construction chaos. the gas main break in south baltimore. >> the concern, after services cut to hundreds of people. hi, everybody. i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> we're going to begin with that breaking news. a major gas main break in southwest baltimore. wjz is live. captain mike perry with more. captain mike? >> reporter: this all occurred around 3:30 this morning. a four-inch gas main was struck by the department of public works employees. this occurred in the 300 block of millington avenue. this is in southwest baltimore, near the southwest shopping center. apparently the water main broke, causing water to go into the broken gas main that dpw was woing on. now, we do know that immediately the gas had to be shut off to the area. now, this is affecting at least

900 customers right near the southwest shopping center. we do have bge on the scene and extensive bge response. nearly 50 bge vehicles, as well as a bge command post, and a fire command post, are in the rear of the west side shopping center. mark is showing that to you now. now, it is likely going to be several days before bge can effect this repair. there is water has gone into the gas main, and that causes problems. bge is also digging in an area south of west side shopping center. so expect not only a lot. gas disruption here in the area for folks. but also the possibility of traffic problems, as bge vehicles, extensive amount of bge vehicles being in the area. back to you on tv hill. >> captain mike, thank you. we will have more on this developing story coming up new at 5:00 and 6:00. wjz is following another developing story. the future of same-sex marriage bill is in the balance.

injust minutes, a critical vote is expected in a house committee. the vote will take place in a joint meeting of the house judiciary committee and health and operations governnt committee. if it passes, the measure moves on to the house of delegates. wjz will keep you updated on the vote as soon as we have it. whitney's final sendoff. new details today about the family's plan to say goodbye. alison harmelin reports for wjz, there will be no public memorial. >> reporter: whitney houston's funeral will be held saturday, in the church in newark, new jersey, where she was first discovered. a family spokesman says the service will be private and personal. no wake or public memorial have been planned. >> they have shared her for 30- something years with the city, with the state, with the world. this is their time now. >> reporter: fans of the singer have been streaming past the church and the funeral home where her body was brought monday night. >> i always said to myself, i want to be just like her. you know? and i just want her to rest.

>> reporter: houston sang here as a child, at new hope baptist church. her mother, sissy warren led the music. and her cousin, dionne warwick led the choir. >> ♪ and i will always love you ♪ >> reporter: houston was one of the best selling artists, until she starltsed using-- started using drugs and alcohol. she was found dead saturday in the water of a bathtub in a hotel. some prescription drugs were found in the hotel room, but police say no more than most people have at home. investigators are waiting for toxicology results before discussing the death. houston's godmother, aretha franklin honored her by singing one of houston's biggest hits. >> i'll always love you ♪ >> reporter: and asked the crowd to pray for the family. >> houston leaves behind an 18- year-old daughter with her ex-

husband bobby brown. in virginia today, more chilling medical testimony today in the george huguely murder trial. huguely, from silver springs is charged with first-degree murder in the death of yeardley love. a neuropatholgist testified that love suffered from blunt force trauma. the prosecution hopes to counter huguely's claim that he and love had a physical fight but that he did not kill her. stay with wjz and wjz.com for complete coverage of the huguely trial. we'll have more on today's testimony. all new at 5:00 and 6:00. today, britney norwood is behind bars, serving life in prison for the murder of her lulu lemon coworker. today, we see her.

jessica kartalija has a look at newly-released tape recordings. >> reporter: these were released one week after police found jayna murray's body inside the upscale store. norwood tries to convince police she and murray were robbed and then attacked. she is very convincing to the novemberit, and she-- novice, and she even cries. >> prior to him sexually assaulting me, they made me move her car. >> reporter: this video of the apple store, next too lulu-- to lulu lemon is disturbing. it shows employees listening to the brutal attack, but not doing a whole lot, even though they do hear some cries for help. not one person, apparently, called police. after several interviews with police, norwood did not confess, but began to contradict herself. >> norwood was convicted last month, in murray's murder.

and is serving life in prison, without the possibility of parole. baltimore police are looking for another man who is threatening. >> reporter: the man with the camera says he takes a lot of videos in his neighborhood. but as you're about to see, it's his most recent video that is adding to the controversy over how city police officers handle citizens with video cameras. >> reporter: this video of officers making an arrest in federal hill just one day after baltimore's police commissioner issued in new policy. saying members of the public are allowed to videotape police officers in a public setting. but that policy apparently had no effect saturday issue as that video was being shot. >> take a walk, sir. >> you're standing in front of the border. i'm asking you to leave. >> reporter: officers never tell the man holding the camera to stop recording, instead, they tell him he's loitering,

threatening to arrest him if he doesn't leave the scene immediately. >> turn around and walk. >> i'm leaving. >> turn around and walk. give me your id. >> reporter: the commissioner says they are looking into this video. and the man who shot it is filing a complaint against the department. the federal judge refusesfuses to throw out a similar lawsuit in 2010, when they shot these videos, shot by christopher sharp, as has friend was being arrested at the preakness. >> do me a favor and turn that off. >> i was threatened by police officers, being told it was evidence and i had to give it to them. so what else am i supposed to do? >> reporter: the lawsuit is supported by the justice department and the aclu. it could take months to resolve. >> reporter: mayor stephanie rawlings-blake says she agrees with the police department's new videotaping policy, but she says, there has to be a balance to protect officers who put their lives on the line. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness

news. >> reporter: and new at 5:00, wjz speaks to the man who shot the latest video that sparks the controversy. baltimore city councilman jack young is a crime victim. young's east baltimore home was broken into last night. young lives in the 900 block of pennsylvania avenue. young's wife came home at 11:00 last night, noticed a window open, but nothing was taken from the home. a police report was filed. rick santorum's momentum is putting him in the leaders seat. danielle notingham reports for wjz. this comes as we enter the february lull in the election cycle. >> reporter: rick santorum greeted supporters in tacoma, washington, as the leader in the gop presidential race. >> it's great to be here. >> reporter: santorum tops a new cbs news, new york times poll of republican primary voters nationwide. he's opened a small lead over mitt romney. the former pennsylvania senator climbed to the top with the

help of conservatives. he had a 14-point lead over romney, and is 26 points ahead of newt gingrich. with gingrich losing four straight contests, and some suggesting he drop out, santorum is starting to see this as a two-man race with romney. the former house speaker says, not so fast. >> that's exactly what i said when i said rick should have dropped out weeks ago. and she decided that wasn't a good idea and he was right. >> reporter: there is a latest caution. 60% of those surveyed say it's too early to decide who they will support. >> reporter: arizona and michigan hold the next contest. michigan is where romney grew up and his father served as governor. >> now, i grew up in michigan. >> he unveiled a new adtuesday, reminding voters of his roots in the state. but recent results put santorum in the lead. >> he may actually win michigan. and what does that do to the romney campaign? it's hard to say. but it's not good. >> reporter: santorum is also

running ads in michigan. both candidates are headed there to campaign later this week. at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. the santorum and romney cams will both be going up with tv ads in michigan today and will likely stay on the air until election day. we are on a bit of a weather plateau in maryland. outside right now, it's a carbon copy of yesterday. partly sunny, dry, mild conditions. wjz has weather and traffic together. we'll talk to kristy in a second. but first, meteorologist bernadette woods is here with the updated numbers from first warning weather. hello, bern. >> hello, everybody out there. since earlier today, we're seeing signs of that storm making its way across the state. couple of showers out there right now. nothing all that heavy. but they are making their way across this state. and everything at this point is light. and this storm for the most part, has really fallen apart. and mostly we're seeing clouds. but there are a couple of spotty showers. as far as temperatures go, even with the clouds, we got to 53 degrees.

and this mild winter is going to continue. we'll have that coming up. >> thank you. let's check in on our roads right now. >> with kristy breslin, wjz traffic control. we have a couple of delays out there, starting with the beltway. expect about 15 minutes there, if you're traveling on the north side inner loop, from york road to harford road. the outer loop also slow in that direction from dulaney valley road to charles street. average speed at this point, about 35 miles an hour. traveling on the west side inner loop, stop and go there, from the inner loop pa security boulevard. and a couple of hkses to update you -- accidents to update you on. into bel air, old emerton road at laurel bush road. maple avenue. and also, hillen road at cold spring lane in baltimore city. let's now take a live look as you can see. there's a live look at 895 south of shell road. 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 at cochranfirm.com. back to you. still ahead at 4:00. want to lose weight? have cake for breakfast? the surprising new results in healthwatch. conviction overturned. amanda knox is back, trying to resume her life. but an appeals court wants her back in italy. i'm alex demetrick. coming up, finally positive signs, for the chesapeake's troubled oyster population. that story as eyewitness news continues. nearly before winter weather to celebrate valentine's day. what is in store for tomorrow? we'll tell you. ,,,,

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a kentucky man is facing charges, after police say he was going to let a 12-year-old drive him home. >> he's doing what? >> he's all over the road. in the 3 lane, before we hit

the 2 lane, he was swerving back and forth, into all three lanes. >> reporter: now, police say the man was pulled over and behind the wheel. when he got pulled over, he told his 12-year-old passenger to get into the driver's seat. the young boy told police the man asked him to drive because he was too drunk. police haven't said what the between the -- relationship between the two is or why a 12-year-old was out at 2:00 in the morning. imagine eating dessert to lose weight? the study divided 103 obese adults into two groups. one had a low-carb dessert while the other did didn't. those -- didn't. those who had the dessert lost more. they say the key is to eat dessert in the morning when your metabolism is most active.

oyster survival rate is the highest it's been in 15 years. >> reporter: for the first time since 1997, a maryland survey finds oysters have hit a 92% survival rate, against diseases that have killed massive numbers in the past. >> there are hints of disease resistance further south. we are not sure of that in maryland. but it could be that some decease is developing. -- disease is developing. >> reporter: that's half the news. they are finding baby oysters that attached to older shells. >> a lot of young oysters from last year set and hopefully if the disease doesn't affect them and they grow out, then we'll have some oysters in a couple of years. >> reporter: but if oysters are showing promise in the southern part of the bay, it's a different story in the north. >> reporter: after tropical weather flooded the bay with fresh water at the end of last summer, some oyster bars were

wiped out. >> they probably died when the tropical storm, the salinity dropped. we had 100% mortality. >> reporter: and when there were only empty shells, there was no catch. >> most everybody doesn't didn't -- didn't have a choice. they had to live up here. >> reporter: and if disease is building, along with future stocks here. >> we're excited with what we're seeing in the bay right now. >> reporter: alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> the current survival rate is more than double what it was 10 years ago, when disease killed 58% of the bay's oyster. >> reporter: speaking of the bay, a bit of a choppy day on wall street. more uncertainty in greece dragged the markets down for most of the day. but the dow did end up 4. nasdaq up a fraction. let's go to new york, where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. americans were spending last month. but not as much as expected. retail sales rose 4/10ths of a% in january.

-- a percent in january. about half of what was spent in january. people spent more on restaurants and electronics but less on cars. and higher gas prices also means many americans spent their money at the gas station. economic growth in greece contracted by 7%. that that is worse than expected. greece is trying to secure desperately needed bailout funds and avoid bankruptcy. indonesian carrier, lion air, has 22 planes. lion air also has the right to buy 150 more. and the popular game, angry birds, is now locate the in a new, very popular location, to tempt gamers. it is now on facebook, which has millions of users worldwide. florists are seeing lots of green this valentine's day.

sales dipped but are slowly rebounding. americans are expected to spend $17 billion on their sweethearts today. nearly $2 billion of that on flowers alone. go to cbsmoneywatch.com. in new york, i'm alexis christoforous. it is the big night at the westminster dog show. this year's competition features 2,185 breeds and varieties. tonight, the judges will pick best in show. the dogs are judged by their shape, size, color, and of course, the way theyove. and how they behave, i think. >> great danes. love them. >> i always like to see how the judges move. >> look at that stride. >> the judge or the dog? >> the dog. great danes are so tall. they just glide. >> i think they're bigger than me. beautiful. that's always a fun time. coming up on eyewitness news at 4:00. joining forces. can they overcome sharp policy

differences? a search of a landfill uncovers evidence in the josh powellmurder-suicide. what police found. clouds have returned. what does this mean for the first warning forecast. and kai, love is in the air. valentine's day is here. we want to see pictures of the person who makes your heart soar. here are some of the ones you sent to us. to see the complete slide show, sponsored, go to wjz.com. ,,,,,,

welcome back, everybody. we have a few showers coming out of those clouds. it is all part of the same clouds that is moving through. we have sunshine that appeared during the afternoon. here's the next round of that storms. and here are the showers that is move across the state. none of this is heavy. but over the next couple of hours, scattered showers are possible in a couple of different locations. you can see anywhere in baltimore county. straight up 95 and straight back to frederick. switch it over and show you, here's how it comes together. not a whole lot this morning. then the clouds even broke up. because the air has been so dry on top of us. right now, we are seeing a couple of showers out of here

before the stms move through tonight. winds are still out of the south. that is bringing up the warmer air. it's 53 degrees, despite the clouds we've had around today. and look at all of these areas, way above average. our average temperature is still on the way up. we're at 53 degrees. we started off the day even above freezing, at 53. here's the storm. it's going to wrap up and going to get out of here, fizzlingas it gets out of the mountains there. behind it, a little dry air before we deal with the next storm. tomorrow, clouds with sunshine. and then we'll see the clouds increase once again as the next storm approaches us. but also, take a note upstream. there is just no arctic air. here's how that looks when we put that together here. just out there, to our west, we do have another storm that is going to move our way. and when it does, it's going to bring in the clouds tomorrow night. then the chance for rain. and it looks to be rain on thursday, as this storm is not going to be a big one and cuts off to our west.

that's what we could see with that storm. after that, though, it gets out of here. and we still stay above average for the end of the week. so the forecast looks like this, on the water, small craft advisory, still in effect. through tomorrow. and tonight. a couple of showers possible. as we head through the overnight hours, that will end, lingering clouds down to 34 degrees. and tomorrow, clouds mixing with sunshine. we're back up into the 50s. 53 degrees for our high tomorrow. clouds come back in tomorrow night, with rain on thursday. but again, we're talking rain as this mild winter continues. and we'll have a graphic about that, coming up at 5:00 and 6:00. it's just incredible how far above average we had have been. >> and it continues. >> yes. you keep thinking the bubble is going to burst. we're running out of time. one luy person is really enjoying this valentine's day. jessica kartalija has the winner of the gift card contest. >> it's not us.

the winner is victoria ianoni. in her gift guide, a pair of tickets to the model performing arts center to see "come fly away with me," the musical about frank sinatra. also, a gift card to massage envene. we thank-- envy. we thank everyone for participating. >> that's a nice gift. her husband doesn't even have to get her anything. >> i was going to say, how did he get off so easily? don't miss tonight's cbs primetime lineup. it's an episode of unforgettable. and saturday night live, jane curtain joins the cast. scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. a shipwrecked hunter believes he has found the most valuable sunken treasure ever. a $3 billion jackpot. but will he be able to hold on

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it is just after 4:30. 53 degrees and cloudy. hello, everyone. >> i'm denise koch. here's what people are talking about. rupert murdoch heads back to london this week to face

another crisis in his media empire. there are rumors murdoch may shut down his flagship paper, the sun, after several of his top journalists are arrested. >> reporter: rupert murdoch is expected to return to london this week in a desperate crisis that won't go away. in fact, it just got worse. now he's facing a showdown at the newsroom of the crowned jewel, the british empire. they're the result of an internal bribery investigation, triggering predawn raids in what staffers called a heavy- handed witch hunt. >> if the defense proportion does need to be restored, then you wind down some of the activities. why do you need 20 police officers to raid the home of a single journalist? >> reporter: murdoch may be coming to assure some employees. wulast time -- but last time they were in this much trouble, news of the world shut it down.

but those who work for him say the news of the world has a media reputation of handling a crisis. >> this is a man who has been battling for the last 60-plus years. he's been sued by the queen. he's had to write a check for a million pounds to elton john. >> reporter: corruption probe going alongside the hacking investigation, that is seeing rupert murdoch eat humble pie. this is the most humble day of my life. >> reporter: and murdoch's heir- apparent, son james, has come under fire, too. they're not just fighting for survival of the murdoch em -- empire, but for the legacy of the man who built it. >> a british lawmaker says it is to late because the trouble

from murdoch's paper hasn't come from a few bad apples but an entire orchard. kai jackson is in the newsroom with more on the appeal. >> reporter: prosecutors want to reinstate the murder convictions of knox and her former boyfriend, in the brutal killing of a british student. it's been more than a month since the appeals court threw out the murder convictions of knox and solecheto. now, the prosecutor's appeal is the third and final stage in the criminal case against knox and so11ito. >> reporter: the high court is expected to issue its decision at the end of the year. volunteers found what police call a testament with powell's name on it. some books with his wife's name on it. and a utah map. powell dropped off those items. he was a person of interest in

the 2009 disappearance of his wife, susan. family members of the victim still missing after the costa concordia cruise ship tragedy gathered to pay respects to their loved ones. the group came together in giglio, throwing bouquets and flowers into the ocean. it's all part of a silent memorial. later that night, a mass was held to remember all of those victims. a church escaped the sinking ship last month. president obama welcomes the vice president of china and shares insight into the relationship between the two countries. the president offered warm greetings to china's heir- apparent, even amid sharp policy differences. speaking besides vice president chi in the oval office, the president says they welcome the rise. china's vice president is being watched closely. he is slated to become china's communist leader in the fall and president in 2013. police in anne arundel county make an arrest after a

woman says she was sexually assaulted inside a home improvement store. it happened at the lowe's on richie on glen burnie highway. she said she was in this store when this man, samuel garish, touched her inappropriately and ran off. officers found him across the street. police catch a man wanted for robbing homes in baltimore county. they say 20-year-old alvin thompson turn today himself -- turned himself in. he was wanted for robbing two homes. investigators say thompson tried to sell the stolen property at pawn shops throughout the area. it's official. flu season is here. but it took a while for it to start. mary bubala has a new report. >> reporter: the cdc is reporting an uptick in the number of samples being positive for the flu. it is compared to almost 8% the week before. researchers say these numbers suggest they are just off to a

late start. this is only the second time in almost 30 years the percentage of positive test samples was under 10% through january. denise? >> reporter: thank you, mary. flu season typically hits as early as october and can hit as late as may. we had a very nice day today. can we see some rain tonight? we'll has weather and traffic together. bob turk is here now with the updated numbers. >> reporter: we had morning clouds. a lot of sun most of the day. temperatures again, above the 50-degree mark. way above our average. right now, we do have those clouds. and yes, there are actually a few sprinkles and showers that developed this afternoon. but they'll be moving through rather quickly. do not expect a wet night, maybe a few showers in the ne couple of hours. all in all, a very mild day, coming up tomorrow. once again, temperatures in the low 50s. this week -- weak system moving way off to the east, means it's going to be replaced by a good deal of sunshine. and above-normal temperatures. pretty much the rest of the week. next chance of rain will be

here on thursday. denise? >> thank you, bob. let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. hello, kristy. >> hi, denise. hi, everyone. we have volume building on the beltway. if you're traveling on the west side inner loop, that does show slowdown as you make your way to security boulevard. the delay has stretched from york road to harford. expect about 15 to 20 minutes to get through. the outer loop, stop and go there from dulaney valley road to charles street. but after that, traffic does break free. northbound 95, the accident at whitemarsh boulevard, now on the right-hand shoulder. in bel air, a crash at old emerton road. eastern boulevard at stemmers run in the essex area. benson avenue, at south caton. also, west rogers at park heights avenue. let's now take a live look. you can see, your drive seems to be pretty good there. and we'll take another look, as you can see, right after that accident, traffic is moving free and clear. 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 at cochranfirm.com for your free consultation. valentine's day is a day for surprises. >> i'm looking for christine brewer. are you christine? >> yeah. >> hi. your sweetheart -- >> they surprised christine at the salon where she works today. christine's boyfriend nominated her to win $700 worth of prizes. among other things, she won a hotel stay, dinner, jewelry and show tickets. christine is one of 12 winners. happy valentine's day, christine and to matt. >> wow. that's very nice. i wonder what she did. he must have written something really lovely about her. >> must have. straight ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. the hidden charges you need to know about if you use your debit card. rebel forces, can a peacekeeping team end the violence? and it's a mild valentine's day. don't miss your updated first

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the parents of a florida a&m student, who died during a suspected hazing incident, are suing the owner and driver of a bus where it happened. robert champion died after allegedly being punched by fellow band members. the lawsuit suggests that the bus driver knew about the hazing rituals and did nothing about them. all band activities have been suspended, pending investigation. a new investigation into abuse at california schools. a 42-year-old high schoolteacher's aide is being held without bail for sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl. this comes shortly after two arrests at an elementary school just miles away. two teachers at mira monty elementary school are charged with abuse. police do not believe their

crimes are related. it appears osama bin laden may have advised his children and grandchildren in not to follow in his footsteps. kai has more on the new reports in al qaeda. family members say osama bin laden urged his children to walk a different path with their lives. according to bin laden's brother-in-law, he told his family to not live his life. military analysts, though, are skeptical about that claim, saying there is nothing about bin laden's history to indicate such a change in dramatic view. bin laden was buried at sea. >> analysts also point out that bin laden said he would rather die with his children than live with them in europe. trying to owftd the president as calls for an

international peacekeeping team to come in. >> reporter: government troops bombarded the rebel city of holmes, for the 11th straight day. this amateur video shows what is reported as some of the heaviest shelling yet. there are fears rising of civil war. >> the longer the international community fails fails to take action, the more the civilian population will suffer, from countless atrocities, committed against them. >> reporter: the u.s. is backing up plans to send international peacekeepers to damascus to stop the violence. >> we stand with the syrian people. and we are looking for a peaceful resolution. >> reporter: but clinton says syria's allies could stand in the way. the assault on holmes began the same day that russia and china vetoed a resolution, calling for president bashar assad to step down. but china's premiere vowed tuesday to work with the u.n. to end the killing, saying it's

urgent to prevent war and chaos in sirria. the opposition claims government forces have killed as many as 900 people this month alone. and more than 8100 since the uprising began. u.s. officials are working to bring in humanitarian aid. president obama has said he believes that diplomacy, not force, will ultimately end the 11-month conflict. >> reporter: tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >> u.n. diplomats is say a draft resolution could be put to a vote tuesday. police are learning more about a deadly pileup. investigators say smoke from a nearby fire blinded drivers and triggered a chain-reaction crash. one person was killed when seven trucks of 15 cars began crashing into each other. more than a dozen people were injured. in california, the search is on for the man behind a brazen gas station robbery, all caught on tape. police say this man walked in,

sneaked up behind the clerk and grabbed her by the throat. the man fled. police hope to use the tape to track him down. in tonight's sumer watch, -- consumer watch, customers won a battle when bank of america tried to insert a new debit card fee. but banks are finding other ways to raise money. >> reporter: john lee was a bank of america customer since college. but recently, he noticed fees piling up on his statement. >> see if you don't have a certain amount of money in the bank. fee for overdraft protection. >> reporter: when the bank announced a $5 debit card fee, it was the last straw. >> the idea of paying money to access your own money is just crazy to me. >> reporter: he closed his account, becoming part of the backlash that forced bank of america to back down. >> reporter: alex metjannic watches banking trends and says that was just a temporary victory. banks are now raising fees on

everything from wire transfers to checks. >> a monthly minimum balance is needed to avoid those fees. >> reporter: banks are using higher fees to recoup losses from financial reforms. the dot-frank legislation is expected to cost the industry more than $10 billion a year. >> reporter: a recent study of the 10 biggest banks found 49 different checking fees. and banks are now designing new charges for optional conveniences like mobile check deposits. or, for a fee, you can escape a bank's automated system and connect with a human. >> consumers need to start weighing the balance between fees and find out what is more important to them. >> i might as well cash my check and put my money into my mattress. >> reporter: working with a bank, there might be services you can cancel to avoid some fees. >> now, if you're really fed up

with bank fees, you can always close your account. however, a growing number of banks charge a fee for that as well. a popular smart phone game is spreading its wings and landing on your computer. many people can now get their angry birds' fix for facebook. it has been downloaded more than 5 million times since debuting on the iphone in 2009. and it's not exactly beach weather yet. but sports illustrated, here we go, starting to check the swim suit edition. get ready, girls. and by the way, there really are no losers here tonight. >> as the hopefuls waited anxiously on the letterman show, it was 19-year-old kate upton who got the coveted spot. it features baltimore's own michael phelps, posing with a

famous swim suit model. >> letterman was really funny when he did this last night, tried to get the girls angry and start flipping over turn tur when they -- furniture when they lost. they were good sports. >> that's quite a cover. we're out of mild ,,,,,,,,,,

top marks once again. that must be -- where is this? santa moni. why are we showing this? >> just for torture. >> there we go. >> 3,000 miles away. >> for a second, i thought, now, that can't be ocean city. >> no, it's not. we do have a few showers around the region, after a really nice day. it was sunny for about four or five hours this afternoon. temperatures in the low to mid- 50s. right now, a few light sprinkles and showers across the region. not going to last long. not going to amount to much. but it will just get your car a little dirty. of course, all of the salt all over the roads, pretty hard to keep a car clean these days. let's take a look at temperatures. mild afternoon. still continues to be mild.

53. dew points actually still pretty low. humidity, very low. it's even tough for this rain to reach the ground. some of the radar you see, really, those are actually reaching the ground. south/southwest winds at 8. barometer, 29.95. currently on the rise. now, in far western maryland and garrett county. this morning, i saw a few snowflakes tonight. again, they could see a few showers in snow. might even accumulate in the mountains, half inch to an inch. not even a major deal. temperatures tonight could get to 32. for us, not a worry. 53, 54, 47, ocean city. locally, temperatures again, upper 40s to the low 50s. another mild day. 55 degrees today. 10 degrees above our normal, which has just jumped to 45, by the way. 26, the average hoe. -- low. record high, 1790. 1979, two below zero. right now, it's the southwest

winds, kept us in this mild air. didn't even really turn much to the east. it did rain pretty good down to the south and a little snow across the great lakes. nothing of the heavier va. this weak system moving through now. a few sprinkles and showers tonight. then it will clear the area. you see snow in western pa. just light stuff. nothing heavy. behind this, another mild air mass. and later this week, on thursday, another system coming into the southwest. looks like it's going to bring us more mild air. but a really good chance of shower activity, at least for a few hours on thursday. then behind it, it will cool off slightly for the end of the week and the weekend. next chance of showers is really on wednesday. winds on the bay tomorrow, gusting to 20 knots. generally into 50s. it will be a breezy day but mild. 41, the bay temp. tonight, a few showers early on. ask still lots of clouds. 34 to 38 in the city. tomorrow, sun, clouds, but a warm afternoon again. low to mid-50s on your

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