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guns under fire. as more victims in the newtown school shooting are laid to rest lawmakers move to ban assault weapons. >> why this could be the tipping point for the gun control debate. hello, everyone. >> here's what people are talking about tonight. >> one by one 20 newtown families are burying their children and in the wake of friday's shooting massacre leaders in washington and here in maryland are calling for a change in gun policy. >> reporter: mourners lined up outside the st. rose of lima church. they held two funerals today,

first graders james mattioli and jessica rekos. students at other schools went back to class today. the memorial to the victims grows with candles and christmas tree ornaments. many wonder how they will get flew the holidays. >> i can't imagine waking up christmas morning. i wouldn't want to. >> reporter: the gun control debate is picking up momentum. lawmakers will push for a ban on assault weapons and governor o'malley is doing the same. >> it's hard to conclude that this gun should be in the hands of anyone other than a military or police officers sent into a tactical situation. >> reporter: the gunman used a military style ar-15 and two

other weapons legally bought by his mother. the nra released a statement saying it was shocked, saddened, and heart broken by last week's shooting. the nra is going to provide meaningful contributions to end the violence. a student is caught planning an attack at a maryland high school. administrators say other students at laurel high school felt threatened by the teen on monday and reported him to their teachers. police believe this was a valid threat. they say the student had access to weapons and may have intended to hurt others. he is now at a psychiatric hospital for evaluation. surprising new developments tonight in a case that captured the attention of the nation. the disappearance and murder of felicia barns. we have the new information that could help the suspect in this case. >> reporter: felicia barns was 16 years old when she disappeared from a sister's apartment in northeast baltimore

two years ago. a nationwide search then ended when felicia's body was pulled out of the river. her sister's body friend is charged with the murder. he strangled barns in her apartment and transported her out of the apartment. a witness will dispute that at trial. this witness apparently claims that he saw barns alive in cecil county several days after she went missing. >> thank you. johnson is scheduled to go to trial next month. a health care on a local college campus, for the second time this year umbc is warning students about the infectious disease tuberculosis. here is the school's warning. >> reporter: there is a confirmed case on campus but university leaders haven't said when it's a student or a staff

member. campus on alert after a confirmed case of tuberculosis is reported at the university of maryland, baltimore county. >> it is scary. >> something that should worry us as student body, something contagious and it needs to be contained. >> reporter: the university sent a letter to students letting them know someone on campus has been diagnosed but did not say whether it was the student or staff member. back in february, the university issued a similar warning about a possible case. >> tuberculosis is prevalent and it's in the community. and it wouldn't surprise me that a case would show up. >> reporter: dr. mark leavy said the main symptoms is a bad cough. >> you could be coughing up blood, fever and chills which are not otherwise explained. >> reporter: it is an airborne disease that affects the lungs and it can be fatal if left untreated. people are being notified if they may have had contact with the infected person. >> it is communicable.

>> reporter: while most people make a full recovery students are glad the university put out a warning. >> it's a good thing to notify people, you know. >> reporter: and university leaders did not know how the reported case contracted the disease. >> umbc worked with the baltimore county of health to ice haet and treat the infect -- isolate and treat the infected person. thousands of people spent hours with no water when a water main was damaged. we were over simmons avenue soon after a contractor hit the water line. around 2600 homes and businesses have been experiencing temporary outages tonight. crews have isolated the break and water pressure will be low while they make repairs. a quick thinking neighbor saves a family from a burning home. but their home was destroyed with everything in it. others are chipping in to help this family at christmas. [ sirens ].

>> reporter: here is what sounds like when firefighters evacuate a burning home. this fire in dundalk was dangerous, big, and getting worse. >> there is a call for a may day. that was a mistake. the firefighter was in the year of the building. they found him. everything is okay. >> reporter: when it started two kids, 13 and 9, were home alone watching tv. luckily neighbor ed hurly was out walking his dog. >> two kids come running out and say there was a fire. they tried to get back in and get a cat but i told them no. >> reporter: ed may have saved their lives judging by how quickly smoke became fair. a neighbor believes the fire started in a clothes drier. the house is gutted. children's toys lay ruined. that's why denies webberwine is dropping off what she can

because nothing inside here is useable. >> so much has been happening, just felt the need to do it. >> reporter: unable to return, the family of six is now living with relatives around the corner, ed and his wife are collecting donations. >> you would do the same thing if you were walking by . another neighbor has started a facebook page to help collect donations to help the family. whether by land or air, when you head out to visit family this holiday season allow for extra travel time. aaa predicts almost 2 million marylanders will take to the skies or the road. that's the most travelers in more than that decade. aaa says 90% of marylanders will drive, most will head further from home than last year. some of the favorite ravens players are making their own holiday rounds collecting gifts for children who otherwise might not get them. we have more on the outpouring of holiday spirit from the players and the fans tonight in baltimore county. >> reporter: that's right. a great deal of generosity and a great program means a lot of

area kids will have a very merry christmas. the excitement of a new toy and the magic of a smile that comes with it. >> you're going to take this to the tables to your right. >> reporter: that's what area children will be treated to for the holiday things for the baltimore ravens and their generous fans. they donated to the first toy smith toy drive in dogwood elementary school. >> people don't have what we have, and if we give, we can support them and make them happy. >> it is the season, and us being athletes, we're in a great position and it's our responsibility. [ rap music ]. . >> reporter: at jimmie's seafood in baltimore, more ravens team up for a toy drive, this one led by the battle tested united states marines and their toys for tots program. >> we can put a smile on 2, 3,000 kids' faces. >> reporter: all of these toys

will be taking to the warehouse located in towson and they'll be distributed to children in need. >> a lot of these kids, they don't have a christmas without us, and the fact we can give that back to them and make a difference in their lives, it's huge. >> it would mean a lot, especially kids that are less fortunate. nothing like a smile on a child's face. >> reporter: the ravens anquan boldin helped tory smith tonight, boldin and his wife took children on a shopping spree at an area wal-mart. more examples of generosity during this season. the marines collect for the toys for tots program every year and year-round. coming up, look out below. a mid-slide hits a train. last laugh, how donald trump is getting even after a former

usa contestant trashed his pageant. a warning for mental health advocates. how to prevent another mass killing, that's coming up. what will the weekend brie us? the complete forecast, coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

. it is clear and 41 degrees in central maryland right now.

the xlees forecast is coming up -- the complete forecast is coming up. a mud slide derails a freight train and it's caught on tape in washington state. a spokesman for the train company says 11 cars were forced off the tracks by this 75 food shied. some of them were carrying cheening chemicals but -- cleaning chemicals but there was no threat. an investigation into the deadly attack on the u.s. embassy in libya concludes failures at the state department led to inadequate security. the report made public tonight makes 29 recommendations to improve embassy security, but found no cause for disciplinary action. the independent panel also determined terrorists were behind the attack, not protesters outside the building, as initially reported. bound, blind folded and threatened to be killed.

a network journalist is freed after a five-day ordeal in syria. he was captured after crossing into northwest syria from turkey. their escort was killed and he was load nood a container -- loaded into a container truck. during an ensuing fire fight engel and his crew escaped unharmed. no ransom demands were made. police are still trying to determine the motive behind the connecticut school shooting. but detectives say the 20-year-old shooter may have been mentally ill and he may not have gotten the help he needed. now a call to improve the count's mental health treatment. we talk to a local expert as to what can be done to avoid more tragedies. >> reporter: it's been widely reporter adam lanza suffered some kind of personality disorder but it's unclear if his family ever tried to get him help to prevent him from turning violent. >> do we want connecticut to

happen again, three times, four times, ever again? never. >> reporter: this organization nami overwhelmed by requests for help every day. >> a mother wanted the teenager to go to a psychiatrist. they could not get in to see someone for six weeks. >> reporter: from the mass shooting in tuscon aimed at gabriel giffords, many shooters suffer mental illness. funding has been slashed for decades, down $2 billion since 2009. maryland's funding down 4%. howard county executive ken hallman critical of the cuts. >> i think that mental health has been something that has not gotten the support and resource it is needs. >> reporter: over the years many institutions for the mentally ill have disappeared leaving more families to deal with sick children at home. >> mental health problems affect

1 in ten children. >> reporter: maryland's first lady say it should be a priority but it needs appropriate funding to prevent another sandy hook. >> what is happening now is going to be rippled throughout our communities for years to come if we don't address it now. >> reporter: despite the cuts in funding, mental health care in maryland is ranked among the best in the country. adam may, wjz eyewitness news. we are always on. you can check in for complete coverage on the tragedy in newtown. we'll bring you the latest on the victims and the investigation. two inmates pull off a daring escape from a high-rise prison in chicago. they apparently squeezed through a narrow window and scaled down 20 stories. they believe the two men were in a house hours earlier. this is the first escape from the skyscraper lockup in 25

years. the billionaire won over on the beauty queen as donald trump is award an a judgement. he says he was harmed by the comments by ms. pennsylvania sheena monan. she alleges the finalists were selected in advance. it's a snow record most of us can live with. that's because it's four a lack of snow. this video is from march the 5th. that was the last time snow was reported at bwi marshal. so that makes 288 days without even a trace of snow at bwi. that brings the all-time record -- breaks the all-time record for the baltimore area. how long will this last? >> that's enough to make a good snowball. >> that's because i bought that snow blower, that's why. >> it looks refreshing. >> it does.

>> there's a 5% chance you will see a few flakes of snow here friday or saturday, it's possible. not likely. garrett county, 100% chance you will see snow there. thursday night, friday, and saturday there could be 5, 6, 7 inches in garrett county. it had get colder around here. it's mild for this time of year. 41, 30 degree dewpoint, west southwest winds at 6. right now oakland at 34, we're at 44 in ocean city, 39 in hagerstown, 40s down to the south, 40 westminster. a lot of reporting stations west of town about 39, 38 degrees as well as southwest pennsylvania. we've got some southwest winds now which means still going to be on the mild side tomorrow, well above our normal. our normals are only in the low

to mid-40s. 59 this afternoon for a brief period. it was 59 at the airport. 41, that's the current hoe for the day. 27 is the normal low. the record 72. and 7. 1919. we have snow not too far from chicago. southern wisconsin, another batch in the dakotas, storm developing in the southern rockies. move that towards say kansas, minnesota and the great lakes. could be blizzard warnings for wisconsin, upper michigan, portions of northern iowa, later in the week as cold air comes in behind that, a lot of warm moist air from the gulf of mexico, could be severe weather down here. for us, that storm had pass to our west. it will eventually bring us colder conditions but until then mild air and rain here on thursday. right now, a few snow showers popping up north and west where it's cold enough but garrett

county guaranteed to see pretty good snow. high pressure tomorrow gives us a nice day. here comes the storm wrapping around, windy and much colder by late in the day on thursday. we begin to see the rain here. friday the cold air comes in. garrett county. and areas west of us will be getting that lake effect snow. west winds 10 knots, small craft advisory still in effect for tonight. bay temp around 47. tonight down around 34. chilly overnight but still above our averages. partly cloudy skies, sunny to partly sunny, mild tomorrow, 53 degrees. rain later thursday, 48 down to 39. chilly and breezy on friday. snow showers north and west of us. 44 on saturday. and chilly again on sunday and early next week for christmas eve should be around 39, 40 degrees, but it should be dry. >> all right, thank you. coming up, ravens coach john

harbaugh reveals a key ingredient that fuels the team's playoff drives. playoff drives. >> that's next in sp,,,,,,,,,,

. sfan is here with -- stan is here with the sports report. >> too young to report dione warwick and hoping and wishing and praying. can you say that about the ravens? you're with me. hello, folks. basically defined is the expectation or the desire for something to happen. as for now, the offense just ain't happening. their cup runeth over for fading hope. in other words, many are hoping that baltimore doesn't below a fourth straight chance in as many weeks to captain tour an

nfc north division championship. i'm not trying to be a pessimist but are all the current team woes worth dwelling on. >> it depends where you want to dwell, what you want to dwell on. you can dwell on those things that aren't so hopeful, or you can choose to dwell in hope and that's what we do. you can't do it any or play when you have to line up and play against another team that is heading for the playoffs. >> giants favored by 2.5. four interceptions and one fumble, jets quarterback mark sanchez now on the bench. he's been benched in favor of greg mcelroy. college hoops, kansas in action tonight at home and historic fog, field house, that's an

intimidating environment. watch the pass that winds up in the hands of kevin young. kansas wins 87-59. next up they have got number 7, ohio state. finally from the pro hardwood, crazy shot of the night. guess what, it goes into the brooklyn net. shot didn't count because foye was called for a fire before the shot. defensive -- called for a foul before the shot. defensive duel. jazz snaps a two game skid, 92-90 over the mets. to traveled to play the knicks, also in new york, tomorrow night. >> that's a rivalry now.,,,,,,,,

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. the recent winters of a power ball jackpot are scoring for the local high school. brian and mary losy are donating $3 million for a new field. they want the visiting team lockerroom to be painted pink. they said no problem. >> that sets a certain mood when they go back out,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,