for an ex- cop with a killing spree ends with a fur. y -- fury. >> the last stand for the search for answers. >> i'm kai jackson! and i'm mary but bal -- mary bubala. here's what people are talking b. >> christopher dorner took lives, two. them officers. the week-long rampage is over. the town of los angeles is breathing a sigh of relief. ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> reporter: bagpipes played as the flag-draped coffin, carrying riverside police officer michael crane entered the church. hundreds of police officers from across southern california attended the funeral. police say former los angeles officer and navy reservist, christopher dorner, shot and killed crane in an ambush last week. >> i really did not realize the sheer scale of this and how many people are touched by his life. >> reporter: police believe 33- year-old dorner was the man

they found inside a dharred cabin near big bear. but they have not confirmed it yet. until that happens, police will continue to provide security for some of the officers and families who dorner threatened to kill. the week-long search for dorner ended with an intense four-hour shootout at the cabin. >> we right -- right in the center of the action here. >> then, a single gunshot came from inside the cabin. and it went up in flames. it is not clear how the fire started. >> tourists and residents here in this mountain town say they are waiting for the human remains in that cabin to be officially identified. but many here say they already feel relieved. >> very glad that he's taken care of. because he was killing people. >> reporter: dorner is accused of killing four people and injuring at least two others since last week. in angeles oaks, california, teresa garcia, wjz eyewitness news. >> in an online manifesto,

dorner said his killing spree was revenge for being fired from the lapd. back here, we could be in for another quick round of winter weather outside. now, it's cloudy, and lightly sleeting on tv hill. meteorologist bernadette woods and tim williams are tracking live doppler radar. we'll talk to bern in a sec. but we'll start inside with tim. >> good afternoon, mary. good afternoon, everyone. there are different pieces to this storm. and part of it is the moisture. and part of it is how dry the air has been. what we have been watching is this system here. a low, you see, progressing across the state. moving in all through the morning. and now, as the afternoon has progressed, it is making its way across the area. but what we're also seeing is that the air has been dry enough that it has pretty much hindered the amount of moisture that has been allowed to get down to the ground. bernadette will talk about that here in a second. the dew point has a lot to do with that. but let's talk about the winter weather advisory. still, because of the temperatures dropping through

the evening, we have a winter weather advisory in the higher elevations of garrett county. that's through 1:00 in the western edge of allegheny county. and cecil county through 3:00. that goes into effect at 7:00 p.m. tonight. that is because they still expect accumulation. for more on this, we're sending it out to bernadette woods. >> reporter: hello there, tim. yes. this is a very border line event like we have been talking about. we got into the 40s today. and take a look at temperatures around the reg. it is -- region. it is still 43 degrees in baltimore. so when the ground is very warm, it's just going to melt on the roadways. now, on some of the surfaces, as we head through the overnight hours, this quick little burst could lead to a slushy accumulation. but that dew point there indicates that the air has been dry. that will come up. temperatures are going to come down. and we'll see a slushy to a coating. the farther north you go, that chance of getting upwards of

two inches. and out west, that's where the winter weather advisory is that there could be up to 4 inches, maybe 5 or 6. but we're going to get this. it's going to get out of here. and we get into the 40s tomorrow. we'll have that forecast coming up. >> and wjz is always on. for watches and warnings and your updated first warning weather forecast, log onto cbsbaltimore.com any time. a police trainee is fighting for his life, after an accidental shooting during training. now, the city's top cop is making drastic changes. wjz is live at shock trauma. derek valcourt is there and has the latest from the police commissioner and the mayor. derek? >> well, that offer, so that trainee is now in critical condition here at shock trauma. what happened to him, police say, appears to have been a tragic accident. it is now the focus of a massive investigation. and it's having a major impact on the city's police academy. >> reporter: sky eye chopper 13 over the scene, as medics rush

a university of maryland police trainee in his 40s onto a waiting medivac helicopter. the trainee had been taking part in a city police academy training exercise at the site of the old, now abandoned rosewood psychiatric site in owings mills. it is unclear what happened. so far, investigators will only say the trainee was shot in the head by live ammunition by a city instructor. the news, outraging to the mayor. >> there is no acceptable explanation for why live rounds were at a training exercise. and -- i was so angry, i was almost speechless. >> reporter: the mayor visited the hospital tuesday, and said she personally promised the trainee's family that the city would get to the bottom of what went wrong. >> immediately, the commissioner, anthony bets shut down all. >> we'll has learned several

top commanders have all been suss pended as a result of this incident. >> one of the things i want to make reality clear is probably have more questions than you have. it will just take time to get answers to those questions. because for me, it's unacceptable. >> reporter: maryland state police, now in charge of the investigation. for now, they're not releasing any more details. >> again, that trainee in his 40s, his family has asked that no information about his identity be released. we only know that he is relatively new to the university of maryland police force. he started back in july. this was his first law enforcement job. and again, he is in critical condition. and late word today that he is responsive to people in the room. but that does not necessarily mean that he is able to speak. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> okay, derek. thank you. now, police are promising to be open and transparent in their investigation. the college park student shot by his classmate is home from the hospital.

denise is in the newsroom with the latest on the murder-suicide that has rocked the entire campus. denise? >> well, mary. 22-year-old neil ora says he will return to class. he was shot in the leg tuesday morning. police say dayvon green set a fire in the home, while ora and steven rane were sleeping. all three were sleeping in the house and police say that's when green pulled out a 9- millimeter pistol and shot ora and rane. when police searched, they also found an u.s.ey -- uzirifle and a bat. >> police say that green was taking medication for schizophrenia. police say he did not leave a suicide note. prince george's county police need your help finding a missing woman and her 1-year- old daughter. take a look at this picture. 25-year-old stephanie ham rick and her daughter, have not been seen since february 7th. the two were walking to a bus

stop in the same block, where they live on green belt road. anybody with information should call police. the number to call, 3 very 1--- 301-390-2143. and the number again. 301-390-2143. for any information about this missing mother and daughter. today is ash wednesday. the beginning of the holiest season on the christian calendar. it was an especially emotional day as pope benedict xvi makes one of his final appearances as the holy father. danielle nottingham reports for wjz from vatican city. >> thousands of faithful gave pope benedict xvi the long ovation near the end of ash wednesday mass. the applause only stopped when the pontiff said thank you, let's return to prayer. the 85-year-old holy father looked tired at times, during

the lengthy mass. he was wheeled down the center aisle, when he left the packed basilica. many catholics were emotional, to see pope benedict celebrate mass in public. >> it was very beautiful, very moving and a great deal of affection, i think, that could be sensed in the congregation for him. it was amazing. i feel so lucky that we were here for this experience. >> reporter: tens of thousands of people are expected here at st. peter's square for the pope's final public appearance on february 27th, a day before he steps down. >> reporter: vatican officials say the pontiff does not expect big fanfare when he leaves. >> he's not the big celebration type of guy. and i think in many ways, being pope was difficult to him for that. >> reporter: the vatican announced the conclave to elect a new pope will begin in mid- march. the college of cardinals will choose the exact date when they gather here in rome. at the vatican, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness

news. >> the vatican says all objects connected to pope benedict xvi's ministry will be destroyed, including his papal ring, which he used to seal official documents. time now to get a look at our rush hour ride home. here's kristy breslin with traffic control. we're looking at delays as usual around the beltway. the delay on the top side inner loop, begins at charles street, goes over to harford road. west side inner loop, stop and go there from baltimore national pike to liberty road. and northbound 295, just a minor slowdown there. as far as your accidents go, hanover street at baltic avenue. lombard at eden. back down to west baltimore at lexington. and in rosedale, pulaski highway at citation road. let's take a live look. we have volume on the beltway there. that's a look at perring parkway. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury, call 1-800800-the firm.

back to you. >> kristy, thank you. still ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. it is a rare syndrome when one of your hands doesn't do what your brain is asking. don't miss tonight's healthwatch report. an ann arundle county teen sits with the first lady for the state of the union. the incredible accomplishment that got president obama's attention. i'm alex demetrick. coming up, a final adding up of the misery from super storm sandy. that story as eyewitness news continues. it is cloudy outside. and a mixed mess is headed our way. meteorologist tim williams will update our first warning weather forecast.

it is 41 degrees with a mix of sleet and rain in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast still ahead tonight. a violent explosion reduces a duplex in maine to rubble. fire officials say a woman was

killed, after the home went up in flames. four other people who live in neighboring buildings were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. the homes in the neighborhood are heated with propane. but investigators still don't know if that was the cause of the explosion. in today's healthwatch report, imagine having no control overour over -- over your hands. as maurice dubois reports, it's a very real medical condition that makes life difficult for those who suffer from it. >> aaron burn and james cook have something unusual in common. neither has control over their left hand. >> my left hand has a mind of its own. >> it's like a small child that is going to do all the bad things. >> reporter: vern and cook suffer from a very real and disturbing medical condition, known as "alien hand." >> what happens is a person's hand may suddenly start doing something that the person isn't expecting it to do. >> i would light a cigarette and this hand would put it out.

i would be drinking a cup of coffee and this hand will dump it. >> i had a patient that began doing things like grabbing at people's clothes. >> neurologist itchim hawks studies this syndrome and says it's as if one-half of the brain doesn't know what the other half is doing, so there's a conflict between the two mem spheres. >> the connections between the two halves of the brain are damaged in some way, so what that does is almost allows your brain to become almost like two different people. >> reporter: it may seem like a harmless condition, but burn says it has severely impacted her life. >> right now, i can't even food shop. >> reporter: watch what happens when her left hand starts attacking her. >> it's frightening to people. and i don't want to square people. >> well, according to doctors, alien hand syndrome can come about as result of brain

injury, stroke and dementia. >> mixed news from wall street today. [ stock bells ringing ] >> reporter: the dow loses ground. and the nasdaq is up slightly. let's take a look. dow is down 36. back below that 14,000 mark. the s&p approximate is up a point. and nasdaq is up 10. let's go to new york right now, where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. >> stocks were mixed, as investors weighed more earnings reports and the latest figures on retail sales. the dow is about 1% away from its record high set in october of 2007. americans cut back on their spending last month, due to higher paycheck taxes. the government says retail sales rose just a tenth of a percent in january, after rising half a percent in december. americans spent less on cashes -- cars, clothing, furniture and restaurants. consumer accounts were about 70% of the u.s. economy. a new study finds foreign automakers still make the most dependable cars in america.

toyota's lexus brand tops for the second year in a row. the study also found that overall, cars and trucks have become more reliable than ever. lexus, porsche, and lincoln reported the fewest problems last year. jeep, middle bishy, dodge and land rover his the most. apple is said to be watching -- working on a wristwatch computer. they are working on an iwatch that would perform some of the tasks now handle by the iphone and ipad. apple's ceo tim cook is facing pressure since they have seen a 30% drop since its september high. for more, head to cbs money watch watch.com. ieks i'm alexis christoforous. >> >> i'm just texing texting-- texting kai on my iwatch. >> we are laughing today. and in six moms -- months, it will be reality. >> i love it.

coming up on wjz eyewitness news as 4:00. they took all of the fun out of the movie pop corn and chinese food. now they're going after sugared drinks. no surprise. want to know how much college will cost and how much you can expect to pay in student loans? we'll tell you about a new website coming up. showers are moving into maryland. and rain could turn to sleet, which had it has -- it has already in places and snow. don't miss your updated weather forecast. >> wjz is always on. for the top stories on cbsbaltimore.com, instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click cbsbaltimore.com.

ooh, i see some drops on the windshield of our camera, tim. >> yes, you do see some drops on the windshield of our camera, mary. >> thank you. >> back to you. >> back to you. that's your weather forecast. >> we're just going -- >> that is your weather for today. >> so typical, tim. >> you know, we have been expecting those drops they have been a long time getting here. but they're pretty much right on target. what we are watching is the advisories going into effect this evening and into early

tomorrow morning. small craft advisory is in effect for the bay. we have a winter weather advisory for garrett county, until 1:00 a.m. then a winter weather advisory for cecil county, until 3:00 a.m. all because of those drops mary is talking about. 30 is the dew point. temperatures are still on the mild side. so anything that is coming down right now is coming in the form. rain because we don't have the cold air to support the frozen precipitation. east/northeasterly wind at 6 miles per hour. 29.67, the barometer. we have 37 in oakland and -- cumberland. 43 in ocean city. you get the idea. in the metro area, temperatures near the 40s. going to take a while for us to get down into the freezing range. but as we start to drop through the evening, with the winds still at a bit of a northerly component, we're going to get the temperatures dropping enough that we could start to pull down some cold air and maybe get some of that snow mixing with the rain. and we'll get a bit of a slush

and a coating over the next few hours or so, up until about 10:00, 11:00. temperatures around us are really not bone-chilling cold. no drastic changes between us and our neighbors to the north and northwest. even detroit, right up around the great lakes, at 38 degrees. here is the system. the upper portion of this is what we were really focused on. the northern tip of this, moving across ohio and right on into west virginia and the western elevation of the higher elevations of the western part of the states are already tapping into that colder air. but you see, most of this is still in the mild region. and we're seeing mostly rain. it's going to take a little while for the atmosphere to moisten up and make it to the ground. but it's only going to be for a few hours that we see this frozen precip start to go down. and temperatures come back up into tomorrow. what that means for us is we really don't see any accumulations. again, we could see maybe about an inch or so coating above the ground. it's going to take a while for temperatures to support it.

small craft advisory in effect for tonight. with that mix of rain and snow, that will be through this evening and through roughly around 10:00, 11:00, before we start to see clearing. and tomorrow, mostly sunny. back up to 48 degrees. normal high is about 44. >> okay. >> looking pretty good. >> it's going to feel nice. >> all right. >> 44 is nice. >> i'm more concerned about -- for the morning and school. >> could be a little slick. could be a little slick. but it is going to melt down pretty quickly. we're only going tonight into the upper 30s. >> we're having uncomfortable pauses. >> you think? >> yes. >> let's move on then, please, kai. at 10:00, it's the new episode of csi, then stay tuned for eyewitness news here on wjz. and we'll keep it moving. coming up on wjz eyewitness news at 4:30. president obama hits the road to rally support for the hot topics in last night's state of the union address. killed by celebratory gunfire on new year's eve.

and the family of a cecil county girl is now pushing for stricter penalties. how you can help. suffering for speed. we'll update you on the carnival cruise liner, still disabled with 4,000 people aboard. eyewitness news at 4:00 continues wi

it is 4:29. 41 degrees with light rain, beginning to fall. hello. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. i'm denise koch. and i'm vic carter. >> ray four-day, luxury turns into a week of miss or -- misery. an engine fire crippled the carnival triumph. as anna werner reports for wjz, the vessel is slowly being towed to port in mobile, alabama. >> reporter: with two tugboats and a coast guard escort, the

triumph is slowly crawling towards mobile, alabama. but for passengers and their anxious families, it can't dock soon enough. >> trash is piling up. food is all cold. hard to get. long lines. pretty miserable. >> reporter: nick ware's mom, kimberly is one of 3,000 kept on board. she has kept in touch via text messages and told her son she had to wait in line for hours just to get a hamburger. >> the people who had meat on their burgers, it was cold. and the remainder of the people, once they ran out of cooked meat, it was just basically, onions and things like that on sandwiches. >> reporter: it started monday night, when an engine caught fire leaving the ship drifting. since then, passengers have complained about everything from the sweltering heat to sewage running down cabin walls. donna king is on the ship. >> people are sleeping in the hallways. there are mattresses and people collected everywhere.

>> carnival has apologized and said it now has working water and most of its public bathrooms are now working. >> let me assure you, nobody here at carnival is happy about the conditions on board the ship. and we're obviously very, very sorry about what is taking place. >> reporter: now, carnival is canceling another 12 voyages for that disabled ship that were to take place february 21st through april 13th. maryland could see some winter weather before the day is over. take a live look outside now. no snow in sight just yet. but that could change in a matter of hours. let's go to bob who is tracking the latest on this first warning weather system. bob? >> there we go. we have a little sleet. and some rain reported in the region. right now, temperatures way above freezing. but you can see some sleet. right now, rain a little in the area. more activity to the west. there's been snow in pennsylvania and in portions of west virginia. we do have, in fact, a winter weather advisory for garrett

county and those neighboring count is out there. and also for cecil county, they may see as much as an inch or so in those regions. take a look at those temperatures now. the only cool spot that would support anything now is out in oakland, where it's 34. cumberland at 37. still 43 in elkton. we're at 41. temperatures will get back into the 30s. probably by 8:00, 9:00, you'll start to see a little more sleet and wet snow mixed in. and we could see accumulations, particularly north of the beltway. maybe an inch or two can fall in some of those areas. a lot of it is just going to the lawns because the streets today are pretty warm. after the sun and temperatures in the mid-40s this afternoon. now, we'll have clearing skies and sun returning tomorrow and a big warmup. i'll tell you about that in a few minutes. thanks a lot, bob. wjz is always on for watches and warnings it and your updated forecast, log onto cbsbaltimore.com at any time. national hurricane center completes the final tally from

super storm sandy. only hurricane katrina caused a greater dollar loss. if sandy had hit just 80 miles further south, much of maryland would have been devitated -- devastated. not that torrential rains and winds didn't cause damage. they did. >> sandy caused the residents of maryland about $41 million. >> reporter: that dollar loss was rolled into a final, national damage report released by the national hurricane center. >> uh-oh. uh-oh. >> reporter: the hurricane center found 72 people died as a direct result of sandy. and 87 others tied from indirect causes, like hypothermia and carbon monoxide poisoning, triggered by damages. damage is set at $50 billion, with 650,000 homes damaged or destroyed. >> we need help. >> in maryland, eastern shore communities took the worst beating. >> if you got a look at the level of damage we hthe level of income in this area, which

is extremely low. >> reporter: and while maryland's emergency management agency said while all qualified for help, most will go to somerset county. >> over 330 homes that were either -- had major damage or were totally destroyed. >> reporter: and one final pair of numbers that grew with the wind. >> about an hour later, the power went completely out. >> reporter: along the east coast, 8 million lost power. 600,000 of them in maryland. while sandy now goes into the record books, the start of the next hurricane season is only about three months away. >> always preparing for the next event. >> reporter: alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> now, according to the national hurricane center, super storm sandy was the deadliest storm to hit the mid- atlantic and northeast in 40 years. >> the mother of a little girl killed by celebratory gunfire on new year's eve in cecil county is calling for tougher laws. kai is in the newsroom with more on her push to stop similar tragedies.

>> crystal blackburn is firing. she is calling on the public to sign a petition to make that happen. her daughter was struck in the head by watching fireworks just outside of her grandparents house. that petition needs 100,000 before it is forwarded to the president's administration for review. alia's case remains unsolved at this point. . >> if you are interested, there is a link to that petition on our website, cbs baltimore.com. and click on links and numbers. republicans say the proposals president obama laid out in his state of the union address will mean bigger government and higher taxes. as tara mergener reports for wjz, to get the public behind him, the president hit the road today. >> reporter: president obama visit ed a company that makes engine blocks and wheel axles on the outskirts of ashville, north carolina, to promote his plan to revitalize american manufacturing. >> i believe in manufacturing. [ applause ] i think it makes our country

stronger. >> reporter: volvo used to own this factory, but shut its doors during the recession. a canadian manufacturer, linemar took over the plant to produce parts for the company like caterpillar but had a hard time finding qualified workers. >> no job in america should go unfilled because somebody doesn't have the right skills to get that job. nobody. >> reporter: the president is asking congress to fund the raining for 2 million workers. so they can get the advanced skills to land new manufacturing jobs. >> army veteran curt fullmer is getting the kind of veteran training the president is talking about. >> hoping to get my associate's degree in computer education training and get a job here in ashville. >> reporter: enrolled in a local community college program that lindemar helped set up to help workers expand their business. >> reporter: but republicans are not warming up to another government program.

>> you know, last night, the president offered up more of the same. higher taxes and more stimulus spending. >> reporter: the gop says the best way to create more manufacturing jobs is with fewer regulations and lower taxes. in washington, tara mergener, wjz eyewitness news. >> and the president will continue taking his post state of the union tour to talk to voters about immigration reform. the white house releases a website, designed to help college-bound students find out how much their education will cost the database lets potential college students see their tuition costs costs and how much they can expect in student loans. president obama promised the tool during his state of the union speech last night. and for a link to college scoreboard, log onto our website, cbs baltimore.com, and click on links and numbers. jd power and associates releases its latest rankings for most dependable vehicles.

topping the list of lexus, porsche, lincoln and toyota. the survey measured the problems of owners of 3-year- old vehicles. jeep, mitsubishi, dodge and land rover got the worst rankings. let's hope none of the cars are broken down right now. kristy? >> luckily enough, not at this point. but you're going to see slow traffic on the west side inner loop. the delay there. southwestern boulevard goes over to security boulevard. on the inner loop, over to perring parkway. average speed about 30 miles an hour. northbound 95, delays stretch from russell street to fort mchenry tunnel. and a couple of accidents. polaski. north green at north packa. and also eden street at north lombard. heavy there, around the inner loop at perring parkway. this traffic report is brought to you by ski liberty. every day is a fun winter snow day.

back to you. >> thank you, kris tee. america has a new top dog. meet banana joe. the tiny pincher. won the award in new york. the prized pooch beat out more than 2700 other dogs of other breeds. an old english sheep dog, only 20 months old -- months old. i looked at its little face. you can hardly see its eyes. but it may be the west there is in the affeppincher. straight ahead. the wife of the alleged gunman who killed two people in a delaware courthouse is in court herself. we'll explain why. remembering night 3407. why families at the 2009 buffalo plane crash went to capitol hill on this somber anniversary. and our wintry mix is beginning in our areas. some sleet is falling in spots

in central maryland. don't miss bob's complete first warning weather forecast.

some survivors of the fort hood massacre say they feel neglected and betrayed by the government. they claim they are getting lower access to medical care because the attack was classified as workplace violence rather than an attack. press secretary says recategorizing it could affect what san's-- hassan's trial. family members of pushing for the skies to be safer for everyone. emily guggen most reports. >> reporter: laura boyd's younger sister, ellyee died at the age of 24. >> she wanted to be a lawyer because believed in the system. she believed that the law could protect people and do --

things. that's why she wanted to be a lawyer. so i guess it's ironic that here we are, trying to change the law for her. and that was her passion. >> reporter: on the fourth anniversary of the continental flight crash, boyd and other family members will make their way to washington, d.c. >> we really genuinely believe that if our pilot had been more trained, that our loved ones would still be alive. >> reporter: boyd is frustrated that two years after the law, changes have not been implemented by the faa. chris collins says the faa needs to be held responsible. >> they not good even given us a date they'll be putting in training and number of flight hours to sit in the first seat in the airline. we have to ask up. >> we are really pushing for the number of hours pilots have to be trained. >> it is pretty ashsurd in the

air. or the type of training that they're getting. they're not required to be trained to fly in colder weather. >> reporter: the victims family is pushing full of regional characters. >> the crash or cause -- was few to the pilot's inability. answering questions about an important witness. mary is live in the newsroom with the latest. >> reporter: if the judge agrees, the martins will speak under oath about interviewing trayvon's girlfriend, who was on the phone with the teen in the moments before he was killed. they have listed the names of the people present for the phone interview with the girl and also addresses the poor quality of the recording. the defense claims the 15-page affidavit proves the attorney has many details to share about the interview. back to you. >> mary, thank you. zimmerman is awaiting trial on a second-degree murder charge in the death of 17-year-old

trayvon martin. a woman is ordered to stay afrifrom her grandchildren, after her husband is accused of going on a deadly rampage at a delaware courthouse. police say she poses a threat to the children. >> reporter: lanorma macuswitz walked out of court in wilmington surrounded by cameras and a lot of questions. her husband was the man who shot and killed two women inside the newcastle county courthouse this morning. she was in court today to support her son, david matusewitz. delaware police confirm matuse wets was inside the house when his father shot and killed people. christine was at the courthouse for custody hearing. and mull forwent with her for support. >> reporter: afterward, authorities questioned david about the shooting. and that's when they learned he was violating the terms of his probation. he was detained and remains in

federal company -- custody. >> reporter: laforma keeps quiet as she walks around attorneys who said she had no comment. but online, lanorma has been reluctant to share. and why she believed bel ford was a bad grandmother. sentenced to 1 1/2 years in federal prison for helping his son kidnap two children in 2007. >> special she has been ordered to stay 1,000 feet away from her grandchildren at all times and to stop contacting them. a bitter seattle barista is fired for post snarky tweets about customers. he wrote sarcastic customers customers that says, if you remind me four times you want decaf, you won't be get it. end quote. he published an article about his tweets. they attacked big macs. now they are going after sugary drinks. they say there is 15 teaspoons ever sugar in a 20-ounce bottle

of soda. that's double the daily recommendation. they want the fda to step in and force companies to reduce that level. they say it contributes to obesity, heart disease and other problems. a marylander is responsible for a major breakthrough in the battle against cancer. and he's not each old enough to vote. nancy cortes has more for wjz. >> in the category of medicine and health sciences. >> reporter: jack andraka found out last spring that he had won one of the world's most prestigious science awards, along with $75,000. on tuesday, an draka, who just turned 16, was sitting in the first lady's box, during the state of the union address. >> it was like, whoa. there's the first lady. there's the president, oh, my goodness. it was so exciting. >> reporter: how he got there is a story that began tragically. two years ago, when a close family friend died from

pancreatic cancer. an draka wanted to invent a way to fight that disease, which takes almost 100 lives per day. then he found one, a paper that detects pancreatic cancer in its first phases. 21 times faster and cheaper than anything else. >> i came up with the idea when i was 14, in my high school biology class. >> last year's grand prize at the science fair was just the beginning. monday, he got a call from the white house. >> at first, i thought it was just fundraising. >> reporter: instead it was a state of the union and an invitation to speak with the president. >> he asked me, did you get a patent on this? >> i never thought he would come to the white house, the state of the union. >> reporter: andrakea plans to use his money to go to college. and he's already conjuring up his next invention. >> to develop something that you pass over your skin and it

diagnosises any of these instantly. and all of a sudden, making an mri in the size of a credit card. >> he is a student in glen burnie. and he will change the world. >> certainly will. >> already is. >> that's fantastic. rain, sleet and snow. who is getting what? bob turk has

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all right. we have some rain and some areas of sleet falling in the region. later on tonight. probably we'll start to see some snowflakes as well. as temperatures will slowly fall back into the 30s. the ground is warm. streets are really in the 40s now. so much of this will continue to melt. 41 at the airport. the dew point has actually jumped up to 32 degrees, which means up in the clouds, it's just at the freezing mark. that's why it can get some sleet, even though it's well above freezing. it's just coming down hard enough that it will get down to the ground and then melt. humidity, 70%. north/northeast winds at 6. barometer falling a tad, 29.67. right now, they're getting a little light snow. mixture of snow and sleet there. 38, hagerstown. a little sleet there. sleet reported across northern

carol, northern baltimore, northern frederick county. 41 here. still in the 40s, south of us, just some light rain right now. and that will continue throughout the evening hours. don't expect to see anything in the way of frozen precip south of the annapolis, rock hall area. generally south of the region. just light rain. north of us, across the extreme northern sections of our region, could see maybe an inch or maybe a little more than that, across the extreme northern areas later tonight. maybe on the grass. streets may get a little slush that are untreated only. right now, a northeast wind. later tonight, more to the north and northwest. that will allow so much colder air to come in aloft. the dew point should drop. and that's why temperatures later on will get down to around the freezing mark. and that's why any slush could freeze later tonight. right now, a little band of a little heavier precip, from let's say harford county to the d.c. area, northern virginia. some of that is in the form of sleet. particularly north and west of the city. south and east, just light, scattered rain. around the d.c. area, a few heavier echoes. it's a good indication of

sleet. radar beam bounces off those ice particles. you get display. there is heavy activity to westminster now. we'll see it tonight. 41 in boston. a lot of melting. not a lot of cold air around. later tonight, some of the chilly air to the north will feed in. and that's why we could see some of that snow coming in late tonight. after that, some mild air, friday afternoon will be in the 50s. and tomorrow, probably in the mid- to upper 40s. low pressure, one little area of low pressure of west virginia. another on the coast. taking most of the moisture with it. this one did cause a little snow in indiana, ohio this afternoon. and in west virginia. that's what is going to impact our region tonight. most of it in southwest p.a., west virginia getting one or two inches and some sleet, generally still looking at rain. but we'll have snow moving in later tonight. once that passes, mild air mass comes in for two days, over the weekend, another front with some very chilly air coming in over the weekend. maybe some snow showers with it when it comes through friday

night or saturday. and it will get cold by sunday. southwest winds, 5 to 10 knots. small craft advisory. only the bay temp at 39 degrees. look for mixed precipitation tonight. more of the snow north. and just rain. 48 degrees tomorrow with sunshine. anything that comes tonight will be gone by the afternoon. >> good. thank you, bob. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. training tragedy. i'm derek valcourt, with the latest on the appearance accident that has thou shut down the-- now shut down

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