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. this is wjz-tv, wjz-hd baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood. now, it is complete coverage wjz, maryland's news station. music legend lost. ♪ and i wish you joy and happiness. >> whitney houston died shocking her fans around the world. >> good evening everyone. whitney houston was found dead inside of a hotel. it shocks the world. what police are saying about her sudden death. ♪ i'm every woman. >> reporter: whit whitney

houston was americas sweetheart. her life came to an end here. she was pronounced dead in the room on the fourth floor. >> there were no obvious signs of any -- we are still too fresh, and it is being investigated. >> houston was schedule today ahere at a pregrammy party at the hotel. it is hosted by the music producer who discovered her. >> 1985 album was a hit factor and sold million, the song saving all my love for you, got her the first grammy for best female pop vocal. she became one of the top selling artists in pop music history with 55 million, even to the big screen to the bodyguard which featured i will always love you. but her professional successes were tempered by personal turmoil like her marriage to

bobby brown. that divorced many 2007 and share a daughter. houston al had an on going battle with drugs. she admitted to using cocaine and pills. her voice showed the trouble, turning raspy and low. she declared herself drug-free in 2010. but there were missed concert dates and public meltdowns. it came on the eve of the biggest night in music, the grammy awards. in los angeles, wjz eyewitness news. >> >> she was just 48 years old. we are expecting more information on this case in the coming days. stay with wjz. >> turning our attention to the chilly and windy weather taking hold of maryland tonight. we found a loot of people bundled up trying to fight off the wind and the term which temperatures today. across maryland. this is what it looked like in westminster in carroll county. the drivers had to be more

careful in the late snow falling on the roads out there. let's look outside right now where the chilly temperature versus certainly moveed in and look at the wind blowing around the out back right now. meteorologist woods is live with an updated look at first warning live radar. i'll bet you are glad you are not out there right now. >> i was a little bit ago. you feel it tonight. that's for sure. hello, winter. it has arrived, in some cases for the first time. we've had a few doses. this is the coldest air all season. let's look at the cold air. snow showers and flurrys from the north. you can see these batches of snow showers and flurries. however this to the north looks to be the end of the round. what's not over though, the wind, because the wind advisory is me if many affect until 7:00 a.m. they have already topped 40 miles per hour, and updating as we speak. 37 across a lot of the south

and tonight, that is going to be the coldest air this season, it is on top of us. the forecast coming up. you can feel it tonight. >> gop presidential contender mitt romney takes on home a win in maine. we will do where he emerged a favorite of a conservative group. >> reporter: mitt romney's late push in maine paid off. he won the caucus there, the first victory after three losses this week. >> romney made extra campaign stops to insure a win. >> i believe i am the one person in this race who can bet the president. >> ron paul came in second. he has been focusing on states like maine to gain momentum. >> it would have been great to win outright the vote. but it will be greater to win the delegate vote. >> all of the candidates are trying to portray themselves as

the most conservative option. but for some in washington at least one contender has more work to do. >> romney is the established candidate. he has been campaigning for six years and doesn't present any old or new ideas. >> the sincerity gap. >> he wop with 38% of the vote. rick santorum second with 31%. s0q former alaska governor sarah palin was the final speaker trying to energize the develop. >> of our nominee is, we must work together to get him over the fence line. >> conservative republicans wrap up the convention not yet uni nighed behind a single -- unified behind a single candidate. >> neither newt gingrich nor rick santorum competed in

maine. 37-year-old thomas greene was given a three year suspended sentence with that crash and has to undergo alcohol -- he then drove away. the students were sere youly hurt, but they did survive the injuries. a hartford county taxi driver stabbed by a passenger early this morning in bellair. robbery was the motive. the owner of the cap company says he is shocked by the violence. it is unfortunate because he knows the ropes out there. he had to catch him in this area. we don't expect that problem at all. that's a very calm area up there. we don't even lock our coors. >> -- doors. driving and talking on the cell phone could soon -- if you get

pulled over, we will have more tonight on how lawmakers are trying to toughen up the existing law. >> >> if a police officer spots you behind the wheel with the phone chatting, that's not enough to get you pulled over. many say it should be. >> for many drivers, seeing this from others behind the wheel stirs up emotions. >> we don't need to be holding your phone. that takes the concentration away from the road. >> even though it is illegal in maryland. >> there's a loophole. >> you have to be -- before a police officer -- something else like speeding or running a red light, but an officer -- a secondary offense. a law push a bill that would change that. >> i wanted to be a primary

offense, and -- spot texting behind the wheel, no other violation is necessary. aaa says extending that to holding phones. >> it would make b motorists obey the law and the current statute. but critics say it is a slippery slope and there are plenty of other distractions on the road that are legal. >> if a person is on the phone but still paying attention and isn't doing anything flagrant guilty still most drivers echoed gina who says there's no reason to hold on. >> you are going to plow into somebody. it is not worth killing yourself or someone else. >> the house will vote next week. last year it made it through there no problem. and dewill see if that changes -- we will see if that changes this year. nine states and washington dc enforced that law as a

primary offense. >> the grand prix could be roaring back into baltimore city, the term of a new five- year deal will be revealed on wednesday. back in december, the city terminated the contract with the race's former organizers, baltimore racing development after the group failed to pay # $1.5 million they owe today the city. >> two washington boys are laid to rest a week after their father blew up their home. ♪ amazing grace. >> a public memorial was held today for charlie and braden. their father josh powell attacked the boy last with a hatchet before killing himself and his sons. he was also a person of interest in a disappearance -- in desperate need of a break are getting just that. the phone lines have been swamped since news broke that the state of maryland is part

of a multibillion dollars foreclosure settlement. >> are you ready to get started. >> overnight the attorney general set up a phone bank. >> the conference room didn't have all of those phone or computers in it as of three days ago. >> in just the first day. >> during that 24 hour period or so, people called. >> we are getting more money now. >> nearly a billion dollars will help those in need helping those with foreclosures through bank of america. citigroup and allie. >> the settlement money in maryland will help those not only still in their homes but those forced to move out. to help with the settlement. this isn't going solve everyone's problems, but it is a step toward helping people. >> if you are anywhere in the

foreclosure process, her advice. >> i would tell them the best advice is to just call. >> this program just getting started but will run for three years. so continue to make whatever payments that you are doing. >> and wjz eyewitness new. >> >> thank you. st's nil not clear when those will begin to receive the financial aid. someone hopefully could be millions of dollars richer. the lottery spokeswoman says it could go even higher since it is based on sells the odds of winning are 1 in 175 million. no word yet if anybody won that big prize. >> a lot more still to come. bombs blast over syria. and how is the u.n. reacting. that was like handing a baseball bat a person in alley

knowing their going to use it to hit someone. now they're fighting back in court: in the block buster performances for the grammys and how that will change in whitney houston's did et. >> back on the ice and building confidence, the state program for baltimore girls that almost shut down for good. >> after some winter weather the coldest air of the season arrives. the complete first warning forecast coming up after this break.

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it is a frigid 24 degrees. we will have the complete first warning weather forecast coming up. more violence tonight in syria is forcing a whole big mess there. it is an effort to crush the revert against the president. # # 1 people were killed -- 11 people were killed in the latest attacks. the world is deeply divided over how to end this. russia and china vetoed a --

that called for the president to step down. >> an american india tribe is trying to stop the sell of alcohol near the reservation. many struggled with alcoholism. but activists say it is not enough. now they're suing the five largest beer manufacturer, distranscribers and four local retailers for the social cost to its people. >> the tribal culture is at risk of not surviving because of this plague. >> an attorney say that is they have a population of less than a dozen people, yet liquor outlets there sell nearly 5 million cans of beer every year. a sad night for music industry with whitney houston's death. preparations are still underway for the grammy awards tomorrow. ♪ there's a fire starting in my air. >> she's one of the many performers expected to take the

stage tomorrow night. it will be her first performance since she had throat surgery. also the beach boys right there are coming back together after more than 20 years apart. with tonight's tragic news a tribute is expected for whitney houston, the revamping of the show right now. watch the grammys tomorrow night on wjz. a program in baltimore city make sure that girl versus a place to play and learn by putting them in skates on the ice. tonight, we will explain. it is called figure skating in the city and it is back for a third year. >> from the moment these middle schoolgirls, the lessons begin. >> he says no -- >> that's good advice for a beginner, but these girls are not new to the ice. they're part of a program called figure skating in the city. it opens the door for girls in baltimore to try a sport that's

a rarely see up close. >> i wanted girls that wouldn't necessarily have the opportunity to do it themselves, i wanted them to have that opportunity. >> the skate coach created the program three years ago, low funding forced the girls asp the ice for a year. but now with funding they're back. >> these girls are good. i see a couple of diamonds in the rough. i would like to train them to compete. >> it usually holds hockey game but they hope to add more girls to the ice. wjz eyewitness news. a great program runs about four weeks. they're still looking for students. for information log on to wjz.com. you could ice skate outside tonight. >> unbelievable. >> it is cold out there. >> we've had a couple of doses

of winter. >> little. it feels like it tonight. >> it will be cold tomorrow too. we will start with first warning doppler because we still have snow shower and flowers. this is the last ban. you can see just south of baltimore, still flurries back into carroll county, and that is southeast. we did have a mix of rain and snow. but that started to get involved and all of this changed over the to snow flurries down to the eastern shore where we still have a winter weather advisory for a few more hours. for the rest of us, we have the wind, there's a wind advisory in effect until 7 #k a.m. because these are 7:00 a.m. sustained winds of 15 to 20 miles per hour with gusts topping 40 miles per hour already this evening. at this hour, 39 miles per hour

in baltimore. for us, it is 24-degree, down to 12 in oakland. when you factor in the wind, it is minus 6 in -- that is the low so far today. we started out much warmer than that, topping out at 41. that's below average: tomorrow ow we stay below average in the forecast because of what you see off to the northwest. we have been track thing map a lot this season. you have not seen these dark colors very much. but they're invaigd the country for a little while. it is really not that long involvement tomorrow we have got a cold day with dryware

coming in. by monday, temperature also rebound, but another storm will come our way, even warmer aair will arrive. warnings through sunday, but these wind are staying up tonight and even tomorrow. the snow showers are coming to an end. we are going down to 18 only recovering to 31 tomorrow afternoon. we do get back into the 40s on monday and tuesday. however that's still below average. rain to snow showers possible. another storm. >> i am ready for spring. >> coming up the maryland men's basketball team losing to duke and durham. highlights and more when we come back. mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943.

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back. college basketball atop the list, maryland on the road seeking the first victory over duke in durham. maryland displayed early offense, michael soring for 12. they led by as much as 10-3. but mason, he had 13. nine below his average game, but maryland big man with a tip- in. that's the frame, 32. 29. his freshman offering, a team high 15, second half baltimore and mosley. he only had five today.

duke 73. maryland 5 a5. elsewhere in the acc, we have got more action for you. that's new, miami coach, formerly -- prein regard james. head coach is leonard hamilton -- and tyler zeller. there he is. unc wins it 72-52. >> moving right along. today, first year coach -- hosting caa, madison, and despite being 15-15, missing a critical dunk. that could have make a big difference in the fortunes because they lost 58-56. they are now 1-26. 1-14 in the league. that's sports. see you tomorrow.

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