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a man accused of trying to blow up a military recruiting center in baltimore is back in court. >> what he is saying now about the charges. >> hello again i am jessica kartalija. >> and i am don scott. >> here is what people are talking about today, antonio martinez changed his plea to guilty as part of a deal. wjz is live at the courthouse, mike hellgren has the details. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. this is a man who said he wanted to wage jihad against the u.s. government. earlier this month he had pleaded not guilty, but just hours ag that all changed. antonio martinez spent weeks before making the decision to change his plea to guilty, admitting he attempted to use a weapon of mass destruction to blow up the recruitment center in 2010. the plot the government derailed with the help of an

informant, who noticed alarming posts on his facebook page. >> i think the work the fbi did in this case is as good as it gets, it documented his intent, he intented to kill people and do damage and admitted that today. >> he went ahead and armed the bomb, drove the car, parked it in front of the building then went to a vantage point to see what would happen. >> the government claims martinez said it was his dream to wage a holy war against the united states. his plea agreement calls for a 25 year prison sentence. the sentence could change. it will be up to the judge. >> i wanted to get some comments from you guys about the plea today. >> martinez's defense declined to speak but argued the government failed to record their client's confession and the feds entrapped him, providing a fake bomb he used

in the scheme. martinez is 22 and converted to islam not long before the government sting that led to his arrest. >> i would like to especially acknowledge the muslim community in reaching out to help us identify the threat early on. >> the maximum sentence for this crime is life in prison and the judge will sentence martinez in early april. reporting live at the courthouse mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> the recruiting center is on route 40 and there were several people inside at the time of the plot. >> the former marine accused of firing shots at several military buildings including the pentagon is expected to enter a plea today. he will plead guilty as part of a plea bargain he is charged in a series of shootings. he was arrested last june on the grounds of arlington national cemetery. a federal jury sides with a

former sheriff's deputy and rules he is not liable for the taser death of a young man and also he used only enough force to protect himself. 20-year-old jorel gray died in 2007 after being tastedded twice, torres says when he uponed to a fight gray ignored his commands to get down and show his hands, his parents were seeking $145 million in damages. >> a woman convicted in the brutal worker prepares for sentencing, her family is asking she not spend life behind bar. ron matz has more. >> reporter: good afternoon. britney norwood's parents are asking their daughter be given the possibility of parole when she is sentenced tomorrow. she was convicted of first degree murder in november, found guilty of killing her co- worker inside the yoga store in bethesda where they both worked, prosecutors say she used a hammer, knife and a

wrench to kill her. >> the maximum sentence for norwood is life in prison without parole. >> there was a fatal crash in aberdeen in hartford county this morning, a tractor-trailer and a car collided at the intersection around 5:00 a.m. the driver of the car, 47-year- old robert simmons was rushed to a hospital where he died. the tractor-trailer driver was not hurt in the crash. the search is on for who is responsible for a string of copper thefts in baltimore and montgomery counties dozens of homes and businesses have had copper pipes taken from them. no arrests have been made. anyone with information is urged to call police. >> the president's 3 day trip to the battle ground states takes him to nevada and colorado, meanwhile the republicans running to replace him are in florida taking aim at each other. randall pinkston has the latest from the white house.

>> reporter: newt gingrich got the crowd going at a tea party rally in florida. >> this is campaign for the very nature of the republican party. >> he and mitt romney are battling for votes, 12% of florida gop voters are hispanic. gingrich is taking aim at romney claims that with tougher laws they would self deport or leave the u.s. on their own. >> you have to live in a fantasy to have some fantasy this far from reality. >> romney points out he is on the record as supporting the same idea. >> i recognize it is tempting to come into an audience like this and pander to the audience, i think that is unbecoming. >> new poles show them in a tie ahead of the tuesday primary. michelle obama is also in florida raising cash to help her husband's campaign, he is courting voters in other battle

ground states, nevada and colorado. the president arrived in las vegas last night, in the middle of a three day 5 state swing to promote the ideas he laid out in his state of the union address. today he is focusing on proposals aimed at creating more energy and making bigger investments especially clean energy and expected to announce new leases for oil and gas companies to expand drilling off the gulf coast. >> president obama won nevada and colorado in 2008 but his approval numbers nationwide have slipped. a majority of voters now say they don't approve of the way he has handled the nation's economy. meantime the president sees the worse state of the union ratings so far. 37.8 million people tuned in tuesday to watch his annual speech, that is down 13% from last year's speech and just shy of a record low. >> saying good-bye one last time. more than 12,000 people are

expected to pack the basketball arena at penn state university today for one more tribute to legendary football coach joe paterno. the viewings were held tuesday and yesterday morning followed by a private funeral service. the long time coach died sunday from lung cancer. the memorial service for paterno is set to begin at 2:00 and will feature a speaker from each decade of his coaching career. >> switching gears let's take a live look at conditions outside. an overcast but unseasonably warm thursday afternoon out there. looks like some rain could be on the way. marty has the details for us on that. he is in the weather center now. good afternoon. >> good afternoon, jess, hello everybody. let's go right to first warning weather doppler radar. we have this day much earlier when don and i were doing the morning edition, a sprinkle or two. now we are seeing a good slug of moisture approach the area and is going to define the middle and latter afternoon

especially then there is more shower activity coming our way once we get into the nighttime hours. it is 45 right now. when we started the morning edition heck it was still 38 or so. we were never in any fear of a wintry mix during the overnight. same temperatures this time yesterday. even with that rain we have no advisors for ponding water or severe weather. the big story still has got to be the five-day-forecast. how we are ending what is tushing turning out to be a nice month. >> chuck pagan 0 has accepted app offer to become the colts' new head coach. he will be introduced later this afternoon. he had been with the ravens since 2008. the highest honor for a former terps basketball coach, we are tacking about gary williams of course.

the basketball court at comcast center was named after williams in a ceremony last night. he started coaching in maryland or at maryland back in 1989 and retired last year with more than 400 wins and also lead that school to its only national champion shp and ship and he played basketball there. >> still to come new details in the top secret mission to rescue two people from pirates in somalia, all the details coming up. >> new rules for the airlines, the difference you see the next time you book a flight. >> marty will be back with our full first warning weather forecast, please stay with us. >> complete coverage continues with don scott, jessica kartalija, and first warning weather with marty bass and meteorologist tim williams. it is wjz, marylan,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

we are learning more this noon about that cop secret raid in so molly a, malia, officials said she is recuperating. both will soon be reunited with their families. more than a thousand people

are out of their homes after flooding in fiji. homes have been destroyed. a mother, father, and two daughters were killed there and two farmers swept away while trying to get their animals out of the floodwater. >> if you are planning a trip soon new rules are in effect for airlines, those bargain flights are higher, around that is because they have to include the cost of government taxes and fees in any advertised ticket price. >> solar flares bring a spectacular sight to sky watchers here on earth. take a look at the northern lights. the show comes courtesy of the largest magnetic storm to hit the earth since 2003. the green and orange ribbons are formed by electrically charged particles spewing outward from the sun. those scenes i believe taken from finland. >> it doesn't even look real. >> if you are close enough they

tingle like crystal wind chimes. >> cool. >> they make a noise. >> still ahead, a gray thursday afternoon out there. find out what the rest of the week looks like. your first warning weather forecast is two and a half minutes away. >> but first here is a look at today's midday stocks and last night's power ball numbers. medicare. it doesn't cover everything. and what it doesn't cover can cost you some money. that's why you should consider an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan... insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. all medicare supplement insurance plans can help pay... some of what medicare doesn't, so you could save... thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses. call now for this free information kit and medicare guide.

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>> what was that? >> i was -- i was going to say this is not my kind of -- >> -- one more time -- >> -- say to you this is not my kind of day, this overcast day but i know there are people out there that love the clouds. >> i -- you know, i -- >> -- where is your hand -- >> -- you got them. there they are. >> january 26th, going close to 50, moisture overnight with no threat of a wintery mix and really we are going to end this month very nice, very calm. now january if you have just moved here is a temperamental month. it really honestly is. february is usually calm, but having said that when it snows in february we usually get face slapped. it is usually a big one. so we are going to have to -- you know -- you know you can't rest until the middle of march, take a look at doppler.

middle of march get three or 4 inches of snow the sun takes care of it the next day. but this month, a very temperamental month, it has been a pussycat and we kind of like that. shower activity in the area right now and only shower activity, to find a wintry mix you have to go up to the border, the high elevations. shower activity north of the metro grid, everybody though later on is going to see rain maybe even a couple of thunderstorms. 45 degrees right now on tv hill, three poof the normal daytime high, 76% humidity, an easterly flow at eight, the barometer is 30.0 aches, 40 in oakland, 37 cumberland, hagueerstown 38, 41 elkton, 50 dc and ocean city, 54 easton, 50 degrees pax river, navel air, westminister and bellaire 41, 45 columbia, rock hall, annapolis, kent island at 44. this low is going to get out of

here, sky is going to clear out on friday, tomorrow, it is going to by a nice clear out, there is nothing to hold this slug of moisture up, and that is how far north you have to drive to get to any mixed wintry precip this day. it is going to move up and everything is living quite large here. today 46 degrees overnight whatever it is at midnight that is your low and it is probably about 44. rising to a high of almost 60 degrees tomorrow. and we will look at that five- day-forecast here coming up shortly. >> marty, thank you. >> you are welcome. >> i am winking at you again. still to come a new study on your workload and your mental health. we will have the details coming up. >> remember we are always on. here are some of the stories we are following on our website, for constant updates and that first warning weather forecast go to wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

in today's health watch more people are working longer hours, that may may be hurting their mental health. more people are working their crazy hours and researchers followed 2000 british workers and compared people who worked 11 hours or more with people who worked eight hours, the

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okay. welcome back, today is the 26th day of january, let's look at the 5 day. 48 tomorrow with rain ending during the early morning hours. 50 on saturday, 45 sunday, 42 monday, look at that. tuesday up to 51 degrees. just a great run of weather. >> all right. coming up on cbs primetime at 10:00 another episode of the mentalist. to be followed immediately by eyewitness news at 11:00. >> and thanks so much for watching eyewitness news on wjz 13. maryland's news station. a nice cloudy day out there. bad hair weather if you need any excuse to wear a hat. >> i have not -- been so long since i have had to deal with that -- >> -- the back -- >> -- see the back -- >> -- okay -- >> that -- >> -- see you back here at

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