95 as a pair of drivers jock kid between lanes ending when timothy murphy of edgemere called police. >> and as i rolled the window down, he pulls out a gunlt i don't know if it was blanks and started shooting a gun at my front tire. >> reporter: police went to the man's home where they found the car and whole lot more. >> recovered the weapon we believe was used in this as well as about more than three dozen other weapons that were in the home. >> reporter: the victim said it began when he changed lanes and the other vehicle struck his suv. the alleged gunman tell as different story. >> he just came over on me, no

turn signal or nosmght i went over to the shoulder to avoid an accident. i tried hitting the brakes. i hit the orange barrels by wash -- whitemarsh and tried to get his attention. >> reporter: the 911 caller murphy claimed it was he he was hit by a hit and run driver. >> i told him to pull over so i could get his information. >> reporter: but as the situation escalated, hider said he attempted to back off and the so-called victim wasn't having any of it. >> he said i'm sorry. he said i don't want to hear that. i'm going to beat you up, this and that. and i should have gotten away from him. >> reporter: he posted bond today but face as series of charges including assault,

reckless endangerment and using a firearm. jeff hager, abc2 news. well, don't let beautiful day we had today fool you. change is headed our way. i hear flurries are in the forecast. >> reporter: the wild -- the wild ride continues. we're tracking significant snow off to the north. you can see it in western pennsylvania, reaching back through ohio. this disturbance is tracking to the north. some spots could get decent snow showers is where we have our winter advisories tonight. you can see that is exactly where the snow coming down. now toward the hancock area where 68 and 70 split toward the west. temperatures above freezing except for as you go well out west toward deep creek lake. to the 30s with flurries.

we'll talk about the more significant storm headed our way. it's coming up. a utah doctor accused of murder for a late term botched abortion appears to have been extradited back to maryland. dr.. i -- dr. nicola riley is charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder. police began in august of 2010 after a botched surgery at this clinic in elkton. in howard county parents and police are on alert after a 9-year-old girl said she was approached by a stranger. according to an email isn't by the principal, the girl was walking home from the bus stop when a man in a dhark colored car -- dark colored car pulled

up to the curb and asked her if he had seen her missing dog and offered her candy. it was big news in 2004 when computer discs found by troops in iraq were found to have photos and response measures. a report shows that baltimore and its schools were included in that intelligence. joce sterman has the paperwork to prove it. >> reporter: we got our hands on the report which was declassified by the fbi. other cities were named in 2004, this is the first time baltimore was mentioned. it was made through the web site government addict. it talked about cd's which were corn sp turned over -- turned over to coalition forces. it contained information about u.s. schools. that information included safety policies, floor plans and

response measures for school apsd districts in 10 -- schools and districts in 10 states, including baltimore. now these declassified documents don't give school specifics. the fbi field office in baltimore wouldn't comment about the report. the fed said in 2004 the fbi found no linkses to terrorism and didn't believe there was a specific plot targeting schools. now for the latest on a security scare that inconvenienced thousands of travelers. a 65-year-old texas woman was arrested and the agency overseeing security is under scrutiny. a loaded .38 caliber got past screeners yesterday on an american airlines flight bound for houston. seems the attorney judith kenney walked through. by the time screeners realized

what they were seeing, she and her bag had des a-- disappeared. they scrambled to find her. >> makes me feel concerned about what's really going on. is the screening process really as efficient and secure as it should be. >> when you let a weapon go through and you have to call the plane back, passengers already through, disrupting travel, there's something wrong with the performance of the agency. >> now they eventually found her and pulled her off the jetment this wound up delaying 11 flights in total. since 9/11 there have been 25,000 security breaches at airports. tsa has seized 1200 guns. well, divers were back in the water off the italian coast searching for those still

missing after the costa concordia ran aground. authorities want to talk to a young woman who was with the captain at the time of the wreck. diane alvear has the latest. >> reporter: this is the woman italian authorities believe may provide details in the costa concordia disaster. the 25-year-old defended the captain francesco schettino claiming he helped save 3,000 lives by steering the ship closer to land. she confirmed she was with schettino at the time of the wreck, that the captain was still on board at 11:30 that night when she made it off the ship. that contradicts other witness. schettino has changed his story. first, he said the collision threw him in the water. new he said he tripped and fell in a life boat while saving

others. this call between the coast guard and a crews officer recorded 40 minutes after the ship ran aground. [ foreign language ] >> reporter: as this conversation took plashings panicked passengers were rushing to put on life jackets. nearly a week later divers continued their grim recovery mission. at least 11 people are confirmed dead. 21 are con -- missing. >> tomorrow's "20/20"'s report

will tell you what you need to know before you take your next cruise. the shore airs tomorrow night at 10:00, right here on abc2. shifting gears to the economy, business icon eastman codrake is filing for bankruptcy protection -- kodak is filing for bankruptcy protection. kodak secured nearly a billion dollars in financing and plans to continue business as usual during those bankruptcy proceedings. some good news on the employment front tonight. unemployment claims have dropped to their lowest level in nearly four years. the labor department said 352,000 people filed for initial unemployment benefits last week. that's down from the 402 in the previous work. it is the fewest number have jobless claims since april of 2008. well in tonight's dempsey --

democracy 2012, texas governor and former front-runner rick perry has decided to drop out of the race. he announced the decision in front of a crowd in south carolina. >> i've come to the conclusion there is no viable path for me. therefore today i am suspending my campaign and endorsing newt gingrich for president of the united states. >> former house speaker news gingrich reacted saying he is honored to have perry's endorsement but that may not mean much. we'll tell you what the former speaker's second ex-wife had to say about him today. but it was a good day for the santorum campaign. the des moines register is reporting rick santorum actually finished ahead of mitt romney by 34 votes in iowa. romney was declared the winner

by eight votes but results from several precincts had gone missing, so it will be considered a tie. all right. coming up, it's definitely a real whopper. a nine-pound burger fit for a ravens linebacker and it could be yours. find out how you can win this monster burger. a michigan teacher is in hot water for how she chose to break up a fight between two students. plus, the new abc show "the revolution" feature as dream steam of experts and we'll -- team of experts and we'll talk to two of them coming up.

the new abc show, the revolution is helping people become the best they can be.

we chat with two of the experts. >> reporter: it's about feeling better, looking better, and the new show features on personal growth. they talk about the program. guys, good morning. >> here -- thank you. >> reporter: this is not a daytime fix. you guys spend time with your subjects. where did this idea come from? >> i think our fearless leader is jd ross. i think you know his work from the biggest looser and extreme weight loss edition. he really wanted expand on those shows and bring home-- those hop want to lose an exorbitant

amount of weight. the every day woman tends to want to lose 20 pounds, maybe 50-pounds. these are real women, every day women that we are meeting with and what's unique about the revolution, we have the opportunity to work with them for five months and we are seeing their transformation over the course of five months within five days, which is brilliant. >> the show is the revolution. abc2news.com. >> thanks a lot. let's talk about severe weather. after record snowfall, seattle is dealing with ice. crews have been busy with crashes. a truck overturned north of seattle. steep hills make navigating some

of those icy conditions even more difficult. out west, hancock, where you have the 78-68 split. there are winter weather advisories. for most of us, a few flurries. take a look at conder conditions. 37. winds south at seven. with our hd abc2 weather bug cameras, breezy, a chilly january day, bright sunshine. the big difference as we went past midday, the clouds

beginning to roll in and thicken up. that clues you in on a new disturbance, inbound. same scenario in washington. again, we were look for the sun to come back after this disturbance passes to our north tonight but it will last as we go through saturday morning, more significant system. temperature wise, statewide, 30s everywhere, mid to upper 30s. two above freezing still in hagerstown. as we zoom in today we did struggle up to 41 at the inner harbor but some spots never out of the 30s. our overall state view shows how maryland is getting just a glancing blow from this system. most of the precipitation north of us, pennsylvania, upstate new york, but as is often the case, we will get clipped with a few showers through central and western maryland later tonight. not enough to accumulate, not

enough to create slick spots as you come toward the city. but this is really the mild system over the next few days. this is a frontal boundary pushing through with most of the moisture north of us, but our next system coming out of the south will bring more significant precipitation, could bring some icing as we go into early saturday. for now it's breezy. most of that precip is to the north. as we time things out it gets interesting. tonight a few passing flurries. dry through the early part of our friday. no problem through 6:00. things are looking good. watch what happen as would go to friday night. that snow. this is 2 a.m. saturday morning. this could be that southern maryland, washington, lower eastern shore, just rain only but we think baltimore and north baltimore and northwest and

northeast toward cecil county could see that icy condition and up long the pennsylvania state line this could last through midday saturday before it goes to rain. late in the day saturday we'll push up toward 50 degrees. if you're going to be driving, just factor that. overnight down to 28, clouds, breezy. 38, partly sunny. we're look good. tomorrow night new storm coming in after midnight toward 2:00 in the morning. as we look at the seven-day forecast, we'll go with that morning wintery mix. it's been consistent on our computer model. as we look at the afternoon we expect to push up close to 40. and then sunday 45. we bumped it up a little bit. the guidance is everywhere. i made the comment to lynette charles yesterday when the

weather pattern gets this speedy in january, after three or four days out it's not real accurate. >> so stay tuned. we haven't had any snow days yet but you can bet most kids are looking forward to it except eaton, ohio. the community asked them to put the lessons on line. so students have to log in and complete the work. students without access to the internet have two weeks to complete. a mish can teacher is on the hot seat after a student and -- two students were the teach are, in an attempt to break up that fight poured tea on them. >> felt the tea running down my back and i got up. >> how would you describe the

temperature of the tea? >> hot enough. >> police say both boys were suspended and the teacher is under investigation because one of the boy's moms filed a police report. the other teen said the tea was not hot. coming up, a look at new treatment options and what you can do to save your eyesight. did you toss and turn last night? find out how not getting enough shut eye actually sabotages your diet. [ male announcer ] get ready for some deli-style delic-ious-ity:

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many drrs receive payments from drug and medical companies. many take cash payments and nearly two thirds accept gifts. under a new healthcare law, companies that use medicare or medicaid must report payments to hospitals. millions of people have lost their eyesight because of macular degeneration. tonight a look at new treatment options and steps we want take. the condition is the leading cause of blindness in americans aged 60 and older. >> macular degeneration affects the center part of the rete tin na. the part of the eye that takes care of reading, driving, recognizing faces. >> risk factors include age,

family history, obesity, gender and william have a greater risk and smoke. eating a healthy diet of fruits, vegetables and fish reduces it. special vitamins and laser surgery can help. not getting enough sleep at night could sabotage your diet. researchers looked at 12 men over a two night period. one night men were completely sleep deprived. the other night they were aloud to-- allowed to sleep. researchers said the findings show the lack of sleep could be leading to us eat more when we don't need to. well, it's the first product announcement from apple since the death of company founder steve jobs, what they unveiled

and why they think jobs would be especially proud. are you ready for this weekend's tailgate party? a sandwich that's big enough for the game. they watched and waited for the mysterious man who pays tribute to edgar allen poe, what they saw.