from another financial mess. >> hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> baltimore will host another grand prix. the city has hired a new company to run the race, hoping to bring in millions. wjz is live downtown. mikemike hellgren has more on the new partnership and what it means for the city. mike? >> reporter: denise, although it is on track topaz, the -- to pass, the new grand prix is not a done deal yet. it still needs the board of estimates approval. it involves a man who has run races like this across the country. >> reporter: after financial and organizational bumps in the road, baltimore's grand prix is on its way back. and the new managers behind it, a group called down force racing, tell wjz they have learned from the mistakes of baltimore racing development, which ran the race last year and ended up losing its contract with the city. b.r.d. still owes millions millions to vendors and taxpayers. >> everybody realizes that this type of event is challenging to put on. and they can be very fragile,

economically. >> they're very complicated contracts because of everybody we affect. >> reporter: among the protections in down force's proposed new contract with baltimore, the city can work close -- more closely inspect the group's finances. down force will pay more fees to the city, making it more financially viable to them. and part of the cost will go to an account supervised by baltimore. taxpayers get their cuts up front. >> reporter: i think it's in the best interest for our local economy. the best interest in the city that we move forward but move forward without any risk to taxpayers. >> reporter: it will likely all come down to a vote by the city's board of estimates next wednesday. >> reporter: the mayor says the state comptroller is still working to get that money past organizers. oh. and new leadership the work to contract with last year's vendors. >> they understand what they're walking into, with respect to the vendors. and we're supporting the work

they're going to do to try to work it -- it out. >> reporter: and organizers expect it to be roughly the same this year. if it does get approved. and they still expect to hold it on labor day weekend. reporting live downtown, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> reporter: thank you very much, mike. the contract could change, depending on public input before the board of estimates votes on it next week. >> brawling in the streets. a wild scene in northeast baltimore. police try to control dozens of teenagers. jessica kartalija is live in the newsroom with more. >> reporter: police struggle to get their handle on the situation. because of the sheer amount of young people involved. sky eye chopper 13 was over the scene. on erdmann and bel air in northeast baltimore. atleast a dozen police officers rushed to the scene, arresting a number of teenagers there. police say the teens were running in and out of traffic. they were putting themselves and drivers in danger. vic? >> wjz is following the situation. we'll bring you more

information when we get it. >> the prosecution rests in the case against george huguely. the man accused of killing cockeysville native, yeardley love. it ended with riveting testimony from his lacrosse players and a woman who says huguely wanted more. >> this is the first time the lacrosse players have seen huguely in person since love's death. it was a little uncomfortable in that courtroom. you could feel the tension. most of the players avoided eye contact with huguely, except for one. one by one, the 2010 lacrosse team took the stand to testify against their old friend, george huguely. they told jurors, the chevy chase native was drunk, spilling wine, urinating in public, in the hours before his ex-girlfriend, cockeysville native, yeardley love was foun dead, beaten to death in her off-campus apartment, just weeks before her graduation.

kenneth gave him a cold stare in court before testifying that love was one of his best friends. klauson said huguely seemed strange and had a different demeanor. i asked him, what's wrong? huguely replied nothing is wrong. clauseon, i asked two more times and got no response. >> reporter: the lacrosse players also say they caught huguely lying about his whereabouts that night. later, they found huguely, still visibly drunk, stripped down into his boxer short before turning in for the night. >> you would say this is a strong finish? >> very strong finish. >> the commonwealth is going to say he was show drunk, he doesn't know what he was doing. but the fact that he's been able to be involved in a homicide and lie to his roommates, that's the evidence the commonwealth is going to hammer home very strongly in its arguments. >> reporter: a few other female students are going to be called to testify that they received calls and text messages from huguely that night.

the flirtacious notes won't be read in court, but will imply that lugly was looking -- huguely was looking for a hookup, as love lay dying in her room. >> the defense is expected to say that love was so drunk that she could have had balance problems. that plays right into the defense that he was too drunk. reporting live, adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> stay with wjz, as this murder trial continues. we'll bring you the very latest from the courtroom, on air and online at wjz.com. it is judgment day. a man behind the election night robocall controversy will be sentenced tomorrow. paul schurick faces the possibility of up to 12 years in prison after his december election fraud charges. schurick would not have to serve any jail time.

state prosecutors won't say what they're seek being. outrage is growing tonight over a cell phone video of city police officers threatening to arrest a man who is recording them. wjz continues to investigate problems with this new police policy. derek valcourt is live with more on both sides of the controversy. >> this video gets right to the heart of an ongoing lawsuit in the federal court system right now. over balancing first amendment rights with the need to protect police officers. >> reporter: as six officers stood over a suspect on federal hill street this weekend, scott cover grabbed his cell phone and started recording. >> i have a camera, and supposed to be able to take video. >> reporter: but the officers quickly became unhappy. >> i'm asking you to leave. >> reporter: the officers threaten to arrest cover for

loitering, ordering him to leave. >> turn around and walk. >> i'm leaving. >> turn around and walk. give me your id. >> they seem more interested in his camera. >> reporter: we showed that video to the lead attorney for the aclu, they're already challenging baltimore police in court for confiscating and deleting cell phone video for this 2010 arrest of the preakness. their lawsuit sparked this new policy on how city officers should handle being video recorded. the aclu says in this case, the police officers were wronged. >> he wasn't loitering. he was -- in fact, engaged in first-amendment activity, which the police general order says he has a right to do. >> those officers did not seize that phone. they did not arrest that person. they just asked him to move along. >> reporter: he agrees with the mayor. who told them for officers' protection, there should be guidelines on how far away citizens with cameras should stay. >> i don't know what statistics is. but i think our offices need to

have that flexibility, again to keep themselves safe, as well as the person they just arrested. >> this video -- this issue is far from over. the video is now the subject of an ongoing police internal investigation. and that video is now going to be evidence in that federal lawsuit that the aclu has taken against the police department. in fact, the aclu says that cover could now be called as a witness in that case. back to you. >> okay, derek, thank you. covert says he is not planning legal action against the police department but does want an apology. dozens of people are without gas after a major line is cracked. crews feverishly work to make the repairs. wjz is live on the ground as well. and monique griego has more on the repair efforts and the people waiting for service to be restored. monique? the good news tonight is the gas line itself has already been fixed. that's what these crews behind me just finished working on. but despite all of that

progress, it could still be a couple of days before service to this area is restored. >> reporter: after a day and a half of digging and repairing lines, hundreds of people in this southwest baltimore neighborhood are still... without any gas service in their home. >> real rough. you know? the water -- you know, got kids in the house. you know, different rooms. trying to keep them warm at night. >> reporter: chico and his neighbors haven't had any heat or hot water since early yesterday morning. sky eye chopper 13 captured the scene as bge crewscrambled to repair the broken gas line in the 300 block of millington. the utility said the line was accidentally busted by a public works crew trying to fix the water main break. 900 homes lost service. >> you know, when i came home from work tonight, i hope it can be fixed and i can take a shower tonight. >> reporter: but according to bge, a hot shower tonight isn't likely. because restoration is a labor-

intensive process that requires crews to go door to door to shut off service. >> once we've turned all of their gas service off, we can flush the system of the water and debris from our gas mains. then we'll have to go back in and begin to reestablish gas service and relight appliances. >> reporter: crews hope to start service tomorrow. but admit there is no guaranteed time line. >> saying it will be a home restoration process. >> reporter: homeowners here say they're just happy to see progress. >> that's a blessing right now. >> reporter: and there is still a command post set up in this neighborhood because there is a lot of work that still needs to be done. now, bge still has around 300 homes they need to get into to shut off gas and service. some of those homes may be vacant. right now, we've actually seen police and a locksmith going door to door, trying to get into these homes to try to shut off gas service so they can do that and check the lines and in a couple of days, possibly

start turning on gas service to this area. reporting live, monique griego, wjz eyewitness news. >> at least the weather is mild. thank goodness. >> thank you, monique. if crews find water damage, the city will pay for plumbers to make the repairs so customers don't have to pay out of pocket. an unusual scene for drivers in anne arundel county. the department of natural resources says at this point, it appears a flock of starlings got startled and flew into the side of a tractor-trailer. it soued like a broken record. but no one is complaining. a live look outside right now. another clear and mild evening. thank you, sky eye chopper 13. beautiful picture there. wjz is live with first warping weather coverage -- warning weather coverage. >> what's nice about that picture? >> so bright out there, a little bit. >> take a look at radar. it's quiet around here. but later tonight, we start to see clouds moving in. to the west of us, there is

some rain activity developing across portions of indiana, ohio and connect kentucky. and it's generally headed in our direction. we're looking for a little light rain, drize. 48 now. 41 in oakland. 50 in d.c. and tomorrow, another mild day, with temperatures brewing there right now. but it's just going to be a damp day. to our north, maybe just a little cold enough for mix of rain across portions of ontario and new york state. it's been a very mild day. tim williams has first warning numbers. >> every time we add one more little check on that list. we are watching these numbers. and we take you back to december 1st. to give you an idea of how mild these have been. the coldest months of the season. of course, we call them the dead of winter. look at this. we've had 36 days between the 30s and 40s. we've had 41 days between 50 degrees and about 71, which has been the highest that we've registered.

that's since december 1st. so again, we have been watching this as temperatures have been averaging in the low 40s. we have not even been close to average temperatures for much of it. and we definitely have not been low. as vic said, we are hearing this broken record. and we are stuck in the same spot for one more day. >> nobody is complaining. thank you, tim. this saturday, baltimore's archbishop, edwin o'brien, will be elevated to cardinal. all this week, direct from rome, the catholic review is sharing its coverage with wjz. tonight, archbishop o'brien opens up its thoughts as he prepares for this most holy honor. [ singing ] >> reporter: the ceremony is one of the most important ever at the vatican. archbishop edwin o'brien is now in rome, where he is days away from becoming a cardinal. o'brien, along with 21 others will kneel before the pope on saturday, who will place the

traditional red, four-cornered silk hat on their head during a live ceremony. it is a significant moment for baltimore catholics, who 18 years ago, watched the elevation of cardinal keeler in 1984. baltimore has only witnessed the making of a cardinal two other times. in 1965 ask in 1886. a contingent from baltimore arrived in rome today, and celebrated mass with cardinal- designate o'brien. he became emotional, thinking about what this means to catholics here at home. >> i would not be here if it were not for them. and just want to make sure that they are very, very much part of the ceremony. and the things we celebrate and the gatherings that we mark. it's not just the select few. it's going to be all the faithful of the archdiocese. and they deserve the honor as

much as i do. >> reporter: before being named baltimore's 15th archbishop, o'brien previously served as archbishop for the military services in washington, d.c. from 1997 to 2007. denise? >> all right. thank you very much, mary. if you would like to hear more about the elevation, go to wjz.com for the latest stories and a link to the catholic review. and a link tonight on wjz eyewitness news. remembering whitney. ♪ [ music ] where do broken hearts go ♪ >> new details emerge about funeral plans for the legendary singer. but still no new answers about how she died. signs of an economic turnaround. big names from washington join maryland's governor to see how things are improving. the convicted killer of a maryland prison guard meets new criteria, allowing for his execution. the jury soon making a life-or- death decision. i'm mike schuh, the story when we return.

nice weekend ahead. stick around for the updated first warning weather forecast.

a man convicted of murdering a maryland correctional officer will soon find out if he will be put to death. mike schuh has been in court all day. >> reporter: new rules from maryland's highest court means that it is difficult to sentence someone to death. but inmates and the killer of a prison guard,, lee stevens, meets those criteria. >> reporter: a jury will soon

decide if two-time murderer lee stevens will be allowed to live. nearly six years ago, in jessop, stevens stabbed to death correctional officer, david mcgwynn. since then, the court of appeals changed the rules in death penalty cases. now, besides all the evidence needed to convict, prosecutors have to clear two more hurdles. is the murderer over 18? is it proven he committed the murder? and is there a dna link to the murder? steves was in prison because he killed a man in an eastern shore nightclub in 1997. now guilty of killing corporal mcgwynn, the jury is left with three options, death, life without parole, or life in prison. >> reporter: the victim's impact statement came from mcgwynn's sister. she is the one who got the call. she said that was gut wrenching. but living with it, it's like a nightmare from which she cannot wake up.

>> reporter: reporting from annapolis, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. back to you on tv hill. >> prosecutor's office now believes the jury will decide steven's fate, beginning on tuesday. federal prosecutors charge a man with baltimore county ties, with helping plan multiple terrorist attacks. kahn has been held in guantanamo bay for a decade. a failed suicide bombing plot, targeting pakistani prime minister pervez musharraf. kahn lived in the united states from 1996 to 2002 and graduated from owings mills high school. it may be a sign that the sluggish economy is picking up speed. one of the state's manufacturing plants is adding jobs. and as gigi barnett reports, that brought the u.s. secretary of labor from washington to see the progress. >> reporter: this is one of baltimore county's fastest- growing manufacturing plants. workers here build hybrid parts for general motors. recently, sales have picked up.

the work has, too. >> please be safe. please. >> reporter: the boost in jobs here has attracted the attention of u.s. labor secretary hilda soliz. she toured the plant today, with governor martin o'malley. >> we've seen a lot of factories closing down in this industry. now they're popping up. and to see it happen here in baltimore, maryland, it's the wonderful site. >> reporter: manufacturing jobs were hard hit. ma companies ship jobs overseas to china and mexico. and some plans took or -- in some plants, lines took over the workers spot. soliz says maryland should see more manufacturing jobs return. >> now is not the time to pull away from these kinds of investments. it's a time to make sure that we stabilize the economy. >> reporter: right now, this gm plant has about 220 workers. but next year, it will expand, bringing on 200 more jobs.

and those jobs come directly from mexico. >> and that will create a ripple effect through the entire metropolin economy. >> reporter: well, nearly 6 million manufacturing jobs were shed between 1999 and 2009. meanwhile, soliz says she is also pleased to see the labor union working with the plant, as it builds a bigger factory for more workers. back to you, gigi. >> thank you. manufacturers added 50,000 new jobs to the economy. adding a little rain to the forecast tomorrow. take a look at temps. still mild out there. 48. dew point, 29. dry air still. barometer on the way back up. we'll look at that thursday and friday weekend forecast after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

all righty. another nice february winter day. take a look at temps. 48 degrees now. 50 in washington. 48 in easton. and the cool spot, 41. up in oakland. locally. 46. bel air. 50 down by the bay. and over in washington, 54 degrees today. yesterday, we were at 55. two beautiful days. 45, the average high. 36 this morning. average low has come up 1 degree. 27 now. and by next week, goes up to 28. we get to that. 29. keeps warming up.

77. the record. tomorrow, the wind goes back to the southeast. as low pressure approaches from the west, it will bring clouds. by late afternoon, it will bring drizzle. the bulk of this is going to once again pass to our west. but there will be rain activity with it. you can see the clouds already into kentucky, west virginia and ohio. there will be a little rain with it during the afternoon and evening hours, before it clears out. behind it, another nice air mass, as more mild air moves in behind it, friday again in the low 50s. saturday, a nice day. now, on sunday, there's a weak system expected to develop somewhere along the gulf coast. now, it may be cold enough, if this storm of low pressure develops, passes close enough to our region, we might see a little rain-snow mixture on sunday. that is maybe a one-in-five chance now. by tomorrow, i'll have a better feel of what we expect to happen sunday. but there's a chance we might see a little wet snow or rain mixture on sunday. southeast winds.

10 to 15. bay temp, around 42 now. tonight, look for increasing clouds overnight. 32 by morning, with clear skies for a while. then cloudy skies. rain and drizzle on and off throughout the afternoon. ending in the evening. but 48 degrees again. above normal for one more of those days. >> wonderful. >> we'll take them. >> thank you, bob. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. how much do you love justin bieber? >> oh, so much. even much than the moon. >> heartwarming story with pop star justin bieber, what he did to raise the spirit of this sick little girl. maryland lawmakers get ready to hit the gas. i'm pat warren. coming up on eyewitness news. governor o'malley signs off on a gas tax increase bill. i'm alex demetrick. coming up, baltimore is losing the hospital ship comfort. that story as eyewitness news continues. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it is now 6:30. mainly clear. thanks for staying with wjz. new details are emerging about the funeral services for

legendary whitney houston. we now know that who will give the eulogy. >> reporter: a fence outside the new hopebaptist church in newark, new jersey, has turn said into a giant shrine to whitney houston. >> right now, it hurts me. she's a great person. she's also a great singerrer. and nobody can be like her. >> we know we won't be able to be here on saturday. but we want to make this a tribute to her today. >> reporter: houston's family has chosen to keep saturday's funeral service private. long-time friend, gospel singer marvin winans. >> she wore -- she wore fame and she was wonderful in it. but she was always that little girl from new jersey. >> reporter: a number of celebrities, including whitney's godmother, aretha franklin, are expected to

attend the invitation-only services. >> reporter: the 48-year-old was found dead in a hotel room saturday. the los angeles coroner's office has issued subpoenas for medical and pharmacy records. some prescription medications were found in her hotel room. houston's only child, daughter bobbie christina, is said to be doing much better, after being hospitalized sunday. her father, bobbie brown -- bobby brown said she would prefer to deal with her mother's death outside the public eye. >> i just say to bobbie, give it to god. only god can see you through this. >> reporter: fans are still hoping for a public memorial, sometime down the road. in newark, new jersey, randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> houston does not have a star on the hollywood walk of fame. hundreds are dead in one of the world's worst prison fires in a century. mary is live in the newsroom with more on this tragedy in central america. >> reporter: at least 272 people are dead. many suffocated or burned to

death inside their cell. you can see rescuers carrying semi conscious prisoners from the facility. police said the fire started by an inmate. and quickly roared through this severely overcrowded prison. firefighters found keys to get inside a prison gate. making matters worse, several hundred did escape. according to the government, the prison was built for 400 people. but held more than 800 prisoners. the washington, d.c. metro system settles hundreds of lawsuits filed by families of victims in the worst train crash. metro has settled with seven of nine families. terms are not being disclosed. but settlements in similar cases have been in the millions. another year, another record. nearly 22 and a half million

passengers flew through bwi in 2011. that's an increase of more than 2% over 2010, which was the previous record. annual cargo shipments also rose dramatically. southwest airlines, the largest carrier at bwi, served more th 12 million passengers. governor martin o'malley's gas tax propos make its harder to supplement other needs. a bill to supply other state sales tax. political reporter pat warren reports on some of the specifics. >> reporter: keeping paition with the price of gasoline and the demand for road toss run on. a balancing act that is putting lawmakers and taxpayers at odds. >> do you feel that the taxes on gasoline in maryland are already high. >> what we know for sure is that we're all going to pay more if we do nothing. >> reporter: the governor wants to apply the state's 6% sales tax to gasoline at a 2% a year rate. and trying to upon to collections if gas prices

increase 15% in a year. it limits any raid on the transportation trust fund to cover state expenses by requiring a 3/5ths vote in the general assembly and the treasurer's approval. the state would also have to stop collecting the tax until the money is put back in the fund. last week, state comptroller peter franchot blasted back. calling it a crush to families. >> we will all pay more if we do nothing. what we have to do is figure out legal there might be better choices we can make better. that maybe a few cents now on a percentage basis. >> reporter: lawmakers can expect to be brief within the next few days. reporting from annapolis, i'm pat warren. back to you on tv hill. marylanders currently pay 23.5 cents a gallon tax on gasoline. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. a look at the gluten-free fad.

and whether it makes a difference in your health. and a preview of the men's lacrosse season. for these stories and more, read the baltimore sun. and remember to look for the updated forecast. for more, the navy hospital ship comfort always found its way home to baltimore. but not for longer. the navy is moving the comfort out of baltimore permanently. >> reporter: the navy hospital ship comfort has made baltimore its home port for the past quarter century. but this will be its last year here. >> i'm sad. i'm unhappy. i was crying last night. >> reporter: former congresswoman helen elich bentley played a good part in getting the comfort to baltimore. >> we love it. we've treated it nice. everybody likes it, loves it. and we hope we can still keep it. >> reporter: but bentley knows it's not likely to happen. the navy says moving it will save $2 million. even though it just spent $5 million to upgrade the

baltimore dock. >> i guess they're abandoning that investment. >> reporter: during its time in baltimore, the comfort was deployed to the persian gulf for the first gulf war, staffed by hundreds of navy medical personnel. its primary mission was caring for u.s. troops. in more recent years, those troops were sent to disaster zones like hurricane katrina and the earthquake in haiti. starting next year, those medical crews will be sent to norfolk to board ship. and about 40 civilian jobs am move with them. >> reporter: jobs that we hate to lose. but next week, we'll be having an announcement about a new container line that is coming to baltimore. and that will create 400 jobs. >> reporter: a reality that will likely dash bentley's plea today. >> i hope the governor can do something. >> reporter: but it's the effective's call, and the comfort is going. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> the navy plans to move the comfort next year in march of 2013. well, still to come on wjz's eyewitness news. security scavenger. see what one man got away with at an airline checkpoint.

nuclear ambitions. growing tensions in iran. what is making matters worse. i'm bob turk. first warning weather center. bit of rain headed our way. but still mild. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. and wjz 13 is always on. and here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. for updates on all the day's news, and the updated forecast any time, log onto wjz.com. ,,,,

a violent confrontation rocks a neighborhood. police were called for a man with a gun, holding a baby. officers say the man made threatening movements and a single shot was fired, killing him. the baby was not hurt and is back with family. police say the dead man may be the child's grandfather. no word on why the man was agitated. a brazen theft caught on tape at a busy airport. take a look at the scene at fort lauderdale international airport in florida. a woman accidentally leaves a $6500 rolex watch in one of the security bins. the man behind her, calmly puts it in his jacket, realized what happened and snatched the watch.

police expect to make an arrest soon. take a look at the test seen. -- scene. the wheel would not deploy for landing. the plane -- skidded hundreds of meters before coming to a stop. technology or show of defiance? nuclear experts believe iran is making a step in that direction. >> iranian president ahmadinejad front and center, as the scientists mark a big snap forward. they inserted the first nuclear fuel rod into a reactor wednesday. and officials say they also have a new generation of centrifuges up and running. they're designed to speed up the production of enriched uranium. >> the able to say they are a

nuclear power is a game changer for them. >> reporter: iran insists it is for medical and energy research. but many, including the u.s., believe iran is working toward a nuclear weapon. >> reporter: the white house says iran's claims are designed to distract from attention that tough new sanctions are having on the economy. and officials insist tehran's announcement is not that impressive. >> we frankly don't see a lot new here. this is not big news. >> reporter: iranian officials signal they're ready to return to talks with world leaders about their nuclear programs. but several countries see this as a stalling tactic. >> reporter: the u.s. government is also keeping an eye on reports that iran is keeping an eye on oil exports. it appears to be a response to european ban on members from buying iranian oil, starting in july. at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> some military analysts believe israel is preparing to

attack iran in the spring. a world-famous pop star brings hope and happiness to one of his biggest fangs. meet -- fans. meet 6-year-old aranna blount. she has been battling cancer. but thanks to facebook, her plight got the attention of justin bieber, who flew to new york to meet her. >> you want to be his wife? >> oh, yeah. >> yeah. did you talk to him about that? >> yeah. >> what did he say? >> i think i said [ inaudible ] he wants to be my husband. >> who wouldn't? the two played candy land. and they played for more than an unforgettable hour. >> i'm sure. she will not forget that. scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. in a defiant move. iran has claimed major advances in its nuclear program. we'll tell you about the severe sanctions that are being considered against iran tonight on the cbs evening news.

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a wonderful spring of pleasant february evenings, rolls on. we head into the weekend. we're halfway there. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are updating the forecast. hello,tim. >> hello, denise. and we're looking at a pretty mild day shaping up tomorrow. we'll start off tomorrow morning with clouds. and a chance of a system moving from the west and moving across the mid-atlantic. then we'll go up into the mid- 40s again. another day with mild temperatures. temperatures will drop off in the evening. and we'll end up around 38 degrees, which in itself is still above the average temperature for tomorrow night. for the next five days, we send it in to bob. all right. so a little rain tomorrow afternoon, evening. clears out. 58 degrees with sunshine. sunday, still a lot of questions about a possible storm or low pressure passing to our south. there's a chance, maybe one in five now, we see a little rain- snow mixture, but 44 degrees, shouldn't do a whole lot there. 32 at night. sunshine back.

46 monday. we'll have more on that sunday situation later this week. denise? >> thank you, bob. still to come tonight. early concerns for the orioles before spring training begins. mark has the latest for a setback for a young pitcher, ,,,

we are not all ready. mark is here with the wjz the fan sports report. >> talking about the commodity that is the pitcher. all of them. especially the young ones. mark briton plans to throw in a workout friday. but his routine will be closely monitored because of a pitching in his shoulder. briton says he is not alarmed. the inflammation is not left over from last season. both say they do expect to compete for a spot. he is coming off what was an important rookie season a year ago. briton a big part of the season. i talked to gm dan duquette. >> i'm looking forward to spring training. because we're going to get an opportunity to see what we have. we'll get the opportunity to see these young pitchers develop. i think briton, arrieta, mat us, -- matusz, it's really

their time. i think we'll have a strong bull pen. with jim johnson, was excellent last year. >> johnson is the top candidate to take over as the orioles closer this season with kevin greg. orioles will continue to see plenty of this guy. he's joe madden. he got a three-year contract extension. madden has led to 90 wins over the past four seasons. three times they've made the play-offs. tampa bay has finished ahead of the o's, each of the past four years. speaking of contract extensions, the ravens will begin working on one for joe flacco, starting next week, when his agent meets with team representatives at the nfl combine in annapolis. next season is next on the five- year contract. owner steve bisciotti and gm ozzie newsome says they expect flacco to remain a raven for at least five more years.

baltimore's carmelo anthony will remain the all-star. he is an all-star for the fifth time. but anthony isn't even the biggest star on his own team right now. while he's been injured, he's been in a front-row seat. jeremy lynn. anthony is looking forward to getting back in uniform. lynn has become a sensation. undrafted out of harvard. a minor leaguer a year ago, he's led the knicks on a six- game winning streak. and scored this game-winning basket to beat the buzzer in toronto last night. the latest in amaze and unlikely performances by jeremy lynn. >> i think it's a miracle from god is the way i describe it. obviously i don't think anybody expected this to happen. >> it's crazy. i mean, everywhere you go is lynn, lynn, lynn. i'm actually enjoying it. my son told me to tell lynn

what's up? [ laughter ] >> even melo's son knows lynn is what is up. averaging 27 points per game in his first five games per start. that is the best by any player in nearly 40 years. nicks play sacramento in new york. and of course, adding to the story, it's new york. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> if you can make it there. >> you can make it anywhere. that team is hot. thank you, mark. we'll be right back. ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

don't miss the cbs primetime lineup tonight at 10:00. it's the episode of csi. that's it for us right now. >> for bob and for mark, i'm denise koch. thanks for watching wjz, maryland's news station. don't go away. there is much more ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley, including more on iran's growing nuclear ambition >> pelley: tonight, deifying the world.

the iranians claim a major advance in their nuclear program but are they closer to building a bomb? reports from david martin and anthony mason. her country's economy trove he her-- drove her out on a ledge. elizabeth palmer reports on the crisis that may threaten the u.s. recovery. as china's next president visits the u.s., bill whitaker investigates whether china is undermining our industry. and his supreme court appeal cannot be denied. but jim axelrod will talk to the coaches who passed on jeremy lin. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. much of the world is lined up against iran's nuclear program. israel is threatening to go to war over it, and the u.s. is sashing for extreme new