>> this is wjz-tv, wjz-hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. from the cities, to the counties, to your neighborhood. now is complete coverage of wjz, maryland's news station. silver state showed on mitt romney with another contest and a surprising second place for another candidate should shake up the campaign. this is the race for second place that is making headlines. reporting from las vegas with the breaking primary details. >> reporter: mitt romney putting nevada in the win column. he has won the nevada caucuses. romney was so confident, he

spent the day campaigning in colorado. >> he chose to follow. now it's time for him to get out of the way. >> reporter: romney returned to nevada to hear the results with supporters. this is two in a row for mitt romney. he's already on a roll and now looking ahead to four more contests in the next week. newt gingrich was convinced he was the real conservative choice, but fell short. >> this is a campaign of people power versus money power. >> reporter: ron paul is already in minnesota and has that on tuesday. >> it sounds like the revolution has already come to minnesota. >> reporter: rick santorum had another disappointing finish. he moved on to colorado. the economy was the top issue for colorado voters. the top quality was to beat president obama and there weren't many late deciders. more than half those chose

their candidate in 2011. back to you. >> they will be split up based on the final results. a winter storm slowly moved across iowa tonight dumping tons of snow. nebraska got slammed with the snow sweeping across the plains. a total of 8 1/2 inches of wet heavy snow there fell pretty quickly. the storm is now slowly moving east causing headaches in the way. in maryland, we enjoyed our little own taste of the winter. rain changed to snow in parts of the state. fell pretty steadily, but a lot of it didn't stick to the ground. 60 degree weather we were enjoying earlier this week. it looks like the snow is out

of here. live doppler radar. >> we got maybe some flurries casting through to the west. when we come up, a lot of it is breaking eastward. as we head through the night, some snow showers possible. some rain showers if you're east and overall, the concern is freezing of temperatures if you're on the ground. take a look at this. it's very close to the 32 degree mark. it's 35 in baltimore. some areas have had 32 degrees. there could be slick spots. i'll have your forecast. >> thank you. go to first weather anytime at wjz.com. occupy chaos melted officers down in washington, d.c. leading to a violent showdown today. wjz is live.

more on the growing camp site controversy is wija. >> reporter: camping would no longer be allowed. some got aggressive. protesters went head to head against police. allowed tents to be set up as long as no one sleeps inside. >> the regulations are being enforced. this is not an eviction. this is going very successfully. >> reporter: but six people were arrested including one man police say threw a brick at an officer's face who is charged with felony assault and assault with a deadly weapon against a police officer. taken with nonlife threatening injuries to the hospital.

it seized and destroyed indiscriminantly. >> not only he said he would confiscate, but his lawyers told the court very clearly they would not do. >> this is a vertical gash cut into it. >> reporter: after weeks they arrested in baltimore and tore down a makeshift schoolhouse. meant to rally against the jail. they vow to push on. >> the occupation is an idea. it's not a place. and the idea will continue. >> reporter: it's open 24/7 so protesters are allowed to stay there overnight as long as they're not camping. it has to be right on the ground. reporting live, weijia jiang, wjz news eyewitness news. >> they've been out there since

october. a police officer arrested tipping off before a drug bust. warned the suspects that the officers were about to raid their home on thursday night. the suspects then told police that's when they moved several grams of marijuana. >> while we were executing the search warrant, people outside the home. one indicated that a couple of hours, the individual called there and warned them that the police were en route to start the warrant. that's what prompted them to take the drugs out of the home and hide it at a different location. >> the 36 year old is charged with obstruction to sell marijuana. a member of the force. troopers recovering tonight after the incredible damage here. started when senior trooper made a traffic stop friday morning soon after the suspect

took off and ran his car into sawa's cruiser. into a fence and then a rail. it went right through the windshield, hitting the trooper directly in the chest. luckily, we're told he only suffered minor injuries and the suspect is facing dui and assault charges tonight. efforts to try to find a man who sexually assaulted a woman at a strip mall. gigi barnett explains police have a better idea of who they're looking for. >> reporter: the police are looking for this man. on january 21st, shortly before 11:00 p.m., investigators say he walked up to a woman, sexually assaulted her, and then ran away. >> they were unable to locate suspect of the. investigation at that point turned over to criminal investigation division. >> reporter: now detectives look for witnesses too. the suspect was wearing a dark colored jacket, and an earring

that night. he has one tale tell feature. >> on his cheek. >> reporter: police are on the lookout too. >> that's nod good, concerning, very concerning. >> reporter: i'm gigi barnett, wjz news. a goat nicknamed tuscany was found by a girl. the goat had a heavy chain actually embedded in its neck and had to be surgically removed. after seeing the story on the news, an owner of the ranch adopted tuscany. living a much happier life we hope on that ranch.

it looks like artists will soon be able to sell. not violating free speech rights. judges accept the terms of the artists, they can sell their works along the board walks without facing trouble from police. we have a lot more to come on wjz eyewitness news. hundreds of protesters killed tonight. why the united nations stopped short of taking action. disaster deja vu. today's fitting contribute to the creator of soul train. wjz eyewitness news, the mayor is meeting with the public to talk about the budget. half of the people here are from occupy baltimore. the story is next. i'm bernadette woods. we'll let you know what to expect in the rest of the

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bernadette will have your forecast shortly. this is the deadliest attack so far on the government's crackdown of prodemocracy protesters. didn't really take any action to stop the violence. china just fought a resolution causing for the president to step down. hundreds of passengers had to be rescued after another ship disaster off the coast of italy. the passenger ferry ran aground near roam. more than 300 people had to be taken off the ship. the ship was battered by a storm and hit the pier here. no one hurt. this is less than a month after the costa concordia cruise ship. 17 bodies recovered since the accident. a town in the spotlight as a medical mystery unfolding there. centered on the investigation into a strange illness affected more than a dozen residents.

almost all teenage girls that go to the same high school. their doctors say they're suffering from conversion disorder that causes some ticks. >> my children went once this week because i don't know what's going on in the school. >> we're thinking about buying a house and i'm almost afraid to buy a house out here because i don't know what's going on. >> reviewing a 1970s chemical spill. activist including erin brock vetch say the spill could be related to the symptoms. the suspect you see here was taken to jail. he broke free, stabbed a police officer, and stole a police cruiser. the chase ensued. one officer was hurt in the chase and later died in a hospital. police then killed the suspect

after a standoff last night. a soulful to the creator of soul train. a lot of people today showed up in times square in new york to remember don cornelius. this is a flash mob right there in the street. cornelius hosted the popular dance show soul train, getting a lot of performers big brake breaks. he took his own life at 78 years old. days since occupy baltimore kicked out. as tension grows in d.c., the group promises to be more physical as the city is governed and causes some unease downtown. >> reporter: occupy baltimore was a force to be reckoned with. they pledged to have a voice in

baltimore's politics. today, they got their chance. >> what are you for? >> advocation. >> reporter: they're from occupy baltimore to be part of citizen input. >> we give people a chance to have their voices heard and put themselves in my shoes. >> reporter: this is a bit different. today, uniformed officer tactical and other commanders patrolled them on foot and in cars, plus those inside added to a much larger presence than normal. some how, you frighten the city of baltimore. >> it's an unfortunate reality, but historically, there's always been a back and forth. we're challenging power. >> reporter: half the people from occupy down l i'm sure you know, there's a huge police presence like i've not seen in other public meetings that you have. why is that? >> you would have to ask the

police department. >> reporter: the chief spokesman said we send officers to all demonstrations. we'd rather have too many than too few. a projected $52 million budget short fall. wjz eyewitness news. >> this was the last of the mayor's open meetings. goes to the board of estimates later on in march. it was a terrifying moment for a snowboarder in colorado when a sudden avalanche comes crashing down. check this out. it's caught on tape. near drainage in montezuma. it's simply going on. the avalanche starts rolling. she was able to deploy an air bag to remain on the surface of the snow as it broke above her. she said it felt like she was riding down the mountain on a big mattress. >> wow, we're even there and you can hear that.

that is got to be scary. >> you think it's light but snow can be pretty heavy. >> they are avalanche patrol, but there's no monitoring there. >> you know about that snow? today's snow was not. >> to take care of it when they happen. >> they do? >> they really do. it's amazing. we don't have those kinds of problems here. avalanches. doppler radar. a few flurries out there right now. may see rain or snow showers. it's part of the snow upstream that will be coming our way. but you see there's not a whole lot to it at this point. we'll take it farther to the west. some light snow and flurries around fred rick and back to county. a few more bands where that came from. this is the rain that changed over to snow in a lot of areas,

and as we moved to the evening hours, there was a first place where they layed on surfaces, but that is leaving us. still, sun flurries through the overnight. as far as snowfall amounts go, generally an inch to two inches, back to carroll county. frederick county an inch and a half also. hunt valley just a trace. and slightly up. not a whole lot coming out of these bands. to the north, just enough cold air to force everything to change over. another thing too. to make temperatures right around the tricky freezing mark. we're going to stay above freezing. very close to freezing in baltimore here. for hey diverse town, 33 degrees. already dropped to 32. a lot of areas around here, frederick also. may be icy spots on the road.

be careful heading out late tonight or early tomorrow morning. we topped out still above average but not quite to 70. 29 is where we started off. by tomorrow, all of that leaves us. we dry out. we actually warm up once again to the 50s for monday and tuesday before we deal with the next storm system coming our way. we get rid of this one. that's out of here. clouds break in with sunshine. that is going to be a process. then towards wednesday, this is the next storm moving our way. a chance for a shower or two. we warm back up once again. the forecast on the waters, north winds at 5 to 10 knots. going down to just around 32 degrees. watch for icy spots on the road. tomorrow, back up to 47 degrees. look at the next couple of days in the 50s. monday and tuesday as we dry out once again. here's the next wednesday for a chance of a couple of showers.

back to 47. adam? >> that was winter today. coming up next in sports, a big honor for the ravens. honor for the ravens. for who and for ,,,,,,,,,

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>> here with the sports report on the ravens. >> this helps a lot of people. postseason honor on the pair of ravens. first, line backer defensive end terrell suggs named in a nationwide panel for the vote. and jared allen, this past season, 70 tackles, 14 sacks. 2 interceptions for the newly crowned nfl dee player of the

year. terrell d. and linebacker. in 2003. and that's not all. ravens center. walter peyton man of the year award. thanks for the contributions. matt burke also agreed to donate his ring and final for head trauma research. congratulations to both of those guys. in the eve of the three points, jim harbaugh, coach of the year, and inducted into the hall of fame this year with cortes kennedy and willy. also this summer in cann ton, ohio, minnesota's chris colton. and this guy. yet speedy and powerful, former jets quarterback, curtis mark. let's switch to college hoops.

maryland looks to beat north carolina four straight times in the comcast center. making them on offense too. nice assists from this guy. weaving through the tar heels defense before delivering the dagger. second half all the way here. here's lynn playing like a man on a mission on both ends of the court. he had 11 points, four blocks, and seven rebounds. there's nick, blue chip freshman out of baltimore city high. with the help of don henson. 83-74. moving right along. today, in northeast baltimore city, kevin thompson. one of the neax. look at that.

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