to pass? >> hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> supporters and opponents of the controversial bill, anxiously await for the results of the vote. wjz stays on the story live in annapolis. that's where pat warren is. pat, has the vote started? >> the vote has not started yet. but what we are hearing since 4:30 this afternoon are the positions of the delegates who will be casting that historic vote. earlier this afternoon, there were a series of amendments that came up, all but one were rejected. and that was a clue that this may be a victory for same-sex marriage in the house of delegates. >> reporter: the same-sex marriage debate, resumed in the house of delegates today, and it looks like supporters have hit the magic number. >> one of our noes has turned to yes. a deal was cut. >> reporter: opponents was bill, now expect it to pass. >> it looks as though they've been able to horse trade and secure the final vote and flip

a previous opon ept of the bill to vote for it. >> reporter: prince george's county delegate, tiffany alston, who voted against the bill last year, offered the only amendment accepted by the majority. >> if any part of this bill is deemed to be unconstitutional, that the whole bill will be considered unconstitutional. >> reporter: the significance of that being that challenges to the religious protections in the bill would throw the whole thing out. >> we are told that the vote was contingent on the passage of the last amendment. ask that passage of that last amendment by the delegate from prince george's county, who was an opponent for the bill but now appears to be poised to support the bill. >> but supporters of the bill deny any shenanigans. >> clearly this bill has not been rammed through. it has had almost more consideration and debate than any other bill since i've been in the legislature for 30 years. >> do you have the vote? >> we'll find out. >> reporter: and we do expect to find out in a matter of

minutes, as soon as delegates wrap up their testimony. reporting live from annapolis, i'm pat warren. back to you. >> thank you very much, pat. and of course, wjz will continue to monitor the vote in annapolis and bring you the vote as soon as the delegates are finished. part of this weekend could be dicey in some places. live look outside right now. clear and mild friday. but a storm system is moving this way. and the first warning weather team is tracking it all. what should we expect and when? meteorologist bob turk has the answers. take a look at national radar. down across texas now. rain breaking out. but that low pressure is eventually going to start heading out to the east and northeast. and by later tomorrow, tomorrow night, into sunday, it's going to be around and eventually making it to the carolina coast, eventually. and it will be bringing us some precipitation, we feel maybe early sunday morning. and it may just be cold enough, most of the afternoon, for a period of snow to break out. could be some cold air there.

yes, we probably will see some snow. the problem is, exactly where is that storm going to end up? it's a little further south. may not end up with much of anything at all. at this point, there's still a risk of seeing some accumulating snow here on sunday. tim will have that in a second. take a look at temperatures now. we're down to 48. a mild day. excuse me. 49. 50 in washington. 38 up in oakland. and 48 down in ocean city. tomorrow, it's going to be another nice day, just like today. but things begin to change. once that high moves off, some colder air will start moving in later tomorrow night and on sunday. temps probably no higher than the mid- to upper 30s. and that could cause some problems. tim has a look at what we generally expect. or at least possibly expect here on sunday. tim? >> definitely, the give-ins are that. we are warm today, obviously. we will be warm tomorrow, with temperatures in the 50s. going into the weekend, going into sunday, this system is going to have a tough time, actually accumulating on any roadways or pavements because they're just going to be too warm. we're going to be on the top tier of that.

1 to 3 inches possibly. and this is a worst case scenario. because that storm is going to be passing to our south and moving on out to sea. down south of d.c., and towards southern maryland and lower eastern shore, we could see 2 to 4 inches as that storm system pulls colder air down. and again, much of that could be very wet snow, before it start toss move on out of here. and we have to keep prefacing this by saying if it moves too far to the south, we may not get much if anything at all of this. the timing here is key. we're going to start seeing the precipitation up south. by noon, we'll see it moving across the northern tier of the state. that's where it's going to be the worst. and by afternoon and evening, the coldest air is in place. and we could see the accumulation that we expect. we'll continue to keep you posted through the weekend am bob will have the complete updated forecast. >> thank you. wjz 13 is always on. check in for first warning weather coverage. for updates on the coverage and radar any time, log onto wjz.com. a suspected terrorist has

been arrested in an undercover fbi sting. the feds say he wanted to blow up the u.s. capital with a bomb, strapped to his chest. danielle nottingham reports for wjz from washington. >> reporter: amin alkhalify was arraigned in federal court, in alexandria, virginia, this afternoon. the 29-year-old morock arn man was arrested in a sting operation friday. after agents gave him what he thought was a vest full of explosives. alkhalify was living in alexandria, on an expired visa. according to justice department documents, alkhalify expressed interest in defending himself against what he perceived to be, a quote, u.s. war on muslims. his landlord reported to police a year and a half ago, saying he thought he was suspicious in december, he was introduced to a man he thought was an al qaeda operative, who was really an fbi agent. >> reporter: undercover agents developed a relationship with

him over the last few months, learning that he wanted to be the first suicide bomber on u.s. soil. >> reporter: the fbi says alkhalify's initial plan was to attack a restaurant and a military outlet. but last month, he decided to conduct a suicide attack on the u.s. capital. he allegedly cased the capital for weeks to find a location for his attack. and had planned to bring guns to fend off any police. he planned the attack for february 17th. earlier today, he was given a gun and a suicide vest. both rendered harmless. he was arrested inside a parking garage near the capital. he's charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction against u.s. property. a bail hearing is set for wednesday. in washington, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> now, congress was in session today and went about its routine business, without any disruptions. maryland state senate votes to punish one of its own lawmakers.

senator ulysses currie is disciplined for failing to disclose payments from a grocery store chain. >> reporter: even before the vote, the senator said sorry for bringing dishonor to the chamber. then he asked his colleagues to vote in favor of punishing him for it. >> call role. >> mr. president? >> reporter: on the maryland senate floor, the vote was unanimous. senator ulysses currie himself, approved resolution. >> i will not stand here and make excuses. i'm a person with flaws, and i do have weaknesses. i never intended to do anything that would bring harm -- dishonor to you, my wife, or me. >> reporter: currie apologized for his failure to disclose a quarter million he got from shoppers food warehouse, while working on legislation to benefit the grocery store

chain. while acquitted of charges, the ethics committee recommended action. >> it was tough. it was tough for him to go through. it was tough for us to vote on. but we did it. it's again a sad day for the senate. >> reporter: members tell us this outcome was inescapable. and they hope it sends a clear message to other lawmakers. >> we're hopeful that the way the whole process has worked out will reenforce in everybody's mind, the importance of keeping our public roles and our private roles distinct. >> reporter: before the vote, currie shook hangds and thanked every member of the vazzory panel. -- advisory panel. instead, currie has been approved. he'll remain part of that group. >> reporter: and they also made several other recommendations, including barring currie from having any leadership in the future and barring him from some committees. not all of those will be approved.

>> weijia, thank you. this is the first time a maryland senator has been disciplined by the chamber in 14 years. an off-duty maryland trooper murdered. and now, the verdict for the gunman. >> reporter: well, denise, just a short time ago, a jury found cyril williams guilty of first- degree murder. trooper westly round was shot to death at an appleby's in 2010. that's june 2010. brown was working security to make extra money for his family. prosecutors say williams was angry after being kicked out of the bar and came back for revenge. the defense argued there was no physical evidence linking williams to the crime. but the defense disagreed. >> brown was just 24 years old. jurors in the trial of george huguely are captivated by a video of him and yeardley love. wjz is following the development from charlottesville.

adam may has more on the defense testimony. >> reporter: that video, apparently showing love and huguely getting along, is considered a key piece of evidence for the defense. they're hoping a road that the prosecutors claim was -- that the murder was premeditated. >> reporter: george huguely's aunt took the stand,inariating the night before. -- narrating the night before. they were dining at a burger restaurant. in the video, huguely and love were holding hands and chatting with others. that happened just days after love hooked up with another lacrosse player and huguely sent love an e-mail saying i should have killed you. defense attorneys trying to get huguely off on lesser charges, claim their client never intended to kill love and the fight in her off-campus apartment in may 2010 was mutual, the death accidental.

the value of yeardley love's computer is another key part of the defense. huguely admits to admits to stealing it and throwing it in a dumpster after the fight. they claimed this laptop was not worth more than $200, which means the theft was not a felony. this could impact how long huguely is sentenced to prison. >> reporter: huguely's defense had to stop early because one of his attorneys are sick. if she is feeling better tomorrow, they will call more witnesses. then rebuttal and then closing arguments. we invite you to stay with wjz as this trial continues. we'll bring you the latest from the courtroom on air and online at wjz.com. former baltimore raven jermaine lewis was arrested. he was pulled over after an officer saw his 4-year-old son unrestrained in the front seat. that's when they discovered he

was suspended -- driving on a suspended license. he is awaiting trial on those charges. right now in rome, people are gathering to witness baltimore's own archbishop edwin o'brien, being elevated to cardinal. >> all this week, direct from rome, the catholic review is sharing its coverage with wjz. and tonight, a look at how the archbishop is preparing for the holy honor. >> reporter: excitement is building, just hours away from the ceremony. 22 archbishops, hand-picked by the pope, will rise to the position of cardinals, including baltimore's own edwin o'brien. like the pope, he's conservative on matters like birth control and same-sex marriage. so the pope puts his stamp on the catholic church by choosing men who share his views. >> i have new responsibilities now. and i'll take those responsibilities very seriously to serve the needs and purposes of the holy father and the church universal. >> reporter: an order of catholic nuns from catonsville,

will witness the archbishops elevation saturday. >> the sisters often spoke of the spiritual journey to rome. but this week, may ahead the physical journey here. and for many of them, it was a dream come true. >> archbishop has been so good to us. and he is such a special person to all of us. and this big house is normal, it's our house. >> reporter: the vatican is a world away from baltimore, some 4,000 miles. but technology creates an instant link to this ancient city, for students at mount carmel catholic school. >> we're here in rome. >> the students skyped, asking him questions like how is the weather in italy? >> gets up to like 50s during the day and very sunny. so it's very nice, even though it's the middle of winter here. >> reporter: now, all of these students are usually in uniform here. but today, they were allowed to wear red, in honor of the color of the cardinal. >> it was really exciting. because the first time i've

been able to witness something like this. >> and after he spoke with the students, cardinal designate o'brien joined the other candidates in a private meeting with pope benedict. on monday, the nuns from catonsville and others from baltimore will be part of a papal audience at the vatican. extraordinary times for everyone involved. >> a lot of excitement. and if you'd like to hear more about the elevation, go to wjz.com, for the latest stories and a link to the catholic review. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. ♪ ♪ i will always love you >> tribute to a diva. the big names in entertainment, expected at whitney houston's funeral. mike schuh, anne arundel county, council chambers. the slip of a tongue or racial slur. hear from a councilman and you decide, when eyewitness news continues. i'm alex demetrick. coming up, a closer look at what could be a new look for

maryland's travel plaza. that story as eyewitness news continues. a messy mix of snow and rain could be moving this way. not going to dampen lacrosse, though. stick around for the updated first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

this next story deals with the racial slur, something so offensive, we will not say the word. as mike schuh reports, it was said in open session, by one of the councilmembers. >> reporter: just what does this word mean?

miriam websters says it's slang. the meaning a nonwhite, or nonamerican person, specifically asian. korean american lisa wang knows the word. >> do you know the word? >> very offensive. very appalling. >> reporter: so it's not the kind of word expect to hear from a councilman. dick lad used it wednesday night. >> lad hopes people will see the context of how he used it and how it came to pass. they were interviewing candidates. the candidate was also a former military man. and they shared similar experiences. then it turned to what amounts to shop talk. >> reporter: about a particularly tense time on the border. >> flak jackets and web gear becausey we thought -- because we thought the [ bleep ] were coming across -- >> reporter: eyewitnesses say there were gasps in the room. and someone whispered to lad that his comment was up on the internet. so he asked for a moment.

>> i knew i needed to ark polgize if i offend-- apol jietz if i offended anybody. it was not meant to impugn anybody. >> reporter: it was a word what he says is commonly used in korea and vietnam to describe the enemy soldiers. when asked if he would use the same word today, he said no. >> i try to watch my words. but sometimes in watching your words, you don't communicate efficiently and effectively. that's me. i am who i am. i say what i think. i try to do it as carefully as i can. sometimes i clearly don't. >> reporter: in annapolis, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. >> reporter: lad has 2 1/2 years in his term and plans to run for re-election. finding a little comfort on the road could soon come with a little more glitz. alex demetrick reports, maryland's two travel plazas on i-95 issue only -- are only one vote away from a $65 million do- over. >> reporter: northbound and

southbound lanes i-95, sit maryland only two travel plazas. what they don't offer is new. so they're coming down. >> using teraso floor, using wood. using color. using indoor planting. we're creating a vibrant, light, airy spaces. >> this is outdated. you know? so if you're going to cost the state a lot of money, then i think we could deal with this. >> reporter: but a proposal on track for approval, would cost no tax dollars. the plazas would be built and operated with money by the spanish development company, arios. >> 163 facilities like this one. in other parts of the world. >> reporter: under the plaza proposal, arios would spend $65 million on construction. in return, the state would sign a 35-year deal, giving arios control of the plazas. maryland would receive 10% of the profits, estimated alt $448 million over the life of the contract. >> reporter: if the board of

public works approves this, it won't be the first. >> reporter: a similar one is operating the port of baltimore. that has brought in new businesses and jobs. >> for the construction of both travel plazas, over 400 jobs. >> reporter: with as many as 500 more when they open. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> now, if the plaza proposal is approved by the board of public works, construction would be staggering. staggered, that is, keeping one plaza open at all times. >> as long as the food court stays open at all times. that's the big thing, right? >> big-time coffee. >> you gotta get like a wing ding at 3:00 in the morning. >> wing ding? [ laughter ] very interesting weekend, saturday is going to be gorgeous. sunday, probably not. 49 now. no wind at all finally. the barometer actually has been rising. humidity is low. dew points, way down there. and that may play into sunday's

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we're discussing wing dings. this weekend, it's going to be 100% different from one day to the next really. 49 now. 50 in washington. folks, the ground, the streets

are very, very warm. 47. elkton. 38 in oakland. out there, it's colder. yeah. oddly enough, this weekend, the bulk of the precipitation, we're expecting this sunday, will be across southern areas, not northern areas, where it's normally colder. and you get more precip. 47, bel air. westminster. 50, washington. still 49, annapolis, and 50 on kent island. 53 degree -- degrees. still another mild day, like it's been all winter long, of course. 36 this morning. 45, 27, the average is the record. 76. and 3 in 1958. yeah. light winds now. we've had some pretty good winds all day long. they just lifted a small craft advisory on the bay. 8-mile-an-hour winds in hagerstown. 12 and 11 out to the west. tonight, generally very light winds. here's what we have going our way. low pressure sitting over southern arizona, new mexico. it's moving to the southeast. already raining along the texas

coast. low pressure down here. very warm, gulf air. temperatures there in the 70s and 80s. water temperatures, still quite warm. because it never was cold this winter. low pressure with rain developing. they need that in texas. that's moving off to the east. low pressure is going to move across georgia to the carolina coast, by sunday. then out to sea. the big question mark, we still don't know exactly, exactly how far north or south that low is going to be. if it's pretty far south, we may not see a flake of snow this weekend. but it's still a possibility. right now, based on our current models and information, we are calling for, as you mentioned earlier, maybe 1 to 3 inches of snow across much of our region. maybe a little more to the south. heavier amounts down across the mountains of virginia. some areas down, there if it all comes together, could see 6, 7, 8 inches of wet snow. this will be a wet snow, until sunday night, when the low passes. the winds go back to the

north/northwest. colder air comes in. and whatever is left out there, could change to all snow, dryer snow. and it might accumulate a little bit. and briefly by monday morning. there you see the heaviest activity to the west. that low passing off to the region. by monday, it's sunny and warmer again. 42 is your bay temp. south winds on the bay keep us milder air tomorrow. 5 to 10 knots. tonight, clear. down around 30 or so, with light winds. and tomorrow, sunny, mild, beautiful day. 54. go down and enjoy it. because sunday be -- i would say sunday is probably going to be a wet, damp, chilly, probably rainy and snowy afternoon on sunday. at least in most areas, maryland south. >> okay. all right. >> thanks, bob. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. in the hot seat again. the tough questions for media mogul rupert murdoch. this time for media employees. now i told my coworker, i have to stay until we find somebody.

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it it is 6:30. 49 degrees and clear. good evening. thank you for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. a private viewing for close family members of whitney houston. her funeral is less than 24 hours away. and some of the biggest names in entertainment will be there. alison harmelin reports for wjz. fans are flocking to new jersey to say goodbye. >> reporter: the line of fans waiting to sign whitney houston's condolence book, snaked down the street today in front of wiggins funeral home in newark. they flew in from miami at the

crack of dawn. joining hundreds of others who came to pay their respects. >> our mind was solely on whitney houston. making it here. making sure to be part of this because we loved her. >> reporter: tokens of love are draped from the sepszs. a makeshift shrine has turned into a place to pray. >> no matter what they take from me ♪ >> reporter: a few blocks away other fans found a place to sing. this was the church where houston will be eulogized tomorrow. it's also where the legendary singer first found her voice in the choir. >> reporter: i have her on my ipod. i listen to all of her tracks. i was just lessening to them yesterday. >> reporter: police were setting up barricades in the blocks surrounding the church. no people will be allowed near the funeral, which is expected to be a star-studded service. >> reporter: houston's godmother, aretha franklin, will perform. kevin costner, houston's costar in the film "the bodyboard" is

expected to speak. so is clive davis, her mentor. and despite reports that bobby brown was asked not to attend, he will reportedly be part of the service. >> he should be at the funeral. and he should have his chance to pay all of his final respects, too. >> reporter: houston is expected to be laid to rest next to her father in a private cemetery near her father. alison harmelin, wjz eyewitness news. >> 1500 people are expected to attend tomorrow's fume. media mogul rupert murdoch is once again answering questions about the phone hacking scandal and charges of bribery. >> reporter: murdoch is addressing all employees to address all of the allegations. comes less than a week, after they were accused of paying bribes to police for news tips. murdoch told reporters, illegal activities will not be tolerated. but said workers suspended amidst police investigations can now return to work.

murdoch also has no plans to shut down the sun tabloid, which is britain's best selling paper. in fact, he plan toss now roll out a special sunday edition. >> last july, he was forced to shut down the 168-year-old news of the world. stair a toddler is discovered walking all alone in washington, d.c. eyewitness news is live. jessica kartalija is live to explain what happened. >> reporter: it was along a busy street in washington, d.c., where two friends on their lunch break saw a toddler wandering all alone. >> as we seen her wandering around, we had actually stopped the little girl becausey she went out to run into the street. >> reporter: a little girl, just two or three years old, apeered to be lost near the verizon center. >> we seen on her badge, it said, cambridge day care. so we went and got a police officer. >> reporter: the two women found a police officer who

walked the toddler into the arena. inside, they found five other children from the kids bridge day care center, who were also separated from the group. >> i have a child in day care. and i'm wondering now, is it safe to send them out on a field trip? >> reporter: evelyn miller, the director of the day care center, says 28 children were taken to verizon to see disney on ice, when a staff member took the kids to the rest room, they got lost in a crowd of people, leaving the show. >> reporter: fortunately, all of the kids made it home from that field trip safely. i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> reporter: in the end, all the children returned from the field trip safely. >> bge crews continue to restore gas service to hundreds of customers. the company has restored service to nearly half of the people who lost service this week. when a crew accidentally struck a gas main. they expect to have the majority restored by tomorrow. and customer whose service is

not restored by the end of the week should contact bge. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. the public service commission's approval of the sale of constellation energy to exelon. and what it means to you. and key things to keep an eye on. when the orioles begin spring training. for these stories and much more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. horror on the high seas. a mother and daughter from maryland survived the italian cruise ship disaster. mary joins us now with the story. the two were among those who feared for their lives when the costa concordia capsized. tonight, their story of survival from inside the ship wreck. >> reporter: a once in a lifetime vacation, a gift from a proud mother to her daughter, who had just graduated from the university of maryland. but the dream trip turns into

the worst cruise ship disaster since the titanic. terror and panic on the costa concordia. >> i thought it was going to take us all under. there was a possibility we weren't going to make it. >> anna, among the 3,000 passengers on board the costa concordia, when it veers off course, striking a reef off the coast of italy last month. 17 passengers are killed. divers searched for 15 others presumed dead. >> it felt like an earthquake. >> reporter: it was just after 9:30 at night, the crew tells passengers not to panic and to stay in their cabins. >> i couldn't imagine how they could just tell people go back to their room. what were they thinking? >> reporter: anna and jessica remember seeing the ship rocking violently from side to side. >> you knew something was very wrong. >> including crying, people running around because people didn't know where to go. >> the ship went black,

everybody screamed. >> the crowd panicked. >> everything started shaking really violently. and i see things falling down, everything. bars, glasses, everything shattering on the floor. people falling down. the paintings falling down. >> reporter: anna and justina ran from the room, trying to make it to a life boat. >> you're looking at it. and it's just on a slant. like this shouldn't be happening. >> reporter: it took them nearly two hours to make it off the ship. some passengers literally climbed down the side of the ship to escape. >> they were aggressive. they were --s it's like whoever gets there -- survival of the fittest. >> reporter: and there was a moment where you thought, this could be it. you may not survive this? >> i thought i was going to die. it was really, really scary. >> reporter: anna vows she will never go on a cruise again. justina also admits she will stay on dry land for a while. >> everything you lived through is haunting you. >> you think you're going to die because there's no way out. >> sometimes i get really sad.

maybe i could have saved somebody's life letting them have my spot on the boat. >> reporter: they call the captain who abandoned the ship a coward. >> and tacaptain is now under arrest, house arrest, facing multiple manslaughter charges. breaking news now. a vote just concluded on the same-sex marriage proposal. let'sgo to pat warren. >> reporter: that's right. by a vote of 61-67, the house of delegates has passed governor o'malley's same-sex marriage bill, a bill he says includes religious protections for those churches that don't want to perform same-sex marriage. a very different outcome from what happened here on the floor of the house last year when the delegates did not have the votes to pass the bill and senate back -- sent it back to committee. this time around, instead of just sending it to the house judiciary committee, house speaker michael bush also included health and government operations to make sure the bill had an opportunity to get the votes it needed to come to the floor. it's come to the floor. it's had a final vote, 71-67.

same-sex marriage has passed in the house of delegates and is now in the house. >> wjz is gathering reaction to the still-unfolding story. we'll have much more coming up at 11:00. still to come on wjz eyewitness news. just beating the deadline. congress passes the payroll tax cut. what it means for you. jessica. are you okay? how has your mom been treating you? >> fine. >> a mother accused of ashducting her daughter. what else-- abducting her daughter. what else she may have been planning. bob turk. first warning weather center. winter returns sunday. 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 workplace shooting leaves one federal agent dead. and another injured. homeland security agent ezekiel garcia fired at his coworker.

58-year-old kevin cozach was hurt. a third agent intervened and killed the shooter. the fbi is investigating the incident. a mother kidnapped her daughter and held the child captive in a snowy forest in new mexico. >> when is the last time you ate anything? >> a little weird [ inaudible ] >> reporter: officers tracked down 11-year-old jessica smith from texas, after an amber alert was issued last week. apparently kimberly smith took jessica and ran because of a story her daughter told a school counselor. the mother is facing multiple charges. congress makes a major compromise today, extending the payroll tax cuts for millions of americans. the vote will save workers about $20 a week in their paychecks. and people unemployed for over six months will keep jobless benefits. president obama praised congress for striking a deal and promises to quickly sign an extension. scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news.

the fbi has arrested a man it says was determined to detonate a suicide bomb at the united states capital. we have late breaking information on the suspect and the alleged plot tonight on the cbs evening news. and here's a look at tonight's closing number from wall street. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,

well, you better believe it. a delightful end to the workweek. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are updating the forecast. king tim, what's coming? >> well, denise. tonight, it's going to go down to about 30 degrees. and that's where we start tomorrow. we'll be up with a good bit of sunshine in the morning. and the clouds will increase through the day. but not before we get up to a daytime high in the low to mid- 50s. overnight lows drop off a bit. then we start to see the beginnings of the storm system that is moving from south. for the next five days, including the tricky forecast, we send it in to one. -- to bob. tomorrow night's low, 37. we go up to about 39. during the afternoon, as the precip moves in, temperatures will be falling.

and they may fall down to 32 by 5:00, 6:00. and that's when we'll start seeing some accumulations of snow. eventually, 27. so early monday could be slippery. but up to 44, 48 and 56. with shower activity on wednesday. so spring is coming back anyway. >> thank you, bob. spor,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

updated breaking news from anap on olis. well -- anopol i guess. the -- annapolis. they pass the the same-sex marriage bill. >> they needed 71 votes. and 71 is exactly what they got. 71-67. i think we have video of what we can show you at the time the house speaker called on the delegates to vote. you saw the board light up. you heard people cheering. and one of the people cheering is with me now, reverend starling joiner burns of prince george's county, who stood with governor o'malley, when he first announced that he was sponsoring this legislation? how are you feeling now that it's gone through the house of delegates? >> i am so overjoyed now that this decision went the way that it went. because we need marriage quality -- equality here in maryland. >> a lot of discussion centered around the protection of leligious liberties. you were satisfied early on that the bill did this? >> yes be, it still does.

>> and you are going to go forward now with your campaign. >> i'm going to be there until it's over. >> how important was governor o'malley's role in all of this? >> i think it was very significant. i think he played a very strong part in this bill getting passed. >> now, are you disappointed that you didn't get any more than 71 votes? >> i am happy with what we got. i am very pleased. >> thank you very much. and of course, we will be talking to people who opposed the bill to get their reaction later on. back to you. >> okay, pat. thank you. and wjz will have much more on this still-unfolding story tonight. talking baseball in february. it's about that time, as the orioles get set for spring training. in his first three months on the job, gm dan can you -- dan duquette. his additions are fill-ins and pitching depth. pitchers ask catchers will hit the field in sarasota. it's the o's third season in the renovated facility at ed

smith stadium. second full season on the job for manager buck showalter. and the first for gm duquette. i asked him what he'll have his eye on. >> the important thing in spring training is to get your players trained and healthy and ready to start the season. so i look for health, number 1. then i look for starting pitchers, right? who is going to be the pitchers that have commanded their pitches and can give us a good foundation? pitching is really the key thing about spring training. that's what i look for. i look for good deliveries, good control of the pitchers. and then how they're getting in the shaicht season. -- shape of the season. >> reporter: orioles are scheduled to join the pitchers anders and catchers for a full squad workout. college season is already under way. right here in baltimore, in february. at homewood field this evening, hopkins and towson face off in the earliest start to a season in hopkins 100-plus years of

playing. matt hughes, from close in. towson led 3-2 in the first half. sean natalin was the coach. his return home was not successful. the jays reeled off nine straight goals. four by chris boland of boys latin. fourth could be costly. he had to leave the game. hopkins right now, up 11-5 in the fourth quarter. february and lacrosse. they got a good day for it. >> sure did. >> sure did. thank yo,,,,,,,,,,,,

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don't miss the cbs primetime lineup tonight at 10:00. it's a new episode of the drama blue bloods, followed, of course, by eyewitness news at 11:00. we'll be back at 11:00. i'm vic carter. >> for bob and mark, i'm denise koch. thanks for watching wjz, maryland's news station. don't go away. of course, there is much more ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley, including the washington, d.c. terror plot foiled. but how did it happen in the firstplace? we take you now to new york

>> pelley: an alleged plot to bomb the u.s. capitol. the f.b.i. says a moroccan man was on a suicide mission today. chip reid and john miller on who he is and how he was caught. as tensions rise over its nuclear program, iran signals it wants to talk. >> this response from the iranian government is one we've been waiting for. >> reporter: norah o'donnell and anthony mason on r on the story. i spy. john blackstone on google secretly trailing iphone users web site to web site. and steve hartman "on the road." it could have been road rage. >> my immediate reaction was like what the heck are you doing? >> but he took a very different turn. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. if a terror suspect had carried out his alleged mission today