death trap, set by a father. >> the message josh powell left before killing his two young sons with the hatchet. >> hi, even. i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> today, we are learning about the last words of a utah father who is accused of killing his two young sons. >> reporter: as arson investigators continue to search through what is the powell home, the medical examiner says 7-year-old charlie and 5-year-old braden powell suffered chop injuries to their head and necks. their father said their father, josh powell, then started their house on fire. >> we found two five-gallon

cans of gas. one was with the body. there was accelerants throughout the entire house. >> police say before he carried out the murder-suicide, powell donated his sons' toys to charity and left demonstrations about his personal effects in multiple e-mails. >> he sent e-mails to me and family and another pastor, making sure that everyone knew that he was gone, that he was the one that did this. he put a plan in motion and he carried it out. >> reporter: powell had been under police scrutiny following the disappearance of his wife, susan cox powell. six days ago, he lost a custody battle for his sons. >> reporter: chuck and judy said their grandsons were at his home playing. >> they didn't want to stop and go see daddy today. they seemed to be losing interest in going to see him. >> reporter: josh powell never mentioned susan in his goodbye

e-mails. the family said the kid his recently talked about seeing their mom in the trunk of the car the night she vanished. he also said that josh powell was likely to be in the coming months. >> in the voice mail josh left, he said he could not go on without his sons and could not go on himself. he went on to say he was sorry. george huguly,ly enters a not guilty plea with yeardley love. >> the process continues this afternoon. george hugu -- hug riewrksely charged. both were seniors at uva. hugu ally's attorneys say

love's death was an accident. he admits that he shook her and her head hit the bedroom wall. a medical examiner ruled love died from blunt force trauma. >> stay with wjz for complete coverage of the george huguely murder trial. adam may is in charlottesville. and we'll have a live report coming up at 5:00 and 6:00. a judge makes two important rulings in the fraud case against julius henson. wjz is at the courthouse, where the jury selection is under way in the trial. derek valcourt explains what happened today. >> reporter: the judge threw out one of the three conspiracy charges, saying it was redundant and therefore unnecessary. but the rest of the trial moves full speed ahead. >> reporter: he's hoping to avoid the same fate as paul schurick, who now awaits sentencing after a jury found him guilty for his role in to

110,000 registered democrats in baltimore county, hinting there was no need to go vote. >> basically the state made this mistake. and we'll prove it. >> she said the calls she recorded were intended to be a form of reverse psychology. but state prosecutor emmett daffit see its differently. saying they violated election law, and failed to include the required disclosures that it came from the ehrlich campaign. >> you're claiming that the statute itself is vague, overbroad and unconstitutional under the first amendment. >> reporter: the defense said the law violates julius henson's rights to free speech. we'll have an update at 5:00 and 6:00. at the courthouse, i'm dearec

valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> and paul suric is -- schurick is scheduled to be sentenced february 16th. jessica kartalija is in the newsroom with the latest fallout in the charity dispute that involves a maryland native. >> reporter: kai, a high- ranking official of the susan g. komen foundation is resigning. karen handle, the vice president, stepped down from komen today. she supported the move to cut off $700,000 in funding to planned parenthood. the charity decided to continue the grants after the cutoff sparked a nationwide controversy. handle ran unsuccessfully for georgia governor in 2010 and was open about her pro-life views. >> komen founder and ceo nancy brinker says the foundation must learn from its mistakes and wishes handle well. today, mitt romney faces

off against rick santorum and ron paul, in two gop caucuses. newt gingrich chose to campaign elsewhere. >> reporter: mitt romney greeted a big crowd in colorado, sounding confident about his chances in the caucuses there. >> colorado has something to say about who our nominees are going to be. and i think i'm going to be that nominee. >> reporter: the former massachusetts governor is leading in the polls. but he's looking over his shoulder. rick santorum is gaining some traction with his conservative message. >> there is no more important freedom in this country than the freedom of religion, freedom of conscience. every other freedom grows from that trunk. >> reporter: santorum essentially skipped florida and nevada to double down on colorado and minnesota, two states holding caucuses tuesday. that has romney flashing his conservative credentials. >> under this president's administration, there is an assault on religion. >> reporter: former house speaker newt gingrich is

playing up his conservative positions, too. he's taking aim at president obama's policies and mitt romney's record. >> governor romney insisted that catholic hospitals give out abortion pills against their religious belief when he was governor. >> reporter: so far, president obama has not stepped in with a direct attack on the republicans running for the nomination. but he's not sitting on the sidelines. his campaign announced it's reversing its view on super packs, and urging the president's supporters to donate to an outside group that can spend unlimited amounts of cash to help his re-election campaign. at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. missouri is holding a primary today. but the winner won't pick up any delegates. those are awarded through a caucus process in march. well, got a senior in high school? some american colleges are making the list of america's best values. johns hopkins university, st.

mary's college of maryland and university of maryland, college park, are on the princeton review's list of 150 schools nation wide that give you the best education for your money. number 1 is the university of north carolina at chapel hill. our string of unusually warm winter days continues. it's mostly sunny and mild. wjz has weather and traffic together. meteorologist bern at the bern -- bernadette woods is here with the updated numbers. >> what a fantastic afternoon. we'll show you temperatures that go along with what you're seeing outside. and they are up there once again. we're at 54 in baltimore. 55 in d.c. look at all of those 50s across the map. even upper 40s out in the mountains. we'll take you a little closer and show you the metro area. upper 40s to mid-50s. now, we do have changes coming our way tomorrow. here's a snapshot of what we're expecting. a taste of winter. this is not a big storm. but there is a chance for a little bit of accumulation out of this, like we had on saturday. when it gets out of here, we're right back in the 40s again on

thursday. we're back with your forecast. >> we'll check in on our roads. here's kristy breslin. >> hi, mary. hi, everyone. well, a couple of delays to start out the afternoon. if you're traveling on the beltway, traveling west side inner loop, slowing there from wilkens avenue to security boulevard. as far as the west side outer loop goes, minor delay there as well. from 70 around to southwestern boulevard. average speed about 40 miles an hour. over on the north side outer loop, stop and go there, from york road to charles street. and as far as accidents go, eastern avenue, at sulkings, bel air road, hazelwood at white avenue. and also nursery road in linthicum heights. let's now take a live look. that's a look at 50 at 97 on the eastern shore. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury, call 1-800-the firm or visit them online for your free

consultation. mccormick's is returning to downtown baltimore. the spice company is opening mccormick's world of flavors in the light street pavilion in harbor place. it is just steps away from where mccormick's headquarters is located on light street for almost 70 years. the store will offer cooking demonstrations, gift packages, and products like grill mates, lowrys, and of course, old bay. >> the spice of life. >> spice of life, isn't it? for those of us in maryland. i think tourists will love it. and locals will, too. i think it's a neat idea. still ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. your young ones keeping you awake at night? what sleep professionals recommend you do. a woman claims she was jfk's mistress. can she prove it? and why is shy coming forward -- she coming forward now? not a second to spare. a mom looks away for a moment. see the incredible rescue. it is sunny and mild. will they bring snow?

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something goes terribly wrong. a motorcycle rider takes a fall during a stunt. take a look at this. wow. apparently the man had a guide wire during that jump, it sent him and his bike to the ground. the stunt was part of the shriners circus. the stuntman broke his femur bone. another man was hurt by a flying cable. that accident is under investigation. a michigan man could have avoided a trip to the hospital if he had put down his phone, according to authorities. the man was walking down the wrong side of the road when a pickup truck hit him. police say the 23-year-old wasn't paying attention because he was not only texting but listening to his ipod. he was treated for a fractured hip. the driver wasn't hurt.

if you are a parent, you know all about sleepless nights with babies and toddlers. randall pinkston reports on where some people are turning to get a good night's rest. [ baby crying ] >> reporter: for the first time, 4-month-old wes olance is going to sleep without his parents rocking or swaddling him. >> this is definitely the most crying he's done in a long, long time. >> reporter: these new parents want him on a sleep schedule because kristen is heading back to work. >> the getting up in the middle of the night is really, really what gets to me. >> reporter: so they hired a group of sleep professionals. >> you're going to come over to the crib. >> reporter: dream team baby comes into the home and helps infants and toddlers learn to fall asleep on their own and soothe themselves back to sleep during the night. consultants organize a daytime napping and feeding schedule so a child will be sleepy at bedtime and not hungry during the night. >> reporter: they also create

the right sleep environment. >> what we want to do is have him bond with one favorite sleep toy. we always have a white noise machine in the room. the temperature is between 68 and 72 degrees. >> reporter: there's lots of crying, but wes is asleep within 12 minutes. >> cry it out is a method parents use that assumes tears are going to teach your baby. that is not what we're doing here. we're going to teach the parents how to interact with him, how to know if something is wrong, so that they can go in. [ baby crying ] >> reporter: wes gets up a few more times but gets himself to sleep again. >> alex and i just tried not to cry and let him kind of work it out and he fell back to sleep. >> reporter: and one week later, everyone is sleeping through the night. >> you did it! >> reporter: in new york, randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> he looks happy. >> sleep training is not recommended for babies under 4

months old. and parents should always talk to their pediatrician. and lots of other parents before they start the training. decent gains on wall street today. all the major markets posted gains. the dow was up 33. s&p up 3. nasdaq up 2. let's go to new york, where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch yup date. the number of available jobs in the u.s. jumped in december to its highest level in three years. the labor department says companies and companies and governments posted 3.3 million jobs. manufacturers, retailers and professional and business services all posted gains. they include temporary jobs but also include high-paying jobs. swiss bank, ubs cut its 2011 employee bonuses, 40%. after its investment banking division lost in the quarter. others including morgan chase and jp chase are dealing

with shrinking revenue. coca cola says quarterly profits topped estimates. the beverage giant sold worldwide. and drivers are bracing for $4 gas this spring. triple a says the national average for a gallon of regular is now $3.48. 36 cents more than a year ago. experts say prices could spike another 60 cents or more by may because of renewed tensions in the middle east and seasonal demand. that's your money watch. for more, go to cbsmoneywatch.com. in new york, i'm alexis christoforous. well, it may just be big enough for the guinness book of world records. a hen in columbia, south america, lays an egg; it's almost 5 inches long, 3 inches round. the chicken named fran chiskan, is now the pride of the coop.

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well, enjoy the sunshine. right now. because -- we're in for a little change. >> yes. we're actually going to get another taste of winter. and a lot of people said, snow tomorrow? how is that possible? but we do have snow headed our way. let's deal with today first, though. how gorgeous it is outside. and temperatures have topped out in the mid-50s.

way above average as this winter has been. we're going to be close to the average, despite the snow coming our way. look at these 50s out there. even upper 40s in the mountains. we'll take you close and show you a couple of 40s westminster now. some places along the water are a little cooler. but generally speaking, we're in the 50s this afternoon. winds have turned around to the northwest. and that plays into the forecast. because there is colder air up there. some of it gets pulled into in next storm and that's why it will be for this storm. slushy. there is a chance for small accumulation out of this. you notice there are some really dark colors out there. colder dose coming our way over the weekend. and highs are going to take a bigger hit. it's this storm right in here. week one right now. it will be moving our way tomorrow. picking up moisture along the way. and when it does, we'll see some rain and snow break out in

the afternoon hours. and this is, overall, what we're expecting with this storm. we are looking at generally a coating to an inch in this region. and a lot of it is just slushy out there. lawns, cars that aren't running because they're a little colder. and some of the trees. the thing is, one, two, three, four, farther north and west. we're down to the rain-snow mix. when that gets out of here, we're going back up into the 40s. a little rain-snow mix out of it. then it gets out of here. and that colder air already gets out of here by thursday. the next round of more arctic air comes our way over the weekend. forecast comes together like this. on the waters. winds do turn around with the storms approaching tomorrow. tonight, still quiet out there. partly cloudy. we go down to 32. tomorrow, look at this. we are back up to around 40 degrees. we'll see rain and snow break out, mainly during the afternoon and evening. and there is a chance of small accumulation. that could cause problems during the evening commute. but most of this storm is going

to melt on the roads. although there's that small chance. we'll keep you posted. >> all right. we will keep watching you guys for sure. don't miss tonight's primetime lineup. at 10:00, it's a new episode of the hit drama, unforgettable. and that's followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. still ahead on eyewitness news at 4:30. bloody attacks. forces ramp up their deadly assault. will the syrian president step down? he claims he's a victim of abuse at syracuse university. why he's filing a restraining order against coach bernie fine. the california court says the gay marriage ban in california isn't legal. why the fight isn't over. mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation.

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thanks for staying with eyewitness news. i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. here's what people are talking about. >> the ban on same-sex marriage in california is unconstitutional. the federal appeals court ruled today. gay and lesbian couples still have to wait before they can tie the knot. >> reporter: people outside the federal courthouse in san francisco cheered and hugged after the judge ruled on california's ban on same-sex marriage. >> we already knew in our hearts that proposition 8 violates the law of love. >> reporter: the court ruled that proposition 8 violates the rights of same-sex couples. >> it's not okay to take something away from people based on who they are. >> reporter: during the four- month period, same-sex marriages were legal here in 2008. an estimated 18,000 couples tied the knot. but 52% of voters put a stop to

same-sex weddings. one catholic group trying to uphold the ban said no court should presume to redefine marriage, americans overwhelmingly object to changing the definition of marriage. and the legal fight is over. prop 8 sponsors are promising to appeal all the way to the state's supreme court. for now, things are on hold until the legal wrangling is sorted out. >> same-sex marriage is legal in six other states and washington, d.c. we have breaking news right now. we're going to go live to captain mike perry, who is in sky eye chopper 13. >> we're in northeast baltimore. this is in the 2500 block of east northern parkway. where around 3:00 this afternoon, city police were attempting to apprehend a stolen vehicle. passenger that stolen vehicle went onto the parking lot of the friendship economy, which is located in the 2500 block east of northern parkway. the suspect bailed out of the vehicle. then ran inside the school.

now, police did follow the suspect inside. apparently this building houses two schools. it houses the friendship academy, which is a high school. and then nacka school, which is, i understand, a middle school. allegedly, the suspect ran inside the nacka school. there were students inside when he ran inside. originally the school was placed on lockdown. and then just a short time ago, police were able to evacuate all of the students. they were released for the day. police still do have a cordon around the outside of the school building. around both schools. there's city police vehicles and school police on the scene. the suspect is still to be believed at large, inside the school. there were no reports of injuries at this at -- at the present time. wuas you can see, city police still working to apprehend an alleged -- i'm sorry, an alleged auto theft suspect who ran inside the school.

back to you on tv hill. >> thank you very much, captain mike perry, in sky eye chopper 13. a twist in the alleged sexual abuse case, surrounding former syracuse coach, bernie fine. now, one person says fine is still harassing him. kai has more on the case. >> reporter: one of the men who accuses fine of harassing him as a child, now says fine continues to call his house. zach thomaselli says the former coach has called him 20 times since he came forward about the alleged abuse. the judge granted him a temporary restraining order but the incident is still under investigation. bernie fine has not been charged, partly because the statute of limitations had expired. thomas pele -- thomaselli came forward with similar claims to others. >> last year, thomaselli pleaded guilty to molesting up to three boys. he faces sentencing. meanwhile, judges are asking for documents from a

grand jury witness. jerry sandusky's lawyers are asking for grand jury testimony. they are also asking a judge for their client to be able to visit with his grandchildren. the former penn state coach faces 52 criminal counts. but he denies all of the allegations. amanda knox's murder conviction in italy may have been overturned last year, but she's still facing another conviction for slander. knox appealed in court today. knox was charged and convicted of slander, after police say she accused an italian bar owner with murdering her roommate, meredith kircher. knox and her boyfriend were convicted of that murder. syria is facing more international backlawyer -- backlash. at least eight more countries have pulled their ambassadors out of the capital, amidst ongoing bloodshed. >> reporter: thousands of syrians who still support

president bashar asad lined the streets of damask us to welcome an ally. russia's foreign minister arrived to cheers and met with the syrian leader. the visit comes just days afterrussia and china vetoed a u.n. resolution that backed an arab call for hass sad to leave power. syrian forces ramped up their assault on opposition fighters in the city of holmes overnight. rebels say hundreds have died in relentless assaults over the past few days. a mass funeral was held in the street to remember the dead. the escalating violence caused many european countries in the countries to pull their people out of damascus. and the embassy closed in the capital. turkey said his country cannot

remain silent about the massacres in syria and will support efforts to push assad out. rebels say they need international help to topple assad's regime because their weapons are no match for the government. tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >> president obama has said he believes military action won't be needed. but the white house says no options are off the table. an activist killed, his body tossed into a prince george's county well. and police say today there is a third suspect in the case. there is a warrant out now for 36-year-old tyrone louis, of temple hills. police believe louis is already in jail on unrelated charges already. 53-year-old lenny harris was shot in the head. and his body found in a fort washington well. two other men are in custody, in connection with harris's murder. an alleged presidential affair. the author of a new book said she carried on a romantic relationship with president john f. kennedy, after he had taken up residence in the white

house. >> mimi alfred said she and the president met in 1962, when she was a white house intern. she claims the president took her virginity, and the two carried out an affair for almost 18 month little. the president was shot and killed in 1963. alfred is now a retired, 63- year-old grandmurdering. a biographer talked about a young intern, marching her description, when talking about the president's affairs. >> her book, once upon a secret, releases tomorrow. political pundits are weighing in after some are calling it a silent endorsement for president obama. >> all that matters now is what's ahead. >> it was supposed to be a pep talk, courtesy of chrysler. >> how do we come together? and how do we win? >> delivered by hollywood royalty, offering the car's

turnaround as proof that the u.s. economy can follow. >> the people of detroit know something about this. they almost lost everything. but we all pulled together. now motor city is fighting again. >> reporter: but what was meant to be inspiring looked political to some, like an endorsement of president obama's bailout of the auto industry. adding fuel to the fire, the president's top advisers weighed in as soon as the ad aired. dan pfeiffer followed, with "saving the auto industry," something eminem and clint eastwood could agree on. by monday, it went viral. presidential candidate newt gingrich took a different view. >> i think it was pro-american. i know clint personally. and that is not something he would do. >> that is something mr. eastwood confirmed. >> detroit is showing us it can

be done. and what's true about them is true about all of us. >> that was chip reid reporting. eastwood gave his entire salary for that ad, to charity. another glorious day with lots of sunshine. nothing like a normal maryland february. but it is hard to complain right now. there is a change in the air. wjz has weather and traffic. bob has the updated numbers. >> by tomorrow afternoon, you might be scramping your -- scratching your head, as saying what season is this. look at these temperatures. in the mid-50s many places. down to the west of us, it is chillier, down in oakland. now at 41. we're in the mid-50s still. big changes coming up tomorrow. believe it or not, we're talking about snow returning to the region. across much of central maryland. a coating to maybe an inch. north and west. maybe an inch or so around the beltway. up to as much as around 3, when you get up to some of the higher elevations in the blue ridge. tomorrow will be a winter touch once again. very much like this past weekend.

denise? >> thank you, bob. let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >> hi, denise. hi, everyone. those beltway delays, they keep backing down. traveling on the north side outer loop. still heavy there. york road to charles street. west side inner loop. no improvement there. stop and go, wilkens around to security boulevard. and the west side outer loop. and that delay stays strong there from 70 to southwestern boulevard. expect at least 15 minutes to get through. traveling 70 westbound. 29 to marriottsville road. accidents include a nursery. eastern avenue at selling. hazelwood avenue at white avenue. and also that police activity captain mike was telling you about. has east northern parkway closed. not a bad drive at all. that's a look at reisterstown road. this traffic report is brought to you by the baltimore international motor trend auto show. it's coming to the baltimore convention center, thursday, february 9th, through sunday

february 12th. you can get your ticket at auto baltimore.com. an intruder brings excitement to a soccer game in england. take a look. >> we think we have got this. >> the game between liverpool and to then ham came to a halt 11 minutes after that cat sawntsered onto the field. -- sauntered onto the field. after a minute delay, the cat was escorted from the field. >> be careful. >> he didn't have a ticket. >> right. and wasn't very good at kicking the ball either. strayed straight ahead. -- straight ahead. the nation's worst offshore oil spill. the trial for the deadly rig explosion. and the motivation behind this teen attack. we are expecting precipitation. will it be rain or snow? don't misyour updated first warning forecast. ,,,,,,

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a judge is set to hear opening statements in the deadly oil rig explosion that trigger the the worst oil spill in the nation. attorneys for bp, halliburton and transoil am each get about an hour to speak. they are trying to determine who is liannual for the 2010 oil spill. it killed 11 workers and pumped millions of gallons of crude oil into the water. police in atlanta are looking for a group of teenage attackers. jessica kartalija is in the newsroom now with more on this video. >> reporter: police are calling this a coordinated attack, captured on camera, and and uploaded onto the internet. several teens attack an unsuspecting boy as he's walking out of a convenience store. the victim is viciously kicked, punched, even hit with a tire. police say at least three other males stood by, recording the attack and watching out for police. police say the crime was only reported after that video was uploaded to the internet. they're now expecting -- examining it to see if they can

identify those attackers. vic? >> thank you, jessica. federal investigators are considering treating hate crimes on the video. the entire staff is removed from the school board in los angeles, removing every teacher from a school at the center of a growing teacher sex abuse investigation. john blackstone reports for wjz. parents are still very angry. >> what we want? >> yesterday. -- >> we have screened entire staff that will come in. >> the los angeles unified school district announced late monday that the entire staff of mira monty elementary, 150 teachers and other workers will be replaced by thursday. this is one of the largest grammar schools. the move is an attempt to restore confidence, in a school system that parents say has failed to protect their children. >> my son gets gets to see another news team at school.

and he says, why is everybody out there? and i just don't have answers for him at this point. >> reporter: mark berndt and mark springer are charged. berndt is charged with taking lewd pictures. springer has been accused of fondling two 7-year-old girls in his class. >> it is to determine if there are individuals who have done something wrong. >> it's expected that many staff members will be readmitted after an internal review. parents' anger, however, is growing over the secrecy of the investigation, which has been ongoing for years. and investigators learned that berndt was investigated by authorities as far back as 1984. >> school officials banned the media from attending the announcement. a breast cancer awareness bracelet is causing quite a stir in one indiana middle

school. an 8th grader is suing roosevelt middle because school officials asked him to cover up his bracelet. they claim it is distracting to other children. but the boy's parents say he was doing it to raise breast cancer awareness. some students are trying to get to the bottom. they are investigating involuntary twitching. a local doctor treated them and said it was psychological. but some parents think a chemical spill could be linked to the systems. an ohio woman dials the wrong number at the right time. here is more on the phone call that may have saved her life. >> reporter: loretta smith's story is so amazing, you couldn't make it up. >> well, i'm still here. and i'm moving. >> reporter: she had a stroke this week that paralyzed her right side. >> every time i think of it, it chokes me up. >> that's her son wally.

she was debailitated. loretta-- debilitated. loretta's right hand was not working right. she made a mistake on the prefix. she ended up calling a stranger in colorado, named kenny. >> i am in colorado now. somebody said they were having a stroke. and they called my phone. it's 3941 state road. >> reporter: kenny, some 1300 miles away in colorado, called for help and in minutes, loretta was here at the hospital, being treated for a minor stroke. >> he is my angel, absolutely. >> reporter: 70-year-old loretta has 5 kids and 8 grandkids and one amazing story for the ages. >> i just can't really believe any of it. >> i said, kenny, what could i ever do to thank you? >> well, kenny tried to downplay his role. he said he didn't save smith. she just found him. scary moments at a subway station in australia. take a look. this woman looks away for a few

seconds, when her baby stroller rolls onto the train tracks. she was quickly able to jump onto the tracks. she pulled the 5-month-old to safety. the infant was treated for minor cuts and bruises. but otherwise, he is okay. remembering charles dickens. prince charles led a special service today, marking the 200th anniversary of the author's birth. the author died at his home near rochester in 1870. he was buried alongside other literary greats in poet's corner in westminsteraby-- westminster abbey. quarterback showed off the lombardi, along with teammates in a ticker tape parade. the celebration made its way down the canyon of heroes the . the team was also honored with a ceremony. >> who cleans up that ticker

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here's a live look outside right now. this is the kind of february we want every year, but things are changing. bob? >> this certainly has not been much in the way of this winter. but we have a little bit of winter aheaded our -- headed our way again. tomorrow. very much like this past saturday. got a little snow, rain. some areas did accumulate an inch or so. take a look at temps. very pleasant afternoon. just like spring. 54 now. humidity is way down at 33%. the dew point is low. 26. a lot of dry air aloft. west/northwest winds at 6. the barometer holding steady. right now, 30.12 inches. currently, around the area, 55 in washington. 50 in elkton. and the cool spot, oakland at 41 degrees currently.

locally, 52 in westminster. and in the mid-50s, even down by the bay, as you can see. tomorrow, it will generally be just rain close to the water. north of the city, we'll see some snow probably midafternoon, into the evening hours. the caveat with this kind of snow is the ground is extremely warm. temperatures now on the beltways, about 65 degrees. so it's going to really have to cool down. and really has to snow pretty hard to accumulate mainly on the grass. 55, 32 today. 43, 25 the normals. records, pretty low. 1904. 64. 1895. 6 above zero. right now, a northwest wind will bring in this dryer air. it won't be nearly as chilly tonight as it was this morning. but we have an area of low pressure sitting out here in the midwest. we'll call it a kansas clipper. it's moving very quickly. has a little snow on the western side. rain on the eastern side. it's pretty moisture-starved. but it will bring us clouds late tonight. just to the north is a bank of

clouds across harrisburg, areas north. we'll see the clouds on the increase. and tomorrow, during the day, and the afternoon, this low approaches. some warm air to the south. and a little bit of snow across the baltimore area north and west. basically, i think we're looking for intermittent snoal for let's say, 1:00, 2:00 in the evening and afternoon hours. accumulate mainly on the grassy surfaces. and it will all move off to the east. sunshine and warmer temperatures come right back on thursday. northeast winds, 10 to 15 knots. bay temp around 42 degrees. tonight, increasing clouds am down about 32. tomorrow, around 40, with rain. and then rain-snow mixture. small accumulation possible. here in the city, maybe a half inch on the grass. north and west of town. an inch or two, particularly by the mason-dixon line. the same thing could happen last saturday. very similar kind of situation. >> it's going to be pretty tough to accumulate on any roadways. >> good. >> it either gets colder or

maybe with the sunset, a little slush. >> thank you, bob. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. a star lacrosse player from baltimore county killed her ex- boyfriend, on trial for murder. i'm adam may, at the university of virginia. the latest on the trial, plus the look at how the event has changed the way college students talk ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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