatures in the 50s. right now, richmond is at 43. not that far away. so that warm air is going to come in over top of the ground surface. at the low levels here, where we live, it may stay at freezing for quite a few hours into saturday morning. and that's why, instead of a snow event for the most part, we're looking at? snow, sleet, then freezing rain and then some rain. all of this moving off to the east, eventually getting through the area. by tomorrow afternoon, things will start clearing up. and it gets a little milder. tomorrow night, chilly. sunday, another chance of maybe a brief shower or sprinkle with winds coming off the ocean.

but it will stay above freezing. what do we expect out of this system? the first front of the year, actually the first front of the winter. trace to an inch of snow. sleet and freezing rain. north of us, 1 to 3 inches. of snow, sleet and freezing rain. maybe ending with some plain rain. just getting above freezing. mainly rain on the lower eastern shore. and southern areas of our region. the bay temp now, around 40 degrees. winds on the bay, picking up. a small craft advisory. 10 to 15 knots by the afternoon. so the forecast tonight, late tonight, mid- to upper 20s, with mix coming in late. let's call it 27, north of the city, some snow. and then it will change to just a mix. icy mix in the morning. a little afternoon rain. but getting up above freezing sometime in the morning, 36 eventually. up by northern carroll, northern baltimore, northern harford, may stay at 32 all afternoon. that's where we're going to see most of the tricky conditions, as far as any untreated surface

will be icy. >> okay. thank you, bob. >> thank you. still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 5:00. fireworks at the presidential debate. i am appalled that you would begin a presidential debate with a topic like that. newt gingrich fires back at bombshell claims from his ex- wife. are the allegations impacting him? an important discovery about the body found at a popular park. a jury to award a family over $2.5 million in composition sa compensation for brain damage to the children. i'm mike schuh. i'll tell you why that family will,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it is 5:30. 32 degrees. and cloudy. good evening, everybody. and thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. a judge overturns the verdict in a lead paint lawsuit against the city of baltimore. now, as mike schuh reports, the family who won the case may never see a dime of the $2.6 million in damages. >> reporter: when seen from here, much of west baltimore is a toxic mess. federal scientists estimate the

95%. -- 95% of homes built in that time frame were full of lead paint. britney and her brother were born in one of those lead paint homes. the owner? the city of baltimore. >> reporter: in the early 1990s, the family lived in two housing authority homes owned near in west baltimore. it was during this time that both of the children were tested and found to have abnormally high levels of lead. we can't show you the homes because after the family moved out, they were demolished. >> reporter: when the lead was detected in their blood, their mother traveled two miles downtown and filed a written complaint with the housing authority. years later, testing found that her kids test at a fifth grade level. but now, an appellate judge says the mother didn't follow the law, saying the city wasn't notified it was going to be sued within 180 days of the children sustaining their

injuries. so this week, the case was overturned. david albright represented the children. and questions how "intent to sue" can be given within 180 days, when effects from lead paint poisoning aren't seen for years. he doesn't understand why the city won't accept responsibility for what its done to them. >> they're responsible. whether it's a technicality, they're certainly morally responsible. >> reporter: the -- victims' mother was unable to talk to us about the ruling because she's working a double shift at her job. she did say she was very angry with the court's decision. mary, back to you. >> it is a tough case, mike. thank you. their attorney says he will file an appeal in this case. right now, we're tracking a winter storm that will arrive in maryland in hours. outside tonight, it is cloudy, with temperatures hovering

around freezing. and the salt trucks, you can see, they're getting ready to treat the roads before the messy weather arrives. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. bob has a look at live doppler radar and the conditions we can expect tonight. >> i noticed the roads coming in to work, they were already salted. really getting a good jump on this. later tonight, we're going to need it tomorrow morning. already, radars showing a few echoes. very dry. reaching the ground, maybe after midnight. most of the precip will be between 1:00 a.m. tomorrow and 9:00 or 10:00 in the morning. a lot of it will be in the form of snow and sleet. and yes, freezing rain. here's what we expect out of this storm. generally across central maryland. north of the city, 1 to 3 inches. that's snow, sleet and freezing rain as well. so the trees and wires can get iced up again tomorrow morning. city on south, maybe as much as an inch in some areas. and then it will end with

drizzle in the afternoon, as temperatures get above freezing. may rain south of us. we do have advisories going into effect late tonight, primarily tomorrow during the day. we had a winter weather advisory for those conditions and can get quite slick, particularly in the early morning hours on your saturday. if you don't have to grab the morning, probably best to wait until the afternoon. vic? >> thank you. stay with wjz for first warning weather coverage. to forecast live doppler radar, log onto wjz.com. just one game. one game stands between the ravens and the super bowl. and the team is getting ready to take on the patriots. and the fans could not be more excited. wjz is the place for complete play-off coverage. gigi barnett has a look at how local businesses are benefiting. but first, jessica kartalija has an update on the purple caravan. >> i think you're talking to me. it is so hard to hear you now. [ cheering ] >> check out all of these fans. they are so excited.

meantime, everyone is showing often their purple pride today. the national aquarium in baltimore found a very unique way to root for the home team. take a look. it isn't ray rice behind the mask. it is volunteer driver mike glass, sporting his ray rice jersey in the wings of the water exhibit today. it is putting a twist. and this may be the first time ray rice's trademark has been displayed under water. back here in parkville. purple is alive and well. we are having so much fun. many joe flaccos here in this crowd. we've got balso hard. we are having a blast. i have to tell you, the caravan, running a little behind. he'll be here at 6 45. -- 6:45. but that's not stopping everybody from partying. we're live in parkville.

see you soon. >> celebrating all things ravens continues. gigi barnett takes a look at the purple-and-black parties planned for this weekend. >> kai -- excuse me, vic. there are so many parties in the works for in weekend. and retailers say fans want everything from purple earrings to purple cupcakes. >> reporter: at patriots plaza, in front of the baltimore county courthouse, there's a purple party going on. >> what's that spell? >> reporter: minutes before a county executive kevin caminitz pumped up the crowd, he refamed patriots plaza to ravens plaza. the new name stays for this weekend only, until the ravens beat the patriots. >> monday morning, we'll go back to that. right now, it's ravens plaza in baltimore county. >> reporter: the county caps off its purple friday celebration with cake for all. this party is just one of thousands planed for this weekend. >> this year, ravens fans are

going nuts. >> reporter: that's something t- shirt man dan mccliewr knows well. he also sells party supplies. he says fans want everything from purple napkins to black glasses. >> there's never too much purple. come on. in baltimore, this year, the super bowl year, again, you can never have too much black and purple. >> i'm making something that is classy. >> reporter: bet hall owns-- betty hall owns bead wear in towson. with the ravens now just one game away from the super bowl, she believes the passion for purple will spike. >> i think everybody will see sales spike. yes. because everybody is going to be happy. >> reporter: everybody is happy. well, hall says purple jewelry is not easy to come by. but designers say that they're hot this season. she believes that that's because everybody knows that the ravens are super bowl bound. vic, back to you. >> you can't see it. but the sky even looks purple back there. thanks a lot, gigi.

we'll bring you the afc championship game live from foxboro, massachusetts. kickoff is at 3:00, sunday here on wjz 13. and we'll is your home -- wjz is your home for all of the ravens excitement. don't miss the seasons pizza championship special tonight. get fan reaction, team updates and a hometown sendoff. watch it live here at 7:30, here on wjz 13. firefighters are making some effort now to fight a fire. bigad shaban reports from reno with the latest. >> reporter: the kinisso family still doesn't know if their home near reno, nevada was destroyed. janice kinisso evacuated as the flames swept in next door. there are still more than 2,000 people not allowed back in their homes. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: the fast-moving wildfire has destroyed more than two dozen houses. but firefighters are making

progress and have the blaze about 50% contained. >> our primary focus today is extinguishing hot spots and securing the perimeter. >> reporter: flames broke out on thursday. and heavy winds cause them to spread quickly. the last few months have been unusually dry in reno. in fact, the city set a record this winter. 56 days without any precipitation. >> the grass is so extremely dry. and essentially, we're still in august conditions here. >> but it is raining lightly now. and heavy rain could be on the way. that should help douse the flames. but with all of the charred land, it also increases the chances of flooding. in reno, nevada, bigad shaban, wjz eyewitness news. >> and this is the second major wildfire on hit the reno area in two months. the last one in november, destroyed 30 homes. fans around the world are mourning the loss of legendary blues singer, etta james. denise has a look back at her

life. >> reporter: james died today in california from complications from leukemia. but she'll be remembered as one of the greatest singers of all time. >> at last ♪ >> that was it. the song that in 1961 was a hit, "at last." it put james on the map. she got her start singing at a baptist church in los angeles, then joined a girl group, and finally started making blues record. she went on to win three grammy awards. her manager says she died at riverside community hospital with her husband and her sons at her side. vic? >> thank you, denise. james was 73 years old. she had been hospitalized with breathe breathing problems. costa concordia slammed off the ground off the coast of italy. 21 are still missing. divers had to suspend work in deeper waters after the cruise liner began shifting on the reef today. the ship's captain remains under house arrest. he faces possible criminal

charges for his actions, both before and after running aground. medical examiners identify the man whose dismembered body was found in a park in hollywood, california. a dog walker stumbled upon the man's hills. the next day, cadaver dogs stumbled on others. the dog walker said at first she didn't believe what she had found. >> reporter: i -- >> i looked over and at first, it rolled down into the ravine. i thought at this time -- at first, it might be a soccer ball. i turned to my mom, it looks like a head. so we thought it might be a movie prop. >> reporter: investigators are not releasing the name and they are still looking for the killer. attacks are flying on the presidential campaign trail, with the south carolina primary now just hours away. danielle nottingham reports from charleston, where the polls show it is a two-man race. >> you guys are great to be out

here. >> reporter: mitt romney dodged rain drops on his last day of campaigning before saturday's south carolina primary. he promised supporters brighter days ahead if he wins. >> i'm going to make sure the next generation has an even more prosperous future than the generation i've enjoyed. i love this country. i love you for being out here in the rain. >> reporter: once the front runner here, mitt romney is now neck and neck with newt gingrich. but that was before gingrich's ex-wife told the media that her former husband wanted an open marriage. >> reporter: gingrich scored points with the members of the audience with his response. >> the story is false. every personal friend i have who knew us in that period says that story was false. >> reporter: his campaign said the crowd was too small and it allowed him to spend more time visiting a children's hospital. ron paul did appear saying the debates are helping his campaign. >> debates have always been very helpful in promoting what

i have been talking about on sound economic policy, and changing foreign policy remember. >> reporter: rick santorum continues to push himself as the only candidate for conservative voters, arguing both romney and gingrich have supported health care plans that resemble president obama's. >> once the government has your health, they have your pocketbook and everything else that comes with it. and we are no longer free. >> thanks, you guys. >> reporter: the four candidates have just hours left to sway voters. a recent poll suggests about half have yet to make up their minds. in charleston, south carolina, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> since 1980, the first year south carolina held a gop primary, the winner has gone on to win the republican party nomination. president obama takes the stage at new york's famed apollo theater. during a speech, he seems to get caught up with where he was. >> and then to know that reverend al green was here. [ applause ]

i ♪ am so in love with you ♪ [ applause ] >> the president serenaded the crowd with has best al green impersonation. >> he did a pretty good job. >> sure did. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. new research about the breast cancer gene. what the study says about mothers and their daughters. protecting super bowl fans. the elaborate super bowl measures under way in annapolis. i'm bob turk. first warning weather center. winter returns. i'm have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. first, here's today's first, here's today's report from wall stre

more purple power out there tonight. boy, it's everywhere you can look. it's just great. let's wish them luck. by the way, if you're headed up to foxboro, you're going to run into snow, pretty much heading from jersey north. they could see 3 to 4 inches of

snow in foxboro. sunday will be okay. but chilly. partly sunny. 32 on sunday up there. let's take a look at our forecast for tonight. late tonight, tomorrow. that's when we see the snow, sleet, freezing rain. eventually, temperatures get above freezing. it will end in the afternoon. maybe a little drizzle. and tomorrow night, we'll clear out eventually, getting back into the 20s. and on sunday, temperatures holding in the mid- to upper 30s. could be a shower late in the afternoon. look how warm it gets on monday. upper 50s. 48, tuesday and wednesday. so that warming trend, once this weekend is done, we're done with winter for a few more days. now, today's energy saver deals with furnaces. make sure to choose digital thermostats on your thermos. change your filter at least every two months or more often if you have pets. and make sure you have your oil or gas fire furnace checked once a year.

go to wjz.com, scroll down to the right-hand side of the page and click on our special section. vic? okay, bob. thank you. ramping up for super bowl 46. they will keep an eye on downtown indianapolis during the event. the fbi will monitor the camera around the clock. over the last several years, the city has also used grants to protect fans and keep them safe. in tonight's healthwatch, there is a good chance women who have the breast cancer gene could pass it onto their children. the question is, would you tell them if you were a carrier? alison harmelin reports with a new study. >> reporter: laura mcferagreer has the brca gene, which puts her at very high risk for breast cancer. she is most worried about what that means for her 14-year-old daughter summer. >> she's going to inherit the gene that i had to go through.

>> reporter: laura chose to have her breasts and ovaries removed. she said she's never questioned about letting her daughter know about her genetics. >> i needed to tell my daughter as well, she could have the gene. >> reporter: a new study found that laura did what most parents do. researchers looked at 353 parents who had genetic breast gene testing. and most shared there kids am. >> some were quite young at the time they received this information from their parents. >> reporter: there's a 50-50 chance that women with the brca gene mutation will pass it to their children. most doctors don't want to test those children until they're in their 20s. >> it's not meaningful for the child. so we don't want to subject the parent. >> reporter: summer plans to be tested when she's older. >> it might worry me if i know that i have it. but i would rather have the knowledge that i can help save myself. >> reporter: now that doctors

can isolate these genes, this mother and daughter are hoping scientists will find a way to silence them. in river veil, new jersey, alison harmelin, wjz eyewitness news. >> it's estimated that about 10% of all breast cancers are related to brca gene mutations. check in with eyewitness news at 6:00. denise is standing by live with a preview. ravens fever sweeps the region. fans of the purple and black are counting down the hours until the showdown with the patriots. we'll have complete coverage at 6:00. medical mystery. a dozen teenagers from the same school, develop bizarre symptoms. what experts think it is. check in for these stories and all of the breaking news. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. a mailman caught in the act. the punishment for this postal worker. after he throws a valuable package onto ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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hazing band members who wanted to join a group in the clarinet section. the victims told police they were punched, slapped and paddled. in november, drum major robert champion died after an unrelated hazing incident. take a look. as the mailman hurls a package over the fence in california. inside, a rare and expensive clock was crushed in that throw. the worker could face dissciplinary action depending on the outcomeaf an investigation. >> that's pretty much the investigation there. >> there you go. case closed. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. i'm jessica cart tal qua. coming up-- kartalija. coming up, we have ravens fever. fever. and we're on ,,,, 3q

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tonight. >> check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> watching the skies and waiting. we could be in store for a nasty mix of winter precipitation. crews are getting ready, loading salt. well, a live look outside right now. it is calm, cloudy and cool. but that is going to change in a matter of hours. and bob turk is live