. >> if you are interested, there is a link to that petition on our website, cbs baltimore.com. 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 a

and check out our grammy section on cbs baltimore.com. >>> all right. >> you are on. >> okay.ld night around the region, no snow here. take a look at temperatures, conditions now, the winds have shifted back to the west, northwest and they are really gusting, 25 and higher winds in some areas, 35 degrees, humidity much lower than it was earlier and dew points come way down 22 degrees much drier, colder air coming in, currently only 21, still 40, patch river, we are in the low to mid-30s we dried out. clearing sky shortly, 32 westminster and 38 annapolis, dc and as far as winds go they have really picked up. they could be as strong as 40 to 45 miles an hour. 25 here, 21 dc. 20, with temperature of only 21 feels like 0. we still have in effect for the region, until 6:00 a.m., wind advisory north of us, it is still a winter storm warning, generally from new york, north and east they are still in the blizzard warning they have had some areas, recording blizzard conditions, boston dropped down to 120. now they have a dry -- down to 20. now they have a dry powdery snow, blowing arou

. >>> here are the top stories on cbs baltimore.com at this hour.pdates on all the day's news and updated forecast log >>> an unbelievable accident seen in houston as an suv ends up on the roof of a house. police say the driver lost control and went airborne striking one home before ending up upside down on the roof of another. they say the driver suffered only minor bruises, no one inside the home was injured. but it took 10 hours to pull the vehicle free. no charges have yet been filed. >>> bp is facing billions of the dollars in penalties as the civil trial over their role in the gulf oil spill started today. demonstrators were in front of the federal courthouse in new orleans calling for the oil giant to pay up for the disaster. bp has already pled guilty to manslaughter and paid out more than $24 billion in spill related expenses and compensation. >>> furniture giant ikea pulls a batch of its traditional meat balls from stores in european countries as the horse meat scandal continues to grow. katie moore has the latest. >> reporter: ikea is the

instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click cbs baltimore.com. >>> all right. what do you want to say, mary? it's cold. >> we're taking a view from sky eye chopper 13. i hope he has heat up there. >> he is closer to the sun. >> is true, tim. >> there you go. you know, mary, from all of our energy savers, you're supposed to keep the windows, you know, open through the daytime. and the sun warms up. >> that's right. not the windows. the shades, right? >> yeah. >> i didn't listen to the energy savers, mary. hopefully you're right. hopefully folks are using every trick they have to stay warm. because you definitely need t. let the sunshine in for what little we've had. we've had cloud cover today. even light snow showers. but what we're left with is the very cold air in place. 36 degrees. well down below from our high of 36 degrees. we're 10 below that. 15. air is pretty dry. and this west/northwesterly wind. helping our wind chills stay down in the 20s today. around the state, 21 in oakland. 40 on the shore. 42 in patuxent river. around the immediate metro area, w

log onto cbs baltimore.com any time. >>> a manhunt continues in california for a former lapd police officerng three people. the frantic search is now centered on a ski resort town, about 80 miles east of los angeles. bigad shabang has the latest for wjz. >> police are checking cars for accused killer christopher dorner. his burned-out pickup truck was found in the big area area thursday. s.w.a.t. teams are reaching snowcaps to reach remote areas. >> about 8 square miles is what we're searching. there's about 200 empty cabins that we're going to check, one by one, using our s.w.a.t. guys. >> reporter: the former lapd officer ask navy reservist is wanted for killing three people. in a rambling manifesto online, dorner declared war on law enforcement. >> i explained to them to be very careful. >> the lapd fired dorner in 2008. he accused a fellow officer of using excessive force in the field. but the department ruled dorner was lying. >> police say dorner's first victims were monica kwan and her fiance. she's the daughter of the lapd officer who represented dorner during his disciplinary heari

. >>> -- cbs baltimore.com. >>> for weeks, a chef has been being coog up soil and feeding it to his customersy. after arrives, it is cooked to release the flavor. the dinner starts with soil soup and ends with a soil sorbet. and it costs 1 $ -- costs $107 per person. >> somehow, i think they know what they're getting in this one. not like he's sneaking it in. >> i hope so. $107. >> must be some nutrients in there. >>> first warning weather is tracking if we will see any snow in our area. >>> and bob turk has the updated first warning forecast coming up next. >>> here's a live picture of the snowy street in boston. where that monster storm is expected to bring several feet of snow during ooh kfc. hey, you're supposed to wait for everybody. you know what, while we're waiting why don't we play a game of hide and seek? right now? yeah go hide. go on buddy. one, two... [ son ] come and find me! three! [ son ] are you even looking for me? i am looking! [ male announcer ] bite-sized chicken's grown up. kfc bites. freshly hand-breaded big bites of premium breast meat seasoned in the colonel's origina

for instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click cbs baltimore.com. >>> all right. taking a live look outside. lots and lots of cloud cover out there, bernadette. >> not the prettiest of days. we had a few peeks of sunshine earlier today. clouds came n. mix of snow, sleet and rain. mix of rain for most of us. this has primarily been in the form of rain. and all of this off to the east moving away is in the form of rain. but here's the front. you can see with it, there are brighter colors. what we think that is indicating, a pulling down colder air. maybe a sleet mixed in. snowflake. as this makes its way across the state. and after that, turn around to the northwest, pick up. and we will start to dry out. let's take you back through this event here. here's that look earlier today. we had that sun come in. then everything mixing over to rain. and starting to move away. out west, winds have already turned around to the west. and they are starting to pick up. a little farther east, they're still out to the south. and that's the warmer wind for us. then we've experience