the team. sports director mark viviano has a highly-anticipated news conference. >> reporter: owner steve bisciotti says he is both broad of his team's accomplishments this season and disappointed in how that season came to a sudden end in new england. but bisciotti also guaranteed that flacco and ray rice will be playing in the coming season. ray rice is set to become a free agent. they had hoped to be playing in the super bowl this weekend. the plan now is to be playing in the super bowl in 2013. >> reporter: the coach, general manager, team president and team coach. owner steve bisciotti says he is not over the setback yet. but he tells me, he is not mad at ravens' kicker billy cundiff, whose missed field goal ended his team's chances in the final seconds.

>> inopportune things like that kill these guys and i die with them. i don't lash out. i -- i -- it's just not, you know -- it's just different. you end up caring for these guys. you know how much time and effort they put in. and it breaks your heart that somebody has got to be the goat. >> reporter: another player considered a goat is receiver lee evans, who failed to secure what would have been a go ahead touchdown. gm ozzie newsome met with evans after the game. >> time heals. the thing that not only lee, but for us, that you have to come to realize, how hard it is just to get back to that point. to get back to the afc championship game. to get back to the opportunity to have a chance to win it. it's really, really hard. >> reporter: and because it is so hard, i asked ozzy ozzie newsome how long he plans to stay on the job as general manager. he tells me that he loves the

job and wants to win two or three super bowls and has no timetable by which he would be departing. he also says priorities are the offensive line ask the receivers. we'll hear more from steve bisciotti and his assessment of the offense. in particular, cam cameron. strong words from the owner, coming up at 6:00. that's it for now. >> and bisciotti tells us, she has no -- he has no plans to watch the super bowl. sigh sky-- sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene of an accident with more. >> reporter: very little in the way of details. police called for a shooting on monford street. south of monument, east of hopkins hospital. police called for a shooting. we do see a medical unit on the scene. apparently someone has been shot. did t is not clear -- it is not clear where or how. but you do see the police have the shell casings, marking the street here. and they have completely closed off north monford in the 500

block, for a block either side. >> brazen robbery. two women robbed outside of a popular restaurant. tonight, roland park is on edge. adam may has the latest on the crime and what police are doing about it. adam? >> reporter: well, vic, i can tell you, a lot of people have been asking me about this crime tonight. concerns are very high. but right now, there is a police car, parked right outside of petite louis, keeping an eye on the scene of the crime. the parking lot of petite louis. >> reporter: an upscale 47 bistro, in the heart of roland park. two women in the parking lot tell police they were robbed by a man claiming to have a gun. >> i believe he said, if you don't want to get shot, give me your purse. >> reporter: the man got away with one purse. but the second woman refused to hand hers over. >> and the suspect got spooked and ran off. >> we do in the urge people to confront suspects.

just do what they ask. >> reporter: someone here got a text message, alerting them to the crimes. >> reporter: wjz also counted at least half a dozen police cars, patrolling the area. driving by petite louis, driving by wednesday. >> are you pleased with the way police are responding to this? or do you think more needs to be done? >> i feel very safe in this neighborhood. but from what i read in the paper and hear on the news, i don't feel confident about the city police department in general. >> reporter: these roland park residents say other minor crimes puts a sexual assault in the area have changed their habits. >> i'm nervous walking at night. >> you issue? >> yeah. i didn't used to be. and i am. just a gut feeling. >> reporter: should telly, awe moment ago -- tell you, a moment ago, a woman came up to us and asked us what we were doing. when i told her, her reaction was, oh, my god. so people here are really shocked. reporting live tonight, adam

may. >> goes to show, it can happen just about anywhere. thank you for your report. neither victim was injured in the attack. baltimore police arrested a suspect who they say took advantage of a teenage girl and then assaulted her. >> the 14-year-old victim was standing at a bus stop, back in august, when the suspect who is a cab driver, stopped and offered the victim a ride home. police said the girl got into the cab, being driven by 56- year-old ted bryant. he drove for a short distance. and officers say he sexually assaulted her. just days ago, the baltimore crime lab got a positive dna match on bryant. he was arrested yesterday. denise? >> thank you, mary. bryant faces a number of charges. dramatic new pictures. and new information on the wild police chase and shootout that ended with a man dead in south baltimore. it woke many people from their sleep, as officers from four different agencies got involved in the pursuit. wjz is live at city police headquarters. mike hellgren has new information on this developing investigation.

mike? >> vic, it's unclear how long the investigation may take. police never recovered a gun on the suspect, although he initially told them during a confrontation that he had one. ask that new video reveals more of the chaos that unfolded early yesterday morning. [ siren ] >> reporter: you hear the cop cashes pealing away. then seconds later, at least a dozen gunshots. that gunfire was over in three seconds. police say four officers discharged their weapons, killing moncrete chonna, a man police say stole a car on the beltway. and later changed cars and escaped the cops a second time in a wild chain of events that ended in south baltimore. dave cavennous watched some of chonna's final moments. >> must have been about 40 to 50 police cars following this car. the cops were almost slamming into each other, chasing after this guy. >> reporter: and leartdz, that gun-- later, that gunfire rang

in his ears. >> he heard probably 10 or 12 shots go off. >> reporter: police never found a weapon on chonna. weejts found he had a criminal record. he had been charged in the past with eluding police. the four officers who fired their weapons are on routine administrative leave. >> it was like pop, pop. ask then like pop, pop, pop. it was a handgun. >> sounded like a machine gun to you? >> yeah. sounded like a machine gun. >> reporter: his brother did write on facebook. r.i.p., little brother. i love you so much. i can't stop crying. >> reporter: and the officers who fired their weapons were from anne arundel and baltimore counties. reporting live, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> mike, thank you. and officially, police have not yet said how many shots they fired. baltimore city police are taking the lead in this investigation. a gas main break is under repair in northwest baltimore tonight. the main broke here in the 3400 block of park heights avenue. city firefighters are at the scene, up in bge.

there are no injuries. well, it is february 1st. but you could fool me. if you step outside, people are taking full advantage of this unseasonably warm spell. parks across the area are packed with children and parents. a live look outside right now. we're running out of adjectives to describe this delightful warm spell. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are updating the forecast. when you should -- what you should know. it's like across the united states. well above normal temps. let's take a look at temperatures now. we have dropped to 60 degrees. 50 degrees in oakland. 64 in pax river. still 65, in washington. and this afternoon, we came close to the record. got up to briefly, 70 degrees at the airport. 50, the low this morning. our average low is 25. the average high is 42. the record, in 2002. i don't remember -- know if you remember it. record low, 7, back in 1965.

tim is in the outback with a comparison between this january and last january. tim? >> well, what a difference a year makes. and even last january, we were only marginally in the very cold air for a short time. let's talk about it with the cold temperatures and snow. everyone is wondering, where did winter go, or where has it been for the last two or three months. last year, we got to an average for january. we're talking january now, of 37.8 degrees for the entire month. this january, our average with all of these days in the 50s and 60s, has averaged 47.9 degrees. that's looking back over the last days. as far as snowfall, 10.7 inches last january. of course, we've had hardly any this year so far. last 31 days, 1.3 inches of snow. and well, we're in the first day of january or february, as we said. january, not in the record books. but definitely much milder than we're used to in this part of the country. bob will have your complete updated first warning forecast, to talk about how long these

temperatures stay with us, in just a few minutes. back inside. >> governor martin o'malley asked lawmakers to approve higher taxes. it is in the state of the state address. as political reporter pat warren explains, he says marylanders will have to do more. >> reporter: governor o'malley tells maryland lawmakers the state needs to raise taxes. the state of the state is strong, he says. but too many people continue to search for work. >> this is why i am asking everyone to do more. >> reporter: his jobs creation plan is couched in the gas tax increase that will fund construction projects to put people to work. he also wants to double the flush tax to protect the bay. and raise income taxes on people who make more than $100,000 a year. >> now, look. i know that every family is still feeling the effects of this recession. the people i serve are the people that you serve. i know that this is a very,

very difficult ask. but nobody else is going to do this for us. except for us. >> reporter: republican lawmakers say the state shouldn't be doing it at all. >> the governor can't -- governor can't have it both ways. he uses words to talk about increased jobs. and yet on the other hand, he has got proposal after proposal, raising tax after tax. >> there's a lot of people in this room, on both sides of the aisle, very disgusted with this governor right now. >> reporter: although the governor enjoys a party majority in the general assembly, there are likely to be some changes to his plans before they come to a final vote. reporting from the house of delegates in anap on theis, i'm pat warren. back to you on tv hill. >> the governor also urged lawmakers to pass this bill, allowing same-sex couples to marry. also in annapolis, a state delegate from baltimore is proposing the creation of a missing children's plan for maryland. the bill from delegate jim carter is aimed at improving the cooperation between state agencies and advocacy groups.

it would also include more resources for police. it helped to open doors to people of all ages and brought joy to millions. the creator of the long-running dance show, "soul train" is dead. live look from sky eye chopper 13, as fans party. at the parking lot of radio station here in town. gigi barnett joins us now with more on the impact cornelius had. >> and that radio station is magic 95.9. detectives confirm that the creator of a musical journey of love, peace and soul, took his own life. don cornelius was a pioneer in the music industry. >> reporter: for 35 years, don cornelius was a conductor on the hippest trip in america. sowm train. this morning, police ruled his death a suicide. >> hello, magic. who is there. >> at magic 95.9 f.m. in woodlawn, baltimore county, the phone line is lit, with callers, looking to share their

memories of cornelious. >> reporter: i can't even wrap my head around that. it's like unbelievable. >> he's always been here. >> full train dancers. the performers. or the soul host of soul train. >> reporter: cornelius was smooth, according to long-time baltimore dj, tim watts. >> stunned. stunned. i couldn't get myself together. i found out when i got here this morning. >> reporter: watts says he was a pioneer during the danca -- dance era. because it was virtually the only television showcase with black singers. >> in the 70s and 80s, he was it. that was the only place he could see the ad. we turn it on saturday afternoon. and we were like one big community. >> so watts opened the mike once again to honor the creator of a show, now long gone. >> he represents a generation that will never come back. just think of a world without

him in it. >> and once again, a live look of pictures of stan celebrating in the parking lot of magic 95.9. they are doing a mega dance line, famous on the show. detectives have not yet found a suicide note. they are talking with cornelius's family tonight, about his mental state. vic, back to you. >> okay, gigi. thank you very much. of course, soul train went off the air in 2006. but the series sparked several other shows, including the soul train music awards. >> have you ever done the soul train line? >> well, i've tried. i wouldn't want you to see it. but i had fun. [ laughter ] still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. pill problem. the birth control error that could end up with women getting pregnant accidentally. i'm derek valcourt in annapolis. with the mother of a johns hopkins student says maryland laws need to change. because of her son's death, i'll explain coming up on eyewitness news. i'm alex demetrick.

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the family of a johns hopkins student who died in an accident says more needs to be done to test elderly drivers. they are fighting a proposal they say could make maryland roads more dangerous. wjz is live. derek valcourt has the message

from the family of nathan crasnipolar. >> reporter: the family wants the mva to adopt measures they say could easily i've high-risk drivers. >> reporter: last summer, 20- year-old nathan crasnipolar, rode his bicycle around campus, when he became struck by an 84- year-old driver and stuck under the car. she never called for help. instead, climbed over to this nearby wall. nathan was declared brain dead. >> i lost my brother. >> reporter: they are now fighting 187, which would renew licenses for eight years instead of the current five- year period. >> reporter: the mva says with growing populations and less state budgets, his agency needs to do more with less money. >> by extending from five years to eight years, that will help

us to smooth out the additional customers in the future. >> in doing that, there's no provisions in the bill for making sure that drivers are, in fact, degree to be able to safely drive in that eight-year period. >> reporter: the family is asking lawmagers to -- lawmakers to amend the bill to demand simple competency tests that could identify potentially dangerous drivers, including older drivers like the one that struck nathan. >> we don't give our 12-year- olds licenses. and there's reason for that. and we really need to make sure that everybody on the road is in fact, able to drive saily. -- safely. >> reporter: but the mva insists there is no proof that longer license renewal periods lead to the roads. and they also point out that the program is in place to test competency. but only if the seniors refer themselves or are referred by family, doctors or law enforcement. >> reporter: the driver who

struck nathan crasnipolar, agreed to permanently surrender her license as part of a settlement. the presidential historian accused of stealing valuable documents here in maryland and throughout the northwest, is changing his plea. barry landau is expected to be arraigned next week. he is currently charged with stealing documents document from the maryland historical society. he originally pleaded not guilty. a warm day in february may be a rare gift. but for scientists, it's one more bit of data, in unlocking weather patterns. alex demetrick reports, it's feeling like the winter that wasn't. >> reporter: daffodils already blooming in baltimore. people walking unbundled in february. >> amazing weather. it's beautiful. feels like spring time out here. >> i do like it, yeah. i don't like the cold weather. >> reporter: so far this winter, there's only been one day with any real snow.

and it wasn't much. here's why. >> this year, we're in a la nina stage. essentially means, there's not a lot of moisture coming if in the pacific over the continental u.s. >> gayle says it is snow. all of the variables that make up weather, become computer data to better understand how it works. one of those variables is off the north atlantic constellation. which affects the jet stream. and this year, it's not pushing south. and with a la nina in place. >> combined with the fact that the jet stream is staying far north, we're not getting that mixture of liquid water in the clouds and the cold that is caught in the snow. >> reporter: it was just the opposite two years ago in february, when wet elninio conditions that a cold jet stream pushing into the deep south. >> guess what happens? it snows. >> reporter: while a lack of snow makes for an easier winter here, it can make for a harder summer in other places. >> reporter: when the snowfall lands in snow packs and out west, they really rely on the snow pack to provide them water

through the summer. >> reporter: and while a warm, sunny day is welcome. >> i could get used to this. >> jet streams that stay up and eventually come down. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> ooh, i remember what that felt like. to better understand winter patterns, nasa is launching a satellite that will track snow formation to the moment we shovel it. >> at least, it's making your job real easy this winter. hasn't it, bob? >> unbelievable. even the snow events we've seen have been so minor. >> yeah. >> we've had less than an inch and a half officially at the airport. remarkable. let's take a look at temps. very warm night. 60 degrees. west/northwest winds at 5. it will begin to cool down just a tad. we'll have numbers after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

pretty amazing stuff. we've had things of crocus. daffodils. southern exposure. unbuildingably -- unbelievably warm. very, very confusing. especially for animals, birds, and i'm not sure what season it is. 60 right now. 65 in washington. 50 out in oakland. 57, cumberland. the dew point comes up a little bit. it will get somewhat more moist overnight. maybe a little rain after midnight, morning hours. chances aren't that great now. 58 up in westminster. we had the west wind now. it will become a little more

northwest overnight. and bring down slightly cooler air. back in the low 40s overnight. your to our south and southwest. a little batch of moisture beginning to develop. this frontal system that is crossing the region is going to lower our direction. but a little low pressure down that front. looks like most of it for the time being is passing across virginia. i really don't see at this point, a whole lot of rain coming back. south of the d.c., the way it's moving right now, but it might rain just a little bit during the early morning hours. and it will cool down a little bit more on friday and a little more on the weekend, as we get a little more established north and northwest flow coming in from the great lakes and from canada. but this is not arctic air. this is some modified, pacific, and canadian air mix. so it's not super cool. northwest winds on the bay. 5 to 10 knots. bay temp is around 41 degrees. the lowest i've seen all winter

is like 38. never froze up. some of the inland bays and rivers we saw. sunrise, 7:13. sets at 5:28. you can probably see that. tonight, then, increasing clouds. a little bit of rain overnight. 42. perhaps a little rain in the morning. and then the clouds break. it will be cooler. i mean, 16 degrees cooler. but still 54 degrees, which is normal for first couple of weeks in march. not february. >> that's okay. >> not may 1st like today. today was normal for may 1st. >> unbelievable. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. >> i said, i'm princess leah. >> carrie fisher is in baltimore. she sits down with wjz to talk about her hilarious one-woman show. next. jury deliberations are under way in a capital murder case, in which a maryland correctional officer was brutally killed within prison walls am i'm weijia jiang, with

the latest coming up. shocking photos of children. this teacher accused of disturbing crime. how much his bail was just set for. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it is 6:30. there are a few clouds out there. but it's 60 degrees. good evening. thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. shock and disbelief in a los angeles community. a long-time elementary schoolteacher, arrested after police find hundreds of disturbing photos, involving young children. as edward lawrence reports for wjz, a judge significantly raised bail for the teacher. >> reporter: bail is now set at $23 million. for mark burn. $1 million for each of his alleged victims. the former los angeles elementary schoolteacher is accused of committing lewd acts against two dozen children. burn simply said, yes, i do, when asked if he understood the charges he faces. the 61-year-old did not enter a plea. police say the long-time elementary schoolteacher bliendz fold -- blindfolded students, put tape on their mouth, and put live cockroaches

on their face. he also allegedly fed them bodily fluids with a spoon. >> all of the allegations are that these things happened at the school, in the classroom. >> reporter: police say the crimes date back to 2005. and the alleged victims ranged in age, from 7 to 10. none reported what was happening. >> reporter: police launched the investigation a year ago, after an employee at a photo shop, alerted authorities about questionable pictures. >> the school fired burn. >> it is an outrage for something like this to go on in our schools, undetected. >> reporter: police uncovered more than 400 pictures that helped them in their case. officers arrested him at his home monday. investigators are trying to identify 10 more children in the photographs and say there could be more victims. in los angeles, edward lawrence, wjz eyewitness news. >> mark burn faces life in prison if convicted. that horrible, multi- vehicle pileup on a busy

highway takes another tragic turn. >> reporter: well, vic, the body of an 11th victim was found in a mangled pickup truck, three days after the violence. police say the victim was in a dodge pickup that crashed into a tractor-trailer and was then crushed by other vehicles. in all, dozens of cars, trucks and tractor-trailers collided early sunday morning on i-75, near gainesville. a mix of fog and smoke from a nearby brush of brush fire made visibility extremely difficult. 18 other people hospitalized tonight. >> the medical examiner is still trying to identify some of the victims. in the hands of a jury. a man charged with murdering a maryland corrections officer is waiting to learn his fate. weijia jiang was in court for today's closing arguments. >> reporter: the jury started deliberating this afternoon. and if they find the defendant guilty, then they'll decide whether he'll pay for the crime with his own life. >> reporter: an anne arundel county jury is combing through mounds evidence to decide if

lee stevens stabbed a correctional officer to death inside prison walls. it was july 2006, when 42-year- old corporal david mcgwynn's blood was splattered all over the hallway at the now closed maryland house in jessop. >> it saddens us to have to stand and say, we told you so. >> reporter: violence has plagued the facility for years. and this drove the state to shut it down. prosecutors say stevens and this man, lamarque harris, orchestrated this. he was a by-the-book guard who got in their way. they showed jurors graphic pictures and key pieces of evidence. a tin cup, covered in mcginn's blood, found under stevens' bed. one person insisted he watched stevens kill. >> prosecutors even brought in metal bars from prison to show how easy it was to jam the locks and get out. but stevens' lawyer argued that it could have been any of the

inmates nearby and said mcginn's blood ended up on several people. he said, what we have and what the evidence bore out was a contaminated crime scene, contaminated investigation. >> reporter: the judge issued a very strict gag order in this case. prosecutors, defense attorneys, and family members are not allowed to talk until it's completely over. weijia jiang, annapolis, week eyewitness news. >> now, harris, the codefendant, was found not competent to stand trial. another teenager hospitalized with serious eye injuries. the 18-year-old got into a fight with a 15-year-old. because the 18-year-old started the fight and the other teen defended himself, neither will face charges, the 18-year-old is now out of the hospital. time now for a quick look at the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. energy company exelon has chosen a location for its ridiculouses, once the merger

is finalized. talk about new strides in weight loss. and find out where the top high school athlete has committed to play college sports. remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. nevada is the next stop in the gop race for the white house, after a convincing victory for mitt romney in florida. as randall pinkston reports for wjz, despite winning less than a third of the vote, newt gingrich vows to fight on. mitt romney took the stage in minnesota and made light of a protestor who showered him with glit er. >> i'm happy are-- glitter. >> i'm happy for a little celebration. this is confetti. we just won florida. >> the former massachusetts governor had one hiccup after his big victory. having to explain an interview, where he said he wasn't concerned about the very poor. >> of course i'm concerned about all americans. the poor, wealthy, middle class. but the focus of my effort will be on middle-income families [ inaudible ] >> reporter: romney left

florida, with momentum and lots of cash. newt gingrich finished 14 points behind but says he is not backing down. >> there is a chance to nominate a conservative who knows what he is doing, who has done it before. and who has the courage and the determination on get it done. >> reporter: in the states holding the next fundraisers and caucuses, gingrich is way behind in fundraising and in organizing volunteers and staffers on the ground. >> reporter: the former house speaker is fighting hard to convince voters it's a two-man race for the republican nomination. romney'sromney's strategy is the opposite. calling it a four-candidate contest, with congressman ron paul, and former senator rick santorum in the mix. a super pack, supporting santorum, is ready to launch a new television ad, in missouri, aimed at convincing voters he is the best conservative challenger to president obama. ron paul has a strong game in florida and nevada. he skipped florida nevada to

focus on building in caucus states. >> and the candidates' next debate is set for the 22nd in arizona. between now and then, they'll compete in maine, colorado, minnesota and missouri. in tonight's wjz healthwatch. 1 million birth control packet the are being recalled because they might not work. pfizer says the pills might not contain enough contraceptive to prevent pregnancy. the company contained its product. it appears the mistake happened in a packaging line and the problem has since been corrected. hollywood legend, carrie fisher is in town, starring in her one-woman show, call wishful drinking. >> it is a classic title. when the show starts, fisher is in her pajamas. and the audience is in for quite a ride down celebrity lane. over here, we have debbie and eddie. >> reporter: carrie fisher sets

the stage by talking about her famous parents, debbie reynolds and eddie fisher. he left her mom for elizabeth taylor, a huge scandal, which he quickly brings home for the younger audience. >> think of debbie as brad pitt, and elizabeth is angelina jolie. >> wishful drinking is a honest look at life as a celebrity. >> if you're only as honest as your secret, i'm fine right now. i shouldn't be fine by now. >> reporter: carrie fisher spoke with me at the hippodrome, where he's performing next week. >> it is fun to connect with people. sort of what you want to do is talk to them from the best part of yourself. >> reporter: fisher, of course, talks about the mania surrounding her role as princess leah. and the briproducts of it of. >> and i was a soap morning a soap which read lather up with leah. and you'll feel like a princess

yourself. >> nobody would look anything but bizarre in that hair. if that was a flattering hair style, you would see it. i now get awards all the time, for being mentally ill. >> reporter: fisher then delves into her battle with depression, using humor, of course, and the audience. >> i quiz them as to determine whether or not they're mentally ill. because we throw people out if they are. which means i'm thrown out. if my life wasn't funny, it would just be true and sad. it's really unacceptable. >> she is funny. you may have noticed that carrie looks different from the video of her show, which was in my story. she is a spokeswoman for jenny craig and lost 50 pounds last year. denise? >> all right. thank you, mary. wishful drinking runs through sunday, february 12th. and tickets are still available. i'm sure there are a lot of people who classify their lives that way. still to come on wjz eyewitness news. putting his own life on the

line. more on the dramatic rescue from a burning car. more on the shocking details of a crime police are looking for tonight. bob turk. first warning weather center. gradual cooldown headed our way. and wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories at week.com at this hour. for updates on all the day's news, and the updated forecast, log onto wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

a soccer match ends with a deadly riot in egypt. fans flooded the f.m. field when the home team beat egypt's top team. people threw stones, fireworks, bottles at security guards, other fans and some players. it is the worst incident of soccer violence in egypt. and the deadliest worldwide since 1996. gunmen caught on tape. take a look at this surveillance video, shot at a gas station in st. louis, missouri. police say three men ambush said a man as he was going to his car and opened fire on a vehicle sitting at a gas pump. two people were killed. investigators believed the men were targeted. and they're searching for suspects. a daring rescue. two police officers in new jersey pull a man from a car engulfed in flames. take a look at video of the dramatic rescue in barnagat

township. a 57-year-old man tranned inside his burning car. they worked quickly to get the car door open. they pulled the man to safety. he was taken to the hospital. the cause of the fire is being investigated. >> what a blessing these guys showed up when they did. scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. today, the secretary of defense says the united states may end its role in afghanistan sooner than we thought. and there's a classified report that comes to life a -- tells a lot more about the enemy than we knew. that's tonight on the cbs evening news. and here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,

nobody can argue, a fantastic start to the month of february. who could ask for anything more? we're live with first warning weather coverage. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are updating the forecast. let's go to tim first, without a coat. who would think? >> who could ask for anything more? i thought you were going to break into a show tune. but this is definitely the kind of forecast that will make you sing. 42 is our normal daytime high for this time of year.

that's as cold as it's going to get tonight. 42. then we go into the 50s tomorrow. daytime high will start to see the sun break through the clouds. 52, our daytime high. then back into the upper 30s and 40s. now, eventually, tomorrow night, once it clears out, it will get back down to, whoa. 32 degrees. freezing. normal low, 35. a few more clouds saturday. 47. looks like maybe overcast. slight chance for a little drizzle on sunday. 49, 32. 44, a little cooler yet. about you close to average monday, with variably cloudy skies to start next week. vic? >> okay, bob. thank you. still to come tonight. ravens owner steve bisciotti answers criticism over keeping cam cameron. >> mark has more live coming ,,,

an interesting day, at the owings mills training facility. mark is there now with the fan sports report. hello, mark. >> always interesting to hear from the owner. steve bisciotti tells us that he's still not over the ravens' loss to the patriots and that the elation that the game sometimes brings is the only thing that helps bring relief to the pain and suffering it also brings as well. steve bishoty also used todaya press conference to offer a

strong endorsement for ray flacco as the ravens' quarterback for years to come. he says they will start negotiating a new contract with plaque flacco. and after four successful seasons, flacco is churning up the best to come. and the owner doesn't understand why people are criticizing flacco. even more so, he stuck up for cam cameron, who is also the target of critics. cameron will continue on the job. and he points awts that the statistics support the decision. >> i'm looking at these trends. and a logical businessman would say that we're making progress. and so i don't know if i have a message for that 10% of the fans that -- with that vitriol. i just don't have an answer for them. i just don't. i'm sorry. running back ray rice is set to become a freep agent. now the heat contract has expired. but bisciotti guarantees, rice will be a raven in the coming

season. now to a game that the ravens had hoped to be playing in super bowl xlvi in indanapolis this coming sunday, the patriots will represent the afc. they beat the ravens 11 days ago. and the super bowl hype, of course, is well under way. and that includes the massive media covering the game. more than 2,000 reporters, hovering around the patriots and the new york giants this week. hours of question and answer yesterday, followed by more of the same today. >> i don't know how you could have a question after yesterday. [ laughter ] unbelievable. i was okay until that guy came over and they -- i don't know. what was that adventure man suit he had on in [ laughter ] and the other guy, he had the helmet on, with the number, the leather helmet. actually, the guy looked pretty good in that helmet. that was a little shaky. >> giants' defensive end did not show up for his mandatory media session today. his absence will cost him a

$20,000 fine. to football's future. baltimore high school is making their college commitments known. national signing day. gillman sending football players to top programs like alabama, penn state, pit pit and maryland. similar statements all around the area. and congratulations to all of the local athletes and the families for earning college scholarships through athletics. and finally, moving day for the orioles. packing up equipment to sarasota for spring training. pitchers will gather for the first workout. full squad reports february 24th. and the first string training game is march 5th. and we could have spring training in owings mills. or camden yards. more on the ravens tonight. >> wouldn't that be nice. thank you, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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