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of suspicion for more than two years over the disappearance of has wife susan. he had lost custody of his sons wintry weather. from snow to very cold to his wife's parents, chuck temperatures. to strong winds. what's in store for the rest of and judy cox, who tried to keep tonight? >> good evening, everyone. the boys safe. >> we wanted to express our thanks for joining us. i'm adam may. a little shot of winter across sincere gratitude for your our area. let's take a look at conditions supports -- support, your in westminster, carroll county prayers, your love. tonight, where driver his to be it helps us to be strong and a little more careful when some helps us to know that there are of that snow came down. good people in the world, good a little did stick to the ground and mostly melted on the people. >> reporter: as the boys were roads. here on tv hill in north baltimore, some snow coming laid to rest, i guess for most down a short time ago. and the winds, they've really in attendance, that cent i want picked up out there. let's take a live look outside was -- sentiment was about the right now. where the cold temperatures and only consolation in this the winds certainly have people tragedy. >> so heartbreaking for that talking. meteorologist bernadette woods is live tonight with an updated family. a private family burial will look at first warning live take place on monday. moving on to maine, as c- doppler radar. more to come, bern? >> there's a little more to pack wraps up. some of the republican come. but a lot more in the way of presidential candidates are wind. going north. this is what is left of snow it appears the race in the main showers making their way across caucuses are going to come down the state. this is the band that is to two candidates, front weakening to the eastern shore. runner, mitt rom mitt romney

behind it, just off to our northwest, these are still some and ron paul. flurries and snow showers that paul has volunteers from maine will come down to the northwest. they're going to hold as they and surrounding states, working to get supporters out. cut through northeastern parts of maryland. that's what we'll be watching now, meanwhile, the results of over the next couple of hours. a presidential straw poll, of one thing we'll all feel, though, winds are really republican conservativeanth cranking. a wind advisory is in effect vists today, had-- conservative activists tuesday, had romney until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow for almost everyone. there is still a winter weather defeating rick santorum. advisory in effect for a harford county taxi baltimore and harford county driver is stabbed by one of his until 7:00 p.m. passengers. but we're treal transferring over to that wind situation, as it happened on crescent knoll drive in bel air. police say the cab driver went we said. here are numbers. these are sustained winds, to drop off his passenger when generally 20 miles per hour. that passenger demanded money and stabbed the driver. not quite yet. we have that band to go the driver was taken to shock through. and as soon as that happens, trauma. the owner of the cab company those are also going to be says he is shocked by the picking up. look at the gusts, 41 miles per violence. >> and it's unfortunate. hour. that's bringing in very cold because he knows the ropes out air tonight. there. we will have your forecast and this guy had to catch him in that area. coming up. adam? >> coming up, more details in a we don't expect that kind of problem at all. moment. that's a very calm area up thank you. an emotional day in there. we don't even lock our doors in washington, where a public bel air. funeral was held for charlie >> police are still searching for the man who stabbed the driver. anyone with information is

asked to call the sheriff's office, 410-838-6300. police in baltimore are looking for the person who shot a man. it happened just after noon, around 1:30. police say the man was shot here near the intersection of north streeper and monument streets. so far, no arrests have been made in the case. the baits of driving and using a hand held cell phone is once again alive, after some state politicians say the current law is too weak. weijia jiang has more on the efforts efforts to try to ramp it up. >> reporter: adam, if a police officer spots you right now, with your phone held up, chatting on the phone, that alone is not enough to pull you over. but these lawmakers say it should be. >> reporter: driving and using a hand held cell phone is against the law in maryland. but you'll only get a ticket some of the time. >> you have to be doing something else before a police officer can pull you over. >> reporter: something else, like speeding or running a red

light. but an officer can't pull someone over just for using a handheld phone. because it's only considered a secondary offense. and that angers drivers like gina linebarger. >> it's not worth killing yourself or someone else. you know, the law should be no cell phones at any time if you're behind the wheel. period. you know, period. >> reporter: state delegate jimmy malone is sponsoring a bill that would make that the new law. >> i want it to be a primary offense. and i want it to be identical to the texting bill. >> reporter: which gives police the power to pull drivers over just for texting behind the wheel. no other violations necessary. triple a says extending that to holding phones -- >> will most likely make motorists obey the law. and increase the enforceability of the current statute. >> critics argue it's a slippery slope. and there are plenty of other distractions on the road that are still legal. still, most drivers we spoke

with hope malone succeeds. >> should pull them over, for safety. you know, somebody could get really hurt, talking on the phones right there. i don't deal with them while i'm driving. >> reporter: now, last year, a version of this bill made it through the house but did not get out of the senate. next week, the house will vote on this year's version. reporting live in baltimore, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right, weijia, thank you so much. right now nine states in washington, d.c. enforced that law as a primary offense. details of a new deal for the baltimore grand prix are expected to be announced for the next couple of days. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake says the terms of the five-year agreement will be revealed on wednesday. last year's grand prix brought in $47 million in baltimore. then in december, the city terminated its contract with baltimore racing development, after that group failed to pay $1.5 million that was owed to the city. they also left a lot of vendors high and dry.

overextended homeowners in maryland are getting just that. phone lines have been swamped since news broke that the state is part of a multibillion dollar foreclosure settlement. >> are you ready to get started? >> this week, overnight, the attorney general's office, set up a phone bank. >> the conference room didn't have all their phones or computers as of three days ago. >> reporter: in just the first day... >> during that 24-hour period or so, about 500 people called. >> we're getting more money in maryland than new york is. >> nearly a billion will help those in need. helping those who had foreclosures in bank of america, wells fargo, chase and ally. prince george's and baltimore city showed the highest levels of foreclosure. >> the settlement money in maryland will help not only those who have been in their homes, but those who have been forced to move out. >> it's terrific that we're able to actually help people with the settlement. this isn't going to solve

everyone's problems. but it is a step toward helping people. >> adrian took calls yesterday. if you're anywhere in the foreclosure process, her advice. >> i would tell them the best advice is just to call. >> reporter: this program is just getting started but will run for the next three years. >> so continue to make whatever payments that you're doing. >> reporter: in anne arundel county, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. back to you on tv hill. >> it's still not clear exactly when the homeowners will begin to receive that financial aid. we have a lot more to come. demanding peace for syria as the violence there continues. protestors are speaking out. how they're making their voices heard. it's a copy catastrophe. a tax preparer in hot water after admitting he spiked his coffee water with an illegal and highly toxic drug. plus, dangerous weather conditions. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,

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protestors around the world are demanding peace for syria. this comes as fresh flareups come from that violent country. the collapse at the security council likely triggered a barrage of rockets and artillery fire in holmes.

>> they say we know we are going through a very difficult time. your rights are being violated with you. >> world leaders are trying to pass resolutions trying to denounce the bloody trackdown. but they have stopped this. iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad made the claims today at a rally, marking the country's islamic resolution. it is designed to create nuclear weapons. but iran maintains its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only. we'll find out in a few days. a montana man is accused of spiking his tax business's coffee pot with meth. 34-year-old greg benedict admitted to his ex-girlfriend that he put half a gram of meth here.

seven employees and several customers experienced minor symptoms after drinking the coffee. benedict, who did not say why he spiked the coffee, now faces charges. a railroad crossing. a susex county sheriff's deputy was on a traffic stop thursday, when he was nearly hit by a passing car. when the deputies radioed that car's information, it led to a chase by nearby officers. then here's how it came to an end. they dropped the train tracks. the suspect inside that car did surrender to police. we're enjoying a little winter weather here. but it's nothing compared to what the people in indiana are dealing with tonight. check this out. heavy snow and lots of ice. almost looks like siberia up there. making it nearly impossible for people to get around the city of gary. thousands of people are shoveling and getting their weekends away. the storm, they're giving credit to lake-effect snow. not something we usually have to deal with here. >> and we haven't dealt with

this all winter. >> not yet. but there, the lakes are not frozen over as they normally are this time of ye. >> all of that moisture. >> because it's been so warm. usually, at this point in the year, it is done. >> so doesn't have to be a great lake? >> we actually get bands from there into western maryland. some of these bands that are out there, right now, still some flurries passing through. we do have more to talk about as we are heading through tonight. it is turning windy and very it's the little things in life that make me smile. spending the day with my niece. i don't use super poligrip for hold because my dentures fit well. before those little pieces would get in between my dentures and my gum and it was uncomfortable. even well-fitting dentures let in food particles. super poligrip is zinc free. with just a few dabs, it's clinically proven to seal out more food particles so you're more comfortable and confident while you eat. so it's not about keeping my dentures in, it's about keeping the food particles out.

welcome back, everybody. okay. we've got snow flying out. we'll go to first warning doppler radar and show you the strong band that made its way out of pennsylvania is really weakening as it heads into the eastern shore. but it is really kicking up the kind -- winds behind it. notice another batch down from pennsylvania. that is bringing another round of sno snow flurries and snow showers as it passing through. and western maryland, entirely

different area. a few inches still piling up. switch it over and show you, this is what we have been dealing with today. rounds of snow showers and snow flurries coming down from the northwest. see the cold air spreading all the way down to southern maryland also. as it all moves through, we said it's kicking up the winds. we have a wind advisory in effect, region wide, through 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. we have a winter weather advisory in effect for parts of northern baltimore county and harford county, until 7:00 tonight. so just a short while longer. and also a winter storm warning in effect for western maryland, that continues for a few miles also. these were the winds we were just discussing. sustained winds, generally 15 to 25 miles per hour. starting to kick it up. easton, 17 mile presidency are hour. that will continue for elkton and ocean city. the high winds are coming your direction also. here are the gusts. tonight, bee -- we could see gusts up to 50 miles per hour. it's all coming in because of that storm that has passed through.

it is still intensifying offshore. when coming over those great lakes. causing some of the snow shower bans that are making their way down to western maryland. that's why we're going to see a few inches down there. here's the cold air it's bringing in. 31 in baltimore now. 20s out to the west. and as far as wind chills, we are down into the teens for a lot of us. oakland is down to 1 degree. we stopped out -- topped out at 41 today. average is 44. tomorrow, we're going way below that average. because this air is coming in our direction. tonight, we're going into the teens. and tomorrow, we only recover to the low 30s after a very mild stretch of weather we have been dealing with, most of this winter is really going to hurt us a little bit tomorrow. however, once all of this gets out of there, those temperatures are going right back up. so a few rounds of snow flurries and snow showers still possible tonight. then tomorrow, very windy, very cold. but the front starts to break through. then we've got a warmup coming later this week. out on the waters, gale warnings are in effect because of all of that. and tonight, we are going down

to about 18 degrees. tomorrow, we are going back up to 32. that is it. take a look at this five-day forecast here. we will climb. we're into the 40s, below average monday and tuesday. as the storm moves in with rain and snow showers possible with it. that gets out of here and we'll watch for another storm saturday. >> thanks so much. sounds like maryland trying to even up a score, an old rivalry here. >> but things kind of stayed the same. i guess i gave it away, huh? we'll show you how maryland could not handle duke today. as soon as we get that. toothpaste is the wrong thing to use on a denture,

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duke, they're just tough. >> they're tough. they're number 10 in the country. and maryland is kind of tough, too, to be so young. but when you lose some of your key ingredients for injuries, then you're in trouble. college basketball is number 1 on our highlights list. from durham, north carolina. maryland, seeking its first victory there, over atlantic coast conference rival duke. first victory there since '07. having to do so, though, without the starting guard teshon. he is out with a torn acl. earlier today, maryland was set on the fast break. michael parker, above and beyond the call of duty. they led by as much as 3-10, maryland. fourth in the nation, scoring and working on a plan that comes together. game tied at 14-14 there. ensuing bucket for duke. rebound in a 16-14 lead. in response, though, maryland's two-legged trees. it's 18-18 en route to a 32-29,

duke halftime lead. in the second half, there's baltimorean sean mosely. running. terps scoring. but in the end, when it comes to most, because it's not the way you start that counts the most, duke, 73. maryland, 55. 75-53. towson university today, first year coach pat scary and his tigers hosting james madison. but uh-oh. robert mcquandon got a dunk. might have made a big difference in the tigers' eventual fortune because they lost to jmu. 58-56. towson now, 1-26. overall, 1-14 in the caa. loyola took to their home court in reese arena. they have best record in loyola's history as a division 1 school. it was a sellout crowd, meaning it's eric ethly scoring 22, including three slam dunks early. also scored 22. used to be cardinal gibbons. loyola built a 25-point lead.

held on to the 87-81 victory. coach jimmy patsos told me this week, it's a certain chemistry that includes basketball toughness, baltimore style. >> none of our stats match up. i have cormir, rj williams, and jordan layton, three kids within a couple of miles of here and we're just winning. >> baltimore toughness, jimmy says. meantime, in the patriot league, may be on the road at the army black knights. counts the bucket as army led navy, 22-17 at halftime. but with help from smith miss. then familiarup by carlton smith. navy wins this. got a lot more sports coming up at 11:00. >> sounds good, stan. thank you. be sure to watch the lineup tonight at 10:00. a new episode of 48 hours

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