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fox 45 news "late edition." >> hello again, i am jennifer gilbert. >> and i am jeff barnd. snow is on the way. how much will we see? when will it get here? >> go straight to vytas reid with the forecast. >> we are under a winter storm watch for central maryland and eastern shore as we continue to see the storm push from the south. points west of frederick county and western portion of the state under warnings already. we could see this upgraded to a winter storm warnings overnight through the morning. as the storm approaches. but nonetheless, something to watch. because this storm is approaching, as you see on radar, coming up out of the south. temperatures warmer to the south of us, richmond, in the 40s. we're in the 30s and 20s. as that precipitation comes in to contact with the cooler air, it will start to mix with a little bit of mixing freezing rain, sleet, and rain. so we will see that first. then it changes over as we get through the day tomorrow. here is where the low is located over parts of southern tennessee.

tracks into our area. how much are we looking at? right now potentially four to 8 inches of snowfall along 95 corridor. dc and baltimore included in that. we could see closer to 4 inches or higher, up to eight. and 5 to 10 once you are in frederick county. folks in frederick and western portion of the state. eastern shore. looking at 3 to 5. as you get over to denton and easton. so it looks like delve we will see this through the afternoon changing over, 3:00 to all snow. down through rush hour. slippery rush hour. and come down harder possibly during the eight, nine, 10:00 hour. i will break it down for you in detail more coming up. >> thank you, vytas. >> is your vehicle ready when the rubber hits the snowy road? jeff abell live in north baltimore with a few recommendations. jeff? >>well you can ask any mechanic and they will tell you when it comes to tires there are a lot of myths about making your car snow ready. in fact, over at mr. tire in north baltimore. experts say snow tires are not the best tires for marylanders. in fact, they only improve

traction by about 15 percent they say, and not enough snow to warrant them. all season tours are a better buy, and bigger tires, are not necessarily better tires. >> most people want to go bigger size. wrong thing to do. skinny tire digs down and grabs the pavement. wider tire you have a snowshoe affect, it sits up top. >> now, excellent tire pressure, even in those spare tires, and all other tires, is critical to making your way through a snowy season. we're live in north baltimore. jeff abell, fox 45 news "late edition." >> all right jeff thank you. baltimore police officers are still mad about last year's blizzard. about 40 officers could not make it to work because of the blizzard and were docked pay for not showing up. tonight they are fighting to get back the few hundred dollars they lost. >> this is all in the heels of a mayor that has taken these guys pay and not given them any correspondenting days off.

slashed pension benefits, cut tuition reimbursement 100 percent. but our men and women still answer the call and go out and keep the streets safe. >> the police department will not comment tonight. stating it is a personnel issue. >> president obama, goes before congress, and the country, to deliver his second of the state of the union address. arguably one of the most important speeches of his presidency. but craig boswell reports the focus was on lawmakers and their mixed seating arrangements. >> while president obama called for a five year spending freeze for domestic agencies and investments in education. he also urged lawmakers to work closely well after sitting together tonight. >> looking out at lawmakers, sitting next to their political rivals, president obama said the nation's challenges are bigger than party and politics. >> what comes at this moment will be determined not by whether we can sit together tonight. but whether we can work together tomorrow. >> the president recalled the shooting rampage in tucson that critically injured congress

woman gabrielle giffords. her chair was empty in her honor. >> tucson reminded us that no matter who we are, or where we come from, each of us is a part of something greater. >> while the president acknowledged the economy is slowly improving, tackling high unimprovement will take jobs, and research and education, reducing the debt. >> these steps we have taken may about broken the back of the recession, but to win the future, we will need to take on challenges that have been decades in the making. >> republicans spend much of the day preemptively hammering the president on a spending and budget. >> the american people know we cannot continue to borrow, and spend our way to prosperity. they understand that we have got to tight end the belt. i am hopeful the president is listening to the american people. >> president obama also called for an end to tax subsidies for oil companies to finance clean energy innovation and repeat that wednesday when he travels to wisconsin to a company that

designs renewable technologist for businesses. in washington, craig boswell fox news. >> state wide new poll indicates governor o'malley's rating at the highest since office. survey by gonzales research said that 58 percent of maryland voters approve of the job he is doing. 30 percent disapprove. economy and jobs are the number one issue for marylanders. >> state lawmaker wants legal gun owners allowed to bring the weapons to maryland. state police say 47,000 marylanders have handgun permits. but advocates say it is difficult to obtain permits to kiriacon sealed weapons here than other states. >> the attorney general said we have to accept out of state same sex marriage licenses even though we do not accept it in maryland. why would we not accept a same permit to carry that is issued from out of state? >> bills to expand maryland's handgun laws have failed in recent years. >> lawmakers could soon be backing a bill to expand table games in maryland?

but house speaker michael busch said any gambling changes, like adding games, would have to be approved by the maryland voters. soonest it could happen is november of 2012. that means lawmakers will have an entire session next year to approve the legislation. >> another battle over same sex marriage brewing in annapolis. today several lawmakers are renaming the call for maryland to legalize same sex marriages. opponents want to build defining marriage solely between a man and a woman. >> i think the country and the state is evolving on the issue. they seem more gay and lesbian families and recognize they are continuing to deny us civil communications. >> i have been married for 45 years, i have five children. 13 grandchildren. i believe in the sanctity of marriage, a relationship between a man and a woman. >> opponents may petition the issue to referendum if the measure passes. our question of the day was to you. should maryland recognize same sex marriage? 61 percent say yes. david said what occurs between consenting adults not the

government's business. christina said, no, it is not fair for society to accept this behavior. >> tell lawmakers what you think about same sex marriage. you will find their contact information at fox foxbaltimore.com/your voice. >> bad day for taco bell. even worst day for you. if you are a taco bell fan. a lawsuit has a lot of people asking where is the beef. a law firm in alabama is suing taco bell. lawyers say they had taco bell's meat mixture tested and they found that it is only 35 percent beef. the rest of it, binders and extenders. taco bell may be planning a lawsuit of its own overall of this. >> good day and bad day for the naval academy in annapolis. first badnution. seven midshipmen expelled for using or having synthetic marijuana known as spice. or k-2. and now it is not illegal in most places, but it is

considered a banned substance by the navy. >> now the good news. naval academy has been ranked the most popularnution institution. they come up with the ranking by looking at accepted applicants that enrolled at the institution. more than 85 percent of those accepted at the naval academy end up enrolling there. >> the street lights along 100 in howard county are dimmer. the state is trying to save energy and money. if results from the year long tests along 100 are positive, officially say the state could reduce lighting along other highways. >> it is one of the talked about decisions to be made in maryland. >> yeah, ocean city needs to repair its own boardwalk, and the resort wants your take. boardwalk is all wood. but there is talk about replacing it with concrete. it is cheaper but not as nice looking. a third alternative combines

wood and concrete. ocean city has a website now where you can vote on which option you prefer. and you can cast your vote online. there is a link to ocean city's website on ours, foxbaltimore.com/news links. >> when she first was kidnapped they took her and a couple of other girlfriends of hers, to. >> he had a lot of people convinced. he said his daughter was the victim of sex trafficking. what he has been doing for a decade, and why the feds say, this man is a fraud. >> a man fired for his own wardrobe choice. we worked and why the tie was seen as offensive. >> a car turned into a i111)@t

>> he said he was an expert on counter ttrrorism and a retired colonel in the special forces. but periods say he is a complete fraud. >> when she first was kidnapped they took her and a couple of other girlfriends of hers to -- >> william hillard in an interview with us last year. sharing his story of his daughter being kidnapped and killed by sex traffickers. his so-called credentials and stories is reportedly a lie. government raded his home and arrested him today. neighbors are stunned. >> horrible. you know in a way it is

frightening. frightening you think you know someone, and they turnout not to be like that. >> hilller appeared in federal court today and more charges are pending. >> counting the number of homeless people in baltimore. more than 100 census volunteers took to the streets overnight and reported back findings. they found 140 people out in the cold, including 20 at an encampment near m & t. important to get an accurate count because it determines how much federal money and the city will get to help the homeless. >> it is a huge challenge because there is fear out there. they don't know why we are there. why we want the information. so trying to '61 convey to them that we want the information to help, connect them to housing. >> government count is combined with the people reporting to shelters and outreach programs for the final number, and 2 years ago there were a recorded 3400 homeless in the city.

>> mylie cyrus infamous bong that she too salvia with is about to be sold for $70,000. website known as zach taylor claims a deal is in the works. buyer unknown. owners say the bong is untouched and still has the singer's spit on it. >> rick sanchez former cnn news anchor fired for saying jews run the media, is interested in taking olbermann's job on nsnbc. >> 34-year-old john stone wore a green bay packers tie to his own sales job at a chicago several dealer. the day after the pack beat the bears and was fired for wearing the tie. stone said he wore it to honor his grandmother, life long cheese head.

dealership will not comment. but rival chevy dealership hired him. whoever fired stone has not got the sense god gave a goose. >> football? the game. 10 percent unemployment. please. >> well, worse than snow, we will see, tomorrow afternoon. >> go to vytas reid with a look at the weather. >> you have to brace yourself for the storm. building up out of the south. this one will give us disruptive weather out there. and accumulating snowfall across the mid-atlantic, stretching up to new england area. so they are included as well. hd skycam. cloudy skies. temperatures at 37. winds out of the north-northeast at three. after a lovely day with temperatures in the 40s. not bad out there. but now the temperatures will drop. and we will see changes as we see the state temperatures at 30 degrees in hagerstown. 37 in baltimore. 36 in d.c. and as you get into the south of dc. looking at 42 in fredericksberg. 42 charlottesville. so the precipitation falling there is in the form of rain. as it gets closer to

temperatures and freezing point it will come down in the form of a mixed bag there. winter storm warnings in pink for the western portion of the state through parts of west virginia and virginia. that's until 4 a.m. on thursday. and then we have winter storm watches for central maryland. including dc. baltimore. and that goes until 4 a.m. as well. on thursday. and the eastern shore. as we have this storm pushing up out of the south. national weather service out of sterling virginia could issue this as a warning by the time tomorrow. depends on the track of the storm. and severity as it gets closer. still could have a little movement here. but good chance we will see that accumulating snowfall. looking at the maryland satellite radar. you can see the precipitation in the form of rain. decentp showers, purple and blue indicate a mixed bag. with temperatures colder over the mountains. that's the case in the morning tomorrow. and rain/snow mixing. by the morning rush hour commute. so the roads will be wet. but by the afternoon that mixing is starting to changeover. western maryland will be all in the form of snow already. but then as we get into the 3:00

hour. should be changing to all snow here. then it will come down good across 95 corridor. and then snowing pretty good for the rush hour going home. and then the evening. we're he seeing the back end of the storm wrapping in that cold air. as the storm moves further north. dropping all of that in the form of snow up to about one or 2:00 in the morning. then it starts to leave us. so here is what it looks like. totals four to eight for baltimore. stretching down to d.c. through hartford to cecil county. eastern shore, folks in denton, over toward chestertown, looking at 3 to 5. west of us, over toward frederick. five to 10 inches possible. they will get heavier amounts in the western portion of the state. and that's going to stretch up to the new england region as well. so you will have to check ahead for any travel delays. i will have a detailed look at the seven day coming up. >> a little blue over the ravens sitting out the superbowl? john harbaugh feels our pain. bruce cunningham has more next in "sports unlimited." >> a car

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arctic blast turns a. >> taking out the cell phones and cameras to take picture of the ice encrusted fountain. park workers chipped away at the ice around it. >> car park in manhattan turned into a sculpture. cold water caused it to rupture. sent water on to this car and below freezing temperatures have not helped. owner had to steam all of this ice off, to get his car out safely. >> there is about a foot of ice in and around the first, front tire, front and back right tires. pressure of my elbow broke the window. >> because of the heat inside? >> yeah. difference in temperature did it. >> the ravens are on verge of making a coaching hire, x florida coordinator terrell austin about to be hired as defensive backs coach. most of the staffs are down in mobile for the senior mobile. but talks are done.

could be done at the end of the week. he would replaceba pagan no. >> if you are having a tough time getting over the fact that the ravens will watch the superbowl from their couch. john harbaugh feels your pain. sun reports today that john harbaugh said that quote somebody sells going to be playing in our superbowl. while he said he was proud of the team effort he called it gut wrenching especially since one of the teams will be wearing black and gold. >> ravens may have to go into the mark for a center. burk may mull over retirement. 34-year-old burk completed the 13th season and trying to gage how much football he has left in i it comes down to three things. his level of passion for the game. family responsibilities and his health. burk played all last season with a bad knee that had to be drained twice a week. if he does return it would be because he wants a superbowl. badly. don't we all. >> randy ed sell was hired, terps fans did not like it. they wanted a bigger name like

mike leach. and it is causing problems at u-conn, the school ed hesel left. booster there wants the $3 million back and family name taken off the on campus facility. robert g burton is miffed he was not part of the hiring process for the successor. he want steve adazio. and burton does not like who got it. u-conn not saying if it will honor the request. >> staff is hired and preparing for practice back in april. back to you. >> looking at your next day planner, involving snow.

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>> final look at the seven-day forecast. tomorrow, expect to see the snow coming down across the area. first starts out in rain. rain/snow in the afternoon. changing to snow by two or 3:00. rush hour is a mess going home. then degrees. snow could leave us four to 8 inches. breezy behind the storm. clearing up for thursday, friday, saturday. nice weekend. with plenty of sunshine. but be ready for the storm for tomorrow. back to you guys. >> all right. vytas bound to happen sooner or later. that's it for the "late edition." thank you for joining us. i am jeff identify jeff. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. turn in for morning news tomorrow starting at 5 a.m. have a great night. real time closed captioning provided by u.s. captioning