>> role reversal after days of backlash and criticism to a startling decision. >> the susan g. komen foundation reinstates funding to planned parenthood. >> and i'm kai jacksonson. >> and here is what people are talking about. >> a change of heart after a firestorm of controversy today. the komen foundation reinstates its grant to planned parenthood. randall pinkston reports to wjz on their air poling. >> reporter: the susan g. komen foundation reversed its decision to cut funds to planned parenthood after a storm of protest. the board of directors said in a statement we want to apologize to the american people for decisions that cast doubt upon our commitment to our mission of saving women's lives. we will continue to fund existing grants, including those of planned parenthood.

earlier in the week the organization defended the move. >> and the accusations being hurled at this organization are profoundly hurtful. >> reporter: and they plan to fund planned parenthood, nearly 700,000 last year, is used to fight breast cancer and planned parenthood also provides abortion, and the decision sparked a viral, mostly negative reaction on twitter, facebook and youtube. it also generated -- generated a flood of donations to planned parenthood. at last count, $3 million, more than four times komen's annual contribution. >> we have seen over the last few days in the outpouring of support send as real important message that women are willing to stand up for women and women's health. >> reporter: the komen officials denied they made the decision for political reasons saying it was part of a new policy preventing grants to organizations under investigation. planned parenthood is currently the subject of a probe by u.s. representative cliff sterns, a

republican from florida. the officials from planned parenthood say they are enormously grateful that komen is chaining its rules. in washington, randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> we have local reaction to komen's about face coming up new at 5:00 and 6:00. baltimore county police get a break in the case of a fatal hit and run in perry hall. we have the latest on the case. baltimore county police say they found the car involved in the crash. the vehicle, a white ford 500 sedan like this one was located in hartford county. they believe it struck and killed the 68-year-old last month. a car stopped to allow moore to cross the road. the ford passed the stop vehicle, hit moore and fled the scene. baltimore county police are working with hartford county deputies to identify the person driving the car at the time of the accident. >> thank you. so far no arrests have been made in the crash. a man is in police custody today after leaving -- leading a state trooper on a dangerous

trace. the 22-year-old is facing dui, assault and other charges. the trooper pulled him over on mountain road. and he sped away leading the trooper on a three-mile pursuit. during the chase the suspect's car rammed the police cruiser. the cruiser hit a fence and one of the rails came through the trooper's wind sled hitting him in the chest. the trooper is recovering from minor injuries. a judge and all four men accused of murdering a teenager at towson center. we have the unfolding investigation. >> reporter: all four of the men in custody in this case are charged with first-degree murder. the police arrested four men for a murder at towson town center just six days before christmas. and this is a childhood picture of the victim. 19-year-old rodney primp et. the police say a network of hundreds of cameras revealed the four suspects tracked his every move, stalking him through the mall before they say one of them, tyrone chester brown, who is also 19, shot him

outside of in order are strom. >> the video -- nordstrom. >> the video footage in and around the mall was absolutely essential in helping us solve this case. we do not know why he was targeted, only that he was targeted. >> reporter: the police couldn't say whether this was a revenge killing." . the sun" reports he was involved in a robbery on york road about a year before his death and this is what they said about the suspects. >> one of the four suspects is in the mall, spots the victim, picks up his phone and calls his three buddies who are down off of york road in baltimore city. >> reporter: the victim's father told wjz he is heart broken but relieved. >> good. they need to be in jail. you can't go aren't here killing people, you know what i mean? thinking you can get away with it. and plus, my only son. i love him and i miss him. i see his face every night. >> reporter: this is the second murder at towson town center since 2005 when a beloved

educator was killed during a botched robbery. the mall has an extensive network of surveillance cameras and a law passed after that 2005 killing led to even more cameras for sloppings -- shopping centers across baltimore county. the police praise their detectives saying they had to look at hour upon hour of footage. they said it was putting together the pieces of a puzzle making this case. wjz eyewitness news. new at 5:00, wjz has information on what was on that surveillance video and for the first time, you'll hear what the suspects are saying about the charges. a maryland track coach is accused of having sex with a 16- year-old girl on his team. and we're live in the news room with more on the coach and the school involved. jessica? >> reporter: montgomery county police say 47-year-old scott spear is free on bail today. she charged with two counts of fourth degree sex offense. he is a track and basketball coach at richard montgomery lice. the police say he had sex with a girl at a rockville home in

april or may at least two times. >> the student was 16 years old. the coach was over 21 years of age, and he was in a position of authority. >> i am actually shocked. he was actually my teacher in eighth grade, and he was a cool dude. i didn't expect this to happen. >> reporter: a school spokesperson. says he is on administrative leave from teaching and coaching. mary? >> jessica, thank you. he is also a teach teacher at a middle school also in rockville. a powerful winter storm is sweeping across the country bringing blizzard warnings to colorado, kansas and wyoming. a lot of snow is expected. >> reporter: people go to work in the middle of a mass i. snow storm as daylight broke in denver. more than a foot of snow has fallen since the storm started thursday evening. the crews are working around the clock plowing an shoveling. >> it is great for business, if you're in the snow business. >> reporter: the forecasters

expect another foot of snow to fall before the storm moves out on saturday, which can make it one of the top ten snow storms in denver history. >> this is unusual for february. actually, in denver, march is one of our snowiest months. >> reporter: airlines canceled hundreds of flights in and out of denver's airport. schools are closed, and while most of the highways in denver are moving, colorado had to close some parts of the interstate because of the dangerous conditions. >> and the wind also occasionally top 40, convenient 50 miles per hour producing blizzard conditions. visibility at time also be near zero. >> reporter: still some people don't have any choice but to brave the weather and go about their business wjz eyewitness news. no sign of snow here in this err dwra. sky is blue and the sun is bright. wjz has weather and traffic together. we have the numbers from first warning weather and mary has coined it perfectly. when we don't have all of that snow on the ground, the stress level is down. i'm sure you would agree with that, too.

>> reporter: definitely. when we're only dealing with sunshine and the biggest stress you have is where your sunglasses are, that is the kind of stress we like. b. m. i.-mar value coming in at 49. and so just a degree -- bwi- marshall coming in at 49. >> the entire mid atlantic with that storm out over denver. it is moving in this general direction. the moisture is eventually going to get into our region, but it is not going to come in the same form it is hitting denver. the storm track is going to dive well under maryland. we're go dog see mostly maybe a little rain and plain a little wet snow applicationed in, but nothing like what they have out there. we'll have your completed forecast coming up. >> thank you. let's check in on the roads right now at wjz traffic control. >> reporter: hi, everyone. we definitely don't have any problems like denver, although we do have delays on the beltway. beginning on the west side of the inner loop, heavy from southwestern boulevard around

to security boulevard. about 20 minutes to get through. the north side inner loop is haves seeing brake lights there from york road around providence road. average speed is is about 25 miles per hour. as for as 70 eastbound goes, you will slow down as you make your approach to the beltway and 95 northbound a couple of zens. one is blocking that right-hand lane on the northeast side at route 100. also in baltimore city, we have accidents we're watching at west 28th, eastern avenue, and also east preston. let's now take a live look. the harrisburg expressway moving very well at this hour, no problems to report. this traffic report is brought to you by pizza bole. it is a new york-style pizza but at a hometown price. you can try a large cheese now for only $9. back over to you. >> thank you. whether you like rap or rock, you're sure to be entertained at this year's preakness infield festival. they announced maroon five and

the rapper will perform at the event. infield tickets are discounted, and they will be $50 after next monday morning until may 12. the date is saturday, may 19 at pimlico race course. i like them both. they're both cool. >> they're big get force the infield. >> absolutely, right? >> they have -- they had train last year which was fun and great and this is two headliners. >> it should be crowded, we hope. >> it usually is. still ahead object l. on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00, wait until you see how the victim fights back in a shoot-out. raising awareness. why you're seeing women wear the color red today. >> cyber attacks. the fbi's warning to congress about the new threat facing the nation. and our mild winter weather continues, but what is in store for the weekend? and meteorologist tim williams is updating your first warning

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a shoot-out near a taco truck in california is caughten cameras. two men come out from behind a truck and open fire on the truck's owner, but -- but the owner fights back and fires off a few shots from himself. he is recovering from his injuries and the police arrested the two men who attacked him. a california man is thankful for being alive after being almost crushed to death by his own car. >> what is your emergency? >> my dad was working on the car and then the car fell on him. >> reporter: that was the 911 call his daughter made when she found him stuck under his car in the driveway. the man was working on his car when it collapsed on top of him. the police arrived on the scene and were able to get a jack and then get the car off the man,

pull him to safety. he suffered just a few minor injuries. did you notice a lot of people wearing red today? the american heart association is trying to raise awareness for heart disease in women. and in tonight's health watch report, we report for wjz it is the number one killer of women in the u.s. four years ago she has unusual pain. >> in my neck, jaws. >> reporter: but hours later she was rushed to the hospital, she was having a heart attack. >> they told me what i was having, and i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: more women than men die from heart disease each year. the cardiologist says that's because a lot of women don't recognize the first warning signs. >> women can often have different symptoms from men when they have a heart attack. typically men will come in more

with their elephant sitting on my chest. >> reporter: women, on the other hand, can report neck, shoulder, upper back or jaw pain, and they also complain of nausea or vomiting, sweating or extreme fatigue. what trigger as heart attack also differs between him and men. doctors say emotional stress like the loss of a loved one or an argument is more likely to lead to a heart attack in women while physical stress leads to more heart problems than men. >> women come to the emergency room longer than men. the longer you wait, the more damage can occur and the damage can be irreversible. >> reporter: she has some advice for other women. don't ignore the warning signs, and get to the hospital sooner. >> if i knew then what i know now, i would have, you know, done something about it. >> reporter: and the 66-year- old is doing something now, controlling her blood pressure and cholesterol with medication and eating right. in new york, wjz eyewitness news. in the united states,

nearly half a million women die every year from cardiovascular disease, more deaths than all cancers combined. a big end to the week on wall street. [ bell tolls ] >> good jobs news fueled the rally. the dow was up 157 to close at 12,861. its highest closing in nearly four years. the nasdaq is up 46 points and is at its highest mark in over a decade. let's go to new york now. and we have tonight's cbs money watch update. >> reporter: employers -- they went on a hiring binge last month. the labor day says the economy added -- labor department says the economy added jobs, far more than expected. the unemployment rate dropped to 8.3%, the lowest in three years. hiring was strong across many

different industries. the service industry which includes retailers, restaurants and hotels grew last month at the fastest pace in a year. the u.s. has charged switzerland's oldest bank with tax fraud. the bank helped american taxpayers hide more than $1.3 billion from the irs. it is the first time an overseas west bank bank has been charged in the u.s. for aiding tax evasion. the greek official also meet with top bank negotiators to try to come up with a debt relief deal. they want the private investor o.s to take a 70% loss on their bonds with a lower interest rate. if no deal is reached, greece could go bankrupt by late march. and a sad day for the technology company. the company's chairman and ceo has died in a plane crash. and the 51-year-old steven appleton was piloting his own small plane when it crashed in boise, idaho. he was the only person on board. the trading and shares have been halted. that's your money watch. for more go to

cbsmoneywatch.com. at the new york stock exchange. an arkansas couple make as discovery worth thousands of dollars. they found this diamond. look at this. at the crater of, where else, diamond state park. it was an uncut stone which corned -- turned out to be a large rough diamond worth more than 21,000. a jewel their helped them shape the stone says it is rare to find a diamond, but didn't that look like it should be worth more than 21,000? >> the uncut version of it looked like something i find at the beach all the time. >> oh, no that's pretty impressive. we should say you really didn't forget to wear red today. this is your necktie and you're letting me wear it and i thank you for that. >> i always remember my purple. next year i'll remember my red, for sure. coming up on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00, how twitter lands tourists in jail.

>> is your orange juice safe? the illegal fungside the fda said it found in some supplies. >> it is friday. and will our unseasonable weather stick around for the weekend? j.z. 13 is always on. instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

>> it is really another beautiful day outside today. there was some wind that we had to deal with that came in last night, but really pretty. >> yes. you know the sun has been our friend. you know the sun, even if it is chilly, it is so much more comfortable. you go in the shade and the temperature drops. those winds, they calm down and now we're left with a pretty comfortable afternoon shaping up. 50 degrees right now, our temperature. keep in mind our perspective. our average high is 42. so another in the string of days above our average high. so 50 degrees right now. our temperature at bwi marshall. 27 is your dew point. the air is very dry. the relative humidity is at 40%. that dry air is going to play a part in our forecast for this

weekend, and it is going to actually be our friend when we start to see the moisture from denver coming our way. let's explain how this is all going to play out. the high pressure is very high, 30.41. the barometer is still going up with high pressure in control. 44 now in oakland. 47 in hagerstown. 46 in easton. around the immediate metro area, we're really teetering on the mid 40s. and then 50 in columbia. 46 in annapolis and 46 on kent island and rock hall. the winds are coming in pretty light. we did have some double digit winds earlier ted and they have since calmed down. so a light wind from the northwest. typically it brings cooler air, and it is doing that today. we're not going anywhere near that 70-degree high. we're still above normal, but we're definitely on the cool side. we're tapping into some of these temperatures up around

detroit, chicago. 38, 39 degrees. they're about 10 to 11 degrees cooler than we are. out in denver, one of the coldest spots on the map, as you can see. 27 that is under that low pressure system that is bringing them blizzard-like conditions. a lot of that moisture is going to be headed our way. it is going to lose a lot of the punch as it heads east. it is snow on the western edge of that. rain on the eastern side. as it starts to move in our area, we'll start to see the low dipping down under the mid atlantic that's going to happen saturday into sunday. we'll still be close enough to the cool air that it could pull some of that down and we could see maybe some light rain and snow showers mixed in saturday night into sunday, but the high pressure, the dry air we're talking about, it is going to eat up much of that. so most of that moisture, say, to our south, kind of coming on through here. we'll see rain, but it is not going to be any accumulation and maybe a light mix of snow and sleet, and then we start to clear out again. our sunset today is sat 5:29.

there is a north wind on the bay at five to 10 knots. tonight it is going down to 32 degrees. partly cloudy a light wind. still a bit chilly. and then some sun tomorrow giving way to clouds as that system starts to make its way in, but another day of 50- degree temperatures. againno real problem saturday into sunday. but just don't be surprised if you see some mixture. >> okay. >> we won't scream. >> okay. >> warned. >> not 10 feet of snow. >> don't miss tonight's cbs prime time lineup. it is an episode of "blue bloods" followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. >> and scott pelly has an update of what is coming up tonight. and a candidate for governor who brings new meaning to the word polling, whose platform is plywood and whose signs are becoming the talk of the state. a refreshing take on politics tonight on the "cbs evening news." new mental evaluation. and will he ever stand trial

for the arizona shooting that injured arizona congresswoman gaby giffords? >> where maryland guards men and women are being deployed and what they'll be doing. >> one day left until the nevada caucus. what the gop candidates are doing in the final hours. eyewitness news at 4:00 continues right after this. ,,,,

>> it is 4:30 and 50 degrees and mostly sunny. hello, and thank you for staying with eyewitness news. >> nevada holds its republican presidential caucus tomorrow and polls show mitt romney will win. but as we report at wjz, newt gingrich is not backing down. mitt romney can't ignore new evidence that the economy is rebounding. >> we got good news on job creation in january. i hope that continues. >> reporter: but he won't be giving any credit to president obama.

at round table of struggling nevada business leaders, romney said the president's policies have only prolonged the suffering. >> but this president has not helped the process. he has hurt it. >> reporter: but it is newt gingrich who is convinced he'll be the one to go head to head with president obama, speaking at a country western bar in las vegas, he attacked romney for his recent comments, that he wasn't concerned about the poor because they have a safety net. >> if you're a genuine conservative, first of all, you don't say that you don't care about the poor. >> reporter: the polls show romney has a 20-point lead heading into saturday's caucuses, but gingrich is still trying to convince undecided voters he is the real conservative choice. and dick lit mer came out to hear how the former house speak leer deal with the economy. he is facing the prospect of coming out of retirement because he just can't afford it. >> i know what they're going to do to solve the problem. i don't want to hear political rhetoric. >> reporter: he is among the 10% of nevada voters who have just one day left to settle on

a candidate. in las vegas, wjz eyewitness news. >> ron paul is making his way across northern nevada as he tries to keep his presidential hopes alive. rick santorum campaigns in missouri today that state hold as primary on tuesday. and three dozen maryland troops are heading to afghanistan. we're live in the news room with more. jessica? >> reporter: 40 members of the army national guard will head overseas today. the employment d. depolyment ceremony was held at the aberdeen proving grounds. they will provide medical coverage in the southern region of afghanistan. this comes two days after the defense secretary suggested the mission in afghanistan would end in 2013. the first time washington has discussed a possible deadline. >> and i'm humbled by your courage. i'm humbled by your dedication. and i'm humbled by your commitment and by your willingness. yours is a courageous service

of love in action. >> reporter: and the troops will spend one year in afghanistan. >> thank you. there are currently about 90,000 american troops stationed in afghanistan. direct or robert mueller has spent his entire fbi career chasing terrorists and trying to stop the next terrorist attack. and we report that he is now warning congress the mission may be changing. >> reporter: i do -- >> i do believe that the cyber threat with equal or surpass the threat of counterterrorism in the foreseeable future. >> reporter: and he was convenient more blunt. >> a cyber attack is on its way. we will suffer a catastrophic cyber attack. the clock is ticking. >> reporter: the officials say they have no information that any large-scale attack is imminent, but can see critical systems, like the nation's power grid and air traffic control network, are vulnerable. the us businesses and

government commuter networks are already under daily assault. the state sponsored spies, largely from rush why and china rstealing corporate secrets, in one what official calls the great pillaging of wealth in history. one of america's top cyber detectives investigating breaches for defense contractors and other major corporations. >> and if i'm a fortune 500 company, i should just assume this i'm going to be a darg at some point. >> you are a target, there is no question about it. >> reporter: he has showed us how the most successful attacks begin with simple research. >> what i might do, bob, is find out your interests. what is your favorite football team, baseball team, your dog's name. >> reporter: and then the attacker sends an innocent- looking e-mail. >> when the hacker gets me to open that attachment, that hacker now has access to my entire computer, all of the files i have, everything. >> correct. >> reporter: if just one employee is compromised, the whole operation is at risk.

>> and as long as critical networks remain connected to the internet, they will remain vulnerable and it may not be possible or affordable to make them hacker proof. and psychologists believe that loughner has a compromised mental state. he is pleading not guilty to the arizona shooting that left six dead and injured. and they cannot agree to a treatment for loughner, a hear willing be scheduled. the fda says it has found low levels of an illegal fungside on orange juice made in florida. >> the good news is it is far below dangerous levels, and the juice won't be recalled. the orange juice that tested positive for the low levels was mixed with juice or concentrate from brazil that's where the fungside is used. the government is testing for the chemical in domestic orange

juice because it is not approved for use in toc. it is the first domestic samples released by the fda. thank you. the government started testing for the chemical after coca cola which owns minute maid and simply orange, found the clem call in its own juice and competing juices late last year. the researches say they have put together a detailed map to help prevent, diagnose and treat lyme disease. the information comes after three years of snagging ticks in the woods. the map pinpoints err yes on the east coast where people are at the highest risk for contracting lyme disease. they counted more than 30,000 cases in 2010 with more than 90% coming from 12 states, including maryland, pennsylvania, and virginia. and let's take a live look outside right now. we hood a pretty nice friday a good start to our weekend so what can we expect over our next coming day ? wjz has weather and traffic together. bob? >> reporter: a beautiful end to the week. bright sunshine, 50 degrees.

that is eight degrees above average, so you can't complain about that look at radar. there is nothing around here. the high pressure is in control. we're still at 50 degrees now to the west there has been quite a storm over the central portion of the united states. there you see it. it is located over oklahoma city that is expected to pass to our south late saturday night and sunday. it will probably bring us a little bit of precipitation, mainly in the form of a little light rain. it may just be cold enough early sunday morning for a little bit of wet snow. particularly north of the city and across the southern pennsylvania. it won't last long and there is a lot of dry air. take a look at the temperatures around the region now. still pleasant at 50 degrees. and the warmest spot, kummerland at 5 -- cumberland at 52. we'll get down to freezing tonight. again, tomorrow, another day with temperatures well above normal. and then we'll talk about saturday night and sunday when we come back. >> okay, bob. thank you. let's check in on the roads now at wjz traffic control. >> reporter: we do have a

situation out here on northbound 95. and we're over the scene, and it is a crash at the beltway that's on the northeast side on the rosedale side. five vehicles are involved in this accident. the delay right now, at least 20 minutes. things are really, really backing up at least until the split. so the best way to avoid this scenario would be to take route 40 as your alternate, otherwise you're going to be sitting in that for quite some time. the delay just continues to grow. as far as the rest of the region goes on the beltway, a heavy band from york road to providence. the west side inner loop is also slow from southwestern boulevard around to security boulevard and eastbound 70no improvement there. a lot of brake lights as you make your way towards the beltway. windsor mill road at lord baltimore drive, and little patuxent parkway in the columbia area and two baltimore city accidents, east preston and also holiday street. and let's now take a live look. not a bad drive for you, 95

just north, and this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet, hardwood and laminate, too. you can always call them at 877- 75-bills. back to you. >> thank you. welcome news tonight for ravens' fans. for the third straight season, the ticket prices will not be going up at the stadium. and the team says it made the decision because of the tough economy and it already has competitive prices. the last time the ravens raised ticket prices was before the 2009 season. >> that is the only problem, if you can get your hands on the tickets. happy to pay. well, straight ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00. security in shambles. [ and disturbing video of the fall-out after alabama police officers are caught on tape beating a man. and another day of above average temperatures almost the weekend be as nice. meteorologist tim williams has your updated first warning forecast. ,,,,,,,,

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thousands in australia are evacuated from their homes as they see some of the worst gloading in years. the area is under several feet of water. more than 10,000 people have been left stranded. the same region was devastated by flooding early last year. one of the largest cyber hacking groups strikes again, this time targeting the f.b.i. and it is a 15-minute-long recording of a conference call on the internet between the fbi and scotland yard. ironically the two were coming up with a strategy to bring down anonymous. it does not pose an immediate risk. and two women tourists are kidnapped white sight seeing in europe. and they were held for several hours before they were released. >> reporter: the american tourists were reportedly headed to the egyptian resort town when kidnappers armed with

machine guns stopped their van. the abduction happened along a busy highway in e gyp's peninsula. the kidnappers grabbed the women and their egyptian tour guide and sped away into the mountains. they were reportedly holding the americans for ransom, but hours later set them free. a local security official said the attackers were tribesmen who live in the desert and accuse the government of ignoring their plight. the security in the desert region has been in shambles since the uprising that outsted president mew bar 5:00 nearly a year ago, the tensions across the country are growing after this week's deadly soccer riot. in cairo, protesters hurled tear gas back at police. they worked with the egyptian authorities to help get the u.s. tourists set free. wjz eyewitness news. and earlier this week armed islamic militants abducted 25

chinese factory workers after forcing them off a bus in a peninsula. they were released the next day. the city of birmingham, alabama, its police chief and four supervisors may be off the hook when it comes to an excess if force lawsuit. >> reporter: they made a federal recommendation they all be dismissed. the lawsuit was filed by anthony warren whose beating by authorities was caught on dashboard video back in january of 2008. before the beating, he took police on a wild chase. it ended when he crashed his van and was ejected from the vehicle. during that chase, he hit and seriously hurt an officer. >> thank you. warren's attorney says a trial is still expected to go forward on remaining claims against six officers. the police are searching for four women who were caught on tape attacking a waitress in illinois. the video was shot by another customer's cell phone. four female customers allegedly started beating up the way stress over bad service at a red lobster in fairview heights. the way stress suffered minor

injuries, including a black eye and the police are searching for those suspects. a second teacher is pulled from a los angeles elementary school on mow less station complaints. the -- mow less station complaints. -- molestation complaints. he was charged with committing lewd acts at that same school. he remains jail and faces life in prison if convicted. a local mother is accused of attacking a 5-year-old girl on her son's school bus. we report from salem, massachusetts. the charges are shocking. >> reporter: walking out of the salem police lock-up, this mother accused of hitting a little girl defends herself. >> she hit my son and i will respond to this later. >> reporter: trying to protect her son, she says, on the school bus. it was headed to carlton elementary when the bus driver says dominique approached angry. >> she started yelling at the bus driver that her child was assaulted on the bus the day

before, and she was obviously upset about it, and she whereas going to take care of it herself. >> reporter: she was on this street when the police say she stepped on board the bus despite the driver's pleas for her to stay away. she marched straight to where her young son was sitting and told him to point out who had hit him. >> he pointed out a kindergarten girl at which point she started hitting her about the head and face. the girl was protecting herself and she was screaming at her all the time, don't ever hit my son again. >> reporter: these buses are equipped with radio so the driver could call for help. by the time the police and an ambulance had met up with them, she had already taken off. not for lock long. the police would later track her down in chelsea where she works. now this mother prepares to defend herself in court who she claims was defending her boy. and she is facing charges of assault, battery and disorderly conduct. gentleman a joke on twitter gets two british tourists

barred from entering the u.s. they tweeted they were going to, quote, destroy america, unquote. homeland security discovered the message and detained the pair in los angeles. despite the tourists saying the term "destroy" was british slang for party, they were held on suspicious of committing crimes. -- suspicious of committing -- suspicion of committing crimes. >> this is a mix-up. this is stupid. if you're hungry and you go to mcdonald's. you say i'm going to go destroy a mcdonald's. or if you're going out to a nightclub. say it is called caesar's palace, to get drunk drunk, you say i'm going to get destroyed at caesar's palace. >> they spent 12 hours in separate holding cells before they were put on a flight back to england. the decision was not solely based on the tweets. the line between reality and entertainment is blurred when costume characters are pepper sprayed by police on hollywood boulevard. the officers say the characters started throwing fists on a stretch of a busy sidewalk

outside of the kodak theatre. apparently they were fighting for tourists to pay for posed pictures with them. one imitator was treated for minor injuries no arrests have been made. >> the star of the sitcom "rosian" is running for president. the green party has welcomed her into the race, but they say they're not ready to endorse the comedienne just yet. they will determine its official candidate in july at its convention here in baltimore. and ferrari releases a brand-new race car today in italy. the f.-2012 features an innovative formula to improve safety by lowering the noses. the sides also have a new look with radiators in different place and a narrower back. the testing begins in spain next week with the first race in melbourne, italy. these are not cars we would drive on the street. these are race cars. >> yes. no trunks and cup holders. our string of warm weather

continues. what will our weekend be like? >> bob has the updated forecast, next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

>> here is a live look outside right now. another beautiful day. bob is taking all the credit. >> let's put this in perspective. wednesday was 70. yesterday, 56. today, 50. so we've gotten -- you know, we have cooled down and it has been cooler at night. when it gets back to normal, the normal high today is now 43. it is going to probably feel a little chilly for you at nighttime lows back in the 20s. it will feel pretty cold. we're at 50 degrees right now. the dew points are low. the air is dry. 40% humidity. west-northwest winds. they finally calm down. yesterday they were pretty breezy. the barometer is way up there at 30.14-inch -- 30.41 inches with high pressure in control. 45, ocean city. 47 in hagerstown and even 41 out at oakland. the mountains, still well above

average for this time of year. 45 over in westminster. now, this weekend, saturday night, sunday morning, up here along the extreme northern sections of our region, there may be a light dusting of some wet snow, a little sleet mixture, mainly from the city, a few wet snow flakes. looking for a little rain late saturday night and sunday morning. it may just be cold enough, sort of like we saw a week or so ago, and probably even less. the air is going to be very dry. 50, 31 today. the average, 43. it just jumped one-degree today. 25 is still the average and the record is not that warm. 1932, 66. 1961, the second day in a row for above zero -- four above zero. the winds have generally been out of the north and the northwest. and this is dry and pretty cool air compared to what we saw earlier this week. this is a storm out of the midwest and the plain states. it will be ending in denver, but it is also pretty windy.

they're getting blizzard conditions, kansas, portions of nebraska and northeast portions of colorado. denver picking up anywhere from eight to 15-inches of snow with this. this storm in some form will weaken. we do expect to see clouds later tomorrow. by tomorrow night, a warm front sets up down to our south overrunning precipitation breaks. that means warm air coming in, and we'll probably see a little rain by late tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow night. and as the storm get as little closer, maybe just cool enough on the northern fringe for wet snow, sleet and rain mixture late saturday night and sunday before it clears out. just keep that in mind. the north winds. and that is the bay temperature. and so clear, and it will be chilly with light winds down to freezing. probably 27 to 28, and sunshine giving way to clouds, but still pleasantly mild. tomorrow night a little rain- drizzle and maybe early sunday morning. we might see wet snow flakes

and a little sleet mixing in before it cuts out. so it is winter. it is february. a little bit of winter. >> you have to remind us. >> okay. thank you, bob. >> still to come on eyewitness news tonight -- >> a major decision in the battle between two national organizations committed to women's breast health. and i have a very important ,,,,

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